Known for her raw, honest and grounded approach to self-help and spirituality, Elizabeth DiAlto is the founder of Wild Soul Movement, author of Untame Yourself, and host of the popular Untame The Wild Soul Woman podcast.

In this episode, Elizabeth and I explore:

+ How she developed her down-to-earth, conversational podcasting style and her guidance on how you can find your podcasting style, too.

+ Why done is better than perfect and what you can do if you’re stuck in perfectionism

+ Using curiosity and excitement to drive the direction of the conversation

+ Why she decided not to air one of her episodes and how she eloquently handled this with her guest

+ How she monetises her podcast

+ Community, connection and personal growth – three of the many gifts from podcasting

+ Podcast Quick Starter Pack – download your free podcast quick starter pack containing a podcast guide, interactive checklists and done-for-you email scripts.

+ Join the FREE Podcast With Heart Facebook group, a community of vibrant women podcasters. Introduce yourself, ask questions and get the help and support you need. You don’t have to do this podcasting gig alone.

Known for her raw, honest and grounded approach to self-help and spirituality, Elizabeth DiAlto is the founder of Wild Soul Movement, author of Untame Yourself, and host of the popular Untame The Wild Soul Woman podcast. She’s been a teacher, leader, speaker, coach and trainer to groups and individuals for 13+ years and she also consults organizations ranging from start ups to large corporations such as Dove UK.

Connect with Elizabeth at:

+ Podcast: Untame the Wild Soul Podcast | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher
+ Website: untameyourself.com
+ Facebook: /lizdialto
+ Instagram: @lizdialto
+ YouTube: /lizdialto

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Beryl Young is the founder of Recapture Self a community for mums who are ready to reclaim their identity beyond parent - using creativity as a guide.

Beryl is also the host and creator of the Recapture Self podcast, a series of conversations with photographers, artists, writers and bloggers about how their creative pursuits have helped shaped their adult identity, while sharing advice and wisdom on making time for your creative process while raising kids.

In this episode, Beryl and I explore:

+ Her podcast's evolution from story-telling to interview-style

+ The truth about how much time it really takes to podcast

+ The mindset Beryl adopts when she approaches 'dream' guests

+ How to make sure you don't get your self-worth mixed up in the podcasting process

+ Podcast Quick Starter Pack – download your free podcast quick starter pack containing a podcast guide, interactive checklists and done-for-you email scripts.

+ Join the FREE Podcast With Heart Facebook group, a community of vibrant women podcasters. Introduce yourself, ask questions and get the help and support you need. You don’t have to do this podcasting gig alone.

Beryl Young is the founder of Recapture Self a community for mums who are ready to reclaim their identity beyond parent - using creativity as a guide. After the tragic loss of her first daughter at 20 weeks pregnant Beryl picked up a camera as a source of healing, hope, and self-discovery. She's since transitioned her career from showing elementary school kids and teachers how to using technology creatively in the classroom to inspiring moms to lean in to their creativity to live a more intentional, present, and connected life.

Connect with Beryl at:

+ Podcast: Recapture Self | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher
+ Website: berylaynyoung.com
+ Facebook: /berylaynyoung
+ Instagram: @berylaynyoung

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There’s something pretty damn magical about creating a podcast for the first time. The excitement, the nerves, the creative inspiration, the possibility, the opportunities, the connection, the freedom.

On the contrary, those very first few getting-started-steps can feel like the hardest and the scariest. It can seem as though there are so many moving pieces in this podcasting puzzle. I completely get it.

If your head is swimming with all-the-podcast-things, that’s totally okay. I’m going to break it down simply for you into 14 steps. Plus I’ve created a handy (and free!) quick starter pack to help you apply everything covered in this episode.

The pack includes:
// A quick-starter guide containing everything discussed in this post
// A complete list of software and equipment you’ll need in your podcasting toolkit
// A 14-step quick-starter interactive checklist so you can easily keep track of what you need to do to get your podcast up and running
// An episode publishing interactive checklist outlining the steps required to publish your first podcast episode
// Instructions on how to invite guests onto your podcast
// 3 done-for-you email scripts for inviting guests onto your show

You can download a copy of the pack at alanahelbig.com/free

+ Podcast Quick Starter Pack – download your free podcast quick starter pack containing a podcast guide, interactive checklists and done-for-you email scripts.

How to invite guests onto your podcast – learn how to select, approach and book guests for your show.

Join the FREE Podcast With Heart Facebook group, a community of vibrant women podcasters. Introduce yourself, ask questions and get the help and support you need. You don’t have to do this podcasting gig alone.

