Posts by Rachel Smith
9 Secrets To Breaking the Ice at Conferences
Podcast Movement is just a few weeks away, and the entire Podcast Websites team is so excited to be going. Getting together with a few 1,000 of our favorite podcasters in Southern California is an exciting time. But, it can also lead to anxiety for many podcasters who want to use conferences like Podcast Movement to…
Read More2017 Podcast Movement Survival Guide
Podcast Movement is the largest podcasting conference in the world, so you know the team at Podcast Websites is going to be there in full force. Joining in on the fun are our co-founders Mark Asquith and John Lee Dumas, Chief Technology Officer Kieran McKeefery, Kate Erickson from Entrepreneur on Fire, Izzy Hoedemaker who is…
Read MoreIt’s Time to Rethink Your About Page
In part one of our series, we talked about how landing pages can help your podcast grow by featuring specific programs and offerings. In this next part of the series, we’re talking about a page that most websites have, but few podcasters spend the time working on successful about pages. What is an about page?…
Read MoreHow a Landing Page Can Help Your Podcast
There is a lot of business advice for podcasters throughout the internet. Do a Google search, and you’ll find tons of information designed for podcasters who are using their podcast as a business tool. Some will use the podcast as a way to grow an email list to sell to directly. Others will sell products,…
Read MoreYou Might Not Be Ready To Start a Podcast
Thinking about starting a podcast? The Podcast Success Academy is a free membership that teaches you the skills that no-one tells you that you need to succeed as a podcaster and become an audio influencer in your niche. “I want to start a podcast,” is usually music to my ears. It means I get to…
Read MoreHighlights from Podfest 2017
I love getting together with podcasters and this past week I got to spend three days with some incredible podcasters at the 3rd annual Podfest Multimedia Expo in Orlando, Florida. This conference focuses on the independent podcaster and content creator, and the sessions ranged from audience building to multimedia platform building. Podfest started as a locally…
Read MoreThe Case Against Focusing on Podcast Downloads
There is an epidemic in podcasting, and it’s been around since I started a few years ago. The need to talk about downloads. I’m talking a consistent, mind-numbing conversation about one metric only in the podcasting space. Every to do with downloads including: How to increase downloads. Why downloads matter. All the reasons that downloads…
Read More10 Steps to Your Perfect Lead Magnet Opt-In
If you’ve been in the online business space long enough you know what the word opt-in means and what it’s designed to do – grow that email list. The email list is the Holy Grail of online business and brand building. And if you’re planning on starting a podcast and growing a podcast then you’re…
Read MoreWhy We’re Excited About Podfest
Podfest Multimedia Expo is quickly approaching, and we know a lot of our Podcast Websites members are planning on making the trek to Orlando, Florida for three days of podcast and multimedia education. Conferences are always an amazing way to connect with other podcasters. We highly recommend that you try to attend at least one…
Read More11 Ways Girl Scout Cookies Will Make You a Better Podcaster
You might have read this headline and thought “Is Podcast Websites really using click-bait?” Nope, I truly believe that there are a ton of things that podcasters can use that we teach in the Girl Scout Cookie program. For 100 years, Girl Scouts have been selling their delicious cookies to help raise funds but also…
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