A 1 year old podcast has grossed $1.2 million. That’s right, a podcast that was started by an entrepreneur with no experience in audio production or podcasting has made enough money to pay his mortgage for the next 10 years. How does he do it? Well, let’s start at the beginning…
The first podcast episode was recorded in his car.
The first podcast episode was recorded in his car.
He had never made a podcast before, and he was nervous about recording the first one. He had to find a way to record it, edit it, and upload it all at once—all while driving to an important meeting!
He had never made a podcast before.
It was the first time that he had ever made a podcast, and it was also the first time that he had ever done anything like this. He had always wanted to, but he had never felt confident enough in his own ability to actually do so. Now, however, with the help of his friends and family members who have helped him along the way (and even paid for some of his equipment), he feels ready enough to take on any challenge thrown at him by anyone else!
He started the podcast to talk about his interests.
He started the podcast to talk about his interests.
He started the podcast to talk about his experiences.
He started the podcast to talk about his opinions and ideas, as well as his passions.
He has interviewed a lot of people.
He has interviewed a lot of people.
He has interviewed celebrities, entrepreneurs and experts from all over the world. He has interviewed people from all different industries, including finance, technology and entertainment. He’s also been on podcasts with some of our favorite podcasters like Chris Guillebeau and Neil Strauss!
His guests have included: Richard Branson ( founder Virgin Group), Paul Jarvis (founder of Blue Apron), Tim Ferriss (author of The 4-Hour Workweek)…
Most of his own money goes into production costs.
Most of his own money goes into production costs.
He has a team of producers, and they pay for the podcast studio, equipment, editing and music. He also gets paid to promote the show through social media channels like Facebook and Twitter.
A 1 year old podcast has grossed $1.2 million
A 1 year old podcast has grossed $1.2 million dollars. The show is hosted by a single person, who is not well known but has been on the iTunes top 100 podcasts for over a year and has been featured in many publications.
Conclusion
The first episode of the podcast was broadcast in February 2018. Since then, it has been downloaded over 8 million times and spent almost $1.2 million in production costs. While not all revenue goes back into producing more content for the site, that is a pretty good return on investment!
