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Both podcasts and blogs are difficult to monetize. But does that have to be the point of a podcast/blog? I'd say no. Plenty of people write blogs for themselve
by acconrad 7y ago
Both podcasts and blogs are difficult to monetize. But does that have to be the point of a podcast/blog? I'd say no.
Plenty of people write blogs for themselves and for learning/teaching. Why not do the same thing for podcasts? Those who are truly invested in the medium and want to provide value to others (and themselves) will do it long enough to make it successful. I mean if you try a podcast for 6 episodes and quit...sorry, you probably were never going to be successful as a podcast owner.
- ghaff 7y agoA lot of people are probably conflating the monetization angle with the content of the podcasts themselves. It's true that you're probably not going to see a lot of NPR or NPR-style highly produced podcasts from people just doing it for fun. On the other hand, quite a few actually prefer the more conversational and casual angle that comes from people just talking on mic or over the Internet. And those are very doable for pretty much anyone who has the interest and motivation.