Update as of April, 2019 - latest data shows there are still only 660,000 active podcasts, still well under 1 million. Isn't that insane? It's picking up speed though, so if you're at all interested in starting a podcast, nows a good time to get in while we're still "early"!

Fast forward to 8:23 you’re welcome.

I have been binge-watching a lot of your videos. They have been very informative and helpful. I've been a KZfaqr for about 3 years now. And our channel has done moderately well. As of this week I'm a podcaster. Starting the podcast The Strange has been a lot easier with your help. Thank you

Great video Pat! I use both platforms and I started back in 2009 - things were much simpler back then. Just an FYI - you can LIVE STREAM your podcast with Spreaker. It's a really cool platform and even with the mobile app you can add intros, outros, background music and sound effects while you are live. Rob Greenlee is the go-to guy for Spreaker. btw - can't wait to see you again when you come to Philly for Podcast Movement. This time you will be coming to my town 😄

Pat, clearly, I listened to this way beyond your contest question, but I can tell you this. I have chosen Podcasting. I am ready to launch, working on interviewing high-performance people. I am going to record the sessions of my "talking head" so that I can syndicate it on KZfaq. Phase two will be to included video of both ends of the conversation. I am still mastering the audio and podcast first. I consume BOTH your KZfaq and Podcast content.

Thank you for all you do. I’m a Certified Transformational Life Coach and My daughter is a Certified Fitness Coach. We want to start either a podcast or KZfaq channel to share what we know, help people, and grow our businesses. We trying to decide which way to go. This (as all your other content) was so helpful. A million thanks! 🙏🏽

Loved this. I just started my podcast this year because I love being able to just pull out my mic and speak without having to have the lighting and camera and all that for video, plus I am camera shy, I can do it of course but the purity of my message doesn't come through as strong. I LOVE podcasting and I am excited to see where it goes by the end of the year!

It would be great to see you doing a live stream teaching us more on podcasting (starting a podcast, building an audience, and the best format structure). You're such a natural on camera. You almost couldn't tell it was a live stream.

Great info Pat! This helped me realize why "syndicating" my podcast on KZfaq isn't really working and why I need to create more unique content to see KZfaq fly. Would love more info on creating cross platform content or how to fix the problems with each channel you identified here like how to improve podcast engagement or KZfaq consumption. Started with and still love your podcast too btw

Hey Pat, really great content. I started with KZfaq in 2011. Now I will start with podcasting, too. I stumpled upon your channel a serveral times. Now is the time to subscribe to your channel. :-) Keep up the great work, Matthias

This was such a weird perfect timing thing for me, ive been considering whether to start a podcast or a second youtube channel for my social media consulting business and this really helped me decide. A channel it is! i think it makes much more sense re: engagement, live streams, and giving visual guides on tools etc.

Hey Pat! Thanks for the awesome informative video! I'd love to see, and I think it answers a question that a lot of people don't know they need to know/are asking, the pro's and cons of a Facebook Page vs a Facebook Group.

This video is so very helpful! Thank you. I really want to start podcasting. I am a student journalist and love the idea of storytelling so I believe podcasting will be the perfect platform for me, at least to start.

Absolutely LOVE this and the format! Thank you so much for clarifying this so articulately. I have been going back and forth between which to start with and this has given me some really good things to consider. Something I would really like to understand about each of these is, realistically, how much time does each commitment take up. I am very quick to say yes to an idea but then always seem to underestimate how long everything takes to do consistently. What do you have to do yourself vs what can you ask someone else to do with each of these platforms, and how does that flow over time work. i.e. starting from you doing everything to you only doing X. Thanks so much xx

Excellent video and analysis. I think the fact that there is 1000 times more competition on KZfaq clinches it for me. Podcasting is where my efforts will start.

I am just starting, I have a KZfaq channel and then someone told me about podcast. After listening to you, it seems that KZfaq is the way to go, but then again, podcast seems easier...

very good and informative stuff. Subscribed 👍 Was on the fence between podcast and youtube, this video helped to clear out it for me. It was kind of clear that youtube is more time consuming and it is not a smart move to start both, but was very good to hear that from someone else :) Going to start a podcast first.

I'm eating your videos up right and left after interview with Jasmine Star. I always knew you were spot on and watched a few in the past (and went on your informative free webinar). But listening to you on Jasmine's podcast? Just made the reality of being on other people's podcast so powerful! My hang up on that....I need to step out of the fear bubble to make the ask. I love podcasting and could record every week with just my voice....but...I want it to grow too. I say all that to say...thank you for being so relevant and giving such value out on each video here.

