Overnight success and other podcasting myths

Podwrecked

Episode #010

• We experiment with recording our podcast from a local coffee shop and discover that people like to ask questions when you put microphones on the table.

• We dig into the data within Dan Misener’s article that supports why the podcasting long game strategy is STILL TRUE!

• We explore what behaviors are causing so many podflashes, podfades, and podwrecks.

What did we learn?

• There is no such thing as an overnight podcasting hit.

• Shows that have big audiences tend to do “these things” and how “these things” are all about common sense.

• Podcasters that do not stick with podcasting for at least 2-years do not have hit shows.

• Producing at least 100 episodes is the milestone to becoming a podcaster - you haven’t even begun podcasting until you hit episode 100 (for one podcast or multiple).

• All the things that are hard in podcasting are still hard, but if you overcome them you have a good chance of gaining an audience.

Additional Reading

• Podcast success: a long game

• The Long Game: 5 Secrets to Creating Loyal Brand Podcasts

Quotes

“An overnight success is ten years in the making.”
― Tom Clancy, Dead or Alive

Transcripts

• JSON Transcript

• SRT Transcript

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