Marketing
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The constant challenge of podcasters is finding and growing their audience, otherwise known as "marketing".
You'll find a million articles on the web about content marketing. Here's a list of ways to reach potential listeners and convert them to subscribers.
Know who your audience is, ideally before you even start. The way to do this is by creating a , which is an imaginary ideal listener.
Submit your podcast for inclusion in , of course. is a must as well.
Although many (most?) apps will see your podcast if you submit to iTunes, there's 100 other that you can submit to.
Do you create newsworthy shows? Apply for inclusion in .
Some podcasts hosts (like ) allow you to turn your podcast into an app dedicated to your podcast. This can help people find you via the iTunes and Google app stores.
Make business cards. Good ones — like, good. You never know when you'll meet a potential listener, advertiser or sponsor. A card is the best way to help someone find you after a meetup, flight, trade show, etc.
Put out episodes regularly. One per week (or more) is ideal, but one every two weeks is fine — consistency trumps all.
Make your podcast title more discoverable with keywords. Bad: "Close Call". Good: "Close Call – Funny Phone Calls with Our Neighbors".
Make episode titles descriptive instead of "cute". They're an opportunity to use keywords that you want to be associated with your podcast.
Create a page for your podcast on Facebook. Or better, if your podcast lends itself to community discussions create a Facebook group.
Create a newsletter.
Hold webinars.
Create online courses.
Transcribe your podcast to help boost your SEO.
Start a blog that would attract the same persona(s) that you’re looking to attract to your podcast.
Connect with reporters.
If you mention products, let them know so their social media folks can retweet.
Offer to speak at a . If you travel, offer to speak at Meetup groups in cities that you visit. Create your own Meetup related to the topic of your podcast.
Join groups related to your podcast topic. Check in regularly and contribute to conversations. Try to resist plugging your podcast, except when a link to an episode would be a legitimately-helpful resource.
Create a community around your podcast's topic. Ideally, do this as a forum on your site so your podcast's domain reaps the benefit as .