9 Successful Techniques for Making Money from Podcasting

David Spark (@dspark) is the founder of Spark Media Solutions, specialists in building industry voice through storytelling and social media. He blogs at Spark Minute and is a regular on Cranky Geeks and ABC Radio. For many, creating a podcast is something that's done solely out of passion. But even among those who do it strictly for the love of podcasting, after awhile, once you've built up an audience, there comes a time when you think to yourself, "I can't keep doing this for free." Such was the case with many of the people I interviewed in my 15-part series, "Making Money from Podcasting." From a $50 donation to cover an afternoon of babysitting to a six figure sponsorship, the people I spoke to have been making anywhere from pocket change to lucrative careers from podcasting. What follows is a compendium of nine proven money-making techniques for podcasters. All are successful to varying degrees and some podcasters use a combination of methods. This summary provides an explanation of all the techniques, and tips from the podcasters who have pulled them off. For more tips, advice, and to hear the full money making podcast story, make sure to read and listen to each the interviews linked throughout this article. read more at: http://mashable.com/2009/10/01/podcast-money-making-tips/