Spots.fm Website Review

“if advertising on a podcast were self-serve like facebook i would do it in a second.”. for businesses, sponsoring an indie podcast, blog, newsletter, or youtu*e channel is frustrating. you have to manually contact the creator, find out their rates, book a spot, send them your as*ets, and then wait for them to invoice you. for creators, dealing with sponsors is a pain. collecting their as*ets, receiving checks in the mail, sending payment reminders. spots.fm is a platform that enables creatives (podcasters, youtu*ers, bloggers) to sell their own ad spots. creators set up their available ad inventory. they get to define the cost per spot, and what as*ets they need from sponsors. > “sending a spots link is like sending someone a calendly link: > rather than going back and forth over email, advertisers can choose advertisers can book those spots directly with a credit card. they secure their spot, upload their as*ets (logo, talking points), and can be approved within minutes. the ad revenue goes directly into the creative’s st*ipe account.. david vs. goliath: giving indie creators an even playing field. facebook, youtu*e, google adwords – these platforms own the online ad world. facebook doesn’t share ad revenue with creators. and there are also online ad marketplaces that will sell ads for you, but they take a 30% cut of all sales. businesses want to advertise on independent media. there’s just too much friction for them to buy those ads.