The Audacity to Podcast® - tips and how to start and grow profit in podcasting

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February 15, 2023366. 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 thumbnail). So should you include a photo of yourself in your cover art? Here are some questions to help you decide!
Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/photoincoverart
(As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases through these links. But I recommend things I truly believe in, regardless of earnings.)
Consider hiring Mark Des Cotes to design your podcast branding and tell him Daniel J. Lewis sent you! https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/go/podcastbranding
1. How well-known are you?
2. What is your show's focus?
3. What are your podcasting goals?
4. How good is your photo?
My face coming to your podcast app soon?
Need help with your podcast branding?
DIY cover art with SoVisual (https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/go/sovisual.co) or Canva (https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/canva)
Better: Hire a random designer through 99designs (https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/99designs) or DesignCrowd (https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/designcrowd)
Best: Hire the skilled and specialized podcast-branding designer I recommend, Mark Des Cotes: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/go/podcastbranding.co
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Start and grow your own podcast for passion and PROFIT! Learn more and follow at https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/
Know, engage, and grow your audience with the power of podcast reviews! https://mypodcastreviews.com/
FEEDBACK
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PO Box 739
Burlington, KY 41005
20 min
February 08, 2023365. 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 from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/bestlink
Share your podcast link for general promotion to new audiences
Why Does Your Podcast Need Its Own Domain? https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/why-does-your-podcast-need-its-own-domain/
https://FollwothePodcast.com
Track your podcast with the My Podcast Reviews service: https://mypodcastreviews.com/
1. Promote your website when you need simplicity
https://FollwothePodcast.com
2. Promote multiple links when the person has the mental and visual space to choose
MeetEdgar: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/meetedgar
3. Rotate links in short-lived contexts
Share your episode web page to promote specific episodes
Podcasting 2.0 will, of course, provide a better method
Fast Follow: https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podcast-namespace/issues/330
If you're overwhelmed, simply do this
Track your podcast's social proof and get your own FollowthePodcast.com page with a free trial! https://mypodcastreviews.com/
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Start and grow your own podcast for passion and PROFIT! Learn more and follow at https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/
Know, engage, and grow your audience with the power of podcast reviews! https://mypodcastreviews.com/
FEEDBACK
Call (903) 231-2221
Email [email protected]
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MAILING ADDRESS
The Audacity to Podcast
PO Box 739
Burlington, KY 41005
21 min
January 25, 2023 364. 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.
15 min
January 18, 2023 363. What’s the Best Time of Day to Publish Podcast Episodes?
Does it matter what time of day you publish your podcast episodes? Yes! And here are some tips to help you pick when that should be.
16 min
January 11, 2023362. 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 best time of day to publish!)
Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/bestday
1. Consistency
Podcasting 2.0 Podping: https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podping
2. Consider your audience
3. Consider your content
4. Consider your "competition"
Podchaser's study on the "best" day to publish a podcast: https://features.podchaser.com/learn/ebooks/best-day-to-publish-a-podcast/
5. Your audience will do whatever they want
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Start and grow your own podcast for passion and PROFIT! Learn more and follow at https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/
Know, engage, and grow your audience with the power of podcast reviews! https://mypodcastreviews.com/
FEEDBACK
Call (903) 231-2221
Email [email protected]
Send a voice message from https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/
MAILING ADDRESS
The Audacity to Podcast
PO Box 739
Burlington, KY 41005
19 min
January 04, 2023361. 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 you need to compensate for how each app might display the episode image.
Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/episodeartwork
Quick tips for episode artwork
7 Kinds of Podcast Images for Marketing and Branding: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/7-kinds-of-podcast-images-for-marketing-and-branding/
1. ID3 tags
Zapier: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/zapier
Repurpose: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/repurpose
PA Software's ID3 Editor ($15): https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/id3editor
Mp3Tag: https://mp3tag.de/en/
2. RSS feed
Apple's : https://help.apple.com/itc/podcasts_connect/#/itcb54353390
Podcasting 2.0's : https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podcast-namespace/blob/main/docs/1.0.md#images
Interjection: Apple Podcasts still won't display episode artwork
Apple's : https://help.apple.com/itc/podcasts_connect/#/itcb54353390
Apple Podcasts webpage preview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/should-you-include-episode-numbers-in-episode-titles/id378425347?i=1000590151374
No Agenda: https://noagendashow.net/
3. Chapters (episode artwork workaround for Apple Podcasts)
My Podcasting 2.0 proposal to expand chapters to include notes, galleries, and more: https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podcast-namespace/issues/400
Is episode artwork worth making?
7 Kinds of Podcast Images for Marketing and Branding: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/7-kinds-of-podcast-images-for-marketing-and-branding/
My Instagram where I use episode artwork to promote my latest episodes: https://instagram.com/theDanielJLewis
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Start and grow your own podcast for passion and PROFIT! Learn more and follow at https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/
Know, engage, and grow your audience with the power of podcast reviews! https://mypodcastreviews.com/
FEEDBACK
Call (903) 231-2221
Email [email protected]
Send a voice message from https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/
MAILING ADDRESS
The Audacity to Podcast
PO Box 739
Burlington, KY 41005
27 min
December 21, 2022360. 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 you even need episode numbers?
Should You Podcast in Seasons?? https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/should-you-podcast-in-seasons-tap211/
Use the season RSS tags
Apple Podcasts RSS specs (called the "iTunes namespace"): https://help.apple.com/itc/podcasts_connect/#/itcb54353390
Podcasting 2.0's "podcast namespace": https://podcastnamespace.org/
tag with more features: https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podcast-namespace/blob/main/docs/1.0.md#season
See how Apple Podcasts displays episode numbers: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/should-you-include-episode-numbers-in-episode-titles/
Use your webpage field and groups, if available
Captivate: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/captivate
SecondLine Themes: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/secondlinethemes
Podpage: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/podpage
Podcastpage: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/podcastpage
Seasons in titles
My retired podcast about the Once Upon a Time TV show: https://oncepodcast.com
Put seasons on all episodes, if possible
How to write the seasons
Are seasons worth it?
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Start and grow your own podcast for passion and PROFIT! Learn more and follow at https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/
Know, engage, and grow your audience with the power of podcast reviews! https://mypodcastreviews.com/
FEEDBACK
Call (903) 231-2221
Email [email protected]
Send a voice message from https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/
MAILING ADDRESS
The Audacity to Podcast
PO Box 739
Burlington, KY 41005
27 min
December 14, 2022359. 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 podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/numbersintitles
Do you even need episode numbers?
Are episode numbers REALLY necessary? https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/are-podcast-episode-numbers-really-necessary-in-podcasting-show-notes-tap175/
Pretty Links Pro: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/podcasting-resources/pretty-links-pro/
Use the episode-number RSS tags
Apple Podcasts RSS specs (called the "iTunes namespace"): https://help.apple.com/itc/podcasts_connect/#/itcb54353390
Podcasting 2.0's "podcast namespace": https://podcastnamespace.org/
tag with more features: https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podcast-namespace/blob/main/docs/1.0.md#episode
Use your webpage field, if available
Captivate: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/captivate
SecondLine Themes: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/secondlinethemes
Podpage: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/podpage
Podcastpage: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/podcastpage
How episode numbers work with title tags
The Audacity to Podcast in Apple Podcasts: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/applepodcasts
RABBITS in Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rabbits/id1209601557
Put episode numbers in normal titles as fallbacks (yes, this is acceptable)
Put episode numbers in post titles for website visitors
Do not include episode numbers in the HTML or social shares</h2>
<ul>
<li>Yoast SEO: <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/">https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/</a></li>
<li>All in One SEO: <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/">https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/</a></li>
<li>Social Warfare: <a href="https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/socialwarfare">https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/socialwarfare</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>How to write the episode numbers</h2>
<h2>Are episode numbers worth it?</h2>
<h2>What should you do?</h2>
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<p>Start and grow your own podcast for passion and PROFIT! Learn more and follow at <a href="https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/">https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/</a></p>
<p>Know, engage, and grow your audience with the power of podcast reviews! <a href="https://mypodcastreviews.com/">https://mypodcastreviews.com/</a></p>
<p>FEEDBACK
Call (903) 231-2221
Email [email protected]
Send a voice message from <a href="https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/">https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/</a></p>
<p>MAILING ADDRESS
The Audacity to Podcast
PO Box 739
Burlington, KY 41005</p>
54 min
December 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, and it's now my whole family's favorite egg nog and it goes fast at Christmas time!

