Tampa Couple Share Their Path to Podcasting Success

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Podfest Expo
Chris and Katie Krimitsos

Florida Business Observer

Podcasts generated nearly $11.5 billion in 2020. Chris and Katie Krimitsos have paved the way for both newbies and pros to increase their piece of the market.

If it seems like everyone has a podcast, there’s a good reason for that perception — it’s because the medium can make you a lot of money, and the barrier to entry is low. So, what’s the catch?

Chris Krimitsos, a Tampa entrepreneur who created Podfest Expo — an annual networking and professional development event, usually held in Orlando, for podcasters worldwide — the keys to podcasting success are patience, focus and passion; it’s anything but a get-rich-quick scheme. But with the right approach, he says, it’s possible to earn a six-figure income without having millions of listeners. Read More

Article originally written by Brian Hartz and published on the Business Observer

Podcast Listeners Worldwide

Insider Intelligence

More than 40% of internet users in North America will be monthly podcast listeners by the end of this year, the highest rate of any region. Western Europe and Latin America follow with nearly 30% penetration among their online populations.

Countries with more English and Spanish speakers tend to have wider adoption, since most podcasts are in those languages. Marketers looking to reach the latter may consider investing in this channel, as podcast studios and traditional radio programmers continue adding to the global trove of Spanish-language shows. Read More

Community Hot Take

Join us on the Podfest National Tour!

November 30th, 6:-8pm in Frisco, TX

⭐ ⭐ Podfest is Going International! ⭐⭐  

Please join us at one of our upcoming stops!

December 3rd, 3:30-5pm in Toronto, Canada

Kevin Smith

Rolling Stone

“I had no idea, but that would become the f—ing center of everything I’m doing now,” said Smith, who broke into moves after making 1994’s indie hit “Clerks” for roughly $25,000.

So said the filmmaker (and you can throw a few slashes after that title these days) at the South by Southwest festival here on Monday during a panel called, appropriately, “The Business of Kevin Smith.”

“The ultimate freedom that allowed me to walk away from the ‘heroin’ [money] of the movie business – what gave me the strength to walk away – was [expletive] podcasting.” Read More

Podcast Career Opportunities

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Let me give you the dark roast first, coffee is figurative, are we really meeting up for the shot of caffeine, or are we craving connection? Are you dating? Swipe right for that coffee date! Maybe coffee is your new black!

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