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How to Monetize without Selling Out

Published on: 14th August, 2025

Making money from your podcast shouldn’t mean compromising your message or alienating your audience. In this episode, Gordon walks through smart, sustainable ways to monetize your podcast — and how to stay legally protected while doing it.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Why “selling out” is a myth (and what monetization really means)
  • The biggest mistakes creators make when trying to earn revenue
  • How to structure sponsorships, affiliate deals, memberships, and more
  • Legal considerations: contracts, disclosures, copyrights, and compliance
  • How to build a business around your podcast, not just from it

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Legit Podcast Pro
Exploring Podcasting through the legal and business lens from The Podcast Lawyer™, Gordon Firemark
Take your podcast to new levels of professionalism and profit. Join The Podcast Lawyer™ Gordon Firemark for tips, strategies, advice and Q&A with top podcasters. Learn how to grow and profit from your podcast like a pro.
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Gordon Firemark

Gordon Firemark (gordonfiremark.com) has practiced media and entertainment law in Los Angeles since 1992. Widely known as The Podcast Lawyer™ (ThePodcastLawyer.com), he has spent his career helping creative industry professionals make deals that make sense, and that get their productions developed, financed, produced and distributed. His practice also covers copyrights, trademarks, business transactions, and corporate matters for clients in media and entertainment.