Why We Started a Podcast (and You Should Too) – WPCAST010

For our 10th episode, we talk about why we started our podcast, the other podcasts we listen to, and our future plans for this podcast.

The Changelog

* David:

* Redesigned Fatcat Apps blog, more content marketing

* Book recommendation: 40 Rules for Internet Business Success (Amazon)

* Doug:

* Went to WordCamp NYC

* New design on WPcast.fm

* Thanks Patrick Rauland from Speaking In Bytes for the voicemail

* In response to episode 8 where Travis asked about WooCommerce reports

* WooCommerce Google Analytics Integration plugin

* Smart Reporter for WooCommerce and WP eCommerce plugin

* KissMetrics

* Patrick’s blog post has more details

The Core

* Why podcast?

* Higher friction, thus more ‘unique’ than blogging.

* WPTavern wouldn’t have written us up if we were yet another blog

* More intimate relationship with listener than with reader, more trust

* Personal reasons:

* Doug: giving back, sharing our knowledge / experience

* David: get more involved with WP community as a whole, networking / relationships

* Dan Andrews said that everyone should be podcasting

* Business reasons:

* Doug: get podcasting experience and credibility for PodWP, use this site for portfolio

* Monetization – affiliate links, sponsors, memberships

* Our format

* We don’t want to be “just another interview podcast”

* Topics are based on what people are interested in – please make suggestions!

* We want to give specific actionable tactics, more technical

* We are going to be talking about our own businesses, not as sales pitches

* Podcasts we listen to

* Business

* TropicalMBA

* Startups for the Rest of Us

* Think Act Get

* This Week in Startups

* Web Agency Podcast

* WordPress

* Apply Filters

* <a href="http://mattreport.