The Podcasting Party

Let me ask you a question: are you utilizing Instagram to promote your podcast?

If not, you should be! And in this episode my guest, Hanna McGee is going to tell us how!

Hanna is an Instagram Strategist Coach, and she has a passion to see small business grow by marketing in their local community and through social media.  She believes they go hand in hand and you can’t have one without the other.  All you need are the right tools and the right person to teach you.

Hanna is also the Found of 2CWomenConnect, an online and in-person community of women. 

Hanna lives in Caldwell, Idaho with her husband, John.  She is mother and chauffeur extraordinaire to her daughter, 11 and son 9.  

In this episode we discuss:

• How to maximize your instagram bio
• How to best utilize the one link you get in your bio
• The ONE place Hanna says to spend your time and energy on the platform

If you're looking for a fun and easy way to promote your podcast Instagram is answer, and in the episode Hanna will tell you exactly how to that!

To connect with Hanna and get all the links from today's episode get the full show notes here:  https://alanadawson.com/2020/06/29/how-to-use-insta…with-hanna-mcgee/ ‎

If you're looking to start a podcast, look no further, this guide will walk you through the steps you need to take your podcast from an idea to an actual podcast. Get the guide! 

One of my favorite rapid fire questions I  ask each guest that comes on The Podcasting Party is: "What is one podcasting resource, tool, or software you couldn't live without?" 

I love this question  because the answers are always different which means listeners get to hear many amazing resources that may help them in their podcasting journey.

So today I thought it may be fun to share some of MY favorite podcasting resources with you. 

To reference all the resources mentioned head over to get Full Shownotes:  https://alanadawson.com/2020/06/22/podcasting-resources-i-love/ ‎

Consider this your invitation to join The Podcasting Party Community Group on FB. I share podcasting Tips every Tuesday. It’s a great place to collaborate with other podcasters and learn more about creating, growing, and monetizing your podcast.

I am so glad you are joining me today, and you will be too, because today my guest is Allison Hardy, I am so glad you are joining me today, and you will be too, because today my guest is Allison Hardy, Allison helps mompreneurs create thriving 6-figure businesses on their terms by simplifying and streamlining their businesses, which allows them to scale and grow quickly and easily.

So you’ve set your podcast up and launched it and now your left scratching your head…how do you promote your show so others will go listen? 

 I get asked a lot by clients why they need to promote their podcast. Especially if it’s a passion project.

But here’s the thing: if you’re going to all the trouble of producing your show, don’t you want people to listen?

And how do you get people to listen? You have to help listeners find it. How?  BY PROMOTING IT. 

There are a lot of different ways that you can promote your podcast and today I'm giving you 4 simple and easy way to start promoting your podcast today! 

Have you ever wondered if anyone would notice if you stopped podcasting? If so, then today's episode is for you, my friend. Because today on the podcast I am chatting with my IRL friend, subscription box owner, and podcast host Jenn Collins. I asked Jenn to come on the show and talk a little bit about some of the struggles she faced this past spring with her podcast, Mama Needs Podcast.

In this episode we talk about how Jenn:

• believed no one would notice if she stopped podcasting
• made a pivot in her podcast
• how she surveyed her audience to find out what was serving them, and what was not
• how she overcame the lie that no one would even noticed if she quit her podcast
• the one question that helped her gain clarity surrounding her podcast

And so much more. This episode will encourage you no matter where you're at in your podcasting journey but particularly if you feel stuck, stagnant, or aren't sure if the work you're doing even matters. (It does!)

Jenn Collins is the owner and Chief Self-Care Officer of the Mama Needs Subscription Box and host of The Mama Needs Podcast. She’s married to her high school sweetheart and Mama to 3 amazing kids ages 11, 8 and 5! She's on a mission to help Mamas understand the need for self-care and give them the tools and inspiration to prioritize it.

She started the subscription box and podcast as a mission to help Mamas practice self-care out of her own journey she's been on as a Mama. The box is monthly done-for-you self-care that arrives at your door filled with the tools and encouragement to make time for you.

