E42 - Going The Extra Mile What Does It Mean For Content Creators and Podcasters with Guest CO HOST - Tamzin Hall Where did the term/saying "To go the extra mile" come from? The first records of the phrase go the extra mile come from around 1900. It’s a reference to a line from Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount in the Bible: “If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.” Many people interpret it to mean that they should always try to do more than is asked of them. In historic...
Dec 19, 2022•46 min•Ep. 42
EPISODE 41 - CO-HOST - Tamzin Hall On Motivating Our Fellow Podcasters and Apple Versus Android Tamzin shared her Jar System - how to keep those thoughts, comments and words of encouragement handy to keep you motivated as a content creator and podcaster! Here are some suggestions for the Jar... - Confidence Jar - add a note into a jar of all the times you have been and felt confident. When you are feeling like you need a confidence boost, reach into the jar and you have all the evidence you need...
Dec 18, 2022•48 min•Ep. 41
Episode 40 - All Things Interviewing for Guests and Hosts with Guest CO HOST - Tamzin Hall Tamzin Hall is joining us to discuss guesting on and hosting guests on a podcast. Tamzin has a great deal of insight from a professional business background, and joins us from the fabulous United Kingdom! Join in on the conversation as we suggest strategies to build up your interview skills! https://www.tamzinhallcoaching.co.uk/ Tamzin Hall Coaching YouTube Channel ___...
Dec 16, 2022•42 min•Ep. 40
EPISODE 39 - Give And It Will Be Given Back To You - Help A Podcaster Out ___ https://howtopodcast.ca/
Dec 12, 2022•14 min•Ep. 39
EPISODE 38 - What You Should Do Before Releasing Your First Episode - Practice What You Should Do Before Releasing Your First Episode - Practice Imagine a professional baseball player that never practiced his swing, worked on his curve ball, ran the bases or caught a ball. Imagine a wanna be musician that buys an instrument and never once practices. An actor that doesn't run their lines, A comedian that never rehearses a new set A pilot that has never flown A Doctor that "Fakes it till ...
Dec 09, 2022•18 min•Ep. 38
EPISODE 37 - When Someone Steals Your Idea - What Do I Do Dave tells a story about when his boss stole his idea in a team meeting, told him his idea sucked, and then took his idea and presented Dave's idea as his own to his boss. What a jerk! Dave's idea was stolen. What would you do? Has this happened to you? But that was my idea! Even if someone else is talking about your topic, they can't do it your way! Your local news channel pulls from the same news - they don't make up the...
Dec 05, 2022•12 min•Ep. 37
BONUS - A Message From Rachel Adby in Australia About Rachel Aussie eCommerce Mum is here to support small and micro businesses who are starting out with paid traffic. I have two Shopify stores of my own, so I know the ropes when it comes to setting up campaigns, analyzing data, and scaling successful ads. My mission is to help business owners succeed in online retail through providing trustworthy advice and support. Maybe I can help you: - Save time and money by not having to learn everything y...
Dec 02, 2022•11 min
EPISODE 36 - A Small Audience is Your Super Power Advantage - Celebrate Them Starting Small is your Super Power Advantage Bigger Doesn’t Mean Better Typically, most people think the bigger the audience, the more success they will experience. But here’s the truth of the matter… Bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better. You can thrive with a tiny audience. There’s actually an advantage that you have with a smaller audience. Better Intimacy You can create intimacy in a greater way than somebod...
Dec 02, 2022•16 min•Ep. 36
EPISODE 35 - Buzzsprout Leaving Instagram Behind and The Wayne Gretzky Social Media Strategy Buzzsprout announced recently that they are no longer actively using Instagram - as a Buzzsprout user, this made me stop and think about where we are headed I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been - Wayne Gretzky Recent report on App Usage for 13-17 year old users 2014/2015 vs 2022 Dump the time suck and stressful content cycle of Instagram and the aging population of Facebo...
Nov 29, 2022•13 min•Ep. 35
EPISODE 34 - Some Stats From Our Show and Greetings To Our Listeners Podcasters love their stats! We seem to thirst insatiably for more and more and more listeners! In this episode I share some of my stats with you and share the countries currently listening as well as some info on the ages of some of my listeners - interesting stuff! Wherever you are listening in from - thanks for taking time to do so! Why do we love stats so much? The headlines in the media are filled with that lat...
Nov 22, 2022•13 min•Ep. 34
BONUS - YouTube Stat On The Number of Viewers Watching Your Podcast - This May Surprise You YouTube’s edge over audio streamers may not be (entirely) its video capabilities. In the spring, 45 percent of people who consumed podcasts on YouTube didn’t even watch the video; they just listened with the video minimized. I suspect that YouTube’s real advantage is that… it’s Google. You google a podcast, and there it is. The search is undeniably easier, and even I find myself defaulting to the Yo...
