Anchor now lets podcasters receive Patreon-style pledges from listeners

Anchor's app makes it really easy to throw together a podcast. But if you keep doing that and manage to build an audience, there hasn't been an easy way to get paid for it. Now Anchor is launching an option: a feature called Listener Support that allows listeners to pledge $1, $5, or $10 per month to specific podcasts.

Each podcast creator will have to individually enable the Listener Support feature. Beyond that, they and their supporters won't have a lot of options — it's locked into those three pledge points and a once-per-month payment. The whole thing is very reminiscent of Patreon, which allows people to voluntarily support creators, with their bill coming once a month.

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