So You Want to be a Podcaster episode 19

1. Not being prepared
   • Solution: allow time to prepare
   
   
2. Not being in agreement with the co-host
   • Solution: make an agreement upfront
   
   
3. Unrealistic expectations
   1. Time
      • Solution: make a schedule
      
      
   2. Amount of work
      • Solution: Record and edit 4-8 episodes before you publish your first
      
      
   3. Audience size
      • Solution: would you enjoy speaking to the number of people that you get downloads
      • Solution: Be OK with the idea that it may take you years and hundreds of episodes to grow your podcast
      
      
   4. Financial investment/cost
      • Solution: research upfront the cost
      
      
   
   
4. Not knowing your audience
   • Solution: need to learn who your audience is; you would ask your audience for feedback
   
   
5. Not knowing your purpose
   • Solution: Do you want your listeners to learn something? Be entertained? Work to answer the question, “What is your show about?” in 10 words or less.
   
   
6. Commitment
   • Solution: this is a decision one must make
   
   
7. Loss of passion
   • Solution: Know your purpose
   
   
8. Background noise
   • Solution: change the environment
   • Solution: put the dog out
   
   
9. Unexpected technical issues
   • Solution: learn the technology
   
   
10. Not getting the appropriate help
    • Solution: make sure that the person helping you knows what they are talking about
    
    

So You Want to be a Podcaster episode 18

1. Hiring out services
   1. Hosting – episode 2 – Podcast RSS Feed, Hosting and Websites
   2. Where to find people
      1. https://www.upwork.com
      2. Fiver.com
      
      
   3. Coaching
   4. Manager
   5. Editing
   6. Marketing
   7. Transcription
   
   
2. Do it yourself
   1. Training
      1. Videos
      2. Classes
      
      
   2. Transcription
      1. Otter.io
      2. Temi (https://www.temi.com/)
      3. Descript
      4. AudioBurst
      
      
   
   

So You Want to be a Podcaster Episode 17

1. Donations & subscriptions

• patreon
  • Membershil tiers
  
  
• PayPal
• Donations through your website
  • https://donorbox.org/
  
  
• Membership
  • Premium episodes only for members
  
  

1. Advertising

• Advertising
  • Small
  • Larger advertisers
    • Most require at least 5000 downloads/episode in the first 30 days
    
    
  • Pay per thousand downloads in first 30 days
    • Here are the industry average rates for podcast advertising. Note CPM is cost per mille or cost per 1,000 listeners.
      • 30 sec $18
      • 60 sec$25
      
      
    
    
  
  

• Podcorn
• Show sponsor
• Some hosts provide advertising options/or advertising network
  • Anchor
  • Red Circle
  
  

1. Merch

• Make your own
• Teespring
• Printiful/shopify
• Amazon

1. YouTube