Pat, great video! Love the detailed info!!! Congrats on the 100K subscribers!!!!!!! Question: You mentioned about doing both podcasting and/or KZfaq Channel --> what are your thoughts about "both" in the way that someone like Jocko Willink does with his "Jocko Podcast"? Like the idea of doing the podcast but with the way he video records him doing that and being able to use it "as-is" for both. Even if it was a webcam or Recorded Skype/Zoom seems to be easier to be able to post to both but "repurpose" short video segments of the podcast for social media and KZfaq bites. Thoughts? Suggestions?

I'm listening to the replay and I think I've confirmed that a podcast will be the best starting point for me right now, although I do plan to incorporate some form of video for future webinars. A new KZfaq channel may come later-AFTER I've developed and launched my podcast. Thanks for all you do!

Very timely Pat. I was weighing up which route to go because I love 'playing' with video but I think the learning curve to cut through is a lot steeper. On the flip-side I enjoy the batch-processing nature podcasts offer. Replay answer: this format is super Pat. Perhaps live video versus recorded video comparison? #TeamFlynn

This video is incredibly helpful to me as it's a big decision I'm needing to make as I move forward with consistent content. It's still a hard decision, but I am much more thoroughly informed on each of these considerations now so that hopefully my decision will be one I won't regret. Thank you!!!

There’s so much great info here. For future content in this format, I think a comparison of the monetization options for both YT and podcasts would be great. It would also be a perfect follow up to this one :)

Congrats on over 100K Pat! My replay Q: it seems you just recently ramped up your KZfaq channel. To what do you attribute your quick growth (quick based on your recent vids)? Also, I’ve had both podcast (on which you’ve been a guest) and KZfaq channel. I currently prefer YT as it allows the audience to connect with you both visually and vocally, plus they can get to know your teachings as well as behind-the-scenes/day-in-the-life type vlogs. Hard to do that on a podcast. (-Mommy Seed, Nikki)

Valuable information - thank you Pat, want to start podcast channel, right timing for me

LOL!!! Alexa heard you say "spotify!" Just wanted to say, I agree with your evaluation (as if MY opinion matters)... the cool thing is that KZfaq also offers a LOT of the same benefits of podcasts (such as embedding in your blog post, etc), but "share-ability" is MUCH easier with KZfaq. Using KZfaq (with video) gives you the ability to export audio for podcasts which helps you promote your KZfaq channel, or your blog post, which you can use to promote your KZfaq channel.

If you make your YT videos then convert them into mp3 for the podcast would that affect your number of YT views? Or is there a way to connect the 2?

Thanks for putting this together Pat. It's fabulous!

Pat great stuff. While I've never seen you talk in person (like at a conference ) I find that you bring alot of energy and enthusiasm that radiates through the video. Replay Edition Comment..... Since its Ask Pat edition this teaching element should be a staple , Maybe you bring actual listeners or students from one of your courses and have them give some key takeaways. (By doing so you will build great testimonials in an evergreen format, get free press for upcoming launches and more traction for the 2 Platforms Podcast & KZfaq. Only caveat is it might be a touch similar to the podcast format you do, but if you strategically place it near a launch might be better). The name of the game is engagement and value, you are providing both in a wonderful manner. #TeamFlynn

Hi Pat, would you recommend creating two YT channels, one of them dedicated to just podcast episodes? If yes, does it matter which channel gets created first (for example, the one created first becomes your primary channel and it can’t be changed later on)? I really like your videos, I’m learning so much. Thank you!!

Thank you! Have been wondering this. As always am grateful.

How about doing it JRE style 🤔 You can make podcast part of your weekly content on KZfaq channel .

Dis was so insightful Pat! Thank you so much!

Hi. Great tips and thanks. I started with YT in 2012 and created only a few videos and then stopped for a long time. As of last year, I started my Podcast because I found it easier however now when I recorded I do it in both formats. Pat in your opinion for podcast what are the most important analytics? Followers, download, likes and for YT? subscribers, time, shares or likes?.

Love this format becuase I am a visual and concrete learner.

I started doing KZfaq about 3 months ago and just started dabbling in turning videos into podcasts. Had a few people request it, but I also have some future vision for longer podcast episodes going into more detail than I can on my videos.

