Delaware Blogger Podcast

How many of you remember growing up listening to your parents, grandparents, siblings, aunties, uncles or even teachers read you stories?

I remember having a reading circle in my classroom when I taught 3rd grade and it was the best part of the day.  Having all the kids sit in a circle while I read to them some would lay back and close their eyes while I read - they were probably imaging the scenes and characters in the book not aware that I was showing the pictures after each paragraph.

I loved reading to my sons when they were young, making the voices of the Disney Characters like Mickey Mouse or Pluto, this too was the best time of the day.

Why do you think LeVar Burton’s Reading Rainbow was so popular?

Most people love listening to stories and that is why storytelling sells a podcast.

You have to be relatable to your listeners, you have to offer them something - education, entertainment, enlightenment, inspiration, motivation - something, but more importantly, you have to tell the story in order to sell them to come back for more.

Now, not everyone is a good storyteller, nor is everyone a good podcaster, but if you are good at telling stories, not LIES, then you probably are a good podcaster.

Listen to today's episode for ways in which to tell a good podcasting story to increase your audience and to broaden your brand and expand your exposure online.

Send an email to [email protected] to schedule a 30-Minute Complimentary Discovery Call or register for the 2-hour Coaching Session.  Find and follow me on all my social media platforms at https://linktr.ee/delblogger

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If  you are ready to start a podcast and need assistance, please send an email to [email protected] and you can find and follow me on all my social media platforms at https://linktr.ee/ablakeenterprises

Register today at https://www.helpingentrepreneur.com/education/ for the How to Start a Podcast For Your Business or Brand being held tomorrow, 12/12/20 at 6:30 PM.  Workshop online and in-person at H.O.M.E. Helping One More Entrepreneur located at 108 Patriot Drive, Suite A., Middletown, DE.

Presented by Antionette Blake, CEO of A. Blake Enterprises www.ablakeenterprises.com [email protected]

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If  you are ready to start a podcast and need assistance, please send an email to [email protected] and you can find and follow me on all my social media platforms at https://linktr.ee/ablakeenterprises

As a podcaster, our main goal is to publish valuable content consistently for our listeners. In addition to that we are also looking for ways to grow and strengthen not only our loyal podcast listeners but our social media followers as well.

There are many ways in which to do this, including creating a blog for your  podcast which you should do; launch a video podcast or YouTube channel, leverage Pinterest to help promote your show; Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Tik Tok, but in today’s crowded field of 24 hour social media cycle, turning your podcast into a book is most effective!

If you are following me on YouTube then you may recall back in August when I decided to record an episode every day with plans to turn it into a book...well I haven’t done it yet….however, I have enough content to do so and am planning to kick off 2021 with those more than 100+ episodes of podcasting pointers.

I have however, authored 2 books, “Basic Blogging Tips for Beginners” and “Podcasting Your Purpose” Resource Guide on Amazon and just recently completed another Podcasting eBook which I will be launching during the holidays.

These books are an extension of the podcast and blog that allows yet another opportunity to expand and broaden my brand online.

There are many podcasters out there who have expanded their influence and reach by taking topics shared via audio on their podcast then putting those words on paper and turning it into a book and so should you!

Find and follow me on all my social media platforms to learn more at http://linktr.ee/delblogger

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If  you are ready to start a podcast and need assistance, please send an email to [email protected] and you can find and follow me on all my social media platforms at https://linktr.ee/ablakeenterprises

I will also be presenting “Podcasting For Your Business or Brand” on November 12th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm in Middletown, so this is perfect timing for me.  

During that in-person and virtual session, I will be covering a lot of information, such as:

• What is a podcast
  
• Why start a business podcast
  
• Power of podcasting
  
• Planning a podcast
  

We will talk about the benefits of starting a business podcast and if you are following me along, you know that not only does a podcast connect you to your clients and customer base in a non-salesy manner, but it can also help to broaden your brand and expand your exposure online and even perhaps provide an additional stream of income.

