By Haylee Gaffin
Clocking In is the podcast for podcasters, entrepreneurs, and professionals making their way in the working world, while building their own personal brand in the podcasting industry. If you're a po
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The podcast currently has 158 episodes available.
Do you view your podcast as a passion project or a revenue-generating business strategy? In today’s episode, I’m kicking off a new series all about becoming a paid podcaster, and diving into the various podcast identities you may connect with.
Today's episode is brought to you by Mic Check Society, our community for podcasters who are looking to take their podcast from good to great. Come join us for educational trainings, a private member's only community, and monthly calls! Get $10 off per month with code PODCAST at micchecksociety.com.
Clocking In with Haylee Gaffin is produced by Gaffin Creative, a podcast production company for creative entrepreneurs. Learn more about our services at Gaffincreative.com, plus you’ll also find resources, show notes, and more for the Clocking In Podcast.
Review the Important Sections:
How do podcasters view their podcasts? (1:42)
The passion project (2:37)
The revenue generator (4:29)
The side-hustler (5:30)
The full-time podcaster (6:14)
The business or marketing strategy (7:54)
Podcast Resources:
Mic Check Retreat: gaffincreative.com/retreat/
Let’s Grab Drinks: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-grab-drinks/id1670781228
Connect with Haylee:
instagram.com/hayleegaffin
Gaffincreative.com
micchecksociety.com
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Can SEO have an impact on your podcast success? In today’s episode, I’m sharing how to optimize both your website and your podcast players for better SEO and greater results for your podcast.
Today's episode is brought to you by Mic Check Society, our community for podcasters who are looking to take their podcast from good to great. Come join us for educational trainings, a private member's only community, and monthly calls! Get $10 off per month with code PODCAST at micchecksociety.com.
Clocking In with Haylee Gaffin is produced by Gaffin Creative, a podcast production company for creative entrepreneurs. Learn more about our services at Gaffincreative.com, plus you’ll also find resources, show notes, and more for the Clocking In Podcast.
Review the Important Sections:
How SEO enhances your podcast (2:30)
Your description, show notes, and blog post (4:37)
Podcast players (7:18)
Website SEO (11:39)
Optimizing your blog posts (14:01)
SEO tools (18:34)
Common misconceptions around SEO (20:00)
Podcast Resources:
Ausha: https://www.ausha.co/
Women In Podcasting Awards: gaffincreative.com/wip
Connect with Haylee:
instagram.com/hayleegaffin
Gaffincreative.com
micchecksociety.com
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Do you have an email marketing strategy for your podcast? In today’s episode, I’m sharing how I have revamped my email marketing strategy and the difference that it has made in my podcast listenership.
Today's episode is brought to you by Mic Check Society, our community for podcasters who are looking to take their podcast from good to great. Come join us for educational trainings, a private member's only community, and monthly calls! Get $10 off per month with code PODCAST at micchecksociety.com.
Clocking In with Haylee Gaffin is produced by Gaffin Creative, a podcast production company for creative entrepreneurs. Learn more about our services at Gaffincreative.com, plus you’ll also find resources, show notes, and more for the Clocking In Podcast.
Time-stamps:
I started taking my email list seriously (2:14)
Starting with my welcome sequence (3:24)
Driving my audience to my episodes (5:39)
Sending past subscribers through the sequence (6:52)
Shifting the way I write my newsletters (10:57)
Three considerations for impactful emails (13:38)
What link to use in your email (14:52)
Do you have to talk about your episode every single week? (19:12)
Mentioned in This Episode:
Women In Podcasting Awards: gaffincreative.com/wip
Podlinks: gaffincreative.com/podlinks
Flodesk: gaffincreative.com/flodesk
Hoppy Copy: gaffincreative.com/hoppycopy
Episode 133 Make It Easy for Your Listeners to Find Your Podcast: gaffincreative.com/133-make-it-easy-for-your-listeners-to-find-your-podcast
Instagram: instagram.com/hayleegaffin
Connect with Haylee:
instagram.com/hayleegaffin
Gaffincreative.com
micchecksociety.com
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How vulnerable should you really be on your podcast? In today’s episode, I’m sharing why you as a business owner should get vulnerable for your audience, plus best practices for doing so.
Today's episode is brought to you by Mic Check Society, our community for podcasters who are looking to take their podcast from good to great. Come join us for educational trainings, a private member's only community, and monthly calls! Get $10 off per month with code PODCAST at micchecksociety.com.
