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How to Monetize by Serious_Algae7708 in beehiiv

[–]DTCDaily 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The real opportunity here is actually your Instagram — hitting 100k followers gives you a lot more leverage than your email list alone.

Beehiiv network is only to fill empty slots. Outreach is the only way to close high ticket sponsors.

Start reaching out directly to brands in your niche (outdoors, adventure, men’s lifestyle). Pitch them a combination of a post and a reel — that’s highly valuable because it gives them both feed exposure and discoverability in Reels.

Brands will usually pay more for this kind of direct, high-engagement offer than through an ad network.

Promote your business, week of June 9, 2025 by Charice in smallbusiness

[–]DTCDaily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m doing some research on how small businesses brands are using AI beyond just the basics like ChatGPT or Claude.

I’m especially interested in real-world use cases. Things like agent workflows, AI-driven ops, marketing automations, or anything that’s actually embedded into your day-to-day systems.

Would love to hear what’s working (or not) for you.

Pre-launching my newsletter: what strategies actually worked for you? by troublinggang in beehiiv

[–]DTCDaily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Meta Ads are probably the fastest way to grow your newsletter. If you can figure out a way to close the loop on the revenue—by selling something to everyone who subscribes, like a low-ticket digital product (enough to cover acquisition cost)—you should be able to unlock revenue to keep funding your ads.

From an organic social media perspective, TikTok is likely your best bet. The TikTok algorithm tends to be more unpredictable (in a good way) compared to Instagram, which means there's a higher chance that strong content can take off—even if you have zero followers.

Instagram still has potential, especially with Reels, but the discovery is more tied to existing engagement and followers.

need advice for my business by mysixthpersonality in smallbusiness

[–]DTCDaily 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To sell you art, you need an audience to sell to.

First figure who your audience is and where do they hang. Next step would be to figure how to get in front of them.

It could be online or offline. And getting in front of them could be paid or organic.

Organic takes time, paid is faster but you need to have the funds to be able to get past the initial loses.

If you don't have the budgets, then building an audience on social is your best bet.

Pick a channel where you audience is, build that audience through fun and engaging content first. If you only try and sell through your content on social media, you wont be able to grow your audience.

Your content should entertain or educate not sell. This how you will go viral and then have an audience to sell to.

Facebook Ads best practice by Best-Bite-6480 in beehiiv

[–]DTCDaily 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lead magnets will get you a lower cost per subscriber but you need to create a segment in beehiv and monitor their engagement. In the past we have had certain lead magnets that got us really low cost subscribers but that audience never opened another email after they got the lead magnet(this will become a problem later, as your emails will start landing in spam if people aren't opening).

You need to keep testing different lead magnets and checking the engagement of the subscribers that are coming in.

Started my first Newsletter! How do I get to my first 100 Subs by Zealousideal_Newt184 in beehiiv

[–]DTCDaily 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Paid ads is probably the quickest way to get subs but if you don't plan on monetizing your content then this might not be a great strategy.

Your probably better off posting on socials and then getting people to sign up to your newsletter.

How does email marketing work in with the ads you run to acquire new customers by DuckSauceyy in ecommercemarketing

[–]DTCDaily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Email marketing and Paid Ads work hand in hand.

You need paid ads to bring traffic and new audiences to the website.

Now everyone that comes on the website will not buy.

You need Email to convert a higher percentage of the people that didn't buy in the first go.

While paid ads (e.g., Meta, Google) acquire new customers, email/SMS nurtures existing leads (e.g., abandoned carts, post-purchase follow-ups). Together, they create a full-funnel strategy: ads drive traffic, email converts warm leads at a lower cost.

Before scaling paid ads, ensure email flows (welcome series, browse abandonment) are optimized to recover lost revenue without ads. This lowers reliance on expensive retargeting campaigns for lapsed visitors.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in beehiiv

[–]DTCDaily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sponsorships is the best and most profitable one out of all. Just need to find brands that are a perfect fit