School of Podcasting: Expert Tips for Launching and Growing Your Podcast

You can learn from your mistakes and do less of those.

You can also look at anything that worked well and do more of that. 

This week I talk about episode 780 with Adam Curry. I had more people connect with me to say, "Hey, I really liked that interviewed" and I started asking them WHY? What made it stick out? Today I share their answers. 

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Marc Maron Interviews Quentin Tarantino

Podcasting 2.0 and the Podcast Index

My Interview With Adam Curry

Paul Colligan

Glen the Geek

Spark Christian Podcast Conference

A Time For Horses

Power of Podcasting Network (All of Dave's Podcasting Shows)

Profit From Your Podcast (Dave's Book)

Join The School of Podcasting

Schedule a Podcast Strategy Meeting

Today we hear part 2 of my conversation with Joe from Stacking Benjamins (Hear Part 1) comes back to talk about joining Westwood One, why he has a coach and his attitude towards making his show better. 

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00:00 Gordon the Guided Missile 03:00 Welcome to the Show

QUESTION OF THE MONTH 04:38 Podcasting Pet Peeves 04:54 York from Poetic Earthlings 06:59 Seth - Geekville Radio 08:53 Dan - Based on a True Story IS YOUR PODCAST GOOD? 11:33 Most Haters Just Leave 14:41 Do You REALLY Want Advice? 16:01 Before You Buy Facebook Ads 16:44 How to Not Feel SALESY

18:30 SPONSOR: Podpage JOE'S AMAZING ATTITUDE 20:40 Joe From Stackingbenjamins.com 21:12 Why Did Joe Join a Network? 24:20 "Messing" with his content? 25:54 Why Does Someone Successful Need a Coach? 27:27 What Innovations Did You Do? 31:04 How Joe Inspires You To Listen to the Ads 32:31 Knowledge is Powerful When Acted Upon 34:26 Being Everywhere 35:54 Great Points: recap

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Stacking Benjamins Podcast

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YOUR ATTITUDE 36:55 It Doesn't Have to Be Perfect 38:41 2 Quick Quotes

JULY QUESTION OF THE MONTH

40:18 July Question of the Month If you had to stop podcasting (the reason doesn't matter) what would you miss the most? Answer at www.schoolofpodcasting.com/question

INSIGHTS FROM SPARK CHRISTIAN PODCAST CONFERENCE 42:20 Example of Standing Out 47:35 In-Person Events ROCK 50:30 Coming Soon

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE ( 781 )

The Importance of Mistakes (John Cleese)

Podpage (learn Podpage for free)

School of Podcasting - Plan, Launch, Grow and Monetize Your Podcast

Poetic Earthlings

Geekville Radio

Based on a True Story

Author Media ( Thomas Umstattd Jr. )

Fantastical Truth Podcast (Zach Russell)

Jordan Harbinger Asking Advice Episode

Pre-order Joe's book, "Stacked: Your Super-Serious Guide to Modern Money Management" 

Focus on the Family

Spark Christian Podcast Conference

Part 1 of My talk With Joe (About Reviews)

The Chosen (Online Series - Interesting Crowdfunding)

Tara-Leigh Cobble

Author Media - Thomas Umstattdt Jr.

Fantastical Truth - Zachary Russell

Today I am blessed to interview the man who helped invent podcasting. Many people know him from his time as a VJ on MTV but there is so much more to Adam than his leather jacket and golden locks of hair.

• Born in Va but moved to the Netherlands when he was 7. He built his first transistor radio when he was 15, and by 16 was a station announcer for a hospital. He later worked on Dutch Pirate Radio, and Radio Decibel in Amsterdam.
• He's also worked part-time in a computer store where he built his own modem.
• Yes, he was on MTV as a DJ from 1987-1994.
• Seeing the power of the Internet he started OnRamp which turned into Think New Ideas. 1996 Adam Curry served as CTO of Think New Ideas. He built websites for Budweiser, bud light, and put together the first Live Stream of the Grammys. (the sponsor was one of the first digital cameras).
• Podshow (a podcast network, later renamed Mevio) was launched 2004 to 2014. It focused on selling ads for a cast of podcasters.
• In 2005  hosted a show on Sirius Satelite Radio that spotlighted podcasts.
• In 2007 he launched the No Agenda Show with John C Divorak which uses the value for value model.

He's part pirate, part broadcaster, part nerd, and part businessman, he's the Podfather, and today we are talking podcasting 2.0

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The problem with podcasting networks ( 7:20)

The history of the No Agenda Show (14:50)

What is Podcasting 2.0 and how to get started (27:05)

www.noagendashow.com

www.podcastindex.org

www.coinbase.com 

Strike Bitcoin Wallet

James Cridland Article

Avoid sounding unprofessional

Learn how to connect with your audience

Get your show listed in Apple, Spotify, Google and More

Go to www.schoolofpodcasting.com/start

Today I am joined by Joe Saul-Sehy from Stacking Benjamins (which was recently added to the Westwood One Network). Joe recently took a class lead by Sinan Aral (author of the book The Hype Machine) and while it's been proven over and over that Apple ratings and Reviews do not help you in the apple podcast charts, but how much influence do ratings have for those looking for new podcasts?

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Stacking Benjamins

The Hype Machine Book

Podpage

Learn Podpage Free Course

Leave a 5 Star Review For the School of Podcasting

Take this quick three-question survey about Podcast Reviews

Google Trends

Jacobs Media

My Podcast Reviews

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05:26 The Importance of Reviews (outside of Apple charts) 12:35 Follow Trends ( see Google Trends ) 15:48 A Faster Way To Create Audiograms 16:38 Managing a Community (want a Facebook Alternative? Check out the Circle Platform) 20:26 SPONSOR:schoolofpodcasting.com/trypodpage 22:09 Give Your Listeners What They Want 25:13 78% of Podcast Discovery is Word of Mouth according to Jacobs Media 29:49 Looking at My Reviews via My Podcast Reviews ( 4 months free on your first yearly subscription ) 31:29 Another Strategy to Battle 1 Star Reviews 33:16 Have I Frightened You From Pressing Record? 34:05 Getting Out Of Our Own Way 37:14 You WILL Get a One Star Review 38:32 Getting Reviews Outside of Apple 39:45 Thanks To My Team 40:31 Bloopers

Podcast Movement Nashville is one of the Podcast Industries' first in-person events. While I'm excited to get in my car and make my way to Nashville, there are those who are nervous about being in crowds, while others have not been cleared to travel. I ask Co-founder Dan Franks how he weathered the storm of 2020, and what he's doing to address the needs of his conference attendees in 2021. 

Check out PodcastMovement.com for more information

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Full Show Notes at www.schoolofpodcasting.com/778

Podcast Movement

Podpage.com

Learn Podpage - Free Course

John Lee Dumas Interview

Kate Erickson Interview

Sendfox

Mailerlite

Danny Elfman on Marc Maron

David Lee Roth on Joe Rogan

Question of the Month

Tarzan Economics (free book on Audible)

Wix Video

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