Are you podcasting to an empty room? For most podcasters, it not empty, but we always wish it was more. A common phrase you hear from podcasters is, “I am creating great content, but I am not reaching enough people fast enough.” It is not a new problem, and it will not be solved overnight, but as we discuss in today’s episode, it has already been solved. A standard gap in business is we assume the problems we face are unique to our industry, but in reality, another industry most likely has alrea...
Dec 10, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 48
**This episode is supported by podcast website page builder, Podpage. Head on over to podpage.com and use the promo code PMA to get one free month of this easy-to-use and dynamic podcast website in minutes. ** Does your branded podcast sound more like a commercial than a podcast? If you answered yes, this episode is for you because we talk with Fatima Zaidi, whose the CEO and Co-founder of Quill. Quill runs a freelance marketplace to connect brands with trusted podcast professionals located in N...
Nov 12, 2020•22 min•Season 1Ep. 47
**This episode is supported by podcast website page builder, Podpage. Head on over to podpage.com and use the promo code PMA to get an easy-to-use and dynamic podcast website in minutes. ** Are you a podcaster that suffers from shiny object syndrome? One of those shiny objects almost every podcast chases at some point is advertising. It’s the default place most people look to when trying to monetize a podcast, but as many podcasters find out, it can be more challenging than it seems. We see so m...
Nov 05, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 46
**This episode is supported by podcast website page builder, Podpage. Head on over to podpage.com and use the promo code PMA to get an easy-to-use and dynamic podcast website in minutes. ** Is your podcast stuck in 2nd gear? It happens to pretty much every podcaster at some point, you launched, you stayed consistent, you provided value, but the downloads have hit the false ceiling we can sometimes feel exist as a podcaster. This interview will do two big things for you; it will remind you that y...
Oct 29, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 45
**This episode is supported by podcast website page builder, Podpage. Head on over to podpage.com and use the promo code PMA to get an easy-to-use and dynamic podcast webite in minutes. ** Are you a podcaster looking to add advertisements into your podcast, but just thinking about the editing makes your head hurt? Advertisements is the first idea that most new podcasters hear about when it comes to ways to monetize the work you do each week. But, behind the idea is a lot of unknowns that most po...
Oct 22, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Finding the right beat, at the right price, and knowing you are getting the right deal is something every new podcaster goes through. It is one of the first significant issues many people launching a podcast have to go through, and its usually in the dark. Most podcasters are not familiar with the music licensing industry and get an education on it very quickly to make sure they set up the show for success. Today on the podcast, we are talking with the co-founders of Songs For Podcasting who are...
Oct 08, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 43
"There has never been a better time" – Chris Hines This quote is an excellent summary of what this episode hits home when it comes to podcasting. The medium is still young; it's still growing, and every brand should have a podcast. There are many reasons podcasts fail to launch, and the biggest one is typically, "my niche is to busy." In today's episode, Chris highlights why that excuse is just an excuse and why every brand needs a podcast to build stronger customer intimacy and nurture the curr...
Oct 01, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Is your podcast search (SEO) friendly? This is the big question we talk about on today’s episode of Podcast Me Anything (PMA), where we are talking with one of the founders and CEO Pete Birsinger of Podscribe. With over 500,000 podcasts in the English language, discoverability is a real issue that many podcasters face. This is the issue that Pete set out to solve with the creation of Podscribe. Podscribe is a transcription service designed from the ground up to serve podcasts. If you know your p...
Sep 24, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Podcast hosts are loved because the trust and relationship they build with their audience through this show. On this episode of Podcast Me Anything, we chat with Rob Walch, Vice President of Podcaster Relations at Libsyn , to discuss the hidden tech that is tracking podcast listeners and why that should be a concern for content creators. In the online marketing world GDPR is something that any company running an online business needs to knows about. And one of the key features of that system is ...
Sep 17, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 40
We all start somewhere and today’s guest Ronsely opens up right out of the gate with an important lesson about life and podcasting. We all have an origin story and it often starts in the place we would least expect and doing things we didn’t plan on doing. Ronsley is no different and his story speaks to how life is always happening for us, not to us will inspire you to get going and keep going on your journey. In this episode we learn that even while you are at the top of being a podcaster, the ...
