The Audacity to Podcast

The Audacity to Podcast episodes:

• 05.01.2024

  6 Cautions When Using Redirects in Podcasting (plus best practices)

  Redirects come in multiple types. When misused, they can cause some major problems, as even happened to me recently. Here are some warnings to watch for whenever you use redirects. Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/redirectcautions - “Redirects...

  
• 04.24.2024

  11 Tips for Sharing URLs in Your Podcast

  There comes a point in every podcast when it's necessary to say a URL. If for nothing else, at least your podcast's own home on the Internet. (And you should have a domain for your podcast!) Please share this episode from...

  
• 04.17.2024

  11 Warnings about Using AI in Content-Creation (including podcasting)

  “Artificial intelligence” (“AI”) has made huge leaps in abilities within a very short time. It was only a few years ago that I felt on the cutting edge teaching how to use AI tools like Jasper (originally called “Conversion.ai” and...

  
• 04.03.2024

  Should Your Podcast Have Inside Jokes?

  Inside jokes can offer fun potential for your podcast, but also some potential costs. Here are some brief things for you to consider as you engage with your podcast audience. Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/insidejokes ## Where...

  
• 03.27.2024

  Why You Should Put Podcasting P.R.O.F.I.T. First

  Monetization is not the only profit you can get from podcasting! And you shouldn't be the only one to profit, either! Nonetheless, here is why I think you should put P.R.O.F.I.T. first in every aspect of your podcast. Please share this...

  
• 03.20.2024

  8 Things You Should Check in Apple Podcasts Connect

  Apple provides a portal for you to submit and manage your own podcast in Apple Podcasts. It's called Podcasts Connect. Plus, countless other podcast apps and podcasting tools rely on Apple's data through their free API. Whether your podcast has...

  
• 03.13.2024

  Do IAB-Certified Stats Matter for Your Podcast?

  You might have heard people talk about IAB podcast stats, measurement guidelines, compliance, and certification. Here's what all of that means, and whether it even matters! Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/iabstats ## Who is the IAB? ## What...

  
• 03.06.2024

  How to Use Podcast Transcripts

  Transcripts have long been promoted as ways to make your podcast more findable and accessible. But it's only recently that podcast transcripts have become actually useful! Although I didn't plan it this way, the timing of this episode is perfect because...

  
• 02.14.2024

  Top 5 Podcasting 2.0 Features You Should Try

  Podcasting 2.0 is revolutionizing podcasting for podcasters, audiences, and developers. Here are what I think are the best features you should try now, if you can. Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/top20features ## 1. Cross-app comments - Podgagement: https://podgagement.com/ ##...

  
• 02.07.2024

  Best Podcast Hosting Providers (2024)

  Get the latest top recommendations for the best podcast-hosting providers, whether you're just starting or you're wanting to upgrade your podcasting tools! You need good podcast hosting to help you distribute your show, keep it online, and understand your reach. Now,...

  
• 01.31.2024

  How to Fix Duplicate Listings in Apple Podcasts (or Other Podcast Apps)

  If your podcast is listed twice in Apple Podcasts or another podcast directory, STOP! Don't do anything about it until you read or listen to this! Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/fixduplicates ## How duplicate podcast listings happen ###...

  
• 01.24.2024

  How to Refresh Your Podcast Branding

  After sharing multiple considerations for refreshing your podcast branding, it's time to wrap it up with the big question: how? This is my last episode in my miniseries about refreshing your podcast branding. Please review these past episodes/articles for more information: *...

  
• 01.10.2024

  Exciting News: Podcast Award, Podgagement, and Podcast Hall of Fame

  The Audacity to Podcast is back! And before jumping back into the content to help you grow and improve your podcast, I want to share three things I'm really excited about! 1. The Audacity to Podcast won a Podcast Award! The People's...

  
• 07.14.2023

  Podcast Awards, Continuing Hiatus, and My Podcast Reviews “v2” Launching Soon!

  I have three important things to quickly share with you while you wait for my next episode about how to refresh your podcast branding. 1. Hiatus until August or September 2. My Podcast Reviews v2 launching soon https://mypodcastreviews.com/ 3. Please vote for The Audacity...

  
• 06.14.2023

  When Should You Refresh Your Podcast Branding?

  After considering the benefits of refreshing your podcast branding, you need to decide when it's the right time to do so. Here are some suggestions! Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/refreshwhen - 6 Benefits of a Podcast Branding...

  
• 05.31.2023

  6 Benefits of a Podcast Branding Refresh

  Thinking about refreshing your podcast branding? Before I discuss the "when," let's consider how your podcast might benefit from a branding refresh. Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/refreshbenefits ## What is "podcast branding"? - Podcast Logo vs. Cover Artwork:...

