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Audience growth

Marketing and community engagement strategy

Growth is built around email ownership, platform-native social storytelling, SEO depth and community partnerships — not just paid promotion.

Month 3 email10K

Newsletter foundation and lead magnets.

Month 6 email50K

Referral and influencer amplification.

Year 1 email150K

Owned audience growth target.

Year 1 traffic1.5M/mo

SEO, social and community flywheel.

Channels

Platform-by-platform strategy

Email

Launch a weekly LGBTQ+ news digest and grow through homepage, article, exit and post-article CTAs.

  • Welcome sequence
  • Referral programme
  • Segment by interests

Instagram

Visual storytelling, carousels, Reels, quotes and community spotlights.

  • 1–2 posts/day
  • 20K followers by Month 3
  • 150K by Year 1

X / Twitter

Breaking updates, live threads, journalist conversations and rights analysis.

  • 5–10 posts/day
  • 10K followers by Month 3
  • 80K by Year 1

TikTok / short video

Behind-the-scenes, quick explainers and community voices for younger audiences.

  • 3–5 videos/week
  • 15K followers by Month 3
  • 100K by Year 1

LinkedIn

Professional credibility, hiring, advertiser credibility and newsroom updates.

  • 3–4 posts/week
  • 5K followers by Month 3
  • B2B partnerships

SEO

Topic clusters, pillar pages, internal linking and technical performance.

  • Rank for LGBTQ+ India news
  • Schema-rich articles
  • High-authority backlinks

Phased plan

Foundation, growth, consolidation

PhaseMonthsPrimary goals
Foundation1–310K email subscribers, social launch, SEO basics, 10+ partnerships
Growth4–650K email, 1–2 viral stories/week, influencer network, referral programme
Consolidation7–12Forums, podcasts, events, pillar SEO, paid retargeting if budget allows