The Subscriber Stage

Audience Portability

The Value of a Subscriber

This episode starts off at a familiar junction for many podcasters - the Grand Chasm between you and your listeners. You know they’re there, and you know they’re listening, but you don’t have direct access to them… until they become Subscribers. In this Stage of The Listener Lifecycle, Chris explains how to convert Followers to Subscribers, the upside to creating audience portability, and why knowing your audience is the key to successfully monetizing your podcast. 

Show Notes:
We find Chris at the Grand Chasm in Podcasting, where he introduces the bridge that gives you direct access to your listeners - The Subscriber Stage (00:20)
What are the different types of Subscribers? (01:05)
How to add value for your Subscribers (02:25)
Why the changes at Twitter speak to the importance of building a portable audience (04:15)
How subscribers translate to revenue, and why it’s critical to know your audience (06:09)

Links: 
THP Episode - How to Start a Podcast: Developing your Podcast: https://www.humblepod.com/podcast/developing-your-podcast-concept/
Masters of Scale with Brian Chesky: https://mastersofscale.com/brian-chesky/#WAIT_WHAT-player-2d08f85a-baf3-48b4-8815-16fa295037e6
“The upsides (and downsides) of angering one of the world's richest men” by Aaron Rupar: https://aaronrupar.substack.com/p/aaron-rupar-twitter-suspension-elon-musk
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This episode starts off at a familiar junction for many podcasters - the Grand Chasm between you and your listeners. You know they’re there, and you know they’re listening, but you don’t have direct access to them… until they become Subscribers. In this Stage of The Listener Lifecycle, Chris explains how to convert Followers to Subscribers, the upside to creating audience portability, and why knowing your audience is the key to successfully monetizing your podcast. 
Show Notes:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">We find Chris at the Grand Chasm in Podcasting, where he introduces the bridge that gives you direct access to your listeners - The Subscriber Stage (00:20)</li>
<li aria-level="1">What are the different types of Subscribers? (01:05)</li>
<li aria-level="1">How to add value for your Subscribers (02:25)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Why the changes at Twitter speak to the importance of building a portable audience (04:15)</li>
<li aria-level="1">How subscribers translate to revenue, and why it’s critical to know your audience (06:09)</li>
</ul>
Links: 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">THP Episode - How to Start a Podcast: Developing your Podcast: <a href="https://www.humblepod.com/podcast/developing-your-podcast-concept/">https://www.humblepod.com/podcast/developing-your-podcast-concept/</a> </li>
<li aria-level="1">Masters of Scale with Brian Chesky: <a href="https://mastersofscale.com/brian-chesky/#WAIT_WHAT-player-2d08f85a-baf3-48b4-8815-16fa295037e6">https://mastersofscale.com/brian-chesky/#WAIT_WHAT-player-2d08f85a-baf3-48b4-8815-16fa295037e6</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">“The upsides (and downsides) of angering one of the world's richest men” by Aaron Rupar: <a href="https://aaronrupar.substack.com/p/aaron-rupar-twitter-suspension-elon-musk">https://aaronrupar.substack.com/p/aaron-rupar-twitter-suspension-elon-musk</a> </li>
<li aria-level="1">Subscribe to our Newsletter! <a href="https://www.humblepod.com/subscribe">https://www.humblepod.com/subscribe</a> </li>
</ul>

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Whether you’ve literally just found this show searching “How to Start a Podcast” or you’re an expert just wanting to make sure you’re on the right course, we are here to help you follow through on your dreams of creating your own podcast.

In this show, we tackle the challenges that come with creating your own podcast. Everything from getting started, coming up with ideas for the show, the gear that you need, and thoughts for how to grow your show from launch through your one millionth download and beyond.
 Whether you&rsquo;ve literally just found this show searching &ldquo;How to Start a Podcast&rdquo; or you&rsquo;re an expert just wanting to make sure you&rsquo;re on the right course, we are here to help you follow through on your dreams of creating your own podcast.

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On The Humble Podcaster, we tackle the challenges that come with creating your own podcast. Everything from getting started, coming up with ideas for the show, the gear that you need, and thoughts for how to grow your show from launch through your one-millionth download and beyond. Whether you’ve literally just found this show searching “How to Start a Podcast” or you’re an expert just wanting to make sure you’re on the right course, we are here to help you follow through on your dreams of creating your own podcast.

On The Humble Podcaster, we tackle the challenges that come with creating your own podcast. Everything from getting started, coming up with ideas for the show, the gear that you need, and thoughts for how to grow your show from launch through your one-millionth download and beyond. Whether you&rsquo;ve literally just found this show searching &ldquo;How to Start a Podcast&rdquo; or you&rsquo;re an expert just wanting to make sure you&rsquo;re on the right course, we are here to help you follow through on your dreams of creating your own podcast.

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