
🔥 Roasting A #1 Christian Parenting Podcast (The Perils of Bold Claims, Keyword Stuffing, and Giving the Impression of Sleazy Marketing)
03/01/24 • 35 min
In this episode of Podcast Marketing Trends Explained, we roast The Empowered Stepmom's podcast's packaging.
We break down what's working, what's not, and what you can learn to improve your podcast cover art, title, show description, SEO, and episode titles to improve your podcast discoverability and get more listeners.
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Topics Covered
0:00 Intro
00:43 First impressions of the cover art
08:48 Assessing the show's title
13:42 Breaking down the show description
19:23 The importance of listener-orienting your copy
26:11 How to best use the author byline
27:13 Assessing the episode titles and descriptions
30:59 Live adjustments to the show's packaging
34:41 How to submit your show for a roast
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In this episode of Podcast Marketing Trends Explained, we roast The Empowered Stepmom's podcast's packaging.
We break down what's working, what's not, and what you can learn to improve your podcast cover art, title, show description, SEO, and episode titles to improve your podcast discoverability and get more listeners.
📊 What did you think of this episode? Click to cast your vote:
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Topics Covered
0:00 Intro
00:43 First impressions of the cover art
08:48 Assessing the show's title
13:42 Breaking down the show description
19:23 The importance of listener-orienting your copy
26:11 How to best use the author byline
27:13 Assessing the episode titles and descriptions
30:59 Live adjustments to the show's packaging
34:41 How to submit your show for a roast
⭐️ Get a free podcast marketing audit with personalized recommendations to help you grow: https://podcastmarketingacademy.com/audit ⭐️
Resources
Check out the Podcast Marketing Trends 2023 Report
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✍️ Leave your feedback for the show: http://podcastmarketingtrends.com/feedback
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Does Social Media Actually Grow Your Podcast Audience? (& If Not, What Are Your Other Options?)
What everyone gets wrong about using social media to grow your podcast, and what you should be doing instead.
There might be no more common question in podcasting than: “How do I get more listeners”. And there might be no more common answer than, “Be active on social media.”
The result is that social media is by far the most popular marketing channel used by podcasters to (at least try to) get more listeners and grow their shows.
But does it actually work?
And if it does, how, exactly?
In this episode, we explore the potential benefits of social media for podcasters, how to use it effectively to grow your show and your brand, and why social media might actually be a more effective growth channel than it appears on the surface.
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0:00 Intro
01:02 How many podcast listeners does 40,000 X (Twitter) followers get you in 2024?
05:57 Non-podcast-growth reasons to be active on social media
08:06 Understand why you're using each platform
17:47 Which platform should you be on to promote your podcast?
26:34 The "Buyer's Journey" of Podcast Listener Acquisition
27:24 Why social media is probably getting you listeners without you even knowing
35:10 The double-edge sword of building your platform reputation
38:45 Non-social media growth channels
47:09 Key takeaways from this episode
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Resources
Darknet Diaries
How I Write Podcast
Jay Clouse
Never Post Podcast
Derek Sivers
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3 (Non-Social) Marketing Channels High-Growth Shows Use to 2x Their Audience
Everyone loves to talk about podcasting's so-called "Discoverability Problem". But does it actually exist?
And if not, what are the marketing channels you as a creator can tap into to get your show in front of more of your ideal listeners?
In this episode, we break down three types of listener acquisition channels and how you can leverage them to grow your show... without social media and without a discovery algorithm.
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Topics Covered
00:54 Does the Podcast Discoverability Problem actually exist?
04:49 What the data shows about the effectiveness of various marketing channels
08:37 Writing is often a strong indicator of success in podcasting
11:18 How to pick the right marketing channel for you
12:06 The three types of marketing channels at your disposal
15:36 Owned media: The low-hanging fruit for many creators
24:14 What most podcasters get wrong about growth through collaborations
37:01 When is the right time to start paid listener acquisition?
46:34 How to kickstart word-of-mouth growth?
52:47 Your homework for this episode
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Famous & Gravy
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Podcast Marketing Trends Explained: Data-Driven Podcast Growth Strategies - 🔥 Roasting A #1 Christian Parenting Podcast (The Perils of Bold Claims, Keyword Stuffing, and Giving the Impression of Sleazy Marketing)
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When I read anything that says the number one anything, I immediately think, well, that's obviously not true. There has to be so much supporting evidence that has to be undeniably, obviously true for me to take it seriously. If it's just kind of like, oh, it looks pretty good, but there's no way it's the number one. It actually works against it. Welcome back to another podcast roast. Today on The Skewer is Jen Rogers, who is the host of the Empowere
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