The First 10-Minutes of Your Podcast (Insider 230)

How to spot and fix hidden holes in your podcast, why natural talent is a myth, making your first ten minutes unskippable, plus AI tools for pro-quality audio and automated blogging in this episode of Build a Big Podcast ...

Why You Should Listen

• Why editing yourself—even if it feels painful—could be the missing key to creating podcasts nobody can resist
• The sinister holes EVERY podcaster has in their show that secretly repel listeners—find them before they ruin you
• The “SWOT analysis” trick: Truth serum for your podcast that exposes your deepest weaknesses (and hidden superpowers)
• What professional dancers and FM radio DJs know about performance that every podcaster envies … and how you can steal it
• The shockingly simple way to create magnetic vocal variety—no natural talent required (shuts down monotone forever)
• How letting your “life story” leak out in mysterious, seductive bits gets more listeners hooked and coming back for more
• The ultimate revenge on boredom: How to banish small talk and compel curiosity in the first 60 seconds
• A dirty little secret about “natural talent”—and why raw beginners can surpass the so-called gifted with this mindset
• The overlooked tactic for instant power: Make listeners desperate to keep listening by teasing your juiciest secrets
• Envy the ultra-smooth pros? Discover how editing your own audio turns you ruthless (and rich)
• Instant audio upgrade: How AI tools let even the laziest podcaster sound like a million bucks (without the work)
• Automation greed: Effortlessly turn every episode into a seductive blog post that lures fresh fans to your podcast feast
• The forbidden formula top podcasters use to get reviews that sell—while amateurs beg for worthless “5 stars”
• Why your bloated intro is bleeding away listeners by the thousands (and how to steal them back, instantly)
• The unpopular truth about failure: How the most envied podcasters get rich (and powerful) by failing relentlessly … in public

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Episode Timestamps

• [00:01:56] Why your podcast has hidden holes you can’t hear—and the surprising way to uncover them before your listeners do
• [00:04:12] What is a SWOT analysis and why do smart podcasters secretly use it to leap ahead of the competition?
• [00:07:22] The myth of “natural talent” in podcasting—why even the best hosts sound terrible when they start
• [00:08:43] The editing trick from a radio legend that instantly makes your mistakes invisible to the audience
• [00:11:22] The dangerous trap inside your podcast’s first 10 minutes—and four easy steps to keep people listening
• [00:14:21] “Don’t spoil the surprise”—the invisible art of revealing (not telling) that you can use to make your interviews more interesting to listeners
• [00:21:15] The worst podcast review ever written, why it goes viral—and the template for reviews that actually gets you new listeners

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About this episode of Build a Big Podcast:​

This is the audio companion to Issue 230 of Big Podcast Insider. If you're interested in more info on what I talk about on this episode and also links, that's where to go. On this episode, I dive into where the money is made in podcasting. how to get more reviews (and subscribers) for your podcast, podcast hosting, and more.   ​

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