There is pressure to keep a podcast publishing schedule consistent, but there is pressure to maintain a life, especially when your podcast is more of a labor-intensive labor of love than a vehicle for profit. So there is ple…
At the beginning of your podcast journey, you will probably not be very good. But as you continue, if you are not gaining the response you want, you may not be improving. This is not the sign to quit, but a reminder to alway…
A podcast is an audio recording...and a for-the-record recording of the words you said. So make sure the words you say on any podcast are understood in context, and that you are willing to face the consequences of how others…
Apple Podcasts is your direct way into the iPhone ecosystem and the directory many other podcatchers use to update their listings. But it may not be the most important home for podcasts for your audience.
Breaking down the inside jokes your older listeners to your podcast enjoy so that your newer listeners can understand them does not make them less funny. It makes your show more inclusive, and less cultist.
As you get started in podcasting, you may think you are talking to yourself, and you just might be. But when do you determine if you are podcasting to a real target audience or just as an excuse for talking to yourself?
Unless your podcast is just for a proof of concept, you need real people to become listeners of your podcast. That means producing a podcast for real people to listen to.
It is nearly impossible to get someone to subscribe to your podcast by simply saying find it on your favorite podcatcher. Your podcast needs a website home to direct subscribers to the exact locations.
Your podcast does not take a timeslot on broadcast television without literally has to fill that time with something. So why are people going to take the time to listen to your podcast?
In order to have a bank of good ideas for topics for your podcast, you need a bank of ideas. Find a way to record every idea you have with no worries about their viability. You can determine that later.
Having your family and friends as a support system is awesome. But these people who love you unconditionally may not be the same type of people you are looking to reach with your podcast, and their support may bring less pro…
Much of the podcast advice from the early days of syncing with iTunes is no longer valid, and just bad advice in general. In this episode, I flip-flop on a piece of advice that I always hated, and suggest you implement it fo…
You probably have many ideas to add to your podcast episodes as potential calls to action, but a basic request to just listen to the next episode is a very powerful one.
Independent podcasters are beginning to beef with the radio faction and high investor groups on their corporate approach to podcasting. But this is a setup akin to a knife fight with some stranger wandering in with a machine…
One plus one equals two. Add one again and it equals three. And if you keep adding ones, in eventual time, it adds up to a significant amount. This is how we got to 25 episodes of this podcast, and how you can get to 25 epis…
A problem many podcasters have once they get their rhythm is their show becomes an inclusive club that requires a good amount of effort to understand so that new listeners can join.
Sponsorship sounds wonderful because it is a way for your podcast to make money to support itself and you. But with great revenue possibility come great responsibility.
It's not as much a matter of time, but a matter of consistency and resolve. Longevity is all about sticking around for whatever milestone you wish to accomplish.
