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The Daily Dave - Podcasting Tips - Sharing Your Listener Stats Should Be Celebrated - Dave Shares His Numbers Why is it that Podcasters tend to treat their listener stats like they are a hand of cards at a poker game - saying your actual stats outloud without exagerating your numbers seems to be less common then it should be. I went through my 8 podcasts to total up the number of episodes that I h...

Episode 233 - How to Get Podcast Listeners to see themselves in our stories with Guest CO-HOST - Jane Pilger - The Binge Breakthrough Podcast The Binge Breakthrough PodcastBreak through the cycle of binge eating, compulsive overeating, emotional eating, and food addiction. Learn the strategies, tools, and mindset you need to create lasting changes and finally find food freedom. Now available on Su...

The How To Podcast Question of the Month - Do You Subscribe to and Read Emails from Content Creators? Introducing the How to Podcast Question of the Month! To participate, head over to HowToPodcast.ca and leave your answer to the question of the month. When you answer your question please introduce yoursel, tell us about your podcast or podcast idea and answer the question. The question of the mon...

The Daily Dave - Podcasting Tips - A Podcast Tool You Should Try and Why - Episodes.fm If you have been here for more than 5 minutes, you have most likely heard me mention the site Pod. Link as a way to share your podcast and give people a choice as to where they wish to listen. Well, Pod. Link has grown up and the more robust version is Episodes.fm - a great way to share your podcast or a specifi...

Episode 232 - Podcast Audio Editing Tool Demonstration - Adobe Podcast - Get Better Audio for Your Next Episode Adobe has recently released a new tool called Adobe Speech Enhance, a part of their Adobe Podcast suite of AI tools. Ease of Use To use the web app, simply drag in your audio file and wait for it to render. As of this writing, expect it to process about 10 seconds of audio in a minute. C...

BONUS - I Shower After Work Podcast - Listener response to my do you email listeners question - a great podcast for anyone in the trades This Podcast is here to discuss everything Trade related. We are here for the early risers and night shifters that are the backbone of this country. It's coming from the eyes of the field and covering the things we as construction workers deal with day to day...

Episode 231 - What Are Your Thoughts on Email Marketing - and Neil Young Podcasting in the New World Can we just podcast? We start our show and then we need to be a marketing expert, we need to post 3 social media posts within 72 hours for every episode, we have to livestream our podcast recording, we have to be on every social platform, we have to find a sponsor and make money with our podcast, w...

Episode 230 - Hook, Line, and Listen - Crafting Compelling Podcast Introductions The Significance of a Strong Podcast Introduction Research reveals that podcasts experience a notable drop-off in listenership, ranging from 20 to 35 percent, within the first five minutes—an attention-catching statistic considering the subsequent retention rate. Therefore, the value of crafting an engaging podcast in...

The Daily Dave - Podcasting Tips - Perplexity.ai a competitor to Chat GPT - get source data for results with this new a.i. tool Are you using A.I. in your podcast - I learned about Perplexity.ai in our recent weekly How To Podcast Community Meetup (you should join us!) What I love about Perplexity.ai is that it sources the results when you use it (unlike Chat GPT) This allows you to see where it i...

Episode 229 - Podcast Frequency vs Consistency, Inclusivity, Representation and Adding New Voices to Podcasting with Guest CO-HOST - Leah M Forney Author, Strategist, Professional Speaker & Expert Trainer Leah M. Forney is a native of Queens, New York who is currently residing in Maryland. She learned early on the importance of having a relationship with Jesus Christ from her maternal grandmot...

The Daily Dave - Podcasting Tips - What Questions or Comments do you have around Growing Your Podcast I need your help! I am building a mini-series around Growing Your Podcast. To do this, I would love to add your questions and comments around growing a podcast within the episodes. To participate, head over to my website and use the Speak Pipe link to leave a voice message. Be sure to shout out yo...

Episode 228 - Podcaster Basic Training - Overcoming the Obstacles We Face in Podcasting with Guest CO-HOST - Queon Wilcox "Mediocre Dads" is a podcast that celebrates the imperfect and embraces the idea that being mediocre is a choice. Hosted by a dad who acknowledges his flaws but refuses to settle for less, the show offers a refreshing and relatable take on fatherhood. Each episode del...

