Your podcast name is one of the first things your dream listener sees and it is doing one of two things right now. It is either telling her immediately that this show is for her or it is making her scroll right past. In this episode I am walking you through my three strategic approaches to naming a podcast and introducing you to a free tool I personally built to help you figure out which approach is right for your show.

Whether you have not launched yet and you are stuck on a name, or you already have a podcast and something about your current name just feels off, this episode is going to give you a clear framework and a free resource to move forward.

In this episode you will learn:

1. The three strategic approaches to naming a podcast and when to use each one
2. Why a keyword first name is the fastest path to being found by your dream listener
3. How a branded and creative name can work beautifully with the right tagline doing the heavy lifting
4. What a creative name plus keyword subtitle looks like and why it gives you the best of both worlds
5. Why your visual tagline on your cover art is a completely different job than your podcast name

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Everyone is telling you that you need to put your podcast on YouTube. Video is king, they say. And maybe you have been feeling the pressure to add YouTube to your strategy even though something about it just does not feel right yet. In this episode I am giving you my honest take as a podcast manager and podcast strategist who is actively building her own YouTube channel, and why I want you to hear me loud and clear when I say this: YouTube is not a podcast strategy.

If your podcast is not getting you clients yet, adding YouTube is not going to fix that. It is just going to give you the exact same problem on two different platforms.

In this episode you will learn:

1. Why YouTube and your podcast are two completely different strategies with two completely different purposes
2. What actually happens when you throw your podcast audio on YouTube with a static image behind it
3. The question you need to ask yourself before you ever add YouTube to your strategy
4. When adding YouTube actually does make sense and what needs to be true first
5. Why fixing your podcast foundation will always move the needle faster than adding a new platform

Resources mentioned in this episode: Watch the YouTube version of this topic

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I literally do this for a living. I am a podcast manager and podcast strategist. I help women audit, launch, and grow their shows every single day. And I had never seriously gone back and looked at my own podcast as a whole until now. This episode is me being fully transparent about what I found when I audited my very first 10 episodes from 2023 and why I believe every single podcaster with more than 20 or 30 episodes in their feed needs to do this too.

If you have been avoiding going back and looking at your old episodes because you are scared of what you will find, or you just keep telling yourself the content is good so it is probably fine, this episode is for you.

In this episode you will learn:

1. What I actually found inside my first 10 episodes and why it was so humbling
2. Why competing calls to action are silently killing your listener conversion
3. What happens when a stranger finds an old episode and clicks a dead link
4. Why the problem is almost never your content and almost always the backend
5. What you would walk away with from the P2C Experience even if you never touch a single old episode
6. Why your podcast is evergreen and what that actually means for your business right now

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4. Email: [email protected]

If you have been pouring your heart into your podcast episodes and something still feels off, like the right people just are not finding you... this episode is going to explain exactly why. As a podcast listener myself and when I audit a podcast, before I ever hit play, I start with what I call the external elements. These are the four things a stranger sees before they ever hit play, and if they are not working together, it does not matter how good your content or your podcast episode is. This is the episode that changes how you think about your podcast entirely.

In this episode you will learn:

1. Why I never start a podcast audit by listening to the content and what I look at instead
2. The four external elements that determine whether a stranger presses play or keeps scrolling
3. Why your cover art has less than five seconds to stop the right person
4. How your podcast name could be costing you listeners without you even realizing it
5. Why the author field is the most underrated piece of real estate on your entire podcast
6. How to write a podcast description that makes your listener feel seen before they ever hit play

Want to know exactly where your podcast is losing clients? Take the FREE Podcast to Clients Audit and get your PERSONALIZED report in less than 10 minutes! → https://pamelakrista.com/audit/

Ready to fix it live with me? Join Podcast to Clients LIVE, my free monthly workshop where we do the work together. The next one is happening on Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 @ 12PM EST! Grab your spot at → https://pamelakrista.com/workshop

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4. Email: [email protected]

Do you think that the fear of being too specific with your podcast means that you are shutting people out? In this episode, I'm proving to you with real examples that getting specific with your podcast topic does NOT mean you are excluding people.

I'll show you how the fear of niching down your podcast topic is actually keeping you from getting clients, plus I'll give you two tangible things that you can do right now that will help your dream podcast listener find you.

Questions answered in this episode:

1. If I get specific with my podcast, does that mean other people won't find me?
2. What are the pros of getting specific with my podcast? Are there any cons? (Spoiler: no there are no cons)
3. What are two things I can do right now to help my dream podcast listener find me?

Want to know exactly where your podcast is losing clients? Take the FREE Podcast to Clients Audit and get your PERSONALIZED report in less than 10 minutes! → https://pamelakrista.com/audit/

Ready to fix it live with me? Join Podcast to Clients LIVE, my free monthly workshop where we do the work together. The next one is happening on Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 @ 12PM EST! Grab your spot at → https://pamelakrista.com/workshop

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When's the last time you actually asked for a podcast review? Not mentioning it once in passing, not hoping someone leaves one, but actually asking. Because here's what I see all the time: podcasters not asking, or asking once six months ago and never bringing it up again, or doing review parties where everybody leaves surface level reviews that don't actually help anyone.

If you're wondering why you only have a few reviews or why you haven't gotten one in a really long time, the answer is simpler than you think. In this episode, I'm breaking down what podcast reviews actually do (and don't do), why review parties don't work, and exactly how to get genuine reviews from real listeners.

