Noah Tetzner is the host of the crazily popular podcast The History of Vikings.

Most people find it's a bit of slow burn after launching their first podcast... but not Noah. He hit the ground running with 50,000 downloads in his first month.

Five months on and he's still drawing over 10,000 downloads a week and has been trending among the top history shows on Apple Podcasts for some time - all this, at the age of just 17!

So what are the secrets to his success?

Well in Episode 1 of the Podcast Success Academy, James Marriott meets Noah to find out about his amazing launch - and bring you his Top Three Tips to help you on your road to podcasting success.

We also scored an extra bonus tip from Noah too, which you can read about in the Podcast Success Academy now.

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Noah's Top Quotes:

“I think it’s a really great way to generate engaging discussions and make history fun for people”

“Currently we do just over 10,000 downloads a week and about 50,000 a month, and I’ve only been at it for about five months so it’s really been exciting to see the growth right from day one”

“Podcasting is a relationship-building business”

“I talk to people all the time in England, Scotland, all over Europe, Canada and North America - I’m pretty good friends with people I’ve never met, through my podcast”

“The number one way to grow your audience is to get your voice on as many other podcasts as possible

“There are so many copycats in podcasting”

“Podcasting is kind of like lace potato chips - once you’ve tasted success in one, you just can’t stop”

Links to Noah and his show:

Noah’s website: http://thehistoryofvikings.com/

Follow his show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoryofViking

Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-history-of-vikings/