Guests Zach and Rock from SquadCast join us to discuss the importance of optimizing post-production workflows and how podcasters can streamline their content creation process. They dive into various topics, including the need to balance quality and efficiency, the benefits of audience engagement, and the value of investing in podcasting as a craft. The episode also highlights SquadCast's role as a remote recording software and their commitment to simplifying the production process for creators. Chapter Timestamps and Keywords: 1. (00:04) Momentum towards publishing sooner and optimizing post-p ..read more

Welcome to Season 2 of MPM! Season 2 is going to be focused on Mastering the Business of Podcasting! You asked and we listened. The episodes we got the most feedback on last year were the episodes that looked at ways to monetize your podcast and have our podcast be a key part of your brand. This season we are going to dive deeper into the many ways that your podcast can be a key part of your brand. We are talking to experts like: Arielle Nissenblatt about Marketing Your Podcast, Jennifer Navarette about Web3 and Podcasting 2.0, Zach & Rock from SquadCast about automations that can help yo ..read more

New Year, new goals! As we start a new year it is so powerful to plan what the focus for the new year will be. David & Tiphany give you a behind the scenes "look" at what our podcasting goals for 2023 are. Fun back story: Mastering the Podcaster Mindset podcast was created in 2021 as a way to support our podcast students and our membership group. We noticed that the people in our community had many questions that needed to be answered and we felt a podcast was a terrific way to answer those questions. With that purpose, we never marketed this podcast outside of that group. YET...the Maste ..read more

In part 2 of our discussion on the number 1 way to monetize your podcast (even with a small podcast audience) we are discussing two terrific ways to monetize: Planning a retreat Running a mastermind A retreat is a focused vacation that you, the host plan for your guests. The retreat has a focus such as relaxation, rejuvenation, connection, business growth etc... A big bonus of planning a retreat is that on top of making some money- you also get a free vacation! A mastermind is a bit like a course but more focused with a like-minded group of people that want to dive deeper into solving a pro ..read more

Many "experts" will tell you that you need thousands of downloads before you can even think of monetizing your podcast. We respectfully disagree. Giant download numbers were never anything we found we needed to have our podcast start making us money. New podcasters and podcasters with smaller shows just need to be creative. We like focusing on these things when thinking about monetizing your podcast: Building strong, authentic connections with your audience Learning what your audience needs and wants from you Creating content that brings value to your audience If you focus on those things ..read more

This is part 2 of a 2 part interview. Continuing our conversation with Gordon Firemark. Entertainment lawyer, Podcast law expert, and one of the best voices in the industry. Gordon has been a podcaster for more than a decade and is known as The Podcast Lawyer. We ask him 3 big podcast legal questions: Q1- Do you need a guest release? Q2- Podcasts about personal life, personal stories about traumatic events- do they have to worry about libel when sharing personal story? Ex: Amber Heard & Johnny Depp… Q3- Can I read books on my podcast? And Gordon gives us his most important bits of legal ..read more

Entertainment lawyer, Podcast law expert, and one of the best voices in the industry, Gordon Firemark is known as The Podcast Lawyer. Gordon shares with us the biggest mistake new podcasters make and gives us sound legal advice for avoiding this mistake. This is Part 1 of a 2 part interview Our takeaways: Gordon realized there wasn’t much information out there about the legal aspects of podcasting so he wrote a book about it Gordon's big advice....Don’t play copyrighted music on your podcast Guess what...your Podcast is a business- even if it is a hobby Biggest legal misconception about podca ..read more

Deidre Tshien is a successful entrepreneur who has started several businesses, including a dessert bar, a burger restaurant, and a coaching business. She is also the founder of Capsho, a program that generates AI-generated show notes. Tshien's businesses have been successful, but she has also faced challenges, including an employee stealing from her. Despite these challenges, Tshien has remained resilient and curious, always looking for new opportunities. In 2020, she was perfectly positioned to help other businesses grow their online presence, and she discovered that finding a niche was the f ..read more

What is your money mindset when it comes to monetizing your podcast? Do you have a survival mindset: "I need to make enough to cover the basic production expenses?" "What can I cut back on?" "I can't afford to have anyone help me edit my podcast." Or do you have a thriving mindset: "I am so excited to experiment with all the ways to monetize my podcast." "If I get someone to help me with the editing, then I get to focus on creating." Before we can discuss all the ways to monetize a podcast, we have to have an abundance mindset so that we can be creative and have fun monetizing our podcasts. Ot ..read more

Do you feel like you're putting in all the work but not seeing the results you want? Have you been told to "just put yourself out there" but feel like you're just spinning your wheels? If any of this resonates, this episode is for you. You'll learn In this episode you will learn: 1) How to use other people's podcasts to leverage opportunities for business growth 2) The importance of mindset in achieving success 3) The power of influence and being a ripple maker Melanie Benson is a person who loves to help others grow their business by guesting on other people's podcasts. She has been doing thi ..read more