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Part creative rebellion, part cozy rant, Monetize This! takes a friendly swing at the podcasting rulebook and celebrates the joy of doing it wrong on purpose.The industry keeps saying “monetize your podcast.”And sometimes the response is:“Monetize this!”Monetize This!
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Stop Obsessing Over Gear! Make Your Audio LISTENABLE Instead (opens the original)
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You don’t need a $500 microphone, a sound-treated studio, and enough audio gear to launch a small radio station. Dave Jackson explains why podcasters should stop obsessing over equipment and focus on the one thing that actually matters: making your audio listenable. Get the basics right. Then make the damn podcast. Check out the full episode: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monetizethispodcast.com
What 20 Years of Podcasting Teaches About Bad Advice with Dave Jackson (opens the original)
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Dave Jackson has been podcasting since 2005, which means he’s had almost two decades to watch podcasting advice evolve. Or, more accurately, watch the same advice get recycled with increasingly expensive microphones. Dave joins Monetize This! to talk about the podcasting advice industry, and naturally, we find plenty to disagree with. We take a swing at: * “Just start.” * “Just keep going.” * The promise that your audience is just around the corner. * The promise that your podcast can easily mak
What If Your Podcast Is Already Successful? with Paul and Ellyn Mock (opens the original)
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Paul and Ellyn Mock didn’t start their podcast with a business plan, a growth strategy, or a monetization funnel. They started with something they actually had: 37 years of marriage, a shared history, and a story worth talking about. In this episode, we talk about what podcast success looks like when you stop measuring everything by downloads, followers, revenue, and growth. Paul and Ellyn share how E Says, P Says came about, what they’ve learned from making the show, the listener feedback that
Podcast Awards: Recognition, Marketing, or Cash Grab? with John Leschinski (opens the original)
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Podcast awards are supposed to recognize great work. But what are they actually worth to the people who win them? In this episode, we speak with John Leschinski of the Canadian Podcast Awards about what podcast awards are really for, how nominations and judging work, whether winning can actually lead to money or opportunities, and why some awards can start to look a lot like pay-to-play. We also get into celebrity podcasts, popularity contests, the $2,000 course you could apparently create about
Comedy Is Way More Engineered Than You Think with Matt Evans (opens the original)
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Stand-up comedy looks effortless until you realize every laugh has been engineered. This week, comedian, veterinarian, and author Matt Evans joins Monetize This! to talk about what actually goes into writing comedy. We get into joke structure, storytelling, callbacks, and why making people laugh is a lot more like learning a craft than waiting for inspiration to strike. Along the way, we accidentally wander into some surprisingly useful advice about creativity, overcoming resistance, and why the
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