BLOG: My Why: Why is asking for money so hard?

Urgh. Providing creative content and hoping you can get paid for it is hard and confusing, but I think I've worked out why I had such a problem asking for money and how a shift in my mindset can help me, and my audience.

Welcome to another My Why from me, Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast.

My Why episodes are weekly audio shorts of my latest blog post. If you'd prefer to read it, you can find it here: thesilentwhy.com/post/askingformoney

I'm plagued by the word 'monetization' at the moment. Not only can I not work out if I should spell it with an 's' or a 'z', but as one of my only hopes for income through the podcast I've been trying to learn about all the different ways this can work, and it's terrifying. Why is asking for money so flippin' hard?!

I've worked out it's partly because I viewed this concept as people expecting to jack in their paid job and seek money from others so they can do some thing they love, and yet when I really sat down and opened it up I realised I'd got it all back-to-front.

It turns out those asking for support weren't just expecting anyone to give them money - there's more to it than that. And if we wrestle with all this, it actually says a lot about us than others. So, if this is something you struggle to get your head round, I hope my thoughts and (rather brilliant, if I do say so myself) analogy will help you understand monetization a bit more.

And thank you to www.zapsplat.com for the free sound effects. 

Transcript

Written blog transcript available at: thesilentwhy.com/post/askingformoney