School of Podcasting - Podcast Tips to Plan, Launch, Grow Your Podcast

In today's show I talk about "back in the day" when people use to create promos (a short 30, or 60 second spot) that helped spread the word about their show. You often would "swap" promos with other similar podcasts. I'm not sure why (fear maybe that people would leave your show) this kind of went by the wayside. As word of mouth is the BEST form of promotion, I still like the idea of a podcast promo. This was inspired by a recent episode of the Podcaster's Roundtable where we talked about the Podcast Promotion Police. Check out www.schoolofpodcasting.com/396 for more informationMentioned in this episode:Can You Do Me a Favor? Vote For Me!This only takes a minute, if you could go to www.podcastawards.com and vote for the School of Podcasting in the education category -it would mean the world to me. Podcast Awards2025 Audience Survey

Today we interview podcast pioneers Keith and the Girl. They started out in a spare bedroom, but have always taken their podcast serious. They get to know their fans. They interact with their fans. They LISTEN to their fans (because their fans listen to them). In the end this has lead to top selling books […] Be the first to comment... Related Posts:Why Did You Unsubscribe From That Podcast?Libsyn Pro ExplainedIf Content is King, What is Queen?Should I Read My Podcast?Common Podcast Mistakes RSS Feed Powered by MaxBlogPress Bring My Blog Visitors BackMentioned in this episode:2025 Audience SurveyCan You Do Me a Favor? Vote For Me!This only takes a minute, if you could go to www.podcastawards.com and vote for the School of Podcasting in the education category -it would mean the world to me. Podcast Awards

Today we focus on tools and insights into creating a digital product to sell to those you connect with on your podcast. I never advise someone to get into podcasting for the money. You make money from the relationship you form with your audience, and that takes time. If you do have an audience, today […] 4 Comments - Read what others are saying about this post... Related Posts:Internal Business Podcasts – Finding Topics For EpisodesKeith and the Girl Share Ultimate Podcasting TipsCommon Podcast MistakesCommon Validation ErrorsCutting Your Editing Time by 70% RSS Feed Powered by MaxBlogPress Bring My Blog Visitors BackMentioned in this episode:2025 Audience SurveyCan You Do Me a Favor? Vote For Me!This only takes a minute, if you could go to www.podcastawards.com and vote for the School of Podcasting in the education category -it would mean the world to me. Podcast Awards

Today we hear how podcasting is bringing clients to business es that don’t even exist, we hear how podcasting is set to potentially doubling Trent Dyrsmid’s business. You will hear how you can open doors to networking via podcasting. Today’s show is recorded using Sound Byte on my iPad for playing music and sound effects […] 5 Comments - Read what others are saying about this post... Related Posts:The $30 Microphone ExperimentConvention Tips – Personal Podcast Promotion – Podcast Equipment QuestionsPodcasting Can Boost Your Business – I’ve Got ProofPodcast Listener LoyaltyApril Income Statement $1778 RSS Feed Powered by MaxBlogPress Bring My Blog Visitors BackMentioned in this episode:2025 Audience SurveyCan You Do Me a Favor? Vote For Me!This only takes a minute, if you could go to www.podcastawards.com and vote for the School of Podcasting in the education category -it would mean the world to me. Podcast Awards

Today we interview George Hrab as he looks back of seven years of podcasting as he started out wanting to make his friends laugh, and ended up touring the world.  Because of my Podcast [1:26] James Neuman of the Human Perfofmance Tools (www.humanperformancetools.com )podcast was asked to do a presentation about using podcasting at a conference […] 1 Comment - Read what others are saying about this post... Related Posts:Producing Your Podcast From Segments with George HrabTroubleshooting Your iTunes Podcast ListingPodcast Listener LoyaltyNever Podcast on 4 Hours SleepTaking Your Podcast Portable RSS Feed Powered by MaxBlogPress Bring My Blog Visitors BackMentioned in this episode:2025 Audience SurveyCan You Do Me a Favor? Vote For Me!This only takes a minute, if you could go to www.podcastawards.com and vote for the School of Podcasting in the education category -it would mean the world to me. Podcast Awards

