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Hey, Danny here, and welcome to this special episode of One Minute Podcast Tips. Today sees the show reach episode 100, which is kind of weird to say as I wasn't sure if the idea for the show would work or not when I first came up with it. After all, could podcast tips in a minute or less work and, more importantly, offer value?
Well, thankfully, with the feedback and reviews that you've been kind to share, it would seem so. So thank you so much for that. So in this special episode, I wanted to share some tips on podcast longevity. The first is to plan ahead. While it's relatively easy to start a podcast, it can be harder to keep it going, with many podcasters stopping by episode 7.
This can be down to a few reasons, but the biggest is often not having a plan from the start. So, plan your show out. Format, length, frequency, making sure you have episodes in the bag for when you can't record etc, so you know exactly what you need to be doing each week, or whatever your publishing frequency is.
The second thing is to identify what success looks like to you and how you're going to get there, which can also tie into the planning stage. Is it downloads, listeners, being invited on other shows, reviews, monetization, etc.? Or is it simply recording and publishing consistently for a set amount of time?
Decide what success looks like and then work back from there to set out stages of that success. If it's listeners, for example, how many do you want to try and achieve within six months, then a year and so on? And how are you going to get those? So where and how will you promote the podcast, for example?
Defining success and how to achieve it will ensure you grow realistically and don't get put off by chasing unrealistic goals. And the third is to listen to what your listeners are telling you. So, for example, what kind of content resonates, what length of content, what kind of takeaways, etc.
You can get this information from your analytics, reviews, the percentage of your episodes that are listened to, what calls to action are acted upon, and more. By creating content that you believe in, but that also meets the needs of your listeners, you're going to set yourself up for a podcast that connects and is fun and rewarding to make week after week.
Now, there are more ways to continue podcasting past year one, two, etc. But these three tips are the ones that have helped me and they're also pretty easy to manage too. So I hope they do the same for you. Thanks again for letting me bring this podcast to you and for helping it reach episode 100.
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