Episode 227 - Mastering Concise Content Creation - Podcasting Tips for Engaging Audiences In the world of podcasting, brevity is key. As the saying goes, "If I Had More Time, I Would Have Written a Shorter Letter." This sentiment has been echoed by great minds throughout history, from Locke to Franklin and Thoreau to Cicero, highlighting the importance of concise content creation. Master...

Episode 226 - Book Review NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide - What this book will do for your podcast My thoughts on this podcast book! I listened to the audio version on Audible and then purchased the book, it was that good - a little leaning toward podcasting with a "team" behind you, so keep that in mind. As solo podcasters we do it all, but this book can help and be an ongoing resourc...

BONUS - Listener Shout Out from Scarlett Classic from the Classic Advice Podcast Scarlett has been listening to the How To Podcast Series and she has started her podcast! As family of the How To Podcast Series, I would love to invite everyone to go over to her podcast and support her on her journey as a brand new podcaster! Please enjoy a taste of her new podcast and drop her a note to congratulat...

Episode 225 - If You Are Struggling To Start Your Podcast With Little Support From Those Around You - You Are Not Crazy, You're First So I was listening to the Mel Robbins Podcast and she had Jamie Kern Lima, author of Worthy as her guest - Jamie was telling her story and sharing some of the lies that we hear as creators of something new - like a podcast! There are 5 lies that you are telling...

Episode 224 - How to Start a New Podcast - Hospice Buddy Cafe - Life Conversations over Coffee with Guest CO-HOST - Jamie Haberman Jamie Haberman - Creator of Hospice Buddy, Author, & Girl Power Alliance AmbassadorAfter graduating high school at the age of 17, I began my career in the healthcare industry. I have always enjoyed taking care of people, and I was drawn to the critically and termin...

Episode 223 - Captivate, Podcasts Are Safe to Listen To, Community Engagement and Growth with Guest CO-HOST - Tammy Vincent “Child of Dysfunction” is your guide into the world of resilience and healing. Hosted by Tammy Vincent, the adult child of two alcoholic parents, this podcast delves deep into the experiences of growing up in a chaotic and dysfunctional environment, facing childhood neglect,...

Episode 222 - Podfest Recap, Be A Rebellious Podcaster, Leave room to pivot with Guest CO-HOST - Marti Statler You could be a best seller in under a year, but you can’t sell a book that isn’t written. We have an expert team that makes writing your book simple. Your book will open doors, give you the authority you deserve, and the credibility your brand demands. We handle everything from writing yo...

Episode 221 - Google Podcasts Closing Down, Where to Send Your Listeners and rss2ytm Google announced that it is  shutting down Google Podcasts in 2024  to transition podcast listening to its new YouTube Music app. However, many users don't want to use YouTube Music for podcasts, especially Android users who like the experience of having a separate podcast-listening app. Thankfully, there are...

The Daily Dave - Podcasting Tips - International Women's Day 2024 There’s a Desire for More Women-hosted Shows  Some think that because women make up nearly half of the listenership, it’s pointless to craft content catering to one gender over the other. However, audience data says that is NOT TRUE! There is a great need and desire for more stories that include specific female perspectives. Plu...

Episode 220 - PodCamp Toronto, Talker's Block, Working with Industry Pros as a Form of Content Marketing with Guest CO-HOST Scott Wachter Award Winning Producer - Podcast Host - Working with other podcasters to make great showsExperienced Editor and Broadcast Tech with a demonstrated history of working in the computer games industry. Skilled in Storytelling, Premier Pro, Video, Audio Editing,...

Episode 219 - The Right Zoom Settings to Use to Make Zoom a Great Option for Non-Techy Guests Despite what you might hear in the podcasting space, many podcasters use Zoom to record their remote podcast interviews, despite the app's default settings compress audio and tend to lessen its quality. Here are ten steps to make your Zoom recordings settings to give you a higher-quality result! Downl...

The Daily Dave - Podcasting Tips - Facebook and Instagram are down, again - I can't reach my community - you need a website Are you getting tired of social media platforms dropping the ball, you can't sign-in to your Facebook, or Instagram - to all those podcast gurus that tell you to build your community on a social platform - one question - how are you feeling now?! Facebook and Instagra...

Episode 218 - The Best Way to Catch a Fish is to Fish Where the Fish Are - Podcast Commercials I love fishing - I always catch and release. It is so relaxing to sit on the dock and watch your bobber out in the lake dunk under the water when you get a hit! Fishing where there are fish is way more fun than fishing in a pond with no fish. A podcast listener's native home is, wait for it, a podcas...