Nov 17, 2022•8 min
BONUS - Paulo Magalhães Has Released His First Podcast Episode - Congratulations!! Eagles fly high has launched!! Paulo has been listening to The How To Podcast Series and his first episode, ever, has launched - please support our newest podcaster on this exciting podcast launch and journey! I'm Paulo Magalhães and I want to share life stories, positive experiences and develop English skills with you. Count on me, send your questions and I will help you with your English language studies. ...
Nov 15, 2022•9 min
EPISODE 33 - How To Get Your Guest To Share Their Appearance On Your Podcast So you want your guest to share their appearance on your podcast episode - how do you do that? Is there an effective way to do so? Is it really their responsibility as a guest to share their episode with their community? Here are 7 Things to Consider when working with a guest on your show! (1) Be tactful when sharing their episode on Social Media One example of a way to leverage this is to tag your guest in ...
Nov 15, 2022•11 min•Ep. 33
BONUS - A Message From Paulo Magalhaes in Brazil Paulo left this message on our website - my gosh, this is so great! To hear from a listener and to understand how this podcast has helped Paulo to make the decision to start a podcast to help others, wow, thank you so much Paulo for your kind words and affirmation! If you need help starting your podcast, if you have a question or an idea for a future episode, please do what Paulo has done and head over to our website, click on the microphone...
Nov 11, 2022•10 min
EPISODE 32 - Be Heard and Be Found Via Voice Search on Alexa, Google and Everywhere What Is Voice Search? Voice search is the action of using speech to ask questions and give commands to compatible devices like smartphones or smart speakers. The searcher speaks to the device and the device fulfills the command or answers the question. How Does Voice Search Work in Basic Terms? Without getting too deep into the technical details of voice search, digital voice assistants work by: Processing ...
Nov 08, 2022•10 min•Ep. 32
EPISODE 31 - Where to Host Your Podcast - Anchor vs Buzzsprout vs Libsyn Anchor: https://anchor.fm/ - Free, no monthly cap to how many episodes that you can upload - Free has a downside - people starting a podcast and then abandoning them clogging up the podcast "sink" with throw away podcasts Free music resources - intros, music beds, transitions - free to use! Can record directly on Anchor - I don't, I use Audacity. Allows video podcasts distributed directly to Spotify only (at the time ...
Nov 02, 2022•11 min•Ep. 31
EPISODE 30 - Co-Host Arden Coutts - Creating Contentment and Content in Your Podcast In this episode we discuss 4 things together... Why we love podcasting What keeps us coming back as podcasters and listeners Having Multiple Podcasts Operating your podcast as a business or a hobby Arden created CEI Media LLC - it was founded in 2020 following the launch of "The Fun with Friends" Podcast in 2019. After over 10 years of federal employment, Allie decided it was time to turn her ideas a...
Oct 26, 2022•57 min•Ep. 30
EPISODE 29 - Co-Host Tiffany Mason - the Benefits of a Podcast Manager and More In this episode we focus in on Guesting Repurposing Content Audiograms vs. Video Clips Static Image/MP3 posts to YouTube Podcast Launches "Create Your Web on The Web" Tiffany helps podcasters with overwhelm, to relinquish control and focus on growth Our Co-Host - Tiffany Mason I am Tiffany Mason, CEO of Virtually You! I am a very skilled Podcast Manager with a passion to repurpose your podcast content to get yo...
Oct 19, 2022•47 min•Ep. 29
EPISODE 28 - CO-HOST - Lisa Zawrotny - How to stay engaged with guests beyond the interview In this episode we look at: - How to get more done by doing less - Getting the best out of your guest interviews - building community with your guests (pre and post interview) Lisa is the founder of Positively Productive Systems and the host of the Positively Living Podcast. After experiencing a deeply overwhelming time in my life juggling multiple roles as a caregiver, wife, mother, and business owner, I...
Oct 12, 2022•48 min•Ep. 28
EPISODE 27 - Have you ever come across someone that does what you do, but way better than you? A better singer, a better musician, a funnier comedian, better author, mom, dad, student, employee - the list goes on. What do YOU do when you come face to face with someone better? As a musician I have spent my time in recording studios and on stage, interacting with music lovers, fellow musicians and straight up PROS! It can be a wee bit intimidating when someone is better than you are. We once had a...
