Discover essential tips and tools for podcasters, including the best podcasting format, maintaining quality content, and valuable resources to grow and monetize your podcast ...
Key Themes
Podcasting trends and formats
Marketing strategies for podcasters
Tools for podcast production
Making podcasts listener-friendly
Co-hosted versus guest formats
Importance of release deadlines
Monetizing and growing podcasts
Topics covered in this episode:
Trends in Podcast Formats: The trend of changing podcast formats, particularly moving from interview to co-hosted formats
Challenges with Interview Podcasts: Advantages and disadvantages, including difficulties with guest quality and scheduling
Podcast Audience Growth Strategies: Insights on why focusing on content people are interested in is more effective than trying to convince them to listen to current content
Podcasting Demographics: The younger skew of podcast audiences and the importance of differentiating between podcast and YouTube content
Podcast Accessibility: Importance of making it easy for listeners to access and subscribe to podcasts, with examples on web player domains and simple subscription pages
Podcast Production and Release Deadlines: Advice on maintaining consistency and timeliness without compromising quality or personal well-being
Rules for a Great Podcast: An overview of 25 rules for producing a successful podcast, including owning your channel, identifying your audience, and bringing personality to your podcast
Episode Timestamps
00:00 Podcasting demographics, tips, free product, ad opportunities
03:47 Tips for podcasts, cohost, guests, reputation management
08:08 Simplify accessing content, TV and radio
10:35 Improve your podcast for better audience engagement
15:29 Listeners value quality content and your well-being
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About this episode of Build a Big Podcast:
This is the audio companion to Issue 184 of Big Podcast Insider. If you're interested in more info on what I talk about on this episode and also links, that's where to go. On this episode, I dive into where the money is made in podcasting. how to get more reviews (and subscribers) for your podcast, podcast hosting, and more.
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