Comments on: dreaming of margaret cho, livestreaming, saturday hijinks

By: libby

libby — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:37:17 +0000

there are creative, non-creepy, mutually beneficial ways of advertising on podcasts. i’m sure you know that’s how some podcasters stay in business full-time.

advertising in the mainstream sense has a deservedly bad rep. if you think of it in terms of accepting sponsorship from an ethical company that’s looking to introduce its products/services to a not-so-mainstream audience, the possibilities of making a little money for your efforts look less creepy.

i’ve always admired your personal policies towards free access to sex ed. but, miss violet, you *deserve* financial compensation for a lot of the things you do for free. that stuff, especially podcasting, takes a lot more time and energy than people realize.

with your audience numbers and your solid reputation (by this point, violet blue is a pretty solid interweb ‘brand’), i think a no-ad-dollar policy for your podcast is admirable, but financially short-sighted.

not all advertising is evil. a lot of it can help make people’s lives better. and it always helps to get paid for your hard efforts.

if you ever want some ideas, ya gots me email :).

By: violet

violet — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:49:09 +0000

mynx, next time you should be my date!
David — it’s been way too long since I’ve done a podcast. I have tons of material, but as everyone probably knows by now, it’s just me and my ancient laptop (no crew, studio, etc.) so it’s a matter of time, quiet, and I’ve been so busy trying to keep the freelance $ coming in that it’s set me back. I’ll never stop podcasting, but there may be gaps. of course, if someone wanted to pay me for it (content, studio time, a little cat food money), I’d do one every week. but I refuse to put ads on it (I HATE ads) and I insist on keeping it free (as in, I’m not interested in making a paid subscription service). it has to stay free — I fiercely believe that accurate, nonbiased, all-orientation, nonjudgmental sex ed needs to be available to everyone, as well as titillating, respectful erotica. we all deserve access to this.

so I don’t fit into “monetization” models, and have to squeeze in a podcast when I can. don’t give up on it! I still love doing it, and will be back in my crappy Logitech headset soon :)

By: mynx d'meanor

mynx d'meanor — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:33:05 +0000

ooh-whee! i’m jealous. just a teeny tiny bit. ;)

By: The Muscle Bound Geek:David Shorb

The Muscle Bound Geek:David Shorb — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:32:28 +0000

just a question, I know you have been just super uber busy, however if or when do you think you will be able to do another Open source Sex podcast? Just wondering about it. It was how I found your fantastically wonderful site.

Have a Great Day!
David Shorb