The Daily Dave - Podcasting Tips - A Great Way to Grow Your Audience, Get More Listeners Today By Doing This Now Word of Mouth Marketing is amazing for Podcast Growth. As a solo-podcaster, how can you quickly add listeners to your show? Like, real, human beings that listen to your show? Not a paid bot that hits your podcast and it counts as a listen! A Real Person!? Add some interviews to your solo podcasts! Why? Because when a guest comes on your show, they are a potenial listener...

EPISODE 244 - CO-HOST - JJ Holley - Creating a ripple with your podcast, Be Your own hero, a big scary goal for my podcast Vision I want to inspire those ready to help make a positive ripple in their own life, so that they may create positive ripples in their world. By operating a business that enhances the community it’s in, that gives more than it receives. Additionally, I vow to help one homeless family a year, to help themselves off the street and assistance, by giving them the tools and...

EPISODE 244 - CO-HOST - JJ Holley - Creating a ripple with your podcast, Be Your own hero, a big scary goal for my podcast Vision I want to inspire those ready to help make a positive ripple in their own life, so that they may create positive ripples in their world. By operating a business that enhances the community it’s in, that gives more than it receives. Additionally, I vow to help one homeless family a year, to help themselves off the street and assistance, by giving them the tools and...

Question of the Month - May 2024 - Do You Read the Episode Show Notes When Listening To A Podcast We had a great response for our April Question of the Month, so, we are releasing our question of the Month for May 2024. Have your say and share your answer via our HowToPodcast.ca SpeakPipe link. Here is the question: "Do you read the episode show notes when you listen to a podcast?" This is not the blog post that accompanies a podcast that some podcasters include on their website -...

Episode 243 - Moving Your Podcast to a New Podcast Host - 4 things to consider when it is time to move I recently moved my Podcast Editing and Support Show from Spotify for Podcasters to Captivate.fm I fell in love with what Captivate.fm has done to build the podcasting community and I wanted to participate and support the great things that they do there - we we moved our show. When you move your podcast from one hosting site to another site ther are 4 things that I would like you to keep...

The Daily Dave - Podcasting Tips - Should I have an Email List for My Podcast - Yes, No, Maybe So - Your Responses We asked - you answered! Email newsletters - yes or no - listeners of the show weigh in on email newsletters - here are their responses! Scarlet Classic - Classic Advice Podcast https://classicchronicles.ca/ Gary Boutin - Healthy Vegan Living https://www.youtube.com/@HealthyVeganLiving Mark J Brewer - New Brunswick Traveller https://nbtraveler.com/ Eric...

Episode 242 - CO-HOST - Brandon Mulnix - Start Right, The Chicken or the Egg - The Poultry Leadership Podcast  "Welcome to 'The Poultry Leadership Podcast,' where we dive deep into the world of poultry leadership to help you soar to new heights in your career. Join us as we sit down with some of the industry's most accomplished leaders, farm owners, and allied professionals. Gain valuable insights, strategies, and personal stories that reveal the secrets behind their success. Discover...

Episode 240 - 5 Podcasting Guidelines to Follow, What to Embrace, Enhance & Prioritize NPR's Podcast StartUp Guide Five Rules to podcast by 1 - Be Authentic - If listeners can hear your authenticity, they’ll join in with it. 2 - Prepare - Winging it is not an option, not if you want people to care about what you’re saying. 3 - Leave Room for Discovery - Yes, prepare, but always be open to twists in the road, to reach for insights. 4 - Be Yourself, but better - The version of you on...

Daily Dave Briefing - Podcasting Tips - Should I have Chapters in your Podcast Episode Notes Unlocking the Power of Podcast Chapters: Enhancing the Listener Experience When a podcast incorporates chapters, listeners can see the chapter titles in their podcast player and easily skip to the section they want to hear. This provides a two-fold benefit: listeners can find a starting point that aligns with their unique interests, and they gain a bird's-eye view of the podcast's overall...

Episode 239 - 3 Questions For A New Podcaster - Why Are You Thinking of Starting A Podcast So, why are you thinking of doing a podcast? Here's an exercise for you to consider Please answer these three questions about your podcast plans: (1) How much time do you have to devote to your podcast? If time is your smallest slice of your pie, maybe you can try publishing shorter epsiodes or less frequent episodes, maybe you can partner with a co-host and share responsibilites and the time...

Episode 238 - How my YouTube Strategy Differs from other creators - How I made YouTube work for me, not the other way around An Audio only podcast does have a home on YouTube despite the constant railings of "gurus" that preach to podcasters that (in their words) "Fake videos do not belong on YouTube" To these "gurus", a fake video is anything that is not a video. What is your YouTube strategy for your podcast? Do you have a strategy? Mine differs from others in this space based on one...

Episode 237 - 6 Tips to Overcome Self-Doubt and a creative way to Break the ice and a Stove at the same time 6 Tips to overcome self-doubt Avoid Self-Comparison Remember tour past achievements Avoid Comparing yourself to others Be mindful of your thinking Spend time with supportive people Find validation from within Adinah Johnson a retired Psychology Professor, Published Author, Marriage Coach, Youtuber, Podcaster, wife and a mom. I was a youth counselor for 14 years. My...

