Should I be a podcast guest, host, both? Where do I find guests? Where can I promote my services? The post 10 Thoughts About Podcasting, Guesting and Hosting appeared first on School of Podcasting - Learn "How To Podcast" with Podcast Coach Dave Jackson ..read more

I decided to go down the rabbit hole of looking at my stats from 2023. I always say staring at your stats (as I know some people who check them every minute) does not make them grow. But here, at the end of the year, I take a peak to look for trends. You can... The post My Top Podcast Episodes of 2023 appeared first on School of Podcasting - Learn "How To Podcast" with Podcast Coach Dave Jackson ..read more

One of the ways you can make money with your podcast is to have a “Premium” version of your show (some call this crowdfunding). This often can be: Ad-free versions of your episodes Bonus Episodes (i.e. a slightly longer version of an interview or content that is no longer available for free) Before You Start... The post So You Want To Start A Premium Version of Your Podcast… appeared first on School of Podcasting - Learn "How To Podcast" with Podcast Coach Dave Jackson ..read more

Do you have a podcaster stocking you need to fill? Might I suggest Profit From Your Podcast: Proven Strategies To Turn Your Listeners Into a Livelihood  as well as any of the following items (some deeply discounted, and some just necessary). You can always go with a Sweetwater Gift Card. As an Amazon Associate, I... The post Podcaster Christmas List – Black Friday Specials appeared first on School of Podcasting - Learn "How To Podcast" with Podcast Coach Dave Jackson ..read more

YouTube had a meeting explaining how this whole “RSS Ingestion” (think Pacman eating dots) is going to work. What (for me) was depressing is they are making the same mistakes Spotify and Sticher (RIP) did when they decided to jump into podcasting (and YouTube, if you want to pay someone $200 million, I can be... The post How to Use YouTube With Your Podcast (and it’s not putting your audio on YouTube Music)- Blog appeared first on School of Podcasting - Learn "How To Podcast" with Podcast Coach Dave Jackson ..read more

If your podcast coach/consultant/producer/manager comes to you and says, “Congrats you're in the top 1% of all podcasts in Listen notes, don't uncork the champagne yet. This video explains why: But Listen Notes Remove The Dead Shows (?) What Is the Listen Score? Listen Score (LS) is a metric that shows the estimated popularity of... The post I Hate To Crush Your Dreams, But That Listen Notes Stat…. appeared first on School of Podcasting - Learn "How To Podcast" with Podcast Coach Dave Jackson ..read more

For years I have been saying how there are better options when it comes to media hosts than Anchor.fm but people have been blinded by the price of free, and the ease of use or recording into your phone. Free is a Bad Business Model Let's review. Here are the companies that have tried the... The post Why I Still Think Anchor is One of the Worst Media Hosts appeared first on School of Podcasting - Learn "How To Podcast" with Podcast Coach Dave Jackson ..read more

Podcast Movement 2022 Left Me Confused First, it was great to see so many podcasters out and networking. The event was a success, ran smoothly, and aside from a plague of crickets caused by flooding, was a great time. Then Ben Shapiro walked in and shook hands for 10 minutes. I had never heard of... The post Who is Ben Shapiro and Why Are People Attacking Podcast Movement? appeared first on School of Podcasting - Learn "How To Podcast" with Podcast Coach Dave Jackson ..read more

Note: This is a blog post. Not a podcast episode. David Hooper was on my show and I mentioned that when I went to look for an image of him, there is one (the black and white one with him on the stairs). He mentioned he uses a tool that makes it easy to share... The post Make a Branding Kit and Make it Easy for Anyone Interviewing You appeared first on School of Podcasting - Learn "How To Podcast" with Podcast Coach Dave Jackson ..read more

Should I Use a Free Media Host? My quick reaction in this blog post is no. Here is a list of free media hosts that have gone out of business. – Podshow/Mevio 8/2005 – 4/2014 (116 months – 38.8 million dollars spent) – Podango 9/2006 – 12/2008 (27 Months) – wildvoice.com 7/2006 – 7/2009 (36 months) – mypodcasts.com 2007 –... The post Should I Use a Free Media Host For My Podcast? appeared first on School of Podcasting - Learn "How To Podcast" with Podcast Coach Dave Jackson ..read more