What Is V4V? A Primer on Value4Value Monetization for Indie Podcasters with Kyrin Down

Hi Besties! For the season finale, Kyrin Down, co-host of the Mere Mortals Podcast, is here to give us a primer on V4V, or Value4Value, which is a new way to think about value in podcasting. Basically, V4V enables payment directly from podcast listener to podcaster using Bitcoin, making it easy to support your favorite podcasters, no matter where in the world they are based. Value4Value is a good option for pretty much every indie podcaster's monetization strategy, and in this episode, Kyrin explains why.

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So… ROLL CALL! 🗣

Do you use V4V as a monetization strategy for your podcast? If so, how do you make the pitch to your listeners?

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