The School of Podcasting

We only have so many hours in a day, and today I'm starting a two-part series on being more productive. The first thing you need to identify is activities that take up your time and provide no benefits. Today I have five. 

Real life examples of things you might consider removing from your episodes

I got a review in Apple Podcasts from Bridghside92 It’s depressing how much he bounces back and forth with his weight and seems to constantly make excuses as to why he keeps gaining weight despite the podcast before he talks about making better decisions or something similar. The guy is very relatable and I enjoy listening but it seems like he doesn’t really want to lose weight. Also, it seems lik...

Tons of podcasting tips and insights from this marketing and podcasting

Being around people who don't support, or share your passion for being healthy can lead you down the wrong path according to the book Atomic Habits.

Crutch words can make your show hard to swallow. Today we talk about how to stop using them.

Are you stuck trying to launch your show? Hear what its like to be a podcaster.

I spent the weekend with "Procasters" who have a team of people working on their episodes

Content creation is hard. You want to serve your audience, but at times we sacrifice too much.

Apple may start removing podcasts that don't follow their guidelines

What are the things that make you unsubscribe from a show? My audience shares their pet peeves.

Talk to Future You I was listening to a friend's podcasts called "You Wanna Do What?!" ( www.youwannadowhat.com ) and she had a great segment I wanted to pass along (as well as add some thoughts I had). There is some food in front of you. You want to eat it. You know it's not a good choice. However, you really would love to eat it. Monica brought up a great point. Talk to your future self. In the...

As valentines was this week so we have a special edition of "Because of My Podcast," and speaking of finding things, today we talk about some tools to help you be found in Google. We also talk mp3 vs m4a, and some free tools to help you be found by Google.

Carolyn Cole almost quit her podcast, and because she pushed through, more opportunities came her way

Right now as I look at my progress, I want to quit eating all food, go on a liquid diet, run a marathon, and dump a ton of weight by 6:30. We want the weight off. We want it off yesterday. Meanwhile back, in reality, a better strategy is to set up some habits to do the right things on a consistent basis. 

If you're looking for a podcast mentor, this is the best deal (one day only) on the planet

We talk with Jeremy Ens who has built up a community to over 1000 members and Dave gets free press passes because of his podcast.

He use to eat three pizza by himself every Friday. How he turned it around, lost the weight, and keeps it off.

Yes, there are download numbers, but how do you KNOW your show is good?

Trying to be perfect is impossible. We put off until tomorrow thinking we are going to take a running start, but we never start because we want to be perfect.

Should you launch your podcast along with a Crowdfunding campaign? Is this wrong? Is it harmful?

The Rode Rodecaster Pro has gained a lot of attention from podcasters and today we hear from three people who have used one.

I brought in an expert in the psychology of weight loss to help us understand how our thoughts affect our weight loss efforts.

We all want our audience to grow. We all have 24 hours in a day, and yet we keep doing things that make us appear active (but not productive) or we are chasing things because they are new and shiny (but have no real value). There are better ways to spend your time when it comes to growing your audience.

Listeners of the School of Podcasting explain what their favorite podcast is and why it's their favorite