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Support the Show Link

Listener support gives your audience a simple and direct way to invest in your show! By adding a “Support the Show” link to your episode descriptions, you create an easy way for fans to support you from inside your episode descriptions! 

Adding Your 'Support the Show' Link

Start by setting up an account with a payment platform. Some common choices are PayPal, Venmo, Buy Me a Coffee, Patreon, Podfan, and Cash App. 

They will then generate a public link for you, which you can add to your Buzzsprout account:
  1. Head to your Monetization page. 
  2. Click on the Support Show Link tab. 
  3. Add your link there, and we will take care of the rest!
We'll drop your support link in your episode descriptions on your Buzzsprout website and in any other podcast player app that supports HTML in show notes.
CleanShot 2026-02-03 at 11.39.23@2x.png Pro-Tip: If you don't have an external account set up to accept support from listeners, check out Buzzsprout Subscriptions. Once you set it up in Buzzsprout, we will autofill your 'Support the Show' field to include the link to that subscription page.

If you have any more questions about this, please reach out to our Podcaster Success team at support@buzzsprout.com! 

Buzzsprout conforms to the payment button standard created by Marco Arment, creator of Overcast.
"Overcast is the first podcast player to support this initiative and we hope they are not the last. With any luck this simple standard will find a home in other podcast players, making it easier for podcasters to garner listener support. Podcasters and CMS makers: Next version of Overcast looks for a link in every episode's show notes with <a rel="payment">. If present, Overcast adds a nice green "$" button on the Now Playing screen that opens up that donation/Patreon/membership URL of your choice."
— Marco Arment (@marcoarment) August 12, 2018