Building Relationships with Your Audience: The Long-Term Approach to Podcast Success
Release Date: 10/28/2023
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Mentioned In This Episode
Podpage
www.trypodpage.com
Home Gadget Geeks
www.homegadgetgeelks.com
The School of Podcasting
www.schoolofpodcasting.com/coach
Become an Awesome Supporter
www.askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome
Robot Uptime
https://supportthisshow.com/robotuptime (aff)
Report on Ads
https://soundsprofitable.com/the-download/iab-2023-study-2/
Adam Curry on Podcasting 2.0 Show
https://podcastindex.org/podcast/920666?episode=15913694793
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Timeline
00:01:51 - Sponsor:podcastbranding.co
00:03:01 - Mugshot: www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com
00:04:28 - Report on the Number of Ads
00:07:03 - The Podfather on Monetization
00:18:48 - Race to the Bottom
00:20:11 - What is the Proper Balance
00:22:00 - Not the Time But the Number
00:27:39 - My Low Numbers are Embarrassing
00:35:39 - Do Things That Don't Scale
00:38:01 - Beat The Pillow
00:39:33 - Just Ask Your Audience
00:42:22 - How Do I Know If My Feed Is Up?
00:45:43 - Measuring Up Time
00:51:17 - View Your Site Through The Eyes of the Audience
00:56:29 - Evernote Price Increase
01:00:50 - Thank You!
01:06:45 - Know Your Tools
01:08:45 - Play To Your Strengths
01:12:04 - Taking Breaks
01:15:02 - Unsaturated Genres
01:19:45 - Trying Something New
01:24:22 - Many Businesses Fail Per Google
01:26:53 - Learning From New Stuff
01:31:33 - Wrap Up
Every week Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network answer your podcast questions.
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