Over the summer, we’ve released new features here at Beamly to tighten the gap between publishing and actually delivering that to your members, improve your podcast workflow, RSS feed structure and distribution flow. Here is what is live, and how to put it to work: 1. Send email alerts to members when new content goes…
A podcast with 1,000 downloads per episode can gross $100-$200 a month from a couple of weekly $25 CPM ad slots. The same show can gross $200, $300, or $500 a month from a $10 membership if 2%, 3%, or 5% of its 1,000 regular listeners pay. This quick comparison makes memberships look better if…
An internal company podcast gives corporate and teams a more flexible way to share updates, training, leadership messages, onboarding material, and culture stories. Employees can listen while commuting, traveling, walking, or working through routine tasks. For remote teams, this can make company communication feel more personal than yet another all-hands meeting, email or presentation. But…
Podcast listeners are, obviously, used to advertising as part of the shows they consume. Edison Research’s Podcast Consumer 2025 found that 88% of US weekly podcast consumers age 13 and older agreed that ads are a fair price for free content. Another 68% said they did not mind podcast ads. And as seen in our…
Podcast audio CPM prices (cost per thousand downloads) normally fall within the $10 to $50 range. This depends on your niche, the ad-slot (pre-roll, mid-roll etc.), number of slots per episodes and more. We’ve seen some podcasters who also charge in a much higher range – so it also depends on demand. When you monetize…
A podcast membership gives your most committed listeners a way to get more from a show they already value. Deciding what “more” should mean is the hard part, and it’s the decision that determines whether people stay subscribed after the first month. Subscribers often look for a better listening experience, deeper access to the show,…
Want to learn from successful podcasters how to get your show to the next level? Tune in to this recorded live stream case study with Johnnie and Arielle. Queue Points is a popular black music history podcast hosted by DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray. Arielle Nissenblatt, a 2026 Podcast Hall of Fame inductee and…
If you are looking to monetize your podcast, advertising is probably one of the first options on the list. Host-read spots, sponsorships, and dynamically inserted ads can turn a growing audience into revenue without asking listeners to pay upfront. That said, ads are not always the best fit. Shows with smaller but loyal audiences sometimes…
Podcast analytics are a great way for creators to understand what’s going on once they hit publish. It helps doubling down on what’s working, and adjusting your strategy and content until it starts hitting the right spots. This guide breaks down the podcast analytics tools and metrics that actually matter. It also explains what changed…
This round of updates builds directly on the native web-analytics we released last month, and expands those insights in a meaningful way for podcasting. You can now track podcast listening behavior with a brand new podcast analytics dashboard, and segment data across those channels. Beyond these analytics upgrades, we also added support for the <podcast:alternate-enclosure>…
