OG Podcaster Tips: Podcast Monetization & Getting Started

09/17/22 • 25 min

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Are you... Thinking about starting a podcast? Feeling discouraged about your podcasting career? Curious about improving your craft? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, this is the place to be. You’re literally one step away from blowing your podcasting career wide open! Don’t believe it? Learn how a real OG podcaster got his start and is trailblazing in the industry. Meet Dom Sharpe Podcaster Dom Sharpe of “Listen to This While you Shit” started podcasting in December 2019. It all started when he realized he had a knack for talking at length, an engaging personality, and infectious comedic flair. Initially, he talked to literally no one for hours, but that’s not the case today! After more than a year and a half of dedication and hard work, he has amassed 80,000 TikTok followers, 20,000 IG followers, and thousands of regular podcast listeners. He’s also signed to Blue Wire. Podcast Monetization Tips You Don’t Want to Miss Podcast monetization is a hot topic in the industry - who doesn’t want to make money doing what they love? Here are some tips straight from Dom Sharpe that’ll help you monetize your podcast quicker: If you’re not using Patreon, start now and advertise it on your pods. It’ll turn your hard work into a monthly paycheck as your audience grows. Always be transparent with your followers and be thoughtful when setting up tiers. Use Rodecaster Pro to make the podcast creation process easy. Podcast monetization is impossible if you’re not churning out good content regularly. This all-in-one tool is everything you need to minimize your editing time and ensure the quality of your pods. Don’t get hung up on what you don’t have - Dom Sharpe started recording everything on his phone; no expensive camera or layered sounds. Just put yourself out there and focus on producing the best quality content you can with what you have. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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