413: He built a movie site to 15 million visitors a month. Then he sold it and started over (with Vic Holtreman)

How to Write for a Living · Jul 19, 2026 · 49m

Season 4, episode 13 is here!Vic Holtreman started Screen Rant in the early 2000s as a hobby because he liked complaining about Hollywood.Twelve years later he sold it with 15 million monthly visitors. Now he writes for men trying to rebuild their lives after divorce or midlife upheaval, and he has a fitness book with 55 drafts behind it.This was a great conversation!What we covered:- How Vic knew Screen Rant was worth quitting his day job for, and what finally pushed him to do it.- Why he sold the site at the height of its success and what he saw coming that made the timing feel right.- Why…