# 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.

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- Source: [beehiiv.com](https://www.beehiiv.com/support/article/13091498232855-setting-up-and-using-beehiiv-recommendations)
- GrowthDex source hub: [beehiiv Help: Setting up your Top 4 Recommendations](/sources/beehiiv-help-setting-up-your-top-4-recommendations-beehiiv-com/)
- Last checked: 2026-06-05T11:05:57Z
- Rarity: legendary
- Budget: free
- Channels: beehiiv, Onboarding, Community
- Stages: newsletter growth, signup flow, cross-promo, community-led growth
- Key metric: beehiiv says publications that complete their Top 4 grow more than twice as fast as those that do not.

## Why this can grow

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.

## 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

1. Define one narrow startup segment where beehiiv top 4 recommendations in the signup flow can create a measurable lift.
2. Turn the tactic into one offer, page, campaign, or workflow for the beehiiv and Onboarding channel.
3. Use the evidence from beehiiv.com to set the first version of the message, format, and audience.
4. Launch a small test for 7 to 14 days with one success metric: one measurable growth signal.
5. 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.

## Adjacent tactics in the same lane

- [Community template copy lands in your personal drafts](/growth-ideas/community-template-copy-lands-in-your-personal-drafts/) - 2 shared channels, 1 shared stage
- [Founder 30-second reply SLA for early users](/growth-ideas/founder-30-second-reply-sla-for-early-users/) - 2 shared channels
- [Canny seed known requests before opening the board](/growth-ideas/canny-seed-known-requests-before-opening-the-board/) - 2 shared channels
- [HN expert comments before self-promotional posts](/growth-ideas/hn-expert-comments-before-self-promotional-posts/) - 1 shared channel, 1 shared stage

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- [The newsletter should do the second subscribe](/blog/the-newsletter-should-do-the-second-subscribe/) - creator tools, community-led growth, conversion

## Advisory

If you want help turning this into a working growth system, Ian Goh offers advisory at https://iangoh.com/advisory.