BREAKDOWN: 3:29 - Overview Recap: Ideating, buying gear, launch, frequency/release cadence, top 5 episodes 6:05 - Finding guests - do guests’ audiences matter? 8:56 - Analytics: Gender split! 9:10 - How to get on the charts worldwide as a small podcast 11:30 - Spotify Labs 12:29 - Getting monetized through Spotify for Podcasters’ Ad Ambassador program 14:13 - Going viral on TikTok with a podcast clip 16:35 - Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid in First Year of Podcasting - #1: Not having clear goals 18:10 - #2 Not seeing out advice from people actually executing at your level  25:54 - #3 Not finding the balance of researching/preparing and starting/executing 28:17 - Avoiding tech issues + what gear I use 30:50 - Picking a hosting platform 31:35 - Total gear cost 35:19 - #4 Having unrealistic expectations about growing listenership  38:00 - how to optimize other platforms to get listens on your podcast 39:20 - hot take: maybe don’t start a podcast 42:47 - #5 Not having realistic expectations for podcasting as a networking tool  45:50 - Episode recap CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: All platforms: @NoSetPathShow www.NoSetPathShow.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rebecca-doyle3/support