Introducing: Fountain for Podcasters π
Seriously powerful podcast hosting that converts listeners into supporters. Powered by RSS, Lightning and Nostr.
β’ Host and distribute everywhere
β’ Add video, chapters and transcripts
β’ Launch a paid subscription
β’ Take card payments
β’ Advanced analytics
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Excited to use this when we start up the next season of the pod ππ½
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Congratulations guys! Its a very good offer but too expensive if you are a small Podcast. The Lite Version should be around $5 per month. Spotify even offers free hosting. I know they donβt offer the V4V part but that has to be build up if you are not a Podcast about Bitcoin.
But with Spotify you are both the product and the customer. @Fountain is in the business for customers.
Know that and I love @Fountain. Thatβs why they need a price attractive starter product. 25 Bucks for Lite is way too much.
I think a barebones version without the fancy features would be cool but those features might be too baked in.
You can also just host your own podcast feed...
What fancy features in Lite Version do you refer to?
Looking good lads!
New tool just in time for season 5 of the pod. Can't believe it's been five years of @npub1627m...3aec .
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RSS has powered open podcasting for over 20 years - but has fallen behind centralised platforms when it comes to social + monetisation.
We built Fountain for Podcasters to bring RSS into the future - combining Podcasting 2.0 tags, Nostr, and Bitcoin Lightning to power direct fan support and social features that work in any podcast app.
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You all are killing it! I wish you all were hiring. I would love to help build podcasting on an open standard.
OK, here's the somewhat sinister but I think still reasonably pro-freedom "growth hack": you introduce an AI feature that automatically detects and skips commercials.... So the only monetization route possible is via Zaps.
Value-for-value... or else. π
LFGπ₯
I've had an excellent experience using @Fountain as my podcast hosting platform
Highly recommend for both podcasters and listeners!
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If you are a Bitcoin podcaster or an avid 40h/PW listener, please list the reasons below why you are not using @Fountain
It's extremely important feedback and the team will do everything they can to improve.
The parallel system is here, it has been built, we just need to support the builders in any way we can.
If not you, then who?
No normies are on NOSTR, using bitcoin or ever heard of podcast2.0 V4V platforms.
Step up.
LFG.
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Super excited for this
I know you guys just keep shipping
So WEN recording function ;D
Looks fantastic π¦Ύ
Pricing
- Lite: $25/month
1 podcast
Import existing podcast feed
Unlimited episodes
Unlimited downloads
Publish audio only
Chapters and transcripts
Receive comments from listeners
Basic analytics
MONETIzATION
Receive donations from listeners
Accept Lightning payments (2% fee)
Split donations with collaborators
- Pro: $50/month
Up to 2 podcasts
Import existing podcast feed
Unlimited episodes
Unlimited downloads
Publish audio and video
Chapters and transcripts
Receive comments from listeners
Advanced analytics
MONETIzATION
Receive donations from listeners
Accept Lightning payments (2% fee)
Accept card payments (~8% fee)
Split donations with collaborators
Start a paid subscription
Sell paywalled content
Bonus, early access and ad-free episodes
- Plus: $200/month
Up to 10 podcasts
Import existing podcast feed
Unlimited episodes
Unlimited downloads
Publish audio and video
Chapters and transcripts
Receive comments from listeners
Advanced analytics
MONETIzATION
Receive donations from listeners
Accept Lightning payments (2% fee)
Accept card payments (~8% fee)
Split donations with collaborators
Start a paid subscription
Sell paywalled content
Bonus, early access and ad-free episodes
I like this direction. I think the pricing is a bit steep though. Captivate is $19 a month, unlimited podcasts but capped downloads at 30k. Pricing goes up from there solely on how many downloads you get per month.
How do we earn for bringing podcasters over to Fountain?