Feeling writer's block, lacking creative courage, or is your brainstorming backed up? Discover how to find new content inspiration for your next podcast episode(s) from other podcast creators.

Elijah asked a Threads podcast community how creators find inspiration for their future podcast episodes and the creators commented! Reading and providing his thoughts about the content ideas that other creators responded with. With these ideas you'll never get super stuck again!

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Where do I find guests? Should I pay to be a guest on a podcast? How do I treat my podcast guests?

Elijah shares easy ways to find podcast guests, how he feels about paying for a guest opportunity, and as well as what you should do to make certain your guest feel appreciated on your podcast.

Sites mentioned in this episode:

www.padverb.com, www.matchmaker.fm, www.podmatch.com, www.podcastsguests.com, & www.podchaser.com.

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What is a podcast host? Why do I need one?

Elijah reviews the purpose of a podcast host, explains podcast 2.0 features, and compares popular podcast host providers like podbean, libsyn, captivate, rss.com, what you need to know to have a great recording session. You're not just recording your voice - you're recording the room. Diving into the recording experience: reviewing microphone types, audio interfaces, cable types, and easy ways to avoid interference from electronics, fans, and other things you may not think of. Maybe a slight rant about how Elijah detests USB mics to his core?

Blog: Podcast host, rss feed, and podcast 2.0 explained. As well, top podcast host features and links to save you research time so you can get to starting a podcast sooner.

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Elijah, audio pro and podcast host, shares what you need to know to have a great recording session. You're not just recording your voice - you're recording the room. Diving into the recording experience: reviewing microphone types, audio interfaces, cable types, and easy ways to avoid interference from electronics, fans, and other things you may not think of. Maybe a slight rant about how Elijah detests USB mics to his core?

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Pascalle, a fairy godmother of public speaking, spills her simple secrets to sounding super confident as a podcast host.

Elijah, the host of Let's Start a Podcast, digs deep into topics about achieving public speaking greatness, personal growth, and overcoming adversities (like Pascalle's career altering stroke).

Some may say that Elijah saved the best guest for the end of season 1. Some may say that the best is yet to come.

Pascalle and Elijah mix in humor, banter, and are super sneaky about sliding in action packed info that your ears won't even know your mind is soaking up the fairy godmothers magic knowledge dust.

Pascalle is available to help you with communication confidence, landing a big corporate gig, or signing your seven-figure key note appearance. Contact her at her website: https://www.presentales.com/. While there, scroll to the bottom of the page to enter your email in order to gain storytelling secrets directly from the creator of PresenTales.

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Season 2, of Let's Start a Podcast, will be all about getting started. Why should you start a podcast? What equipment is right for the novice podcaster? What is the best way to start a podcast? New year! New Season. 2024 is going to be great!

This week, on Let's Start a Podcast, James Cridland shares his passion for moving podcasting forward. This Podnews Editor (podnews.net) recalls how important moving on from BBC was for podcasting, how his curiosity ended up breaking news and uncovering a moment where iHeartRadio tried to manipulate podcast numbers, and how Spotify learned the hard way that producing audio takes a lot of work.

Sign up for Podnews for free at podnews.net. If you have the means, support James's passion for sharing podcast news with the world by sponsoring Podnews through advertising or personal monthly donations via Patreon (https://podnews.net/article/advertising),.

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On this episode of 'Let's Start a Podcast, we’re taking podcast descriptions to the next level.

Elijah discusses greater insights about content creation and professional writing with Nadine Heir, a digital marketing expert, and founder of Write Wiser. A delightful blend of thoughtful tips to help podcasters level up their title, description, and blog writing abilities; especially if you share Nadine’s extraordinary love for cats and coffee.

Discover the art of creating irresistible hooks, crafting nuanced descriptions, and implementing engaging marketing strategies.

Give Nadine a follow on socials:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadineheir/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nadineheir

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Elijah sits down with Trevor, a Sales veteran, on Let's Start a Podcast.

How do I make money with my podcast? Sponsorship, selling services, memberships are all popular answers to your monetization woes. To achieve such financial success, you need to know your audience really well.

Trevor, a Sales Veteran with InfuseMedia, shares secrets on how to garner real-time audience feedback, truly understand your customer base, and why sales people get a 'bad rep.'

The secret sauce to being able to obtain what's more important than money: real-time customer feedback and customer insights.

Get social with Trevor on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevorjvw/

Learn more about Infuse Media: https://infusemedia.com/

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Let's Start a Podcast, shall we? Alyssa, a creative, professional dancer, and podcast producer challenged your host, Elijah, to a producer duel!!

We compared our likes, dislikes, and podcast preferences to highlight that there's no wrong answer. In the creative world of podcasting, there are so many choices from equipment, software, and everything in-between. Alyssa also chats about her previous podcast and what she would have done differently.

Do you share the same preferences with your host, Elijah? Or are you on team Alyssa today?

Watch Alyssa's creativity unfold via instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepodcastproducer/

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Christopher Tester, the voice of Lord Podcast, shares his vocal secrets on this episode of Let's Start a Podcast. This talented fellow dives into the world of voice acting. We cover narration, equipment, his journey of acting and voice work, his dream client, and how surprise clients can suddenly become your "#2" choice (pun intended).

This dashing chap has a pile of great samples on his website so you may listen to his beautiful and soothing voice. Check out Naturally RP: https://www.naturallyrp.co.uk/

See Christopher in action (often doing clever reads or immitating his favorite Warhammer scenes of yesteryear:

• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chrisnaturallyrp
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisnaturallyrp

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