Find the Right Podcast Membership Benefits with Stephen Hackett

Stephen Hackett is one of my favorite podcasters, and cofounded my favorite podcast network, Relay.fm. Back in 2018, I spoke to his co-founder Myke Hurley about starting podcasts. Since then, Relay has really ramped up their membership program and I though Stephen would be the perfect guy to talk to about putting out tons of content and deciding what to make free, and what to make paid.



I think they’re doing a fantastic job over there, and Stephen’s inspired me to reconsider my own membership program for this show. Have a listen – I know you’ll get some great ideas too! 







Show Notes



* Stephen Hackett* Relay.fm* 512 Pixels* Myke Hurley and Relay FM* That time Phil Schiller tweeted a link to my blog* MacStories* 5by5* Flashback* Will it Fly?* MPU #537: The Photos Field Guide and Apple Photos* CGP Grey: Exploring TEKIO



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Intro: Stephen Hackett is one of my favorite podcasters and co-founder of my favorite podcast network, Relay FM. Back in 2018, I spoke to his co-founder, Myke Hurley, about starting podcasts and some tips and tricks he had to offer. Since then, Relay has really ramped up their membership program, and I thought Stephen would be the perfect guy to talk to about putting out tons of content and deciding what to make free, and what to make paid, and how to balance that across lots of different hosts and different shows.

 

I think they’re doing a fantastic job over there, and Stephens inspired me to reconsider my own membership program for this show. Have a listen. I know you’ll get some great ideas about memberships finding a group of diverse voices and much, much more.

 

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