(202) 750-1910
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • Yelp
  • Google
  • Pinterest
  • WhatsApp
  • Threads
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • Yelp
  • Google
  • Pinterest
  • WhatsApp
  • Threads
0 Items
Ask the Egghead, Inc.
  • Home
  • About
    • Reviews
    • Awards
    • Careers
    • Partners
    • Systems Status
  • Services
    • Website Design
    • Managed Hosting
    • Accessibility Compliance
    • Content Builder
    • Multi-Language Websites
    • SEO
    • Social Media
    • Premier Property Promotion
    • Reputation & Review Management Services
    • Low Code/No Code Solutions for MVP Development
    • Citation Builder
    • Pricing
    • Get A Quote
  • Portfolio
  • Website Audit
  • Blog
  • Invest Local
  • Contact
Select Page

How to Use Podcorn to Get Sponsorships for Your Podcast

The podcasting boom isn’t slowing down anytime soon, and almost everyone behind the microphone wants to make the big bucks through their podcast. With podcasting being a billion-dollar industry, why not? Enter: Podcorn. A podcast sponsorship marketplace where advertisers can post listings with campaign details for podcasters to browse and send proposals.

Starting Out with Podcorn.com

podcorn landing page

The first choice you have to make is simple: podcaster or brand? Since you’re looking to get sponsorships, click on For Podcasters. On the next screen click View Sponsorships.

view sponsorships

Then you just need to create your account. You will be asked to select your podcast from a dropdown list as you start typing, so make sure you’ve started your podcast already. Podcorn is not for pre-launch sponsorships.

Setting Up Your Podcast

Once you’ve done that, you’ll get an email asking you to verify your podcast. Podcorn will send this email to whatever email address is registered in your RSS feed. Find it. Click it. Then tab back over to Podcorn.

verify podcast with podcorn

Step 2 is choosing your category and country. Your choosing the right category in this step is especially important. Not only will the brands see it and make judgments, but also Podcorn will be able to suggest better sponsors for you. Some sponsorships will not be available in all countries, either.

category

Step 3 is your posting frequency. Brands can see this, and you will base proposals on specific dates for specific tasks. Be honest. If you only post once-per-month, don’t put once-per-week.

posting frequency

Step 4 is the verification process. So make sure you check your email and click that link. Step 5 is connecting your podcast analytics to Podcorn. This step can be tricky. Because you will choose your host, and each host has a different way of setting up analytics sharing. Just select where you’re from in the dropdown.

podcorn analytics tracking

Word of caution, though. Currently, Anchor.fm doesn’t support RSS prefixes that Podcorn needs. Since statistics are required to submit a proposal, you will need to take screenshots of your current numbers in your dashboard. We’ll show you how to do that below.

After you either enable or bypass this step, you’re ready to go into your dashboard and start looking for a campaign to join.

How to Find Podcast Sponsorships with Podcorn

Logging in, your dashboard looks something like this.

podcorn dashboard

The two main priorities here are the Sponsorships tab in the header menu and the Workrooms tab. Under Sponsorships, you find all the available campaigns that you can apply to be a part of. Workrooms, however, only populates when you’ve been accepted by a sponsor. That’s where you will communicate with them and submit your ads and content and so on.

Clicking on Sponsorships, then, takes you to a list of all available sponsorship campaigns. You can scroll through them to see at a glance which ones fit you.

podcorn podcast sponsorships and campaigns

Most of the time, you will see Pre-Roll, Mid-Roll, and Post-Roll podcast sponsorships. These are traditional ads that you hear in most shows. Most are labeled host-read, which means the hosts will read the ad, either from copy provided by the brand or winging it to fit their audience. Sometimes, the sponsor provides a pre-recorded ad, and that will be inserted in the same spot.

Other kinds of podcast sponsorships

You may also see other kinds of sponsorships like Topical Discussions (whole episodes or segments based on the brand’s campaign), Guest Interviews, Roundtable Panels, Reviews, Creative Integrations, Contests and Giveaways and more. In most cases, these kinds of campaign elements draw a higher price than pre/mid/post-roll ads, but require a significantly higher level of work on both the podcaster’s and brand’s parts.

