Newsletter Growth, Automations, and Monetization Explained by beehiiv CEO

They built one of the fastest growing newsletter platforms for creators.

I just published my conversation with Tyler Denk, Co-Founder & CEO of beehiiv on The Ravit Show and this one is fully practical.

Instead of talking about newsletters in theory, we went inside his own newsletter, Big Desk Energy, and broke down how he actually runs it.

On screen.

Step by step.

No fluff.

We covered:

* How Big Desk Energy crossed 118,000 subscribers

* What is automated vs what still needs direct input

* Website builder from landing page to archive

* What happens the second someone signs up

* How signup data powers smarter automations

* Welcome journeys and re-engagement campaigns explained simply

* Mistakes new creators make with automations

* The post editor and what actually improves open rates

* Growth tools like Boosts, Marketplace, referrals, and recommendations

* Monetization through digital products, paid subscriptions, and ads

* Why beehiiv charges 0% platform fees on paid subscriptions

Personally, this conversation meant a lot to me.

I use beehiiv myself to run our newsletter with 137,000 subscribers. It powers everything behind the scenes for us. Publishing, segmentation, automations, monetization.

This episode felt like opening the backend of a real newsletter business and understanding how to think about it as a system, not just emails.

If you are serious about building a newsletter in 2026, this is not inspiration content. It is execution content.

We also have a special offer for The Ravit Show community:

30% off for your first three months

Code: RAVIT30

This link auto-applies the discount:

https://beehiiv.link/7twzg8

I built 137K subscribers on beehiiv.

Now you can see exactly how the CEO himself runs it.

#data #ai #newsletter #beehiiv #creators #community #automations #theravitshow