{"id":57932,"date":"2024-08-15T09:12:31","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T08:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/?p=57932"},"modified":"2024-08-15T09:47:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T08:47:49","slug":"income-stream-lessons-indie-podcasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/podcraft-podcast\/income-stream-lessons-indie-podcasters\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Income Stream Lessons From 10 Top Indie Creators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There is no shortage of potential income streams for your podcast. But rather than telling you all the things you <em>could <\/em>try, how about some real-world case studies from ten successful independent podcasters?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our recent survey suggested that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/business-of-podcasting\/how-indies-monetize-their-podcast\/\">only 1 in 4 indies monetize their content<\/a>, despite the majority of them <em>wanting <\/em>to build some income streams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, on this episode of Podcraft, we&#8217;re going to dig into the monetization methods and strategies that have actually worked for our IndiePod Legends, as well as the many that haven&#8217;t!<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.alitu.com\/36905103\/e67a5463-a151-4424-ab1c-feb2ec5f8871\" width=\"100%\" height=\"184\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/podcast-income-stream-lessons.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transcription: Podcast Income Stream Lessons<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The aim here is to show that while some revenue streams are a good fit for some, they don&#8217;t work so well for others. We&#8217;ll also answer questions like: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WHEN should you try to monetize?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are some great on-ramps for smaller podcasts?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can monetizing your content hamper your creativity?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    <div class=\"post-link-block\">\n        <div class=\"post-link-block__wrap\">\n            <div class=\"post-link-block__thumb-wrap\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lessons-From-Top-Indie-Podcasters-Podcraft-Season-20-img-150x150.jpg\"\n                    width=\"1280\"                    height=\"720\"                    srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lessons-From-Top-Indie-Podcasters-Podcraft-Season-20-img-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lessons-From-Top-Indie-Podcasters-Podcraft-Season-20-img-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lessons-From-Top-Indie-Podcasters-Podcraft-Season-20-img-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lessons-From-Top-Indie-Podcasters-Podcraft-Season-20-img-290x163.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lessons-From-Top-Indie-Podcasters-Podcraft-Season-20-img-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lessons-From-Top-Indie-Podcasters-Podcraft-Season-20-img-445x250.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lessons-From-Top-Indie-Podcasters-Podcraft-Season-20-img-635x357.jpg 635w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lessons-From-Top-Indie-Podcasters-Podcraft-Season-20-img-580x326.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lessons-From-Top-Indie-Podcasters-Podcraft-Season-20-img-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lessons-From-Top-Indie-Podcasters-Podcraft-Season-20-img-890x501.jpg 890w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lessons-From-Top-Indie-Podcasters-Podcraft-Season-20-img-1270x714.jpg 1270w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lessons-From-Top-Indie-Podcasters-Podcraft-Season-20-img.jpg 1280w\"\n                    alt=\"lessons from top indie podcasters\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 120px, 70px\"\n                    class=\"post-link-block__thumbnail\"\n                \/>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\n            <p class=\"post-link-block__headline\">Workflow, Content &#038; Longevity Lessons From 14 Top Indie Podcasters | Podcraft Season 20<\/p>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/podcraft-podcast\/essential-lessons-from-top-indie-podcasters-podcraft-season-20\/\" class=\"post-link-block__link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Read article called: Workflow, Content &#038; Longevity Lessons From 14 Top Indie Podcasters | Podcraft Season 20<\/span><\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meet-our-indiepod-legends\">Meet Our Indiepod Legends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alana-samra-274x300.jpg\" alt=\"Alana and Samra - She Well Read\" class=\"wp-image-55241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alana-samra-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alana-samra-934x1024.jpg 934w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alana-samra-768x842.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alana-samra-1401x1536.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alana-samra-290x318.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alana-samra-350x384.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alana-samra-445x488.jpg 445w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alana-samra-635x696.jpg 635w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alana-samra-580x636.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alana-samra-700x768.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alana-samra-890x976.jpg 890w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alana-samra-1270x1393.jpg 1270w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/alana-samra.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Download numbers don&#8217;t matter when it comes to trying to sell ad space. There&#8217;s that podcast industry standard of, like, you have to have 10,000 downloads to even think about getting partnerships. Well, we dispelled that myth pretty quickly, and I think more people are catching on to it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shewellread.