Clocking In with Haylee Gaffin is a podcast about podcasting and is produced by Gaffin Creative, a podcast production company for creative entrepreneurs. Learn more about our services at Gaffincreative.com, plus you’ll also find resources, show notes, and more for the Clocking In Podcast.
Time-stamps:
The fine line of vulnerability (1:55)
Why it depends on your audience (3:11)
The four categories of vulnerability (4:13)
The oversharer (5:01)
Sharing where necessary (6:19)
Spinning your failures into lessons (8:34)
Never sharing (10:52)
My vulnerable episodes (13:19)
Mentioned in This Episode:
093: Giving Up a Dream that No Longer Serves You: gaffincreative.com/giving-up-a-dream-that-no-longer-serves-you
086: Be All There: gaffincreative.com/be-all-there
020: How We Paid Off Our House in Five Years; gaffincreative.com/how-we-paid-off-our-house-in-five-years
014: Overwhelmed? You Can Take A Break: gaffincreative.com/overwhelmed-you-can-take-a-break
Connect with Haylee:
instagram.com/hayleegaffin
Gaffincreative.com
micchecksociety.com
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Why should you consider republishing an older episode of your podcast? In today’s episode, I’m sharing why to republish, how to determine which episodes to re-air, and best practices for strategic success with your republished episodes.
Today's episode is brought to you by Mic Check Society, our community for podcasters who are looking to take their podcast from good to great. Come join us for educational trainings, a private member's only community, and monthly calls! Get $10 off per month with code PODCAST at micchecksociety.com.
Clocking In with Haylee Gaffin is a podcast about podcasting and is produced by Gaffin Creative, a podcast production company for creative entrepreneurs. Learn more about our services at Gaffincreative.com, plus you’ll also find resources, show notes, and more for the Clocking In Podcast.
Time-stamps:
Why would you want to republish an older episode? (1:43)
Which episodes you should republish (7:01)
Episodes to avoid republishing (9:26)
How to republish (12:17)
Mentioned in This Episode:
Episode 092: Cheering You On for International Women’s Day: gaffincreative.com/cheering-for-you-on-international-womens-day
Episode 134: Accessibility In Podcasting with Myrna Daramy: gaffincreative.com/134-accessibility-in-podcasting-with-myrna-daramy-ig-live-replay
Episode 136 - not yet released
Joy's Replay Example: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-of-reset-your-business-with-a-mid-year-review/id1612478975?i=1000664355022
Stephanie's Replay Example: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/77-check-these-things-off-before-you-go-on-vacation-replay/id1667341933?i=1000661513806
Molly's Replay Example: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/62-9-tips-to-overcome-your-toxic-relationship-with/id1664206499?i=1000651170058
Connect with Haylee:
instagram.com/hayleegaffin
Gaffincreative.com
micchecksociety.com
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What are the unwritten rules of podcasting? In today’s episode, I’m addressing the commonly misheld beliefs that I hear about podcasting and why there are actually no rules for having a successful podcast.
Today's episode is brought to you by Mic Check Society, our community for podcasters who are looking to take their podcast from good to great. Come join us for educational trainings, a private member's only community, and monthly calls! Get $10 off per month with code PODCAST at micchecksociety.com.
Clocking In with Haylee Gaffin is a podcast about podcasting and is produced by Gaffin Creative, a podcast production company for creative entrepreneurs. Learn more about our services at Gaffincreative.com, plus you’ll also find resources, show notes, and more for the Clocking In Podcast.
Time-stamps:
There is one right way to do podcasting (2:43)
There are a specific number of episodes per season (3:12)
You need an intro and outro (6:05)
Less than 100 downloads is bad (9:02)
One day of the week is a better release date than the others (14:28)
Mentioned in This Episode:
Buzzsprout Stats: buzzsprout.com/stats
Blog: How Many Downloads is Good for a Podcast
Episode 67: Understanding Your Podcast Numbers
Instagram instagram.com/hayleegaffin
Connect with Haylee:
instagram.com/hayleegaffin
Gaffincreative.com
micchecksociety.com
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How can you strategically repurpose your business content for your podcast? In today’s episode, I’m sharing my repurposing discussion with Melissa Brown at the She’s Got Content Virtual Summit. We’re talking about a number of creative ways to leverage your business content to create a bank of material for your podcast. Plus, we're exploring a few highlights around podcast guesting benefits!
Today's episode is brought to you by Mic Check Society, our community for podcasters who are looking to take their podcast from good to great. Come join us for educational trainings, a private member's only community, and monthly calls! Get $10 off per month with code PODCAST at micchecksociety.com.
