From 36 Subscribers to Acquisition in 14 Months

Situation

After years of managing over $10M in Facebook ad spend, Andy Austin finally launched Growth Catalyst Club in 2023 to share high-converting ad creative insights. His first issue went to just 36 subscribers, but with consistency, strategic content, and a clear value proposition, he began to grow steadily.

Challenge

Initial growth was slow. After two months, Andy had 560 subscribers and $0 revenue. He needed a platform that could support monetization, scale efficiently, and reduce time spent managing technical tasks—while helping him turn his marketing expertise into a real business asset.

Solution

Andy switched to beehiiv, drawn by:

• Built-in ad monetization tools and Boosts
• A faster builder with intuitive features
• Low cost and high ROI potential
• An ecosystem that supported growth via referrals (SparkLoop), paid ads, and organic reach (Twitter, Reddit)
  

He paired beehiiv with Facebook Ads and referral tactics to rapidly grow his list while breaking even or profiting on acquisition costs.

“beehiiv has the fastest execution and best monetization features. I generated 2–5x ROI from the newsletters I built and sold.”

Results

• Subscriber cost dropped to $1.20–$1.60
• Grew revenue to $70–$250/day via monetization
• Hit 200% month-over-month growth
• Fully offset ad spend through newsletter revenue
• Sold Growth Catalyst Club via Acquire.com in just 14 months

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