January 2019 was a different era in podcasting. Spotify hadn’t bought Gimlet—it had only just given podcasters a way to see their own listenership data. PodCon2 was right around the corner. And the idea that big companies might want to invest in podcasting was pretty uncommon.
It’s a bigger and faster-moving industry, but that doesn’t mean it needs to be more cutthroat. In this article I lay out five ways we’re adapting to this new landscape in the hopes that it helps fellow creators out there do the same.
Enjoy!
-Amanda