Premium Newsletter Setup
Completed in 1–3 weeks
What's included
- ✓ Full email platform setup
- ✓ Custom email template design
- ✓ Up to 5 website pages setup
- ✓ Landing page built to convert
- ✓ Welcome sequence
- ✓ Email & web domain configuration
- ✓ Custom email graphics as needed
- ✓ Tutorial video
How it works
I take you from nothing to an up-and-running newsletter. I handle the platform setup, template design, website build, technical stuff, everything. I make sure the whole thing matches your existing branding.
I build from scratch. or from any starting point or existing project. I migrate newsletters to new platforms and modernize dated setups as often as I launch brand new ones.
Most projects take one to three weeks. I'm available for support while you launch your newsletter, and even after the project is done, I'm always happy to answer questions you have.
- You approve the designs, and have freedom to veto anything. I work to make sure you're getting what you want.
- Half before, half after. Pay with a classic 50/50 payment split to guarantee your project and its completion.
- You own it all. It's your newsletter account, owned by you. I'm just living in it. 😃
- If anything I build for you breaks or malfunctions in the first 30 days, I fix it.
Premium Newsletter Setup
Completed in 2–4 weeks
What's included
- ✓ Full email platform setup
- ✓ Multiple email template designs
- ✓ Unlimited website pages setup
- ✓ Landing page(s) built to convert
- ✓ Welcome sequence
- ✓ Up to 5 custom email automations
- ✓ Email & web domain configuration
- ✓ Custom email graphics as needed
- ✓ Custom website graphics as needed
- ✓ Integration with your current stack
- ✓ 3 months of support included
- ✓ As many tutorial videos as needed
How it works
VIP is for bigger projects, where you need someone to absolutely own the build. This includes everything in Standard and goes even further with more automations, web pages, and integrations work included.
Most VIP projects take from two to four weeks to complete. You get more of everything, extended project support, and video documentation to get your team up to speed.
Pairs well with my Monthly Newsletter Operator package.
- You approve the designs and have freedom to veto anything. I work to make sure you're getting what you want.
- Half before, half after. Pay with a classic 50/50 payment split to guarantee your project and its completion.
- You own it all. It's your newsletter account, owned by you. I'm just living in it. 😃
- If anything I build for you breaks or malfunctions in the first 3 months, I fix it.
Monthly Newsletter Operator
Monthly payment you can cancel anytime
What's included
- ✓ Formatting & sending, up to 4× per month
- ✓ Unlimited troubleshooting & questions
- ✓ Email template updates as needed
- ✓ Automation upkeep
- ✓ Website updates handled
- ✓ Integration upkeep as needed
- ✓ Deliverability monitoring
- ✓ Analytics & list monitoring
How it works
I run your newsletter for you. You throw raw content at me, and I publish it out as newsletters for you. I monitor your newsletter and update your website and email automations as you need that done.
With this package, you get someone handling the whole newsletter for you. Ask me anything, and have me troubleshoot whatever breaks; the point is that you never have to touch the newsletter.
Month to month payment; pause or cancel anytime.
- Your first issue is free! I create and format one real newsletter for $0 before you commit.
- I'm available anytime for messages. As your newsletter guy, I answer as quickly as I can.
- If you cancel, you get full documentation and all files. I won't leave you with a big useless mess.
Monthly Newsletter Operator
Monthly payment you can cancel anytime
What's included
- ✓ Formatting & sending, up to 8× per month
- ✓ Up to 2 lead magnets per month
- ✓ Social posts written for growth
- ✓ Monthly strategy call
- ✓ Priority turnaround on every request
- ✓ List cleaning
- ✓ Handling list segmentation if needed
- ✓ Unlimited troubleshooting & questions
- ✓ Email template updates as needed
- ✓ Automation upkeep
- ✓ Website updates handled
- ✓ Integration upkeep as needed
- ✓ Deliverability monitoring
- ✓ Analytics & list monitoring
How it works
You don't need to think about your newsletter anymore. You throw raw content or messy voice notes at me, and your newsletter just happens. I decide what sends, when, and you or your team just sign off on it.
I'll create up to two new lead magnets each month, and write your social posts for newsletter growth. With VIP, you're just telling me your goals for the newsletter, and I'm helping you get there. Your requests go to the front of my queue.
Includes a monthly strategy discussion call. Pause or cancel anytime.
- Your first issue is free! I create and format one real newsletter for $0 before you commit.
- I'm available anytime for messages. As your newsletter guy, I answer as quickly as I can.
- If you cancel, you get full documentation and all files. I won't leave you with a big useless mess.
About me
I set up and build newsletters for founders, owners, and media operators.
I started doing this in 2022, so I've been working on newsletters for more than 4 years. I've done more than 90 setups in that time. I recommend Beehiiv but also work in Substack, Kit, and other platforms.
Client work & reviews
Full-fledged defense news website build-out in Beehiiv's website builder, with extensive work across all pages.
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Rebuilt main web page in beehiiv, taking it from default to professional. To date, one of my top favorite builds.
