7 Ways to Make Money Podcasting (Without Huge Downloads)

Culture Changers with Allison Hare · Jun 26, 2025 · 47m

Want to know how to make money podcasting without needing 100K downloads per episode? I used to think that if I just flipped on the mic, brought on killer guests, and delivered great content, sponsors would be beating down my door and the money would just roll in. Spoiler alert: that's not how podcast monetization strategies actually work, and I learned this the hard way at a podcast conference that left me feeling like absolute shit. But here's the thing—after leaving my corporate job with zero income and no business plan, I discovered there are actually seven proven ways to monetize your…