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I’ve written 75 newsletters in the last 24 months.
~2236 people have subscribed. Most didn’t come from ads or gimmicks.
They came because I kept showing up.
And because I chose the right platform.
Beehiiv.
I like to think they stayed because the writing hits. Entertains. Sometimes even helps.
When someone unsubscribes, I try not to take it personally.
But I always wonder why. I always look.
That’s part of the fun. And the work.
This isn’t a love letter. It’s a field report.
What I’ve learned:
Writing consistently is hard. Doing it with purpose makes it easier.
Your first 100 subscribers are the hardest. Your next 1,000 come faster if you’ve earned them.
Growth doesn’t come from hacks. It comes from clarity.
Design matters. So does speed. Beehiiv nails both.
People don’t want perfect. They want real, and they want it to show up in their inbox on time.
Operator Me:
I wanted leverage.
Beehiiv gave me built-in referrals, no-code growth tools, and full ownership of my list.
No middlemen. No marketing fluff.
It’s the first tool I didn’t outgrow in six months.
Investor Me:
Audience is an asset. It's opened doors to LP relationships, deal flow, and founder networks I couldn't have accessed otherwise.
Beehiiv helped me turn words into equity.
Transparent data. Clean monetization.
Feels like infrastructure, not a social feed.
Community-Builder Me:
I write to the overlooked.
Founders, underdogs, people building something out of nothing.
Beehiiv keeps the message tight.
No noise. No filters. No algorithm to decide who gets the email.
Immigrant Son Me:
I used to downplay my voice. Now I own it.
Beehiiv gave me a platform. I gave it a purpose.
This is mine. No permission needed.
Seventy-five issues in, I'm still writing. Still growing. Still learning.
If you’re thinking about starting your own, don’t wait.
Start where I did. It is not cheap, but absolutely worth it.
Thinking of starting your own newsletter?
Beehiiv made it easy for me to build, grow, and own my audience.
It’ll do the same for you.
(Full disclosure: This is an affiliate link. I'll earn a commission if you sign up—at no extra cost to you.)
Use my link and here's what you get:
30-day free trial
20% off your first 3 months
And if you share Beehiiv later?
You’ll earn 50% commission for 12 months.
Start here:
https://www.beehiiv.com?via=maximillan
xoxo,
Maximillian Diez
