Three Million Listens a Month Without a Big Name or Network

05/27/21 • 9 min

Written by podcast consultant and journalist Amanda Cupido, this is the story of how Drew Ackerman turned Sleep With Me into his full time job creating a whole new genre of podcast in the process.

Drew lays his struggles and anxieties bare in this story, so it's really useful for newer podcasters wanting to learn about making the leap.

Originally appeared at https://timber.fm/stories/sleep-with-me-podcast-feature/

Written by podcast consultant and journalist Amanda Cupido, this is the story of how Drew Ackerman turned Sleep With Me into his full time job creating a whole new genre of podcast in the process.

Drew lays his struggles and anxieties bare in this story, so it's really useful for newer podcasters wanting to learn about making the leap.

Originally appeared at https://timber.fm/stories/sleep-with-me-podcast-feature/

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Originally appeared at https://timber.fm/stories/undisclosed-podcast-feature/

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Originally published at https://timber.fm/stories/in-the-adventure-zone/.