Keep readers coming to you —
not to an AI summary.
We route intent-matched readers straight to your original pages — so you keep the engagement, the attribution, and the economic value. Free to join. No upfront fees.
The squeeze on publishers
Three forces quietly eroding newsroom economics.
Distribution waste
A meaningful amount of journalism is published but never reaches the readers it was written for. Feed algorithms optimize for platform engagement, not your outcomes — and high-effort, niche reporting gets under-distributed despite being deeply relevant to specific audiences.
AI summaries disintermediate you
The web is shifting from "people visit websites" to "AI answers questions." Readers get the gist without ever seeing your brand, and engagement and monetization move to the AI wrapper. When everything becomes a generic summary, differentiation compresses.
Intermediaries extract the value
You fund the reporting while platforms capture the attention and ad value, aggregators control distribution, and AI layers own the reader relationship. The economics flow to everyone except the newsroom that did the work.
Mera is publisher-first by design
Distribution that works for the newsroom, not against it.
Publisher-as-destination
Mera never becomes the reading layer. Every notification routes readers to your page for the full article experience, so the engagement and the brand impression stay on your property — not ours.
Intent-based distribution
We match each story to the readers it was written for using real relevance signals — interests, location, context, and timing — not generic engagement. Niche and premium reporting finally reaches the audience it deserves.
A traffic driver, not a summary
Mera is built to send high-intent readers to you, not to answer their question and keep them. We drive qualified sessions to your destination — the opposite of an AI wrapper that intercepts them.
Maximize your business on Mera
Built so publishers capture more value than anyone in the chain.
Reduce distribution waste
- •More qualified readers for both small-audience and large-audience stories
- •Higher yield per session — deeper reading, more pages per visit, stronger ad inventory value
- •Editorial ROI improves for niche, investigative, and premium reporting
Stay central in the AI era
- •Readers associate the insight with your brand and experience — recall increases
- •Stronger conversion to your owned channels: newsletter, app, and subscriptions
- •Less dependence on opaque third-party distribution means more negotiating leverage
Capture the economic upside
- •High-intent sessions, not just clicks — readers who arrive because the story genuinely matters
- •Your monetization surface stays intact: brand impression, analytics, and paywall journeys stay on your property
- •Fewer algorithm shocks means more predictable, plannable traffic
Spend less on acquisition
- •Lower distribution CAC — reduce reliance on paid boosts and intermediary fees
- •Reinvest the savings into reporting, editing, and product quality
- •Consistent quality compounds reader trust, retention, and subscription conversion over time
Turn engaged readers into subscribers
The seamless path from “this matters to me” to “subscribed.”
Readers see how much you matter to them
Mera shows each reader their own reading insights — which publications they return to and rely on most. When someone can see that your journalism is genuinely valuable to their life, they are far more likely to subscribe.
Your subscribe button, right where intent peaks
Get in touch and we will add your subscription button inside Mera. The offer surfaces to repeat, high-intent readers at the moment they value your work — not as a cold first-visit paywall.
A premium reading experience for your subscribers
Portable subscriptions carry over, and subscribed content can be shown in a subscription-aware "Mera view" — cleaner presentation, faster loading, saved reading state — while readers always know the journalism is yours.
You only pay when Mera drives a subscriber
Our publisher-side model is performance-aligned: an agreed referral or revenue-share applies only when a Mera reader subscribes to you through a Mera journey. Tied to real subscription outcomes — never impressions or generic clicks.
Your reading insights
The Daily Chronicle
One of your top sources
Because it's one of the sources you value most
More impactful than the alternatives
How Mera compares to aggregators — and even your own app.
| Google / Apple News, social — vs your app — vs Mera | Aggregators | Your own app | Mera |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeps you the destination | |||
| Intent-based matching (not generic feeds) | |||
| Attribution + referral built in | Weak | ||
| Actively drives subscriptions | On your own | ||
| Cost & effort to reach readers | Pay to be seen | High build & install cost | Free to join |
| Algorithm volatility | High | You own it | Low, predictable |
Get started in minutes
Low-friction to join, built on the workflow you already have.
List your publication
Submit your RSS feed via a pull request to the Mera publishers repo on GitHub. Free to join — no upfront or subscription fees, and you keep full control of how you monetize on your own surfaces.
Go live
Once merged, Mera starts routing relevant, high-intent readers straight to your pages. Your existing model — ads, paywall, newsletter, subscriptions — stays exactly as it is.
Optimize (optional)
Use the lightweight Mera referral token to serve a premium "Mera view," attribute sessions and conversions, and target repeat, high-intent readers with subscription offers instead of first-visit paywalls.
Grow subscriptions
Get in touch to add your subscription button inside Mera and set up a performance-aligned referral partnership — so you only pay when Mera drives a paying subscriber.
Partner with Mera
Tell us about your publication and what you'd like to explore — from getting listed to adding your subscription button inside Mera.
Prefer email? Reach us at contact@mera.news