Mac Power Users - Advertising

Hello

I recently saw the banner on this forum and on recent podcast episodes about the More Mac Power Users. This is a great initiative.

My query is about advertising. This is something David and Stephen may not want to share. One of the reasons to have a More Mac Power Users is due to advertising budgets being cut.

I had a look at the last 5-8 episodes and all of them had at-least 3 advertisers. This makes me think that the advertisers are still there, but they are paying less. Or future advertising has been cancelled or cut down.

Are there any insights that can be provided? I am simply curious.

Personally, I am currently considering which podcasts can I support. It’s getting like app subscriptions. Most of my Relay podcasts have optional subscriptions. I understand and appreciate why diversifying revenue streams is important and this is the right step forward. From a listener’s perspective, it is difficult to decide which podcasts to support as my financial resources are limited. I am torn in this regard :frowning:

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