374. You MUST Disclose Whenever You’re Compensated!

There are many ways to earn income through podcasting: affiliates, sponsorships, sales, and more. Disclosing when you get compensated is not only the law, but it's also a good way to earn your audience's trust!

Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/disclose

1. Read the FTC's resources

https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/ftcs-endorsement-guides-what-people-are-asking

2. Why should you disclose compensation?

• BlueHost: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/bluehost • SiteGround: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/siteground

3. What kinds of compensation should you disclose?

• Electro-Voice RE320: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/re360 • RØDECaster Pro: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/rodecaster

4. When should you disclose compensations?

5. How should you disclose compensation?

6. How to use disclosures to earn trust instead of losing it

• TextExpander: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/textexpander • What I said about Hindenburg in my recent episode about the best audio-editing apps for podcasting: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/best-audio-editing-apps-for-podcasting-in-2023/

7. How to account for potential future earnings

• Capsho: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/capsho • Pretty Links Pro: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/prettylinkpro • Captivate: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/captivate • Jasper: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/jasper • Premise: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/premise • Auphonic: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/auphonic

8. Summary

• Gordon Firemark: https://www.gordonfiremark.com/a/2147485368/BZRTC22B

9. Thanks for the boostagrams!

• Adam Curry, the podfather and host of Podcasting 2.0 ( https://podcastindex.org/podcast/920666 • ) and No Agenda ( https://www.noagendashow.net/ • )

• Merry Oscar, creator of the Fountain podcast app: https://fountain.fm/ • iluvsush (not a podcaster … yet!)

• Kyrin from Mere Mortals: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/

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