Growth

Grow your investigation
on Coldcase

With recommendations, bounties, and a powerful growth network, Coldcase detectives spend less time on marketing and more time on their investigations.

When one detective grows, the whole network benefits. That's the Coldcase model.

Coldcase is building an ecosystem where every subscriber has an account and payment method on file, making it frictionless for them to discover and subscribe to new cases. That means you get readers and revenue just by being part of the network.

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Recommendations

Our human-powered system helps detectives recommend other detectives to their subscribers. When someone subscribes to you, they see recommendations for related investigations.

  • Appear in subscribe flows of related cases
  • Get featured on other detectives' homepages
  • Automated recommendation emails

Simple cross-promotion for detectives

Crowdfund specific research questions

Unique to Coldcase

Bounties

Create bounties to crowdfund specific research questions. Your subscribers can pledge money toward finding specific answers, and you award the bounty to whoever cracks it.

  • Crowdfund expensive research
  • Incentivize your best analysts
  • Generate buzz with big bounties

Referrals

Empower your superfans to grow your investigation. Our referral tools let subscribers earn rewards for bringing in new members, growing your case through word of mouth.

  • Subscriber referral links
  • Gift subscriptions
  • Reward milestones for top referrers

Turn subscribers into ambassadors

"The best platform is one where creators grow each other. When one detective thrives, they bring attention to the whole ecosystem."
The Coldcase Team

Building the future of collaborative investigation

Growth on Auto-Pilot

More ways Coldcase helps you grow without extra work.

SEO

Our SEO team works to make Coldcase cases rank higher in search. Your case gets discovered organically.

Mobile-Friendly

Coldcase is fully responsive, so subscribers can follow your investigation from any device. A dedicated app is on our roadmap.

Featured Cases

Our editorial team highlights exceptional investigations on the homepage and in our newsletter.

"Coldcase isn't just a place to publish — it's an ecosystem where detectives collaborate and contribute to one another's growth. Every case makes the platform stronger."
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