# Design a paid subscription tier for my newsletter

Pick what to put behind the paywall, set pricing and tiers, and plan the launch without alienating free readers.

- Topic: Content & Social Media
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Email, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/design-a-paid-subscription-tier-for-my-newsletter

## Prompt

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Help me design a paid subscription for my newsletter.

**Newsletter:** [TOPIC, format, how often it goes out]
**Audience:** [WHO reads it, subscriber count, open rate]
**Platform:** [e.g. Substack, beehiiv, Ghost, ConvertKit]
**What readers value most:** [replies, top posts, survey results]
**Time I can add each week:** [HOURS]
**Goal:** [e.g. "cover my costs", "replace part of my income"]

Give me:
1. Five models that work for newsletters (e.g. extra paid issues, full archive, community access, deep-dive reports, templates or tools, live Q&A), with an example of how each could look for my topic and the workload it adds.
2. My best-fit option: what stays free, what becomes paid, and why that split keeps free readers growing.
3. Pricing: monthly and annual price suggestions, a founding-member offer, and whether to add a higher tier - with the reasoning.
4. A simple revenue estimate using assumptions I can change (conversion rate from free to paid, churn), clearly marked as assumptions.
5. A launch plan: pre-launch survey or waitlist, announcement issue, and the first 4 weeks of paid content.
6. How to measure whether it's working and when to adjust.

Typical conversion and churn rates vary widely. Label any benchmark as a rough range and suggest I validate demand with my own readers before committing.
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## What to fill in

- TOPIC, format, how often it goes out
- WHO reads it, subscriber count, open rate
- e.g. Substack, beehiiv, Ghost, ConvertKit
- replies, top posts, survey results
- HOURS
- e.g. "cover my costs", "replace part of my income"

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