Micropayments have been touted as the next big revenue source for podcasters since the beginning without much success. But could changes by social media finally herald in our money-flowing future?

You let your listeners listen on whatever listening app they want, don’t you? You let your listeners reach out to you on lots of different communication channels, don’t you? 

So as a smart and savvy podcaster, you’ll take that same attitude for receiving direct payments from your listeners, won’t you?

Not long ago, podcasters picked a listener-support platform and drove their listeners to that podcaster-chosen platform. But Twitter just flipped that cart upside down and announced that direct payments would be integrated into the social platform. With a few clicks—and never leaving Twitter—your listeners can send you funds directly from Twitter. And it’s a safe bet other social platforms will quickly follow.

And that has a lot of implications for all podcasters to consider. Here are a few I’m thinking of at the moment:

1st, there’s going to be a wave of buzz around this, and it’s important that you’re able to be funded. So go through the process as soon as you can. 

2nd, The direct-payments and crowd-funding industries aren’t going to take this sitting down. I don’t think it’s too crazy to see funding platforms allowing creators to publish content directly to the platform

3rd, to quote the noted economist Gorgeous George; this will get messy. Some apps/services will do a better job of integration than others. Hopefully, we don’t slide into the chasm that is the Tyranny of Choice. 

So my advice: get there, hold on, and see what happens. Let’s embrace the concept of letting our listeners provide value back to us on their terms.

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Boostagram Corner:

Thank you, Kyle Hebert of The Intergalactic Boom Box Podcast, for the Twitter boost. Links in the next section. 

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Links:

• FREE 3-week trial of My Podcast Reviews - https://mypodcastreviews.com/pp

• Twitter announces direct payment methods - https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/product/2021/bringing-tips-to-everyone

• Noted economist Gorgeous George: https://clip.cafe/snatch-2000/this-will-get-messy/

• Kyle Hebert (Twitter) - http://Twitter.cin/kylehebert

• The Intergalactic Boom Box Podcast - https://www.podpage.com/the-intergalactic-boom-box/

• New support page is updated! - https://podcastpontifications.com/support

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