Many people are suffering right now. This nation (and the world) has been negatively affected by this COVID-19 pandemic.

Many people have lost their sources of income. Others have lost their homes. Others have lost their savings trying to stay in their homes and carry on until things “get back to normal.”

Being cut off from normal in-person relationships, whether at the office or socializing with friends, is having detrimental effects on our society. People are longing for some kind of way to stay connected.

There is one area of ​​eCommerce that has grown tremendously in this time of COVID-19. That is the increasing availability of online course instructions. Whether it’s for classroom instruction for school-age children or adults trying to learn or improve a skill set that will help them in this environment, online is where everyone turns.

It is exactly this kind of environment that podcasting is beginning to thrive in like hardly any other alternative! Podcasting is quickly becoming the fastest growing medium of communication on the planet right now!

If you have a message to share, starting a podcast is a good first step.

If you have a skill set that will help someone achieve something that will benefit them right now, you have a potential client who can pay you money to teach you. A podcast can be your way of earning extra income in the process.

It really isn’t hard to start a podcast. You need a device to record your voice (and most smartphones already have it installed).

Then you need a topic to talk about. I get my podcast training clients to write three or four topics that other people ask them to help with. This is a good opportunity to realize that you could create a podcast on those topics.

Think of it this way, if others are already asking for your help in these areas, you are already being recognized as an expert in that area! That’s how it is! You’re an expert!

Just start recording your thoughts and ideas about that particular skill set you have and then share it with others. Post it on social media. Do it for free when you start.

As you become more popular and get more requests for help, you can start charging a small fee to other people who ask for your help.

Congratulations! You have already monetized your podcast!

This is just a small example of how quickly it can happen. I have been helping people for over four years (at this point) to excel in exactly this type of scenario. But with the onset of COVID right now, my business has exploded beyond my wildest expectations!

If you have an idea that will help someone else achieve their desired goals, share it on a podcast. Start the process now and you could soon have a completely different career path that COVID can’t shut down!