I produce the popular Nextmen podcast in the UK (top. 100 on iTunes store in music category) which has been running since 2010. I’ve been working on a new product to help monetise any podcast. It was built to scratch my own itch as I couldn’t find anything on the market to satisfy my requirements so I built it myself. I’m looking for a bit of product feedback before launch so if you are a podcaster and have a few minutes to spare I would love to hear from you.
If it was simple and didn't require you to move podcast hosts, would you consider integrating a service onto your podcast that enabled paid subscriptions for your listeners?
We’re planning on launching with the following features, how do you feel about them? Can you think of anything else you’d like to see?
Our basic account is free so if you get no subscribers it costs you nothing :)
We want to build an effective way for podcast fans to help podcast creators create great new content. I’d love to hear your comments or feedback? I’ll be posting a link to our website this week but wanted to get a conversation going.
Not a podcaster myself, but I’m a long-time podcast fan and have often pondered if something like you’re describing here would even be possible. Would love to see/hear more about it when you’re ready to share! Sounds really cool
Thank you. I have been brainstorming this for a few years now. Eventually, I decided that even if there was competition I would build it anyway, just to get it out of my brain! I'm glad I did as the concept developed even further as I worked on it.
Sounds like a good idea. Are the podcasters then forced to upload on your platform?
Thanks for the feedback :) The answer is no, podcasters continue to use their existing app/platform/host so their workflow wont change at all. This service modifies and augments the feed after it is published. The only change required is the feed URL must be updated for places like iTunes. This is non-destructive allowing the podcast to be switched back if they ever wished to leave the service.