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I'm Danny Brown and you're listening to One Minute Podcast Tips, the show that helps you be a better
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podcaster in just a minute a week. If you want more specific tips just for you and your podcast,
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check out the Magic Mic membership at oneminutepodcasttips.com forward slash support.
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And now, this week's episode.
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While social media can help from a word of mouth perspective, and I've seen some podcasters have
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great success with it. I find it generally isn't very effective at growth for your podcast.
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It's great for building a community around you and your show, but harder to drive actual listens.
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So instead, here are three options I found more effective. Number one, trailer swaps with podcasts
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in your niche. Reach out to podcasters similar to your niche and ask if they want to run a trailer
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swap. This is where they play your trailer on their show and vice versa. Because the audience
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is similar and listeners will generally be on an app already when listening, it's easier to click
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open your show from that episode's show notes or search for it directly on that podcast app and
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follow. Number two, pitch your podcast to industry newsletters. One of the best ways to grow awareness
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and listeners around your show is to submit it to industry newsletters in your niche. This can be
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for any event you're creating or attending, special episodes, new season launch and more. I've had
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great success for this show by being featured in the likes of Podnews, PodBam, Pocket Casts and more.
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Number three, start your own newsletter.
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There's a reason newsletters have been around for so long.
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They're one of the most effective ways
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that grow an audience that wants to hear from you
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and what you have to offer,
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whether that's exclusive content,
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behind-the-scenes info,
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or an online course.
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This offers value to your subscribers
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and also keeps your podcast front and center
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to those subscribers.
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These are just some of the ways
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I found to be really effective,
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and the added bonuses are little to zero cost involved
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except your time,
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which is always nice.
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Until the next time,
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happy podcasting.
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Thanks for listening. If you enjoy one minute podcast tips be sure to share with your friends
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and other podcasters so they can enjoy it too. Until the next time, happy podcasting.
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