Intentional growth requires regular evaluation and adjustment, and your podcast is no different! Here are 5 things I suggest you evaluate about your podcast every year so that you can make the changes necessary to keep growing your podcast.
Jul 09, 2025•Ep. 397
While your episode openings should be as short as possible, the length of your episode closings can be a bit more dynamic, but keep them simple.
Jul 02, 2025•Ep. 396
What is the first thing your audience hears when they play your latest episode? Are your providing value in your opening, or just keeping your audience from what they came to hear?
Jun 25, 2025•16 min•Ep. 395
As The Audacity to Podcast celebrates 15 years of professional podcasting, I invite you to take a critical look back at the biggest mistakes I've made and things I wish I did differently with my show. My hope is that this will inspire you to either fix these things early for yourself, or avoid them altogether!
Jun 18, 2025•37 min•Ep. 394
How do you come back from a long #podcast hiatus and get back into your podcasting rhythm? It will take some work, but here are my recommendations.
Jun 11, 2025•18 min•Ep. 393
Redirects come in multiple types. When misused, they can cause some major problems, as even happened to me recently. Here are some warnings to watch for whenever you use redirects.
May 01, 2024•35 min•Ep. 392
There comes a point in every podcast when it's necessary to say a URL. If for nothing else, at least your podcast's own home on the Internet. (And you should have a domain for your podcast!)
Apr 24, 2024•36 min•Ep. 391
AI has rapidly advanced for content creation. But should you actually trust it? With this potential comes some crucial warnings for using AI in podcasting.
Apr 17, 2024•Ep. 390
Inside jokes can offer fun potential for your podcast, but also some potential costs. Here are some brief things for you to consider as you engage with your podcast audience.
Apr 03, 2024•9 min•Ep. 389
Monetization is not the only profit you can get from podcasting! Here's why I think you should put P.R.O.F.I.T. first in every aspect of your podcast.
Mar 27, 2024•16 min•Ep. 388
Apple provides a portal for you to submit and manage your own podcast called Podcasts Connect. I suggest you check these 8 things right away!
Mar 20, 2024•24 min•Ep. 387
You might have heard people talk about IAB podcast stats, measurement guidelines, compliance, and certification. Here's what all of that means, and whether it even matters!
Mar 13, 2024•23 min•Ep. 386
Transcripts have long been promoted as ways to make your podcast more findable and accessible. But it's only recently that podcast transcripts have become actually useful!
Mar 06, 2024•47 min•Ep. 385
Podcasting 2.0 is revolutionizing podcasting for podcasters, audiences, and developers. Here are what I think are the best features you should be leveraging, if you can.
Feb 14, 2024•26 min•Ep. 384
Get the latest top recommendations for the best podcast-hosting providers, whether you're just starting or you're wanting to upgrade your podcasting tools!
Feb 07, 2024•30 min•Ep. 383
If your podcast is listed twice in Apple Podcasts or another podcast directory, STOP! Don't do anything about it until you read or listen to this!
Jan 31, 2024•36 min•Ep. 382
After sharing multiple considerations for refreshing your podcast branding, it's time to wrap it up with the big question: how?
Jan 24, 2024•36 min•Ep. 381
The Audacity to Podcast is back! And before jumping back into the content to help you grow and improve your podcast, I want to share three things I'm really excited about!
Jan 10, 2024•18 min•Ep. 380
After considering the benefits of refreshing your podcast branding, you need to decide when it's the right time to do so. Here are some suggestions!
Jun 14, 2023•25 min•Ep. 379
Thinking about refreshing your podcast branding? Before I discuss the "when," let's consider how your podcast might benefit from a branding refresh.
May 31, 2023•29 min•Ep. 378
Bonus content can be a fun way to engage and reward your loyal podcast audience, either publicly, through an opt-in, or in a premium subscription.
May 24, 2023•18 min•Ep. 377
The right category can help your podcast get discovered and featured. But which categories are best for your podcast when there are so many?
May 03, 2023•17 min•Ep. 376
Internet marketers have a new crush on video and many podcasters are starting to feel pressured to create video content. But do you need to add video?
Apr 26, 2023•25 min•Ep. 375
There are many ways to earn income through podcasting: affiliates, sponsorships, sales, and more. Disclosing when you get compensated is not only the law, but it's also a good way to earn your audience's trust!
Apr 19, 2023•39 min•Ep. 374
Some podcasters think everything a successful podcaster does directly contributes to their success and not holding them back. But that's false!
Apr 12, 2023•5 min•Ep. 373
As you podcast consistently, you'll build up a back catalog of episodes. But should you keep all of those episodes available?
Apr 05, 2023•29 min•Ep. 372
Podcasting 2.0 introduced a new way for your audience to support your podcast by sending micropayments. This is usually measured by satoshis (abbreviated as "sats"), which are one hundred millionths of a Bitcoin. As such a small portion of cryptocurrency, many people might wonder whether the effort is even worth the return.
Mar 29, 2023•31 min•Ep. 371
Your podcast description gives you SEO benefits and the vital opportunity to convince a potential audience to try your podcast.
Mar 22, 2023•31 min•Ep. 370
I've teamed up with Dave Jackson, from School of Podcasting, to discuss the future of podcasting! We seek to inform you about trends, Podcasting 2.0, and more to help you make your podcast better for yourself and your audience, and we work to explain things in an understandable way.
Mar 15, 2023•2 min
While there can be many great podcast microphones, depending on your needs, here are what I think are the BEST podcasting microphones.
Mar 08, 2023•43 min•Ep. 369