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Things are moving quickly in the digital era, so we gotta keep moving, too! One of the answers?

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Multiple Streams of Income—  the only way to go in these digital times, in case you haven’t been thinking that already. Still, what are the best possible ways to diversify your income as a digital creator or blogger? Well, things are changing in the digital landscape and fast, and so are the possibilities to monetize. 

So, it’s important to consider or reconsider how you diversify, too! Remember there are passive income scenarios as well as more active (hands-on) money-making choices. But try them all. Find your sweet spots. But note the “s” on the end! Sweet spots. 

An active side hustle you can try, says my friend Deborah Anderson of Social Web Cafe, is voice-overs to earn money. Here’s a link to learn more about how: https://voice123.com/#how-to-search

I love how Podpage (affiliate link) offers one not-so-usual way to work on additional revenue streams. Pulling in your RSS feed, the Podpage you set up automatically pulls your podcast OR (surprise!) your YouTube channel to the page making content creation a breeze, not to mention a single place for your audio/video library. To help make the most of your Podpage, you can showcase a Sponsors Page that doubles as an ongoing promotion for Sponsors and a hub to key affiliate links. This extra visibility and exposure may be a salable benefit to potential Sponsors, adding cache beyond a show mention or spot. Leverage this in your media packages.

Getting the Pro Level of Podpage allows you to add a blog where you can expand on your podcasts or YouTube videos to add more value for viewers. Add your affiliate links and gain customization possibilities with this feature. 

If you like you can add Adsense to your Podpage for click revenue. I decided not to add this to my Podpage, FYI.

Donations and Memberships is another page that gives you a direct way to gain support from your community and the audience for your show. Link to Buy Me a Coffee or Patreon or PayPalMe from the page, and as podcasting 2.0 expands, bitcoin and crypto pay are slated to roll out. 

Connect your Storefront with Podpage by integrating your favorite merch shop, like your Shopify store, FourthWall, YouTube, Spring, or whatever. This is a great way to boost affiliate sales for you! If you have a pay page (checkout page via certain providers) for even a single digital product, (eBook, audio, or video product for example) you can integrate a dedicated link and make a direct sale that way. 

By the way, today’s email is based on this month’s Social Cafe Twitter Spaces that I co-host with Deborah Anderson called Monetization for Bloggers in a New Era Part 2. But today, we set and managed the Audio Event from our desktops rather than using the mobile App as usual. This is a new Twitter feature— one of many rollouts in the works. (Stay tuned…)

Did you catch Part 1? Monetization for Bloggers in the New Era Part 1 kicks things off, so have a listen if you missed it. 🎧

Don’t forget the value of coaching or consulting, to gain income on a one-of or series basis, Deb reminds, as a no-brainer stream-of-income offer.   

Oh, and pssst… at around the 34-minute mark in the audio from today… listen for some helpful eCamm tips and tricks when my friend Neil Farrimond drops in! 

Building community through membership platforms and maybe even dropping in a little gamification makes it easier for you to connect and engage with people. Remember beautiful, hearing from and communicating directly with people helps you in every endeavor there is in your digital journey. 

BuyMeACoffee is another way to connect for two-way communications with your community and build priceless interaction for growth and trust. And again, through your Buy Me A Coffee (BMAC) Page, (or with Patreon) you can work on streams of income from memberships, gated content tiers, and by offering merch there too.   

"Accept support. Start a membership. Setup a shop. It’s easier than you think."

Thanks for reading this week's Digital Media Weekly, and stay beautiful,

~ Ms. Ileane

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