Zanfia
Paid Newsletters

Write. Send. Get paid. Repeat.

Turn your newsletter into a subscription business: free and paid tiers, a gated archive, and a referral loop that grows the list while you sleep. Zanfia takes 0% of your subscription revenue, on every plan.

14-day free trialNo credit card0% transaction fees, forever
5-10%
of an engaged free list typically converts to paid
$4.8k
MRR Maya built from a 12k-subscriber list on Zanfia
0%
Zanfia transaction fee, while other platforms take 10%
Free & paid tiers

The free list feeds the paid list.

Run a free edition that builds trust and a paid edition that pays rent, all from one workspace. Gate full issues, sections, or the archive behind the paywall, and let free readers see exactly what they’re missing.

  • Free, monthly, annual, one-time, and installment pricing on the same publication
  • Gated archive: back issues become a reason to subscribe today
  • Per-issue settings: public, subscribers-only, or paid-only

Issue #57 sent: 11,840 free readers, 640 paid, 22 upgrades from the teaser.

Free + $9/moGated archive22 upgradesIssue #57
Referral growth

Your readers are your growth channel.

A built-in referral program drops a personal share link into every issue. Readers who bring friends earn milestone rewards (bonus issues, archive access, swag) and your list compounds without a single ad dollar.

  • Referral block embedded automatically in every issue
  • Milestone rewards delivered automatically at 3, 5, 10 referrals
  • Growth dashboard showing which issues get shared most

Reader referrals brought 118 new subscribers from a single issue.

Share link+118 subsMilestone rewardsZero ad spend
Writing & sending

An editor built for writers, delivery built for inboxes.

Write in a clean rich editor, duplicate a past issue as a template, segment who receives what, and hit send; deliverability, unsubscribes, and payments are handled. Already on an email tool? Zanfia keeps MailerLite, Kit, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, and GetResponse in sync automatically.

  • Segment recipients by tier and tags; duplicate issues and schedule sends
  • Automatic sync with MailerLite, Kit, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, and GetResponse
  • Open, click, and upgrade tracking per issue

Issue #58 sent to the paid segment: 48% opens, 6 upgrades from the teaser.

Segmented send48% opensMailerLite syncScheduled

Questions, answered

How is this cheaper than Substack?

Substack takes 10% of your paid subscription revenue forever. Zanfia charges a flat monthly plan and 0% transaction fees. At $1,000 MRR you’re already saving about $100 every month, and the gap only grows.

Can I import my existing list?

Yes: direct imports from MailerLite, Kit, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, and GetResponse including tags and segments, or CSV for anything else. Most lists are migrated in under 10 minutes.

What about deliverability?

Zanfia sends over reputable, warmed infrastructure with proper SPF/DKIM authentication on your domain. You focus on writing something worth opening; we make sure it lands in the inbox.

Your writing already has fans. Give it a price.

Describe your newsletter and the Assistant sets up the tiers, the signup page, and the welcome sequence in one go.

14-day free trialNo credit card0% transaction fees, forever