THE PODCAST ACCELERATOR

Why do most podcasters want more of the things that don't matter unless they have a plan for using that growth when they hit it?

Thanks to podcaster Aaron Griffin who asked this really interesting question – “who is at the center of your podcast, you or your listener?” Let's get philosophical about podcasting, your community, being a host and a content creator.

If you haven't, go and listen to episode 240 before this one! What are your goals in podcasting? To podcast professionally? To build an audience? To relax with friends? Whatever your aim is, podcast planning and goal setting is key to your show's success.

Podcast reviews are free marketing for your podcast, but few hosts really take the time to put them to work. A podcaster in our Facebook group recently asked us for ways to use reviews creatively as part of a podcast marketing strategy, so here are our 3 top tips!

We've been experimenting with repurposing every episode of the Podcast Accelerator for YouTube. Now we're stopping, and here's the reason why (as well as what you can learn from our journey!)

Before we really get started with 2021's focus on podcast marketing, I want to talk to you about why, generally, marketing doesn't work for people, companies, brands, content creators and of course, podcasters like you. There are usually specific and identifiable reasons that marketing fails, no matter the industry or product being marketed, and your podcast is no different.

Before Christmas, I put out a little interaction experiment using our new product Poductivity (coming this year). I asked you to decide the direction for upcoming Podcast Accelerator content and you lot answered in droves! Welcome to 2021, podcasters…

Merry Christmas from all of us at Rebel Base Media! Thanks for listening this year – we're taking a well-earned break over the holidays and will be back Monday January 4th with more straight-talking podcast advice for the big 2021!

Facebook is REALLY effective for promoting your podcast. Better still, one of its most powerful tools – the Facebook Pixel – is totally FREE and will help you target and attract new listeners. Here's how to best start with Facebook Ads for your podcast.

What is paid social advertising and broadly, how does it work? Is it something that we can just throw money at to grow our podcast? How can we implement something very basic to grow our audience? Let's dive into a paid social marketing overview for podcasters!