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Dec. 28, 2024

Is Your Podcast Ready for 2025?

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Welcome to the final 'Ask the Podcast Coach' of 2024! Join Dave Jackson from schoolofpodcasting.com and Jim Cullison from theaverageguy.tv as they reflect on the past year, share tips on preparing for taxes, and discuss various podcast monetization strategies and community building. They also touch on the impact of Spotify and YouTube on podcasting, the importance of keeping your finances in check, and much more. Don't miss out on their predictions and plans for 2025! Tune in and get ready to elevate your podcast game. Cheers to another year of podcasting!

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Chapters

00:28 - Opening

01:25 - Podcast Branding.co

02:42 - Based On a True Story Podcast

03:38 - Getting Ready for 2025

05:25 - Subscriptions

11:07 - Wave App For Tracking Business

11:32 - SOFI Online Banking - Great Interest Rates

12:34 - Missed Deadline

13:04 - Jim's Favorite

15:26 - Is It Time To Unsubscribe?

15:54 - Make Your Own Wrap Up

20:54 - The Negative Side of Affiliate Marketing

22:01 - Podcasts That Don't Sell Stuff - Options?

26:04 - Setting Themselves Up For Burnout

28:52 - Ralph Joins - When is Too Much and Finances

43:15 - Making Your Own LLM

49:10 - Confronting Guests

53:16 - Honey Scam Stealing Affiliate Sales

55:22 - Acorns Banking

55:51 - More Ads in Podcasts

58:50 - The Fire Inside: Money is Recognition

01:01:34 - Awesome Supporters

01:04:07 - Do We NEED Video?

01:12:19 - Creating a Community

01:21:17 - What is a View on YouTube?

01:24:35 - Three Easy Payments Guy

01:25:15 - GPT USe Will Be Up

01:26:12 - Video... Really?