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Beehiiv
Newsletter platform with built-in ad network and Boost referrals.
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About Beehiiv
Beehiiv is a newsletter platform designed for creators who want to monetize their audience from day one. Unlike Substack, Beehiiv gives you full control over design, sponsorships, and referral programs. The built-in ad network connects you with sponsors automatically, while the Boost program lets you earn revenue when referred subscribers upgrade. We use Beehiiv for our own newsletter and have tested the full setup — from import to first paid sponsorship. The analytics dashboard shows exactly which growth channels drive paid conversions, not just vanity metrics.
Articles featuring Beehiiv
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Zero Social Referrers in 30 Days Across 35 Browser Games
Two causes: referrer stripping made the loop unmeasurable, and an await before navigator.share() failed silently on iOS Safari.
2026-08-21 · dev-knowledge
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How Google's Publisher Policies Changed Our Ad Code
A working log of what certified CMPs, Consent Mode v2, per-impression AdSense, and the scaled-content spam policy changed on pickuma.com.
2026-08-12 · meta
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18 Months of Affiliate Data on Which Reviews Convert
We tracked clicks and signups across our tool reviews. The patterns that drove conversions were not the ones we expected.
2026-06-22 · meta
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Why pickuma Runs No Sponsored Posts
pickuma takes affiliate commissions but never sells coverage. How the two models differ, and how that changes what we recommend.
2026-06-22 · meta
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What We Do When a Tool We Recommended Gets Worse
Recommended tools change after we publish: prices rise, features get gated, owners change. Here is the process we follow to keep our reviews honest.
2026-06-22 · meta
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What Shipping 490 Articles Taught Us About Content Velocity
Inside an automated editorial pipeline: where velocity actually breaks, and the checks that keep throughput from becoming a liability.
2026-06-09 · meta
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Ghost vs Beehiiv vs Substack in 2026
A hands-on comparison for developers and operators: pricing models, monetization, growth tooling, and data ownership in plain terms.
2026-06-04 · saas-productivity
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First SaaS Customers: The Channels That Actually Work
For indie founders: how long each channel takes to pay off, validation tactics, and the mistakes that stall the first 90 days.
2026-05-21 · saas-productivity
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Distribution Playbook for Solo SaaS Founders With Zero Users
Where to post after launch day, how to write a launch post that gets read, and the SEO content loop that keeps working afterward.
2026-05-21 · saas-productivity
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Self-Hosting Guide on GitHub: Local LLMs and Home Servers
A review of mikeroyal's GitHub repo for WireGuard VPNs, Home Assistant, and private cloud -- plus where self-hosting saves money and where it doesn't.
2026-05-20 · infrastructure
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r/programming Banned AI Content for a Month
The April 2026 trial banned LLM-generated posts. What it revealed about AI slop, moderation tradeoffs, and where dev forums draw the line next.
2026-05-18 · meta