Gary’s Q&A

Listener question & Gary’s response · Transcript passage

David Day asks How profitable is the podcast? Is it supplying a full-time income for you yet? And do you have any tips for someone wanting to get into podcasting?

Right now, the show is allowing me to make a living. It is paying for rent and expenses, but I haven’t purchased a new car or anything. Advertising and the support I get from the supporters on Patreon are paying the bills.

I’m getting very close to the point where I am going to be able to hire someone to help me with some of the tasks in managing the show.

As for advice, I could talk about that for hours. The thing I would recommend is not to expect any success immediately. Podcasting isn’t like YouTube or social media, where things can go viral. The vast majority of podcasts never make it to episode 10.

Don’t just have a subject for your podcast, but actually develop a format. If you’ve listened to this show long enough, you are pretty familiar with the format of the show. I stick to it pretty rigorously and it has worked.