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One of the ways you can make money with your podcast is to have a “Premium” version of your show (some call this crowdfunding). This often can be: Ad-free versions of your episodes Bonus Episodes (i.e. a slightly longer version of an in…

Do you have a podcaster stocking you need to fill? Might I suggest Profit From Your Podcast: Proven Strategies To Turn Your Listeners Into a Livelihood  as well as any of the following items (some deeply discounted, and some just necessary). You can…

YouTube had a meeting explaining how this whole “RSS Ingestion” (think Pacman eating dots) is going to work. What (for me) was depressing is they are making the same mistakes Spotify and Sticher (RIP) did when they decided to jump into p…

(FYI, this blog is made up of a few days of my Daily Podcast Tips newsletter). Why Are You Starting Your Podcast? So you want to start a podcast? GREAT! You have things to say, and people need your content. You need to identify your WHY. It is param…

Podcasting is Unstoppable Podcasting turned 20 years old this month, and after hearing James Cridland interview the very first person to produce a podcast (Christopher Lydon) it got me thinking about the early “Middle Finger to the Radio Indus…

As I have been podcasting since 2005, I remember Stitcher when it came on the scene in 2007. I remember talking to Noah Shanok. In the early days, they focused on the listener experience. A lot of people would use Stitcher in their cars. I loved tha…

If your podcast coach/consultant/producer/manager comes to you and says, “Congrats you're in the top 1% of all podcasts in Listen notes, don't uncork the champagne yet. This video explains why: But Listen Notes Remove The Dead Shows (?) What …

Thanks to our good friends at YouTube, the algorithm served up a Marc Maron interview on the Mayim Blalik's Breakdown show. I've followed her from the days of Blossom and loved her on the Big Bang Theory (where according to Uncle Google said she ear…

Another Great Podfest Expo I just returned from Podfest Expo 2023. (I share my insights in my last episode). It was a fabulous event with a ton of new faces. One thing that is always funny is that someone will bring up the 2nd time Podfestt happened…

You are Here Because I Saw Some Great Content From Mary Spender Just saw this video from Mary Spender called How Much YouTube Paid Me For 1,000,000 Views and why… and I felt the need to talk about it. Thanks for stopping by. Mary Spender is a …

I have no clue who Steven Crowder is. This is my first impression. From what I understand, he is THE #1 Conservative voice on YOUTUBE. He has 5.9 million viewers on Youtube. Over the years he's worked at different networks and once again finds himse…

For years I have been saying how there are better options when it comes to media hosts than Anchor.fm but people have been blinded by the price of free, and the ease of use or recording into your phone. Free is a Bad Business Model Let's review. Her…

I am starting a series on podcasting myths, Apple has a “New and Noteworthy” section in their app that 15 years ago when there were maybe 1000 podcasts would give you a significant bump in your downloads. Please check your calendar and r…

Gary Arndt is an award-winning travel photographer, blogger, and podcaster who has been traveling the globe for 10 years when covid devastated the travel industry leaving Gary with nothing. Gary knows the value of promotion. He's used various strate…

I've seen this before. A free media host launches with VC money and explains how you get free hosting, and it's paid for by advertisements. The company earns money, and you too will also get a piece of that sweet, sweet podcast advertising money. So…

Recently I switched the backend of the School of Podcasting from Thinkific to (almost Teachable) to Podia, and I've had a few people ask why. UPDATE: Why I Left Podia For the record Podia is a fine platform as long as it does everything you want to…

Podcast Movement 2022 Left Me Confused First, it was great to see so many podcasters out and networking. The event was a success, ran smoothly, and aside from a plague of crickets caused by flooding, was a great time. Then Ben Shapiro walked in and …

Some call it value for value, others call it Podcasting 2.0, and others call it “That bitcoin thing…” The bottom line is there is a way you can set up your show to receive bitcoin (a small portion called a satoshi, much like a penn…

Should I Use a Free Media Host? My quick reaction in this blog post is no. Here is a list of free media hosts that have gone out of business. – Podshow/Mevio 8/2005 – 4/2014 (116 months – 38.8 million dollars spent) – Podango 9/2006 – …

I Love Podcasting In the messenger’s documentary, I am asked, “When do you think you will stop podcasting?” and I answer, “The day after I die.” I’ve never thought of quitting. I love helping people on a global basis. However, if there is one thing …

Hallmark Holiday Movies get a lot of flack because they are predictable, cheesy, corny, and more or less if you've seen one – you've seen them all. Here are some things I've noticed: Someone’s parents are dead. This brings instant sympathy fo…

A podcast at its basic foundations is content delivered via an RSS feed. You then submit your feed to directories to syndicate your information across the world. While there are many forms of content creation, in the same way, that there are paper b…

Do Your Best To Avoid Taking a Break There was a time when I was very happy using the apple podcasts app. Then they pushed an update that broke the app. You couldn't even start it. Meanwhile, I was a copier technician who needed podcasts to listen t…

While setting up your show to receive bitcoin is still on the “bleeding edge” of technology, the ability for your audience to pay you bitcoin (which you can convert to money) is getting much, much easier. See this video Like this v…