How to be successful on Patreon with Jack Rhysider, Host, Darknet Diaries

05/07/19 • 35 min

Today's guest is Jack Rhysider, host and producer of Darknet Diaries. Jack dives deep into his original research on how to build a following on Patreon.

We cover:

How he built the initial audience for Darknet Diaries
How he went full-time on his show
Things that top Patreon shows haven in common
What it takes to make something that's worth supporting
Whether or not to go exclusive to an app

Follow Jack on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/jackrhysider

Check out more of his research on his blog: https://lime.link/blog/analysis-of-top-podcast/

Listen to Darknet Diaries: https://darknetdiaries.com/

Thanks for listening!

Today's guest is Jack Rhysider, host and producer of Darknet Diaries. Jack dives deep into his original research on how to build a following on Patreon.

We cover:

How he built the initial audience for Darknet Diaries
How he went full-time on his show
Things that top Patreon shows haven in common
What it takes to make something that's worth supporting
Whether or not to go exclusive to an app

Follow Jack on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/jackrhysider

Check out more of his research on his blog: https://lime.link/blog/analysis-of-top-podcast/

Listen to Darknet Diaries: https://darknetdiaries.com/

Thanks for listening!

Previous Episode

Skye Pillsbury — Writer, Inside Podcasting

This week's guest is Skye Pillsbury, the writer and curator of Inside Podcasting, a daily podcasting newsletter from Inside.com.

We cover:

How Skye got started in podcasting:
Skye's background in tech PR, and the parallels between the dot-com boom in the Bay Area in the 90's/early 2000s to what's happening now
What it was like to be a guest on the Gimlet podcast Heavyweight (a great story!)
How putting out daily content is hard
What it's like to go from pitching to receiving PR pitches
What Skye is listening to right now, and hopes for the future of podcasting

You can follow Skye on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/SkyePillsbury

Subscribe to Inside Podcasting here: https://inside.com/ And check out Skye's episode of Heavyweight here—it's a great listen: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/heavyweight/o2hobr/17-skye

Next Episode

Announcing Season 2 of Chartable Radio

Chartable Radio is coming back!

In this episode, the Chartable team discuss what we've been listening to, what we've been working on, and what's coming up for Chartable.

We're looking for guests — anyone who works in the podcast industry — for Season 2 (beginning in January 2019). More info at the end of the episode! We're especially looking to interview folks who identify with marginalized groups.

Thanks for listening and we'll be back soon!