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Hello, and welcome to another Podcast Pontifications with me, Evo Terra.
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Last week of shows, letting you guys know, this is the last week
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of shows before I go on my break.
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Evo's Long Winter's Nap is coming up in the next few weeks.
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But before that I'm going to touch on a sensitive topic.
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Yes, a very sensitive topic.
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It's going to be touchy.
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I hope you guys will allow me to do this.
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Especially for independent podcasters, and that's money - money independent
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podcasters can bring into their productions as well as money
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independent podcasters spend bringing their productions to the world.
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Now, over the next few minutes, I'm going to try very hard not to judge
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you or anyone by my pocketbook.
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In return, I will ask you to do the same, and that is not judge the totality of
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indie podcasting by your own pocketbook.
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Alright, we agreed?
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Great.
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Then let's rip the Bandaid off right away.
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Indie podcasting doesn't mean poor podcasters.
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It doesn't.
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Even though, yes, I do recognize and understand that the vast majority of indie
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podcasters are, at least when it comes to money, in and out of their podcast poor.
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I get it.
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But true though that may be, it's not a requirement.
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Being a poor indie podcaster is neither a requirement, nor is it a badge of honor.
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At the same time, though, it's not a badge of shame either.
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Please understand that.
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It's just a current state, not even the current state.
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It's just a current state.
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And the great thing about states - and I'm talking about lowercase S, not
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big case - states can be changed.
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Indie podcasting doesn't mean poor podcasters.
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You can, if you wish, and if it is deserved, ask for more.
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You can ask for more from your sponsors, from your patrons, from your
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supporters, if, in fact, the product you are providing is actually worth more.
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And if it's not currently, then you can put your podcast and yourself on a path
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to do what needs to be done so that it is, or will be, in fact, worth more.
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Most indie podcasters fail to get any revenue from their shows, I know.
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While at the same time, other independent podcasters live very
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comfortable lives and oftentimes pay a staff of people a living wage.
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In between those two extremes are countless examples of other indie
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podcasters because indie podcasting doesn't mean poor podcasters.
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You can, if you wish, and if you have the means, spend more on services that will
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have direct benefits on your podcast.
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Now, I don't recommend spending money for the sake of spending.
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But there is some truth in the old adage, "You've got to spend money to make money."
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Most indie podcasters invest heavily in their own time, and then seek out
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services that are free so they can spend as little of their treasure as possible.
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At the same time, lots of other indie podcasters are spending lots of money.
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I'm talking tens of thousands of dollars or more every single month just to
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keep their production machine flowing.
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And it's in between those two extremes that I, once again, point out there
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are countless other indie podcasters, and that's because indie podcasting
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doesn't mean poor podcasters.
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Again, I remind you, don't judge the totality of indie
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podcasting by your pocketbook.
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And it's okay.
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That some services offered to podcasters in the broadcasters
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aren't necessarily available to the totality of indie podcasting.
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Let's do some quick Boostagrams.
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Now it's time for the boost-the boost-the boost- Boostagram Corner.
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Boostagram Corner.
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I don't know a thing about crypto.
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Special thanks to Mr.
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Mark Stedman.
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Oh my gosh.
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Mark, what are you involved in these days?
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So many projects, it's hard to keep track of what you've got going on,
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but mark says he sent me four coffees and said the following four coffees
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for the four inspiring questions you tipped us off to this week.
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That was last Friday show.
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Thank you very much, mark.
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I appreciate that.
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And mark did that with an individual coffee purchase
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times four, which is fantastic.
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There's also when you go there to the place mark bought me the coffees, there's
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an option to become a supporting member.
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That level gets you extra perks.
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So take a look at that.
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In fact, take a look@alloftheoptionsavailabletoyouatpodcastpontifications.com
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slash value for value, where they are all listed, because it does take effort.
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Time, treasure and a talent to put out the show and the way that you
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can provide some of that back to me is the form of value for value.
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So again, Podcast Pontifications.com/value for value.
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Three more episodes to go this week before I take a quick break.
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With that, I shall be back tomorrow with yet another Podcast Pontifications.
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Cheers!
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Podcast Pontifications is written and narrated by Evo Terra.
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He's on a mission to make podcasting better.
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Links to everything mentioned in today's episode are in the notes
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section of your podcast listening app.
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A written-to-be-read article based on today's episode is available at
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podcastpontifications.com where you'll also find a video version and a corrected
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transcript, both created by Allie Press.
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Podcast Pontifications is a production of Simpler Media.
