In this week's episode, I'm talking about Video podcasts!

I'm not here to tell you should/shouldn't be doing a video podcast!

It's a personal decision as to which you prefer but I'd like to talk about them and look at some benefits that could come out of using video for your podcast.

YouTube as a search engine - a popular choice

Increase your SEO and reach if you put it on as many platforms as possible.

Spotify - can upload videos to this platform now. Will play the video only on Spotify and send the audio to the other platforms.

One of my clients does this. Shout out to Hannah & Nicole from Showing Up Solo. Some of you may remember them coming on the show to offer insights into what it's like to set up a podcast.

If you're a solopreneur looking for help with your marketing then I strongly recommend you check them out.

You can get some great video clips to use to promote your podcast. These work well, like audiograms.

You can even turn the clips into reels which get really good reach on Instagram.

Your audience gets to put a face to the name!

Video doesn't work so well if you're not great on camera. If it makes you feel uncomfortable and less likely to show up then don't put that added pressure on yourself.

I prefer to record just the audio for my podcast. I can show up on video but it's something I struggle with and could become a barrier for me.

You need to make your podcast work for you, if that's video great, and if it's audio, that's great too!

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Welcome to podcasting one on one with me your host

Rachel. This podcast is for female business owners and

solopreneurs that are looking to start a podcast that add to your

own already awesome offering. I'll give you helpful advice

that you can take away and use in your podcasting journey. I

hope to answer those tricky questions that just keep you

from starting. Once a month, I'll be joined by other female

podcasters. They'll share their journey with you and offer tips

and advice they discovered along the way. Let's get started.

Hi, and welcome to this week's episode. So today I'm answering

the question, Should I do a video podcast. Now, I'm not here

to tell you that you should or shouldn't be doing a video

podcast. It's completely a personal decision as to which

you prefer and whether you want to do them. But I'd like to talk

about them and look at some of the benefits that could come out

of using a video for your podcast. So one, you can upload

your videos to YouTube. A lot of people use YouTube as a search

engine, it's a really popular choice. I know my kids use

YouTube as a search engine. And I think it's top three, one of

the top three search engines. So this can be really great to

increase your reach, it will increase your SEO because you're

on as many platforms as possible. Spotify, they have a

feature. Now if you use anchor to upload your publish your

podcast, you can upload your videos to this platform, the

video will only pay on Spotify, but it will sit and it'll send

the audio to the other places that you've connected your

anchor account to. But this is, you know, a new thing that

they're trying. So that could benefit for you there that you

can upload it directly onto Spotify don't have to do in a

different format. One of my clients is this shout out to

Hannah and Nicole from showing up solo. And some of you may

remember that they came on the show, to offer their insights

into what it's like to set up a podcast and run it. And I'll put

a link to the episode in the shownotes for you. Also, if you

are a solopreneur and you're looking for help with your

marketing that I really strongly recommend that you check them

out. They are amazing ladies and they really know their stuff. So

I'll pop a link in the show notes to their website as well

so you can have a little look about what they do and how they

can help you. Another benefit to using video for your podcast is

that you can get some great video clips to promote your

podcast. These work well like audiograms you can even turn the

video clips into reels which have a really good reach on

Instagram. Plus your audience does get to put a face to the

name. I mean, video doesn't work so well. If you're not great on

camera, if it feels you if it makes you feel uncomfortable,

and then less likely to show up, then don't put that added

pressure on yourself. I prefer to record just the audio for my

podcast. I can I can show up on video. But it is something that

I do struggle with a bit and could become a bit of a barrier

for me. And it's all about making your podcasts work for

you. If it works for you with video, that's great. But if you

prefer just to stick to the quote unquote traditional method

of podcasting, it's just audio then that is great, too. I would

love to get your thoughts on video podcasting. Are you think

about starting a video podcast? Are you doing a video podcast? I

would love to hear from you. All my details will be in the show

notes so you can get in touch with me that way. Thanks for

listening. Bye. Thanks so much for listening. If you've enjoyed

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