What is the first question you need to ask when developing a new podcast?
Before you even start producing a podcast or recording anything, in order to work out how to make a successful podcast, the best thing to do is to put all your equipment away and get out your laptop instead….
Can I get better and better guests?
Mike Fisher is an awesome podcaster and so I invited him on my new thread “Cracking the Podcast Code” to pick his brains about explains what he’s learnt going from no podcast to a show with “great” guests in such a short time.
Can I avoid podfade? You know where people give up after making only 8-10 episodes?
How do you avoid that. Mike Winter has been going for years. I pick his brains to find out how.
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?
If having a good story is essential in a podcast how do you actually do that? It’s not as easy as it sounds. Episode 8 is all about the story. Is there a chance that by focusing too much on a good story you could lose all your spontaneity too?
It’s all well and good Gimlet Academy telling us how to make a hit show but when are we ever going to find the time to do what they suggest?
In this episode I look at the problems and a tool to help solving one of these straight away.
One of the world’s big podcast production companies has revealed their secrets in a podcast series on Spotify. I’ve listened to the entire series. In this episode, I review some of the key lessons which also transforms my approach.
One of the biggest podcast production companies (Gimlet media) have revealed their secrets in a podcast series. What’s the secret?
How do podcasters hook you into listening to their episode. The principle is much like a sales pitch. So how do they do it and what are their techniques. In this episode I take a look. (Click to listen)
Don’t listen to what I say, look at what I do. It’s a mantra that we should all pay attention to. Instead of reading advice, analyse what others are doing. That’s what I did to try and find out the type of podcasts which would become hits by analysing what other big production companies were making.