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The Perfect Way to Describe Your Podcast (and get more listeners)
Does anyone know you so well, they can describe you in a single sentence?When I was at Craft + Commerce, Mike Pacchione gave some great advice for when you tell storie...
Do Short-form Teaser Videos on TikTok
One way to grow your podcast audience is to leverage the audience you have on other platforms. Short-form video can be a particularly effective medium here because man...
Listener Donations: Make it Easy!
One low barrier for entry these days is asking for donations from listeners. It likely won’t be a huge money maker at first, but it’s an easier sell than a membership....
Podcast Audit: How to Grow the Brand Your Passion Podcast
The #1 question potential listeners will ask when they find your podcast is, "What's in it for me."Optimize for that question and that experience and you will get more...
Transcripts Help Grow Your Podcast
Something that many new podcasters are resistant to is transcripts, and it’s perfectly understandable why. The free/cheap AI-generated ends up taking more work because...
Placing Your Call to Action
We’ve all had the experience of an over-eager salesperson. The moment they see you, you're marked as a potential sale and you’re immediately asked if you want to buy w...
Have You Considered a Private Podcast?
People love bonus content. They love a look behind the scenes. And they love exclusivity.For these reasons, and plenty more, private podcasting is a great way to make ...
Growth Hack: Delete "In this episode" From Descriptions
A few emails ago I told you to stop putting episode numbers in titles because it doesn't entice listeners. It doesn't give them any information about the episode. The ...
All the Benefits of a Brand Focused Podcast for Justin Jackson and Transistor
It feels fitting that Justin Jackson and Jon Buda referenced 37signals in their very first episode of Build Your SaaS because they were “eating their own dog food,” or...
Do a Behind the Scenes Episode
Don't you love a good peek behind the curtain?I do. It helps me get a concrete look at how to do things, and by extension, how I can do things. That's why you should d...
How to Figure Out What to Automate
Imagine being told you need to get your wedding, and that’s it. No time. No date. No location. Just, “You need to get to your wedding.”You’d feel kind of stuck, right?...
Episode Idea: Customer Spotlight
Some people don’t like talking about themselves all the time. And that’s perfectly fine. A great way to get content without making it self-centered is by highlighting ...
When to Reach Out to Sponsors
When it comes to Podcast sponsorship outreach, you likely will think you need a few weeks lead time. But you probably need a month or more. So today’s tip: Start way b...
How Jay Clouse is Taking the Walt Disney Approach with his Podcast
Imagine creating not one, not two, but THREE versions of every podcast episode you produce.That’s what Jay Clouse does with Creator Science. See, last year he made the...
Growth Hack: Stop Putting Episode Number in the Title
Quite often, I see podcasters sharing their podcast episodes and they've titled something like: Episode 12: Jim RodgersWould you click on this if you came across it on...
Have You Considered Mini Podcasting?
Something that turns lots of people away from podcasting (both before and after starting) is how much time and work it takes. But you don't need long interview shows. ...
Doing it Wrong: "I can just record and release."
I know it’s tempting. You fire up Zoom, hit record, and just release the combined audio into your podcast feed.That’s called record and release. Lots of podcasters do ...
Is Your Podcast Everywhere?
When you launched your podcast, you likely knew to submit to Apple Podcasts. And that covers a good number of bases. Most small directories pull from Apple. But not al...
How Christina Nicholson Uses Her Podcast for Lead Generation in her Business
Have you ever wondered why something gets put on TV? I know I have.That’s what makes Christina Nicholson’s show, Become a Media Maven, so interesting from a content st...
Making Time to Podcast (Without Taking Up All Your Time)
Have you ever thought, "I don't have time to podcast," {{ subscriber.first_name | strip | default: "friend" }}?When I ask people what’s stopping them from launching or...
Your Network is Your Show's Lifeblood
Do you want to know how I got my podcasts sponsored before launching? How I get big-name guests? How I get my show off the ground in the first place?It was my network....
Don't Try to do Everything
Podcasting, as you likely know by this point, is a TON of work. You need to launch, which is one project. But then you need to keep the show going. For every episode, ...
Monetize Without Being Smarmy: The SMASH Framework
A common question I get is, “how can I make money with my podcast.” But what most people don’t realize is sponsorship isn’t the only way. So for today’s tip, I want to...
How the Trailer Park Podcast Got 10,000 Downloads in 6 Weeks
Arielle Nissenblatt eats, sleeps, and breathes podcasts.Her main job is with a podcast company.Her newsletter is all about podcast curation.She runs a podcast communit...
Build Your Email List
Something I overlooked for a long time was using my podcast to build my email list. I was so focused on everything else — getting it launched, finding guests, and you ...
How to be a Consistent Podcaster
“I can’t be consistent” is a common misconception in podcasting! I was worried about this too, and I’ve publishing at least 1 show weekly for over 6 years. During cer...
How Podcasters Can Get Good Stories from Bad Interviews (Coaching Call)
Amie was struggling to get good conversations from her legally technical guests, so she reached out for a coaching call where we discussed a number of things: - Weavin...
Season 4 is Coming and the Show is Better Than Ever
You love your podcast, but you spend too much time on. Don't worry! You're not alone. After my first daughter was born in 2017, I noticed a monumental shift in my tim...
Can Generative AI Help Us Be Better Podcasters?
You know what the problem with most podcast repurposing tools is? As programmers say, garbage in, garbage out. If your inputs are bad, your outputs are bad. So today, ...
How AI Tools Can Benefit Podcasters: A Deep Dive
Today, I explore the world of generative AI for podcasters. You'll learn how podcasters can benefit from AI tools like ChatGPT, Descript, and others for research, summ...