Love the video, I’m not sure it’s a fair comparison though between the two because they are different mediums that appeal to different kinds of people in general. I would also say that it is highly subjective and ultimately a personal choice in the end. It’s blatantly obvious that the argument tends to favor KZfaq in the long run. I personally didn’t have to even see the whole video conclusion to simply know the the argument was won by KZfaq hands down in my opinion. Just the first criteria of competition alone spoke volumes and ended the debate for me. Podcasting does really well due to The simplicity in the creative process and getting started to begin with. And with close to a million channels is quite impressive and certainly displays an enormous potential for continued growth which would make it appealing to most people starting out. However podcasting simply cannot touch the reach to a general audience that KZfaq already does on daily basis. 500 million channels and counting speaks for itself. I would say that might be because we tend to be more visual than anything else in today’s day and age. If The idea is to get our message across to people and generate an audience in your respective market and therefore grow both your content, reach and your audience, KZfaq owns this arena at the present moment and has I previously mentioned it’s not even close. Don’t get me wrong I love podcasting and I think it has a future still despite the exponential growth of KZfaq even today but the facts and figures illustrate that podcasting tailors to a smaller sized audience and is really marketed and appealing to a certain kind of person who simply engages more with the audio experience than not. In the end I has previously noted it’s a personal choice for everyone. On a side note: just asks yourselves this question? Pat has this video on KZfaq. Would he generate an equal if not more of a response by his audience if this video were a podcast episode on his channel?

Here's my answer to your replay question: I'd LOVE for you to do a series of live videos on how a full-time worker could "invest," say, 16 hours per week into a side hustle (affiliate marketing, social media marketing, etc) to create a starting income of $1,000/month and then scale to $5- $10 per month. I've seen a lot of vids and heard a lot of podcasts, even bought a lot of courses... but, I've not found a SINGLE course (or series) that spells out a PLAN that is easily duplicable for GETTING STARTED from step one to step done. I've listened to your podcast for years (about 7), watched your YT channel for years too... I know you're the man who could do this project!

Thank you so much for providing so much good value Pat! Here's my question: How do you, Pat, go about creating community with your audience. What are some specifics that you are intentionally doing to create community?

Thank you! This was helpful. I am watching replay. So do you suggest that I should put my audio podcast on KZfaq?

Hey Pat I'm doing both but I originally started with KZfaq first. I enjoy KZfaq better but that won't stop me from making content on my podcast also. Thanks for the tips

I do both KZfaq and Podcasting. I would rather Podcast instead of KZfaq because I can pickup my Zoom H4n Pro Recorder with my Dynamic Mic and record one or ten podcasts, depending where I’m at, weather it be at a locksmith convention or metal detecting an old home from back in the 1800’s. I enjoy listening and watching your shows. I’m a subscriber.

Like many, I've been struggling with this question. This video clarified the issues and showed me that KZfaq is my initial path. Thanks so much! I can narrow my focus. Good thing, right?

Excellent analysis and criteria. Thanks for the share Pat!

Very in depth, thank you very much sir

depends on the person & their self awareness

One is audio/visual, the other audio only. Don't really see how you can compare the two.

This is clear for me Pat. Thank you. I will go with podcasting and master it. Then consider moving to another platform. I feel like podcasting give you the opportunity to be a better storyteller than video who actually make you think a lot about a lot of things.

Replay. I love this format. Very easy to eat and follow. I appreciate that you don't bounce from full shot to screen shot and back. What further content to teach? How about the different analytics between a physical product like your books, and a teaching product like Start From Scratch or your podcasting course.. Thank you! Include time vs. Monetary reward, and job satisfaction reward. Thanks, Kathleen

Thank you after listening to you I am confident to launch my Podcast - thinking about a name now.

KZfaq has a very set structure of content creation. The platform, the format, the audience, the advertisements, etc. It is a lot more friendly for creators (I think patreon is catching up in its own little way). The main problem with podcasting (till now) is that there isn't a fixed platform where potential & active podcast listeners go to. Hence, no suggested podcasts, detailed analytics, etc are there to help the format. Spotify has some channels. But I think there is room for "the one platform" in the market which will become the "primary" place to hangout for podcast consumers. I agree, podcast listeners are more dedicated than youtube's audience XD

Thank you for this, I just started a podcase in South Africa and I thought the market was saturated until I heard the stats here. It's crazy.

First time watching. Extremely engaging.

Great breakdown and very helpful. I tend to agree starting a Podcast is the perfect way to get started in terms of creation and starting the relationship with your followers. #TeamFlynn

I'm only a year into Podcasting and I'm at 2 thousand listeners and I've decided to wait for a while before launching a youtube page , the way I format my show , would be very challenging for you tube so I will take time to learn before I come here

This is obvious. Pat has been going HAM on YT now, go figure.

