Life At Bonnier - Vi i Villa

New Revenue Channels for Viivilla.se

Visitors bring in income to the website with Vi i Villa's initiative to find alternative revenue sources.

As an alternative to classic display advertising, the website for Swedish homeowner magazine Vi i Villa,  viivilla.se, has been investing since spring 2011 in finding new alternative revenue sources so that site visitors generate income for the site.

Viivilla.se defies trend – numbers increasing

Christopher Holmerin at Bonnier Publications explains the site’s success.

While other websites are losing visitors, the Bonnier Publications Sverige site Viivilla.se is defying the trend. The number of visitors to the site has increased by 65 percent compared to the previous month, writes Vassa Eggen in its analytics newsletter. (Figures from Kia index.)

Vi i Villa Shows the Way for Homeowners

2.3 million readers, Vi i Villa is Sweden's biggest circulation magazine. It reaches all homeowners in Sweden and is financed completely by advertising.

Vi i Villa has been published since 1956, but has been owned by Bonnier only since 1998. Since the acquisition, sales have gone up from SEK 50 million in Sweden to SEK 300 million in the whole Nordic region. The magazine doesn't have subscribers in the usual sense of the word - Sweden's over 2 million homeowners get the magazine free at home in the mail ten times per year.

Spring Has Sprung

Gardening tips from Bonnier magazines, TV and books.

Now that the days are growing longer - and warmer - it's time to start thinking about the yard. Or if you happen to be in Australia where fall is in full swing, it's cleanup time. Either way, check out these gardening tips from Bonnier magazines, books and TV: