The Podcasting Party

Recently I had a coaching client who was frustrated. She was struggling to get her podcast up and running, and expressed how she just wished she had an A to Z guide for podcasting. Luckily, that's what we do in coaching so we got her all taken care of. But it got me thinking about when I started my podcast; all the things I didn't know and if I had were to narrow it down to just a few things, what I would tell you that I wish I knew before I started a podcast. 

That's what this episode is all about. So come jump in the time machine with me and let's go way back as I give you the top 4 things I wish I knew before I started a podcast.

Black Friday is almost here and I've got some SURPRISES FOR YOU! As I mentioned in the episode, make sure you are on my email list to be the first to know about them and to get access to the early bird specials! You can sign up by clicking here. 

To get all the links to this episode and the full show notes head here:  https://alanadawson.com/2020/11/09/what-i-wish-i-kn…tarted-a-podcast/

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• Non-Techie's Toolkit
• The Ultimate Podcast Guide
• The No-Edit Challenge
• The Podcasting Party Podcast Course

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 bet you've heard it before, you're listening to a podcast, it's winding down and the host says, "Thanks for joining me today. Make sure you go leave a rating and review and subscribe to the show. Help us get the show out in front of more people."

How many times has that statement actually led you, as a listener, to go leave a rating and review? I'm going to guess, never. And that's true of most listeners. 

So, how do we as podcast hosts get listeners to leave us ratings and reviews? Are they even helpful? Do we need podcast ratings and reviews? Does it actually help the show to get in front of more listeners?

I took some listener questions all about this topic and I am answering them on this episode. Plus, I give you a quick tip on how to effectively get ratings and reviews from your listeners. Spoiler alert, it's probably a lot simpler than you think! 

Let's get to it! 

Get all the links from this episode and the full show notes here:  https://alanadawson.com/2020/11/09/ratings-re/

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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. Plus this week we are sharing our shows and leaving ratings and reviews. Go check it out! 

In this episode of The Podcasting Party I am sharing with you all the podcasting resources I love.

I ask all my guests what's one podcasting app, or tool that they could not live without when it comes to podcasting and so I decided I wanted to share my favorite resources with you all, I did this in Episode 37. So I'm back again because I have several more I'd like to share with you, especially because I get quite a bit of comments and questions about that episode. Things like: what about this tool? Do you recommend this? Or what about that? And also I've gotten a lot of questions about other components of my business. And so I thought I'm going to go ahead and share those with you today. So without further ado, let's jump into this episode all about my favorite podcasting resources, part two.

Get all the links from today's episode and for the full show notes head here:  https://alanadawson.com/2020/11/02/podcasting-resources-i-love-part-2/ ‎

On today's episode I am walking you How to Craft the Perfect Podcast Episode Title. I get a lot of questions about how to do this. But more importantly, I think we need to know why podcast titles are so important. And so we're going to go over that. I'm going to give you some tips of how to craft a podcast title that will grab your listeners, pull them in, and keep them listening for more.

Let's get to it! 

Get all the links from today's episode and the full show notes here: : https://alanadawson.com/2020/10/26/perfect-podcast-episode-title/

If you have ever wondered what it's like to be a member of my podcasting community PodcastHER you're going to get a little taste of it today.

This audio was take from a monthly coaching call inside PodcastHER where we're talking about your Ideal Listener, and in particular how to define him/her. 

I walk you through how to do this and give you some suggestions of how to get to know your ideal listener better. 

If you're not yet a part of my FREE FB Group, The Podcasting Party Podcast Community then I want to invite you to join us there today. 

Get all the links from today's episode and the full show notes: https://alanadawson.com/2020/10/19/how-to-define-your-ideal-listener/ ‎

Did you look at today’s episode and say, what the what? I know, I know...it’s not even Halloween yet and I’m talking about the Holidays but hang with me.

So many podcasters, and I know that includes you listening,  have a full life. You are wearing multiple hats and juggling many different roles. My desire for you, my heart is, that you can have a thriving successful podcast without sacrificing your thriving, fulfilling life! You can grow a podcast while raising your kids and spending time with your family,  during the Holidays,  too! 

But in order to take breaks and not produce content over the Holidays, you MUST Plan ahead! Which is what this episode is all about! So grab a pen and a piece of paper because we are going to prep your podcast for the Holidays.

Get all the links from today's episode and the full show notes:  https://alanadawson.com/2020/10/12/prep-your-podcast-for-the-holiday/

In this episode of the Podcasting Party we are going to dive into the topic of why you should survey your listener.

