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Picture hearing your voice talking in a language that you don't know how to speak! Spotify, in partnership with OpenAI, is working on providing automatic translation for podcasters - using their own voices! The AI would not only translate the words but also synthesize the host’s speech. This would open up a whole new era for podcasting. That was just one of the fascinating bits of social audio news we covered this week on All Things Audio. If you haven't listened yet, be sure to check out the podcast version below.

Now here’s this week’s roundup.

Tool of the Week

Patreon

As you may recall, I recently relaunched my Patreon community called The Inner Circle all about sharing insider strategies to help you skyrocket your social media.

Patreon is an incredibly versatile and flexible tool for monetizing your brand. In fact, this year the platform introduced a whole new and improved experience for creators and their followers. New options include the ability to sell digital products and even offer a free membership.

But Patreon gives you much more than a way for your super fans to support you through paid memberships. It's a channel of direct communication (no algorithms) so you can build a deeper relationship. It's a hub where they can easily access a variety of content from you all in one place. You can totally customize multiple paid tiers with various perks, allowing your supporters to choose what works best for them. Plus, you can revise the tiers at any time based on feedback from your community.

Whatever your gifts or passions - podcasting, videography, writing, music - I'm certain Patreon could work for you. Explore the site. You'll be amazed and inspired by all the different types of creators using it.

And I hope you'll come check out my community, The Inner Circle. I'd love to have you!

Highlights From Madalyn's X Feed

Would you pay to not see ads on X? This is a planned feature for the X Premium "Plus" tier.

Creators have a new perk they can turn on to entice followers to subscribe.

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The Latest From Madalyn

Tips & Advice to Help You Stand Out on the X Platform

What an awesome #TwitterSmarter chat!
We had a great discussion about:
• The importance of creating quality content
• Engaging in Spaces to grow your network
• Consistency and posting regularly
• Sparking conversations in your posts
• Experimenting to see what works for you - every account is different
Click here for the Spaces replay.

Upcoming Spaces

You can easily access my upcoming audio conversations as well as the past ones via Spaces Dashboard. Tap on this link to get started. At the top right, you’ll see a green button that says “Set Up Alert.” This is a brand new feature that will send an email notification whenever I go live. Below that you'll see the ones I host, co-host, and spoke in. You can listen to replays of past conversations and also add upcoming ones to your calendar.

That's A Wrap!

Thank you for taking the time to read my newsletter. 😊

Keep rockin’,
Madalyn