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This sounds too good to be true… What’s the catch?

There is NO catch, honestly!

You can build your own online newsletter business for $1.43/Day or $43/Month.

But before you spend a penny, why not try it out for free.

Today, I’ll give you 5 Reasons why you should Start a Newsletter in 2026 EVEN with no experience.

If you’ve been looking for ways to make extra money online but don’t have a ton of money to spend on startup costs, this is your Side Hustle!

Let’s dive in…

The main topic or niche of your newsletter should be centered on a passion of yours.

The general rule of thumb is if you can talk about this topic for hours, you’re solid.

Topic examples:

There is an audience for every topic, nothing is saturated in the newsletter space.

You are only limited by your imagination & creativity.

One of the many features that sold me on Beehiiv was not only are you building an email list/newsletter but also a website in parallel automatically every week.

Each time you post a newsletter issue it will be delivered to your email list but also it’s posted to a website that you can customize at no extra charge.

Best of all, the website builder is drag-n-drop making it very simple to build out.

I’ve created Step-By-Step Video Tutorials that walk you through over my shoulder so you can see exactly how to set things up.

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My Newsletter teaches people how to make money online with a full-time job.

I wanted to make sure it was easy to follow with realistic & practical action steps beginners could take to start earning money online.

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There is no mandatory schedule with how often you have to publish your newsletter.

I’ve seen very successful newsletters post once a month or even every day.

I personally chose to post weekly because it felt frequent enough but also not so much commitment where I felt burned out.

The Post layout if very simple and easy to use.

They offer many different templates to design your newsletter so you don’t have to start from a blank page.

As you start writing and get more experience your newsletter style & design will likely change organically and grow with your audience.

With a newsletter you actually own your audience, meaning you aren’t trying to appease any social media algorithm to get views, likes or exposure.

Sure, the website that is auto created will still be visible in Google Search which is a HUGE bonus, but there’s no update that will drastically drop your potential reach.

When you first sign-up, you’ll want to choose the Launch plan for $0.00.

This allows you to get your feet wet and build your email list up to 1,000 subscribers for 100% Free.

The plan I’m on is the Scale Plan, $43/Month.

The reason I joined this plan is to take advantage of all the built-in monetization features Beehiiv has to offer.

There are 6+ different ways to monetize your newsletter:

Can you actually make money with a newsletter?

Here’s the total amount I’ve made/took home last year as a complete beginner.

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Here’s the truth… When you’re just starting out you can start for free with no credit card.

If you start posting articles and you get bored, lose interest or find it’s too difficult you can stop and you won’t be out any money.

However, learning a new skill especially writing a newsletter takes time and effort.

I would HIGHLY recommend starting for free and build up your audience then consider if you’d like to unlock the next level and start monetizing your newsletter.

Remember, I’ve made almost $1,500 doing this part-time, at night, as a side hustle when I have free time.

It realistically takes me probably 2-3 hours a week writing my newsletter posts, finding images, researching topics and gathering data.

Since it’s free to sign-up, you have nothing to lose!

If I had to start over I wish I would have started sooner with Beehiiv.

There’s other newsletter platforms that do exist but they aren’t as beginner friendly and have lots of other “fees & charges” beyond the monthly cost.

I didn’t like that, I wanted to keep as much money in my pocket as I could.

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