Oct 05, 2022•15 min•Ep. 27
EPISODE 26 - Co-Hosting with Maria Grove - Get me on Apple, Starting a Podcast and more Topics: How to get started Simple tech discussion Getting my podcast on Apple - how does this all work? Building Community And More! ___ How To Podcast Series Website Have a podcast and need a great website? Try Podpage!...
Sep 28, 2022•50 min•Ep. 26
EPISODE 25 - This is the full version of my discussion with this episode's co-host, Donnie Lansdale! Donnie hosts 2 podcasts, and after years on the mic on radio, Donnie has jumped to podcasting to build a business in and around his voice and his talents as a audio book voice actor. Donnie shares stories of his early radio days, getting fired for playing a Johnny Cash song (and you thought being cancelled or fired was something new!) Donnie has been using Transistor.fm and Anch...
Sep 21, 2022•52 min•Ep. 25
EPISODE 24 - Buzzsprout Helps Creators with Better Stats Option Buzzsprout has added a custom option to allow us to view our stats any way we want! Pick a date range or a specific date and see your stats in a new way! If you are a Buzzsprout user, go in and take a test drive with your stats! We also chat about other places to submit your RSS Feed - all hosting aps have their choice of places that they will feed your podcast to - but don't assume that they will do this for you to ALL possible...
Sep 14, 2022•10 min•Ep. 24
EPISODE 23 - Fun in Audacity - Creating Fake Commercials and Having Some Fun So I love, love, love Audacity! I have been an early user of Audacity - before there were podcasts! Yes! before there were podcasts, I used my Audacity program to mix band rehearsals, edit audio tracks and leverage this great resource to help produce music for all of the various bands and artists that recorded with me! Did I tell you that I love Audacity? Well, it is true - I do! I don't think that I will stray far ...
Sep 07, 2022•15 min•Ep. 23
EPISODE 22 - Why Static Image Posts on YouTube are the BEST! Woah, Dave have you lost it? Static Images on YouTube? A video first platform? What are you talking about?! You lost me! Ok, ok... settle down class. I know this episode title will trigger all of the élite YouTubers out there and MANY PODCASTERS! But this episode isn't for you! So press stop, and go on with your day! Are they gone?! Ok, let's continue! A static image post on YouTube is simply a picture with an mp3 audio file at...
Sep 05, 2022•16 min•Ep. 22
EPISODE 21 - Stop focusing on just ONE PLAYER when promoting your podcast - Expand your podcast reach beyond Apple. Don't ignore potential new listeners that do not have access to our use Apple Products! Be Everywhere! A challenge for all podcast hosts... please stop sending your listeners to player apps that they do not use. Don't neglect your other listeners! According to Google, our European listeners are not primarily Apple/iOS users - therefore, if we only shout out Apple at the end...
Aug 30, 2022•8 min•Ep. 21
EPISODE 20 - Stop Doing Interviews? Co-Hosting versus Guest Interviews I am looking for something a little bit different for this podcast! I do plenty of interviews!! With 6 podcasts - each pumping out weekly episodes I get the privilege of interviewing a wide variety of guests! Interviewing is so enjoyable! You get to speak and interact with some of the most amazing people from around the world! For this podcast in particular, I am toying with the idea of having guest co-hosts join the podcast ...
Aug 19, 2022•8 min•Ep. 20
Your voice on our podcast! Head over to TrueMediaSolutions.ca and you can leave us a voice message! We want to hear from YOU! We do this podcast for YOU - not for a sponsor. Ad-Free Episodes just for YOU. Leave a comment, a question, a topic idea, a tool or resource, shout out YOUR PODCAST! It is free! We will add your voice to our podcast! We will!! Head over today and give it a whirl! Can't wait to hear your amazing voice on our podcast! ___ How To Podcast Series Website Have a pod...
Aug 03, 2022•2 min
EPISODE 19 - Snake Oil, Vacuum Sales, Out Sourcing, and Doing it Yourself The one person that feels that everyone needs a vacuum is... a vacuum salesperson! There are so many podcasters out there that use their podcast to sell their wares - it is effective - you have a community, why not?! I listen to a lot of podcasts - like, a lot. In this episode I share my distain for podcast hosts that seem to have one gear - they want you to buy their program, plan or service - to be your $1000 a month coa...
Aug 01, 2022•11 min•Ep. 19
EPISODE 18 - Updating an Old Episode if the Content is No Longer Relevant So what do you do if an older episode of your podcast is no longer relevant, you don't support the program, website or topic that you talked about way back in the day - something has changed - maybe it is you - you've changed. Maybe the service is no longer available or you no longer suggest that people do the thing you spoke about back in the day. Well that happened recently for me right here in episode 18 - this ...
Jul 27, 2022•39 min•Ep. 18
