Happy Tuesday! This email comes with fresh updates across every part of the beehiiv experience:

🤖 New automation templates are here to boost engagement and retention.
💰 The beehiiv Ad Network is growing, with dozens of new advertisers.
🏗️ Our website builder is now more powerful and easier to use.
🎙️ Podcasts on beehiiv are getting new editing and production tools.
📊 Segments + custom fields are smarter, faster, and more flexible.

Let’s dive in 👇

Savvy newsletter operators know that subscriber acquisition is just half the battle. The other half? Keeping those subscribers engaged for the long haul. That’s where automations come in: by sending the right message at the right time, you can build lasting habits and get ahead of churn.

To make engagement easier at scale, we’ve condensed hundreds of high-impact newsletter automations into a library of ready-to-use templates. Now, you can harness the same automations used by the largest newsletters in the industry to grow, engage, and retain your own audience.

It’s dead simple:

1. Browse available templates

2. Customize them to reflect your brand

3. Save and reuse them whenever you need

You can also build your own templates and spin up automated workflows in minutes.

Whether you have one hundred readers or one million, automations keep your audience connected. They’re the secret weapon of smart newsletter operators everywhere.

NEW AD NETWORK CAMPAIGNS 🥳 

We’re kicking off a dozen new campaigns with some incredible brands this week. These sponsorship opportunities are available natively in-platform and come with generous payouts: up to $4 CPC (cost per click) and $10 CPM (cost per thousand opens) 🤯.

If you’re new around here, think of the beehiiv Ad Network as your personal sales and revenue team. Here’s how it works:

1. Receive inbound opportunities from premium advertisers (like the ones above).

2. Select the ad placements you like best. You can evaluate creative options, payout models, available dates, and estimated earnings to make an informed decision.

3. Then, drop the ad right into your newsletter using the post editor.

4. Get paid a few weeks later. Funds are released each month directly into your beehiiv wallet 💰️.

WEBSITE ONBOARDING

Our new Website Builder (currently in beta) unlocks a ton of new possibilities, and it’s now easier than ever to start exploring them.

Our new onboarding experience is designed to get you from beginner to “oh my god that’s beautiful” in five simple steps:

1. Choose a template

2. Select a color palette

3. Set your typography

4. Build your site map

5. Confirm your content

If the new Website Builder felt a bit overwhelming, take this as a sign that now is the time to create your dream website.

PODCAST UPDATES

With beehiiv Podcasts, you can automatically transform your newsletter content into a podcast, available for download on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever your audience listens. That’s right — you can launch your very own podcast today, no clunky equipment or complicated software required.

Since launching the feature a few weeks ago, we’ve added a bunch of updates and enhancements based on your feedback:

• Dozens of new and improved voices. Higher-quality audio means a more engaging listening experience for your audience.

• Custom script editing. You can now review and edit your audio transcript before publishing for a more polished final product.

• AI-powered cover art. Now, each new episode can have its own unique cover art.

QUICK FIELDS & SEGMENTATION

Custom fields allow you to seamlessly collect and store subscriber data — and then put it to work. Use them to personalize your messaging, build powerful segments, and trigger automations.

We’ve made major upgrades to the custom field builder so you can quickly add common fields or create your own from scratch.

We also revamped our segmentation builder to be faster and more dynamic based on the type of data you’re using.

Here’s a real-world example of audience segmentation in action:

I wanted to target a group of engaged subscribers in North America who clicked our recent email about the podcast feature.

To do this, I built a segment with the following conditions:

1. Subscribed more than 2 months ago

2. Opened over 50% of our emails

3. Clicked last week’s podcast announcement 

4. Currently an active subscriber

5. Located in North America (either the U.S., Mexico, or Canada)

That gave me a list of 154 subscribers who match those exact criteria. I can also view aggregate engagement metrics for the new segment.

Now that I’ve identified our most engaged podcast aficionados, I’ll draft a targeted message about our upcoming beehiiv Podcast Tour and send it to just this segment.

Custom fields + segmentation = smarter, more effective emails.

WHAT ARE BOOSTS?

The easiest way to passively earn revenue from your newsletter. Period.

Browse hundreds of offers like the ones below in the Boosts Marketplace, apply to those that align with your newsletter, then passively earn revenue for each subscriber you send their way.