How to place an ad in your newsletter

Once you've claimed an ad offer, whether from the Ad Network marketplace or from directly inside a post, this article covers everything you can do with it in the post editor: starting a claim with the /ads command, and managing an ad that's already in your post, including its intro, logo banner, and visual settings. 

For the full walkthrough of browsing and claiming offers, read our guide, Using the beehiiv Ad Network. To get the most relevant ad opportunities, make sure you've set up your Ad Network preferences.

You can claim and place an ad without leaving a post you're already drafting.

1. Type /ads in the post editor. Under Conversions, select Ad Network.
   
   
2. The Available offers panel opens, showing offers ranked by relevance to your publication. You can filter by All types, Cost per click, or Cost per 1,000 views, and sort by Recommended. Each offer card shows the advertiser name, rate, and estimated earnings, with a thumbs-down option to skip it.
   
   
3. Click Claim on an offer to open the angle-selection screen. 
   
   
   
   From there, you'll toggle the logo, choose a headline angle, optionally add an intro, and confirm placement, the same steps covered in Using the beehiiv Ad Network. Clicking Confirm & add to post directly places it in the post you're already working on, once you’ve finished your configuration. 
   
   
4. Once confirmed, you'll see a message confirming the ad was added, along with its publish deadline. Click Done to continue. The ad is inserted at your cursor position.
   
   

Hovering over a placed ad block shows a note with the date the ad must be sent by. If you added a custom intro, the note also reminds you that it must follow beehiiv's Acceptable Use Policy.

Click on the ad block to bring up its toolbar:

• View details: see the payment type and amount, the ad creative, and the scheduled date.
• Edit intro: open the intro box to write, rewrite, or clear your custom intro. To remove an intro, clear the text and confirm.
• Move to another post: reassign the ad to a different post. Always use this instead of deleting if you want to keep the ad, deleted ads cannot be re-claimed.
• Delete: remove the ad block from your post entirely.

If you're running an ad with a logo, an 'In partnership with' banner will automatically appear at the top of your email. This banner is a separate element from the ad block itself, with its own controls.

From the banner at the top of your post, you can:

• Click the image icon to adjust the image width or alignment.
  
  
• Click the settings icon to change the sponsor text; use the dropdown to select between pre-approved sponsor text options. 
  
  

You can also control a number of other settings for the ad using the 6 dots menu found to the left of the ad block. Click it to access:

• Group to section: Combine the ad with a group of blocks in one section.
• Comment: Leave a comment for a team member.
• Visual settings: Click the arrow to access settings for spacing, borders, background color, and text color.
• Visibility: Click the arrow to access toggles to show the ad on web or email, and to free or paid subscribers.
• Duplicate: Make a copy of the ad block.
• Copy to clipboard: This option isn't available.
• Delete: Remove the ad block from your post.

After you're done compiling your post, you can view the designed look of the ad by selecting Preview in the top-right corner. In Preview, the ad will automatically match the style and aesthetic of your newsletter for a seamless, branded experience.

Got questions about the Ad Network? Check out our FAQs.