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alana &amp; Samra &#8211; She Well Read<\/a><\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Paul.png\" alt=\"paul\" class=\"wp-image-54955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Paul.png 290w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Paul-223x300.png 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve been going all the years on Patreon, and I&#8217;ve never cashed the money in. I thought it was going into my bank account, but because it&#8217;s only small amounts, I didn&#8217;t really keep track of it. And then a couple of weeks ago, Patreon wrote to me saying I&#8217;d got $2,000 stacked up in the account, and I thought Christmas had come early.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paul \u2013 Fighting Through<\/a><\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Susan-237x300.png\" alt=\"susan\" class=\"wp-image-54959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Susan-237x300.png 237w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Susan-290x368.png 290w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Susan-350x444.png 350w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Susan-445x564.png 445w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Susan-580x735.png 580w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Susan.png 583w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s very rare that I reach out to someone and say, hi, this is what I do, and I want you to spend money on my podcast. It&#8217;s a little bit more organic. It&#8217;s more about relationship building.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/alushlifemanual.com\/podcast\">Susan &#8211; Lush Life<\/a><\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gabe-244x300.png\" alt=\"gabe\" class=\"wp-image-54947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gabe-244x300.png 244w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gabe-290x356.png 290w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gabe-350x430.png 350w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gabe-445x547.png 445w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gabe.png 447w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Be patient. Don&#8217;t quit your day job. Wait. Give value until you can&#8217;t give any more. Then ask. Because when you do that, the amount of money, the amount of people that want to provide value back to you is so much exponentially greater. And so just be patient.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamedesignlab.com\/episodes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gabe \u2013 Board Game Design Lab<\/a><\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"301\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dcarrie.png\" alt=\"dcarrie\" class=\"wp-image-54945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dcarrie.png 301w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dcarrie-221x300.png 221w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dcarrie-290x394.png 290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;&#8230;and she had sent over a package of candles because I&#8217;d been spending money with her. So I made her the sponsor, and so she ended up working with me. She gave me a really nice promo code for listeners, so when they buy from her they can get 20% off their candles. And so I feel like that&#8217;s probably a direction that I would prefer to go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/travelnshitpodcast.com\/\"><strong>dCarrie &#8211; Travel N Sh!t<\/strong><\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/paul-thornton-300x287.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Thornton - Joy of Cruising\" class=\"wp-image-55529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/paul-thornton-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/paul-thornton-290x278.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/paul-thornton-350x335.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/paul-thornton.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;I look at it as monetization will come, because I&#8217;m building a following. I&#8217;m now in the position where my host enables me to carry ads on my podcast, which really just kind of lowers my hosting bill each month. So I don&#8217;t get much monetization that way, but it&#8217;ll come. Little things are starting to happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejoyofcruisingpodcast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paul &#8211; The Joy of Cruising<\/a><\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mur.jpg\" alt=\"mur\" class=\"wp-image-54953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mur.jpg 256w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mur-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s not that I wanted to put all my eggs in the Patreon basket, but it&#8217;s really that I&#8217;ve not found anything better than Patreon. I&#8217;m fine to stay with it. In theory, I&#8217;d love to have multiple revenue streams along those subscription lines, but it just hasn&#8217;t happened.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/murverse.com\/podcasts\/isbw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mur &#8211; I Should Be Writing<\/a><\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Andrea-300x283.png\" alt=\"andrea\" class=\"wp-image-54941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Andrea-300x283.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Andrea-290x274.png 290w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Andrea-350x330.png 350w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Andrea-445x420.png 445w, https:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Andrea.png 464w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;But so far, brands have come to me and said, hey, we have this product, we&#8217;d love to get it in front of new people, can we sponsor your podcast? And so that&#8217;s usually how the conversation has gone so far. I&#8217;m very mindful of it, though, because I don&#8217;t particularly enjoy, like listening to ads, and I especially don&#8217;t enjoy the shows that have a ton of ads. I want it to be beneficial for my sponsors, so keep them very, very minimal. And so that has worked well for me in the past. 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