Lenny.fm works for podcast creators
Our mission is to give you the most efficient revenue stream that also works for your listeners.
Get your audience supporting your podcast by subscribing here.
Always free for podcast creators.
Get your audience supporting your podcast by subscribing here.
Always free for podcast creators.
After years of listening to podcasts, making podcasts and talking with other podcast creators, we made Lenny.fm.
Lenny.fm works as a single revenue stream or along side any other way you currently monetize.
Listeners can create a bundle of podcasts they want to support for $4USD a month, which is split between the top 4 shows they choose.
We’ll let you know when your show starts getting regular contributions.
It’s powered by Stripe for payment security and privacy.
The first version is available now as a web app.
Just tell your audience on your podcast or your other channels,
"Support us on Lenny.fm"
Listeners can create a bundle of podcasts they want to support for $4USD a month, which is split between the top 4 shows they choose.
We’ll let you know when your show starts getting regular contributions.
It’s powered by Stripe for payment security and privacy.
The first version is available now as a web app.
Just tell your audience on your podcast or your other channels,
"Support us on Lenny.fm"
How Lenny.fm works 🗃️
- Listeners select 4 or more podcasts they want to support — $4 USD a month + transaction fee. Currencies will localize soon.
- The $4 is split between their top 4 preferences of podcasts they chose. This makes sure a meaningful amount goes to the podcasters, rather than split it between 10 shows. The split is often equal to or more than ad revenue, but most podcasts have audiences too small for ads.
- If any show in a listener’s top 4 don’t publish an episode in the past month then your preferences reorder. That way they’re only supporting podcasts that are publishing episodes.
Mark from Climactic saw Lenny.fm
Yep, absolutely love it.
On a personal psychology level, I felt ever so uncomfortable asking for support for myself.
This though… it’d be so easy to plug this consistently and enthusiastically. I could talk about my own top 4, I could talk about someone else’s, I can immediately think of a bunch of ways to talk about it.
And it doesn’t force me to run a Patreon/Discord et al.
On a personal psychology level, I felt ever so uncomfortable asking for support for myself.
This though… it’d be so easy to plug this consistently and enthusiastically. I could talk about my own top 4, I could talk about someone else’s, I can immediately think of a bunch of ways to talk about it.
And it doesn’t force me to run a Patreon/Discord et al.
About us 👋
I’m Courtney Carthy, a radio/podcast producer in Melbourne Australia. I make shows at Nearly Media.
Andrew, Dan, Adam and I got together to make Lenny.fm.
I’ve tried so many different ways to get paid for the shows I’ve made merch, events, bonus content, subscriptions, advertising and more.
Nearly Media shows get 120k downloads a month but we’ve never found a consistent way to get paid for our effort.
After working in the music industry I saw how musicians immediately set up effective ways to make money — publishing, streaming, touring, physical sales, merch and sync deals. Sometimes more.
Podcasts don’t have this sorted out. But our team created a new revenue stream for podcast creators that didn’t require anyone to make more content or organize heaps of other adjacent stuff.
Giving listeners an easy and effective way to contribute, without inciting more work from creators, is something we’ve been working on for a few years now.
Podcasting needs more money distributed across shows that aren’t in the top tier. Building a podcast middle class is something that’s possible.
Lenny.fm is live and working with podcasts collecting money from listeners who want to support them.
You can do the same! Just tell your audience to support your show on Lenny.fm.
We’re currently on version 1 of Lenny.fm, and with more people using it we can add features, make it look better and offer support to help podcast creators make money.
Happy podcasting!
Get in contact anytime — hi@lenny.fm
Create a free listener account now to check it out.
Very version 1 but everything works 😀
And, check out the Lenny.fm FAQs
Andrew, Dan, Adam and I got together to make Lenny.fm.
I’ve tried so many different ways to get paid for the shows I’ve made merch, events, bonus content, subscriptions, advertising and more.
Nearly Media shows get 120k downloads a month but we’ve never found a consistent way to get paid for our effort.
After working in the music industry I saw how musicians immediately set up effective ways to make money — publishing, streaming, touring, physical sales, merch and sync deals. Sometimes more.
Podcasts don’t have this sorted out. But our team created a new revenue stream for podcast creators that didn’t require anyone to make more content or organize heaps of other adjacent stuff.
Giving listeners an easy and effective way to contribute, without inciting more work from creators, is something we’ve been working on for a few years now.
Podcasting needs more money distributed across shows that aren’t in the top tier. Building a podcast middle class is something that’s possible.
Lenny.fm is live and working with podcasts collecting money from listeners who want to support them.
You can do the same! Just tell your audience to support your show on Lenny.fm.
We’re currently on version 1 of Lenny.fm, and with more people using it we can add features, make it look better and offer support to help podcast creators make money.
Happy podcasting!
Get in contact anytime — hi@lenny.fm
Create a free listener account now to check it out.
Very version 1 but everything works 😀
And, check out the Lenny.fm FAQs
