▁strateg ies . ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁other ▁equ ity ▁research ▁platforms , ▁insight ▁is ▁provided ▁by ▁contrib utor ▁base ▁of ▁invest ors ▁and ▁industry ▁exper ts ▁( bu y ▁side ) ▁rather ▁than ▁sell ▁side . ▁Se ek ing ▁Al pha ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁by ▁former ▁Wall ▁Street ▁anal yst ▁David ▁Jackson . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁company ▁stated ▁it ▁had ▁distribution ▁partners hips ▁with ▁MS N ▁M oney , ▁C N BC , ▁Y ahoo ! ▁Fin ance , ▁Market Watch , ▁NAS DA Q ▁and ▁The St reet , ▁although ▁Y ahoo ▁Fin ance ▁ended ▁its ▁relationship ▁with ▁Se ek ing ▁Al pha ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁firm ▁had ▁ 3 ▁million ▁registered ▁users , ▁and ▁attract ed ▁ 8 ▁million ▁unique ▁view ers ▁a ▁month . ▁ ▁Cont rib utors ▁The ▁site ' s ▁content ▁is ▁generated ▁by ▁independent ▁contrib utors . ▁Pay ments ▁for ▁exclusive ▁articles ▁are ▁set ▁at ▁a ▁rate ▁of ▁$ 1 3 ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁page ▁views , ▁with ▁some ▁articles ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁minimum ▁page ▁view ▁guarante es ▁or ▁additional ▁bon uses . ▁ ▁For ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁firm ▁was ▁project ed ▁to ▁pay ▁its ▁approximately ▁ 5 5 0 ▁exclusive ▁article ▁contrib utors ▁$ 1 . 2 ▁million . ▁ ▁Notable ▁contrib utors ▁include ▁Henry ▁Bl od get ▁and