BEFORE WE START: Question of the Month

I start pulling clips tomorrow, so if you want some free exposure for your show all you have to do is record or upload an answer to the question of the month.

So you find out someone is a podcaster, what book would you recommend that they read. Obviously this could be a book about podcasting, or business, or storytelling, or, or... you get the idea.

I need your answer NOW (July 24th)

Don’t forget to say a little bit about your show and your website address (so I can add it to the show notes).

I’m Feeling Reflective

I wish I knew who to attribute this saying, but it’s a good one (and it’s not me).

Funeral in the Morning

It’s been a reflective day. I drove an hour to be with my ex-wife and her kids who were part of my life for 10 years. She lost her sister suddenly with no warning. Yes we are divorced, but if you can have friendly divorces, I’ve had two. It was great to see the step-kids and get caught up, and before I sound like a nice guy, for me, there is nothing better than giving a hug to someone who really needs one. It felt good to be needed.

A Two Hour Tribute To John C. Dvorak

I had no idea when I listened to episode 1887 of the No Agenda Show that it would be the last time I would hear an episode (which I’ve been listening to since 2007) with both original hosts (Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak).

John passed away quietly on Monday. He was 80. For years he said he was six years younger because he wanted to prove the New York Times doesn’t fact check.

The next episode was four hours long, and half way through they started reading people who donated to the show. John had a thing for the number 88, and TONS of people (myself included) donated 88.88 (and more).

So after Adam and John’s wifi Mimi, his kids and some close friends told some stories, they turned to the audience. I looked at my phone. The episode was only half way over, and for the next two hours it was person after person after person saying how they couldn’t believe the loss they felt for a man they never met (My sentiment exactly).

John C. Dvorak made an impact.

The Lightning Strike That Is the No Agenda Show

Two friends (one in London and the other in California) were talking over skype on a regular basis. John said, “We should record these.” If you’re new to this newsletter, I’m a believer in “Not every conversation needs to be a podcast.” I need to add, “Unless you’re John C. Dvorak and Adam Curry.

Adam has been in the media since he was a teenager on radio, TV, and most notably MTV. John was a tech writer who also was on TV, PC Magazine, and more. It also turned out that John has had every job under the sun. The beauty of the show is they didn’t hate each other, but they both came with different points of view as they deconstructed the media.

So let’s go over the checklist

• laugh (yes)

• Cry (not typically, but today yes)

• Think (always)

• Groan (it’s the news, so yes)

• Educate (yes)

• Entertain (always)

• Save me time (they watched Cspan so I didn’t have to)

• Save me Money (John had a tip of the day, so yes)

• Information you can’t get any place else (the perfect blend of news, commentary, and humor).

The Originators of Value For Value

Instead of having advertising they launched a new monetization strategy and called it “Value for Value.” If you find value in the show, they just asked that you give some back in the form of money. They got enough money to support two families for 19 years. They thanked every person who donated above $50. They had tiers. You could be a “Knight of the No Agenda Roundtable” once your support went over $1000 (and you then get a ring - I’m currently a “Silent Knight” as I’ve never asked for my ring).

So these two guys we the creators of the strategy that people now called “Crowdfunding.” They don’t have listeners. They have producers who all help the show with either their time, talent, or treasure.

Community, Community, Community

Their audience all seemed to feel the same way, and started doing meetups without the hosts. That is a TRUE community. When you have your audience talking to each other, in my book that is the definition of a thriving community.

My Heart Goes Out to All

May Adam have the luck of Eddie Van Halen and help him find his Sammy Hagar. My heart goes out to all who knew him. John is truly impossible to forget.

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Last week I talked about how I was looking for a payment processor where I could have a retainer (along with the typical payment stuff) and I found Paymo. They have a free plan, and then the next plan up uses something I’ve never seen. It’s $10 for the first three months and then goes DOWN to $6/month.

According to their website, “The go-to platform for independent professionals and small teams to manage client work, track billable hours, send invoices, and stay profitable.” Check it out (aff)

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Doing it for Free

I saw someone on Reddit talking about Autopod which is a tool you can use in the free video editor Davinci Resolve. It’s $30/month.

This person use to have it paid for by his job. That is not the case anymore and he is looking for a free version. This somewhat makes sense (as Davinci Resolve is free with a paid version available).

This somewhat makes me nuts.

