Prologue
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Why?
It's a crazy time, both here in the US and other parts of the world. Your podcast can help comfort people, let them know they're not alone, and drive change. Get the book and use its episode templates to help you do these things.
In this issue of Big Podcast Insider, I share info on how to keep your podcast (and the community around it) moving forward, the best ways to grow your email list with social media, and the pros/cons of being a guest on other podcasts.
If you have any questions, the best way to get a quick response from me is @davidhooper on Twittter.
Keep going!
Podcast Marketing
Why Podcasts Die
This is an interesting commentary on online communities, but applies just as much to your podcast itself.
Why do so many podcasts die? And what's the "secret ingredient" behind those that succeed?
Does this sound familiar?
- Your podcast had a well-intentioned, enthusiastic leader.
- Your podcast had early believers.
- Even with early success, things slowed down quickly.
10 Influencers Share How to Grow Your Email List with Social Media
If you've got an email list for your podcast, and you should, here are some good tips on how to grow it.
You'll learn:
- How to grow a list with Facebook groups
- How to get more subscribers with Facebook ads
- How to build an email list with Instagram bios
- How to do list building with Instagram direct messages
- How to grow your list with Instagram Stories
- How to get more subscribers with LinkedIn events
- How to build a list with LinkedIn featured links
- How to attract subscribers with LinkedIn with multiple calls to action
- How to build a list with Twitter’s Media Studio
- How to get more email subscribers with Pinterest image pins
When is being a podcast guest a bad idea?
When is being a guest on podcasts a good idea?
- When you can identify good audience alignment.
- You have something genuinely useful to offer listeners.
- The audience is big enough for you to reap some rewards.
When is being a guest on podcasts a bad idea?
- You’re expecting interviews to be a silver bullet for growth.
- You can’t find relevant podcasts that are attainable.
- You’re already stretched too thin or have too few resources to dedicate time to doing interviews — focusing on your own podcast should always the priority.
Podcast Hosting Skills
What if money didn't matter?
What if money didn't matter?
We hear this question a lot, and most people agree with it in theory, but there are still a ton of podcasters chasing the money, talking about various topics and interviewing people whom they have no interest in (except for the money).
I get it – we need to eat and otherwise survive! But life is long when you're doing something you hate. And beyond that, you don't need to tolerate this when there are so many options for you to make a podcast that you like.
This short video is just three-minutes long and may be the kick in the pants you need to do the podcast that lights you up!
Podcasting Deals
BounceCast - $59 for Life!
BounceCast is similar to Auphonic and uses intelligent audio processing to optimize the sound of your recordings.
Will you sound as good as NPR? Doubtful. But if you want to quickly clean up your audio and sound better than you do now, this is worth a look.
What it does:
- Noise Removal
- Rumble Filter
- Click Removal (mouth sounds)
- EQ
- Automatic leveling and frequency control
- One-click export to WAV, MP3, AIFF, FLAC, and Ogg-Vorbis formats
- Audio recording and trimming
- Batch processing of multiple files at once
It's not bad, especially for the price. Watch the video for more info on how it works.
The Wrap Up
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