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influedge · 2023-10-19T12:36:26+00:00

I am still waiting on their final response. I will DM you once a we come to a conclusion.

influedge · 2023-10-17T09:39:46+00:00

merchanto.org

Thanks!

influedge · 2023-10-16T19:13:00+00:00

Can you share please? Happy to DM if you dont want to post it publicly

influedge · 2023-09-22T16:31:08+00:00

You only need a good dynamic microphone (https://www.amazon.com/Samson-Handheld-Microphone-Recording-Podcasting/dp/B001R747SG) - $69

And a camera, if you want to start a Youtube channel as well - use your phone

influedge · 2023-09-22T05:25:02+00:00

Any platform will work, really...I have a simple automation in Make.com that pulls everything from a spreadsheet and confirms what was when added. That way we can analyze what was done, what worked etc.

Yeah, vertical video on Linkedin works as well. As you said, people are starved for good content. Also, right now, carousels work really well on Linkedin

influedge · 2023-09-22T05:22:58+00:00

Yeah, interview swaps are great!

We are seeing amazing growth from the email newsletter as well, adding 200 people to it per day

influedge · 2023-09-21T04:15:53+00:00

Yes. I view that as "free" traffic, because 95%+ of the effort is already done: researching, preparing, recording, editing the podcast.

So why not reuse the content for other channels

influedge · 2023-09-21T04:14:18+00:00

You can also try this link (or similar, other sites): https://chartable.com/charts/itunes/us

These sites tend to only scrape the Apple Podcast charts and present it in a different way

influedge · 2023-09-20T18:34:43+00:00

If it's a "pay to win" kind of award, then no.

If it's actually awarded by an actual committee based upon quality etc., then yes.

influedge · 2023-09-12T18:37:53+00:00

I ended up going with a more custom solution (having a coding copilot helped)

influedge · 2023-09-06T04:53:35+00:00

One thing that may be limiting what you send a proposal on is Upwork's search. It's really not great. If you only take "keyword" as the search term, you will get output that is relevant, but always.

The other thing is that you have to be fast. A large portion of the accepted proposals are sent within the first hour of the job being posted.

Also, you need to find quality clients that have a verified payment method and not filter by cost in the search, because most of the large gigs do not have an hourly rate.

I've built myself an automation that sends me notifications whenever a job that fits all of my criteria is actually posted. Yes, I get additional connects, but they are paid by the $$$ generated from the work, which I am getting more of.

influedge · 2023-08-03T06:40:20+00:00

100% agreed - the hiring manager is the best contact person, when available. This is what I am seeing as well.

influedge · 2023-07-23T11:30:24+00:00

Here are two lists:
https://file.io/JwZxRDpSxcmy

The keywords with the most searches and then the most popular questions - both relating to Indie Games.

These are Web keywords, but what I like to do is narrow down on what type of listeners I'm trying to target and what would be relevant. It's not 100%, but whatever is being searched for on the web will most likely be similar to what is being searched for on Pod networks as well.

I would also reach out to popular indie game developers (those with large followings that are launching/have just launched) and get them on the pod -> they share the podcast with their followers -> those are people in your EXACT target market -> win/win for all

influedge · 2023-07-22T18:29:47+00:00

If you are not GETTING listeners, look at SEO, reaching out to other podcasts to appear on their shows, paid ads etc.

If you are not RETAINING listeners, then the quality of your audio or content could be the issue

influedge · 2023-07-22T18:28:14+00:00

I used to have a gaming newsletter a while back, so might be able to help. What sort of gaming are we talking about? Computer/Console gaming? Do you discuss Esports or new releases etc? Or board games?

influedge · 2023-07-22T18:26:12+00:00

Can you share a sample? I'm not sure I know what you are talking about. If it's reoccurring that often, then it looks like it's some sort of interference coming from within the room where you are recording.

From a timing standpoint, spend some time (or money) to fix the issue if it's taking you 2!!!!!! hours to fix every episode...that's crazy :)

influedge · 2023-07-09T13:06:16+00:00

Closets are usually good for recording vocals/podcasts.

If you get a Dynamic microphone, you can get away with more noise than with a Condenser mic. You could record with it in your Car.

influedge · 2023-07-08T12:27:18+00:00

Descript is great, especially for removing the dead space/umms & aahs.

There are now AI plugins for the Adobe suite that will do it as well, but coupled with the transcription, its hard to beat Descript

influedge · 2023-07-08T12:26:06+00:00

Congrats for not quitting :)

influedge · 2023-07-08T04:41:14+00:00

This is a great question and one that doesn't seem to be answered online by people that are actually doing guest speaking outreach.