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BEFORE WE START: PLEASE VOTE

If you could please VOTE for my talk at Podcast Movement. I had originally promoting three talks, but realized in some cases I was competing against myself, so I took the best performing talk and ask you to vote (often you can vote every day). I really appreciate it.

Last week I talked about one way to grow your audience is to not quit.

But how do you not quit when it seems nothing is moving?

The answer? (Ted Lasso style) is BELIEVE.

Dating Out of Your League

When I was a teenager I worked with a girl who was very pretty and we got along like two peas in a pod. For many years she was my best friend. There was one problem.

She had a boyfriend.

Did I try to break them up? No. That wouldn’t be cool.

I just kept being the best friend, and making sure we had fun together.

I knew that I was a better fit. I never criticized her boyfriend (he actually was a nice guy) but I knew (and everyone else noticed and asked, “Are you guys dating?) that I was a better fit.

Eventually after many long, long, YEARS - I got my shot. It was that amazing “Young Love” and it was amazing until it wasn’t (and she broke my heart).

How did I get through those years of waiting? BELIEF and FUN. I believed we would end up together, and I was having fun along the way.

Belief doesn’t mean be arrogant or cocky.

It’s understanding that you don’t know everything, and that you can learn the rest. It will take hard work, determination, and some luck. So find out who your audience is, make sure you are their favorite podcast about your topic and deliver what they want. Have fun while you do it, and believe.

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It’s fun to surprise people

Lizzy Hale from the band Halestorm delivers an amazing performance. It’s fun when someone surprises you and you’re like, “Oh wow…” and before you recover from the first surprise they hit you with another one. I refer to this as “Singing Blood.”

Notice How Far Out They Start Promoting

A new movie about Sylvester Stallone and the making of the movie Rocky is coming out in NOVEMBER called “I am Rocky.” The actor playing Sly has his voice down pat. It’s an amazing story.

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New Features Coming to Kit

It’s interesting seeing the new e-commerce features MCP support and more.

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Boy are we creatures of habit. I keep forgetting (both in my shows and now in the newsletter) to let people know I’ve submitted some talks at for Podcast Movement, and I need you to vote for these (please).

Just think of the exercise your fingers will get.

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Talk soon,

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I just saw this and had to share it. I really enjoy Jeremy Jahns movie reviews. He’s saved me a lot of money by not going to movies that suck.

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Here is a very easy way to get more audience. You ready?

Don’t quit.

Here is an example. I love Bandrew Scott and his Bandrew Says show. He was my #1 guy when I wanted an opinion about gear. Bandrew has decided to take a break and I hope he is happy, healthy, and living the live he deserves. His last video was 11 months ago.

So what did I do?

I found another resource.

That guy is Tom Buck. Tom (like Bandrew) is a bit goofy, silly, and in depth and HONEST when it comes to gear reviews. Don’t get me wrong, Curtis Judd is also in-depth when it comes to gear reviews (and my number 2 guy). But he’s not goofy (and I don’t want him to be, he is being Curtis). Tom is a former High School Teacher turned full time YouTuber and leans much heavier into video than I do (which is why I like him). He is on my bucket list of potential guests.

So I’ve known about Tom for a long time, and I’ve been a subscriber for years, but it wasn’t until Bandrew took a pause, that he moved up my ranks. The more I watched him, the more I liked him (it’s that “Deliver value” thing I always talk about).

So keep this in mind when you take breaks between seasons (I’m on episode 1044 of season 1, and haven’t missed a Monday for this very reason). That you can be replaced.

One way to grow your audience? Don’t quit (and try to get better with each episode).

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Warning: This is can be quite depressing.

I just watched two videos. One from Rick Beato that shows how people are not just stealing your content, they are steeling your packaging, and another video from Drew Goodman explaining how parts of the Internet that is getting bigger is where AI creates content that AI then leaves comments on.

This is a battle over greed, as in “Who can “Outgreed” the other. You have advertisers who are not looking to pay a fair amount to get int front of your audience, while lazy creators dump an avalanche of horrible content and spoof that there is an audience. Once the advertisers figure this out, they will want to pay even less which means the slop factories will need to create more to make the same amount of money.

A few months ago I wrote about how CPM ads are a race to the bottom, and I used the example of banner ads in the early days of the Internet and people scoffed and said I was just using clickbait or “outrageous” but nobody explained how I was wrong.

So How Is This a Good Thing?

