026 Death by Numbers

026 Death by Numbers

Why You Need to Limit Your Digits When You Podcast Numbers. They can be an important part of your point but they can also turn off your listener if you throw too many at them at once. Nix the number overload! I get it. Stats are an easy way to either prove your point...
025 How to Handle Sponsorships Successfully

025 How to Handle Sponsorships Successfully

How to Handle Sponsorships Successfully Congratulations! You’ve got your first sponsor. Before you start dancing all the way to the bank, you better make sure you’re handling it right or you’ll lose your listeners and your sponsor quick. Here’s the deal. Sponsors want...
024 – 5 Ways to Generate Podcast Topic Ideas

024 – 5 Ways to Generate Podcast Topic Ideas

How to Spark Inspiration When the Idea Well Runs Dry Whether you’re podcasting everyday or once a month, you may find yourself wonder what they heck you’re going to talk about next. Don’t panic. Even the pros go through this. What I’ve learned from some of the best...
023 Does Your Professional Intro Turn Off Listeners?

023 Does Your Professional Intro Turn Off Listeners?

One mistake many new podcasters make is that they 1) think they need a professionally produced intro and then 2) create an intro that doesn’t match their brand. Talk about a bad start! Look, I know a produced podcast intro can sound slick and sexy and it makes your...
022 Stop Answering Your Own Questions

022 Stop Answering Your Own Questions

If you have guests on your show – are you stealing their spotlight? Are you treating your show like it’s a ventriloquist act where you ask and answer the questions while your willing expert sits mutely by? You might have fallen into the Ask-Answer-Ask trap. I...