Podcasting is becoming a very popular and powerful medium and there are so many exciting enhancements coming to the podcasting world including:

• Sharing your podcast on Instagram Reels
  
• 1-click submit to all podcast directories if you are not on Anchor, Transistor.fm now offers this service
  
• Spotify who owns anchor has reported it has 320m monthly active users: which up 29% year-on-year. 22% of them used podcasts (up 1% from last quarter).
  
• Amazon’s net income tripled year-on-year.
  
• Oh and Netflix, which by the way is increasing their monthly costs, will soon be offering audio-only mode for background listening which will basically allow you to listen to your Netflix shows like you would listen to podcasts, allowing you to attend to other important tasks, which require your complete attention.
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So this is the perfect time to start a podcast and starting on November 1st, you can join millions of other podcasters as we kick of NaPodPoMo!

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If  you are ready to start a podcast and need assistance, please send an email to [email protected] and you can find and follow me on all my social media platforms at https://linktr.ee/ablakeenterprises

Did you know that you can get more listeners on LinkedIn for your podcast than from Facebook and Twitter?

Did you know that you can get more guests from LinkedIn for your podcast than from Facebook and Twitter?

Did you know that you should be promoting your podcast on LinkedIn more than on Facebook and Twitter?

The answer to these questions should be YES YES & YES!

If you are a podcaster and are doing this professionally, yes, like turning a hobby into a jobby, one of the best ways in which to promote yourself is on LinkedIn.

With all the changes with the Facebook algorithms, and the constant trash talking on Twitter, you may want to spend more time on LinkedIn, with not only promoting your podcast, but also in making connects for guests and sponsors as well as speaking engagements and paid gigs.

If your podcast is designed to help others in their industries, then you need to include that in your profile summary.

For example when you land on my LinkedIn profile, under my picture are the keywords:

Social Media Manager📌Author📌Award-winning Blogger 📌TV/Podcast Host 📌Professional Speaker📌Branding Specialist 📌

So right away you know that I am a Podcast Host.  My articles not only include my blog posts about podcasting, but also the links to the show for listening.

My About Me clearly reads: As a Professional Speaker, Coach, and Adjunct Instructor I train others on how to start a blog and or a podcast. As the CEO of A. Blake Enterprises I help business owners with their social media marketing & branding strategies to effectively engage with their target market audience.... see more

Featured Media includes the cover art for both of my podcasts, “Blog Your Way to a Business Profit” and the “Delaware Blogger Podcast” with clickable links to the show directories.

My Experience also includes “podcast host”

So you can plainly see that I am promoting myself as a podcast host and when I post, I also use the appropriate hashtags, #podcast #podcaster #podcasthost #podcastlife #delawarepodcaster

This is definitely a much better way in which to not only promote your podcast, but to also see guests for your show which is how I found most of mine for the “Out and About with Antionette” and”Social Media Sunday with the Delaware Blogger” podcasts.  I still get offers for guests via LinkedIn and outside of Facebook groups and communities that is the only means of contact I have made for guests.

Think of Linkedin as your 24/7 365 Chamber of Commerce where you can reach out to others who may be a great fit for your podcast and are professionals in what they do, as you can check from their profiles, which is far more extensive than a Facebook or Twitter bio.

So in your profile, make sure to make clear what your podcast is about so that others using search words will find you and include those key words in your profile and you may even want to include a profile pic that contains a mic - however, a professional picture with your face is more trustworthy than an image of a microphone.

Send an email to [email protected] to schedule your 30-Minute Complimentary Discovery Call and to register for the 2-Hour Coaching Session.