Some of this is soooo bad, that even the worst podcast can look amazing next to this trash. That is the problem we will need to overcome. Getting to the good stuff will be like finding the chair in the house of a hoarder.

78% of podcasts are discovered via word of mouth (source). So we need to make sure we are asking our audience to share it with a friend. This will feel repetitive, but every YouTuber asks to like, subscribe, and ring the bell (and we all know where to find the subscribe button and we know what it does).

Speaking of Repeating Yourself

I feel like I am now: lean into being human. How does your show stand out? It’s created by a human. DON’T be like iHeart radio and state you are Guaranteed Human, and then lay off thousands. Then again, iHeart always seems to be a little confused with facts like “#1 in Podcasting” (IMHO) when every reliable report shows it’s Apple Podcasts.

We all hate those bad pitches, but now you can use them to get some exposure for your show. Just read the bad pitch (leave out the names, cause I don’t want to be sued) and explain why it’s bad, and who your preferred guest would be.
Leave your story here.

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Late is temporary - Bad is Forever

A Rabbit Hole You Don’t Want to Go Down

Somehow YouTube has sent me down a rabbit hole of police bodycam footage of very guilty people arguing that “They’ve done nothing wrong.” Parents should watch this with their kids cause apparently when you let Tik Tok raise your kids they come out like this.

The Two Videos I Mentioned at the Top of this Newsletter

This can be depressing when you are faced with the lack or morals by some on the Internet.

One little note here: “I came into this world to testify to the truth John 18:36” (when do you testify? when something is on trial…). The blurrier the truth gets the more that verse starts to pop…

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While you may think the original GPS was made by Garvin, you’d be wrong.

It’s your anus.

Think about it. You have to go “number 2” and the closer you get to home, the more your brain and sphincter start doing some sort of telepathy, and you’re seriously worried you’re going to poop your pants as your hand grasps the doorknob.

So when things get close, we tend to hurry, and often make bad decisions.

YEARS, Not Months, YEARS

I know people who have been “thinking about starting a podcast for years” and yet have a very dusty microphone in their bottom drawer. My point being the world has continued to spin without their podcast

Working Through the Learning Curve

So they work through learning software, mic technique, and gain a little bit of confidence on the microphone.

They produce a first episode, and it’s so close to being good. It’s not horrible, but much like a wrinkled T-shirt, sure you can wear it, but it’s a little embarrassing and you hope nobody will notice.

Even though the world has waited (as of this writing) 22 years for their podcast they feel the pressure and need to release this episode now (like Taco Bell and Chipotle combined). This is pressure they are inflicting themselves with.

I am feeling the pressure now as I rebrand one site and launch a new one. I get it.

I Need It Out Yesterday!!!

The problem is I can’t get the branding right. I wanted it out last night. But I’m just not happy with everything. Now I could just force it out, but I need to remember.

Late is temporary - Bad is forever

so I put if off a week. The world will somehow make it.
(and sure I can always change things later… but do we?).

Don’t Turn Into a Perfectionist

So while I’m saying, “Pump the breaks” I am also worried that saying, “You might want to buff out the rough spots” will turn you into the person with a dusty microphone in their bottom drawer.

Identify what needs changed, change it, and launch it.

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I’ve been hearing a lot of bad things about Disney parks, this video shows how the movie industry just keeps selling us the same thing.

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While I don’t hate Spotify (I love them as a music service) I would never trust them. This video explains why.

What’s Coming In The Future

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Just a quick note. If you’re new to the School of Podcasting show, at the end of the month I ask my audience a question which I have creatively named, “The Question of the Month.” This month’s deadline is tomorrow, so if you want your show in front of 1000+ people take two minutes to answer the following question:

This may be the question that I get no response as it takes some thought. I’m going to leave it open (rather than “lead the witness”).

How do you measure your podcast success that is not downloads.

I need your answer by June 26th. Don’t forget to tell us a little bit about your show.

So it might be “This is (your name) from (name of show) at (website url) where we (tagline of show). The measurement I use that is not downloads is _______ and why...

Ready to Answer? CLICK HERE and you can either record your message there, or upload something you’ve recorded yourself.

For those that remember the Podcast Rodeo show (a test show that wasn’t supposed to be real cause the name was stupid), and later Podcast Hot Seat (a name that sounded too painful) I give you the revamped (again) show: “Fix My Podcast.” I’ve also split the show enabling me to lower the price (you can have just your episode, or both the episode and website).