Clocking In with Haylee Gaffin is a podcast about podcasting and is produced by Gaffin Creative, a podcast production company for creative entrepreneurs. Learn more about our services at Gaffincreative.com, plus you’ll also find resources, show notes, and more for the Clocking In Podcast.
Time-stamps:
Introducing Haylee Gaffin (3:03)
Repurposing your guest appearances on other podcasts (4:07)
Times to repurpose your content (7:25)
Feed drop swaps (10:13)
Re-airing your old episodes (14:05)
Leveraging your paid content for your free podcast (18:26)
Tag in the people around you (22:14)
Mentioned in This Episode:
10 Podcast Topic Ideas - Digital Download: gaffincreative.com/get-creative-summit
She’s Got Content Virtual Summit: shesgotcontent.com/summit-2024-day-1
Connect with Haylee:
instagram.com/hayleegaffin
Gaffincreative.com
micchecksociety.com
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As a podcaster, diversifying your income streams is essential to sustaining and growing your show. One lucrative way to do this is through affiliate marketing. By promoting products and services that you believe in, you can earn commissions while providing value to your audience. Here are five must-have tools that provide affiliate income for podcasters that not only enhance your podcast but also offer excellent affiliate programs to boost your income.
Have you heard of Mic Check Society?Get $10 off per month with code PODCAST at micchecksociety.com.
Honeybook (2:42)
Riverside FM (4:11)
Flodesk (5:40)
Descript (6:52)
Buzzsprout (8:15)
Mentioned in this Episode:
HoneyBook* 50% Off : https://share.honeybook.com/haylee549
Riverside: 15% off with GAFFIN15: https://creators.riverside.fm/ClockingIn
Riverside Affiliate: https://riverside.getrewardful.com/
50% off Flodesk*: https://flodesk.com/c/HAYLEEGAFFIN
Try Descript: https://get.descript.com/lws6y9rfiynv
Descript affiliate: https://www.descript.com/affiliate
Buzzsprout* $20 credit: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1862625
Connect with Haylee:
instagram.com/hayleegaffin
Gaffincreative.com
micchecksociety.com
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How can you make your podcast more accessible? Today’s episode is a repurposed Instagram Live with my friend Myrna Daramy. Myrna is a digital media optimization strategist, and together she and I are diving into our best tips for creating an accessible podcast. We’re also sharing our must-haves for anyone getting started in the podcasting realm.
Today's episode is brought to you by Mic Check Society, our community for podcasters who are looking to take their podcast from good to great. Come join us for educational trainings, a private member's only community, and monthly calls! Get $10 off per month with code PODCAST at micchecksociety.com.
Clocking In with Haylee Gaffin is a podcast about podcasting and is produced by Gaffin Creative, a podcast production company for creative entrepreneurs. Learn more about our services at Gaffincreative.com, plus you’ll also find resources, show notes, and more for the Clocking In Podcast.
Connect with Myrna Daramy
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/myrnapdaramy/
Website https://www.myrnadaramy.com/
Time-stamps:
The rising popularity of podcasting (2:43)
Introducing Haylee Gaffin (5:45)
What we love about podcasting (7:00)
What you need to get started as a podcaster (13:53)
Accessibility in podcasting (20:13)
Connect with Haylee:
instagram.com/hayleegaffin
Gaffincreative.com
micchecksociety.com
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Are you making it easy for podcast listeners to find your podcast on their favorite podcast app? In today's episode, I'm walking you through my new strategy on how to make sure that you’re on every app and easy for your listeners to find.
Today's episode is brought to you by Mic Check Society, our community for podcasters who are looking to take their podcast from good to great. Come join us for educational trainings, a private member's only community, and monthly calls! Get $10 off per month with code PODCAST at micchecksociety.com.
Clocking In with Haylee Gaffin is a podcast about podcasting and is produced by Gaffin Creative, a podcast production company for creative entrepreneurs. Learn more about our services at Gaffincreative.com, plus you’ll also find resources, show notes, and more for the Clocking In Podcast.
Time-stamps:
Why you need a podcast links page on your website (3:27)
Creating a landing page for my players (6:00)
Explore your active podcast players (7:42)
How I’m personally using podlinks (8:34)
Customize your podcast player icons (10:07)
Mentioned in This Episode:
Gaffin Creative Podlinks gaffincreative.com/podlinks
Clocking In Podcast gaffincreative.com/clockingin
Customizable Canva Template for Player Icons: gaffincreative.com/podlinks-canva-template
Connect with Haylee:
instagram.com/hayleegaffin
Gaffincreative.com
micchecksociety.com
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