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📰 THE HUSTLE STACK — WEEKEND EDITION
How to Build a Money-Making Newsletter (The Beehiiv Blueprint)
If you’ve ever thought “I should start a newsletter”, this is your sign.
Not next month.
Not when life gets less crazy.
This weekend.
Because newsletters in 2025 aren’t cute side projects anymore — they’re cash-flowing media assets.
And if you do it the way we (and thousands of creators) do it on Beehiiv, you can turn a simple weekly email into sponsorships, subscribers, product sales, and even a sellable digital business.
Let’s break it down.
🔥 1. Pick Your Niche (Don’t Overthink This)
You don’t need a genius idea.
You need a focus.
Three powerful niche styles that print money:
A) “Document the climb” niche
You share what you’re learning, building, testing.
People love following builders.
Examples:
Building a SaaS in public
Your real estate journey
Your solopreneur playbook
B) “I solve one pain” niche
You help one group of people achieve one result.
This is the most profitable model.
Examples:
Email copy that converts
Ads for ecom stores
Simple investing for beginners
AI tools for freelancers
C) “Curation at speed” niche
People don’t want more content — they want filtered content.
Become their filter.
Examples:
5 best finance stories this week
The hottest startup ideas + why
Marketing plays that actually work
Pick one. Start writing. Adjust as you go.
⚡ 2. Set Up Your Beehiiv Account (10 minutes)
Beehiiv is built for newsletter growth — it’s why we use it.
Here’s what it gives you out of the gate:
Beautiful newsletter templates
Optimised landing pages that convert
Built-in referral system
Boosts (so you earn money from day one)
Ads marketplace
Segmentation + analytics
Google Domains integration
You don’t need design skills, coding, or tech headaches.
In 10 minutes, your publication looks legit.
💥 3. Your First Weekend Growth Plan
Here’s the exact play:
A) Write your first edition TODAY
Don’t worry about perfection.
Write 400–600 words that provide value and publish.
B) Use Beehiiv Boosts
This lets you get paid when your readers subscribe to other newsletters.
Yes — Beehiiv literally pays you to grow.
You can earn your first $10–$50 this weekend with zero audience.
C) Add a simple CTA everywhere
Your X bio
Your Instagram
Your email signature
Your website
Your LinkedIn headline
1 line is enough:
“I write a weekly newsletter breaking down X. Join 1,000+ readers.”
D) Post 2 platform-native posts
Don’t screenshot your newsletter.
Share one takeaway per post.
Give value → attract sign-ups.
💸 4. How Newsletters Make Money (Even with Small Audiences)
You don’t need 10,000 subs.
You don’t even need 1,000.
Here are the real income streams creators use on Beehiiv:
1️⃣ Beehiiv Boosts
Readers sign up for partner newsletters → you get paid.
($0.50–$2.50 per subscriber)
2️⃣ Sponsorships
Even with 500–1,500 subs, you can sell ads.
Charge $50–$300 per slot to start.
3️⃣ Digital products
Templates, guides, workshops, micro-courses.
Easy, scalable, huge margins.
4️⃣ Affiliate links
Recommend tools you use.
Earn recurring commissions.
5️⃣ Your own services
Your newsletter becomes a trust machine → clients come to you.
6️⃣ Paid tiers
Lock premium content behind a subscription.
Even 50 paid subs at $10/month → $500/month recurring.
🚀 5. Your Weekend Challenge: Launch in 48 Hours
Day 1 (Today)
Pick a niche
Set up Beehiiv
Write your first edition
Add signup link to your bios
Day 2 (Tomorrow)
Post 2 value-packed threads or posts
Turn on Boosts (earn your first dollars)
Plan next week’s issue
Ask 3 friends to subscribe (don’t be shy)
That’s it.
You are officially a newsletter founder.
⭐ Why This Works
Every year, tens of thousands of creators launch newsletters.
Most quit.
The ones who stick to one simple format eventually unlock massive compounding:
More issues → more trust
More trust → more referrals
More referrals → more monetisation
It’s one of the few side hustles with:
No startup cost
No inventory
No paid ads required
No complicated tech
No ceiling on income
👇 You just have to start.
This newsletter you couldn’t wait to open? It runs on beehiiv — the absolute best platform for email newsletters.
Our editor makes your content look like Picasso in the inbox. Your website? Beautiful and ready to capture subscribers on day one.
And when it’s time to monetize, you don’t need to duct-tape a dozen tools together. Paid subscriptions, referrals, and a (super easy-to-use) global ad network — it’s all built in.
beehiiv isn’t just the best choice. It’s the only choice that makes sense.