In this episode of the Winging It Travel Podcast, host James Hammond announces an exciting partnership with the Voyascape Network and reflects on the podcast's growth and changes over the past year. He shares insights into the improvements made in production quality, the introduction of audio-immersive episodes, and the overall success of the podcast in 2024.
Looking ahead, James discusses plans for 2025, including new content, guest appearances, and the potential for collaborations, while expressing gratitude to listeners for their support.
This is a new and exciting period for the Winging It Travel Podcast, and James is looking forward to working with David's team at Voyascape and producing more quality travel content in 2025.
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Voyascape: Travel Podcast Network - https://voyascape.com/
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Feedspot Top 100 Travel Podcasts (Winging It at number 3 currently!) - https://blog.feedspot.com/travel_podcasts/
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Welcome to the Winginit Travel Podcast with me, James Hammond. Every Monday I'll be joined by guests to talk about their travel stories, travel tips, backpacking advice, and so much more. Are you a backpacker, got to be a student, or simply someone who loves to travel? Then this is the podcast for you, designed to inspire you to travel. There'll be stories to tell, tips to share, and experiences to inspire. Welcome to the show.
James Hammond (:Hello and welcome to this week's episode and this is a set of episode to end 2024 with an exciting announcement to come up first and then I'm going to give a bit of a breakdown of 2024 for the podcast and then what's coming up in the early parts of 2025. So I'm really excited to announce that the Winging It Travel Podcast has decided to join the Voyescape Network. Now this is going to be a brand new partnership for the podcast.
It's going to be a two year contract to start with, which is going to be a great opportunity for the podcast to get stuck into the network to see how it work. And David Brody, who owns the Voyascape network was in talks with me for a few weeks or maybe a month about joining. And I really love David's vision. So the reason I'm joining the podcast network is because for four years I've been on my own. I've done okay. We've grown and we've got to so many countries with a lot of content, but I feel like the next step for the podcast.
A bit of help is needed, but it wasn't going to be an easy decision because I wasn't going to accept anything. But David come along with a proposal for Voyescape network and Voyescape is a travel podcast network, which houses independent travel podcasts and are looking to elevate your podcast with their brand with could be anything from curated episodes, sponsored episodes. could be travel destinations. It could be collaborations and it's going to elevate the podcast to the next level, I think in terms of exposure.
brands that come on board for:ups and downs of the travel podcast journey if you like and I fully trust him with his vision of this network. And I guess you're probably asking what does this mean for Winging It going on to Voyascape Network. So I'll list a few things. Not much is going to change really. The name, the format and the content will stay the same. I will still be hosting and have full control of the content. The logo will change to align with the branding of the network which you'll see now on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, etc.
James Hammond (:As I said, I still have a hundred percent control over the content and that will still be some interviews. I've done some travels this year, which I'll come to in a minute. And also I'm looking to get into the audio immersive episodes as well in 2025. I hope this will elevate the podcast to the next level in terms of exposure, listeners, downloads, monetization, better content, more countries. So that's going to be cool. There could be potential for sponsored content in 2025 as well.
ersonally as a podcaster. And: week for the last episode of:content and I'll come to that in a second. So finally, yeah, I've joined the Voyascape network and I've got a few excerpts from David from his website and from him. So we can listen to one which we recorded on a video in Vancouver. Let's listen now. I'm really excited today to announce one of our first new podcasts on the Voyascape podcast network. A great show called Wigging It hosted by James Hammond. James is a adventurer traveler who's been to 70 plus countries around the world.
r show in coming weeks and in: James Hammond (:and how he can help elevate the Wiganet Travel Podcast into 2025 and 2026. He's also got some exciting travel podcasts joining his network. So I'll let him announce those coming forward. But I'm really excited for some of the podcasts to join the network with myself. I think I'm the official first one to join and get announced. Tune into next week and 2025 is gonna be exciting time for the Wiganet Travel Podcast. And to finalize, here's what David said on his article on the Voyescape Network website, which can be accessed at voyescape.com.
