Can you make a podcast show that is so appealing that people have to click play on it?
How do the big names do it and can you use their techniques to build a new show or “repair” a show which should be doing better?
Category Archives: podcast blog
Nailing podcast guest interviews
In this episode I try to do 4 hours of guest interviews in a week and learn a lot of things along the way.
One thing is that it is you and not your guest who will make or break a guest interview.
If you get it wrong, your whole podcast could be a waste of time.
The final push for “landmark” podcast guests
A final push for “landmark” podcast guests throws up some pretty crucial lessons about efficiency and podcast guest booking.
If you want good guests, this is a must listen.
Case Study: How a 110 episode podcaster did it
Where will you be after 110 podcast episodes? Mike Winter has done it. What’s his secret of longevity? How come after 5 years he’s still making Wisecrackin’ with Winter?
Finding the time to make a hit podcast
There’s no getting away from it. Without good time management the chances of making a hit show is looking unlikely.
But instead of saying it’s all too much work, I go in search of solutions to this problem.
Can you use time management techniques for podcasting? Well take a listen.
Which is best? The easy or the hard method of getting guests?
Can you get exceptional guests easily or does it take plain and simple hard work.
I put it to the test.
How to get “good” podcast guests Part 2
People are interested in appearing on the new show but will any of them be able to deliver what we need to make the new show a HIT show? Well let’s see.
How to get “good” podcast guests Part 1
Can I actually reach “good” podcast guests? How do I do that? This is the first part of the quest to find the perfect guests for the new show.
Ep11 – I was about to make a big guest booking error
Guest booking is easy right? Well I realised this week that I was about to make a massive mistake which could have turned my show from being a hit show into an “also ran” show.
Ep10 – How I’ll do podcast interviews with remote guests
So I need guests but how am I going to get high quality recordings if I can’t actually visit them? In this show I compare several systems and you can hear for yourself which work best.