The Daily Dave - Podcasting Tips - Scarlett's Joyful Message About Her Podcast Podcasting is a lot of hard work, often done alone, sometimes we feel that we hardly making a dent as we create content, post to our community and start working on our next episode. Sometimes podcastding isn't fun. Sometimes we forget that podcasting can be fun, life changing and a new passion - have you lost that loving feeling for your podcast? Well listen to the latest SpeakPipe message from Scarlett about her...

The Daily Dave - Podcasting Tips - Narrative Podcasting - A Different Approach to Interviewing - Podcastin' in the free world I recently had the priviledge to spend time with Neil Young's older brother Bob on my Living The Next Chapter Podcast. We talked about his new book, we shared stories of his brother Neil and the Young Family. Our conversation was not framed like a typical interview so I thought I would try editing the interview in a different format. I am putting this out so you can...

Episode 236 - CO-HOST - Shelia Slick - Milestone Moments, Keap Infusion Software Tool Milestones Moments in Business & Leadership is a motivational podcast designed to inspire action and celebrate the pivotal achievements on the path to success.Hosted by Slick, founder of Five Milestones, this show explores the journeys of experts, entrepreneurs and leaders who have turned their visions into reality.Our carefully curated guests share not just their expertise but their milestone...

Episode 235 - March 2024 How To Podcast Meetup - Creating Impact With Your Podcast Did you know that we host regular Podcaster Meetups on Meetup.com? We gather podcasters from our audience to support each other in community on their journey of podcasting. This episode is a sample of a recent MeetUp - we talk about creating impact with your podcast. We would love for you to join us for a future MeetUp - here is the link to our MeetUp...

The Daily Dave - Podcasting Tips - How to Podcast and Remain Anonymous - Playing with the Supertone Shift Tool Yes, you can podcast and keep your privacy! You don't have to be on video, you can even use a tool to change your voice. Dave plays with a new tool that can alter your voice and give you options to podcast without sharing your identity! High-quality voice at your fingertips. Meet the Voice library of high-quality voices curated by Supertone. New voices are added regularly, and...

Episode 234 - What Do Podcasters Struggle With Most - the one area of podcasting that seems to get the least attention When You’re Making A Podcast, Where Do You Get Stuck? The answers to this multiple choice question leaned heavily toward Promotion, at 47%. Ideas, scripting, and/or planning came in next at 17.9%. Editing had 13.4% of the responses, Scheduling had 9.2%, and Recording had 8.4%. Finally, Uploading & Publishing came in at...

The Daily Dave - Podcasting Tips - Sharing Your Listener Stats Should Be Celebrated - Dave Shares His Numbers Why is it that Podcasters tend to treat their listener stats like they are a hand of cards at a poker game - saying your actual stats outloud without exagerating your numbers seems to be less common then it should be. I went through my 8 podcasts to total up the number of episodes that I have to date and the total listens that I have to date and I am happy to share them with...

Episode 233 - CO-HOST - Jane Pilger - The Binge Breakthrough Podcast - Listeners see themselves in our stories The Binge Breakthrough Podcast Break through the cycle of binge eating, compulsive overeating, emotional eating, and food addiction. Learn the strategies, tools, and mindset you need to create lasting changes and finally find food freedom.Now available on Substack! Subscribe below to get notified of a new episode every Wednesday. My Binge Breakthrough Story I still vividly...

The How To Podcast Question of the Month - Do You Subscribe to and Read Emails from Content Creators? Introducing the How to Podcast Question of the Month! To participate, head over to HowToPodcast.ca and leave your answer to the question of the month. When you answer your question please introduce yoursel, tell us about your podcast or podcast idea and answer the question. The question of the month for April 2024 is - Do you subscribe to email newsletters and if you do are you reading the...

The Daily Dave - Podcasting Tips - A Podcast Tool You Should Try and Why - Episodes.fm If you have been here for more than 5 minutes, you have most likely heard me mention the site Pod.Link as a way to share your podcast and give people a choice as to where they wish to listen. Well, Pod.Link has grown up and the more robust version is Episodes.fm - a great way to share your podcast or a specific episode with your audience or a past guest! Grab your Episodes.fm link for your podcast and...

Episode 232 - Podcast Audio Editing Tool Demonstration - Adobe Podcast - Get Better Audio for Your Next Episode Adobe has recently released a new tool called Adobe Speech Enhance, a part of their Adobe Podcast suite of AI tools. Ease of Use To use the web app, simply drag in your audio file and wait for it to render. As of this writing, expect it to process about 10 seconds of audio in a minute. Could not be easier. This is next-level user interface. A Bad Recording Day Rescuing Backup...

BONUS - I Shower After Work Podcast - Listener response to my do you email listeners question - a great podcast for anyone in the trades This Podcast is here to discuss everything Trade related. We are here for the early risers and night shifters that are the backbone of this country. It's coming from the eyes of the field and covering the things we as construction workers deal with day to day. We are going to be hanging out with a cold drink and having a laugh or maybe just stirring the...