So if you’re show isn’t growing the way you’d like, you might be missing something right in front of you. The process is you give me an episode to listen to and we get together to talk about how the episode aligns with your goals, and what I was was amazing, and anything that might need some polish.

Here is the trailer:

So many people I talk to say, “I need to grow my show” followed by “But the content is good.” I once had a typo in the name of the School of Podcasting (montize…) so we are often too close.

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So I was listening to the New Media Show with Rob Greenlee, and someone who has a service where you can hear AI do a live stream about sports was on the show. Her first point made me cringe. She said:

"Before we had AI content, there were people who, you know, took somebody else's work without attribution, so I think when you start labeling, you can go down a rabbit hole of non-attribution, but you know, AI is open, it's generating from a vast database of everybody, so I think that is still interesting from a legal perspective, and I think, the biggest thought leadership has to come from the legal industry, and especially like the copyrights, like who owns what which is important, especially in the United States.

The “plagiarism has always existed" would not be an argument I use." While it's true, it doesn't make it a good thing to do. "Shoplifting has always been around so just go ahead and steal."

And so when you said, “Derek Smalls - He Wrote This” and it turns out he didn’t, you’re told me a lie and now I’m upset.

The Point That Made Me Think

I love Dave Barry. If I had an influence, he would be one (and David Letterman, apparently I liked people I shared a name with). When his new articles come out, do I know if he used a typewriter? If he used a computer was in it a Word document or a Google Doc? I don’t know how it was made, I just know I like it.

So if AI makes something I like do I care how it was made? Hmmmmm If I find out the author was a machine, will I still think, “where can I get more of THIS??”. For now, (as that hasn’t happened) I still feel I want to connect with a human. Both of my friends Dave are older than me, and going through the same hurdles of life. I feel connected to them, and (and this is important and will probably be a newsletter in the future) they make me feel nastalgic.

So I’m not quite ready to disregard that AI made content I like (if and when that ever happens), but when it does, I would prefer to know it was AI and not someone posing as a human.

We all hate those bad pitches, but now you can use them to get some exposure for your show. Just read the bad pitch (leave out the names, cause I don’t want to be sued) and explain why it’s bad, and who your preferred guest would be.
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Every month I ask my audience a question for the School of Podcasting. Here is this month’s question:

How do you measure your podcast success that is not downloads. I need your answer by June 26th. Don't forget to tell us a little bit about your show.

So it might be "This is (your name) from (name of show) at (website url) where we (tagline of show). The measurement I use that is not downloads is _______ and why...

That’s today! Hop to it!

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The Vice President on Diary of a CEO

I was surprised when this came up from the Algorithm. What I liked about it was the gentle way Steven bartlet disagrees with some statements, and respectfully asks for clarification. It’s also a great exercise watching a smooth politician (I’m convinced both sides of the aisle are crooks) subtle without you noticing provides an answer without (in some cases) answering the question.

This is Rick Springfield?

I took my sister to see Rick Springield in concert (I was not a fan before the concert, but I was after the show - he’s got an edge now that he’s not as popular).

New Stones Single Uses AI To Make Them Younger

This reminds me of the Billy Joel turn the light back on, but done better.

Singing Blood - Late to the Lewis Capaldi Game

I love when a singer can make you feel something. I often call this “singing blood.” I’m new to Lewis Capaldi, but from what I can tell he is the kind of “reflective breakup songs” and this one is called “Before You Go” and when he gets to the chorus you can have no doubt that he feels every word he sings. I’m not sure AI will ever be able to translate that to our ears.

What’s Coming In The Future

I’ve got some interviews coming up, and this week is the Question of the Month (so answer NOW)

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If you are a premium subscriber, you got to read about my bike ride where I said, "Changing my goal gave me more energy."

Serve First

This week I ran into something that makes me think you have to be careful what goal you pick. I was working with a client who has been podcasting for four years, so I am now trying to help them with their show. I asked them why they started it, and like many podcasters, they are doing it to "pay it forward." Often I hear things like, "If I can help one person, it's worth it," and that's a beautiful thing because at the heart of every good podcaster is a servant.

You Can Make Money With a Podcast?

So what was the problem now? This particular podcaster had just found out that you can make money with your podcast. After podcasting for the love of helping people for four years, she changed her goal to wanting to make money. The problem was that for many years, she had not built an audience that she could monetize.