Alana Helbig is a women’s podcast mentor, author of the guidebook series Ignite: Podcasting for Changemakers and the host of three podcast series – She Makes Magic, Untangled and Podcast with Heart. With over 15-years combined experience in business management, IT consulting, blogging and podcasting, Alana brings a wealth of knowledge and a unique ability to clarify and simplify the often confusing language of the online world. Using just the perfect blend of soul and strategy, Alana guides women into the heart and essence of their podcasting message, igniting powerful and purposeful conversation through the podcasting platform.

If you love this podcast, I would be so grateful if you would take a couple of moments, head over to iTunes and leave a rating and review + subscribe to the podcast while you’re there.

You can subscribe to Podcast with Heart so you never miss an episode.

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Luna Love is a women's leadership mentor, assisting those called to be change-makers in the world, in achieving clear vision for their lives by providing supporting, life-promoting experiences, practical tools and spiritual wisdom to align one's divine essence, authentic expression and life purpose. 

Luna is also the host of the Ladies Who Lead Podcast, a platform that features the voices and stories of women who have stepped forward into their birthright as leaders. 

In this episode, Luna and I explore:

+ How she knew her audience needed the message from her podcast.

+ Connecting through the emotion of story-telling.

+ Creating a sacred and safe space during a podcast interview.

+ How to keep your ego out of an interview.

+ Learning to listen with the heart to invoke vulnerability and open sharing.

+ Luna's personal advice on approaching guests with larger followings.

RESOURCES

+ Ignite: Podcasting for Changemakers - The complete guidebook series teaching soul-centred entrepreneurs and bloggers how to create and launch a podcast that is all heart.

ABOUT LUNA LOVE

Luna is a Women’s Leadership Mentor, assisting those called to be change-makers in the world, in achieving clear vision for their lives by providing supportive, life-promoting experiences, practical tools and spiritual wisdom to align one’s divine essence, authentic expression and life-purpose. She creates transformative experiences for her clients through the power of self-awareness and self-love. Luna facilitates online courses, group coaching, workshops, immersion programs and retreats to support her clients in devoting themselves to themselves, and serving the world from that place. Additionally she works as a counselor at a leading holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation center and writes for numerous online publications. Most of all Luna is devoted to walking her path in the beauty way. 

Connect with Luna at:

+ Podcast: Ladies Who Lead | Subscribe on iTunes

+ Website: lunaloveleadership.com

+ Instagram: @lunaloveleadership | @ladieswholeadpodcast

+ Facebook: /lunaloveleadership

LOVE AND FEEDBACK

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WAYS TO SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST WITH HEART

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SHOW NOTES

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Megan Gogoll is an anxiety coach, writer and poet of deep dark truths. She's also the creator and host of The Anxious Poet Podcast. Megan's mission is to use words as arrows to strike life into the hearts of the creatively anxious.

In this episode, Megan and I chat about:

+ Podcasting vs blogging. Which platform is better at creating community and connection?

+ How Megan uses podcasting to find her voice and explore her passion for poetry.

+ How she moved past the fear of sharing very real and vulnerable aspects of her life.

+ Podcast technology overwhelm but why you shouldn't let it beat you.

+ Megan shares her launch numbers with us but also says that success isn't in the numbers, it's in the connections (yes!)

+ Bringing creativity, playfulness and curiosity to the entire podcasting journey.

Show notes: alanahelbig.com/podcastwithheart7

Download your free podcast quick starter pack at: alanahelbig.com/free

Connect with Megan at:

+ Podcast: Subscribe on iTunes

+ Website: theanxiouspoet.com

+ Facebook: /showmeyourdiamond

+ Instagram:/theanxiouspoet

Tahlee Rouillon is a music composer extraordinaire at Sonesence. She offers peace seekers an easy way to achieve instant calm with a sonic shortcut called meditones. She also creates bespoke meditation music for other wellness entrepreneurs.

I’ve invited Tahlee to chat with us about sound quality in our podcast recordings. I know sound quality has always been a struggle for me. There’s a LOT of technical babble out there and it’s really hard to know what’s important and what’s not so important in the land of sound.

Because Tahlee works with women to create beautiful and professionally produced spoken-word meditations, I knew she’d have some really useful tips for getting the best sound quality for our recordings.

Listen in as Tahlee and I explore 9 really simple tips for creating podcast sound-quality awesomeness.

In this episode we discuss:

+ Why it’s so important for your business to invest in a good quality microphone.

