If you reach 1000 listeners in a month and you convinced only 6% to support you with 50 cents, you would already earn $30. (60 people * 50 cents)

This article shows you three basic actions on how to increase your listener support for your Value4Value-enabled podcast using the experience and examples from fellow podcasters.

You get concrete suggestions and examples.
Bonus: We have a free support page for your podcast for you.

Even if your show is not yet Value4Value-enabled, you will find easy-to-follow advice to increase the support you get from your listeners!

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We recommend reading this article first but feel free to jump straight to advanced actions

Basic actions help your podcast

The number one reason people do not give is because they are not asked.

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Ask and people will give.

If you want to get people to support your podcast, you need to engage your audience and ask for their support. It only costs a few minutes and can have a huge impact on the success of your show.

The 3 basics:

The very least you should do.

Based on many successful creators, here are the top 3 actions they take to promote their show and get their audience to support them with donations.

1. Ask your audience to support you.

Give reasons why you want them to support you. Calls to action work.

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In every episode, say that you would be very happy if they sent you some support and give them reasons. At best, ask for support briefly at the beginning, middle and end of each episode. This way, people that skip some parts also get to hear it.

Here is a concrete example of how you can "Ask your audience for support."

https://youtu.be/FJ6tLYjWX6w

2. Thank your supporters!

Read messages from supporters out loud.

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Read messages or questions from listeners and thank them. Listeners love to be appreciated. Mention the amount that was donated in Sats and ordinary currency to show how much it was - but appreciate any amount, especially when you are starting out.

Here is a concrete example of how you can "Thank your supporters!"

https://youtu.be/hDTP61GosZc

Another example of how you can thank your supporters is here.

3. Make it easy for listeners.

Put the support link in your show notes and tell your audience where they find it.

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Make it as easy as possible to support your show. Put a link to your support page in your show notes, tell your audience exactly where they find it and what they can do with it.

Here is a concrete example of how you can "Make it easy for listeners."

1. Create your personal support site below

2. Copy and paste your support site into your show notes now!

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Important Link. General support page: https://conshax.app/support

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Remember, the effect of these steps will most likely not be immediate, but over the course of a few episodes, you will see increasing support!

Done? Awesome!

Read on if you look for more inspiration or some advanced actions.

Inspiration: a few more basic actions.

Integrate the support link on all of your social media profiles
Tell listeners how much sats are worth in your local currency to give your listeners a better feeling of how much they are giving. Still, appreciate every cent!
List all the people who supported you in the show notes. You can find them by looking at your dashboard on conshax.app.
Share messages of supporters on social media!
Mention your other episodes to get listeners to listen to more of your content

Templates for you:

What you could say on social media

Thank you to my supporters! I am always happy to get positive feedback for my show and your support helps me that I can continue doing this! The easiest way is to use my support link: [insert your support link]

How you could ask for donations

Thank you to all my listeners! I am glad that I can bring you joy, entertainment, and information [insert what you think fits] with my show! If you can, I would immensely appreciate it, if you supported my show, because it helps me that I can continue doing this! In the show notes you find our support page! It lets you support me with lightning payments and a few sats. If you want to, you can also add a message to it! I am going to read all of your messages and some of them will even make it to the next episode! If you do not have a Lightning Wallet and want to try it out - you can easily get started with in three steps. The guide is also linked in my show notes!

Congrats, you are done with the basics - move on to more advanced actions here.

Also, don't forget to find your free, personal podcast supporter page! We put it here again just for your convenience so that you don't have to scroll back up again:

1. Create your personal support site below

2. Copy and paste your support site into your show notes now!

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Short and practical advice to increase the support you get from listeners.