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Steve shares his story of how he got out of consumer debt and into financial blogging, and why that led to him quitting his own consulting business to pursue podcast production full-time.

We dive deep into how being active in his niche's community has been the key to his success, and why podcast production is his mission.

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Resources From This Episode:

• Podcast Editors Club on Facebook
• SteveStewart.me
• Podcast Editors Conference

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In the past, recording podcasts remotely has been an over-complicated & anxiety-ridden experience...and that's putting it politely.

That's where SquadCast comes in.

We talk about some of the common methods of recording remotely, what the best practices are, and how to avoid some of the common issues like audio drift.

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Resources From This Episode:

• SquadCast Blog
• Between 2 Mics Podcast
• Try SquadCast, 3 hrs FREE

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In today's episode: a renegade Roomba terrorizes the studio, we get a visit from a gentle giant (Queenie), and we get down and dirty on the ins and outs of podcast monetization.

I'm joined with Colin Thomson, CEO of Kast Media. He shares his story from being the host of a small niche show to founding one of the most influential up-and-coming networks in the podcast industry.

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What We Discuss with Colin Thomson

• How we met
• Colin's podcast history & founding KM
• 3 ways you can monetize your podcast
• Offering premium subscriptions
• Why it's tricky to get sponsors under 50k downloads per episode
• Why you may consider joining a podcast network
• How big a show should be to join a network
• The typical demo of the average podcast listener
• Surprise visit from Colin's dog
• Hypothetical case study - Bob the plumber
• Where podcasts sit in the sales funnel
• How to leverage a podcast to grow your business
• Sharing our personal podcast listening habits
• What do we say to the person that doesn't get podcasting
• How to produce a narrative show the smart way
• Why 1 million downloads is INSANE for podcasting
• Podcast earning potential
• Hypothetical breakdown of podcast income streams
• The KM 360 deal business model
• The ad sales process & what you can do as an independent podcast producer

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Courtland and I talk about how we first started working together, what outsourcing production has done to help him build his business & community, and why consistency is the key to growing your podcast (and not just in the way you'd expect)

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Resources From This Episode:

• Indie Hackers Podcast
• Courtland's AMA
• Get the FREE Podcast Production Blueprint

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