Ways to Boost Audience Engagement

Podcasting Q&A

In this episode, Mary asks, "do you have any tips for audience engagement?"
Thank you, Mary, for your question! You can check out her podcast, Stop Drinking & Start Living here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/894589

Guest Gill Tietz
Host of Sober Powered Podcast, where she uses science, psychology, and compassion to help you understand why you struggle to moderate, why it's so hard to quit drinking, and how to develop the coping skills you need to stay sober. Check out her podcast here: https://www.soberpowered.com/

It can be tough to get your audience engaged and participating with your calls to action. Here are some quick tips to increase listener interaction!
1. Be Accessible
Make sure that listeners know where and how to reach you (Facebook Group, Email, Discord, etc.).
2. Be Specific
Tell your audience exactly what to contact you about. For example, instead of "Ask me anything!" try saying "What is something you've struggled with lately?" to generate more focused engagement.
3. Be Authentic
Audience members don't respond well to aggressive marketing tactics & can tell when someone is only trying to make a sale. Be genuine in your intentions to bring value to your listeners, and they will give value back.
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Podcasting Q&A is hosted by Jordan Blair @jordanpods.

Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Listener Question (00:00:22)

3. Guest Intro: Gill Tietz (00:01:07)

4. Things to do to drive listener engagement (00:01:45)

5. Be genuine and not salesy (00:03:14)

6. Create a specific call to action (00:04:25)

7. How to create a social media post listeners want to interact with (00:05:57)

8. Be specific about what info you want (00:09:29)

9. Outro (00:12:41)