PART 2 - Monetizing Your Podcast: Diversifying Revenue Streams Beyond Ads and Sponsorships

This episode answers the age old question: how do you make money from your podcast as a creator?

There are many ways to diversify your podcast revenue and income streams, and today we cover everything from how to monetize your podcast beyond the traditional ads and sponsorships, and leverage strategies like affiliate marketing, crowdfunding, Patreon, memberships, live events and courses.

Remember, there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to monetizing your podcast, and you can trial and error a few different strategies to see and learn which ones work best for you.

In the episode, we get into:

  • [0:00] Intro

  • [1:35] Free monetization guide

  • [2:05] Diversifying your monetization strategy beyond ads and sponsorship

  • [2:35] Crowdfunding platforms like Patreon or Memberships

  • [3:10] Types of content to share on Patreon

  • [3:30] How I use my Patreon account

  • [5:35] What is affiliate marketing

  • [9:45] Developing partnerships with other podcasters

  • [11:40] Leveraging live events and courses

  • [14:20] Tracking your listener engagement rates and feedback


About Simona Costantini

 

Simona Costantini is the Founder and CEO of Costantini Productions, a full-service podcast production agency. She is also the Executive Producer and Host of two podcasts: Happiness Happens Podcast and As It Relates to Podcasting. 

She helps women entrepreneurs in the parenting, wellness and marketing spaces bring their personality, brand and passion to the mic by helping them launch, manage and grow their podcasts. 

Simona’s experience spans more than 10 years in marketing, communications, advertising and public relations.



 
 
 

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