Sep 10, 2020•28 min•Ep. 39
On Sunday, September, 27th at 7pm EST, you can watch the first ever Black Podcasting Awards , a celebration of the ownership and creation of content for the Black experience in the world of podcasting. Through a curated list of categories, it aims to elevate Black voices within the podcasting network that may not receive the recognition they deserve. In a marketplace that often overlooks Black podcasters' unique voices and candor, the Black Podcasting Award is here to bridge the gap. The mission...
Sep 08, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 38
How many times as editors do you hear from a client, “I just want to record”? As podcast editors we have the unique job to take something that is rough around the edges and make people sound better and elevate their brands. But let’s face it, creating a business as an editor has its high and lows and many lessons to learn. Like most things in life other people have gone before you and you just need the right friend to help point you in the right direction. This idea of community support and crea...
Sep 03, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 37
We are targeted by advertising every day as a consumer, but within podcasting targeting to specific end users is still difficult using the current landscape. In this episode we talk about how geolocation needs to evolve and where is it currently possible to target listeners already. It as a fascinating conversation on some technology that most people might be aware of but not really understand how it works, Bryan is starting a partnership with PodNews to bring more information to podcasters abou...
Sep 01, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Alex Sanfilippo, founder of Podmatch.com joins us today to talk about the art of being a guest and finding a guest for your show. Alex also gives us an overview of his show, Creating a Brand Podcast. And he talks about his new website, Podmatch.com, a platform that matches podcast guests and hosts together to produce high quality interviews. Sign up for Podmatch (Affiliate link) - https://podmatch.com/?ref=1598036727632x681361892469069400 Find Alex's 6 Steps for Finding Your Next Ideal Podcast G...
Aug 27, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Dave Zohrob, Co-founder and CEO of Chartable is back with me today to talk about a new feature called Smart Promos. Smart Promos is a tool that traces listeners who hear an ad for your podcast and then download your podcast. This is the first time we’ve been able to measure the impact of podcast to podcast promotion. Chartable helps publishers understand and grow their audience and help advertisers figure out if the ads they’re buying are actually working. We talk about how Chartable works, how ...
Aug 20, 2020•15 min•Ep. 34
CEO and Co-founder of Supercast.com, Jason Sew Hoy, joins me today on Podcast Me Anything. Supercast is a beautiful platform for creating paid membership access to your podcast, making monetization simple. Jason got involved in the podcast realm when he was helping build out subscription podcasting for a couple of podcasters. A freemium model where only about 2-7% of your audience pays for more of your content. He then realized most podcasters don’t realize they could be sitting on a gold mine. ...
Aug 11, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 33
As the Podfest Virtual Global Summit officially opens, we were joined live by the organizer, Chris Krimitsos, to talk about this historic event, reaching for a Guinness World Record, and how there's still time for you to tap into the myriad of incredible speakers and sessions being offered. Grab your ticket here . And be sure to check out my session on Friday at 11:30am EST on Monetizing Beyond Ads!...
Aug 10, 2020•22 min•Season 1Ep. 32
I am talking with Sam Rivera today from podsights.com . Podsights is a marketing attribution platform for podcast advertising. They help marketers understand the effects of buying advertising on podcasts. They can help you figure out how many leads you get from advertising on a podcast, how many listeners visited your site as a result of the ad, and of the podcasts you advertised on, which drove the most purchases. We also discuss how Podsights collects this data and how they use it....
Jul 23, 2020•15 min•Ep. 31
Jamie Perkins joins me today from Pod.fan . Pod.fan supports podcasters by allowing listeners to subscribe, support, share and engage with your show. Jamie and I go over how it works and how you can use it to monetize your podcast. You can check out other Pod.Fan pages I’ve made for this show and others · https://pod.fan/jersey-jobs-biz · https://pod.fan/causepods · https://pod.fan/podcast-me-anything...
Jul 16, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 30
This week we are chatting with James Potter, founder of RateThisPodcast.com . The idea behind this platform is very simple, to make it easier for you to get your listeners to leave you a rating and review for your podcast. James reviews why he started the platform, the benefits of ratings/reviews for podcasts, and what the flow is like. You can try it out above with your own show or give a rating to my other podcast, Causepods...
