The Poddy Report

This whole week we've explored different places you can record your podcast: the car, your bathroom, your closet, or outside in your back yard. Today, we're exploring a place that I want to be your last resort. Mostly because it's not all that comfortable, but it's definitely effective!

Have you ever thought about recording your podcast outside? Maybe you live in a noisy neighborhood with lots of noise. Or maybe you have the perfect environment for a podcast ambiance with a backyard fountain and birds singing. Or maybe, like me and what you'll hear int his episode, you have lots of random noises that are simply unavoidable.  All of that to say, recording your podcast in your...

If you've followed my podcast journey for a while, you know that recording in your closet has been an option I've used for a while. It deadens sounds, keeps intruders (aka family members) out, and makes for a quite an optimal recording environment. Hear my other insights for recording in your podcast in a closet.

Okay, so I'm not actually sitting on the potty when I recorded this episode, but I was in my bathroom. This week, I'm taking you through different recording options in your house.

Well, I had every intention of recording today’s episode on my portable recorder while my son was at the orthodontist. Do you know, kill two birds with one stone kind of thing. But that didn’t work out as planned. Hear all about my adventure in today’s episode!

Today, I want to share with you a quick recording tip that I've used since I started podcasting. It helps me keep pace and make sure that I'm hitting my time goals with my podcast episodes.

Let's talk about podcast mics because this was a mystery to me, even after I started podcasting. I was kinda sticking my head in the sand and didn't want to dive into the different types of technology...until recently. So, we're talking about podcast mics today!

If you're going to repurpose your content, find what works for you. I can tell you all day what works for me, but when you get in there and start experimenting you may need to tweak some things. Today, I'm sharing what's worked and hasn't worked for me.

I really wanna talk today about what it takes to be a podcaster. But we're not talking about equipment or technology. We're talking about the mindset you need to adopt to be a podcaster.

It's hard when you're just starting out to understand which stat is the most important one to look at for your podcast. Today, whether you have a daily or weekly podcast, we're diving into the important stat you should pay attention to.

"How do you juggle all the things? A persona life, podcast, family, business, social media, website, etc?" I'm breaking down the best mindset shift you need to make in order to have a sustainable podcast and life! 

I get asked a lot, "Should I upload my podcast episodes to YouTube?" Today, I'm sharing with you my answer as well as my mindset on how audio and video can work well together. 

Today, I'm sharing with you my new favorite podcast app - GoodPods!   Y'all, I'm obsessed with this app! It's replaced all other podcast apps for me and I hope you enjoy it too! Find me and follow along with the podcasts I listen to each week! 

Should you run Facebook Ads to your podcast page to get more downloads? I'm giving you the scoop on ads as well as suggesting another place you can spend your advertising dollars.

Let's talk about the first 30 days of The Poddy Report podcast. I'm giving you the deets on stats, listeners, and how I should members of The Poddy People all of the behind-the-scenes info you can't see anywhere else! Learn more at thepoddypeople.com .

Okay, I try to not go on rants very often...but at the same time, this just needs to be said. Stop freaking interrupting your guests during a podcast interview! 

Wanna stay up to date on all of the latest news, trends, and tips in podcasting? Then you definitely need to check out Podnews.net.

Even when you've been doing this for a while, you'll still mess up. But that doesn't mean you stop. It means you keep going.

Today, I'm sharing with you 4 different podcast communities to be a part of for any level of podcasters: The Proffitt Podcast Online Community , BuzzSprout Online Community , Podcast Movement , & She Podcasts .

It officially happened! There are one million podcasts out in the world now. And today, we're talking about the two camps most people fall into: excited or worried. So, let's talk about what this means for podcasters.

"Ideation", the creation of ideas, is one of my super powers! So today, I'm sharing with you some tools on how you can keep content ideas steadily flowing for your podcast.

As the entire world has turned to online learning and remote work, Zoom has become an overcrowded platform. And since I used Zoom for so many of my podcast interviews, I decided to explore a new platform for interviews: Squadcast.

Y'all, I'm really excited to bring to you the new editing software that I'm experimenting with and going to purchase at the end of my free trial: Hindenburg Journalist. Let me tell you why I love it!  https://hindenburg.com/

I love Canva.com so much! I've been using for years now and as a podcaster, they offer amazing tools to help you easily market your podcast.

Let's talk about stats for the podcast and reiterate on the reasons why this podcast exists in the first place.