View project →"Sam was a Beehiiv expert! He knew exactly what was needed and executed on it quickly! If you're on Beehiiv, you need to hire Sam!"
"Samuel was a great person to work with. He offered a package that was exactly what I was looking for... At certain points while he was developing my newsletter, I caught myself saying “yesssss” because he perfectly understood what I was looking to create. I would highly recommend hiring Samuel if you're looking for someone to develop your newsletter and offer support."
Beautiful little personal/founder newsletter website & template. Features a fun little character throughout the design.
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"If you have a complex or non-standard request, he's the right person for it. He doesn't cut corners, communicates clearly, and stays on it until it's fully solved — even when it requires troubleshooting and multiple iterations."
Full newsletter buildout for Dr. Samantha Casselman, including design and building of paid newsletter tiers and subscriptions, email templates, automations, and website.
View project →"Samuel is an excellent resource and a professional and effective consultant. He is responsive, patient, and productive. Samuel went above and beyond working on my project. He did more than our contract stipulated, and always in a pleasant and proactive manner... I highly recommend him to anyone looking for help with Beehiiv. He is top notch."
"Samuel is a Beehiiv expert! He's also fluent with a number of other tools, like Zapier, Make, and GoHighLevel. He took initiative and created a custom graphic for my newsletter in Adobe After Effects to give it a polish and finish that exceeded my expectations, all without me asking. Everything works as expected. Highly recommend considering working with him."
"I had a wonderful experience working with Samuel on designing a new Beehiiv email/newsletter platform. He is very organized, easy to work with, and always willing to explain patiently and step in to problem-solve. I would recommend him highly for anyone looking at an expert guide to Beehiiv."
Instead of simply creating a full finished design on this project, I worked with the client in iterations, making adjustments to the design to deliver a setup exactly matching what the client requested.
"Samuel was great. Even though my approach to the project wasn't the normal newsletter approach, he worked with me by giving the latitude to express my wishes, and meet those wishes every time. He's very experienced in the whole process, and responds in a timely fashion, staying on task until we both were happy with the results. I will continue working with him to expand and maintain my website. I would recommend him to anyone."
"What started as a small business for our team has now transitioned into a full-fledged, personality-based, practitioner-led B2B media company helping the marketing and advertising community get smart-- fast. As we gained traction on newsletter subscriptions, we knew it was imperative to give our readers a better experience engaging with our content. We met Samuel, had several consultations, and then trusted him to create a much more enhanced newsletter experience across our properties. We've used Samuel's expertise for both Marketecture Media and OhHello.ai."
Website for Kevin Surace's new book, The Joy-Success Cycle.[italicize book name] Worked with the author and publisher to make sure it met requirements for the launch.
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"Samuel did a tremendous job of taking our old, clunky Beehiiv site and reworking it with the new web builder. Highly recommend."
Rebuilt the existing website..."refreshed" it, if you will. Worked to client specifications and examples to deliver a design that matched what they had in mind for the site.
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Website for the PreventAutism.org movement by WPLabs. I worked with Dr. William Parker to create a downloadable resource and clarify messaging, then built the whole website in Beehiiv, including resource delivery automations.
View project →"Samuel did an amazing job setting up my new Beehiiv e-Newsletter account to fit my company's branding. He worked with me to troubleshoot any issues I had, and made himself available even after we completed the project to answer any of my questions. The consummate professional! Highly recommend hiring Samuel if you're interested in creating a Beehiiv e-Newsletter."
An older personal project — a daily global conflict newsletter, and still one of my favorite designs. I designed the full newsletter website and template in Beehiiv's legacy website builder, before their modern tools came out.
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"Samuel is extremely responsive and willing to walk you through every detail in Beehiiv. He is very knowledgeable about the platform's capabilities and comprehensive in how he explains it. We are so happy to have worked with him to get our newsletter off the ground."
A personal founder newsletter, built to taste: simple and straightforward.
View project →"I wouldn't have gotten my newsletter started on Beehiiv without Samuel. He was really easy to work with, open to suggestions and edits, and provided his advice generously. It was a smooth process and communication was timely. I would highly recommend Samuel to anyone I know who wants to work on Beehiiv."
Took a Substack newsletter from default to personalized. Handled all designs, setup, branding, and colors.
View project →Books
Stone in the Sky
A sci-fi short about a despicable pilot fighting against raw cowardice. They have gigantic concrete spaceships if that helps you want to read it.
Iron Fingers
A science fantasy novel about a guy who discovers his world is a lie and then has to save it from some nasty forces. My current writing project.
Short Stories
I put these up on Amazon sometimes. I write a lot of short stories but only the best get published.
Low Poly 3D Modeling in Blender
A technical beginners guide to creating simple 3D art in Blender. I wrote this for Packt Publishing when I was 18.
Software
Leech Writing
The writing tracker I built to help me write. Very functional and geared toward fiction authors. If you're one of those, try it, it's nice.
ProgressWindow
Public client-facing status pages for freelancers and small businesses. Very much in development.