  
• 05.24.2023

  8 Bonus Content Ideas for Your Podcast

  Bonus content can be a fun way to engage and reward your loyal podcast audience, either publicly, through an opt-in, or exclusively in a premium subscription. Here are some things you could try making. Please share this episode from your podcast...

  
• 05.03.2023

  How to Choose the Right Podcast Categories

  Choosing the right category for your podcast has the potential to help your podcast get discovered and featured. But what should you do with so many categories to choose from, and sometimes seemingly not enough? Sidenote: "genre" and "category" are often...

  
• 04.26.2023

  Does Your Podcast NEED Video?

  Internet marketers have a new crush on video and many podcasters are starting to feel pressured to create video content. But do you really need to add video? Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/needvideo ## Start with audio -...

  
• 04.19.2023

  You MUST Disclose Whenever You’re Compensated!

  There are many ways to earn income through podcasting: affiliates, sponsorships, sales, and more. Disclosing when you get compensated is not only the law, but it's also a good way to earn your audience's trust! Please share this episode from your...

  
• 04.12.2023

  Debunking the Myth: “It’s Not Hurting Their Podcast”

  Some podcasters think everything a successful podcaster does directly contributes to their success and not holding them back. But that's false! Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/nothurting ——— Start and grow your own podcast for passion and PROFIT! Learn...

  
• 04.05.2023

  Should You Limit Your Available Podcast Episodes?

  As you podcast consistently, you'll build up a back catalog of episodes. But should you keep all of those episodes available, or should you limit how many are in your podcast feed? Please share this episode from your podcast app or...

  
• 03.29.2023

  Are Podcasting 2.0 Micropayments Actually Worth It?

  Podcasting 2.0 introduced a new way for your audience to support your podcast by sending micropayments. This is usually measured by satoshis (abbreviated as "sats"), which are one hundred millionths of a Bitcoin. As such a small portion of cryptocurrency,...

  
• 03.22.2023

  8 Ways to Improve Your Podcast Description

  Your podcast description usually isn't someone's first impression of your show and it often doesn't affect your SEO, but the description does give you the vital opportunity to convince a potential audience to try your podcast. Here are some ways you...

  
• 03.15.2023

  Follow The Future of Podcasting Now!

  I've teamed up with Dave Jackson, from School of Podcasting, to discuss the future of podcasting! We seek to inform you about trends, Podcasting 2.0, and more to help you make your podcast better for yourself and your audience, and...

  
• 03.08.2023

  Best Podcasting Microphones in 2023

  While there can be many great podcast microphones, depending on your needs, here are what I think are the BEST podcasting microphones. Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/microphones23 (As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases through these...

  
• 03.01.2023

  Best Audio-Editing Apps for Podcasting in 2023

  Whether you're just starting your podcast or you've been podcasting for a while, you might find some things easier by using better tools. Here are the audio-editing apps I recommend most for podcasting in 2023. Please share this episode from your...

  
• 02.22.2023

  Avoid These Words in Your Podcast Title

  Here are the words to avoid so you can have the best podcast title that will clearly communicate to potential audiences and stand out in searches. Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/avoidwords ## 1. Ambiguous cuteness (01:39) ## 2....

  
• 02.15.2023

  Should Your Photo Be in Your Podcast Cover Art?

  Podcast Cover Art is usually the first and most prominent thing people will see about your podcast—often even before the title itself! Visual space is limited (usually only half an inch or 1.25 cm square—or about the size of your...

  
• 02.08.2023

  This Is the BEST Link to Share Your Podcast

  Whether you're a guest on someone else's podcast, you're promoting your latest episode on social networks, or you're making marketing materials for your podcast, you might be wondering which link you should use to share your podcast. Please share this episode...

  
• 01.25.2023

  Should You Include Guest Names in Your Podcast Episode Titles?

  If you ever have a guest on your podcast, you might be wondering where to put their name. Here are some things to consider for your own podcast. Is your guest well-known to your audience? “Celebrities” come in all sizes and niches....

  
• 01.18.2023

  What’s the Best Time of Day to Publish Podcast Episodes?

  Does it matter what time of day you publish your podcast episodes? In short: publish either in the morning or as soon as possible. Please listen to my previous episode about the best day of the week to publish for considerations on...

  
• 01.11.2023

  What Is the Best Day of the Week to Publish Podcast Episodes?

  Should you publish your podcast episodes on a particular day of the week, avoid the weekends, publish on popular days, or something else? In short: publish the same day as your previous episode. (Watch for my next episode and article about the...

  
• 01.04.2023

  How to Make Episode Artwork Show in Podcast Apps (even in Apple Podcasts!)

