Value 4 Value

Value 4 Value

What does it mean to give and receive value? Hi I’m Kyrin and this is the weekly podcast for digital content creators who want to connect deeply with their audience & earn a living from their work via their direct support. Within you will find me explaining the philosophy of value 4 value (v4v), how to refine your pitch and the latest technology that can make the experience seamless!

Episodes

April 17, 2024 3 mins

I'm going on hiatus for a few months. In Ep#61.5 I'm talking about why it's just a bit too hard to maintain motivation/time to produce these episodes whilst travelling Brazil.

Huge thanks to everyone who supported this show over this last season, I really do appreciate it.

Mere Mortals Ep#443 Link:
YT: https://youtube.com/live/MjcUz61RNUo


Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(2:06) - Appreciation


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Worried your art is not mainstream enough, the more niche the better! In Ep#61 we're learning about the long tail of producing art, 3 forces underlying the unequal distribution & my vision of a new economic market.

Huge thanks to Sam Sethi, McIntosh, Dave Jones, Chad F & Jeanpaul for supporting the show (plus everyone streaming as well). You all make this podcast happen!

40% of this episode is going to Cole, Sven, The Doerfel...
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March 24, 2024 51 mins
Sometimes you just have to call it quits ... or do you? In Ep#60 we're going to learn why I've struggled with my Book Reviews show, the financial woes of app developers & potential strategies to fix these problems.

Huge thanks to Chad F & Sam Sethi for supporting the show (plus everyone streaming as well). You all make this show happen!

40% of this episode is going to Cole, Sven, The Doerfels and the app developers who make t...
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What does the music industry have to teach us about giving music out for free? In Ep#59 we're going to learn from Prince, Radiohead & 50 Cent about how to adapt to change & delay monetary gratification.

Huge thanks to Deezlaughs, Chad F & Sam Sethi for supporting the show (plus everyone streaming as well). You all make this show happen!

40% of this episode is going to Cole, Sven, The Doerfels and the app developers who ma...
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March 10, 2024 38 mins
Why am I travelling across the world to meet people who I've never even spoken to? In Ep#58 we're going to examine the driving forces behind collaboration and how technology is only enabling more and more of it.

Huge thanks to Cole McCormick, Deezlaughs, Adam Curry & Sam Sethi for supporting the show (plus everyone streaming as well). Check out their podcasts!

40% of this episode is going to Cole, Sven, The Doerfels and the app d...
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March 3, 2024 40 mins
From the past we shall learn our future .... and it's full of exciting art! In Ep#57 we're going to do a recap of all the previous seasons, find out what Season 4 has in store for us & learn about the 3 collaborators who will be providing art.

Huge thanks to Sircussmedia, McIntosh, Cole McCormick & Kolomona for supporting the show (plus everyone streaming as well). Check out their podcasts!

40% of this episode is going to Col...
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October 31, 2023 35 mins
What will digital content look like in 5 years time? In Ep#56 we're going to rehash everything we've learned this season, lay out my predictions for what is ahead of us and learn how you can help shape the future direction of this very podcast.

Huge thanks to McIntosh, Cole McCormick & Kolomona for supporting the show (plus everyone streaming as well). Check out their podcasts!

15% of this episode is going to The Podcast Index fo...
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October 24, 2023 46 mins
It's the final (and most difficult) frontier of 'value 4 value'. In Ep#55 we're going to dive into a mini history of video on the internet, explain why advertising stuffs everything up and list the current places to host/watch v4v enabled video podcasts.

Huge thanks to The Tone Wrecker & Balderdashboys for supporting the show (plus everyone streaming as well). Check out their music and podcasts!

15% of this episode is going to Si...
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October 17, 2023 44 mins
What techniques do you need to consider when asking for contribution? In Ep#54 we're going to listen to a compilation of different asks from podcasters and analyse why their audience support puts them at the top of the charts!

Huge thanks to Sam Sethi, Jason & Mitch D for supporting the show (plus everyone streaming as well). Check out their apps!

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I want to support my favourite podcaster .... but how?! In Ep#53 we're going to find out how to get some Bitcoin on the Lightning Network, test out some cool apps and I'll give some podcast recommendations as well. This was recorded as a video version as well (link below).