I am a newbie . I think i will go with the podcast first . Through my podcast i can engage some followers which will also help me in my other channels too in the future I will also be comfortable doing it. As i feel i am great with speaking and i have a conviction in my voice .

Fantastic analysis with real data. I see why you're successful.

Hey Pat. To answer your CTA - I think it would be interesting to compare hosting teaching or education series via two different types of video platforms. Would be you compare teaching via KZfaq (Free Content) vs Teaching via Lynda / Teachable / etc. (Paid Content) I believe it was Amy Porterfield who said you know you've given away enough free content when you think to yourself, "I should be charging for this", but where exactly do you draw that line? Do you give enough information to teach someone and then fill in the details on the paid platform? Do you use KZfaq to drive traffic / create interest in your paid content? Do you create the paid content first so you can have something to point people to? Or do you create the KZfaq content to gain followers and then in the future move them to paid teaching? I assume you would get them on your e-mail list via a magnet so you can get them into your paid course funnel at a later time. Thanks again Pat. I'm loving the new YT series. And thanks for the help this week. I really appreciate you taking the time to answer my questions. #teamflynn for the win!

Good stuff! Thanks!Waiting for KZfaq VS. Online course! :-)

I'm sure you won't see this message, Pat, but I wanted to thank you for all the information you have shared on podcasts. My boy and I followed you step by step to get my first podcast episode up onto Libsyn 😊 Thank you! I have a question: is it possible to succeed with podcast series in different niches? Or should you stick with 1? Thank you!

I'd love to see blogging (written form) v. podcast v. KZfaq. Even touching on some examples of which types of topics are great for each one would be awesome. Thanks Pat! :)

Hello Pat !! I love your podcast and have learned so much from it. I also enjoy the Tesla interviews. what I think you should maybe do next is so a set up of a podcast v video.

Great video as usual @PATFLYNN, Love how you saved both platforms smoothly done. I have a few questions, I'll just ask 1 right now. I know monetization wasn't one of the comparisons made but I would love to ask you when it comes to earning which one would be greater/quicker profitabilty, if you could make the comparison from the standpoint of a NEWBIE who had to make the choice of Podcasting or Youtubing-(Is that a word). (not sure if its possible given the fact that KZfaq has an unfair advantage over podcasting as it is reaping all the followers you already have from SPI). Additionally I would like to suggest a Monetization of KZfaq as a next video topic, I know you briefly mentioned ADSENSE when you where with Sean Cannell of THINK MEDIA! But what is that ADSENSE and those other ways that he was referring to. ALSO .. WE WANT THE BIG REVEAL OF THE GOLDEN PLAY BUTTON WHEN IT ARRIVES>> THANKS !! Great Job, as usual #TeamFlynn #100000SubscibersPATFLYNN #ELONMUSK #ATTENTIONELONMUSK #ELONMUSKTATICSINATELSA #HAPPY

I started with Podcasting. It went well, though I stopped podcasting when it was costing more for hosting than what I was making. I am pivoting to KZfaq because it's cheeper to maintain and I have a higher chance of making a return on my investment sooner than later.

If I'm podcasting about some short stories on anchor since it's a free platform..can I still have right to those short stories to get them published in a book?

I guess you already know I have a photography podcast, because I'm around quite often... But Lately I started my KZfaq channel. It's hard to chose, because they are quite different and I really think they have fairly different audiences, so I'd say both :) Just as it is right now!

Hi Pat, I'd like to see a discussion on what KZfaq format is best to get message across. Direct to camera with jump-cuts, monologue, out at an event/outdoors, etc.?

So I got it right! Cool :D That was pretty easy, at the time I watched your video, you were at around 99850 subs, and with a little help from Socialblade, I knew how many subscribers you get on average each day. Congrats to the winner! And, Pat... you're definitely a Readin Chanp too... my name is PeRTa, not PeTRa. I laughed so hard :) People don't get my name right all the time here in Belgium too, so really no hard feelings :) Keep up the excellent work and see you soon!

How does having my KZfaq RSS feed help me? Will KZfaq hit me for duplicate content if I load the audio from my podcast to KZfaq which is exactly the same is my video? Will I get him for duplicate content if I use the audio from my video for my podcast?

I am looking into the podcast area still and have gotten as far as I have the issue that has gotten me stuck is how to easily perform interviews without trouble. Everything I have been trying to do seems to be causing headaches and I am really getting frustrated. I have started to follow your youtube as it did get my attention, thank you. I am quite far in building my podcast site but this issue with the desire to do interviews and not finding software is really frustrating. If you can assist I would be quite appreciative.

