# She Made $500K from a Podcast with 11K Monthly Listeners with Danielle Bezalel | Ep 102

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Podcast: [Mics To Millions: Podcast Growth & Monetization Strategies for Health & Wellness Podcasters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mics-to-millions-podcast-growth-monetization-strategies-for-health-wellness-podcasters-6757711)
Published: 2026-06-10T06:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

She built a $500K business from a podcast most platforms try to shadow ban, and she's here to show you exactly how she did it. Danielle Bezalel, host of Sex Ed with DB, built a $500K+ podcast sponsorship business as an indie podcaster averaging around 1,200 downloads per episode. She just launched Monetize Your Indie Podcast, a self-paced resource hub with her exact masterclass, sponsor ad deck, and pitch email system to help indie podcasters land real brand deals, without a network, agent, or massive audience. She shares/breaks down: ◼️ How she landed her first $5,000 sponsorship deal in season two, with zero prior experience ◼️ Why she requires a minimum six-month contract from every brand she works with ◼️ The exact outreach system she uses to find and cold pitch sponsors (including how ChatGPT fits in) ◼️ How she builds monthly and quarterly reports that keep brands renewing year after year ◼️ The biggest mistake indie podcasters make with sponsorship pricing, and how to fix it ◼️ Why health and wellness creators especially need to stop undercharging for their work ◼️ Her advice for anyone who's never had a paid partnership and doesn't know where to start Follow Danielle Bezalel: ◼️ Sex Ed with DB: https://www.sexedwithdb.com/ ◼️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sexedwithdbpodcast/ ◼️ Podcast: https://pod.link/1286811573 ◼️ Monetize Your Indie Podcast course: Want to turn your podcast into a sustainable income stream? Danielle Bezalel, MPH helps indie podcasters build real revenue through her Monetize Your Indie Podcast course and private consulting. Reach out at sexedwithdb@gmail.com and read How an Indie Podcaster Made Six Figures to see how she built a six-figure indie show. Want to grow your visibility through podcast guesting? Explore how PodWritten can he…

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