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Posted on Interviews 2.0

Grow Your Show – Reach More People With Your Podcast

We wrap up our discussion with Adam Adams of Grow Your Show talking about precisely that. We look at what it takes to become a popular show and garner thousands or millions of listeners. This is where the rubber meets the road, and we explore a true podcast venture instead of a hobbyist side hustle. The Key To Grow Your Show When you run a business, it takes time to build up a following or a long client list. A podcast works the same way. There is more to it than simply getting your show on Apple podcasts. Thus, that is only the first step. People need to know your show exists, and that only happens with marketing and trumpeting... Read more

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Posted on Interviews 2.0

Your Podcast Avatar – The Ideal Audience Member

Our discussion with Adam Adams of Grow Your Show continues with a deeper look at how he forgot his podcast avatar and sold his podcast. We examine where he made mistakes and what we should do to launch our own properly. Know Your Podcast Avatar Okay, forgot is not really the case here. Adam failed to identify his avatar properly. Thus, it made it easy for him to drift away from his original audience. Your podcast avatar is the definition of your ideal customer. This includes attributes from age to gender to socioeconomic status and more. This is your target audience and to whom you want to aim your content. Therefore, if the avatar will not be informed or entertained... Read more

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Posted on Interviews 2.0

Build a Better Podcast – Interview with Adam Adams

We start a new discussion in this episode. Adam Adams has the Grow Your Show podcast and helps people build a better podcast. They serve podcasters, and he has grown those skills through an exciting journey that can teach a lot about marketing. We start with his background and some mistakes he has made. Use Marketing For A Better Podcast The crucial point of this episode is to understand that starting a podcast or launching a product does not equate to customers knowing about it. That is where marketing comes in. We must find ways to let our potential customers understand what we are doing and connect to them. That requires us to have a target market in mind and... Read more

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Use Regular Touch Points And Automation For Better Networking

We wrap up our discussion with Ian Campbell of Mission Suite with a look at touch points and automation. They are essential pieces of his approach to networking. We all want to be heard and feel that we bring value. A regular conversation does that better than occasionally making contact and only when something is needed. Automation is not the most personal thing we can do. However, it helps us do things on a schedule. Improve Efficiency Through Touch Points And Automation Networking takes time. We have to go back and forth to the event and spend time meeting and greeting. Likewise, there is the additional time required to log and cultivate those connections. That can add up. However, using simple touch... Read more

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Posted on Interviews 2.0

Create a A Better Professional Network Through Planning

This episode continues our discussion with Ian Campbell of Mission Suite. We go into his approach to building a better professional network by identifying layers of contacts. He uses a baseball field analogy that fits the approach very well. His approach walks us through a way to give weight to those that provide us the most benefit while cultivating others. Be Intentional For A Better Professional Network We start with a plan and goals. These are familiar as we do the same for almost every activity. We must define what that looks like when aiming to build a better professional network. That includes identifying who our ideal customer is and how to get connected to them. Once we have the core... Read more

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Become A Better Developer In The New Year

We end the year with an announcement to become a better developer at school.develpreneur.com. This is our new portal for learning and training. We have free courses you can run through in roughly an hour or less, up to classes that will take you days or weeks to complete. The goal is to provide you with a full library of options to become a better developer. Building A Better Developer That has always been our motto, and we regularly make changes to help you do so easier. We looked at the mountains of content on the site and decided we needed to make some changes. So there will be changes on the site to find material easier. However, there will also... Read more