Including: why you should do it, why it's beneficial, and what to include in your survey. 

If you've never done this before, I want to encourage you to put together a survey and send it out to your listeners in the next week. Make sure you comment over in the Podcasting Party Community Facebook Group. And let us know that you sent your survey out to your listeners. It is such an important thing to do, especially this time of year. And I'm going to tell you why in this episode.

Get all the links from today's episode and the full show notes: https://alanadawson.com/2020/10/05/52/ 

Welcome to this very special bonus episode of The Podcasting Party. If you haven't already heard, my podcasting community PodcastHER  is currently open for enrollment. And all week long, I am sitting down and interviewing some of the members of the PodcastHER community.

If you are looking for a place where you can come and get helpful tips, tools, and strategies to grow your podcast, but you also want support and women who totally understand you and cheer you on, then the PodcastHER Community is for you. 

If you haven't yet, go listen to the episode Monday’s episode, I answer all the questions I could think of, or that I've received about the PodcastHER community. If you're thinking about joining and you'd like more information, you can head here.

The community is truly an amazing place. And I would love for you to come join. But you don't have to take my word for it. You can take all the ladies' words for it that are in the community. So without further ado, let's hop into this very special episode with the fabulous ladies of the PodcastHER Community. 

In this episode I am chatting with Tara Cole. Ya’ll Tara just launched her podcast, Over a Cup,  after years of thinking about it. She didn’t hesitate to join this community as a founding member even without a podcast. Tara shares with us why she joined the community, what she’s gotten out of it and what advice she has for you today if you’re thinking about joining! 

• Listen to Over a Cup
• Connect with Tara on IG

Welcome to this very special bonus episode of The Podcasting Party. If you haven't already heard, my podcasting community PodcastHER  is currently open for enrollment. And all week long, I am sitting down and interviewing some of the members of the PodcastHER community.

If you are looking for a place where you can come and get helpful tips, tools, and strategies to grow your podcast, but you also want support and women who totally understand you and cheer you on, then the PodcastHER Community is for you. 

If you haven't yet, go listen to the episode Monday’s episode, I answer all the questions I could think of, or that I've received about the PodcastHER community. If you're thinking about joining and you'd like more information, you can head here.

The community is truly an amazing place. And I would love for you to come join. But you don't have to take my word for it. You can take all the ladies' words for it that are in the community. So without further ado, let's hop into this very special episode with the fabulous ladies of the PodcastHER Community. 

In this episode, I am so excited to introduce you to Maria Graber. Maria is one of our members who joined the PodcastHER Community without a podcast. She is still working on getting her podcast, Heartbeats that Matter,  ready to launch and today we’re chatting about how the community has impacted her EVEN without having a podcast. We discuss whether PodcastHER is beneficial to those who don’t have a podcast but plan to launch one in the near future. Her biggest takeaways from the community, and the advice she would give you today, about whether or not you should join. Go listen in! 

• Connect with Maria on IG
• Connect with Maria on her website

Welcome to this very special bonus episode of The Podcasting Party. If you haven't already heard, my podcasting community PodcastHER  is currently open for enrollment. And all week long, I am sitting down and interviewing some of the members of the PodcastHER community.

If you are looking for a place where you can come and get helpful tips, tools, and strategies to grow your podcast, but you also want support and women who totally understand you and cheer you on, then the PodcastHER Community is for you. 

If you haven't yet, go listen to the episode Monday’s episode, I answer all the questions I could think of, or that I've received about the PodcastHER community. If you're thinking about joining and you'd like more information, you can head here.

The community is truly an amazing place. And I would love for you to come join. But you don't have to take my word for it. You can take all the ladies' words for it that are in the community. So without further ado, let's hop into this very special episode with the fabulous ladies of the PodcastHER Community. 

In this final episode in our bonus series, I had the joy of chatting with the youngest member of the PodcastHER Community, Sophia Lebano. Sophia is the host of the Hear and Now Podcast where she shares about all things, faith, hearing loss and lifestyle. In this episode Sophia shares with us why she joined PodcastHER, what she’s learned from being in the community, and the advice she’d give to you today if you’re thinking about joining. We talk about some of the aspects of the community, including the role of mentorship between community members. If you think you need to be farther along or that you are too far ahead in your podcasting journey to join this community, think again. This space is for you. 

• Connect with Sophia on IG
• Listen to Hear & Now Podcast