If you cannot point out how your audience would think, work to define who your audience should be and then go find those people and see how well it lines up.
Basic podcasting questions, not-so-nicely know as Podcasting 101 Questions, will always come up if there are new podcasters. They oddly come up frequently from expectance podcasters as well.
Always play to your audience but never be a jerk about it If your audience lives by a certain code that you agree with, worrying about insulting someone not in your audience is worthless to you, even if controversial.
Don't worry about taking every piece of advice offered to you as you work on your podcast. Some is counterintuitive. Some is just bad. And the bulk of it is so much that you can never try it all anyway.
The question that all creators know they will have to eventually face, despite how amazing they think their work will be at the start. But knowing when to quit is not as simple as realizing you are not reaching a very suppor…
Do a comparison of how well you are doing now to how you were performing a year ago. You will see the progress you have made and keep yourself in check for forward progress.
Interviews are controlled and directed, building up and down on with a purposeful cadence. Conversation are meant to flow, and just go as they are want to go, while you hope for the best in coherent content. Your natural sty…
I often suggest taking in less media from other creators to maintain the purity of your ideas. But if you are short on good ideas, sifting through the work of other to ‘borrow’ a few creative ideas can’t hurt.
In order to shake of the stress of writer block, simply get out of your seat go for a walk. Get moving to get your blood pumping and you brain firing off ideas again.
With the exception of talent, connections, and a large following, there are only five pieces to create a great podcast. And everyone has total control of all five.
With the exception of talent, connections, and a large following, there are only five pieces to create a great podcast. And everyone has total control of all five.
The band playing at the bar you were already going to that made you pay a $5 cover should not be expected to provide an experience on par with front row floor seating from a mainstream act on a major tour in a large stadium.…
It the latest craze and podcasters are worried if it is a threat or a blessing. It is exclusive to iOS, and not yet oversaturated with marketers. Should you be there?
Very few people who call identify themselves as a part of your fans will put forth minimal effort beyond basic to support your work. Don't worry about it. This is normal.
Other's podcaster's glossy websites and fancy audiograms help them promote their show over yours. It is not about how good the show is or how well it resonates with the audience. This is the selling the sizzle over the steak…
One of the frustrations you will find when you finally get interviewed about your podcast are the questions you are asked do not reflect well on explaining your podcast. Do some 'interviews' of yourself on your podcast and s…
Trying to be a marathon podcaster (posting more than one episode of a show within a week) can make you a standout to potential audiences, or maybe a quick ticket to burnout and giving up on podcasting. Yes, the nightly news …
