Temperatures dropping, wine uncorked, movie marathons queued up.
It’s cuffing season here at Beacons 🥰
That’s because we only have one thing on our minds: BAE. Big Announcement Energy. We'll do cuffing season a little differently this year. Here's what it usually looks like. (I found this on a college blog.) |
But here's what it's going to look like at Beacons, with all of our Big Announcement Energy. (I made this one myself.) |
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Yes, we’re gearing up to make some big announcements this fall. Usually our team is pretty humble (and demure 💅) about what we build and why it’s so great. But now we’re ready to make some noise.
Why? Because we’re building the most advanced monetization features for creators and making them available to you in one place, for the best price. Every creator is going to be able to use Beacons to grow a business around their content and reach their goals—whether those goals are finances or fame.
And what’s so special about getting these features on Beacons is that you know you’ll have everything you need in one login, one place, one account. Literally just one tab needed.
Obviously you know this—here you are, already using Beacons! You have a head start. You’ll be the first to know about these new features.
But if some other creators in your life aren’t as smart (yet), you can always show them the way. Plus, you earn referral commission for each new subscriber you refer through your link.
With that in mind, think about BAE as you put on your first sweater of the season, drink a chocolat chaud viennois, and get excited for the new features that are coming, just in time to help you make money around the holiday shopping season.
(Shoutout to @manorandmaker, who sent the sweetest reply to my email last week and introduced me to the name for chocolat chaud viennois, a French hot chocolate with a little whipped cream on top. I want to teleport to a gorgeous French chateau and enjoy one there.)
And speaking of new features, there’s new game-changing feature that’s going to be live soon to an exclusive waitlist: Smart Reply. |
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Get ready to fall in love with our newest feature: SMART REPLY.
Smart Reply on Beacons allows you to automatically DM product links directly to your audience. This is perfect for sending links to your Beacons products directly to fans who comment on your Instagram post, reply to your story, or DM you. You can see it in action on our Instagram here 👀 |
I’m SO excited about this one because some early users are already making sales with it 🤑 Creators can use Smart Reply to do so many different kinds of sales and marketing, including: - Promoting new products
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Sending a free guide
- Running a giveaway
- Boosting views and engagement
- Sharing exclusive content
Smart Reply allows you to supercharge your engagement with zero work on your end. Just set the magic word, and you’re done! (No matter how creative your fans get with their comments.) |
The reason it’s so special to have this feature ON BEACONS is because it’s already automatically integrated with your Link in Bio, Store, and Email. Everything works together to drive more sales for you. No need to manage or pay for any other tools.
Smart Reply will be live soon for an exclusive waitlist of users. Join the waitlist here to be one of the the first to use Smart Reply! |
AND DON'T FORGET: This week there was a lunar eclipse in Pisces, so it's a great time to do some reflection. Why not level up your personal growth and get an energy reading from Beacons creator Ariel Niu?
If you feel inspired, remember you can set up your own digital product, coaching, or appointment to sell on Beacons. |
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👉 What do you think of Smart Reply? Reply to me here to let me know what you think to be featured in next week’s newsletter! |
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The nature of a Hot Take is to be contrarian. But today, I need to come clean and admit we were wrong.
I'm talking about celebratory moments, and more specifically, confetti.
In the past we've been asked about adding more "excitement" to Beacons for rewarding moments, like getting money you've made on Beacons to your bank account. Our take has been that since we offer instant payouts directly to your connected payment account right at the time of sale, we didn’t really have a great opportunity for cash-out confetti. Your money goes straight to you—automatically. And getting your money immediately in your bank account is more exciting than waiting a month and then seeing a party emoji, right? |
No—we were wrong!
Everyone deserves a little more joy in the most exciting moments of your business success, like making a sale or cashing out a payment. These are the moments that we all work hard for!
So we got our hustle on and added confetti to Beacons Cash Out! 🎉
It was good timing because we widely released our Beacons affiliate links last week, and affiliate commissions are the only earnings on Beacons that actually do need to be cashed out. This was the perfect opportunity for us to hear what you wanted and make your wins that much more fun to experience and share. |
If this makes you happy, send me a reply with a 🎉 emoji!
AND, if you post a screen recording of your next cash out showing the new confetti on Threads or IG Stories and tag @beacons.ai we’ll repost it as a thank you for helping us show it off. Go get your confetti!
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Beacons is planning a party! It's being spearheaded by Janet, our Head of Talent / Head of Rodeo. |
Our entire team is going on a fall working trip to Nashville, and we'll be throwing the party for creators and creator industry folks during this trip. This week we crossed a major milestone in the planning process. |
With the budget on lock, we can move on to the more exciting elements of the party, like nailing the best theme. |
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Now we're working on finding a venue, performers, and of course, finalizing our invite list.
If you’re local to Nashville and have a great suggestion (or hope to snag an invite) hit reply and let me know! 🤠 |
Btw, I tried to AI generate an image for this intro with this prompt: "woman drinking a hot chocolate in a chateau in France" but I couldn't get a result where the woman's fingers weren't creepily conjoined with her hot chocolate mug.
The robot apocalypse is staved off for another day! If you're able to generate a better image to capture that vibe, reply and send it to me and I'll include it in next week's email. Have a great weekend!
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