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👋 Welcome to AI Central,
Today, I’m excited to share Part 2 of our beehiiv playbook!
Part 1 brought your newsletter to life. Now, we’re sharing how to find your first 1,000 readers and keep them coming back.
Quick question before you scroll: how many subscribers do you have today? Hit reply with the number, even if it’s zero. I read every answer.
Scroll down to grab Part 2 👇
Big hug and love you ❤️
Kris & The AI Central Team
P.S. Part 3 will be yours on Thursday: how to turn LinkedIn followers into your own list.
🔗 TOGETHER WITH BEEHIIV
Part 2: get your first 1,000 readers, then make every reader recruit the next
Part 2 of Zero to $100K using beehiiv is about growth. It starts the moment someone subscribes, with a welcome sequence that runs on its own. Then it gets you to your first 1,000 readers, starting with the people who already know you. And it switches on the three growth loops beehiiv gives you: referrals, free recommendations and paid recommendations.
What you'll learn:
How to write a three-email welcome sequence that works while you sleep
How to reach your first 1,000 subscribers, one circle at a time
How to give people a reason to subscribe and borrow trust from others
How to count real readers, not just sign-ups, and tag every source
How to build a referral ladder your readers want to climb
How to recommend other newsletters, earn after sign-up and reinvest with a rule
Not on beehiiv yet? Start for free. Use code FALL30 at checkout for 30% off three months on beehiiv. beehiiv.link/fall30
📚 There’s even more in the AI Central library
Our library has two beehiiv guides that sit alongside today’s drop:
How to Build a Newsletter From Scratch: get your site, subscribe form and welcome email live in hours, so you have somewhere to send your first readers
Earn Cash From Emails: the five ways a newsletter makes money, starting with the Ad Network, which works from your first subscribers
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📓 beehiiv Playbook Part 2: Grow
Part 2 of our playbook covers:
The welcome sequence: Three emails with three jobs (a warm welcome, the biggest mistake and your origin story), plus the benchmarks to aim for.
Your first 1,000 subscribers: You’ll work outwards in three rings of trust, one ring a month for 90 days.
The growth engine: You’ll learn how to run referrals, free recommendations and Boosts, so readers bring readers and you earn from day one.
Stay tuned for Part 3 coming on Thursday:
how to turn LinkedIn followers into your own list!
