As you see the number of episodes rising, you will gain comfort in your workflow and performance and won't worry as much about the things that seemed like nonstarters when you started.

The best day to post is the day that works best for you and your content. Other than when your listeners need to hear it for it to be relevant, the day and time rarely matter, other than consistency.

They are better at marketing, basically doing a better job telling you (and the world that consumes similar content) they are better than you.

Content first. Gear Second. Audience always. These are the three universal tenets all content creators need to follow.

Turn your audio into a YouTube video. Turn your YouTube videos into audio. Transcribe all your non-text work into text to post for newsletters and blogs. Make short clips for other social media platforms and send promotional materials. You can create a world of alternate content to bring in new subscribers to your preferred delivery form.

You know you need to promote yourself on social media, but are you doing it effectively and on as many platforms as possible?

Can't get sponsors or mass adoption? Know whether you're getting a sign you should drop the project, retool, or keep pressing as is. There is a fundamental difference between seeing that you don't have the talent versus you just aren't getting the right opportunities.

Ironically, the things one does to be a good guest also apply to being a good host.

You have guests on your show because they should be a draw for your audience. Find a way to ethically leverage the audience your guest has massed to help grow your own.

This is not a necessity, but as a way to give quick validation to a new project (and give people more to watch and listen to early in the life of the project) you can launch with at least three episodes of relevant and evergreen content.