As I always say, "You don't monetize a podcast, you monetize an audience." Because they weren’t making any money with their podcast, even though a few months ago they were happy doing the show, now that they weren’t making any money, they were ready to hang it up.

Where previously I said, "By choosing a different goal, it gave me energy," if your goal is monetization in podcasting, that may actually suck the life out of you. It's not that you can't make money with your podcast. I know plenty of people that make enough money to pay for their media hosting and maybe a little extra.

Making a Living With Your Podcast

The problem is when you want to make a living with your podcast, that is a completely different picture, and most people don't even factor in the fact that you have to pay taxes. So 30% of that income is going to go to Uncle Sam.

Money or Babies?

I often joke that babies are the arch nemesis of podcasters. They're so needy. Everything is about them: feed me, wipe my butt, etc. I wonder sometimes if the second greatest enemy of podcasters is monetization, because I watched it suck the life out of someone who loved serving their audience.

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How do you measure your podcast success that is not downloads. I need your answer by June 26th. Don’t forget to tell us a little bit about your show.

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Elsie Escobar Thinks Video Isn’t the White Knight of Podcasting

People brought this up last week on Ask the Podcast Coach. Hall of Famer (and friend) Elsie Escobar post a piece about how the rush to video may be the same as the rush to audiograms. Which at one point was a way to grow your show - until it wasn’t.

Read it here.

I Am Torn. I Love Her Opinions But I Really Tune in For…

So apparently the YouTube algo thinks I like boobs. Most men do. How did we get people to go to the moon? We told them there were boobs up there.

Anyway, Snarkyjay is a YouTuber who spews opinions on the entertainment industry. They are great thoughts that make me think “hmmmmmm.”

But the host must have a designer make all of her outfits as they all expertly spotlight her boobs (I know this makes me sound like a creep, but I’m stating the obvious).

So as I’m staring at her cleavage (think Elvira of YouTube) my brain is scolding myself, “Hey Dave her eyes are up there.” But I also know that she knows that men will do anything (including subscribe to a YouTube channel) for Boobs.

So I kind of think, “Aw, she is sinking to men’s lowest common denominator…” and on the other side, I think she knows that and laughs all the way to the bank.

Flightcast

I can’t remember if I told you but I got a demo/interview with Rox Codes of Flightcast podcasting’s first video first hosting company.

Is Podcasting Cooked?

I’m putting this here to show two things:
1. I respect Justin Jackson and Jeremy Enns

2. Word of mouth works (as I’ve had a few people mention this talk to me).

This is a talk from the Podcast Show in London. I wll be watching this as soon as I press send on this newsletter.

What’s Coming In The Future

I’m reading the book “Save the cat: The last book you will ever need on screenwriting” and it has some great points about storytelling and one is simply asking, “What makes your movie different?” so I’m turning that on podcasters.

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OK, I’ve got my whispr flow powered up, which means this probably will be long, but I had a “Fun” experience yesterday riding my bike, and like everything in my life, I related it to podcasting

I Want To Ride My Bicycle

The plan was simple.

It was a beautiful day in Ohio, pushing close to 80 degrees, and I was determined to get my bike rack back on the car, drive to one of my favorite riding spots near the Ohio & Erie Canal, and enjoy the kind of ride that clears your head and fills your lungs.

On the way there, I noticed I had driven 15 miles to get to the trail. Naturally, I decided that meant I should ride 15 miles too. That felt fair.

But somewhere around six miles in (and feeling tired), I saw a sign for Brandywine Falls.

I had seen pictures of it before. It always looked incredible. So I did what many of us do when something interesting appears just off the planned route: I turned.

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This is not a knock on Podmatch as they were only the place I went to find shows to appear on. I had not logged in for some time, and when I did there were people waiting to have me on their show. Great.

Did I take the usual steps to vet the person, their show, etc? No, so the predicament I got into is my fault. But I saw something very strange. Like, twilight zone kind of weird.

Give Them Grace

To give them some grace, these were very new podcasters. I accepted their invitation and the interviews happened less than a week later. With this in mind, I figured they were aware of me, or were really good at research. It sure felt like what they did was use AI to research me, and to create the questions. Why do I think this?

Because they all mentioned that I had started in my brothers basement after going through bankruptcy and divorce. Now that is all true, but it’s not in the bio of my press kit.

