Partner and grow together
Recommend newsletters you trust. When other publishers return the favor, everyone grows.
Recommendations
The smartest way to grow faster and earn more.
Recommendations connect you with relevant publishers so you can reach new readers, earn from your audience, and grow automatically. Free or paid, it all runs through one network.
Free recommendations available on all plans.
Paid recommendations available on Scale and Max.
Powering the newsletters people actually forward
One network.
Every way to grow.
Recommendations connect your newsletter with thousands of other publishers. Partner with publications you trust, pay to reach new readers, or earn by introducing your audience to newsletters they'll love.
Pay to reach new readers
Set your price, audience, and budget. Then let beehiiv find partners and keep your growth moving automatically.
Earn from your audience
Add paid recommendations and earn for every qualified subscriber you send.
One dashboard for everything
Manage incoming and outgoing recommendations, track performance, approve partnerships, and automate your growth, all from one place.
15M+
subscriptions created
60k+
active creators and publishers
32x
more likely to be recommended back
You set the terms.
Get started for free
Step 1: Turn on Recommendations.
Pick who you recommend. Free, paid, or both.
Step 2: New subscribers see your picks.
Right after signup. Clean, opt-in, no clutter.
Step 3: Track everything live.
Growth, revenue, verified subscribers. All in real time.
Step 4: Get paid.
Earn whenever you drive a qualified subscriber. Automatically.
Recommendations that go both ways.
It all starts with one basic idea: great newsletters working together to help readers discover more of what they like.
Path 1
Want to grow faster?
Recommend for free, or set a price and pay only for subscribers who stick. Target by niche and geography. You only pay for real subscribers.
Start Growing
Path 2
Want to boost your revenue?
Get paid every time you drive a verified subscriber. Payouts land in your wallet without any extra work from you or your team.
Start Earning
More control. Less to manage.
Choose the right partners
Search the network, review applications, and decide which publications are a fit.
Control every slot
Pin a newsletter, rotate between several, or let smart matching find relevant connections.
Automate paid growth
Use Auto-Accept to find matching publishers and Auto-Deposit to keep successful offers.
Pay for verified subscribers
You're only charged when a subscriber passes verification and actively engages with your content.
Keep your audience data
Every subscriber stays visible in your account, including their verification status, so you decide what happens next.
“I have seen my subscriber count grow over months and with that sort of growth in engagement, why would I not choose beehiiv?”
Tyler O'Shea
Founder, Joker Mag
“Some of our highest quality subscribers have actually come from beehiiv's recommendations tools. I know that's the same for a lot of my friends.”
Bill Kerr
Founder, Open Source CEO
Your growth engine,
on autopilot.
Find partners faster
Set your criteria and automatically connect with relevant publishers. There's no need to search, invite or wait for applications.
Stop poor performance early
Choose your minimum engagement rate. If an agreement falls below it, spending pauses automatically.
Keep successful offers running
Add paid recommendations and earn for every qualified subscriber you send.
Looking for Boosts?
Everything you used to manage through Boosts, including paid offers, earnings, your wallet, verification, targeting, and automations, now lives alongside free recommendations under the Grow tab.
Frequently asked questions
What is beehiiv Recommendations?
A network where you can recommend other newsletters for free, pay to grow with verified subscribers, or get paid when other newsletters recommend you. All from one dashboard.
Is Recommendations free?
Free recommendations are available on every plan. Paid recommendations (previously Boosts) require Scale or Max.
What happened to Boosts?
It's now called paid recommendations, and it lives inside the same Recommendations hub as free recommendations. How paid growth works hasn't changed. It's just unified with everything else.
How do I know which subscribers count?
Every recommended subscriber is tagged pending, verified, or failed verification. You always know where you stand.
Can I grow and earn at the same time?
Yes. Recommend other newsletters to earn revenue and run your own paid offer to grow, simultaneously.
How fast can I get started?
Most publishers are set up in minutes. No code, no custom integrations.
The best newsletters
grow together.
Try it free
Free recommendations available on all plans.
Paid recommendations available on Scale and Max.