krauss.media - einfach online werben

Name

krauss.media - einfach online werben

Legal name

Benjamin Krauss

Website

https://benjaminkrauss.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative and Self-Publishing Services

NAICS

Book Publishers (51313), Book Publishers (513130)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Trade Book Print-on-Demand (Fiction & Nonfiction) (MPAJANAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Author Marketing, PR & Launch Services (Ads, Book Tours, Influencers) (MPAJAJAL)

Keywords

• Webdesign services
• Online marketing consulting
• Self-published books
• Photography services
• Vocal coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Ulm

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Book Sales (Print): Paperback Taschenbuch sold through bookstores (Libri, Umbreit, Zeitfracht distribution network), online retailers (Amazon, Thalia, Hugendubel, BoD), and direct website sales. Price: €14.99.
2. E-Book Sales: Digital e-book versions sold via Amazon Kindle, TOLINO, and other e-book platforms. Standard price €4.99 with promotional pricing at €1.99.
3. Live Reading & Event Fees: Revenue from booking readings, discussions, and presentations at venues including VHS, libraries, bookstores, companies, and cultural events. Optional musical performances included.
4. Music Album Sales: First album 'Van Rijn' released March 27, 2026 on all streaming music platforms. Revenue from music streaming and sales.
5. Creative Services: Web design, photography services, vocal coaching, dance instruction, and online marketing consulting for clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

krauss.media operates as a full-service freelancer business providing web design, SEO, online marketing consulting, and photography services. It also markets self-published books ("Raum für Männergefühle" and its English edition "A Space for Men's Feelings"), a music album ("Van Rijn"), vocal coaching, dance instruction, and bookable live reading/event appearances.

