Nathan Gwilliam
Jun 16, 2026
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He Records 1 Hour a Week and Surfs Bali While His Podcast Sells (with Jaryd Krause)

Most podcasters assume they need paid ads to grow. Jaryd Krause proves the opposite. After he got banned from Facebook ads and watched a business that ran on up to $20,000 a month in ad spend fall apart, he rebuilt his business on a podcast with zero ad spend, and the clients started coming to him. In this episode of Podcasting Secrets with host Nathan Gwilliam, Jaryd Krause, founder of Buying Online Businesses and host of the Buying Online Businesses Podcast, shares how he advises on acquisitions up to $20 million while working five to ten hour weeks from Bali. Jaryd breaks down the content garden approach that attracts buyers instead of chasing them, the ad funnel that turns one short clip into an email list, why he rejects about 99% of guest pitches and hunts the guests he wants instead, and the simple naming move that makes a show sellable later. He also explains why he does not lean on sales calls anymore, how banking episodes ahead buys real freedom, and why building your show for others beats building it for the money. If this episode helps you rethink how a podcast can grow a business, subscribe and follow Podcasting Secrets on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly strategies on growth, monetization, and building a show that works while you live your life. Follow, Like & Subscribe Podcasting Secrets: Website: podcastingsecrets.com | YouTube: @podcasting-secrets | Instagram: @podcastingsecrets | LinkedIn: poduppodcasting | Apple | Spotify Nathan Gwilliam: LinkedIn: @NathanGwilliam Athin Cassiotis: Website: athincassiotis.com | The Business Growth Show: Apple | Spotify | LinkedIn: @athincassiotis

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Most podcasters assume they need paid ads to grow. Jaryd Krause proves the opposite. After he got banned from Facebook ads and watched a business that ran on up to $20,000 a month in ad spend fall apart, he rebuilt his business on a podcast with zero ad spend, and the clients started coming to him.

In this episode of Podcasting Secrets with host Nathan Gwilliam, Jaryd Krause, founder of Buying Online Businesses and host of the Buying Online Businesses Podcast, shares how he advises on acquisitions up to $20 million while working five to ten hour weeks from Bali. Jaryd breaks down the content garden approach that attracts buyers instead of chasing them, the ad funnel that turns one short clip into an email list, why he rejects about 99% of guest pitches and hunts the guests he wants instead, and the simple naming move that makes a show sellable later.

He also explains why he does not lean on sales calls anymore, how banking episodes ahead buys real freedom, and why building your show for others beats building it for the money.

If this episode helps you rethink how a podcast can grow a business, subscribe and follow Podcasting Secrets on Apple, Spotify and YouTube for weekly strategies on growth, monetization, and building a show that works while you live your life.

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Podcasting Secrets: Website: podcastingsecrets.com | YouTube: @podcasting-secrets | Instagram: @podcastingsecrets | LinkedIn: poduppodcasting | Apple | Spotify

Nathan Gwilliam: LinkedIn: @NathanGwilliam

Athin Cassiotis: Website: athincassiotis.com | The Business Growth Show: Apple | Spotify | LinkedIn: @athincassiotis

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