Details and Proposals

Click the View Details button to see a brief description of what the campaign is about. Podcorn itself runs regular campaigns for pre/mid-roll ads, and theirs looks like this.

podcorn details

When you click Send Proposal, a new window will open that gives you the full details rather than a brief. You can see their full campaign budget (ranging from under $1k to over $25k), as well as the various kinds of ads and numbers of them that you want to commit to.

podcorn proposal details

You do set your own prices here, and that’s because podcast sponsorships are based on a CPM model, or X amount per 1,000 listens. And that’s why you need your analytics connected. Once you choose what to commit to, you need to actually write or record your proposal.

write your proposal for the podcast sponsorships

This is where either you have the host automatically connect your stats, or you upload them yourself. It’s not complicated, and you don’t need lots of different statistics. For example, here’s an actual screenshot from my main Anchor.fm dashboard that I used to land a sponsorship using Podcorn earlier this fall.

actual screenshot sent to podcorn for statistics

That’s all there is to it. After that, you need to make a professional, but personal proposal for what you want to do for the company and why your podcast should get one of their sponsorships. The more detailed you can be, the better. Again, here’s the real proposal that I sent to the brand using the above statistics.

actual podcorn proposal

After that, it’s a matter of communicating with the brand in the Workrooms tab up top. You have a chat where you can send each other messages, and as you complete tasks, they each have a toggle and a button labeled Submit Ad. It’s very straightforward, simple, and easy to use.

podcorn workrooms

When you press the submit button, you upload your ad, and eventually the brand will approve or deny it.

podcorn approved podcast sponsorships

Once approved, the payment will be on its way to your account. And that’s it! That’s all there is to it. You’ve gone through the whole process of using Podcorn to get some podcast sponsorships.

Wrapping Up

Podcorn is a fantastic place for podcasts of all sizes to get sponsorships. You can find every kind of sponsor there, from other podcasts, major brands, and small businesses looking to get their name out. All it takes is a well-prepared proposal and a podcast that you can prove has listeners. Good luck!

Have you had any experiences with Podcorn to get podcast sponsorships? Let us know any tips you have in the comments!

The post How to Use Podcorn to Get Sponsorships for Your Podcast appeared first on Elegant Themes Blog.

Recent Posts

  • How AI Helps Us Help You

    How AI Helps Us Help You

  • Future-Proof Your WordPress Site in 2025

    Future-Proof Your WordPress Site in 2025

  • Why You Need Managed WordPress Hosting from Ask the Egghead

    Why You Need Managed WordPress Hosting from Ask the Egghead

  • Your Website Is More Than Just Curb Appeal

    Your Website Is More Than Just Curb Appeal

  • Top Website Mistakes That Hurt Your Business

    Top Website Mistakes That Hurt Your Business

  • Plugin of the Week: WPForms Made Simple

    Plugin of the Week: WPForms Made Simple

  • SEO Simplified: Boost Your Website Without Tech Skills

    SEO Simplified: Boost Your Website Without Tech Skills

  • Find Your Perfect Website Style

    Find Your Perfect Website Style

  • SEO Promises That Should Scare You

    SEO Promises That Should Scare You

  • Design Mistakes That Destroy Your Credibility

    Design Mistakes That Destroy Your Credibility

Awards

  • Clutch Top Web Design Company Medical Websites 2024

    Clutch Top Web Design Company Medical Websites 2024

  • Clutch Top Web Design Company Government Websites 2024

    Clutch Top Web Design Company Government Websites 2024

  • UpCity National Excellence Winner 2024

    UpCity National Excellence Winner 2024

  • UpCity National Excellence Winner 2023

    UpCity National Excellence Winner 2023

  • UpCity National Excellence Winner 2022

    UpCity National Excellence Winner 2022

  • UpCity Local Excellence Washington DC 2021

    UpCity Local Excellence Washington DC 2021

  • UpCity Top Designer 2021

    UpCity Top Designer 2021

  • DesignRush Accredited Agency 2021

    DesignRush Accredited Agency 2021

  • Clutch Top Company Washington DC 2021

    Clutch Top Company Washington DC 2021

  • Digital.com Best SEO Firms Washington DC 2021

    Digital.com Best SEO Firms Washington DC 2021

Ask-the-Egghead-logo

Capability Statement

View/Download

Ask the Egghead

200 Massachusetts Ave NW
8th Floor Suite 133
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 750-1910

Ask the Egghead

399 Boylston Street
Suite 685
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 221-8300

Quick Links

  • Website Design
  • Social Media
  • SEO
  • Managed Hosting
  • Privacy Policy
  • Investors
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
Designed by The Egghead © 2015-2025 Ask the Egghead, Inc.