The How To Podcast Series - Podcast Co-Hosts, Practical Podcasting Tips, and Podcast Community

Episode 116 - How to Improve Your podcast and Get More Listeners with Guest CO-HOST - Julie Deem - Business Podcast Editor About me:HI! I am so excited you are here!! My name is Julie Deem aka Indymompreneur on Instagram ​​ As the co-host for the podcast, UNITED State of Women, I understand firsthand what it takes to edit and produce a quality podcast. It is my mission to help business owners save...

E115 - The Best Free Resource for Your Podcast is listening to your show - Your Audience https://howtopodcast.ca/

EPISODE 114 - Working With A Podcast Coach, Riverside, Building Community with Guest CO-HOST - Christa Joy Spaeth Christa Joy Spaeth is the founder of Christa Joy Ministries. It was in 2022 when Minnesota-based author Christa received a compelling message from God. In a prayer cabin called “Whisper,” He prompted her to write a seven-week devotional. Since then, Christa’s eyes, heart, and ears were...

E113 - The Chevy Nova - Why Picking a Great Podcast Name Matters and Ten Things To Consider When Naming Your Show the story of the Chevy Nova “no go” is a myth, an urban legend. It never actually happened. Like many urban legends, the Chevy “no go” story was repeated so many times that people believed it to be true. Also, similar to other urban legends, the Chevy “no go” story has a small element...

E112 - Co-Hosting a Podcast, Being Unique and Podcasting Courses with Guest CO-HOST - Debbie Weiss - Maybe I Can Hello, I'm Debbie... For most of my life, my set of beliefs was fairly consistent with my upbringing and life experience. Certainly, all of us are shaped by the people, places, and circumstances of our lives. I was not one to ever question those beliefs. I just assumed they were cor...

E111 - Questions to Ask When Hiring a Podcast Editor - Get Better Results By Asking Better Questions Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Podcast Editor Why do you need a podcast editor right now? Consider your reasons and goals for hiring one. Describe your podcast to someone else: topic, audience, format, episode duration, finished length, and publishing frequency. Envision your ideal future with a...

Episode 110 - Finding Your Red Door - Making your podcast stand out in a crowded market Making your podcast stand out in a crowded market requires a combination of creativity, authenticity, and strategic planning. Here are four steps to help you create a unique podcast that sets itself apart: Step 1: Identify Your Niche and Target Audience Action Steps: Conduct market research to identify your tar...

Episode 109 - The Limitations of an Explicit Podcast - Advantages and Disadvantages of being explicit on your podcast Setting Up Your Podcast: Understanding the Limits of an 'Explicit' Podcast When starting your podcast, it's essential to know the limitations that come with producing explicit content. Here's a simple guide to help you make informed decisions: 1. Censor Yourself or Be Labeled 'Expl...

E108 - Confidence versus Ego in Podcasting - is there room for either as a Podcaster When it comes to podcasters, confidence plays a crucial role. It's important to have confidence and approach things with the mindset that success is attainable. Assuming the sale and expecting opportunities are valid strategies to adopt. However, it's also worth noting that you mentioned not expecting thin...

E106 - How to understand podcast stats - Your Listening Habits Can Shed Some Light on This How to understand podcast stats It’s always nice to look at the numbers to see how your podcast is doing. But, podcast statistics can be confusing and complex. Here are some details about how the different figures work, and how to read them. Let’s get this out of the way first. A  download  is just a downloa...

E107 - CO-HOST - Whitney Knox Lee Host of the Impostrix Podcast, Bloopers, Learnings and Newsletters Whitney Knox Lee, Esq. is a Civil Rights attorney and Fellow Podcaster starting her new podcast! Whitney is a listener of the How To Podcast Series, it is great to get her insight on the show and her suggestion for a newsletter was great! We talk podcasting bloopers, lessons learned and tools that...