Hi pat, what camera are you using to film this? Thanks in advance!

takes almost 10 minutes to get to the point.

Would selling a podcast on amazon be viable as well?

I started my KZfaq channel about three months ago and have been struggling to get subscribers. I started my podcast about a month ago. I have a lot more listeners on my podcast than I have viewers on KZfaq. So in my experience, as a brand new channel without a network, it’s easier and faster to get a foothold as a podcaster than a youtuber. I think much of this has to do with the way the KZfaq algorithm favors large, popular channels because that’s where they make more money. That’s just my experience from the past few weeks of doing both. I really enjoy making videos, but it is a lot more work and generally takes a lot more planning. I can crank out a podcast episode in an hour from recording to editing.

Hey Pat, love your videos! I have a question about something you didn't touch on. I know whatever you do shouldn't be based solely on this, but you never mentioned which makes more money? Do you have any videos that go over any of that? Thanks.

Wow, your definitely getting it done.

Hi Pat! How do you set up your sound to be this good on a video for KZfaq? It's clean, clear and free from ambient noise... Any tips would be appreciated!

Hey #TeamFlynn, I would love to see a live video about your team and what they are doing behind the camera while you are live. Maybe also the technology behind it. Those banners you were putting up at the bottom of the screen, were you queing those up? how so? Thanks

You’re right, long videos tend to become work to watch.

Hey Pat! Where did you get the data of how many podcasts vs KZfaq channels are they?

where do people upload podcasts to?

wonderful video. but you missed out to share , which platform offer maximum earning opportunity.

Pat - I have another one for you ... Can you compare Facebook Live vs KZfaq Live?

Pat I would love to see more about KZfaq because as a budding KZfaqr I want to know more. #TeamFlynn!

Thanks, I learned a lot.

This has been great!

I am more than ready.

Can't you have a youtube channel where it's created with the podcast in mind so you can extract the audio file from the youtube video and use that as the podcast audio file? Then you kill 2 birds with one stone and get best of both worlds podcast and youtube!

Heya, are you turning this youtube vid directly into a podcast as well?

Replay viewer: This kind of presentation is perfect Pat! It's like I'm in a classroom. I love it! Mabuhay! 😊

Thanks for the great info. I love doing both. I have 165 subs on podcasting yet I have a large reach for a new podcast station I think (2K average hits per day, 7 months old.) But I want my KZfaq channel to grow as well and it is like molasses. I would love to see videos about marketing or sharing a podcast and what the pitfalls are on using twitter and facebook for social networking. People rarely click the links even when they "like" it. People claim clickbait is bad yet everyone uses it. Does it turn people away? Also, why do these other people who do the same kind of thing I do have tens of thousands of subscribers and get 1000s of views but I'm still at 1000 subs and 100 views per video. I don't think I suck. Is it because I was using a title of a story instead of "5 scary stories...??" I think their videos are great as well, and mine aren't terrible either, so why do they run circles around me? Same type of content, same plain old picture in the background. Is it the livestreams that I don't do (no, they don't show their faces either.) I mean, I love to see their success, I'm very happy for them but I'd like some too. LOL People either don't like my stuff or they have a hard time finding me. How can I tell? My podcast runs circles compared to KZfaq.

i agree with the one or two i seen who say podcast on you tube. upload ur podcast or if possible do it on youtube. i found the podcast that i watch and inspired me, on you tube. other than that wouldnt even know where to find podcast's

Great timing as looking at podcasts. Also trying to build subscribers. Congrats on 100,000+

For me KZfaq is a better choice because I am more of a show and style so I need to use visual aids. Maybe in the future if I come up with subjects to talk about in a lengthy matter then I will consider podcasting. To be honest allot of youtubers are just sitting there and talking so it is ok to listen to them while driving. Another thing, where can I podcast? which platform to use?? I mean youtube is youtube but what about podcast?

Replay - Video to do next: Analytics breakdown! How do you leverage or effectively execute on the data? Great to have met you at #VidSummit2017! Looking forward to seeing you again at #VidSummit2018. (Canadian Naval Vet)

Amazing video 📼.

Brilliant Pat. You must be from Ireland.

For a future lesson: How to be found better on iTunes. I’m starting a niche podcast. And likely enrolling in Power Up Podcasting next round (when will that be?)

I am just exploring how to get my info out into the world, introduce specific topics, refer to both books I have written, so me as a huge NEWBiE, I am going to go with Podcast. My content is rather personal and specific. There's more, but ..... )