While most successful subscription sites are an outgrowth of major offline brands, Ancestry.com has found success with the subscription model by offering users increased value over the duration of a subscription. Currently, the site offers in excess of 600 million searchable records in 2,500 databases. The company continues to add new databases and other family history information to Ancestry.com every business day.
Besides its subscription area, Ancestry.com offers over half of its content free to all Internet users. The site also features exclusive holdings, historic maps, publications from leading family history experts, genealogy news, genealogy products and "how to" lessons.
USSearch.com
Founded in 1994, US SEARCH is an Internet-based trust and risk management services company, supplying consumer and enterprise clients with Web-enabled location, verification and screening services using its proprietary intelligent software platform.
A leader in finding people, US SEARCH has extended its employment screening and background check product lines to provide identity verification services and fraud prevention tools to Global 2000 companies. US SEARCH aims to provide its customers the right information to make faster, safer, smarter decisions.
US SEARCH provides location and verification services to both consumers and enterprise clients including identity verification, individual location, criminal record checks, employment and education verifications, professional reference checks, credit and motor vehicle record checks, drug screening, and pre-employment verification services. US SEARCH, has over 200 blue chip enterprise customers for whom it provides employment screening and background checks. This number is fast growing, making US SEARCH a highly successful subscription website.
SportingNews.com
The Sporting News, a Wired World Company, is a leading US sports media company reaching some 18 million people weekly. The Sporting News’s content is available through many sources, including a weekly magazine, books, a radio network and stations, Web site, wireless devices and iTV. Having debuted in 1886, The Sporting News is the nation's oldest sports publication. The website, which provides information to subscribed members, was launched a few years ago. Its customer base has been increasing ever since.
www.SportingNews.com has become one of the Web's most successful premium sports content sites. It provides live information and news about all the sporting events throughout US and the world.
Sports, leisure and entertainment are amongst the leading categories in the arena of paid content businesses. Although this site is an example of a traditional publisher graduating to include the Internet to add to its brick and mortar model, there are several others that have taken birth only on the net.
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