Big Podcast Playbook - Grow Your Podcast. Build Your Audience.

You may be familiar with NaPodWriMo, or National Poetry Writing Month, is an annual project in which participating poets attempt to write a poem a day for the month of April.

Or NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month.

Podcasting has its own version of this – NaPodPoMo.

This podcast started as part of NaPodPoMo in 2017. It was a fluke, designed as a sandbox for me to work on my solo hosting skills. But I kept at it... And here we are, two years later.

NaPodPoMo is a great opportunity for podcasters to practice needed skills, try new topics, and develop new material.

More thoughts in this episode...

Don't Let Your Podcast Be Ignored - Download my free "Audience Attraction Cheat Sheet" to get 25 podcast episode (and segment) templates.

You may be familiar with NaPodWriMo, or National Poetry Writing Month, is an annual project in which participating poets attempt to write a poem a day for the month of April.

Or NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month.

Podcasting has its own version of this – NaPodPoMo.

This podcast started as part of NaPodPoMo in 2017. It was a fluke, designed as a sandbox for me to work on my solo hosting skills. But I kept at it... And here we are, two years later.

NaPodPoMo is a great opportunity for podcasters to practice needed skills, try new topics, and develop new material.

More thoughts in this episode...

Don't Let Your Podcast Be Ignored - Download my free "Audience Attraction Cheat Sheet" to get 25 podcast episode (and segment) templates.

The latest Mac OS, Catalina, broke a lot of software. Unfortunately for podcasters, Audacity is on that list.

The good news is there's a workaround that might get you going until an update is released. It works for some users, not all.

More info on this episode. For additional information about this workaround, see this post on the Audacity forum. 

Don't Let Your Podcast Be Ignored - Download my free "Audience Attraction Cheat Sheet" to get 25 podcast episode (and segment) templates.

The latest Mac OS, Catalina, broke a lot of software. Unfortunately for podcasters, Audacity is on that list.

The good news is there's a workaround that might get you going until an update is released. It works for some users, not all.

More info on this episode. For additional information about this workaround, see this post on the Audacity forum. 

Don't Let Your Podcast Be Ignored - Download my free "Audience Attraction Cheat Sheet" to get 25 podcast episode (and segment) templates.

A few days ago I mentioned the trend toward smaller podcasting events, including those based around specific demographics, regions, and podcast styles. Smaller podcasting events are actually better than larger events in a lot of ways, so I suggest you definitely take advantage of this trend and the many great smaller podcasting events happening over the next few months.

This month, Texas Podcon happens in San Antonio. Is it the right event for you? Listen to this episode for more details.

Don't Let Your Podcast Be Ignored - Download my free "Audience Attraction Cheat Sheet" to get 25 podcast episode (and segment) templates.

A few days ago I mentioned the trend toward smaller podcasting events, including those based around specific demographics, regions, and podcast styles. Smaller podcasting events are actually better than larger events in a lot of ways, so I suggest you definitely take advantage of this trend and the many great smaller podcasting events happening over the next few months.

This month, Texas Podcon happens in San Antonio. Is it the right event for you? Listen to this episode for more details.

Don't Let Your Podcast Be Ignored - Download my free "Audience Attraction Cheat Sheet" to get 25 podcast episode (and segment) templates.

The previous episode of Build A Big Podcast with Pedro Pena got me thinking about the ethics of podcast editing. I've done hundreds of podcast and radio interviews over the years and that episode was the first one where my guest hasn't been edited.

There was a reason for it, obviously, but it still felt a bit weird to go through the raw tape from the interview and only focus on myself.

That got me thinking about the benefits (and ethics) of self-editing, so I also attached a few things for you to look for when reviewing your audio that will help you improve your podcast dramatically.

Don't Let Your Podcast Be Ignored - Download my free "Audience Attraction Cheat Sheet" to get 25 podcast episode (and segment) templates.

The previous episode of Build A Big Podcast with Pedro Pena got me thinking about the ethics of podcast editing. I've done hundreds of podcast and radio interviews over the years and that episode was the first one where my guest hasn't been edited.

There was a reason for it, obviously, but it still felt a bit weird to go through the raw tape from the interview and only focus on myself.

That got me thinking about the benefits (and ethics) of self-editing, so I also attached a few things for you to look for when reviewing your audio that will help you improve your podcast dramatically.

Don't Let Your Podcast Be Ignored - Download my free "Audience Attraction Cheat Sheet" to get 25 podcast episode (and segment) templates.

When Pedro Pena was five-years-old, he was attacked by a German Shepherd while walking home from school. After the dog attack, his speech deteriorated to 0% fluency due to shock/trauma.

Today, he hosts a podcast called My Stuttering Life. 

I met Pedro when he sent me a message on Twitter about my book on podcasting. When I saw "My Stuttering Life" as the name, I was immediately curious about him.

I love what he's doing, so I'm bringing him on this podcast to talk more about his experience as a podcaster and the impact his podcast has had in the year since he launched.

NOTE THAT THIS EPISODE IS UNEDITED. Due to the subject of this episode, I have not edited Pedro's part of the interview. The only edits I made to myself were taking out a few pauses between questions – standard stuff to make me sound better than I really am. I will have more thoughts on this in an upcoming episode, which I hope to release in the next day or two. Subscribe to make sure you don't miss it.

MENTIONED: Franky Banky

RELATED: You can read more about Pedro's story here.

Don't Let Your Podcast Be Ignored - Download my free "Audience Attraction Cheat Sheet" to get 25 podcast episode (and segment) templates.

When Pedro Pena was five-years-old, he was attacked by a German Shepherd while walking home from school. After the dog attack, his speech deteriorated to 0% fluency due to shock/trauma.

Today, he hosts a podcast called My Stuttering Life. 

I met Pedro when he sent me a message on Twitter about my book on podcasting. When I saw "My Stuttering Life" as the name, I was immediately curious about him.

I love what he's doing, so I'm bringing him on this podcast to talk more about his experience as a podcaster and the impact his podcast has had in the year since he launched.

NOTE THAT THIS EPISODE IS UNEDITED. Due to the subject of this episode, I have not edited Pedro's part of the interview. The only edits I made to myself were taking out a few pauses between questions – standard stuff to make me sound better than I really am. I will have more thoughts on this in an upcoming episode, which I hope to release in the next day or two. Subscribe to make sure you don't miss it.

MENTIONED: Franky Banky

RELATED: You can read more about Pedro's story here.

Don't Let Your Podcast Be Ignored - Download my free "Audience Attraction Cheat Sheet" to get 25 podcast episode (and segment) templates.