Celebrity Information Business

Celebrity Information Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 7th, 2024

Interested in leveraging society’s fascination with celebrities for profit? Consider starting a celebrity information business. This venture involves gathering and curating information about celebrities, from their latest projects to personal milestones.

You'll compile data, create engaging content, and distribute it through a website, app, or social media platforms. The appeal lies in the public’s insatiable appetite for celebrity news, providing a potentially large audience base.

Launching this business requires diligent research, consistent content creation, and effective marketing. It's not a passive endeavor, but for those with a knack for storytelling and a keen interest in pop culture, this could be a fulfilling path. The continual demand for celebrity scoops makes this a business with enduring potential.

In this list, you'll find real-world celebrity information business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a celebrity information business that makes money.

1. Contact Any Celebrity ($360K/year)

Jordan McAuley, founder of Contact Any Celebrity, came up with the idea while in film school to make extra money. Starting in 1997, he built his website into a membership site and online database. Over time, he pivoted the site to cater to professionals, attracting customers from nonprofits, authors, entrepreneurs, and media people. The business has lasted 23 years and continues to thrive, with a 7-day free trial and an affiliate program that pays 50% monthly recurring commissions. The site even received recognition from Tim Ferriss in his book, 'The 4-Hour Workweek.'

How much money it makes: $360K/year
How much did it cost to start: $100
How many people on the team: 2

How I Turned My Teenage Hobby Into A 6-Figure Full-Time Business

Contact Any Celebrity founder Jordan McAuley shares how he turned his teenage hobby into a six-figure full-time business with a membership site and print directory of over 59,000 celebrity contacts, and his marketing strategies including an affiliate program, Google AdWords, and free trials.

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