Today we talk about some updates to the spreaker platform where you can now see how many people are listening on iHeart radio. We also hear from Mignon Fogarty who has appeared on Oprah and the Today to talk about grammar. Because of My Podcast… [1:20] Rem from the Sci-Fi Movie Podcast has this to […] 9 Comments - Read what others are saying about this post... Related Posts:Evergreen Content Help Build You AudienceGrowing Your Audience From 100s to 1000sGeorge Hrab Takes Advantage of Every Opportunity Podcasting ProvidesJason Hartman Attributes 10 Million in Sales to His PodcastThe Perfect Podcast Launch? – Podcast Chat – Say Thank You! RSS Feed Powered by MaxBlogPress Bring My Blog Visitors BackMentioned in this episode:2025 Audience SurveyCan You Do Me a Favor? Vote For Me!This only takes a minute, if you could go to www.podcastawards.com and vote for the School of Podcasting in the education category -it would mean the world to me. Podcast Awards

I’m back from New Media Expo. It was a blast and I’m sure I will be talking more about it in the future. I liked the opening key note, but for me it was the next session that really hit home with me. It was by one of my favorite people Michael Hyatt. He has […] 4 Comments - Read what others are saying about this post... Related Posts:Bloggers Would You Spend $50 to Grow Your Audience by 20%?Looking Forward to Checking Podcast Statistic Projections Against RealityDonationsConvention Tips – Personal Podcast Promotion – Podcast Equipment QuestionsMaking Your Podcast Better RSS Feed Powered by MaxBlogPress Bring My Blog Visitors BackMentioned in this episode:2025 Audience SurveyCan You Do Me a Favor? Vote For Me!This only takes a minute, if you could go to www.podcastawards.com and vote for the School of Podcasting in the education category -it would mean the world to me. Podcast Awards

Today I asked my audience to share what was their FAVORITE podcast. They could only pick ONE. Thanks to everyone who contributed. Here is a PDF of the show notes for you to download and share. Speaking of sharing. If you would like to send a tweet about this episode you can do so below […] 10 Comments - Read what others are saying about this post... RSS Feed Powered by MaxBlogPress Bring My Blog Visitors BackMentioned in this episode:Can You Do Me a Favor? Vote For Me!This only takes a minute, if you could go to www.podcastawards.com and vote for the School of Podcasting in the education category -it would mean the world to me. Podcast Awards2025 Audience Survey

Today we have we some great tips about getting your guest ready to appear on your show, we have a quick podcast promotion tip, we hear what stitcher.com is doing good, and what Spreaker.com is doing very, very, bad (reminds of the days of Podshow), and I talk about getting ready for 2014. Spreaker.com Hijacking […] 2 Comments - Read what others are saying about this post... Related Posts:Getting Your Podcast Media Right – Removing Noise From Your PodcastPreparing to Use SkypeTaking Action Against The Trolls – Podcasting Resources – Podcasting Saved Their MarriageBattling Computer Fan NoiseTime Shift the Gold RSS Feed Powered by MaxBlogPress Bring My Blog Visitors BackMentioned in this episode:Can You Do Me a Favor? Vote For Me!This only takes a minute, if you could go to www.podcastawards.com and vote for the School of Podcasting in the education category -it would mean the world to me. Podcast Awards2025 Audience Survey

Today we hear about a great podcast success story where Dustin Hartzler is now working for WordPress (Automcatic), John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneur on Fire explains how being in Time magazine was an honor, but didn’t move the needle as much as being on Pat Fynn’s Smart Passive Income, we hear an actual “HOW COW” […] Be the first to comment... Related Posts:What Do I Podcast About?Cutting Your Editing Time by 70%How Much Media Hosting Do I NeedPreparing Your Guests – Removing the Noise From Your Life and Podcast RSS Feed Powered by MaxBlogPress Bring My Blog Visitors BackMentioned in this episode:2025 Audience SurveyCan You Do Me a Favor? Vote For Me!This only takes a minute, if you could go to www.podcastawards.com and vote for the School of Podcasting in the education category -it would mean the world to me. Podcast Awards