• Mama Needs Subscription Box, Use code PARTY to get free shipping off your box
• Listen to the Mama Needs Podcast
• Connect with Jenn Collins on IG
• To find out more about joining as a Founding Member for the Podcast Community email Alana at [email protected] 

Consider this your invitation to join The Podcasting Party Community Group on FB. I share podcasting Tips every Tuesday. It’s a great place to collaborate with other podcasters and learn more about creating, growing, and monetizing your podcast.

Today I’m sharing with you my podcast workflow. Take the parts that make sense to you, leave the rest but I hope that this episodes inspires you to create your own workflow system.

The previous two weeks on the podcast we’ve dove head first into planning our summer content. From those episodes I’ve received a huge amount of responses from many of you who want to know more about how I batch work and what my podcast workflow looks like.

In this episode I'm breaking my workflow process down. I'll cover:

• Content Mapping
• How I choose topics and themes
• How I find Guests to come on my show
• What a typical batch recording/editing day looks like
• How I create 3 months worth of content in just two weeks
• A few of the tools I use to help me

 NO EDIT SUMMER  CHALLENGE - 7 day challenge where I’m going to walk you through the four steps: prepare, practice, perform and polish your episode to get amazing sounding episodes with NO editing. To sign up or get more information head here.

Consider this your invitation to join The Podcasting Party Community Group on FB. I share podcasting Tips every Tuesday. It’s a great place to collaborate with other podcasters and learn more about creating, growing, and monetizing your podcast.

This is part two of plan your summer content series. And I cannot wait to dive into this episode.

Last week I gave you several different options of how to produce content while STILL taking a break over the summer, so you can keep growing your show while living your life.

If you haven’t yet listen to last weeks episode I encourage you to do that before jumping into this episode. Because today we're jumping into implementation.

And make sure that you stick around to the end and hear about the upcoming 7-Day NO EDIT SUMMER CHALLENGE! 

Ready? Good!

Today we are kicking off our two-part series all about planning your summer podcast content, and today is Part 1, Plan Your Summer Podcast Content.

This time a year podcasters are wondering: what do I do with my podcast over the summer?

Especially now, when many podcasters have already take a break because of what’s happening in our world. So many are asking: “Do I take a break, should I take  a break, will I lose listeners?

Over the next two weeks we are going to dive deep into some solutions. From rereleasing episodes, to repurposing content, we are covering it all.

So get your pen and paper ready, put an umbrella in your drink, and turn up the volume and let's plan your summer content! 

Podcast production is no joke: recording, editing, writing show notes, creating graphics, reaching out to guests. As a podcaster you where a lot of hats. And I know how hard it can be to get into a groove with production and not fall behind. If you're struggling with your podcast productivity this episode is for you! 

In today's episode my guest, Amanda Warfield and I are talking about how to improve your podcast productivity. We chat time management, batch work, and time blocking. I promise this episode will revolutionize how you produce your podcast. 

Amanda is generously offering a swipe file of her batch work template. Grab it here. 

The Podcasting Party Podcast Course closes tomorrow May 5th. Don't delay. Sign up today and make your podcast dreams come true! 

If you read the title of today’s episode and thought really, Alana? We’re in the middle of a crisis here. I get ya. But yes, Now IS a great time to start a podcast pandemic and all. I promise I’m not being insensitive or taking advantage of the situation.

There are many of you out there that have been thinking about starting a podcast. And some of you who have a podcast that have taken a break or stopped producing episodes, and today I’m hoping to empower you to start that podcast or restart your podcast because I believe and I hope you will too after this episode that now, yes now, is a great time to start a podcast.

If you’re ready to start podcasting if this episode has fired you up (and I hope it has) then I have some resources to help you. 

The Ultimate Podcast Guide- Take your podcast idea from possibility to podcast in six simple steps.

The Podcasting Party Podcast Course- Now OPEN for enrollment, this course will help you create your podcast in 30 days or less without the stress, frustration, or overwhelm.