Find and follow me on all my social media platforms at https://linktr.ee/delblogger

Support the show

If  you are ready to start a podcast and need assistance, please send an email to [email protected] and you can find and follow me on all my social media platforms at https://linktr.ee/ablakeenterprises

Hello and welcome to episode #228 of the Delaware Blogger Podcast here on Anchor FM

If you have yet to subscribe or Favorite my channel,  I invite you to do so now because every week I provide podcasting pointers that will help you launch and grow your podcast and if you prefer to see my face in the place with these pointers, head over to YouTube and subscribe - using my name Antionette Blake

Today’s topic “Podcasting in Your Prime - This is Your Time” Most of you that have been following me and my blog, Delblogger knows that my tagline is “Boomer Who Blogs with a Millenial Mind” and that my target market audience and clients are usually boomers and beyond, you know, those of us born between 1946 and 1964, personally it was 1961 for me and last month, on September 20th to be exact, I celebrated my 59th Birthday and just the month before on August 11th, I celebrated 30 years of marriage.

Some of you may say, “wow” that’s a long time, or “gurl you are old” - but I respond with “age ain’t nothin but a number - now ask me about my podcasts”

With age comes wisdom and common sense, yes, we went to school, many to HBCU’s or institutes of higher learning, but nothing I learned in college back in the late 70’s and 80’s prepared me for what’s going on in the world now - but that’s a different story for a different day!

Anywho, with age comes wisdom and knowledge that we can share with others which is why I encourage women AND men of a particular age to think about or actually to start a podcast.

We can share not only life skills but corporate skills, job skills, family skills, educational skills, technology skills, speaking skills, musical skills, storytelling skills, I could go on and on, but you know where I am going.

Once you get to a certain point in life, there is knowledge and wisdom to share and doing so on a podcast is probably the best platform today.  You can command the attention of 100’s, 1000’s, even perhaps millions of people using your own voice and you can do it from the comfort of your home in a t-shirt and shorts like me!

So I hope I have motivated a few of you boomers and beyond to take the next step to start a podcast and I hope those that I spoke with last week will definitely pursue their passion because age is just a number and we should be podcasting in our prime time which is now!

So if you are ready to share your skills with the world, using your voice, please send an email to [email protected] to register for the 2-hour Podcasting Your Purpose Coaching Session and you will receive a Resource Guide, printables and other great items to get you started and launched and even learn how to monetize your podcast.

https://linktr.ee/delblogger

Support the show

If  you are ready to start a podcast and need assistance, please send an email to [email protected] and you can find and follow me on all my social media platforms at https://linktr.ee/ablakeenterprises

Are a blogger who is looking to get more traction on your previously published post? Then you should re-purpose your content. Head over to "Blog Your Way To a Business Profit Podcast to listen and learn more. https://tinyurl.com/blog2profit another Delaware Blogger Production!

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If  you are ready to start a podcast and need assistance, please send an email to [email protected] and you can find and follow me on all my social media platforms at https://linktr.ee/ablakeenterprises

In fact, most podcasters have said that it took them about 5-6 months before seeing an increase in listeners. That may sound like a long time, but it really isn’t.

If you start your podcast with a solid marketing plan in place for those initial six months, you will see a steady climb growth and in this episode I am sharing 10 Ways to Grow Your Show.

1. Content Matters
2. Use Strategic Keywords in Episode Titles/Descriptions
3. Have Calls To Action for Listeners
4. Make Your Podcast Available on Many Directories

5. Turn Your Guests into Promoters
6. Engage in Social Media

7. Be a Guest

8. Join Online Communities

9. Create a website/webpage or blog

10. Paid Advertising

Please subscribe and share any tips for growing your show here on the Anchor FM or Podpage site: https://www.podpage.com/delaware-blogger-podcast/podpage

Find and follow me on all my social media platforms https://linktr.ee/delblogger  Please share this episode with your friends, family and followers!

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If  you are ready to start a podcast and need assistance, please send an email to [email protected] and you can find and follow me on all my social media platforms at https://linktr.ee/ablakeenterprises

If you are a new podcaster but you are ready to bring on guests to your show, I have a few tips to share that you should know before you do

Interviews are one of the most popular forms of podcast episodes and because podcasting is relatively new to most, being asked to be a guest is exciting, however, you want to make sure that each guest is bring value to your show and to your audience, as they are what is going to make or break your show.

In this episode I am talking about why you cannot relinquish control of your show especially as a newbie or it just might become one of those episodes that “gets lost in production” as well as a few pointers for booking guests.

