School of Podcasting Episodes

People talk about how hard it is to find guests for their show. I think a more accurate statement is "it's hard to find a good guest for your show." Today I have directories where you can list your show (and yourself) to help...

Today I share how I saw the power one person's influence can have as I went to a documentary about Kenny Lambert, and they filled a historic theater in downtown Akron. Why not you? Kenny was a homeless drug addict, and now hi...

So people are paying to have a promo/trailer of their show played in another podcast. Does this work? Today I ask, "Have you taken action on a show after hearing their trailer on a podcast?" I also talk with Sunny Gault from ...

I had someone ask me, "Why do you think Joe Rogan is so popular? and I took some time to do some research. I wrote a blog post/video at https://schoolofpodcasting.com/how-to-do-a-podcast-like-joe-rogan/ Things We Learned/Noti...

I am running into more people who say things like, "I'll start my podcast as soon as (event)," or "As soon as I get (piece of gear)." In some cases, they have been waiting for YEARS. So today I'm going to pull back the curtai...

Have you been considering using display ads on podcast apps to grow your show? I've asked Tanner Campbell to join me and share his experience with experimenting. Advertising on Podcast Apps Before you go spending money Tanner...

I met Toby at Podcast Movement Evolutions and he gave me his book Narrow Podcasting in which he gives step-by-step strategies to grow your business using podcasting. The main strategy is to interview your potential customer. ...

I love it when someone who has listened to this show, and goes out and puts the strategies I talk about like make friends before promoting your podcast or service, or start from where you are, and they come back with a "Becau...

In researching successful content creators, I came across quite a few young Youtuber who have six-8 figure subscriber counts, tons of money, and are absolutely miserable. In looking at why someone would pressure something tha...

In the span of a few weeks I had THREE people say, I'm thinking of becoming a podcast editor and it had been years since I talked to Mark and Steve back on episode 752 . That was back when they had just launched the Podcast E...

You keep doing the same thing you've been doing and you're not seeing your podcast numbers moving up. You're not sure what to try. To this I say check out the book 101 Podcast Episode Templates by David Hooper of Build a Big ...

Today I interview Jordan "Doc G" Grumet t who is the Hospice doctor turned Financial Guru and host of the Earn and Invest show . he has now taken his unique point of view and penned the new book Taking Stock: A Hospice Doctor...

Today I look at some things using my experience and share them with you so you can avoid those pitfalls. Focusrite: The Vocaster Series Made For Podcasters AutoGain - Easily set your levels with the click of a button, with mo...

We start off by hearing about a podcast that received 4,000 donations in our quick tip at the top of the show. I researched what it's like to work in the movie business. Why? Because movies are meant to entertain and take up ...

The Rodecaster Pro II is the new device from Rode. Today I compare it to the Rodecaster Pro I along with some other devices. This device is $700 and (IMHO) not for someone who is just doing some casual interviews via zoom. Fe...

I LOVE people who make me think and when I started reading the book Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible , I couldn't put it down (and it's now available on Audible). It helps you understand your audience an...

There are times when we need to be able to answer hard questions about our show. Today we talk about some new posts from Apple, and in addition to ABT, we look at why you keep talking yourself out of starting your podcast. Fo...

I see people who want MORE downloads, and yet they have not listed their show on all the different directories. Why is that? Is this some type of strategy? SPONSOR: Focusrite: The Vocaster Series Made For Podcasters AutoGain ...

Today I am back from Podfest with some insights to share, tips on meeting your audience, and thoughts on the interfaces from Focusrite. Focusrite: The Vocaster Series Made For Podcasters AutoGain - Easily set your levels with...

Mark has been working on his podcast Beyond Bourbon St for years. He had 14 thousand of people in his Facebook Group. He had just gone over 1 million downloads and secure a publisher for a book on New Orleans. And then a pand...

I've known Vincent a few years and we always bump into each other at podcast events. Scott Johnson had mentioned his episode " Doing It Wrong Right From The Start ." So I looked into it, and I loved that Incent was having su...

Danny Peña is one of my favorite guests. We started his story on episode 506, got an update on episode 633 and now he has a ton of "Because of My Podcast" stories for episode 827. Danny is an award-winning, 2015 Podcaster Hal...

We all want to grow our audience. We want to become their favorite show so they just want more. In some cases, you may actually be someone's favorite podcast and they would listen to another episode except you've made it hard...

I met Connie at an event two years ago. I see her at a conference two years later and ask if she has any "Because of my podcast ____" stories. She not only has one, she has quite a few (TV, Radio, and more). So listen to what...