Advertising is a brutal business model for smaller podcasters.
The shows winning today launched subscriptions early on and trained their audience to support them directly.
It's never too early to go paid. Here's how it's done.
https://fountain.fm/blog/podcast-subscriptions-the-complete-monetization-guide-2026
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