Episodes

When you get booked to be on a show your goals is to understand the goal of the show, and understand who you are talking to. Here are some steps to take: Listen to at least two episodes of the podcast before your appearance. ...

Avoid The Phone if Possible Unless it is your only option, you want to avoid using an actual phone line as it will sound like, well, the phone (it cuts some of the clarity out and the bass). If you have people who will only u...

Here is what people do to me: Hello (no name), I love your show ( which one I have several). Here are a few paragraphs about me and why I'm so great. Here is How to Get Booked on Podcasts: Do your homework and listen to the s...

In the last episode , I mentioned how you shouldn't take a break. With this in mind, I realize that "life happens" and you can't put things like your family or your job, or your health on the back burner so something has to g...

There are holidays throughout the year especially towards the end of the year. Some questions you might ask is: Is your audience taking a break from driving to work? Are they not grocery shopping/walking the dog? Are they tra...

Smart speakers are getting more and more popular, but for the most part podcast listening is not the MAIN thing that people are using their devices (like the Amazon Dot, or Echo) for (and we can include the Google Home). Ther...

You have everything you need (name, equipment, etc) and still can't press record. Today I've got some steps to help you overcome your fears with just a little practice. Mentioned in this episode: Is Your Podcast Not Growing? ...

Podcasts are a lot like children. They take up a lot of time. They're kind of expensive and you learn a lot of insights by having one. There are times when I run across people who want to launch six podcasts starting next mon...

When people find your show and like it they will download a lot of your old episodes. I did this recently and found a podcast that I should have loved. I pressed start on the latest episode and was greeted with a pre-recorded...

I found a show name Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks. I love it. Do you know what I did? I downloaded all of his episodes (64 at the moment) and consumed them all. However, some of these are from a long time ago. In case he start...

I get confused when I meet bloggers who have great content but don't want to take the exact same information and turn it into a podcast. I may like your blog, but I can't read it on the way to work. However, I could listen to...

Today I share my thoughts and some facts on why it's not too late to start a podcast ( or write a diet book, or become an actor, musician, etc). See www.podcastconsultant.com/29 for full notes Mentioned in this episode: Is Yo...

There are times when we can overthink things. You always want to do your best and get input from your target audience. You want to know what they want. There may be decisions that just you just can't come to a conclusion. You...

If you look at other people in entertainment: Musicians Actors Athletes They all have some sort of “pre-seasons, or “Dress Rehearsal” to work out the kinks and your podcast should follow their example. I am going to Podcast M...

As a support person for a podcasting company (Libsyn.com) I have people contact me who are looking at their daily, weekly, and monthly stats and in some cases, they panic. If the numbers go up, they don't believe they are rea...

You've decided that you want to do a podcast with a co-host. That's great. Some people feel having a co-host makes podcasting easier because it's not just you talking into a wall. But there are some things you might want to t...

You may think that your best friend is the obvious choice to be a co-host. However, what if you both DO think the same thing . That's going to be quite a lot of "me too." Here are some tips to consider: What role does each pe...

Promoting Your Podcast on Social Media So you want to share to the world that your podcast episode is out there? You're not sure what link to use. Should I share a link to Apple? Should I share a link to Google? Should I just...

As a content creator (and when you boil it down, that is what podcasters are) what do you want? You want more exposure for your content. So why limit yourself to one type of format? Pros and Cons of each format Tools to creat...

I'm often confused by this question, someone will come up to me and say, Hey, Dave, there are these different places where I should list my podcast. Should I list my show in (insert directory name)? My answer is, well, let's ...

Back on episode 13 I talked about how to choose a name. Today we talk about what happens if you choose a name and it just falls flat, or even worse, confuses people. We talked about the mechanics of podcasting before in episo...

In a nutshell, it boils down to this. 1. Identify who your audience is 2. Determine what content they want to hear. 3. Create content that will inspire them to tell a friend (in other words, its good) 4. Go to where your targ...

When it comes to your podcast website ou don't need to overthink your website. The pages you NEED are About Page Contact Page Subscribe Page Your Episodes Is your website a business with a podcast or is it a Podcast with a bu...

Do you need a website for your podcast? If you want your audience to take any kind of action (subscribing, newsletters, products, etc) Apple and Spotify search is not great. See videos and more at www.podcastconsultant.com/16...