Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses.

In this episode: podcast piracy, why it matters, and what you can do from day one to insure against someone nicking your hard work and making money out of it. Plus a big story from the week on podcast stats - and we review an immersive audio podcast (if you have no idea what that is, then follow the link below!).

'Listening In' can be found here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/listening-in/id1620940424

Verbu can help advise you if you're starting out podcasting - or make your existing podcast a revenue and audience magnet. Get in touch at verbu.co.uk.

Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses.

In this episode:

Turning your audio podcast into a video podcast (we suffer together!)

How long should a podcast be? The latest stats

And why newspapers are benefitting from getting into the podcast game

Links:

Can I Tell You A Secret podcast featured https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2022/sep/23/can-i-tell-you-a-secret-episode-1-the-beginning

Our first attempt at the video version of this podcast will be uploaded in a couple of days time.

Find out all about Verbu's services at the website, www.verbu.co.uk

Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses.

In this episode:

News of my birthday gift to you (hint, it involves video), developments in the podcast world over the last two years that we should all be taking notice of, and an Icelandic legend joins the podcast world.

To listen to the podcast we reviewed this week:

https://pod.link/bjork

To join The Podcast Incubator:

www.verbu.co.uk/incubator

Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses.

This is a special holiday podcast edition, where I talk to Lynne O'Halloran about her new podcast 'The What's For Dinner Show'.

As a Verbu Podcast Incubator alumni, what did she learn in the early days, what were and are the challenges, and what are her hopes for future episodes.

It's a really lovely listen - and has a superb warmth to it. Check it out here:

https://podfollow.com/1633074903/view

To join The Podcast Incubator (and get all the good stuff that Lynne talks about) for free:

www.verbu.co.uk/incubator

I'll be back off my holidays next week so catch up then!

Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses.

In this episode:

The money you should be asking for - from 1,000 weekly downloads to 10,000+

The new charts on Apple podcasts that go to show just how much they believe in subscription/premium podcasting

And we learn (for our own podcasts) from a new history podcast that's riding high in the New & Noteworthy section.

Empire (difficult to Google 'cause there's the Empire Magazine podcast that doesn't help the search!) https://podmailer.com/podcast/empire-2

To join The Podcast Incubator for free:

www.verbu.co.uk/incubator

Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses.

In this episode:

How to put the groundwork in to having a great conversation with your guest - and what to do if it still doesn't quite work out.

The news from the week includes why you need to make any commercial relationship in your pocast VERY clear.

And a review of a show that puts history very much in the present (there are loads of ideas from this particular show that you might want to consider for YOUR podcast)

Links:

The Rest Is History Podcast:

https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/c5ptp-16c70b/The-Rest-Is-History-Podcast

To join The Podcast Incubator for free:

www.verbu.co.uk/incubator

Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses.

In this episode:

What the music industry has learnt in a world of online streaming that could help us improve our podcasts.

The news from the week includes how just downloads COULD get you into a podcast chart.

And a review of a show that highlights the importance of being 'marmite' (spoiler alert... I hated it) and whether we like it or not, what we can learn from it for our own podcasts.

Links:

Nearly Weds Podcast:

https://play.acast.com/s/nearlyweds

To join The Podcast Incubator for free

www.verbu.co.uk/incubator

Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses.

In this episode:

How to record a remote contributor or co-host live - IN QUALITY. And if you are going to be a cheapskate, how to do the best you can using just Zoom.

The news from the week contains some intrigue from Apple Podcasts.

And a review of a show that demonstrates how research and preparation could be key to a long running, successful podcast.

Links:

No Such Thing As a Fish Podcast:

https://www.nosuchthingasafish.com/

Riverside:

www.riverside.fm

To join The Podcast Incubator for free

www.verbu.co.uk/incubator

Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses.

In this episode:

If you're not feeling inspired by your podcast, a whole load of award winning reasons from the British Podcast Awards as to why you shouldn't give up.

The value of the global podcast market and the male/female split of podcast listenership - including evidence that it's the blokes who like the sound of their own voices.

And a review of a show that demonstrates how you can bring value to a podcast, even though the starting point might seem a little lame.

Links:

The Everday Positivity Podcast:

https://podfollow.com/everyday-positivity/view

Amazing Starts Here Podcast:

https://www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/good-causes/amazing-starts-here-podcast

The Gender Stats Of Podcasting:

https://rephonic.com/blog/podcast-audience-gender-skew

To join The Podcast Incubator for free

www.verbu.co.uk/incubator

Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses.

In this episode:

Using music in your podcast. Some of the legal pitfalls (caveat - I am NOT a lawyer), ways to use it to enhance your podcast and some of the places you can find suitable music.

The good news for on-demand content coming out of the BBC.

And a review of a show that backs me up on my mantra that podcasting is just a bit of digital audio - that just needs your creativity to make it into ANYTHING you like.

Links:

'Curl Up & D.I.' podcast:

https://www.podcastandradio.co.uk/podcast/curl-up-d-i/

The 'AIMEE Allen Show':

https://www.wonkybot.com/aimee/

For podcast music:

www.premiumbeat.com

To join The Podcast Incubator for free

www.verbu.co.uk/incubator