How exactly did Buzzfeed managed to accumulate 1 million subscribers in 2014 alone? We have unpacked 20 steps the media news company took to reach this staggering number which looks set to be far higher in 2015.

27. MOBILE
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Initially email newsletters were unreadable on
mobile devices. Starting from scratch, they
rebuilt everything and the strategy paid off:
Now more than 80% of BuzzFeed readers are
accessing content from their phones.

28. TRAFFIC
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Email traffic emerged as one of the top five
referrers for the BuzzFeed website. While
they accumulated over 1 million email
subscribers in 2014 alone, they expect 2015 to
be far higher.

29. LOVE YOUR USERS
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People are protective over their in-boxes. Put
as much effort into your newsletter strategy
as you do designing your home page or
creating new business cards.

30. EXCELLENCE
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Focus on GREAT, not good content. It may be
the most important business decision you
ever make.