Podcasting can be an awesome addition to your business, but it will only get to the point where it's helping your business if you actually get started. And to celebrate my third podcast anniversary, I have several fun episodes coming up this month that will be especially relevant to those of you who, for whatever reason, haven't taken that leap of faith and started your own podcast yet.
To kick off the celebration, we're starting with a simplified breakdown of what a podcast launch process looks like. I'm sharing the seven main steps of launching your show, some resources to help you get started (including free and paid options), and I'm even giving away my favorite microphone!
Mic giveaway details: You can enter by leaving me a review on Apple Podcasts (including your name or Instagram handle) or by screenshotting any episode that goes live in October (and tagging me in your Instagram stories @podcastingforeducators). Choose one or both (and get two entries), and I will announce the winner in the first week of November!
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Transcripts
Sara Whittaker 0:01
Sarah, your podcast is a powerful tool that serves your audience and your business, but how do you manage it all bring in new listeners and convert those listeners into customers. That's what the show is all about. Welcome to podcasting for educators. I'm Sara Whittaker, classroom teacher turned podcast manager, and I'm here to help you get the most out of your show, all while making an impact on other educators.
walks you through it. In June:
you join this month, october:
you will get the bonus of free Voxer access through the end of October. So if you're not familiar with Voxer, it is a free app that you can download, and it's kind of like walkie talkie style. We can send voice messages to each other. So if you join in October, you'll have the ability to get in there and ask me any questions that you have specifically about your future podcast, and I will give you my feedback and answer your questions. So again, this Voxer access will last through the end of October. So the sooner that you join, if you join earlier in the month, the more time that you're going to have to use that Voxer access to ask me any of your questions. A second resource option that you have is, if you're like, Okay, I want to do this, but I don't want to edit my podcast. I don't want to write show notes. I don't want to even learn how to submit my podcast or set up my host, or any of that you can hire me to do it for you. I offer full service podcast launches where we will literally sit down together and work out every detail of your show. You record your episodes, and then I will do everything else for you. I will submit your show, I will get your show notes written. I will upload your episodes, schedule your episodes, edit your episodes. Of course, I don't know if I already said that, but just everything, all of those details, other than actually sitting down and recording your episodes, I'll leave a link in the show notes to where you could book a discovery call if you want to get on a call and chat about what that launch package would look like. And then if you're like, Okay, I love the sound of those things, but I just they're not in the budget. The prep school is not in the budget. Done For You, launching is definitely not in the budget. I also have a free launch guide, so again, I'll put that in the show notes, and it's a free resource. It's actually it comes with a workbook and a private podcast series that kind of goes into more details about the different steps to launching your podcast, and when you go onto the page to sign up for that free launch guide, you'll also have the option to purchase a launch checklist. It's a spreadsheet on Google Sheets, and it's only $5 trust me, it's worth it. I don't offer it anywhere else. I don't offer it is like a standalone thing anywhere else, but it is a detailed spreadsheet that gives you all of the different steps of launching, including all of the different places to submit your podcast when it comes time to submit your show. So if you cannot afford or don't want to have that one on one guidance or the course guidance, then this free launch guide, with that $5 spreadsheet is another great option. All of those things will be in the show notes for you. And then, of course, I mentioned the giveaway earlier in this episode, so let's talk about that real quick so you can get entered today if you want. I am giving away my favorite mic again. It's the mic that I use. I love it so much because it's so easy to use, but it's really great quality the ATR 20 100x I am giving it away to one lucky listener this month, and there's two ways that you can enter. Number one, you can write a review for this show on Apple podcasts. So just go to Apple podcast, pull up my show. Scroll down and you'll be able to give it your five star rating and then write a review right below that rating. If you choose to do this after you write your review, if you can just sign your name or your Instagram handle on your review, just so I know who it is that wrote the review. Second way that you can enter is you can screenshot any episode that goes live in October. So that's starting with this episode, episode 169 through episode 173 any of our October episodes. Screenshot it on your phone. Add it to your Instagram stories and tag me on Instagram at podcasting for educators. Okay, so either write a review or screenshot and share any of our October episodes. You can choose one of those ways to enter, or if you want to do both, you will get two entries. The last day to enter the giveaway is on October 31 and then I will choose a winner the first week of November. Next week, I'm going to be doing a Q and A episode with questions that you guys have sent in about launching a podcast. So again, if you're somebody who's thinking of launching Be sure to tune in next week, and hopefully you'll get some of your questions answered. All right, we are going to wrap up with something that I am loving and something that I am listening to this week, something that I am absolutely loving is I finally, I really needed a new pair of tennis shoes. And man, good, high quality tennis shoes are expensive, and so I was, I was really putting it off, but I finally bit the bullet and bought a pair of Brooks. A lot of you recommended them, and so I finally got a pair, and I am so glad that I did. It really was worth it. I got the ones that I forget exactly the ones that I got, what they're called, I'll put them in the show notes, but they have a lot of cushion on them, like, they kind of look like platform shoes, like, when I first opened them, I thought, Hmm, this isn't these look like a lot bigger than what I would normally wear, but, oh, man, I put them on and went on my first walk, because I do a lot of walking, and my like, heels and my ankles were hurting from all the walking that I was doing, because I clearly did not have a good walking shoe before. And this is, like, night and day difference. It I literally feel like I'm walking on a cloud. It's amazing and so supportive. So if you're looking for a new a new Walking shoe, get yourself a pair of Brooks. And I will, I will link the ones that I got in in the show notes. And then something that I am listening to is the shine online podcast. Natasha is the host of the shine online podcast, and it's all about creating video content for your business, whether that's on Instagram or YouTube. She does a lot with YouTube, and YouTube is one of the goals that I have for myself for the next year or so, is to finally get myself up on YouTube using video. I have my audio only episodes on there, but I would like to get some video on there as well. So if you're somebody who struggles with video, she's got lots of great episodes that really make it a lot more doable. So if you need a new business podcast to check out, check out the shine online podcast. All right, I feel like we went over a lot today. Be sure to check the show notes for all of the links that I mentioned, as far as resources go, and don't forget to enter the giveaway. Go ahead and do it this week so you don't even have to worry about it. You'll be entered, and maybe you'll be the one to win that microphone as always. Thank you so much for being here, and I'll catch you here next week. Thanks so much for listening to today's episode. To keep this conversation going, connect with me on Instagram at podcasting for educators. I'm always looking for an excuse to talk about podcasting. If you're looking for support in launching, managing or growing your podcast. Check out my online course, the podcasting for educators prep school. At podcasting for educators.com/prep school. I'll see you here next time you.