Product overview

krauss.media - einfach online werben operates as a web design and online marketing service business (Benjamin Krauss's primary occupation). The main product featured on the website is the book 'Raum für Männergefühle' - a personal essayistic non-fiction book in literary style about men's emotions, published via BoD (Books on Demand) self-publishing. The book is available as paperback (14.99€), e-book on Amazon Kindle and TOLINO (4.99€), with English translation planned for 2026. Secondary offerings include the music album 'Van Rijn' (released March 2026), voice coaching services, dance instruction, and live reading/event booking services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Raum für Männergefühle (Taschenbuch) Self-published literary non-fiction paperback in 12x19cm format with matte softcover, exploring shame, proximity, and vulnerability in male emotional experience.
• Raum für Männergefühle (E-Book) Digital e-book version of the same title distributed via Amazon Kindle and TOLINO.
• A Space for Men's Feelings (English eBook) English translation of "Raum für Männergefühle" targeted at international readers, released through Amazon Kindle worldwide.
• Van Rijn (Musikalbum) Debut full-length music album by Benjamin Krauss spanning funk, political, electronic soundscapes, and rock; released on all major streaming platforms.
• Webdesign & Onlinemarketing Services Full-service freelance offering of website design, SEO consulting, and online marketing advisory to small businesses and individuals, delivered under the krauss.media brand.
• Stimmbildung & Vocal Coaching Voice training and vocal coaching for public speaking and singing, building on the founder's European Harmony Academy training.
• Tanzkurs (Latin Dance) Dance course teaching isolations and body awareness for Latin American dances.
• Lesungen & Veranstaltungen (Readings & Events) Bookable live reading events, discussion evenings, and presentations about the book, optionally combined with own music performances, available to bookstores, libraries, VHS, equality offices, cultural initiatives, educational institutions, companies, and feminist initiatives.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5-star ratings on Amazon and Thalia
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BoD - Books on DemandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 28 October 2025Self-publishing partner providing ISBN assignment, print-on-demand services, distribution to bookstores via Libri/Umbreit/Zeitfracht, and VLB listing. BoD handles press inquiries for review copies ([email protected]) and trade inquiries ([email protected]).
• Libri, Umbreit, Zeitfracht (Book Wholesalers)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 28 October 2025Book distribution through major German book trade wholesale distributors. Books are returnable (remittierbar) through these channels, enabling broad bookstore availability.
• Selfpublisher-Verband e.V.minorOthers · 28 October 2025Membership in professional association for self-publishers. Listed as member on website. Provides networking and industry representation for self-published authors.
• Dr. Pia Daniela SchmückerminorOthersLektorin (editor) for the book. Deputy director of Kommunikations- und Informationszentrum (kiz) at University of Ulm. Moderated book premiere event.
• Antonia PetschatminorOthersKorrektorat (proofreading) services for the book. Mentioned in author's blog post about book completion.
• Ulmer Volkshochschule (VHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for multiple reading events and discussions. Collaborates with TelefonSeelsorge and Beratungsstelle für Schwangerschaftsfragen for 'Wendepunkt: Oh, Mann!' event. Key venue for author events in Ulm region.
• Daniel Konold / WerkAll Studio UlmminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMusic production collaboration for album 'Van Rijn'. Studio work and production partnership for music recording.
• European Harmony AcademyminorOthersContinuing education institution for vocal coaching and voice training. Author participated in Open Stage event within this program, marking first public book presentation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IngramSpark: IngramSpark is the leading global POD and distribution service for independent authors and small publishers, providing ISBN, print-on-demand, and access to 40,000+ retailers and libraries worldwide. Structurally comparable to BoD in offering trade-channel distribution to self-published authors at global scale.
• Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP): Amazon KDP is the global leader in self-publishing platforms, serving as the primary e-book channel (including Kindle Unlimited exclusivity) for the subject company's English and German editions. Directly comparable as the dominant self-publishing distribution infrastructure worldwide.
• Lulu.com: Lulu is an international print-on-demand and self-publishing platform offering ISBN assignment, global distribution, and ebook publishing services. Comparable to BoD as a POD-platform peer serving independent authors seeking trade-style distribution without traditional publisher contracts.
• Tolino Media GmbH: Tolino is the German e-book consortium (Deutsche Telekom, Thalia, Hugendubel, etc.) that distributes digital books from independent and self-published authors. The subject company distributes its e-book through Tolino, making Tolino a direct comparable peer in the digital self-publishing distribution infrastructure for the German market.
• BoD - Books on Demand GmbH: BoD is the self-publishing platform that produces and distributes krauss.media's book via print-on-demand. It is the closest functional peer — operating as a self-publishing services company providing ISBN, POD manufacturing, and wholesale distribution to the German book trade, structurally comparable to the publishing infrastructure the subject company uses.

Broad incumbents

• HarperCollins Germany: HarperCollins Germany is a large English-language-origin trade publisher operating in the German market across personal growth, lifestyle, and non-fiction. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same trade-book retail shelf competition as the subject's POD-distributed book, though with substantially larger marketing budgets and author rosters.
• Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe: Penguin Random House Germany is one of the largest trade book publishers in the German market, publishing across fiction, non-fiction, personal development, and lifestyle categories. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating in the same trade-book space where the subject's book is shelved, though at vastly larger scale and with traditional publisher economics.
• Bastei Lübbe AG: Bastei Lübbe is a major German trade publisher (including Lyx, Bastei Entertainment, Eichborn) producing fiction, non-fiction, personal growth, and lifestyle titles. Comparable as a broad incumbent publisher competing for the same German-language personal growth / masculinity-adjacent shelf space, with established book-trade marketing capabilities.

Others

• Thalia Bücher GmbH: Thalia is Germany's largest physical book retail chain and a Tolino consortium partner. While not a direct peer (retailer vs. creator), Thalia is the primary distribution channel through which the subject's book reaches German readers; comparable as a critical ecosystem partner sharing the German book-trade value chain.
• Selfpublisher-Verband e.V. Selfpublisher-Verband is the German industry association for self-published authors, of which the subject company is a listed member. Comparable as an ecosystem / infrastructure participant representing the collective interests of self-published creators in the German book trade, including lobbying, networking, and trade-fair presence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC4j3kT6cBkJ1i3NQg1xK9QA
• Facebookfacebook.com/benjamin.krauss.works
• Instagraminstagram.com/benjammin_ulm

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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