Niche Podcast
Record a short show for one narrow audience, publish it every week, and earn from ads or listener support only after people actually listen.
- Tool costs
- $0 - $15/mo
- Ongoing time
- 4-8 hours per week for research, recording and publishing one episode.
- Difficulty
- Medium
How it works, step by step
- Pick the listener and the question (ChatGPT): Name who the show is for and the one question this episode answers. Leave everything else out.
- Draft the talk, then check it (Claude): Write a short outline from sources you can open. Mark any line you have not verified.
- Record and cut the episode (Descript): Record it. Cut the mistakes. Do not add a claim in the edit that you did not say on purpose.
- Publish the show (Buzzsprout): Host it and send it to the apps. The download count starts at zero. That is the true number.
- Tell the people it is for (Kit): Email a few people in that niche. Ask which part they used. Ignore vanity play counts.
What this can become
A 15-minute weekly show about balcony gardening, with one researched tip and no invented listener counts.
Who it suits
People who can talk about that topic without reading a script that is not theirs, and who will keep a weekly date.
How to test it
Record one episode on a free editor, host it, and send it to five people in that niche before you buy a longer hosting plan.