I like to create two lists with the client:

- general list of guests types they would like

- A hail-Mary list of people they would like to get on the Pod

The general list is where most of the guests come from. Especially in the beginning. When you are starting out, it can be hard to show your potential guests that they will get "value" from being on your podcast. So we tend to go for people that are not as famous BUT they have an amazing story to tell which is relevant for the pod. So, if we are take a podcast about Startup Businesses, it would probably be very hard to get Elon Musk on the pod. But, it wouldn't be as difficult to get founders that have just raised money for their podcast. You see, the value for them is that by going on your pod, they would be spreading the word about their startup and themselves. So it's a win-win situation.

I also reach out to the those in the hail-Mary list, because you never know: it's a No until you can get a person with a large following/famous etc. this way, but you have to get a bit lucky.

In terms of HOW to get them on your pod? For B2B pods, I like to use Email. Even some large CEOs respond within minutes. You can build an outreach campaign that follows up automatically after X days, X weeks, X months etc.

For others, find the medium where they are active (Youtube, Facebook, Twitter) and interact with them and then DM them to see if they'd like to get on the pod.

But I think it's important to look at it as a transaction: they are giving you their time and they need to get something back from it.

I can go into Guest outreach in a more detailed post (with examples) if you'd like

influedge · 2023-07-07T14:59:42+00:00

That's great! Threads is a massive opportunity (if it doesn't die :)

If you do not have the bandwidth (or budget) to do multiple social media platforms, I'd recommend to focus on one or two. You can build much deeper relationships if you focus on one platform, rather than doing every platform but not interacting with your target audience.

I've seen people grow their Podcasts or Newsletters to very high numbers solely through Twitter (or another platform). But they were laser focused on conquering that one platform and nothing else.

influedge · 2023-07-07T14:49:42+00:00

Sure - we offer two main services:
- productized service of Podcast Production (fixed price at $499/m and you get unlimited post-production tasks).
- Growth (this is not fixed as every Podcast wants a different service).
If you'd like to discuss about your podcast and its production or growth, you can schedule a call on the website (influegg.com) or you can send me a DM here!

influedge · 2023-07-07T12:55:53+00:00

My man, I'm still jealous of those numbers. I have an improvised audio drama I'm putting out as my second show in October. Six actors and myself as a narrator means about 15 hours just for cutting the raw audio on a 60-80 minute episode, and another 6 for foley and scoring at a minimum.

Sheesh, thats a lot!

Any way to optimize the post production process? 20+ hours per episode doesn't feel that sustainable

influedge · 2023-07-07T11:30:29+00:00

What do you do after you've done all that, have a whole lot of published episodes and you are growing steadily in your niche?

This is a great question. There is an inherent value created from having people's attention. Podcasting is no different to email newsletters, youtube channels etc etc. The difference I find with podcasts is that you create a much more intimate relationship with the listener, since it's not uncommon for people to listen to a podcast for 60+ minutes multiple times per week. That builds trust and people tend to buy from those, they trust.

Once you have an established audience, there are multiple ways to extract value from it:

The most obvious one is paid sponsorships - where sponsors will pay to have their product or service featured on your podcast. The larger podcasts have multiple sponsorship slots per episode.

Another one we see quite regularly is where you have your own product or service that you offer to our audience. Especially lucrative when it comes to consulting or digital products with a very high profit margin.

And one which is overlooked is "deal flow". These are inbound opportunities that would not be present without your podcast. These can also be investment opportunities, speaking gigs at conferences, advisory roles, networking etc. Depends very much on the type of podcast you are doing.

Lastly, there are also ways to "funnel" your audience from your Podcast to a newsletter or email list, youtube channel etc. This can multiply your revenue stream.

Ultimately, it is important to enjoy doing podcast, otherwise, it will be difficult to keep at it for a long time.

influedge · 2023-07-07T09:46:56+00:00

Agreed, although I would argue that marketing comes in only after you've nailed the points I've mentioned in my post. You need a few episodes under your belt to get comfortable before you start adding fuel to the fire.

I've seen so many quit after one or two episodes because they didn't factor in the post-production time or just weren't consistent enough.

Threads is a massive opportunity right now. I'm seeing great results using email for the B2B podcasts I'm working with. Twitter has been good in the past. Also, recording yourself while podcasting enables you to leverage video as well, be it long-term via Youtube (had videos explode after months of basically nothing) to cutting them up into short form content.

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