Ask HN: How much would you pay to get in front of 8,500 people?

#1

Post by karanveer » Mon, Sep 01, 2025, 7:02 AM UTC

Hi guys, I have a newsletter with 8.5k members and im looking if anyone would be willing to sponsor my newsletter.

I have never had a sponsor before, but I would be happy to my first go here on HackerNews, and happy to learn about this way of monetization and publicly discussing too.

Niche - TV ShowBiz News - Weekly Mails. Members - ~8.5k

Lmk what you guys think!

Re: Ask HN: How much would you pay to get in front of 8,500 people?

#2

Post by karanveer » Mon, Sep 01, 2025, 7:06 AM UTC

I missed the Open Rate, its ~20%.

Re: Ask HN: How much would you pay to get in front of 8,500 people?

#3

Post by cranberryturkey » Mon, Sep 01, 2025, 7:23 AM UTC

$10

Re: Ask HN: How much would you pay to get in front of 8,500 people?

#4

Post by Someone » Mon, Sep 01, 2025, 8:17 AM UTC

karanveer wrote: post #2

I missed the Open Rate, its ~20%.

The demographics of the audience also will hugely influence the value of advertising in your newsletter.

Re: Ask HN: How much would you pay to get in front of 8,500 people?

#5

Post by gus_massa » Tue, Sep 02, 2025, 1:39 AM UTC

Do you have some old editions that are online?