Open The Mic And Speak — iHeart is Buying Millions of Downloads

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Sales 101 For Podcasters

To avoid prospects coming to those negative conclusions, here are a few email etiquette tips every professional (especially client-facing ones) should know and follow.

NFTs — or Non-Fungible Tokens — are digital assets that link ownership to unique physical or digital items, such as works of art, real estate, music or videos. They are considered modern-day collectibles. Now podcasters and other audio creators will be able to jump on the bandwagon and mint NFTs from the content they create.

Podcasters looking for monetization opportunities look no further than Blubrry’s new programmatic advertising. Available to all Blubrry hosting customers today, regardless of your show’s size or how long you’ve been podcasting, you can monetize your show immediately.

Sales Lead — Over 50% of CBD users are Baby Boomers and Gen X-ers, new data reveals. Older generations are turning to CBD products as an alternative to traditional medicine, the study found.

Podcast Monetization Tools

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Increase your podcast income with these tools, curated by MyPodcastGuy.com.

Podcasters’ Marketing Toolbox

How do I launch a paid media campaign for my podcast? It starts with finding the right audience

Threads are proven to boost your engagement on Twitter. But how can you use them for repurposing your content?

Repurposing your content into an Instagram carousel opens up a world of possibilities. You can tell stories, go into more detail, bring out your creative side, and create some incredibly effective content.

The Web’s Favorite Online Graphic Design Tool

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Stencil is a fantastically easy-to-use online graphic design tool and image editor built for business owners, social media marketers, and podcasters.

What Did You Miss In Podcast News?

A new report shows some of the web’s biggest podcast distributors have been essentially “buying” downloads by encouraging “engagement” via annoying auto-download adware campaigns.

Apple is introducing two new subscription-focused podcast charts to showcase popular paid shows. The two new charts — Top Subscriber Shows and Top Subscriber Channels — will be available to users in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia on iPhone, iPad and Mac using iOS 15.6, iPadOS 15.6 and macOS 12.5 or later.

Does anyone really know what time it is (that people listen to podcasts)?

Podcasting Tools

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Find every tool you need to support your podcasting needs, all on one page.

Podcasters’ Production Toolbox

This guide breaks down four ways to conduct long-distance interviews, so you can ace your next remote recording session!

Trebble’s online audio editor makes it possible for the average person to create spoken-word audio that sounds professionally produced.

Building a Portable Podcasting Station — In this “I Like to Make Stuff” video, Bob builds a portable podcasting station for a friend of his.

Podcast Audio Tools

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Recording your podcast can be daunting WITHOUT the proper tools.

Podcasts To Check Out Today

Lawyer Talk: Off the Record — Lawyer Talk presents Common Sense Ohio — podcasts.google.com

It’s time for the unveiling.

Well, That F*cked Me Up! Surviving Life Changing Events. — podcasts.google.com

BITE-SIZE PERSONAL STORIES OF SURVIVING LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCES:

Drunk Ex-Pastors — podcasts.google.com
Co-hosts (and ex-pastors) Jason Stellman and Christian Kingery discuss politics, religion, and culture over drinks.

The Fort Columbus and John Mally — Tell Me More — so-tell-me-more.captivate.fm

The Fort is a business ecosystem, anchoring Columbus in Steelton Village, home to a diverse community of makers and entrepreneurs.

Small Town Dicks — podcasts.google.com

Small Town Dicks is a podcast about the big-time crime that’s happening in Small Town, USA.

Spirit of EQ — The Curated Life with Timmy McCarthy, Cocoon Investments — podcasts.google.com

Tim McCarthy is an entrepreneur and social change advocate with almost twenty years of experience in the business world. Tim spent many years building and focusing on RCO Limited, the Ohio Franchise Partner of Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers.

History Unwritten — podcasts.google.com
Guided narrative history of the rest of the world. Each season we explore a different historical civilization from Africa, Asia or the Americas, from its beginning to its end, stopping along the way to talk about the people who lived in it and how they lived.

Fangs & Fur — The Original Mine Pet Platter with Carol Smeja — Part 2 — podcasts.google.com

Carol from The Original Mine Pet Platter is back for part of the questions we hear from our customers at Fangs & Fur. Are the Mine Platters good for cats?

Bold Enough — “Bold Enough” To Love — Part 3 of 4 — podcasts.google.com

In order to be in a healthy, loving, and romantic relationship three ingredients must be there. Do you know what they are?

Empowering Entrepreneurs The Harper+ Way — Building External and Internal Teams For Your Business — podcasts.google.com

Growing a business? It takes more than just a founder to make it happen. Learn how to build an internal and external team that will keep the business going strong.

Please Review My Podcast

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Why should you ask for a rating and review for your podcast? Because they are valuable in so many ways…