Like I said, when you are looking for guests, make sure they fit the niche of the show and are providing value to your listeners.  You don’t just want to bring on a guest just because they are “rich and famous” unless their last name is Obama or Winfrey - just kidding.  Hey, you might even get James Carville on your show if it’s political because he too is launching a podcast - we are stompin' with the big dogs now.

Anywho, if you are interviewing guests, make sure to lay the ground rules and don’t let them take over your show because once you lose control you might be able to bring them back.

Oftentimes, even if you’ve known your guest for a period of time or have heard them interviewed on another podcast, they might try to hijack your show and that definitely is a no no.

My previous podcasts “Out and About with Antionette” were scripted interview style shows, I alway sent the Q&A’s to my guest prior to the show along with a guest release, however, it was always notated that even with the scripted Q&A’s there would be some ad-libbing, because you to make sure that you are delivering what you have promised your listeners no matter what and you do want to allow for some good storytelling to keep everyone engaged.

Finding podcast guests can be a struggle at first, but podcasting is still considered to be a new medium and a lot of people would be excited to be guests on your show.

So when you put out a call to find your guests, whether you are searching on LinkedIn using the appropriate hashtags or asking memes in your Facebook and Twitter podcast communities, be sure you let people know the type of show that you have as well as the topics of which you are seeking so you both know the criteria before you book them onto your show.

Remember, you don’t have to put anything or anyone on it that you don’t want to and 2  no-no’s - don’t pay nor charge guests!

Once you have chosen your guests and scheduled the interview, send them Guest Release form which you can create in Google Docs along with a release statement include questions such as:

• Preferred name/Preferred title/Organization/Bio/Headshot/Topics to talk about/Links to website and social media platform

Recording remotely can be a challenge and nerve racking, but that doesn’t mean you should shy away from interviewing guests on the go.  I am going to leave the link in the show notes to an article by Descript.com that provides information on How to Record a Podcast Remotely and Get it Right the First Time.

I have a few tip sheets for podcasters and podcast guests, so send an email to [email protected] and I’ll send you a copy and you can also register for the Podcasting Your Purpose Coaching Session!

Support the show

If  you are ready to start a podcast and need assistance, please send an email to [email protected] and you can find and follow me on all my social media platforms at https://linktr.ee/ablakeenterprises

Episode #225 of the Delaware Blogger Podcast

How Long Should a Podcast Show Be?

So you've decided to start a podcast - yay and congratulations! You have your title, your topic and your description.  You may even have purchased some equipment and are ready to get into the closet to start recording.

However, before hitting the record button you may be wondering just how long to record - 5 mins...15 mins...30 minutes or even 60 minutes.

Back in the day….long long time ago, when podcasting was first becoming popular with everyday folk, we were taught that it was best to hit it and quit it - don’t make it too long or people wouldn’t have time to listen as most were doing so via a normal commute which was 28-35 minutes - not in NYC or DMV, however, just long enough to get people from their home to their place of business...now with remote working, thanks to COVID-19 that changed.

Most people’s commute was from the bedroom to the living room so the attention span got longer which is a good thing because we had so much more time on our hands with nothing to do, vegging out on Netflix became popular so much so that “Netflix and Chill” became a popular phrase.

Podcast lengths began to change as well, however, it was intimidating for many that had short 30 minute shows to increase them to 60 minutes plus which is why, your content and your audience will determine when to “hit it and quit” it.

Listen to today's episode of the Delaware Blogger Podcast on more tips on how long your podcast show should be then send an email to [email protected] to schedule a 30-Minute Complimentary Discovery Call or register for the Podcasting Your Purpose Coaching Session.

If you would like to be a sponsor of the Delaware Blogger Podcast please send an email for some great package pricing!

Find and follow me on all my social media platforms at https://linktr.ee/delblogger

Support the show

If  you are ready to start a podcast and need assistance, please send an email to [email protected] and you can find and follow me on all my social media platforms at https://linktr.ee/ablakeenterprises