We always want to know how to get more listeners but perhaps an even harder task is to get those who are already listening to send you feedback or interact with your podcast in any way. How do podcasters have more conversations with their listeners, how do they know who is listening?
Join Ray Ortega, Dave Jackson, Scott Orr, Steph Paige, and Kennedy to discuss getting more engagement with your listeners.
Stories discussed on this Round
Title: 38 percent of Americans listen to podcasts to improve their mood
Main Takeaway: The value in podcasts is not just educational, what other benefits can we build in to the way we run our shows? Such as escaping their real world problems and improving their mood. What other types ‘f value’ can we give listeners? How about a sense of belonging and hope?
URL: https://podnews.net/update/deezer-mood
Title: GoodPods
Main Takeaway: I started using this app to listen to podcasts on and am loving how they are bringing a social media element to podcasting and fixing the discoverability problem in a community focused way.
URL: GoodPods.com
Title: Top Ways to Improve Audience Engagement
Main Takeaway: Keyword in the title is Engagement. Podcasts are similar to any other form of social media, be it twitter, instagram, etc., in the way that if you are simply talking at people, interest will dwindle. But unlike other forms of social media, it can be easy to forget this, because of the nature of the platform of the podcast host/listener relationship. Engagement must be regular and continuous, both in ways throughout the podcast itself and on the platforms by which you promote the podcast.
URL: https://blubrry.com/podcast-insider/2020/08/17/top-ways-to-improve-audience-engagement
Title: Charging Your Guest an “Appearance Fee” on Your Podcast
Main Takeaway: Don’t do it! Guest appearances should be mutually beneficial for both the host and the guest, and when you are charging guests, it is more likely than not that the quality of the content is being sacrificed in a number of ways.
URL: https://schoolofpodcasting.com/charging-a-guest-appearance-fee-on-your-podcast/
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PR063: How Many Domain Names Do You Own?
PR062: RSS Feeds
PR061: Audience Engagement
PR060: Becoming a Podcaster
PR059: iTunes Search, Rankings and Algorithms
PR058: Questions for Podcasters
PR057: Why Haven’t You Started a Podcast?
PR056: What’s Trending in Podcasting
PR055: Making Tough Decisions
PR054: Evolution of a Podcaster’s Gear
PR053: Podcast Formats
PR052: Co-hosts
PR051: Challenging the Status Quo
PR050: Rebranding Your Podcast
PR049: What’s Your Issue with Podcasting?
PR048 Podcast Crossover
PR047: Podcasting Apps
PR046: When Podcasters Hangout
PR045: When the Numbers Level Off
PR044: What’s new in podcast gear, software and apps.
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