Grow your podcast audience with love. How to “Love your listeners and be loved in return” and build a loyal community. A bit of escapism at first to set this up – Nat King Cole first recorded the song Nature Boy in 1948. It’s a great song, I really like David Bowie’s version for the film … Read more
Podcasters – Ten things that will help podcasters create content… Have you ever come to the point where you just can’t find the inspiration for content in your next episode? You feel like you’ve exhausted your options. Perhaps you just haven’t had time to research your next topic. You have the podcasters block. Let me introduce … Read more
Podcasters – Don’t fear the competition understand them. I used to find it interesting when a programme controller would frown upon me mentioning the competition. “Don’t mention the competitors ever Kevin”. “Oh, Ok boss…” Why, I thought – what are you afraid of? Are you scared that they might switch over? I felt as if … Read more
Never give up on your dream and don’t be afraid to fail. Chris Coleman is the manager of the Welsh national football team. They’ve had an incredible tournament in Euro 2016. After their unexpected win over Belgium something he said struck a chord with me. In the video above Chris said “Don’t be afraid to … Read more
Why you should always provide content in context. Content is king but context is key – always. It’s the first thing I learnt in radio. Always have more material than you need, but make sure this is material served up with super value to the listener. The key though is your content is delivered with … Read more
You’re running an interview based podcast with just one interview that lasts the entire length of your podcast. A question – how long should your podcast interview be? As a radio producer, who has edited and produced thousands of interviews – not to say I know any better than others, more over to share what … Read more
If you record content for your podcast never put it out as is, always edit before you publish. I was so close to being sacked. Sat there in the programme managers office. Her tapping her fingers on the table top. This after her holiday was interrupted by a phone call from the lead presenter on … Read more