Huge thanks to Kolomona and Premitive1 for supporting the show (plus everyone streaming as well). Don't forget to boost!

15% of this episode is going to Jason from...
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October 3, 2023 57 mins
Can you earn a living just through Value 4 Value? In Ep#52 we're going to examine how much I've made across my various shows & where I'd be if I had used advertising instead. Make sure you check the chapter art for all the fancy graphs I've created.

Huge thanks to Adam Curry, Sir Spencer, Gene Bean & Sam Sethi for supporting the show. You are now part of my data hehe.

15% of this episode is going to John Spurlock for his crea...
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September 26, 2023 45 mins
What are the benefits of willing listeners eager to contribute? In Ep#51 we're going to compare the similar ethos between OS/V4V, how to properly acknowledge volunteers and a focus on the talent of the 3T's.

Huge thanks to Sam Sethi & Steve Webb for supporting the show. Every contribution counts!

15% of this episode is going to Steven Crader for his documentation and rock solid work in improving podcasting.


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Let's encourage our hosts to be even more hospitable. In Ep#50 we're going to analyse why podcast hosting companies shut down, integrating v4v as a business and how you could do it all by yourself (or with some peers).

Huge thanks to The Bearded Tek, Sam Sethi, Chad F, James Cridland & Boobury for supporting the show. Loving the live boosts!

15% of this episode is going to Cameron for providing an important building block and his...
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September 12, 2023 52 mins
You think we're content with just empowering audio creators?! In Ep#49 we're going to examine the current problem with blogging, why NOSTR & Stacker News have been successful and how v4v might make it's way into all text communication.

Huge thanks to The Bearded Tek, Nick Malster, Sam Sethi, The Golden Dragon, Adam Curry, Chris Fisher & Boobury for supporting the show. What a week!

15% of this episode is going to The Bearded ...
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Give me some stats ..... stat! In Ep#48 we're going to view some charts of the Podcasting 2.0 namespace adoption, reflect on where we've come from and realise why your end goals are ultimately more important than growth.

Huge thanks to Chris Fisher, McIntosh, Steve Webb, Cole McCormick, The Golden Dragon & Cardboardgiraffe for supporting the show. What a week!

15% of this episode is going to Ron Ploof for providing some very hand...
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August 29, 2023 33 mins
I've started to notice some trends of things people get confused about. In Ep#47 we're going to have a look at why V4V is not all or nothing, divorcing it from Bitcoin/Podcasting 2.0 and why it might not work for everyone.

Huge thanks to Nick Malster & Anonymous for supporting the show. Absolute legends!

15% of this episode is going to CSB for educating and helping people understand about the concept of Value 4 Value.


Value 4 Valu...
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V4V Music is awesome, but there are some complex things under the surface. In Ep#46 we're going to have a look at the current V4V Music apps/services, the social & tech hurdles to hosting/playing music and the big elephant in the room.

Huge thanks to Cole McCormick, Boobury, Anonymous & Guy Smiley for supporting the show. Absolute legends!

15% of this episode is going to StevenB for creating so many building blocks to help ki...
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Will this new medium be just as revolutionary as radio and podcasting? In Ep#45 we are going to have a look at the current problems in the music industry, case examples of musicians/DJ's using RSS and why everyone gets a part of the money.

Huge thanks to Cole McCormick, McIntosh and Adam Curry for supporting the show. Absolute legends!

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August 8, 2023 43 mins
What is the clearest signal you can get in a spammy world? In Ep#44 we're going to examine why a boostagram is the best feedback you can get from your audience and feels good for everyone involved.

Huge thanks to ChadF & Robert Sasuke for supporting the show whilst it was live. Absolute legends! Also a shoutout to @ColeMcCormick@mastodon.social for the interview he had with Ainsley Costello on America+, really helped to showcase...
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August 1, 2023 46 mins
Is this the first example of micropayments actually working on the internet? In Ep#43 we're going to examine the Value tag and how this enables streaming of money within your podcasting app.

Huge thanks to Cole McCormick (America+), McIntosh (Generation Bitcoin) & Gene Bean (Volunteer Technologist) for supporting the show. Absolute legends!

15% of this episode is going to Dave Jones for helping to create all this amazing infrastr...
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