I'm Danny Brown and you're listening to One Minute Podcast Tips, the show that helps you be a better podcaster in just a minute a week. If you want more specific tips just for you and your podcast, check out the Magic Mic membership at oneminutepodcasttips.com forward slash support. And now, this week's episode. While social media can help from a word of mouth perspective, and I've seen some podcasters have
great success with it. I find it generally isn't very effective at growth for your podcast. It's great for building a community around you and your show, but harder to drive actual listens. So instead, here are three options I found more effective. Number one, trailer swaps with podcasts in your niche. Reach out to podcasters similar to your niche and ask if they want to run a trailer
swap. This is where they play your trailer on their show and vice versa. Because the audience is similar and listeners will generally be on an app already when listening, it's easier to click open your show from that episode's show notes or search for it directly on that podcast app and follow. Number two, pitch your podcast to industry newsletters. One of the best ways to grow awareness and listeners around your show is to submit it to industry newsletters in your niche. This can be
for any event you're creating or attending, special episodes, new season launch and more. I've had great success for this show by being featured in the likes of Podnews, PodBam, Pocket Casts and more. Number three, start your own newsletter. There's a reason newsletters have been around for so long. They're one of the most effective ways that grow an audience that wants to hear from you and what you have to offer, whether that's exclusive content, behind-the-scenes info, or an online course.
This offers value to your subscribers and also keeps your podcast front and center to those subscribers. These are just some of the ways I found to be really effective, and the added bonuses are little to zero cost involved except your time, which is always nice. Until the next time, happy podcasting. Thanks for listening. If you enjoy one minute podcast tips be sure to share with your friends and other podcasters so they can enjoy it too. Until the next time, happy podcasting. ♪♪♪