May 30, 2025

Podcast 56 – New! Premium Level on Patreon

21 minutes

A Premium Level ($5 month) rolls out in June. .

map of the Spanish Fort resort area in the 1880s.

Introducing a Premium Level for Patreon Supporters

We’re rolling out a Premium Level for NOLA History Guy, beginning in June. We offer a $1 “basic” supporter level on Patreon for a while now. The way we get our news and communicate in general on the Internet has changed so much in recent years, it’s time to make changes here.

The Pod

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Why monetize?

Simply put: I’m retired now. I no longer offer the computer training services that paid the rent for me since the 1990s. It’s time, for a number of reasons. If you’re curious, ask me next time you see me at the coffee shop. So, that means a lot of my personal Internet expenses can’t be written off as learning curve, extended education, etc. Some of these expenses include:

“Business” Internet service

Website hosting

Podcast hosting

Social Media management services

Research expenses

Among other things. The bottom line is, no teaching, no revenue stream for these things. So, any help I can get to keep this all going helps.

Of course, retirement means more time for history content. We offer more for Premium Level supporters: more blog articles, and a second weekly podcast.

Changes to $1 level

The basic, $1 month level remains essentially the same. We’ll add another post or two a week for supporters-only. Anyone who has supported the site, past or present, will see these articles. Supporters also receive more “riff” posts, where we take something initially posted by another creator, say, on the Book of Zucker, and expand on their stuff.

$5 Premium

The big change! For $5 per month, supporters receive:

One or more Premium articles per week.

Second podcast episode each week, exclusively for Premium supporters.

Discord

NOLA History Guy now has a Discord server, available to supporters at all levels.

How it works

Go to patreon.com/nolahistoryguy to sign up!

Four Ways to Support NOLA History Guy

Buy my books! Edward Branley is the author of six books on New Orleans history. They’re available from local booksellers and all the usual online suspects.

Book NOLA History Guy to speak at your event – Edward speaks to groups ranging in size to local groups like Kiwanis and Rotary to major conventions and trade shows.

Buy me a coffee on Ko-fi dot com. I just love this concept as a way to say thank you/tip creators you enjoy. Our idea of monetization is buying books and having us come to speak. If you see me at a coffee shop, stop and say hi. Otherwise, I’ll raise coffee cup to you if you treat me.

Become a patron. Yes, we’re on Patreon. A lot of creators use the platform for direct monetization, and that’s great for them. We don’t have “exclusive content” for patrons. Still, if you think our history stuff is worth a dollar a month, go join!

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