{"podcast":{"title":"The Newsletter Podcast with Fexingo: Substack, Beehiiv, and Email Newsletter Business","slug":"the-newsletter-podcast-with-fexingo-substack-beehiiv-and-email-newsletter-business-7871729","podcast_index_feed_id":7871729,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/the-newsletter-podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-newsletter-podcast/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":120,"summary":"Every week, Lucas and Luna scrutinize the business of email newsletters — the platforms, the economics, the craft. From Substack's creator equity model to Beehiiv's ad-network play, they map the shifting landscape where independent writers and media companies collide. They examine real newsletters — Morning Brew, The Hustle, Lenny's Letter — to understand what drives growth, retention, and monetization. Lucas, a former journalist, pushes for the editorial side: How do you build a voice that compels opens? Luna, grounded in audience data, counters with open rates, churn curves, and unit economics. Together, they debate the tension between sponsored content and reader-funded models, the role of SEO and social distribution, and the fragility of a business built on a single inbox. This is not a how-to guide; it's a forensic look at a medium reshaping media. If you run a newsletter, think about starting one, or simply subscribe to a dozen, their conversations will change how you see that daily email. What happens when a writer's list becomes their primary asset — and what happens when it doesn't? #EmailNewsletter #Substack #Beehiiv #NewsletterBusiness #CreatorEconomy #MorningBrew #Medi…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T06:17:59.331548+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-newsletter-podcast-with-fexingo-substack-beehiiv-and-email-newsletter-business-7871729"},"episode":{"title":"How Newsletters Use Paid Subscriber Events to Deepen Engagement","slug":"how-newsletters-use-paid-subscriber-events-to-deepen-engagement","published_at":"2026-07-05T18:46:31+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-newsletter-podcast-with-fexingo-substack-beehiiv-and-email-newsletter-business-7871729/how-newsletters-use-paid-subscriber-events-to-deepen-engagement","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-newsletter-podcast-with-fexingo-substack-beehiiv-and-email-newsletter-business-7871729","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-newsletter-podcast/episode-0094.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-newsletter-podcast/episode-0094.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how newsletter writers are using paid subscriber events to build community and generate additional revenue beyond subscriptions. Lucas breaks down three specific models: the livestream Q&A, the virtual workshop series, and the in-person meetup, using concrete examples like a Substack tech writer who charges $50 per ticket for monthly AMA sessions and a Beehiiv creator who runs quarterly masterclasses at $200 a pop. Luna pushes back on whether this scales for smaller writers, and Lucas shares data from a 2025 survey of 200 newsletter operators showing that paid events yield an average of 15% lift in annual revenue per subscriber. They also discuss the hidden benefit: event attendees churn at half the rate of non-attendees. Tune in for a tactical, numbers-driven look at one of the fastest-growing revenue levers in the newsletter business. #NewsletterRevenue #Substack #Beehiiv #CreatorEconomy #PaidEvents #VirtualWorkshops #SubscriptionBusiness #AudienceEngagement #MarketingStrategy #CommunityBuilding #SideHustle #EmailMarketing #RevenueDiversification #CreatorStrategy #BusinessPodcast #MarketingPodcast #FexingoBusiness #NewsletterPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how newsletter writers are using paid subscriber events to build community and generate additional revenue beyond…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":501,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-newsletter-podcast-with-fexingo-substack-beehiiv-and-email-newsletter-business-7871729/episodes/how-newsletters-use-paid-subscriber-events-to-deepen-engagement/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-newsletter-podcast-with-fexingo-substack-beehiiv-and-email-newsletter-business-7871729/how-newsletters-use-paid-subscriber-events-to-deepen-engagement.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}