Podcasts for Profit with Morgan Franklin

This is exactly how I'd help a client that's never made a dime on their podcast go from making nothing to $10,000 with their podcast.

When I think about the most impactful and accessible ways for podcasters to make money from podcasting, especially within the first year, it’s having a digital product. Most of the time your first  digital product can be created with minimal time and limited overhead. The biggest question is, what are you going to make and how are you going to sell it?

In this episode we’ll work through these two specific questions: what kind of digital product will you create? (What could that look like for you and your podcast?) Then how will you sell it? (How can you take this idea and actually turn it into a product your audience wants to buy?)

Do you ever wonder how podcasters ACTUALLY make money? Take it from a full time podcaster, it might not be what you're expecting. In this episode, I’m telling you everything—the what, when, and how behind the five income streams I’m using to monetize my podcast in 2025. 

I’ll walk you through real examples from my business, including soft pitches, digital products, affiliate marketing, speaking engagements, and a first look at my upcoming courses. Whether you’re just starting podcasting or ready to go full time, there’s something in this episode for you!

The past few months I’ve had multiple questions from podcasters that are trying to monetize their podcast, but it’s still not getting them anywhere. I can relate to this, it took me years to make money off my podcasts.

This isn't a political episode - it's an episode about politics.

In the 2024 United States Presidential Election a powerful campaigning tool was unleashed on voters and pundits alike: podcasts. 🤭

In the age of 15-second videos it might be hard to believe that 3 hour podcasts and other multi-hour media shaped this election, but it did. In this episode we’re going to dissect the use of podcasts by both candidates, talk about what worked, what didn’t, and how we can use the lessons of both campaigns to grow our own podcasts and shape our brands through podcasting.

Please Note: I did my best to provide this information in as unbiased and fair a way possible, not only am I a volunteer election worker, but I’m someone that believes in the will of the American people, and the privilege of democracy. This episode was not an attempt to be political or make a political statement, just the observations of a podcaster trying their best to make sense of politics and the business of campaigning. 😀