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August 11, 2026 • 42 mins

Plenty of creators treat paid ads like cheating and wait years for organic reach that rarely comes. Eric Montgomery built Podcast Haven, a production house running shows for businesses, and grows them with paid promotion and craft, not luck.

In this episode of Podcasting Secrets with host Nathan Gwilliam, Eric reveals how a category-targeted Overcast display ad reaches the right audience for a couple hundred dollars a month, how he pointed an AI agent at more than one hundred old blog posts to refresh their SEO and climb Google again, and why plugging a service you already sell is the quickest way a podcast pays for itself.

Want a podcast that grows and pays for itself without waiting on sponsors?Learn the craft first, add paid promotion to your organic reach, and point the show at a service you already sell. Subscribe and follow Podcasting Secrets on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly strategies from creators building shows that last.

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https://podcastingsecrets.com/blog/how-to-grow-and-monetize-a-podcast-without-waiting-on-sponsorships-with-eric-montgomery-1

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