The Audacity to Podcast® - tips and how to start and grow profit in podcasting

Discover 11 practical podcasting lessons from building Podgagement, including innovation, competition, skill-building, rebranding, setbacks, relationships, and continued podcast growth.

Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/podgagementhistory

Introduction [00:00]

Remembering Todd Cochrane [00:13]

Listen to my episode honoring Todd: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/in-memory-of-todd-cochrane/?utm_source=the_audacity_to_podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tap447&utm_content=chapter_2-remembering_todd_cochrane

1. Innovate when you can't invent [02:06]

2. Get help from others [07:03]

My Podcast Reviews launched in June 2014: https://podgagement.com/podcast-reviews-launched/?utm_source=the_audacity_to_podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tap447&utm_content=chapter_4-2_get_help_from_others

3. There will always be competition [10:39]

4. Improve your skills [19:07]

5. Watch for accidental inventions [24:38]

Podcast Industry Statistics started: https://podgagement.com/800000-podcasts-milestone-surpassed/?utm_source=the_audacity_to_podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tap447&utm_content=chapter_7-5_watch_for_accidental_inventions

New Podcast Industry Insights website: https://podcastindustryinsights.com/?utm_source=the_audacity_to_podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tap447&utm_content=chapter_7-5_watch_for_accidental_inventions

6. Foster relationships [27:31]

7. Pick a good name, rebrand if necessary [30:24]

8. Be prepared for disappointments [34:39]

9. Pick the right tools [37:35]

Blubrry is the best hosting provider for WordPress workflows [38:07]

Blubrry podcast hosting for WordPress: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/bhosting?utm_source=the_audacity_to_podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tap447&utm_content=chapter_12-blubrry_is_the_best_hosting_provider_for_wordpress_workflows

9. Pick the right tools [38:31]

10. Be quick to seize opportunities [41:02]

Podgagement launched with chart-tracking to replace Chartable: https://podgagement.com/looking-for-a-chartable-replacement-podgagement-now-tracks-podcast-charts-and-rankings/?utm_source=the_audacity_to_podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tap447&utm_content=chapter_14-10_be_quick_to_seize_opportunities

11. Just keep growing [47:21]

Supercharge your audience engagement with Podgagement! [50:33]

Try Podgagement yourself: https://podgagement.com/?utm_source=the_audacity_to_podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tap447&utm_content=chapter_16-supercharge_your_audience_engagement_with_podgagement

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Start and grow your own podcast for passion and PROFIT! Learn more and follow at https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/

Supercharge your audience engagement and grow your podcast! https://podgagement.com/

Add podcast chapters that drive engagement in seconds! https://podchapters.com/

FEEDBACK
Call (903) 231-2221
Email feedback@theaudacitytopodcast.com
Send a message or voicemail through https://podcastfeedback.com/audacity

MAILING ADDRESS
The Audacity to Podcast
PO Box 739
Burlington, KY 41005

Learn how unity, diverse perspectives, and constructive disagreement can create stronger podcast conversations with a cohost who adds energy and value.

Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/disagree

Introduction [00:00]

Chapter your next episode with PodChapters! [00:49]

https://podchapters.com/?utm_source=the_audacity_to_podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tap446&utm_content=chapter_2-chapter_your_next_episode_with_podchapters

1. Unity is strength [04:25]

2. Diverse perspectives create depth [06:49]

3. Depth reveals divergence [10:02]

4. Podcast with energy givers, not takers or wasters [12:44]

Do you value The Audacity to Podcast? [18:07]

Please consider giving back whatever you feel it's worth to you: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/giveback?utm_source=the_audacity_to_podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tap446&utm_content=chapter_8-do_you_value_the_audacity_to_podcast

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Start and grow your own podcast for passion and PROFIT! Learn more and follow at https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/

Supercharge your audience engagement and grow your podcast! https://podgagement.com/

Add podcast chapters that drive engagement in seconds! https://podchapters.com/

FEEDBACK
Call (903) 231-2221
Email feedback@theaudacitytopodcast.com
Send a message or voicemail through https://podcastfeedback.com/audacity

MAILING ADDRESS
The Audacity to Podcast
PO Box 739
Burlington, KY 41005

Learn how to create honest, useful reviews that earn audience trust, strengthen industry relationships, and open new opportunities.

Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/productreviews

Introduction: [00:00]

What Is Podcasting P.R.O.F.I.T.? https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/what-is-podcasting-profit-tap320/?utm_source=the_audacity_to_podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tap445&utm_content=chapter_1-introduction_more_about_podcasting_profit

1. Actually use the product! [02:11]

2. Share your experiences and sincere opinions [06:12]

3. Focus less on specs and features, more on benefits for your audience [10:34]

4. Read/watch the instructions [14:21]

5. Consider others' reviews and questions [16:07]

6. Highlight opportunities for improvement [17:42]

7. Use the product name frequently [20:05]

8. Link to the product throughout your episode [23:33]

Pretty Links for WordPress: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/prettylinks?utm_source=the_audacity_to_podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tap445&utm_content=chapter_9-8_link_to_the_product_throughout_your_episode

9. Disclose appropriately [28:50]

You MUST Disclose Whenever You're Compensated: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/you-must-disclose-whenever-youre-compensated/?utm_source=the_audacity_to_podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tap445&utm_content=chapter_10-9_disclose_appropriately

10. Build a relationship with the product-maker [32:45]

11. Tag the product and product-maker whenever sharing your review [44:10]

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Start and grow your own podcast for passion and PROFIT! Learn more and follow at https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/

Supercharge your audience engagement and grow your podcast! https://podgagement.com/

Add podcast chapters that drive engagement in seconds! https://podchapters.com/

FEEDBACK
Call (903) 231-2221
Email feedback@theaudacitytopodcast.com
Send a message or voicemail through https://podcastfeedback.com/audacity

MAILING ADDRESS
The Audacity to Podcast
PO Box 739
Burlington, KY 41005

Posting to every social platform burns out podcasters fast. Pick one place you can do well, automate what you can, and enlist your audience's help.

Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/beeverywhere

Introduction [00:00]

Your potential audience is everywhere [00:57]

"Everywhere" can be overwhelming [01:59]

Special thanks [03:32]

https://audacitytopodcast.com/giveback

Be where you can be well [07:54]

Automate what you can [09:47]

Point your audience to where you engage most [11:36]

Ask your audience for help [15:14]

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Start and grow your own podcast for passion and PROFIT! Learn more and follow at https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/

Supercharge your audience engagement and grow your podcast! https://podgagement.com/

Add podcast chapters that drive engagement in seconds! https://podchapters.com/

FEEDBACK
Call (903) 231-2221
Email feedback@theaudacitytopodcast.com
Send a message or voicemail through https://podcastfeedback.com/audacity

MAILING ADDRESS
The Audacity to Podcast
PO Box 739
Burlington, KY 41005

The outpouring love for John C. Dvorak revealed something every podcaster should understand about the connection your audience feels with you.

Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/parasocial

Introduction [00:00]

No Agenda Show #1,888: https://www.noagendashow.net/listen/1888

No Agenda Show #1,889: https://www.noagendashow.net/listen/1889

Understand the power of parasocial relationships [01:02]

See why podcasting feels personal [03:47]

Let passion and authenticity build the bond [06:11]

Meet listeners in the intimate moments of their lives [08:30]

Recognize how podcasts can carry people through darkness [11:07]

Stop saying “just”—you are connecting with people [12:45]

Make intimacy a practice, not a format [15:15]

"What Makes Podcasting More Intimate than Other Media": https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/what-makes-podcasting-more-intimate-than-other-media-tap279/?utm_source=the_audacity_to_podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tap443&utm_content=chapter_8-make_intimacy_a_practice_not_a_format

Use your influence for good [16:22]

Deepen audience relationships with Podgagement [16:54]

https://podgagement.com/?utm_source=the_audacity_to_podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tap443&utm_content=chapter_10-deepen_audience_relationships_with_podgagement

Honor the relationships listeners build with you [19:28]

Be someone’s light, one episode at a time [22:26]

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Start and grow your own podcast for passion and PROFIT! Learn more and follow at https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/

Supercharge your audience engagement and grow your podcast! https://podgagement.com/

Add podcast chapters that drive engagement in seconds! https://podchapters.com/

FEEDBACK
Call (903) 231-2221
Email feedback@theaudacitytopodcast.com
Send a message or voicemail through https://podcastfeedback.com/audacity

MAILING ADDRESS
The Audacity to Podcast
PO Box 739
Burlington, KY 41005