--- title: "How Bagel Bots Became a Top AI Newsletter with beehiiv" canonical: https://www.beehiiv.com/case-studies/bagel-bots description: "How Adam Greenbaum Turned a Passion Project Into a Profitable AI Newsletter Using beehiiv’s Monetization Tools" source: live-converter generated: 2026-05-08T16:16:56.685Z --- # How Bagel Bots Became a Top AI Newsletter with beehiiv # How Bagel Bots Became a Top AI Newsletter with beehiiv ## How Adam Greenbaum Turned a Passion Project Into a Profitable AI Newsletter Using beehiiv’s Monetization Tools ![How Bagel Bots Became a Top AI Newsletter with beehiiv](https://images.prismic.io/beehiiv/aDA9kCdWJ-7kSe43_Untitleddesign-19-.png?auto=format,compress) Written by Kanishka Kumawat Published on 07 Apr 2025 [](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.beehiiv.com%2Fcase-studies%2Fbagel-bots&title=How%20Bagel%20Bots%20Became%20a%20Top%20AI%20Newsletter%20with%20beehiiv&summary=How%20Adam%20Greenbaum%20Turned%20a%20Passion%20Project%20Into%20a%20Profitable%20AI%20Newsletter%20Using%20beehiiv%E2%80%99s%20Monetization%20Tools)[](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.beehiiv.com%2Fcase-studies%2Fbagel-bots&text=How%20Bagel%20Bots%20Became%20a%20Top%20AI%20Newsletter%20with%20beehiiv)[](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.beehiiv.com%2Fcase-studies%2Fbagel-bots)[](https://www.threads.net/intent/post?text=How%20Bagel%20Bots%20Became%20a%20Top%20AI%20Newsletter%20with%20beehiiv%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.beehiiv.com%2Fcase-studies%2Fbagel-bots) ### Table of contents ### **Situation:** Adam Greenbaum, a long-time AI expert and founder of _Bagel Bots_, launched his newsletter to provide practical tips on using AI in everyday life. After building a social media following of 100,000+, he wanted a more direct, algorithm-free way to connect with his audience and deliver in-depth content. ### **Challenge:** Adam needed a platform that was easy to use, flexible, and scalable—something that could support both rapid growth and monetization. Frustrated by the limitations of social platforms and looking to monetize his expertise, he turned to newsletters as a more intentional medium for audience engagement. ### **Solution:** Adam chose **beehiiv** after receiving a lightning-fast response from their team. Key benefits included: - **User-friendly setup** with customizable templates and a single dashboard for analytics - **Boosts** to increase visibility and subscriber growth - **Ad Network** to passively monetize through sponsored content - **Scalability** with plans for future merch, courses, and 1:1 consultations His favorite feature? **Boosts**, which made newsletter growth and revenue generation easier even with limited time. ### **Results:** - Grew quickly beyond his initial 1,000 subscribers by leveraging his social following and beehiiv tools - Monetized the newsletter via the beehiiv Ad Network and Boosts feature - Maintains strong engagement and plans to expand with new offerings ## Related Case Studies ![How AdQuick Scaled Industry Sponsorships with beehiiv's Ad Network](https://images.prismic.io/beehiiv/Z_VpXHdAxsiBwdKG_adquick.png?auto=format,compress) ### How AdQuick Scaled Industry Sponsorships with beehiiv's Ad Network Solving scale and visibility challenges in B2B marketing [ Read Case Study → ](/case-studies/adquick) ![How Particle for Men Generated a 1.73 ROAS Through Newsletter Ads](https://images.prismic.io/beehiiv/abfLOrbci2UF6CEY_Untitleddesign-34-.png?auto=format,compress) ### How Particle for Men Generated a 1.73 ROAS Through Newsletter Ads Scaling newsletter advertising to 8.3M readers while achieving 809 conversions with beehiiv [ Read Case Study → ](/case-studies/particle-for-men) ![The Founder Who Turned His 400k+ Newsletter Into a Negative CAC Machine](https://images.prismic.io/beehiiv/afL59cBOoF08xfCT_Untitleddesign-36-.png?auto=format,compress) ### The Founder Who Turned His 400k+ Newsletter Into a Negative CAC Machine How Open Source CEO pioneered model where newsletter ad revenue offsets customer acquisition costs with beehiiv. [ Read Case Study → ](/case-studies/open-source-ceo) ![](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,onerror=redirect,format=auto,width=640,quality=75/www/boosts-promo-2x/rockets.svg) ## The Only Writing & Publishing Tool You Need [ Start Your Free Trial ](https://app.beehiiv.com/signup?plan=max)