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News & Media Platform

Custom news platform in 1–2 weeks. Editorial workflow. Stripe subscription paywall. Newsletter. SEO-optimized. Your design.

$600B digital media market
Market size
1–2 weeks
To build
5
Features included
100%
Code ownership

No credit card required. Own your code forever.

LaraCopilot Prompt
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Build me a news/media platform with multi-author editorial workflow, article SEO pages with schema markup, Stripe subscription paywall, newsletter digest emails, reader comments, and an analytics dashboard

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The Problem

Why Independent publishers, media companies, and niche newsletter-to-web operators are stuck

The tools that exist today weren't built for you. They're generic, expensive, and leave you dependent on someone else's platform.

Their biggest fear:

Google News de-indexing or algorithm changes destroying organic traffic

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Substack takes 10% of subscription revenue

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Ghost charges $36–$240/month and has limited customization

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No generic platform handles your specific editorial workflow (drafts, editorial calendar, multi-author)

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Paywall implementation and subscriber management is complex in generic CMSes

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Newsletter monetization requires separate tools that don't connect cleanly to the web publication

Everything Included

Your News & Media Platform Feature Set

Built with LaraCopilot, every feature below ships with clean Laravel code you own completely.

Multi-Author Editorial CMS

days

Article drafting, editor review, scheduling, and publish workflow with role-based access

SEO-Optimized Article Pages

hours

Article structured data (NewsArticle schema), AMP support, open graph, and sitemap

Stripe Subscription Paywall

days

Metered paywall (N free articles/month) or hard paywall per article or section

Newsletter & Email Digest

days

One-click newsletter from published articles with subscriber management

Reader Comments & Community

days

Threaded comments with moderation queue and subscriber-only discussion

The LaraCopilot Difference

Skip the months of development. Skip the six-figure agency bills. Build your News & Media Platform in 1–2 weeks and own every line of code.

Old Way

Hire an agency ($30k–$80k)
6–12 months of development
Monthly SaaS fees forever
No code ownership
Limited customization

LaraCopilot Way

Start free today
Launch in 1–2 weeks
Own your code forever
Deploy anywhere you want
Customize everything
Market Opportunity

A $600B digital media market Opportunity

Independent publishers, media companies, and niche newsletter-to-web operators are actively searching for better solutions. Being early means owning the market.

$600B digital media market
Market Size
1–2 weeks
Build Time
5+
Features
100%
Code Ownership

What Independent publishers, media companies, and niche newsletter-to-web operators are trying to build:

Editorial CMS
author workflow
paywall/subscription
newsletter
SEO-optimized article pages
reader comments
analytics dashboard
native advertising

Built for Every Industry

Your News & Media Platform can be tailored for any vertical. Pick your industry and get a specialized build guide.

How It Compares

LaraCopilot vs. paying for Substack, Ghost forever.

Criteria LaraCopilot Substack Ghost Medium
Pricing Build once, own forever $X–$XXX/month forever $X–$XXX/month forever $X–$XXX/month forever
Code Ownership Full ownership Vendor owns the code Vendor owns the code Vendor owns the code
Customization Unlimited Limited to their roadmap Limited to their roadmap Limited to their roadmap
Data Control Your servers Third-party cloud Third-party cloud Third-party cloud
Scale Cost Flat forever Increases with usage Increases with usage Increases with usage
Support Community + your team Paid support tiers Paid support tiers Paid support tiers
How It Works

From prompt to production in 1–2 weeks

No agency. No boilerplate hunting. Just describe what you want and own the code.

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STEP 01

Describe It

Write a plain-English prompt describing your News & Media Platform. Include features, users, and workflows.

STEP 02

AI Generates

LaraCopilot produces clean Laravel code: models, controllers, views, migrations, and tests.

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STEP 03

Customize

The code is 100% yours. Edit freely, add features, and integrate third-party APIs.

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STEP 04

Deploy & Own

Push to any server. Your News & Media Platform is live. No monthly fees. No vendor lock-in.

🛠️ Best tools to build your News & Media Platform

Every integration LaraCopilot auto-wires for this stack — payments, auth, email, analytics.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Real answers for Independent publishers, media companies, and niche newsletter-to-web operators thinking about building their own News & Media Platform.

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