Podcasts for Profit with Morgan Franklin | Podcasting Strategy for Podcasters

When can you monetize your podcast? That’s one of the most asked questions I get as a podcast producer and strategist and the simple answer is: today.

Yeah, it’s true. You can monetize your podcast today. You could hypothetically speaking, start making money on your podcast today by becoming an affiliate partner.

Now, obviously it’s much more complicated than recording an ad and watching the money roll in, but in this episode I’m going to walk you through how to become an affiliate marketer with your podcast, how to find the best companies to work with, how much you can expect to make and how to strategize to leverage your affiliate partnerships to get actual partners for your podcast.

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Do you want to know the biggest lie in podcasting?

I’ve been thinking about this episode for many years, and it’s something I try to share with every podcaster I work with and meet. The biggest lie in podcasting is that it’s easy, but way too many of us make it too hard.

In this episode I’m going to expose the lies you’ve likely been told about podcasting and how you can reclaim the truth for yourself. We’ll talk about everything from podcasting equipment and production to monetization to why your podcast marketing strategy isn’t working.

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Is your podcast ranking on the charts? Does it matter?

In this episode we’ll talk about what rankings are and how they impact your podcast growth, how to strategize for your own show and of course, how to actually start showing up on the charts and ranking to find the audience you want listening to your podcast.

In this episode:
How podcast rankings work across different platforms like Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Understanding the importance of choosing the right category for your podcast and how to decide. 
Tracking your podcast's performance using free tools like Listen Notes and Refonic.
How to improve you podcast's visibility and find new listeners using podcast ranking strategies.

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In podcasting there are few things more important than being able to utilize your network, make an offer and close a deal. Whether that’s getting a guest you want to come on your show, guesting yourself on another podcast or getting a sponsor, you need to know how to pitch your podcast effectively and efficiently. 

If you can’t speak to the value of your podcast, no one can. In this episode I’m going to teach you the pitching strategy that saved my podcast and my career. 

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🎧 Episode 8 | How to Pitch Your Podcast to Anyone in 30-Seconds:
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One of the most asked questions I get as a podcast producer and podcaster is should all podcasts have an audio and video component?

I wish there was an easy answer to this question, because even I grapple with the pros and cons of whether my podcasts should have video.

In this episode we’re going to talk about the advantages, disadvantages, investment, and payoff of having a video component to your podcast. There isn’t a blanket answer for every podcaster, but after this episode you’ll have the tools and perspective to be able to decide for yourself: should your podcast have video?

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Everyday we become more and more aware of the power of the  ✨brand✨.

But what does that even mean? Why should we care? Most of us probably wouldn’t consider our podcast to be a brand, but in 2025, that’s a huge mistake. 

In this episode we’ll talk about the importance of recognizing and nurturing the brand of your podcast, why branding matters and how to leverage your podcast branding in a way that grows your audience and helps your podcast make money. 

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Last year I had over 500,000 viewers without a dollar in paid promotion from one social media - Pinterest. After Google, Pinterest brings the most traffic to my website and podcast episodes, with the average visitor spending about 23 minutes looking at past episodes. 

In this episode we’ll talk about why Pinterest is the best place to grow your podcast audience, how to properly market your podcast on Pinterest, and what you can do to incorporate Pinterest into your podcast workflow without feeling overwhelmed.

Why does Pinterest work? I think a lot of people think about Pinterest as the place where you plan a wedding, or save ideas for remodeling your kitchen, but the reality is pinterest has 553 million monthly active users and reaches 40% of US households with an annual income over $150K. I don’t know about you, but as a business owner, who uses their podcast to grow their business, those are the kind of stats I want to hear.

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What's old is new again and we're learning how to promote our podcast the old fashioned way (in-person 😁).

In this episode:
(2:50) Why 2025 is the year of taking podcast promotion and marketing offline.
(3:47) The easiest way to start promoting your podcast in person.
(4:38) Why you should talk about your podcast more.
(6:15)  How to start building a community around your podcast.

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Only 35% of podcasts make money. If I'm being honest, I thought it would be less. 😬

Most podcasts will never get out of the red - and it's not their fault! Podcasting is expensive, time consuming and everyone thinks they're going to make money from it. In this episode we’ll talk about the two kinds of podcasts that actually make money. How to better align your podcast with one of these two strategies and why so many podcasters are never able to monetize their podcast. 

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I’m going to say something and you might not agree with me, but in my experience this is the truth: marketing a podcast is harder than having a podcast.

Finding the right people that should be listening to your podcast and reminding them every week to listen to your podcast is actually harder than making the podcast itself and that’s not easy. 

In this episode we’re going to talk about why your podcast marketing isn’t working, what you can do to improve and how we can make small changes to start rebuilding our listener base and engaging with our existing audience. 

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