Jul 14, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 29
I’m chatting with Deborah Pardes today, Senior Story Officer of Swell, a brand-new app created to help you share your voice and spark conversations. Deborah explains the evolution of Swell and how you can start your own conversations by creating “swells”, allowing you to connect with your listeners through the power of voice. Check them out at https://swell.life/ You can find info on their upcoming Swellcast widget here: https://swell.life/widget...
Jul 09, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Excited to welcome back Nadav Keyson of Riverside.fm . Riverside is a platform that allows you to record audio and video for your podcasts using double end technology. There are tons of great options for recording audio through a double-ender platform, but this is the first one we are aware of for video as well. In this conversation, we talk about Nadav's background and why he started the company. Go over some of the features available on the platform. And talk about why video should be an impor...
Jul 02, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 27
If having a podcast is a big piece of what you’re doing right now but you are struggling with the website because it’s cumbersome, you just don’t have time to build it, or you do have a website but are tired of all the steps involved with publishing your podcast, check out Podpage.com . Podpage allows you to create an instant podcast website that is easy to create and easy to maintain. The creator of Podpage.com , Brenden Mulligan joins me today to talk about how he got started in this industry,...
Jun 30, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Stepping outside of our box on Podcast Me Anything given everything that is going on in the world today. We believe it is so important to not only recognize the importance of Black Lives Matter, but also advocate and be a true ally for them. In an effort to elevate more voices in the podcasting space, Berry joins me to talk about her site, Podcasts In Color . We talk about how what started as a simple directory has turned into the largest online platform, directory, and community for podcasters ...
Jun 25, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 25
We’re speaking with Jalal, CEO of Podkite. The company first came on my radar for their podcast review service. We talk about the formation of the company, the evolution of the offerings, and their newest feature. A recent Podcast Discovery Stats in 2020 report via The Podcast Host , showied that 40% use the search feature to discover new shows. With that in mind, Podkite has developed a way for you to research and understand your search ranking in the Apple podcast directory. With it, you’ll be...
Jun 23, 2020•16 min•Ep. 24
Creating a podcast requires a great deal of time both for research and production, so websites, despite their importance, are often put on the backburner. While there is a range of platforms to create websites, they either do not have enough functionality or require more expertise than many podcasters may have. Our guest today, Tom, co-founder of PodcastPage.io , joins us to share how the platform tackles some of the website-related problems podcasters find themselves up against. We kick off the...
May 26, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Today on the podcast we chat with Eugenio Warglien, the CEO and co-founder of Audry. Audry is a brand new platform that is helping podcasters to connect and collaborate through promo and guest swaps to ultimately help all parties grow their audience. Eugenio shares how they founded the company after identifying the need for podcasters to discover and get connected with others who are also looking for a supportive network. He talks about how shows can benefit from using the content from other pod...
May 19, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 21
There are a lot of different ways you can make money with podcasting. But today, Aaron Dowd will be giving us some insight on not only what you can do, but also how Podcorn can help. We explore the entire process: · How to make a great show and grow your audience · What your monetization options are · How to find and successfully work with the right sponsor for your show · What the process is like working with Podcorn Try Podcorn: https://podcorn.com/ Find Aaron at: @thepodcastdude on Twitter th...
Apr 23, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 20
I recently launched a client podcast and the one network they had to make sure they got listed on was Breaker . Breaker is not a household name in podcasting, but in the financial services space, there are a growing number of hosts and consumers who love this platform. I quickly reached out to figure out how to get this new show listed on their quickly and got a response from Jacob Tender, Community Manager for the community-built podcast consumption platform. Sure enough they have just launched...
Apr 08, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Since its acquisition by Microsoft, LinkedIn has been making lots of improvements to their platform. Growing your network and getting real engagement on LinkedIn comes down to more than just regular posting though. One has to know the ins and outs of how to do things right. Thankfully we have LinkedIn expert Karen Yankovich on today’s episode and she joins us to share some pro tips for crushing your game on the platform. We discuss the rising amount of podcasters who are beginning to recognize L...
Feb 17, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 18
