In order to see results from your podcast, you need to have a clear goal and a reason that you are podcasting. If you don’t, you won’t know how to track and measure your results. On this episode of Rhodes to Success, I talk with real-life podcasters about their podcast goals as hosts and featured guests.

 

Key Points:

Goals

• There is a difference between having a ‘goal’ for your podcast and having a ‘reason’ you are podcasting.
• If you don’t have a clear goal, you can feel directionless.
• When you are podcasting for your business, it is important to have specific goals around getting your listeners, as well as the person you are interviewing.

 

S.M.A.R.T Goals

• S: Specific
• M: Measurable
• A: Achievable
• R: Realistic
• T: Time-bound

 

Example Goals

Podcast Hosts

• Grow the audience.
• Make money doing what you love.
• Relationship building.
• Make a deep connection to help someone and offer value.
• Earn a listener’s trust.
• Learn from interviewees.
• Promote your own business.
• Grow your business and establish yourself as an expert. This is focusing on your exposure and level of authority.
• Market research through interviews, stories, anecdotal evidence.
• SEO.
• Empower others through vulnerability.
• Inspire, encourage, and motivate the audience.
• Make resources available.
• Longevity; podcasts exist indefinitely.
• Conversion tool.

Featured Guest

• Provide value.
• Give back and serve in advance.
• Fast track network building activity.
• Exposure for your book or business.
• Expand influence and audience reach.
• Build site authority by getting link-backs.
• Permanent content marketing asset that builds relationship through intimacy of being in people’s ears.

 

 

Goals for Podcast Interviews for A Business Owner

• When you podcast for your business, it is important to have specific goals around getting new listeners, people on your list, and the relationship with the person you are interviewing.
• Contact host for a free session.
• Be informative, put the interviewee at ease, and ask questions.
• Bring value to the listener and enlighten them in some way.
• Promote the business and profession.

 

My Goals

• I don’t have S.M.A.R.T. goals as mine aren’t time-bound.

 

Having a Podcast

• The reason is to provide answers to frequently asked questions from my clients.
• My target market is my clients, so I send specific episodes to individual clients when I think it will be of value to them.
• When clients see success with podcast interviews as a host or a guest, they stay as a client longer.

 

Doing Interviews

• I interview my clients instead of guests on the show.
• The stronger a relationship I have with my clients, the longer they will stay with the business.

 

Going on Shows as a Guest

• I go on other podcasts to build my network and have a low standard of entry.

 

Resources Mentioned:

BoomerIncomeIdeas.com

Betsypake.com

http://magicandsteele.com/

http://steeleempire.com/

http://greatbeeradventure.com/

http://podcastfiend.com/

http://jenteague.com/

http://innovationecosystem.com/

http://www.yourwaytova.com/

http://www.mattcundill.com/podcast

www.AuthoritySellingBook.com

www.MarketingHuddle.com

http://www.emiliocorsetti.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/butterflies-of-wisdom/id1060801905?mt=2

http://www.allaboutbreastfeeding.biz/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/life-gentleman-fashion-lifestyle/id1116526004?mt=2

http://rockyourretirement.com/

http://www.taramagalski.com/

 

 

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The music in today's episode was written by The Danger Os and produced by Nick Palmer. Check them out at https://www.facebook.com/thedangerosmakemusic