Podcast Tip Jars Anyone Successful With It?

by Paul Colligan on August 25, 2006

In prepping for my presentation at Podcast Expo, I’m considering a short discussion of Podcast tip/donation jars.

Has anyone had any success with a tip jar at their Podcast? Give me some real numbers and I’ll tell your story, and tell a few thousand (remember, this thing will be archived online) about your Podcast.

Sound fair?

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  • I tried it briefly after last year's PME, based on what Leo Laporte said (if every listener only gave two dollars!!1!). Got a grand total of about two donations, took it down.
  • Paul,

    When I first began my show, I had no expectations. 6 Months in to the thing I had recieved, perhaps $100 through a donations button. After that, however, things slowly began to pick up. I offered a downloadable cookbook which generated quite a bit of cash--even though I offered it for free. And I constantly recieve non-monetary gifts from listeners who know I'll appreciate the items they send--specialty pasta, cooking tools, spices, cookbooks, as well as donations. Some of the items have come from across the world.

    Can I make a living on it? Not at the moment, but I don't market the show all that heavily. It sits in a small-ish niche. It pays for itself, which is better than I ever expected. And I've met some amazing people who are fans. So, a donations button is cool, but opening up the income stream to other items and being receptive to it has been more "profitable" for me.
  • I've emailed Mike asking for some details. We'll see what they offer.

    p
  • Doug Kaye did that with ITConversations for quite a while - he'd probably have some good info...
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