  You already know that your podcast needs top-level cover art to look great in all the podcast apps and directories. You can further enhance the experience for your audience and reinforce your branding with unique artwork for each episode. But...

  
• 12.21.2022

  Should You Include Seasons in Podcast Episode Titles?

  If your podcast uses seasons, you have multiple options for how to display them. Here's some guidance to help you decide! Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/seasonsintitles - Should You Include Episode Numbers in Episode Titles? https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/should-you-include-episode-numbers-in-episode-titles/ ## Do...

  
• 12.14.2022

  Should You Include Episode Numbers in Episode Titles?

  If your podcast uses episode numbers, you have multiple options for how to display them. Here's some guidance to help you decide! But I'll give this warning: it's, unfortunately, more complicated than it should be! Please share this episode from your...

  
• 12.07.2022

  No Episode, Only Egg Nog

  There's no episode this week. Instead, I'd love for you to try my own egg nog recipe for whatever you want to pay! Click here to get my egg nog recipe! My son and I created this recipe together after many trials,...

  
• 11.30.2022

  How to Promote Old Podcast Episodes

  Your podcast episodes don't have to "expire" once the next episode is released. With some strategy, you can use your old episodes to continue growing and engaging your audience! Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/oldepisodes ## Why bother...

  
• 11.23.2022

  6 Ways to Thank Your Podcast Audience

  You might think your audience should thank you for all the work you put into your podcast, but how often do you thank them? Even though this episode was published around USA Thanksgiving, I suggest practicing thankfulness at all times of...

  
• 11.16.2022

  Why Does Your Podcast Need Its Own Domain?

  Where do you tell your audience to go for the actions you want them to take? I suggest that should almost always be based on your podcast's own domain name. Here are 5 reasons your podcast needs its own domain, even...

  
• 11.02.2022

  6 Free Ways to Podcast Better by Communicating Better

  Presentation is one of the 5 cornerstones of podcasting (content, presentation, production, promotion, and P.R.O.F.I.T.). How you communicate in your podcast can make the biggest difference in whether people enjoy and benefit from your content. Here are six free and non-technological...

  
• 10.26.2022

  Audacity Is Improving Fast! Here Are the Top New Features to Try

  The Audacity software is popular among countless podcasters at all levels of production! at some point! It's a free, cross-platform audio-editing app, so almost anyone can use it. But Audacity has historically lagged behind other audio-editing apps until now! So...

  
• 10.19.2022

  When to Use Trailer, Full, and Bonus Episode Types

  A while back, Apple introduced the RSS tag to let you mark individual episodes as "bonus," "full," or "trailer" types. Here's what each type means and how you should use them in your podcast-publishing tools. Please share this episode from...

  
• 10.12.2022

  Stop Saying Brand Names in Your Podcast! Do These 5 Things Instead

  We use many services in the process of podcasting and engaging our audiences, like Patreon, Buy Me a Coffee, SpeakPipe, and more. But saying these brand names in your podcast can overwhelm or confuse your audience and—even worse—break their ability...

  
• 10.05.2022

  How Proxies and iOS 14.5 Affect Your Podcast

  In summer 2021, iOS 14.5 introduced a major change to Apple Podcasts with implications many podcasters may still not realize. With that update, your audience on Apple Podcasts is no longer getting your podcast directly from your RSS feed, but...

  
• 09.28.2022

  What Is Podcasting 2.0 and Why Does It Matter?

  The podcasting industry has grown a lot since its birth in 2004, but the core of what a podcast could be and what it could do hasn't changed much. Now, Podcasting 2.0 revolutionizes the industry with highly requested innovations that...

  
• 09.26.2022

  Celebrate International Podcast Day and Save 20% on My Podcast Reviews!

  International Podcast Day is this Friday, September 30! This is a day for everyone to celebrate podcasts! It's for podcasters, for audiences, and for us to introduce others to the amazing fun and education available through podcasts! Learn more about International...

  
• 08.31.2022

  Returning on September 28!

  Dust off my corner of your podcast app because The Audacity to Podcast will be back in September with all-new content to help you podcast better! The first return episode will cover Podcasting 2.0 and why it's so important for...

  
• 04.21.2021

  Premium Subscriptions and More Coming to Apple Podcasts

  In Apple's live-streamed presentation on April 20, 2021, they announced several new products and offerings. But in only a couple minutes, Apple CEO Tim Cook mentioned Apple Podcasts with announcements that will affect the whole industry. Disclaimer: This episode contains my...

  
• 03.28.2021

  7 Ways to Improve Your Podcast and Promotion with Jasper AI

  Do you want to improve the content on your podcast? Jasper (formerly known as “Conversion AI” or “Jarvis”) can help! It uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to generate blog post ideas, headlines, phrases, captions for images, and more. How good...