I'll put a link in the show notes. And I'll read a little bit now. Say hello to our newest podcast partner, James Hammond and his awesome show, The Winging It Travel Podcast. James is all about spontaneous adventures, unscripted stories, and diving headfirst into new experiences. Basically everything we love about travel. Whether you're a seasoned globetrotter or just daydreaming about your next big trip, James' podcast has something for everyone. From solo travel trips to hilarious travel fails, we've all been there. He keeps it real and keeps it fun.
e in the exciting news there.:So I think the best thing that's improved on the podcast has been the production. I've upgraded my sound equipment. It's a bit techy here, but I've got new microphones. I've got a brand new interface. I think the podcast sounds the best this year. So I'm really pleased with how it sounds. The launch of the audio immersive episodes has been a great success. I'm really looking forward to getting stuck into those more in the new year, especially with my trip to Central America I've just completed. This year, Listen Notes has moved me up to top 3 % in the world for podcasts. So that's a great move. And FeedSpot.
and normally has me at number two or number three on the top 100 travel podcasts you can listen to. I've actually got a link to that list in the show notes, so you can click that and have a look for yourself. And my audience probably grew the most across the USA. That is by far my biggest audience with Canada and UK in second and third place, and Apple Podcast is leading the way for the platform of choice. I think I'm about 55 % female to 45 % male this year. I moved to video for the podcast this year with mostly the guest episodes.
James Hammond (:which can be seen on YouTube and Spotify. I may also do video for my SEDA episodes in 2025, we'll see about that. But finally, to subscribe to the YouTube channel, I think I sit at 230 subscribers, so click that subscribe button, but you can also watch all of my episodes on video on Spotify too. There was some sponsored content this year, which helped monetize the podcast a little bit. I've completed more in-person interviews in the studio this year. David is one coming up next week, and I rented the studio out in Vancouver.
got my interface and my microphone, sat down and got to interview in person, which is a completely different vibe. And I loved it. And it's a great learning experiences. I've got some stuff to take away for next year. Some of the most popular episodes this year has been episode 155 with Shafik, Meji talking about Patagonia, episode 150 with Ross Borden, the CEO and founder of Matador Network, episode 148 with Will Hatton, AKA the Broke Backpacker has been a very popular episode as well.
oming up in the first part of:I have a podcast series for my month trip in Central America, which will cover El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico. There's going to be eight audio immersive episodes. So basically two a week for my trip. One itinerary episode for each country. I've got about four to five interviews lined up, recorded or going to record. And I'll have a solo summary episode at the end of that whole series. For guests coming up, I have Richard de Gavea. We talk a lot about Africa there, about different countries within that.
content to go and see maybe some safaris or just backpacking or traveling in general. That's a great episode. As I said, next week I've got David coming up from Voyescape to talk about his network, his travels and the potential partnership. And also my friend Ed is coming on to talk about some sports travel in the new year. That's the guest episodes. And obviously on top of that is the local guest episodes that I recorded on my trip. I'm looking to do more shorter content next year about travel.
James Hammond (:in between the guest episodes, but I've also left the door open to any potential collaborations or destination episodes for 2025. I've not even booked any trips yet. So let's see what comes up. I quite like having the spontaneity of not booking any trips. Let's see what countries I maybe want to go to or can go to. So that's pretty exciting for the podcast. And finally, to end this episode, I just want to say thanks to everyone who's listened this year or watched on YouTube or Spotify. And you may have told your friends about the podcast, about Winging It.
on and an exciting journey in: t of stuff. And let's go into:Thanks for tuning in to the podcast episode today. If you've been inspired by today's chat and want to book some travel, if you head to the show notes, you'll see some affiliate links below, which helps support this podcast. You'll find Skyscanner to book your flight. You'll find Booking.com to book that accommodation. Want to stay in a super cool hostel? You'll see Hostel World down there too. You'll find Revolut to get your travel card sorted. Click the GIGSky link to get your eSIM ready for your trip. And more importantly, you'll find Safety Wing Insurance to get that travel insurance for your trip.
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