Elaborate Beams

Write the whole story.
Make it worth the read.

An Elaborate Beam is long-form writing with real formatting: headings, tables, callouts, timelines and more. It publishes as a clean article with its own link, and nobody needs an account to read it.

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Tables, callouts and timelinesEmbed video and audio8 free Beams every month
beamtap.co/b/why-we-moved-to-weekly-releases
Product notes
Why we moved to weekly releases
Rohan Verma · 6 min read

For two years we shipped once a month. Every release was big, risky and late. Here is what changed when we cut the cycle to seven days.

💡Smaller releases meant smaller mistakes, and faster fixes.
MonthlyWeekly
Bugs per release143
Time to fix6 days1 day
Release on-time rate92%
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A sample, as a recipient sees it
How it works

From a draft to a polished article.

Write like you would in any editor, then drop in visual objects wherever the text needs help.

01
Write your piece
Use rich text formatting for headings, emphasis, lists and alignment. Take as long as the idea needs.
02
Add objects
Insert a table, a callout, a timeline or a comparison from the object panel, right where it belongs.
03
Attach page sections
Add photos, a voice note, a video or other sections to sit alongside your writing.
04
Publish and share
Choose who can open it, then copy your link. Readers open it in any browser.
What it does well

Built for things people actually read to the end.

Long pages are only worth writing if they are easy to read. Elaborate Beams are designed around that.

Rich formatting
Headings, emphasis, lists and alignment keep a long piece easy to scan.
Visual objects
Tables, callouts, comparisons, progress bars and timelines turn dense points into something clear.
Embeds
Bring in a YouTube or Vimeo video, a Spotify track or a SoundCloud clip without leaving the page.
Photos, voice and video
Add them as sections next to your writing when words are not enough.
Control who reads
Keep it open to anyone with the link, or limit it to the people you name.
Reader reactions
Let readers respond with one tap. Switch it on or off for each Beam.
Where it fits

For anything that needs more than a post.

When you have an argument to make or a process to explain, give it the space and structure it deserves.

Writing
Articles and essays
Publish a considered piece with headings, pull-out highlights and a call-to-action at the end.
Teams
Updates and post-mortems
Lay out what happened on a timeline, compare before and after in a table, and share one link.
Product
Guides and how-tos
Walk through steps with callouts for tips and warnings, plus a video embed where it helps.
Business
Proposals and comparisons
Put options side by side so a client can decide quickly, and end with a button to reply.
Education
Lessons and study notes
Mix text, diagrams made from shapes and arrows, and an audio clip for the hard parts.
Community
Newsletters and announcements
Share news with sections, a schedule table and links, without building a website.
The toolbox

Add visual objects without leaving the page.

Drop an object into your writing, fill it in, and it appears on your published page exactly where you put it.

Object
Table
Rows and columns for numbers, schedules or comparisons.
Object
Callout
Six ready-made styles for tips, warnings and key points.
Object
Comparison
Put two options side by side so the difference is obvious.
Object
Progress bar
Show how far along something is, at a glance.
Object
Highlight card
Pull one big idea or number out of the text.
Object
Timeline
Lay out steps or milestones in order.
Object
Two columns
Set text and visuals next to each other.
Object
Image overlay
Place text on top of a picture.
Object
Shapes and arrows
Rectangles, circles, triangles and arrows for simple diagrams.
Object
Embeds
Drop in YouTube, Vimeo, Spotify or SoundCloud.
Object
Call-to-action button
Send readers to the next step with one clear button.
Object
Emoji and separators
Add personality and break a long read into parts.
Short or Elaborate?

Pick the one that matches your message.

ShortElaborate
Best forA moment, a note, an updateAn article, guide or explainer
LengthRead in about a minuteAs long as it needs to be
FormattingBold, lists and alignmentFull rich text plus visual objects
AttachmentsPhotos, voice and videoPhotos, voice, video and more page sections
Free plan8 published a month, shared with Elaborate8 published a month, shared with Short

Not sure? Start with a Short Beam. You can always write the longer version later.

Not quite this one?

Beamtap has three kinds of Beam.

ShortA quick post with photos, voice or video.Learn more →StructuredStart from a template, like a Business Page.Learn more →

Give your next long idea a proper home.

Free gives you 8 published Beams a month, shared between Short and Elaborate. Pro removes the limit.

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