On today’s episode of Podcast Hackers, Joe Casabona joins me to talk about how he sells courses through his podcast. We also talk about his history in development as an educator, how to create and sell a course, breaking down modules and lessons, finding your target audience, how a podcast audience can change, the importance ... Read more
Think back to the last time you browsed for a podcast to listen to. You probably picked an interesting category and explored whatever appeared on top. And you probably chose a show that was fairly close to the top of the list (at least in the top 100 of the Apple podcast charts). That’s how ... Read more
When you think of optimizing your podcast for SEO, things that come to mind are likely keywords, how to target them, or strong content strategies. But, most people don’t associate podcasts with search engine optimizations and are missing some key growth opportunities. In this post, we'll teach you SEO for podcasts, including some podcast SEO ... Read more
On today’s episode, I’m chatting with Nathan Wrigley of WPBuilds about how he transition from podcasting as a hobby to podcasting as a full-time job. We talk about how WPBuilds has changed over the months, making the decision to making podcasting his full-time job, niche podcasts, the big surprises in podcasting full-time, what he does ... Read more
One of the hallmarks of the Castos platform is giving you the option to publish your podcast content wherever you'd like. Specifically, this means you can publish new podcasts and their respective episodes: If you choose the latter, where you will manage your podcast via WordPress with the help of our Seriously Simple Podcasting ... Read more
Today I talk with Srinivas Rao of the Unmistakable Creative. We talk about the Unmistakable Creative podcast, hobbies versus jobs, podcasting ambitions, Srinivas’ book “An Audience of One”, his new book pitch, continuously producing content, when you should edit your own content, advice for new podcasters, how you build your own audience, formulas for success, ... Read more
If you want your podcast to grow quickly (and honestly, who doesn’t?), you need to grab as much exposure as possible. Landing your show in iTunes’ New and Noteworthy category is a powerful way to put your show in front of countless listeners. The New and Noteworthy category is a game-changer for new shows. It ... Read more
Many of us have recently upgraded to the newest Mac OS release, Catalina, and with it have experienced issues with our beloved, and long-time recommended audio recording/editing tool, Audacity. This leaves us looking for an Audacity alternative for our editing needs. First, a bit of background: Audacity is an open source, cross platform (meaning it ... Read more
While advertising is the most common way to monetize your podcast, it’s certainly not your only option. Financially successful podcasters squeeze every little bit of revenue out of their show by using multiple monetization techniques. One of the simplest ways to monetize a podcast is to sell what you’re good at: podcast content. By selling ... Read more
In this article, we're going over the benefits of consistently publishing podcast episodes. We're breaking down why it's so important to stick to a schedule and how reliably releasing new content will help set your listener's expectations. If you're unsure how consistently publishing a podcast supports growth, stick around for our top four reasons why ... Read more
You've spent time researching, recording, editing, and publishing an engaging podcast episode that your listeners can't get enough of. Your hard work is paying off, the number of episode listens are increasing but what if there was another way to squeeze even more juice out of the post? Repurposing podcast content is the perfect strategy ... Read more
Podcasting is traditionally thought of as a one-way medium. But in reality, you as a host are likely creating conversations on the other side of your listeners headphones that never make it to the air. To tap into these discussions, including audience participation in your podcast is a unique way to further engage your audience ... Read more
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