What Happened When I Ignored My Own Advice

08/01/22 • 8 min

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Your Podcast Consultant: Podcast Tops To Avoid Podcasting Mistakes

I have advice that I tell my clients:

Record a few test episodes so you can see how long it will take to create an episode - then pick your schedule.

Get some feedback from someone you are not related to, or didn't grow up with. You need constructive feedback.

While I recorded a few test shows, I didn't spend much time on this (two episodes) and I didn't get any feedback.

When I saw my supply chain of content was not as fruitful as I thought, I ignored it and went with my heart.

In the end, the podcast took more time than planned (they always do) but I am already doing multiple podcasts and understand the value of my time. Consequently, I told the audience of that show where to find me, and I am taking some extra time to learn from my own mistakes.

You're never going to be perfect. All you can do is fail fast, and learn from your mistakes and move on.

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I have advice that I tell my clients:

Record a few test episodes so you can see how long it will take to create an episode - then pick your schedule.

Get some feedback from someone you are not related to, or didn't grow up with. You need constructive feedback.

While I recorded a few test shows, I didn't spend much time on this (two episodes) and I didn't get any feedback.

When I saw my supply chain of content was not as fruitful as I thought, I ignored it and went with my heart.

You're never going to be perfect. All you can do is fail fast, and learn from your mistakes and move on.

I Help Podcasters - It's What I Do

If you need help, come visit me at www.podcastconsultant.com

This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:
OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Previous Episode

What to Include in your first podcast episode

In the past, I would recommend what we called, "episode zero" where you would share about yourself, what to expect, and why you started the podcast. Then I read something

In the book, Epic Content Marketing: How to tell a different story, break through the clutter, and win more customers by marketing less by Joe Pulizzi states,

“Your customers don’t care about you, your products, or your services. They care about themselves, their wants, and their needs. Content marketing is about creating interesting information your customers are passionate about so they actually pay attention to you.”

It's harsh. It's also (I feel) true.

This is why you don’t open an interview with “Tell me a little bit about yourself...” You are opening the door to boring. I don’t care where you went to school, where you live, what you drive, or who your favorite band is.

I want you to help me solve my problem, and if your story will do that, then, by all means, ready the book Storyworthy, and tell me your story in a way that doesn’t put me to sleep and moves me forward.

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Next Episode

I've been Gone so Long How Do I Bring My Podcast Back?

In a way it doesn't matter WHY you were away, but you started a podcast and were consistent in your schedule, until you weren't.

Life happened and what was supposed to be a few days turned into a few weeks, maybe months, or even years.

Now you want to come back, but you feel a bit weird. Maybe a bit embarrassed that you started and then just vanished. Don't be.

I haven't bowled in years. I have a ball and bag around here somewhere and if I walk into an Alley to score some games, nobody cares that it has been decades.

Go back to the basics.

Identify why you're podcasting.

Identify who this is for and what they need.

Identify what you want them to do.

Give them what they want, ask for what you need,

and don't be being.

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