{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"230: The Brutal Truth About Starting a Podcast in 2026 with John Lee Dumas","description":"John Lee Dumas has published a podcast episode every single day for 14 years, leading to more than 5,000 episodes of Entrepreneurs on Fire. He records seven interviews in a single day each week, built a multimillion-dollar media business around the show, and put together 12 straight years of $100K+ months in net profit. But when I asked him what he\u2019d do if he were starting a podcast today, he didn\u2019t hesitate. He said he would never launch an interview show. In fact, he called interview podcasts a waste of time for 99% of people making them today. Bold statement from someone who built his entire empire on one. So what would he do instead? He already tested it. John launched a second show built around a completely different model, and within months it was generating 5-figures a month while dominating a highly specific niche audience. In this episode, he breaks down exactly how he built it, and why he thinks it's the only kind of show worth starting in 2026. &amp;nbsp; Key Takeaways with John Lee Dumas (00:47) Daily Podcasting for 14 Years&amp;nbsp; (02:22) Creating a Great Interview Using AI (04:31) Publishing His Monthly Revenue for Years (07:20) The One Word Most Entrepreneurs Never Learn&amp;nbsp; (10:11) Compare And Despair (12:01) Why Most Podcasts Are Garbage&amp;nbsp; (13:31) Advice for Starting a Podcast 2026 (21:27) How Have His Monetization Channels Changed? (22:39) A $39 Journal Did $453K In 33 Days (24:45) F.O.C.U.S. \u2014 His Framework For Everything&amp;nbsp; (27:25) Advantages of Living in Puerto Rico (30:43) What He Learned from the Military (32:50) His #1 Advice For New Entrepreneurs &amp;nbsp; Watch on YouTube: https:\/\/youtu.be\/6Mqu2jtox9c &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Let\u2019s Connect: Website&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Instagram&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;YouTube&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;TikTok&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Twitter&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Facebook ","author_name":"Beyond A Million","author_url":"https:\/\/beyondamillion.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41420095\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/41420095"}