Mics To Millions: Podcast Growth & Monetization Strategies for Health & Wellness Podcasters

Most podcasters don't realise how much leverage their show actually gives them. Erin Treloar figured it out, and she's been cashing in ever since. Erin is the host of Well Within, a podcast for women ready to feel their best in body and life, covering health, wealth, relationships, spirituality, and more. She's been podcasting for six years, releasing episodes almost every single week. An award-winning podcast host and health coach, Erin's work has been featured in The Huffington Post, the LA Times, and Marie Claire. Based in Vancouver, she recently rebranded her show from Raw Beauty Talks to Well Within and successfully maintained her audience through the transition. She shares/breaks down: ◼️ How she negotiated hotel partnerships that now cover her LA recording trips in full ◼️ Why she started charging guests $500 to appear on her show, and how most said yes immediately ◼️ The three-month social media and podcast package she sells to founder guests ◼️ How her podcast directly converted a cold lead into a paying coaching client ◼️ What the O-1 extraordinary ability visa process taught her about her own accomplishments ◼️ Why she's launching a branded podcast tour, and how she's pitching sponsors to fund it ◼️ The metric mistake she admits cost her years of insight into what was actually working   Follow Erin Troulor: ◼️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erintreloar/ ◼️ Website: https://erintreloar.com/  ◼️ Well Within Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/well-within/id1454866000    Want to grow your visibility through podcast guesting? Explore how PodWritten can help: https://podwritten.com/services/   Bonus tips and resources: ◼️ Blog: https://podwritten.com/blog/ ◼️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podwritten/ ◼️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/podwritten   Questions or want to say hey? Email us at [email protected]   Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

She built a $500K business from a podcast most platforms try to shadow ban, and she's here to show you exactly how she did it. Danielle Bezalel, host of Sex Ed with DB, built a $500K+ podcast sponsorship business as an indie podcaster averaging around 1,200 downloads per episode. She just launched Monetize Your Indie Podcast, a self-paced resource hub with her exact masterclass, sponsor ad deck, and pitch email system to help indie podcasters land real brand deals, without a network, agent, or massive audience. She shares/breaks down: ◼️ How she landed her first $5,000 sponsorship deal in season two, with zero prior experience ◼️ Why she requires a minimum six-month contract from every brand she works with ◼️ The exact outreach system she uses to find and cold pitch sponsors (including how ChatGPT fits in) ◼️ How she builds monthly and quarterly reports that keep brands renewing year after year ◼️ The biggest mistake indie podcasters make with sponsorship pricing, and how to fix it ◼️ Why health and wellness creators especially need to stop undercharging for their work ◼️ Her advice for anyone who's never had a paid partnership and doesn't know where to start   Follow Danielle Bezalel: ◼️ Sex Ed with DB: https://www.sexedwithdb.com/  ◼️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sexedwithdbpodcast/  ◼️ Podcast: https://pod.link/1286811573   ◼️ Monetize Your Indie Podcast course: Want to turn your podcast into a sustainable income stream? Danielle Bezalel, MPH helps indie podcasters build real revenue through her Monetize Your Indie Podcast course and private consulting. Reach out at [email protected] and read How an Indie Podcaster Made Six Figures to see how she built a six-figure indie show.   Want to grow your visibility through podcast guesting? Explore how PodWritten can help: https://podwritten.com/services/   Bonus tips and resources: ◼️ Blog: https://podwritten.com/blog/ ◼️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podwritten/ ◼️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/podwritten   Questions or want to say hey? Email us at [email protected]   Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

You're putting out episodes every week, but are you actually listening to podcasts? The single best (and completely free) growth tactic most health and wellness podcasters skip might be the simplest one of all. In this solo episode, Sam draws on a principle from Stephen King's On Writing, that great writers read voraciously, and applies it directly to podcasting. If you want to get better at interviewing, storytelling, and growing an audience, you need to be listening. A lot. And not just shows in your niche. Sam breaks down: The true podcast growth cost of not listening to other podcasts The clever 30-second follow CTA Steven Bartlett uses on Diary of a CEO, and the Apple Podcasts data that proves why it's the smartest ask you can make How Jordan Harbinger's back-catalogue promos inspired a simple habit change that keeps listeners inside the feed How Sam found one of his best-ever guests, LinkedIn algorithm expert Richard van der Blom, just by listening to Creator Science A specific, repeatable tactic for finding proven guests using a competitor's YouTube channel, sorted by most popular views Want to grow your visibility through podcast guesting? Explore how PodWritten can help: https://podwritten.com/services/ Bonus tips and resources: Blog: https://podwritten.com/blog/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podwritten/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/podwritten Questions or want to say hey? Email us at [email protected] Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

He turned down more than half his income on principle, and he'd do it again. Paul Gilmartin is the host and producer of the Mental Illness Happy Hour, one of the longest-running mental health podcasts in existence. Running since 2011 with roughly 70,000 monthly downloads, the show has been praised by Psychology Today, Esquire, and The New York Times as a vital, compassionate space where guests open up about their fears, addictions, and life experiences. Before podcasting, Paul was the host of TBS's Dinner and a Movie for 16 years. Today he shares the aftermath of having to walk away from his biggest sponsor.  Paul shares: The BetterHelp sponsorship story, how he became their first podcast advertiser, why he walked away, and the financial fallout that followed Why consistency has been his #1 growth tactic after 15 years and 70,000+ monthly downloads, and what he did the one week he couldn't publish The stand-up comedian mindset that shaped his approach to hosting, and why he thinks most podcasters accidentally go into "presentation mode" How his Patreon went from an afterthought to 80% of his revenue, and the honest appeal to listeners that made it happen Why interviewing listeners from his support groups produces his best episodes What it really looks like to protect your "internal battery", and why he deliberately chose a smaller audience over burning out Follow Paul Gilmartin: Website: www.mentalpod.com  Instagram: www.instagram.com/mentalpod  Facebook: www.facebook.com/mentalpod  Want to grow your visibility through podcast guesting? Explore how PodWritten can help: https://podwritten.com/services/ Bonus tips and resources: Blog: https://podwritten.com/blog/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podwritten/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/podwritten Questions or want to say hey? Email us at [email protected] Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

She hit 100,000 monthly downloads in just a few years, and it wasn't luck. Dating coach and podcast host Talia Koren breaks down the strategic decisions behind one of the fastest-growing shows in her space. Talia Koren is the host of Dating Intentionally, a podcast helping singles navigate the modern dating world with confidence. She built her audience by applying sharp analytical thinking to every aspect of her show, from the name she chose before recording a single episode, to how she titles every piece of content she publishes. She explains:  ◼️ Why the name of your podcast is doing more marketing work than you realise  ◼️ How she reached 100,000 monthly downloads in a fraction of the time most podcasters take ◼️ The sales page trick she uses to test products before she builds them  ◼️ Why going straight from podcast to sale almost never works, and what to do instead  ◼️ How she landed her first sponsor in under six months  ◼️ The one question to ask before signing with a podcast network  ◼️ Why she's growing on YouTube without really trying  ◼️ The AI trick she uses after every interview to nail the episode title Follow Talia Koren:  ◼️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dating.intentionally/  ◼️ Podcast: https://pod.link/1645453880  Want to grow your visibility through podcast guesting? Explore how PodWritten can help: https://podwritten.com/services/ Bonus tips and resources:  ◼️ Blog: https://podwritten.com/blog/  ◼️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podwritten/  ◼️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/podwritten Questions or want to say hey? Email us at [email protected] Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.