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How I made money podcasting and why you probably don't want to

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Re: How I made money podcasting and why you probably don't want to

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Post by blunte »

prklmn wrote: post #5
lacampbell wrote: post #4

It's behind a sign in wall for me because I've read too many medium articles, apparently. Bring back blogspot!

https://outline.com/J6Du4y

Outline is awesome for as long as it works. It's only a matter of time before it is effectively blocked by the content capturing sites.

I know it's a bit of a rant, but we shouldn't need Outline to make the web useful. Thankfully it exists as an option, but that's like needing antibiotics because every time we go shopping we get cut 1,000 times by the doorways to the stores we try to shop at...

Re: How I made money podcasting and why you probably don't want to

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Post by timoth3y »

lacampbell wrote: post #4

It's behind a sign in wall for me because I've read too many medium articles, apparently. Bring back blogspot!

Here is a link to the original. I posted on Medium because it seems more people will visit Medium than a blog they've never heard of before.

https://www.disruptingjapan.com/how-i-made-8000-per-month-po...

I wish it weren't so.

Re: How I made money podcasting and why you probably don't want to

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Post by quickthrower2 »

blunte wrote: post #9
lacampbell wrote: post #4

It's behind a sign in wall for me because I've read too many medium articles, apparently. Bring back blogspot!

I share your frustration, particularly with Medium (and a true sense of dismay at those who choose to publish their effort on Medium's platform). TFA was great, and I'm motivated to pursue my podcast idea (not for money, but because I think it would be interesting). But I just don't get why people put their creative content on Medium. Does it actually add value (bring more readers?) Seems to me it will discourage som…

If I understand correctly Medium charges both readers and publishers for a service that you can get free elsewhere? Does that sum it up?

Re: How I made money podcasting and why you probably don't want to

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Post by crispinb »

lacampbell wrote: post #4

It's behind a sign in wall for me because I've read too many medium articles, apparently. Bring back blogspot!

Medium is a catastrophe, obviously, but where it does have stuff you want or need to read, just install one of the many cookie-deleting browser extensions. I'm a simpleton so just manually hit a 'delete cookies from this site' button, but there are fancier options that will routinely delete cookies from specified domains, etc.

I haven't yet found a freemium site that either this or turning off javascript doesn't work for.

Re: How I made money podcasting and why you probably don't want to

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Post by jstandard »

I appreciate what Tim has done and continues to accomplish to raise the profile and acceptance of startups as a viable career choice in Japan.

I've first-hand experience with the many challenges of startups in Japan. Finding talent who understand how startups are different. Convincing larger partners you're not simply another "supplier" they can grind margin out of. Explaining to potential investors the tradeoffs of quality, speed, and confirming product fit.

Educational platforms like what Tim has built through podcasting are needed to help close these gaps.

Thanks to Tim for the insightful post on "how the sausage was made" and looking forward to seeing good things coming out of Tepco's innovation platform.

Re: How I made money podcasting and why you probably don't want to

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Post by personlurking »

Great post

Is there a general ratio for how much audio you record per session vs how long your average podcast episode is? Do you cut, say, 25% or something like that? They seem to run 40-50 minutes, from checking your site.

Would going the Patreon route (since your podcast is ad-free now) be viable?

Re: How I made money podcasting and why you probably don't want to

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Post by timoth3y »

jstandard wrote: post #16

I appreciate what Tim has done and continues to accomplish to raise the profile and acceptance of startups as a viable career choice in Japan. I've first-hand experience with the many challenges of startups in Japan. Finding talent who understand how startups are different. Convincing larger partners you're not simply another "supplier" they can grind margin out of. Explaining to potential investors the tradeoffs of…

Wow. Thank you for that. I love putting the podcast together, and I enjoy it more now that I've taken the show non-commercial.

I like to think I'm having an impact on the ecosystem here, and as I mentioned in the article, four Japanese startup founders have told me that listening to the guests on Disrupting Japan is a big part of what gave them the courage to start their own companies. I kind of teared up when they told me that. I'm not sure exactly why.

These open, personal episodes are emotionally draining to publish. I'm a nervous wreck right up until the moment they go live. The feedback is almost always wonderful, so I don't know why it's still so hard to share, but it is.

I guess I'm fine with that.

Maybe part of connecting is just accepting that we are all kind of basket cases on the inside. And that's perfectly OK.

Re: How I made money podcasting and why you probably don't want to

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Post by timoth3y »

personlurking wrote: post #18

Great post Is there a general ratio for how much audio you record per session vs how long your average podcast episode is? Do you cut, say, 25% or something like that? They seem to run 40-50 minutes, from checking your site. Would going the Patreon route (since your podcast is ad-free now) be viable?

For most shows, I record 60 to 90 minutes of conversation to get 20 to 40 minutes of edited content. I try to edit down to the bone, where there is nothing else I feel I can take out.

That might seem a bit extreme, but some of my guests are not native English speakers, so there is a lot to fix in post-production.

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