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beehiiv Top 4 recommendations in the signup flow
Fill beehiiv's Top 4 recommendations so the signup flow introduces trusted adjacent newsletters while the new subscriber is still saying yes.
Why this can grow a startup
Most subscribe flows assume the job ends at confirmation. beehiiv treats that moment more like a small network handoff. Its Top 4 recommendations live directly in the signup flow, and beehiiv says publications that complete the set grow more than twice as fast. That is a strong clue that curating adjacent newsletters is not a side project. It is part of the conversion system itself.
Key metric to watch
beehiiv says publications that complete their Top 4 grow more than twice as fast as those that do not.
Ian's take
From scaling consumer platforms across MENA and Southeast Asia, my default is to distrust growth work that only looks good in a slide. My bias is to treat this as a small market test first. Make the audience narrow, make the promise concrete, and let the first real response decide whether it deserves more work. I would run it small enough to learn quickly, then only scale the parts that real users repeat, save, reply to, or buy from. For this tactic, I would watch one clear growth signal before putting more time or budget behind it.
Action plan
- Define one narrow startup segment where beehiiv top 4 recommendations in the signup flow can create a measurable lift.
- Turn the tactic into one offer, page, campaign, or workflow for the beehiiv and Onboarding channel.
- Use the evidence from beehiiv.com to set the first version of the message, format, and audience.
- Launch a small test for 7 to 14 days with one success metric: one measurable growth signal.
- Review the result, keep the winning message, remove weak variants, and turn the learning into a repeatable growth playbook.
Source-backed example
beehiiv says Top 4 recommendations are integrated into the signup flow, support up to four recommended publications, and help completed publications grow more than twice as fast.
Source: beehiiv Help: Setting up your Top 4 Recommendations (beehiiv.com)
GrowthDex source hub: beehiiv Help: Setting up your Top 4 Recommendations
Last checked: 2026-06-05T11:05:57Z
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Ian Goh has helped grow consumer platforms across Southeast Asia, India, and MENA. His work includes scaling Tiki to 100M+ users, doubling BIGO's MENA revenue in 7 months, and increasing OYO's direct booking share across 6 Southeast Asian markets.
- Helped scale Tiki to 100M+ users.
- Doubled BIGO's MENA revenue in 7 months.
- Raised OYO's direct booking share by 50% across 6 Southeast Asian markets.
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