Our indiepod legends have given us many insights, ideas, and phrases of recommendation this season. They’re talking from positions of authority and expertise, however they didn’t get there in a single day. On the ultimate episode of Season 20, we’ll dig into what they need they’d identified earlier than they began, and ask about some errors they see new podcasters make, too.
Transcript: Lessons Indie Podcasters Wish They Knew Before Launching
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“Just do something you’d be proud of. There is no other win, there’s no other success that should have a metric as high as you being proud of yourself. I may not have the most followers, I may not have the most listeners or the greatest reach, but I know that the people that do like what I do matter to me and the content that I do and the work that I do matters to me. And I’m proud of the work that I do. So at some point it’ll resonate with the right people. But I get to have fun until it does, and I get to do work that I’m proud of until it does. And I think that as long as I can be proud of the work that I’m doing, then there’s no way it’s going to fail. It just may take a little longer.”
“I made a decision to determine my “why”. Why am I nonetheless doing this present? And one cause I got here up with was that it’s enjoyable and I prefer it. And yeah, I’ve apprehensive about my numbers or my development or my Patreon earnings or no matter and been pissed off about these, however I nonetheless do it as a result of it’s enjoyable. I’ve the luxurious of getting an viewers that I can talk with, and they also’re an enormous cause why I preserve doing it as nicely. However actually I needed to look and see why I used to be doing it. And if I’d preserve doing it, if I had zero listeners simply because it was enjoyable, then I’m doing it for the best cause.”
“And so now I really feel much more assured to say, really, I want one other week for that episode. Or really, let’s push the season again by per week or two if we have to. If we’ve not hit this goal level at that date, we’ll simply transfer it again. Permitting your self to take that call is actually essential, and folks put themselves beneath much more strain than they must.”
“A distinct segment is a manner for a small marketer, a little bit man, to compete with the larger guys. I’m actually, actually massive on area of interest advertising and marketing. And so my podcast could be very a lot a distinct segment. It’s ocean cruising. There’s plenty of cruisers, they usually’re fervent, however many individuals have by no means gone on a cruise, so it’s sort of a distinct segment, and also you’re virtually routinely protected in opposition to competitors.”
“Issues aren’t assured to turn out to be superb. Should you preserve going, it’s not assured. However in case you cease, it’s assured to not be superb, proper? Like, in case you stop, then that ensures it’s by no means going to achieve success, it’s by no means going to work out. However in case you preserve going, not less than you’ve got an opportunity.”
“I really feel just like the podcasts and exhibits and issues that succeed are those who’re really genuine to themselves and never attempting to be like everyone else.”
“Regardless of the award win, I’m not an knowledgeable, however hopefully it does present that I don’t assume you want essentially to be an knowledgeable in podcasting. I feel what’s most likely extra essential is delivering actually good content material. So I feel in case you’re pondering of beginning a podcast, however you’ve acquired some doubts, I feel so long as you’re assured in what you wish to discuss and who your present’s for, as I spoke about earlier, I feel that’s really extra essential than understanding what mic to purchase and what internet hosting platform to make use of.”
“You simply launch, you set it on the market. You don’t attempt to do something particular, as a result of you understand inside two or three weeks, you’ll know whether or not or not individuals are starting to pay attention, whether or not or not they’re discovering you. And that’s the time to assume, okay, how can I enhance on this?”
“I’d by no means not do my cocktail of the week as a result of I feel individuals search for that. They need that. So staying in step with what individuals count on out of your podcast. Not altering issues up on a regular basis… being tremendous clear with that concept in your head and giving that every time,”
“It’s to maintain going. Particularly while you begin trying on the obtain numbers, it may well really feel you don’t get the identical dopamine hit as social media, the place you publish one thing and also you see likes and feedback. Podcasting, in these early days, you don’t get any suggestions. And the obtain numbers to start with are all the time a lot decrease than we predict they’re going to be. And so it’s a little bit little bit of a actuality test of like, right here’s what the start goes to appear to be. ”
“Make the episode good. That’s what that you must begin with, is a superb why it ought to exist, and who’s it gonna serve? Who’s it gonna assist? What’s the purpose of it? Like, there’s plenty of issues you’ll be able to discuss… choose the factor that truly is like, oh, that’s a query that wants answered, or that’s an issue that must be solved.”
“I feel that you must be sure that the viewers know what they’re going to count on, as a result of these are the options that the viewers will start to know your podcast for. These are the issues that in the event that they take pleasure in them, they are going to come again for.”
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