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beehiiv

The newsletter platform built for growth

FreemiumFree TierFeaturedAdded Oct 1, 2021

About

beehiiv is a newsletter platform designed for creators and media companies who want to grow and monetize their audience. It offers a clean writing editor, built-in referral programs, ad network, cross-promotion tools, SEO-optimized web pages, and subscriber analytics. Created by early Morning Brew employees who understood what it takes to scale a newsletter to millions of subscribers.

Tags

newsletteremailmonetizationreferral-programgrowthmediaads

Origin Story

By Tyler Denk

The Problem

At Morning Brew, they built custom growth tools (referral programs, analytics, monetization) that no newsletter platform offered. Every creator deserved access to those tools.

Building It

Founded in 2021 by early Morning Brew team members. Raised some funding but maintains a startup-speed mentality. Rapid feature development and growth.

What It Means

The growth playbook that built Morning Brew into a $75M acquisition, now available to every newsletter creator.

The Dream

To be the operating system for the newsletter economy.

Pricing

ModelFreemium
Starting at$39/mo
Free tierAvailable

Free Launch plan for up to 2,500 subscribers. Scale at $39/month with custom domains, automations, and surveys. Max at $99/month with full ad network, referral program, and API.

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Category

Email Marketing

Problems Solved

  • Growing A Newsletter Audience
  • Monetizing Newsletters
  • Newsletter Referral Programs

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