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School of Podcasting Episodes

Sept. 3, 2018

10 Thousands Downloads Per Episode in Five Months

Today I talk with Noah Tetzner who starts the History of Vikings five months ago, and when the average podcaster is getting a little under 2,000 downloads per episodes, Noah is getting 10,000 downloads per episodes. I wanted ...

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Aug. 27, 2018

Danny Peña Is On a Mission For Additional Listeners

In episode 633 of the School of Podcasting, we are looking at Podcasting Events and asking, "is it worth attending?" We also touch base with Danny Peña who has created a movie about his story and his show Gamer tag Radio (th...

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Aug. 20, 2018

Starting a Podcast With a Sponsor - How Marcus Couch Got To Yes

Today we are looking at not taking no for an answer. We are looking at trying new strategies for old problems. My friend Marcus Couch heard "No" multiple times every year when he tried to start a Chicago Bulls fan cast . He d...

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Aug. 13, 2018

How Podcasting is Like Shoe Shopping

In the past, I've talked about transcriptions. The fun part of transcriptions is you still have to end up with something that is easy to read and brings value. I've mentioned temi.com and revs.com but the one thing I didn't t...

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Aug. 6, 2018

Should My Podcast Have an Email List?

In the age of social media is email still relvant? If so, how do you grow your list? What makes a good lead magnet? Do I need a lead magnet? This is all discussed in episode 630 of the School of Podcasting Sponsor: Podcast En...

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July 30, 2018

13 Years of Proof That Podcasting Works

Sponsor: Podcast Engineering School 2:42 Podcast Engineering School – next semester starts September 18th and runs through October 30th. The classes are live and Chris packs the 2-hour classes with tons of information Today I...

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July 23, 2018

Are You Making These Podcast Mistakes Part II

Becuase of My Podcast: 1:30 Haley Radke from http://www.adopteeson.com/ shares how the only people who can understand what it's like to be adopted, and more importantly how to deal with a reunion with your biological parents....

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July 16, 2018

Overcoming Impostor Syndrome

Seventy percent of people have impostor syndrome. While an interesting stat, that doesn't really help people who have impostor syndrome get over it. Today I have 12 strategies to help overcome Impostor syndrome Because of My ...

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July 9, 2018

My First Impression of Radio Public

My First Test of Radio Public You can get your podcast on the Radio Public platform at https://podcasters.radiopublic.com/ . Once you’ve been approved at Radio Public, they send a weekly email summary to your email with detai...

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July 2, 2018

Creating Actionable, Empowering Content with Kyle Gray

Today we have a conversation with Kyle Gray author of the book The Story Engine: An entrepreneur's guide to content strategy and brand storytelling without spending all day writing. He has helped hundreds of startups and smal...

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June 25, 2018

Is Anyone Reading Your Podcast Show Notes?

I received 360 responses to this question, and if you do read show notes (better known as a description of what is in the podcast) what are you looking for. Comments? 888-563-32228 Because of My Podcast I Got to Appear on TV ...

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June 18, 2018

When in Doubt, Ask Your Audience: Cody Gough Interview

Comments? 888-563-3228 Today on episode 623 we talk with Cody Gough of the Curiosity podcast . Cody had a podcast that was successful, and based on the goals of the podcast decided to make a radical change to their publishing...

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June 11, 2018

The Power of Your Knowing Your Why

Because of My Podcast: Free Tickets 2:00 Brad from the Cinema Guys ( www.wearethecinemaguys.com ) explains how he was approached by a small local Cinema Chain who listens to his podcast. Brad worked a deal that enables him to...

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June 4, 2018

Consistently Creating a Great Show: James Cridland from Podnews.net

Have you ever thought, "Oh someone is already doing a podcast about my subject." If so you need to listen to today's show with James Cridland of podnews.net who saw there were other sites and newsletters featuring podcast new...

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May 28, 2018

How Did You Get Your Podcast Sponsor?

Two Podcast Growth Strategies and Dynamic Podcast Sponsorship with Ad Insertion Today in episode 620 you will learn two strategies to grow your audience and your subscriptions and you will learn how other podcasters got podca...

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May 21, 2018

Treating His Guests Like an Opportunity Instead of Transactions - Har…

Today I talk with Harry Duran of Podcast Junkies . I've known Harry for quite some time ( hear my interview on his show ). He has a great sense of humor and makes me laugh. I love to be around people who make me laugh. At las...

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May 14, 2018

Jordan Harbinger - How to Avoid Being Fired From Your Own Podcast

Comments? 888-563-3228 Becuase of My Podcast, I'm Married 1:26 Jordan Harbinger explains how his podcast lead to him meeting his wife. Sponsor: Podcast Guests 2:23 A great way to grow your audience is to be interviewed on oth...

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May 7, 2018

Transcribing Your Podcast Is Better Than What?

Feedback From Previous Show Randal Black is an educator and heard our episode where we revealed some things that didn't go quite right. Randall has a saying that he learned from a Fortune Cookie, "Failure is feedback, and fee...

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April 30, 2018

Three Audio Sharing Tools Reviewed

Becuase of My Podcast Twin Spin with Aaron Peterson 1:04 Aaron does a number of podcast including the Blacklist Exposed , Remake the Movie Right , Smirk , and the Hollywood Outsider Becuase of his podcast(s) Aaron was asked t...

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April 23, 2018

Don't Quit Your Day Job

Comments? 888-563-3228 My Week On The Road I spent Wednesday with the Cincinnati Podcasters meetup which was a great time of sharing information about what is and isn't working in podcasting. If you are in the Cincinnati area...

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April 16, 2018

The Question Most Podcasters Forget to Ask Before Starting - And They…

Comments? 888-563-3228 Today is episode 614 of the School of podcasting and we are talking about the most important question a new podcaster should answer before they start. We also have a cool resource for royalty free music...

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April 9, 2018

Giving You The Nudge You Need to Create Episode 1 Of Your Podcast Wit…

Question of the Month As I record this it is April 1. The first quarter of 2018 is over. What had you planned on doing in that first quarter that didn't, and what are you going to do differently to make it happen in this quar...

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April 2, 2018

Dealing With Your Ego - How to Stay In Your Lane

Comments? 888-563-3228 Question of the Month As I record this it is April 1. The first quarter of 2018 is over. What had you planned on doing in that first quarter that didn't, and what are you going to do differently to make...

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March 26, 2018

The Best Sounding Audio For Your Budget

Comments? 888-563-3228 Today we talk about file formats. We also talk about getting good skype recordings. Becuase Of My Podcast: Jim Harold 1:15 Jim Harold has been on one of the top syndicated radio shows (Coast to Coast AM...

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