ByME

What ByME does

ByME, operating under the trade name "Get By Me," is a digital content publication that runs the WordPress-based website getbyme.com. The site delivers editorial articles and buyer-style guides aimed at three loosely defined audience personas: tech-savvy professionals shopping for productivity-focused smartphones, software developers researching tools and programming languages, and privacy-conscious consumers seeking education on mobile browsing data exposure. Content is organized into categories — Tech & Gadgets, Privacy and Security, and Uncategorized — and produced by named contributors including Ronald Collins and Zaraki.

Underlying technology is a standard WordPress CMS with category and tag-based navigation; no proprietary platform, custom models, applications, or APIs are documented. The site is freely accessible to global visitors without registration or paywalls. Consistent with a consumer content publication, the implied revenue model is display advertising and embedded affiliate links placed within editorial product recommendations; there is no SaaS product, subscription tier, or B2B offering in evidence.

A material data conflict exists in the firmographic record, which labels ByME as a fintech that "gives merchants the tools to energize new customers." No merchant tooling, payments infrastructure, or merchant-facing product appears anywhere else in the source material. The conservative read is that ByME is a small, independent consumer content site; the fintech framing should be treated as unverified. Ownership is undisclosed beyond a single contact email ([email protected]), and there are no signs of venture funding, institutional investors, or a parent entity.

Name

ByME

Legal name

Get By Me

Website

https://getbyme.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ByME operates Get By Me, a free WordPress-based content publication on getbyme.com that publishes editorial guides on smartphones, developer tools, and online privacy for tech-savvy professionals, developers, and general consumers, monetized via advertising and affiliate links.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Technology Publishing

NAICS

Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519)

akta.pro primary industry

Recommendation & Discovery Engines (content/product) (BPAMAAAG)

Keywords

• Technology editorial content
• Mobile device reviews
• Online privacy guides
• Developer tool articles
• Content marketing publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Plymouth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Affiliate Revenue: The website generates revenue through advertising and potentially affiliate marketing. Content includes product recommendations for smartphones and tech tools with embedded links, suggesting a commission-based or sponsored content model.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ByME operates "Get By Me" (getbyme.com), a free online editorial publication that produces and distributes technology-focused articles covering mobile phone buying recommendations, online privacy and security guides, and developer tools and programming language recommendations. The site is built on a WordPress content management system and organized into topical categories, with content produced by named authors and monetized through advertising and affiliate-style embedded links rather than direct product sales.

Product overview

ByME operates as a content publication platform, not a traditional SaaS product. The company produces editorial content covering technology topics—mobile phone reviews, privacy/security guides, developer tools articles, and tech gadget coverage—organized through a WordPress-based blog infrastructure with category-based navigation (Privacy and Security, Tech & Gadgets). The content is authored by contributors including Ronald Collins and Zaraki, and covers consumer-facing technology topics rather than offering a software product or service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Get By Me Blog Content Publication A free online editorial blog (getbyme.com) delivering articles and guides on mobile phone recommendations, online privacy and security topics, developer tools, and programming languages. Content is authored by contributors including Ronald Collins and Zaraki and is freely accessible to general consumer readers without registration.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Tom's Guide: Long-running consumer tech publication producing phone reviews, privacy/security explainers, and buying guides. Overlaps directly with ByME's mobile, privacy, and tooling verticals at significantly higher editorial volume.
• The Verge: Major consumer tech publication covering devices, software platforms, and digital policy/privacy. Comparable editorial style and category coverage, though with significantly higher brand reach and original reporting.
• Tom's Hardware: PCMag-affiliated technology publication with strong developer/builder audience coverage of tools, software, and security. Comparable for ByME's developer tools segment though oriented more toward hardware enthusiasts.
• PCMag: Established technology review site with deep coverage of software, security, and mobile devices. Overlaps with ByME's developer tools, privacy, and consumer tech verticals using the same SEO-led review format.
• TechRadar: Global consumer technology site publishing reviews, tutorials, and best-of lists across phones, software, and security. Comparable in content format (affiliate-supported reviews) and category mix to ByME.
• CNET: Major consumer technology publication covering phones, software, and security with reviews and how-tos. Broad incumbent covering the same tech and privacy/security topics as ByME but at vastly greater scale and brand authority.
• Engadget: Consumer electronics and technology publication with reviews, guides, and security/privacy coverage. Similar affiliate-supported editorial model targeting the same tech-savvy professional audience ByME addresses.

Direct peers

• Android Authority: Mobile-focused tech publication with deep coverage of smartphones, apps, and mobile privacy/security. Direct comparable given ByME's emphasis on professional phone buyers and mobile browsing privacy content.
• GSMArena: Mobile phone specification and review hub attracting commercial-intent phone shoppers through SEO. Direct comparable for ByME's mobile phone vertical given the same buyer-intent keyword strategy.
• Wirecutter: NYT-owned product recommendation and review site publishing best-of lists for consumer tech, home, and lifestyle. Direct comparable: same affiliate-driven best-of format covering mobile phones, privacy tools, and developer-adjacent gear, with editorial-style reviews.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/getbyme
• Facebookfacebook.com/getbyme

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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