Maybe.. Maybe I&#x27;m just Charitable - then?<p>Once I like something enough I start doing Patreon.  First at $1, and then more as I can afford it &#x2F; as I love the work.<p>For a lot of works, in or out of this field I think Merch is the big seller.  You need a body of work that people enjoy so much they&#x27;re willing to wear it, own things about it, etc.<p>So for podcasts it&#x27;d be offering Physical media with special features.  A &quot;Freemium&quot; experience where for free you get the podcast you want, and you give money or buy things that have additional things.<p>This can work pretty well so long as you have a reason for people to keep coming back and spending money.<p>I theorize it doesn&#x27;t work terribly well for Minecraft networks, for example, because most of them have a VIP &quot;donation tier&quot; where once you&#x27;ve spent it you have it forever.  And then you exist for 5 years and it&#x27;s like &quot;that $100 is so long gone..&quot;