I wanna share with you something fantastic advice my 5-year-old daughter gave me today about podcasting we were driving her to school. See, someone cut me off, which lead me to mutter under my breath. When she asked what I was doing, I said I was talking to nobody. And she said, “If you’re talking…
YouTube has officially rolled out their Podcasts area, which means you NEED to get your podcast on YouTube. Today, I’m going to show you how YouTube got one of my episodes 80% more views, then how to create a simple video for your audio-only podcast using Descript.
It’s finally happened! After months of speculation and leaked slide decks, YouTube has quietly launched its podcast area in the US. You can get to it by going to the “Explore” page. So today, we discuss how to get your show on YouTube, how to leverage YouTube to make money, and some recommended tools for…
Creating a newsletter on top of a podcast sounds more like a chore than anything helpful. But what if you could send new episodes to email subscribers automatically? You CAN with ConvertKit.
One of the most common calls to action is “leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.” I’ve long railed against this CTA, stating that you’re alienating a large portion of the audience. But what if this approach is wrong? That’s what we’ll explore today. Show Notes Rate…
You want a sure-fire way to betray trust in your podcast? Invite a guest on just to ambush them with a sales pitch of your own services. Sounds farfetched, but it’s happened to me 3 times in the last 6 weeks! Friendly Reminder: Your podcast guests are not part of your sales funnel. Not even…
With Mini Podcasts on the rise and the average listening time for podcast, listeners is around 25 minutes, you want to make your podcast as easy to consume as possible. One sure-fire way to cut out the fluff, increase listens, and grow your show, is to stop asking your guests this one question.
Ready to make your podcast profitable? Develop a mission statement by answering three key questions that will help you better serve your audience.
There’s a reason lots of podcasters fall victim to podfade. Podcasting can be a difficult thing to do, especially if you are doing long episodes with guests. But recently over on The Podcast Host, they wrote an article about how Mini Podcasting is on the rise. I shared this article with my newsletter and it’s…
Growing your podcast is hard…but there are a few small, but significant changes you can make to attract more of the right listeners and grow your podcast. Last month I made this single change to something with my show, How I Built It, and it lead to a 24% increase in downloads over those 30 days. You should too.
Sponsorship is the main monetization goal for a lot of podcasters, but there are often some misconceptions around how it happens. You might think that you don’t have enough downloads to get sponsors. Or that once you *do* get enough downloads, brands will magically start reaching out to you. You might assume that you need…
It’s easier than ever to get good audio quality for your podcast…so why does yours sound bad? It’s probably because you, like many podcasters, are using Zoom to record the call and release it as is. But that’s NOT the way to do it.
Instead, you should use a tool that’s purpose-built for recording podcasts. Designed to take audio and video backups. Designed to make it sound like you’re both in the same room.
Hi, I’m Joe. Every week, I share the exact tips, strategies and tactics I use to bring in $50,000+ a year from my podcast.
“In just implementing a few of the strategies you’ve provided, I’m already starting to see traffic to my website and unique downloads per episode increase.”
This is fantastic, Joe! You’re giving me so much confidence and making this seem much less daunting! Thanks so much.