What is a podcast?
There are multiple 100's of Millions of MP3 players out there - They are called computers. With the
When you subscribe to one of our hosts, his or her show is automatically downloaded to your computer each week. It's like having the paper delivered to your doorstep rather than going to the newsstand to get it.
What is a paid Podcast? (click)
JCpod enables you to offer your Video or Audio content via a paid subscription Podcast format using the already established method of RSS syndication. Using this patent pending technology, we can track your subscribers, monitor RSS access, and insure the security of your content. Your audience and customers will never need to download any software or plug-ins.
No additional software is required for you or your subscribers. Subscribers use the same RSS reader that they would use for free podcast subscriptions (i.e. iTunes).
There is no geographic limitations . Anyone in the world with a computer or mp3 player can potentially hear the show.
How does it work for the subscribers? (click)
2. As an alternative, subscribers can subscribe directly from the broadcaster's website.
3. The Subscriber will receive an email that contains a link to paste on their podcatcher software. When a subscriber signs up to one of our hosts, his or her show is automatically downloaded to their computer as a new episode becomes available. It’s like having the paper delivered to your doorstep rather than going to the news stand to get it.
4. Premium Members can receive all the jcpod.com channels. They will be charged $11.99 per month and will have unlimited access to all our channels.
Premium Membership (click)
At sign-up you will be asked to select your favorite podcast on jcpod.com. We will add the small monthly fee revenue from your subscription to that specific ministry. From the moment you sign-up for premium membership you will be able to subscribe to any feed you want from our list of podcasts. We are just starting now but as new ministries use our services you will be able to select your favorite Christian podcasts and download them to your iPod or PC.
Now you can sign-up for a low introductory fee of just $11.99 / month.
Why charge for podcasts? (click)
We don’t want to be captive to an ad revenue model. If you make money on advertising, you’re somewhat at the mercy of advertisers in terms of the messages you’re sending. If company x wants to advertise with us, but we’re not really fired up about what company x does or stands for, we have a tough choice to make.
It’s much simpler for us ethically to generate revenue from subscriptions than have to constantly evaluate if the messages of our advertisers are consistent with our views. That’s not to say that we won’t advertise something we really believe in, but we want that to be a choice, not something we’re constrained to do because of our revenue model.