Something I’d Never Done

I did something else I had never done which was schedule these four interviews all in the same day. Almost back to back, which made it easier to notice “trends” like “you started in your brother’s basement…” and then they would go through my bio (Libsyn, Podpage, Hall of Fame, yada, yada, yada) and then you know what they would ask (being new podcasters)?

They said, “Tell the audience a little bit about you (to which I thought, um, you just did…).” One person I replied, “Well as you said, I’ve started podcasting in 2005…”

But wait, there’s more.

Then all four interviews asked the same questions, in the same order. Almost like there is an “Interview Dave Jackson” kit. Break glass in case of emergency interviews.

So I logged out of ChatGPT and stated I was interviewing Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting. Please write an introduction and give me eight questions to asked.

The intro I received did not contain the “brother’s basement” reference, but the questions were almost identical. So I’m not saying my brand new podcasters were going to ChatGPT for “research” but it was quite the coincidence.

And You Want Me To Share This Right?

If you want to have a guest share their interview, it needs to be different than their previous interviews. My audience has heard “my story” before, why would I subject them to it again.

Now I once interviewed Justin Moore, and I did my research and before we even pressed record I said, “Justin, I hate to do this to you, but I’m going to run you through your “Greatest hits” but my audience hasn’t heard these” and he was perfectly fine. Why? Because I’ve had 359 people click the link to his book Sponsor Magnet according to Genius Link.

It Was Just WEIRD

Again, I appreciate the opportunity to be on these shows. It just felt strange. Actually, it felt very strange like some Podcast/Internet Guru gave a checklist and everyone followed it to the letter. Weird.

So if you are the one who is corrupting young podcasters selling them “You can use AI to do the whole podcast for you - you just press record and the money comes flying in” please stop.

One More Thing

Also, can you tell new podcasters that if their audio is a 3 on a scale from 1-10, nobody is going to share the interview. Buy a microphone for Pete’s sakes, and don’t make your setup on the curb next to a busy street.

They are new. They’ll learn. I’m just trying to help them avoid “the hard way.”

If you want to avoid the hard way, come see me.

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Mark Rober Tells You How to Go Viral

This may be my next episode. I’ve always had my list of what makes a remarkable episode, but YouTuber and now Netflix star shared his insights and talked about grabbing the audience by the heart (this will start at the question).

Geddy Lee Talks About the Importance of Listening to Your Art

Geddy Lee (bass player from the band Rush) explained how they would do a live album a about every four episodes. Why? Because it gave him a chance to not worry about what he was playing, and listen to how the band sounded at this point and time and decide it they need to make adjustments.

A Great Example of a Running Gag

I have no idea why YouTube put this in front of me. This guy is shouting (you know, sports, you have to shout), but he keeps screaming BURN!, and after a while it’s so silly, you have to giggle.

Sweetwater Is Now Carrying Video Equipment

I love Sweetwater. Their borderline stalker-ish support is AMAZING. They announced they are now carrying Video Equipment.

What’s Coming In The Future

We have the question of the month coming, and with the end of “The Late Show” I have an opinion on why this show ending, and how it may not be as political as you think.

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I’m not looking for a pity party, but this is a pep talk to anyone who ever made a decision you wish you hadn’t. After going to the Podcast Show in London (on Libsyn’s dime) I didn’t go back after leaving (and wished I had).

I made a plan and put money away for the trip. Things were looking good. Then I went downstairs and heard what sounded like someone peeing in my basement (which is weird when you live alone). What I found was this:

So as I saw water spewing into my basement I thought, “Well that looks expensive” (and seriously unhealthy). It turns out it was…

As I had just gotten out of debt for this first time in probably 40 years, I really didn’t want to go back in debt. So I thought I would empty my savings (including my Podcast show money) to pay for five guys with jack hammers digging to China from my basement.

So Where Did I Land?

Fast forward, I’m not going to the Podcast Show in London again, half my savings is gone, and I’m back in debt. It was very expensive (so thanks to all of you who support this newsletter financially I DEEPLY appreciate it). The fun part is I’m not done. Everything I get into needs replaced (windows, electric and more…).

It dawned on me today, that had a just put the trip on a card (as I’m back in debt anyway) I would be at one of the largest (if not THE largest) podcast shows making connections, planting seeds, that might eventually lead to opportunities to make money. I mean when you’re going back five figures in debt what’s another $3k?

