Do podcast ads do more harm than good? 🤔 (Podcraft Pointers)

Published 3 days ago • 1 min read

Hello, Podcrafters!

Back in November, our Independent Podcaster Report found that only 15% of creators were actively monetising their shows. Of those that did, the majority were running ads and sponsorship.

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If you missed it, the full report is here. And this week on Podcraft, we got into the thornier side of podcast sponsorship: can ads erode audience trust? Are they an annoyance? And how many is too many?

We picked apart some other claims, too:

AI voices will become indistinguishable from real hosts
One viral clip can change everything
YouTube rewards podcasters more than podcast apps do
If you don't have 5+ hours a week, don't start a podcast
Your podcast idea isn't unique
If you're not getting feedback, your podcast isn't memorable

These are always thought-provoking discussions. Sometimes, the answers aren't as obvious as they might seem, and every now and then, the conversation actually changes our minds!

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Information fades. Emotion sticks.

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