Culinary Weekly
A digital magazine platform with subscription management, interactive recipes, and a vibrant community for food enthusiasts.
The Challenge
Culinary Weekly was a successful print magazine looking to expand their digital presence. They needed more than just a website—they wanted a complete digital publishing platform that could deliver their content beautifully while building a sustainable subscription business.
Key requirements included interactive recipe features, community engagement tools, and a robust subscription system that could handle both digital-only and print+digital bundles.
Our Solution
We built a custom digital publishing platform that brings the beauty of print to the digital world while adding interactive features only possible online.
Key Features
- Beautiful Reading Experience: Magazine-style layouts optimized for all devices
- Interactive Recipes: Step-by-step cooking mode with timers, shopping lists, and scaling
- Subscription Management: Flexible subscription tiers with Stripe integration
- Recipe Collections: Personalized recipe boxes and meal planning tools
- Community Features: Comments, ratings, photo sharing, and recipe modifications
- Powerful Search: Algolia-powered search with filters for dietary restrictions, cuisine, and cooking time
Technical Approach
Built with Next.js for optimal performance and SEO, the platform uses Sanity CMS to give editors powerful content management capabilities. The headless architecture allows content to be delivered to web, mobile apps, and email newsletters from a single source.
Stripe handles subscriptions with support for complex pricing tiers and promotional offers. Cloudflare provides global CDN distribution and image optimization for fast load times worldwide.
Results
The new platform transformed Culinary Weekly from a struggling print magazine into a thriving digital media company.
- 50,000+ paid subscribers
- 500,000+ monthly visitors
- 85% article engagement rate
- 4.2% visitor-to-subscriber conversion (3x industry average)
Client Testimonial
“Working with BOUMZOUD on our digital publishing platform was a game-changer. They understood our vision and delivered a product that our readers love.”
— Emily Watson, Founder, Culinary Weekly
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