Pay whatever you feel the recipe (or The Audacity to Podcast) is worth to you. You can pay nothing, or come back to “repurchase” it later if you'd like to support it!

Try my delicious egg nog recipe!

And please let me know what you think, or leave a review on the page!

But hurry, I'll keep this available only through December 31!

9 min
November 30, 2022358. 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 sharing old episodes?
1. Make timeless content
The NewsWorthy podcast: https://www.thenewsworthy.com/
How to brainstorm future podcast topics: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/how-to-brainstorm-future-podcast-topics-tap195/
2. Repost on social networks
SocialJukebox: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/socialjukebox
MeetEdgar: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/meetedgar
Why SecondLine Themes are my new favorite WordPress themes for podcasters: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/these-are-the-new-best-wordpress-themes-for-podcasters-tap336/
3. Reference old episodes in new content
Link Whisper: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/linkwhisper
4. Include episodes in an email automation sequence
MailChimp: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/mailchimp
ActiveCampaign: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/activecampaign
ConvertKit: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/convertkit
Aweber: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/aweber
13 ways to use an email list for your podcast: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/13-ways-to-use-an-email-list-for-your-podcast-tap198/
5. Share relevant episodes in comments
The Reddit post that inspired this episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/podcasting/comments/ym3w6m/how_do_you_drive_audience_to_older_episodes/
My comment on the Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/podcasting/comments/ym3w6m/comment/iyd5bql/
6. Reshare episodes when timely
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Start and grow your own podcast for passion and PROFIT! Learn more and follow at https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/
Know, engage, and grow your audience with the power of podcast reviews! https://mypodcastreviews.com/
FEEDBACK
Call (903) 231-2221
Email [email protected]
Send a voice message from https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/
MAILING ADDRESS
The Audacity to Podcast
PO Box 739
Burlington, KY 41005
21 min

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