Questions answered in this episode:

1. Do podcast reviews actually help you rank on the charts?
2. Why don't review parties and swaps work?
3. What's the best way to get genuine podcast reviews?
4. How do I ask for a review without it feeling awkward?

Want to know exactly where your podcast is losing clients? Take the FREE Podcast to Clients Audit and get your PERSONALIZED report in less than 10 minutes! → https://pamelakrista.com/audit/

Ready to fix it live with me? Join Podcast to Clients LIVE, my free monthly workshop where we do the work together. The next one is happening on Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 @ 12PM EST! Grab your spot at → https://pamelakrista.com/workshop

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4. Email: [email protected]

You've been in your podcast every single week. Recording, editing, uploading, scheduling, publishing. And when you're that deep in something, you stop hearing it the way a stranger does. You stop seeing what's confusing, what's unclear, what's not connecting. That's the invisible problem with your podcast: you literally cannot see it yourself.

If you've ever felt like something is off with your podcast but you can't figure out what it is, this episode is for you. I'm breaking down why being too close to your own show keeps you from seeing the gaps, and what to do about it.

In this episode, you'll learn:

1. Why you can't objectively hear your own podcast anymore
2. The huge call to action mistake I made for at least 70 episodes of this show
3. How to run "the stranger test" on your podcast right now for free
4. What a podcast audit actually identifies and fixes

Join me at the next Fix My Podcast LIVE! event happening Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 @ 12PM EST

I'm auditing podcasts live and I'd love for you to be there! (P.S. It's free!) Click here to register!

Want your podcast audited?

Learn more about my podcast audit service: https://pamelakrista.com/podcast-audit/

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3. Instagram: https://instagram.com/pamelakrista/
4. Email: [email protected]

What happens when the person who audits podcasts for a living finally turns the lens on her own show? After 150 episodes and three years of content, I'm doing what I've been avoiding: a full audit of my own podcast. And I'm doing it publicly so you can see exactly what this process looks like and do the same thing with your own show.

If you've ever felt like your podcast is a mess, like your calls to action don't match your current offers, or like your content hasn't caught up with where your business is now, this episode is for you. You're going to see that even someone who does this every single day still has gaps to fix. The difference between a messy podcast and a strategic one isn't perfection. It's being willing to go back and align it with where your business is right now.

In this episode, you'll learn:

1. Why your podcast needs to evolve when your business does
2. The most common issues that show up in almost every podcast audit
3. How to know if your content has fallen out of sync with your offers
4. Why I'm doing this publicly so you can audit your own show alongside me

Want your podcast audited?

Learn more about my podcast audit service: https://pamelakrista.com/podcast-audit/

Join me at the next Fix My Podcast LIVE! event happening Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 @ 12PM EST

I'm auditing podcasts live and I'd love for you to be there! (P.S. It's free!) Click here to register!

Connect with Pamela:

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4. Email: [email protected]

You do not need a "big" podcast for it to be successful or for it to make money. I know that goes against literally everything you've probably been told about podcasting...the download goals, the chart-topping metrics, the milestones, etc, but I'm here to tell you about a different way, and it's not the popular advice.

In this episode, I'm breaking down the lie we've been told about podcast success, why having a smaller audience might actually work in your favor, and what to focus on instead of chasing downloads. I also get into the sponsorship trap and why selling your own offers is so much more powerful than working on somebody else's clock inside your own show (and give you some tangible tips on if you want to sponsor your own show).

In this episode, you'll learn:

1. Why the download focused model was built for influencers and media companies...not small business owners
2. How a small, aligned audience can be more profitable than thousands of random downloads
3. Why podcasting is more intentional than almost any other platform and what that means for your business
4. The sponsorship trap and why you're essentially working for someone else inside your own show
5. How to sponsor your own podcast with your own business and offers
6. What to focus on instead of download numbers
7. The metrics that actually matter for a business-aligned podcast
8. Why podcast success looks different for every single person

Links mentioned in this episode:

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I just got done auditing eight different podcasts in the past week for my brand new Fix My Podcast LIVE event, and I keep seeing the same three mistakes over and over again. These aren't small tweaks...these are foundational issues keeping podcasts invisible, disconnected from offers, and stuck. The wild part? Most of these podcasters had no idea they were making these mistakes.

In this episode, I'm breaking down the top three podcast mistakes I see in almost every audit, how to know if you're making them, and exactly what to do to fix them. Plus, I'm sharing some bonus insights that were too good to leave out, including what happens when you try to play both lanes with sponsors and clients.

In this episode, you'll learn:

1. Why vague or generic positioning is keeping your podcast invisible to the right listeners
2. The content-offer misalignment that disconnects your episodes from your business
3. Why most podcast names can't do all the heavy lifting without a strong tagline
4. How to know if a stranger would immediately understand who your show is for
5. The question to ask yourself before recording any episode
6. Why trying to serve everyone means serving no one
7. What happens when you try to chase sponsors and clients at the same time
8. Why these mistakes are completely fixable without starting over

Links mentioned in this episode:

If your podcast feels stuck or invisible, it's probably not your content quality, it's likely unclear positioning, a content-offer misalignment, or a missing tagline. I'll show you exactly what's off and how to fix it in a Podcast Audit.

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