Episodes

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” Paulo Coelho The Alchemist I read The Alchemist for the first time only a couple weeks ago. The premise of this novel, originally published …

Last week Brian got nerdy about DragonCon so that he could relate the importance of building a community. This week, Brian gets nerdy about business with very special guest . It’s not purely about business, mind you, but as starting, …

Nerd alert! No, not you. Well, maybe not you. Brian lets his nerd flag fly in this episode as he recaps some of his experiences at DragonCon 2015, but there is undoubtedly something for everyone. Whether you’re a nerd of …

What? What is essential to podcasting? That’s why you’re here, right? You want to know how to profit with your podcast. Let me share a secret with you: even magic potions have recipes. That’s right! Love Potion No. 9 is …

“I deep early, man!” The soon to be immortalized words of Andrew Alliance, this week’s Profitcast spotlight and all around excellent human being. What an episode! Andrew and The Real Brian get real in this week’s episode, talking about the...

Every season of life presents new challenges which require us to assess and re-calibrate our lives to accommodate for its changes. In the midst of a few things that remain consistent, like nourishing ourselves and getting sleep, the activities of...

Podcast Movement 2015 is wrapped, podcasters have returned home to their remote corners of the earth, and life resumes. The legacy of PM15 lives on, however. Gather thousands of professional podcasters at a convention and silly comments will be made!...

Not too long ago, Brian covered a listener question that was: when should I monetize my podcast? (That was .) Based on current models and expectations of sponsors, trying to monetize too quickly can often yield frustrating and...

Catchy headlines are by no means a new idea. Since the dawn of print media, either newspapers or tracks or pamphlets, distributors have put a lot of effort into making information appealing. Headlines present a unique challenge in that they …

Super niche, activate! I enjoy it when Brian goes with a superhero theme for an episode of Profitcast because it means that I can write about superheroes. I suppose I could always write about superheroes, but at least now it …

This week’s Profitcast features an interview with Jason Van Orden, one of the masterminds behind and as the title of this episode suggests, Jason is adamant that there is still money to be made in podcasting, but it’s not something …

Selfish versus selfless. Both of these terms deal with where a person’s concern lies; with oneself or with others? We’ve talked about this dichotomy in less explicit terms for the last couple weeks without even realizing we were...

Frankly, my (Emilee) speaking to anything on the name of this episode would be a spoiler alert! Yet, on that point, it is interesting to contemplate the end of something and gauge our reaction to that contemplation. From an introspective …

We talk a lot on Profitcast about reorienting around what profiting with your podcast means for you and your situation. The traditional, or go-to, definition is monetization, and that’s natural and it doesn’t hurt to have that as a...

I was inspired and passionate to share about busyness and how it negatively affects our podcasts and profiting with them. In fact, I firmly believe that we will fail with our podcasts if we’re busy. Don’t get me wrong. Having …

Welcome to episode 50 of Profitcast! It is so exciting to be able to say fifty isn’t it? Jurassic World is just the most recent example in a long line of cinematic blockbusters that are capitalizing on the marketing potential …

Sometimes podcasting feels different from other entrepreneurial adventures. You don’t need official office space. You don’t need employees. You don’t need post-it notes and pens and pads of paper with official letter heads. But in this episode...

Please join me in wishing Brian a very Happy Birthday! He looks pretty good for pushing 50, doesn’t he? (Don’t tell him I said that.) Every superhero has an origin story, don’t they? (They do.) Profitcast has the unique privilege …

This week on Profitcast, we learn that there is more than one podcaster in Colorado! However, they are both named Brian. Yes, Brian Ibbott, of and , joins The Real Brian this week and they cover a broad spectrum of …

K.I.S.S. is an acronym coined by the U.S. Navy in the 60s and provided a quick way to remind someone that unnecessary complexity should be avoided. For the record, K.I.S.S. stands for keep it simple and straightforward. Some have repurposed …

Money, money, money. Profiting with your podcast is more than just the money. We see it happen all over the place, particularly in American culture, where an individual who seems to have garnered much financial success does not consider him …

What happened in Vegas is definitely not staying in Vegas! Brian is back with an all new episode of Profitcast, laying down the experiences he had at New Media Expo, sharing some stories (the highs AND the lows), and what …

Remember Aesop’s fable about ? It’s a wildly common fable in American culture to describe the triumph of steadiness and consistency over a fast, but choppy, approach to the proverbial race of life. The lessons of this fable are entirely...

In addition to the answer to life, the universe, and all things, this is the second shortest episode of Profitcast EVER! Which begs the question… which one is the SHORTEST? Hmm… I suppose that depends on WHEN you ask that …