Making a podcast requires a lot more than just sitting in front of a microphone, hitting “record,” and talking with a guest–as I've learned over the past few years.  To find out what it takes to make a good podcast, and make it grow, I turned to an expert: Colin Gray, the founder and CEO of ThePodcastHost.com.  Colin gave me tips and advice that can apply to other podcasters as well–and many of his tips can be used by anyone, in any field: be a good listener,  stop being a perfectionist, and more (listen to the interview to get his many other useful tips!).

In this episode:

• Why do most podcasters get into podcasting? (02:42)
• How best to approach launching a podcast (03:42)
• Finding your “niche”–demographics vs. psychographics (07:51)
• Choosing which ways to market a podcast (13:49)
• The “strength” and “sticking points” of podcasting (16:47)
• How Colin got into podcasting and created ThePodcastHost.com (18:46)
• Various ways to make Money from podcasting (21:32)
• How to make the process efficient and sustainable (27:09)
• Ideas to cut down on editing time (30:26)
• Marketing with video clips vs. still images (37:50)
• Advice to avoid “podfade” (41:21)

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