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The Most Successful Podcasts Do This With Their Ho-Hosts

  1. The Most Successful Podcasts Do This With Their Ho-Hosts Dave Jackson 9:02

You’ve decided that you want to do a podcast with a co-host. That’s great. Some people feel having a co-host makes podcasting easier because it’s not just you talking into a wall.

But there are some things you might want to think consider. Number one, who owns the show? So if it’s the Bert and Ernie show, and Burt decides he wants to quit, does that mean Ernie can’t find a new co-host and change the name? You’ll see this all the time with bands like Pink Floyd and Queensryche who spend tons of cash in court arguing over who owns the name. Secondly, what if somebody wants to leave, let’s say after nine months of doing the show, Burt says, I’ve had enough. I thought this was going to be fun.

How are you going to handle these situations?

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Dave Jackson Podcast Consultant

Dave Jackson began podcasting in 2005 and launched the School of Podcasting (schoolofpodcasting.com). His School of Podcasting show has over 3 million downloads. He has helped hundreds of people plan, launch, and grow their podcasts. He is the author of the book Profit from your podcast and is a featured speaker at events.   In 2018 he was inducted into the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame. He served as the Head of Podcast at Libsyn for 8 years before moving to Podpage where he is the Head of Podcasting

Find all his shows at www.powerofpodcasting.com