Three ways to get on podcasts. One bills you for results.
Same goal, three price structures. Here is the whole picture, including the option where you don't hire us.
| Dimension | BookedPod | PR retainer | Do it yourself |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you pay | $99/mo + $300 per confirmed booking | $5,000+ per month, every month | Your time (10 to 20 hrs/week done right) |
| When you pay for a show | Only when a recording is locked on your calendar | You pay the same whether you get booked or not | You pay in hours whether hosts reply or not |
| Who does the grind | Our team: 30,000-show database, up to 50 follow-ups per host | An account manager splitting time across clients | You, between everything else you run |
| Show quality control | You approve every show before it is pitched | Varies; often whatever fills the monthly report | Full control, if you can get the yes |
| Contract | Month to month, accepted at checkout | Quarterly or annual retainer agreements | None |
| A slow month costs you | $99 | $5,000+ | Hours you never get back |
DIY genuinely works if you have the hours and the stomach for 50 follow-ups per host. The retainer works if you like paying for attempts. We built the third column.
What a booked show is worth to you.
Your monthly BookedPod cost $699 $99 + 2 × $300
Same activity at a PR retainer $5,000+ whether anything gets booked or not
If just one listener becomes a client 7× one $5,000 client covers 7 months of this
Arithmetic, not a promise: nobody can guarantee a specific client from a specific episode. What the math shows is how little has to go right for this to pay for itself, and episodes keep working after they air.