+ Tahlee’s personal microphone and post-editing software recommendations.

+ The dreaded “Pop” and what you can do about them.

+ Why a good set of headphones is paramount during the recording and post-editing processes.

+ Why creating a great quality sound recording is going to save you time and create an awesome final-end product.

+ Short cuts and useful tricks to know about during post-editing.

+ What to do if you hate the sound of your own voice.

In this episode, Tahlee and I talk quite a lot about the importance of getting a great sound quality recording up front. Fundamental to this, is getting the volume levels correct for both you and your guest at the time of recording. To help you achieve this, I've created a free cheat sheet which steps you through exactly how to check and adjust volume levels during an interview. This is SUPER simple but something I've found most women, when first starting out, don't realise it's something they can and should do (I didn't realise it either!). I've created cheat sheets for both Ecamm Call recorder users and Pamela for Skype users. To download your free cheat sheet, head to alanahelbig.com/download6

Show notes: alanahelbig.com/podcastwithheart6

Today we're going to have a look at the 5 common mistakes new podcasters make. I started podcasting back in May 2015. I started podcasting with my sister and we created a podcast called She Makes Magic. Back then, podcasting wasn't a big thing. Sure it had been around for many years but in our realm – the realm of women bloggers and the women blogosphere – podcasting wasn't that prevalent. In my blogging group, for example, I only knew one or two other women, out of a thousand women in the group who had a podcast. It wasn't very common. During that time, and particularly this year, I've watched as podcasting has become more and more popular. I've seen lots of other women create successful and some not-so-successful podcasts. I've also been fortunate enough to start coaching other women on how to create a successful podcast. From doing a bit of an audit of the female podcasting landscape, there are a few very common mistakes I see women podcasters making again and again, particularly when they are first starting out. These are really simple things that can be prevented and that can make the entire process more enjoyable and also make your reach and impact much more effective. I'm going to take you through five of the most common mistakes today. If you're thinking about starting a podcast then perhaps you can learn from these. If you are already podcasting, most of these tips will still be relevant to you and you can start applying them straight away.

Today’s episode is a little different and one very close to my heart. I’ve asked my good friend, Nicole Mathieson to play host this week and ask me ALL the questions about my podcasting journey. This is a story I’ve never really shared before and I thought it was about time I did. Together, we look back on the past 18 months of me being behind the podcast mic. Doing this interview really helped me to reflect on just how far I’ve come. Because, things have been pretty busy lately and, if I’m truly honest, I’ve been pretty hard on myself. There has been a LOT of negative self-talk. This conversation with Nicole pulled me back into the joy of my work (and into the joy I feel when I podcast). I hope you feel my joy vibrating out to you as you listen. In this episode, Nicole and I explore: + How the ideas for my three podcasts – She Makes Magic, Untangled and Podcast with Heart – came about. + Why showing up vulnerably on my podcasts was the catalyst for creating a hugely engaged community. + Why women are bringing a whole new, exciting aspect to the podcasting realm. + The two hardest parts about getting started on my journey – hello technical confusion and the dreaded FEAR monster. + Why my deep wound and story of “I have nothing to offer” actually became my super-power during the early days of podcasting. + Why treating your podcast like a paid product is SO important. + What to do if you really, really want to start a podcast but are too afraid. + And I also spill the beans on my true podcast statistics.

Sarah Jensen is a sought after coach, internationally published writer and creator of the award winning Rock Your Goals workshops.  Sarah helps women build a business and life they love (that loves them right back) without going broke or burning out in the process. Sarah is the host of the Rock Your Goals podcast, an interview series with inspiring entrepreneurs, bloggers and business mavens sharing loads of useful tips and truths about how to grow your business and be successful while staying sane! + Why it's helpful to interview friends or people you know well when you're first starting out. + What to do when you hate the sound of your own voice. + How podcasting helped Sarah to move through self-doubt and show up authentically in the online world. + The formula and structure she follows during her interviews. + The importance of consistently releasing new episodes. + Sarah's SUPER useful tips if you're thinking about starting a podcast.

In this episode, I share: + 6 tips for finding and selecting the best podcast guests. + How to communicate clearly and powerfully with potential guests. + The four-step email formula I use when contacting my guests. + The importance of interview etiquette. I've also created a freebie for you: 3 done-for-you email scripts. These are the exact email scripts I use to contact potential podcast guests. You can copy these or use them as templates to make your own. You can download the email scripts from here: http://alanahelbig.com/free-podcast-email-scripts/