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
• 17:17 Free resources to build successful podcasts

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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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