You Do What You Can With What You Got

Life throws you curve balls. To quote the great philosopher Myley Cryus

There’s always gonna be another mountain

I’m always gonna wanna make it move

Always gonna be an uphill battle

Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose

Ain’t about how fast I get there

Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side

It’s the climb

Yes, you get tired of climbing. But if you can’t enjoy the climb, you’re never going to make it.

Get a New Perspective

Another thing dawned on me. I got out of debt after divorce one. I got out of debt after divorce two. I know how to save money. As a child my family was once on welfare, so I know how to get by on what you need not what you want.

I’ve done this before, and I’ll do it again.

So if you made a decision about your podcast and looking back you think, “I should’ve zigged when I zagged” don’t look at it as a failure, but as a lesson. Got to college in the USA is ridiculously expensive (and I’ve got two degrees so I know of what I speak).

My second divorce was just about as expensive as my teaching degree from Akron University. I learned more from the divorce than I did in the classroom. Life is a classroom. Try to learn something every day.

They aren’t failures, if you lean from them, they are lessons to prepare you better for your future.

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The Classics Never Get old

David Letterman joined Stephen Colbert to throw things off the root of the Ed Sullivan Theater (which Letterman invented years ago).

DesignCrowd for Graphics

This is not a new concept, but at DesignCrowd you put our a dollar amount you want to pay for artwork and such, and people enter their artwork, and you choose the one you feel is best, or use their built in tools to have your audience vote on their favorite. Check it out.

Macaulay Culkin Totally Blows an Opportunity to Promote His Podcast

So Macaulay Culkin is on the Ellen show, and they talk Home Alone and his other movies, but he’s out to promote his podcast Bunny Ears, and when she finally asks about it, he describes in such a way that I can’t see anyone saying, “Oh man I can’t wait to hear this!” (Click play, it will go to that spot). He made is 97 episodes.

Shortstack for Giveaways, Sweepstakes, etc

While shortstack does landing pages, forms, and popups, they came on my radar when looking into giveaways. If you’re brand new, you might be able to use their free plan which is less than 500 views of your item in a month (no credit card required). Prices start at $29 a month. Check it out.

What’s Coming In The Future

I interviewed Jordan from Buzzsprout about her podcast that she was able to monetize (when she is a team of one).

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I’m not saying I know everything about podcasting, but I’ve seen a lot of things come and go. This has built up my skill in identify BS. Tonight as I type this, I just waded through a few feet of what I consider not entirely true advice and I’d like to just talk it out shall we?

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I think I was four (maybe five) when I went with my big brother to ice skate on a pond. I was so small I couldn’t find skates to fit me feet so I just slid around the pond in my boots. My Mom told me, “Don’t get too close to the heater, it will melt your jacket.”

The heater was five foot tall metal tube where they built a fire and it became a giant radiator. You know how this ends right? With my brother saying, “Mom is going to kill you” as I had a coat on my arms and chest, but the back had melted (luckily without melting me).

So when I see things/companies leading podcasters a little too close to the heater, I’m the one saying, “You might not want to get to close to that…”

The Last Newsletter

In the last newsletter I pointed out a fair number of things that make nervous about the state of podcasting.

Then, in my latest School of Podcasting episode I asked my audience, and some of them as well are worried about AI Slop, The Government, Ad Loads, and more being detrimental to podcasting.

I got some feedback that summarized as “Dave you might not get new students to the School of Podcasting if you keep painting the picture so dark.”

To this I agree with them. But the Mom who says “Don’t stand so close to the heater” may sound like she’s worried about the coat, but in reality she’s more worried about the boy inside the coat.

More Noise Helps to Create the “Discovery Problem”

So when I say, “It’s harder to grow your show with more noise in the air” it’s because I need you to set realistic expectations . We see reports where the number of people stopping their podcast is about the same as the number people starting a podcast. We’d (those who build stuff for podcasters) would like to slow down the exits.

While most people who say there is a “Discovery problem” in podcasting are saying that because their podcast hasn’t been discovered. With more noise, it just means the already poor search in apps will face more strain.

This is why you need to make a “Follow” page with links to your show on different apps. It’s easy to share, easy to use, easy to remember. Then get your audience to share it with this friends.

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How to Pitch a Podcast Artwork Finalized.

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Right Tool for The Job Alban Brooke on Podcraft

(for the record, I can’t link to the episode on Podcrafts site, as they only provide a little player - it’s not a post).