Question from Jen Mac - Thoughts on Niching Down, Narrowing Your Focus and How to do this - The Daily Dave Thanks Jen Mac for your question! Appreciate your contribution to the podcast! Please be sure to tell us about your show so that we can tell our audience about your podcast as well! What does ‘niching down’ mean? Niching down means identifying a smaller segment of your audience to target, so...

E105 - Mark Gordon - Coaching and Podcasting, YouTube Premieres, Streamyard and Overcoming Mic Fright https://howtopodcast.ca/

E104 - Show Me The Money - How to Make Money with very few listeners Podcasting has become immensely popular in the last decade, and with podcast listeners being the  fastest growing media audience , you know there’s a ton of potential fans for your show. But even if you have a great idea for a new podcast and a knack for building engaged, online audiences⁠—how do you make money podcasting? Stream...

Goodbye to Podpage - The Free Plan is Over, What Now, PodcastForFree.com will show you the way So, a resource that I once promoted as a great free option is no longer free as of August 1 2023 - so time to pivot away from Podpage. For those of you that have followed my advice in the past around using Podpage, I wanted to give you my alternative going forward. I am setting up PodcastForFree.com whic...

E103 - Five tips for creating artwork for your podcast episodes - The Podcast Owner's Manual Mini Series Here are a few tips for creating artwork for your podcast episodes: Choose a consistent theme: It's important to have a consistent theme for your podcast artwork so that it is easily recognizable to your audience. This could include a consistent color scheme, font, or style. Make it vis...

EPISODE 102 - Audio Editing for Your Intro and Outro and Some Thoughts on Music In Your Podcast This episode focuses on your intro/outro with an example of a frequently used intro compared to a more impactful We also look at music options for your show, licensing considerations when you buy online music via a monthly subscription and my preferred method to having the rights to music used in my pod...

E115 - The Best Free Resource for Your Podcast is listening to your show - Your Audience As a podcaster, engaging your audience and seeking their support can play a crucial role in maintaining and contributing to the creation and ongoing production of your podcast. Here are some ways your podcast audience can help: Listener Feedback: Encourage your audience to provide feedback, comments, and sugge...

Instagram Releases Threads - 4 Advantages and Disadvantages With New Social Media Platforms - The Daily Dave - Podcasting Tips Threads, the new Twitter competitor launched by Matt, is a text-based conversation app released by Instagram. It allows users to share photos and videos while primarily focusing on text-based interactions. The app enables users to follow others and participate in public co...

E101 - CO-HOST - Victoria Cuore - Leveraging Podcasting to Support a Charity, Social Media Promo and Community Building Victoria joins in as Co-host to talk about how she has grown her community and her charity with her podcast. Great tips on Social Media Engagement, community building tips and how podcasting can change the world https://acontagioussmile.com/ https://www.instagram.com/acontagiouss...

E100 - Looking Back and Ahead As We Celebrate the Amazing Guests and Listeners of the How To Podcast Series If you have been here for 100 episodes or if this your very first time here, welcome to our 100th episode of the How to Podcast Series! At the time of recording, our little podcast has now surpassed 45,000 combined listens over the past 100 episodes - I can't believe it, really! The list...

E99 - My Message to Radio Hosts About Podcasting In The Light of Recent Media Layoffs in Canada http://howtopodcast.ca/

E98 - How We Can Help Every Podcaster With One Easy Step - Finding New Listeners http://howtopodcast.ca/

Episode 97 - Balancing Life and Podcasting, Growing Your Audience, Being Authentic with CO-HOST - Dr. Lj Johnson Dr. Lj Johnson is the host of The Wholistic Endo Expert, hosted by Dr. Lj Johnson, is the ultimate combination of all things endometriosis and women's health. After waiting 16 years for a diagnosis she knows firsthand how frustrating it can be to deal with all the misinformation onl...

E96 - Battling the Fear of Failing At Our First Attempt As Podcasters Define Failure: Failure can be subjective and has different interpretations for each person. Generally, it refers to not meeting a desired outcome or falling short of expectations. In the context of podcasting, failure could mean not achieving the expected listener numbers, lacking engagement, receiving negative feedback, or dis...