Set Your Podcast Up for Success

Season 1

Sept. 1, 2015

62: This is ESSENTIAL to Profiting!

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 …

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Aug. 25, 2015

61: The Importance of Asking and Building a Relationship | Andrew All…

“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...

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Aug. 18, 2015

60: If You Want to Profit, Do This!

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...

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Aug. 4, 2015

59: Overheard at Podcast Movement

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!...

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July 28, 2015

58: Get a Full Sponsor BEFORE Launching a Podcast? | Espree Devora

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...

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July 21, 2015

57: Good Headlines = More Listenership

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 …

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July 14, 2015

56: Superheroes (and Super Podcasters) Super Niche!

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 …

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July 7, 2015

55: There IS Money in Podcasting | A Story and Strategy of Millions w…

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 …

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June 30, 2015

54: Selfish & Selfless Podcaster: How To Be Both!

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...

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June 23, 2015

53: The Last Episode of Profitcast!

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 …

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June 16, 2015

52: Doing What “Makes Sense” Doesn’t Always Make Sense

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...

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June 9, 2015

51: If You’re Busy, Your Podcast Will Fail!

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 …

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June 2, 2015

50: What Does Jurassic World Have To Do With Podcasting?

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 …

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May 26, 2015

49: The Single Most Important Secret to Success???

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...

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May 19, 2015

48: Effective NON-Marketing Ways to Grow Your Podcast | Jen Briney of…

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 …

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May 12, 2015

47: They Come for the Content and Stay for the Host | Brian Ibbott

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 …

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May 5, 2015

46: No Community? No Podcast!

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 …

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April 28, 2015

45: What if You Never Made Money With Your Podcast?

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 …

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April 21, 2015

44: #Overheardatnmx | What Went Down at New Media Expo

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 …

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April 14, 2015

43: How To Set Your Podcast on FIRE! | John Lee Dumas

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...

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April 7, 2015

42: Are You The Best?

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 …

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March 31, 2015

41: How To Double Your Email List | Jeremy Montoya

We last caught up with Jeremy Montoya in , where he and his Final Clock Out co-host Taylor Stevens shared about their passion for helping others succeed by encouraging them to work toward a lifestyle that embodies their passions and …

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March 24, 2015

40: When You Should Monetize Your Podcast

Most, if not all, podcasters have asked this question at some point in their journey: “What is the right time to monetize my podcast?” Listener Colt Chandler posed this question, as he gets ready to launch his own podcast in …

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March 17, 2015

39: The Good, The Quick, and The Cheap Podcast

So what do you think? I know we want our podcasts to rock… to be good. But do we want that process to be quick? Do we want it to be cheap? I think the common desire is that we …

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