In this episode of Podcraft Alban Brooke from Buzzsprout talks about using YouTube just for discovery (as that is what it does best) he also shares how Buzzsprout is integrating video into their platform.

What’s Coming In The Future

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So the question of the month is “Are you more optimist or pessimist when you think about podcasting. What do you think is in store for the future of podcasting?

Answer at www.schoolofpodcasting.com/question by the last Friday of the month.

Spotify the Walled Garden

We have Spotify allowing tons of free shows on a platform that has expressed frustration with RSS while also stating they love open RSS. The features they create ignore open specs and only work in their app. This results in them being known as “The Walled Garden.” My favorite is when they had a GIANT booth at an event that you needed an invite to go into (thus, and actual walled garden).

YouTube

We have YouTube launching a massive campaign on changing the definition of what a podcast is and borrowing the prestine reputation of podcasting like a Hollywood vampire. The biggest issue is this messes up our reports. Some of the reports are just stupid, “YouTube podcasts are blowing up on YouTube!” No kidding. Where else can you watch a YouTube video?

Insloption Point

You’ve got insloption point AI, oh wait, inception point AI now - on some days -creating more SHOWS (not episodes) than humans. This makes discovery harder as people have to step over the trash as soon as they step into the door of podcasting.

Douchebag of the Year

Then you’ve got assholes like Ibnul Jaif Farabi, who is making AI shows that are almost like another show so instead of “Dave Jackson Power Hour” it’s “Dave Jackson Power Hour Podcast.” When asked for comment by Podnews, he replied,

“F(-) you lot because you don’t like competitions. If your entire business model is being threatened by one person using AI agents, then you need to adapt. Otherwise, perish.” (Mom should be so proud).

To that I say if anyone wants to take this douchebag to court, I’ll be one of the first to chip into your go fundme. If you haven’t watched the documentary Inside the Manosphere, it is sad and shocking, and it’s time to talk to your young males and see who is influencing them. It is all about $$$ - morals be damned.

So It’s Up To us

We NEED our audiences to tell their friends about your shows. So make sure that you make it E Z to find and follow your show (Podpage makes a /follow page all you do is put in the links). It also helps if your show is amazing.

What is louder than two giant companies with an endless marketing budget who like to “bend the truth?” What can be louder than morally deficient companies flooding out space with valueless, time wasting shit? Word of mouth can be, but only if we circle the troops and assemble your army to fight back.

Trever Noah has a new comedy special on Netflix. It made me smile, but it also made me think. He mentioned how black people would go to “white only” places to eat, get verbally abused, physically abused and thrown out and return the next day to do it again. We all say, “Well, yeah, they had to so we have integration…”

We know that NOW because we know how it ended (hindsight is great). THEY DIDN’T. They didn’t, and yet they returned every day. We are living through history. When we look back five, maybe ten years from now, we will be proud of how we handled the new obstacles that podcasting faces?

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Building a New Version of Podcasting Resources

I’ve had a directory of resources at podcastingresources.com but it’s on Wordpress, and to make a long story short, the updates, the cost, etc I wanted a different version.

So I found Easydirectory.com (aff) and I put THIS together. It’s not done (as of 4/17) but it was so much easier, and there some features I won’t use. It’s run by ONE guy, and he’s super transparent. There is a lifetime deal that I’m going to probably pull the trigger on. This could be a way to grow affiliate income, as well as potentially sell ads on the site.

A Nice Kick in the Pants - Spoiler Alert You’re Aging

So saw SuperPower on Facebook. The idea is for around $200 you get a ton of tests done to your blood. When you login to your account, you have a 3D version of you and you can click and learn what is in good shape, and what is not.

I found out that my perceived age is 20 years OLDER than I am. Look, I’m a diabetic, and I’m overweight, so I didn’t expect a glowing report, but it did help me to see how important it is that I do whatever I can to get my blood sugar down.

If you’re looking to see how your really doing, this is a way to do it. Now, of course they have supplements to help you get more healthy. That was just one of what seemed like quite a few upsells.

What’s Coming In The Future

In cleaning up my office it turns out I have quite the collection of wireless microphones so I’ll be doing a shootout as well as chiming in with the new information from Captivate about HLS video with Apple. Got a topic you want to hear on the School of Podcasting? I’m taking requests.

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It finally hit 70 (21.1 C) degrees here in Ohio. I started walking on my breaks instead of taking involuntary naps on the couch. I put the bike rack on the trunk and got my 10 first miles in.

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