EPISODE 54

Are you thinking about attending a live event in 2021? Today on the show, I'm talking to Steve Stewart about LIVE and VIRTUAL events - and if podcast managers should be attending. Steve has a ton of experience going to in-person and virtual events, all while being in the podcasting industry.

95% of the people I've talked to said they are interested in attending a live event. If that's you, Steve shares some great ideas and things to consider to help you get the biggest impact out of going to a live event.

Thanks for listening! If you have additional questions about live events, I'd love to chat with you over on Instagram!

SHOW NOTES: https://laurenwrighton.com/episode54

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EPISODE 53

Rocking discovery calls with potential clients is an important skillset to develop. It gives you the opportunity to find out what the client needs help with AND you get to know each other better to see if you'd be a good fit to work together.

So how to you get on a discovery call with a potential client, use your lack of experience to your advantage AND show your value? Today we are covering all of this, and more!

Thanks for listening! If you have additional questions, I'd love to chat with you over on Instagram!

SHOW NOTES: https://laurenwrighton.com/episode53

EPISODE 52

Are you thinking about transitioning from a traditional job into freelancing - but you're not sure how to get started? In today's episode, I am chatting with Krissy Meriwether, who shares her journey about how she transitioned from pre-school teacher to podcast manager.

Thanks for listening! If you have additional questions, I'd love to chat with you over on Instagram: @laurenwrighton!

SHOW NOTES: https://laurenwrighton.com/episode52

EPISODE 51

How do you know when you should raise your prices? This is the million dollar question and I'm excited to dive into this topic with you guys in today’s episode. It is such a rarity that people price their sericves too high. So if you need permission to raise your prices, then you have it. Today, I am giving you that permission!

Thanks for listening! If you have additional questions about when to raise your prices, I'd love to chat with you over on Instagram!

SHOW NOTES: https://laurenwrighton.com/episode51

EPISODE 50

Have you heard about the new updates coming to Libsyn? The next version of Libsyn is a whole new publishing experience with new features that podcast managers and hosts are going to love! Today on the show we have Elsie Escobar and she's going to tell us all about the new Libsyn 5 updates coming in April.

Elsie is a Community Manager at Libsyn and co-founder of She Podcasts, a podcasting community for women + non-binary that has over 19 thousand members with a corresponding podcast and conference. Who better to have on the show to talk about what to expect from Libsyn 5, than Elsie Escobar. You don't want to miss this episode!

Thanks for listening! If you have additional questions about Libsyn 5, I'd love to chat with you over on Instagram!

SHOW NOTES: https://laurenwrighton.com/episode50

EPISODE 49

Today’s episode is all about how to monetize a podcast. I know this is a hot topic, because I get asked all the time about how to help clients monetize their show. So, today I am sharing with you four different strategies that will help your clients make money from their podcast.

Thanks for listening! If you have additional questions, I'd love to chat with you over on Instagram!

SHOW NOTES: https://laurenwrighton.com/episode49

EPISODE 48

Today I'm chatting with Rayna Booth about how she started her podcast management business! Rayna joined The Podcast Manager Program back in 2019 and in this episode she shares her story of becoming a podcast manager, leaving her 9 to 5, and how her business has grown over the past year. I hope that hearing these stories from real people that are becoming profitable podcast managers, inspires you, but also gives you some action steps on how you can do this too.

Thanks for listening! If you have additional questions, I'd love to chat with you over on Instagram!

SHOW NOTES: https://laurenwrighton.com/episode48

EPISODE 47

In today’s episode, we are talking about what to do when networking feels hard. This topic came to my attention, through my free Facebook group and I was surprised to see that many of you found networking difficult. So, I wanted to do a full episode on this topic in order to share with you three tips to make networking easier and more effective.

Thanks for listening! If you have additional questions about networking, I'd love to chat with you over on Instagram!

SHOW NOTES: https://laurenwrighton.com/episode47

EPISODE 46

My guest today is Anna Huff. Anna is a Pinterest Marketing Strategist and Educator, who helps content creators leverage the power of Pinterest to increase their visibility and grow their email list. In today’s episode, Anna is going to teach us how to use Pinterest to market our client’s podcast. This is all about leveraging our show notes. How we can use show notes to provide our client a greater reach and repurpose their podcast on Pinterest. Anna goes into a lot of detail on, the best way to do this, how many pins to create or each episode on Pinterest.

Thanks for listening! If you have additional questions about using Pinterest for podcasts, I'd love to chat with you over on Instagram!

SHOW NOTES: https://laurenwrighton.com/episode46

EPISODE 45

In today’s episode, I am walking you through how I landed my first 7 podcast clients. I will be sharing with you pros and cons of working with each of those clients, how I landed them, what I liked about working with those clients, and how long it lasted. I also share details that might help you figure out what this process might look like for you and help you learn from my mistakes. Lord knows I made many mistakes!

SHOW NOTES: https://laurenwrighton.com/episode45