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**Podcasting Dilemmas: Giveaways, Equipment Value, and Co-host Commitment** Dec 16, 2023
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This week we open with "What to do if you put out a survey and nobody answers? We also talk about merch sales, some equipment updates, overthinking your podcast launch and more.

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**TIMELINE**

01:01 - Opening

01:12 - Sponsor: podcastbranding.co

02:21 - Mugshot: Based On a True Story Podcast

02:54 - Quick Health Update

03:36 - Dave Got Some New In Ear Monitors

04:17 - Elgato Prompter Update

04:58 - Rode Stand Behind Headphones

07:10 - AT BPHS1 Headset
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08:40 - Nobody Filled Out Your Survey

15:30 - Giveaways at Meetups

16:29 - Awesome Supporter Coasters

19:31 - Power Rant: Celebrity Shows

26:10 - Daves Tip For Concise Advertisements

30:03 - How Many Listeners Do You Need Before Selling Merch

33:47 - Insights on Dave's Local Show

35:20 - Amazon Incentives

38:10 - GPT Plagiarism

40:10 - Popular Person Struggling to Launch

52:43 - Ugly Co-host Situation

58:19 - Dave's Biweekly Show

01:04:21 - Apple Vacation

01:05:40 - Awesome Supporters

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01:10:10 - Merch Rabbit Hole

01:12:24 - Saying Thanks To Your Guests

01:14:37 - Growing the Show With Hardware?<
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Rethinking Podcast Episode Re-Releases: Strategies for Engagement and Content Enhancement Dec 09, 2023

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Today we get an update on Jim's health and start answering your questions on re-releasing files, media hosts (new and old), Podcasting 2.0, and more.

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The Power of Content: Strategies for Engaging Listeners and Increasing Podcast Retention Dec 02, 2023

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Someone asked "How do you boost retention percentage?" (you see this in podcastsconnect.apple.com ) so we talk about that today, as we also take a look at how Ask the Podcast Coach wrapped up in 2023.

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The Streamdeck Ecamm Live Combo Nov 25, 2023

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In this episode of "Ask the Podcast Coach," Dave Jackson reveals a secret that has been giving him endless fun during podcast recordings. He recently acquired a Stream Deck, a powerful device that allows him to assign different functions to buttons, making his podcasting experience more automated and enjoyable. When you combine that with Ecamm Live, you have a fun combinatoion.

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The Podcast Clean-Up Guide: Content Strategy, Livestreams, and AI-Assisted Voice Cloning Nov 18, 2023

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You never know what you're going to get when we start a show with a live audience. We are rounding out the end of the year and start talking about cleaning up things for 2024, while eye-balling black Friday specials.

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00:06:49 - FTC Violations

00:09:01 - More Money Less Work

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00:22:18 - The Listener Experience

00:32:07 - AI Voice Examples https://supportthisshow.com/eleveblabs

00:35:04 - Chat Room Catch Up

00:37:17 - Is TEMU Legit? https://supportthisshow.com/temu

00:40:25 - One Video Per Day?

00:44:52 - 150 People Watch This

00:48:20 - We Got Flagged

00:49:53 - Seasons Displaying Weird

00:53:07 - Celebrating Landmark Episodes

01:03:25 - JLD and Kate are Parents

01:07:15 - THANK YOU! https://www.askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome

01:09:26 - Ecamm Costs https://supportthisshow.com/ecamm

01:10:37 - Zoom Podtrac P4 https://supportthisshow.com/zoomp4

01:11:56 - Discord Server For Show?

01:14:39 - Patreon Politics

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Spotify Adds Audio Books To Their Platform Nov 11, 2023

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Spotify has added audio books to their platform (great more competition for podcasts! Ugh).

We talk a little about merchandise and affiliate marketing. There is a new service that seems A LOT fishy, in Dave's opinion. The longer you podcast the more files pile up, so how do you organize them, and what do you do with them (cheap ways to backup your files).

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Building Relationships with Your Audience: The Long-Term Approach to Podcast Success Oct 28, 2023

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Jim has been meeting one-on-one with his audience and getting great feedback. We also talk about advertising (how many is too many?) based on a new report. Evernote raised their price, and we talk about making sure you understand the tools you have.

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00:01:51 - Sponsor:podcastbranding.co
00:03:01 - Mugshot: www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com
00:04:28 - Report on the Number of Ads
00:07:03 - The Podfather on Monetization
00:18:48 - Race to the Bottom
00:20:11 - What is the Proper Balance
00:22:00 - Not the Time But the Number
00:27:39 - My Low Numbers are Embarrassing
00:35:39 - Do Things That Don't Scale
00:38:01 - Beat The Pillow
00:39:33 - Just Ask Your Aud

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YouTube Music and Podcasting: Is Google Going to Blow it Again? Oct 21, 2023

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In today's episode, we tackle a range of topics that are sure to intrigue and spark discussions. From the potential shortcomings of Google's foray into podcasting with YouTube Music, to Apple taking steps that may result in fewer downloads and why newsletters may be the best call to action available. Click play, and let's go!

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Podcast Legitimacy: It Depends Oct 14, 2023

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Today, we look at the topic of, "Does having an ad int your show make it more legitimate?" I hate this because there are very legitimate shows that NEVER want to monetize, and I can also see a new listener hearing and ad for Ford and thinking, Big Sponsor = Big Show.

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Chat GPT for Podcasters Harnessing the Power of AI Oct 07, 2023

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I have seen Larry Roberts from Red Hat Media do presentations on Chat GPT multiple times, and when Jim let me know he was out this week, I saw it as an opportunity to bring Larry in have Larry Co-Host. He is also the co-host of the show Branded. The "Cherry on top" was School of Podcasting member Craig Vanslyke from the Live Well and Flourish show (who teaches Information Systems at Louisiana Tech University)

Check out Larry's slides.

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Timeline and Topics:

00:03:25 Enter Lary Roberts
00:04:46 Prompt Engineer
00:05:00 Before Your Prompt
00:06:46 Opting Out For Security
00:08:52 Are Robots Taking Over?
00:11:15 Chat GPT Templates?
00:12:22 Does GPT Replace Other Tools?
00:14:34 Dr. Craig VanSlyke Joins
00:15:51 Larry's Podcast
00:16:03 Chat GPT As a Ranker
00:17:44 Bard Likes Craig's Show
00:18:22 Chat GPT Teaches You Chat GPT
00:20:18 What Does an error Look Like on Chat GPT
00:21:31 AI As a Consultant
00:22:20 Chat GPT and Show Notes
00:23:44 Larry's Squirrel Book
00:25:31 Is GPT Limit to 2021?
00:28:33 Thoughtspace.ai
00:31:07 MIdjourney vs Dolle
00:35:42 Can It Pull Out Websites?
00:36:53 I Craig Teaching this in College?
00:37:48 Should I Know Them All?
00:39:32 Bing and Bard
00:39:44 Favorite Plugins
00:42:36 Thanks For Your Support
00:44:43 Links to Prompts
00:45:18 The Coolest GPT Output You've Seen
00:47:39 The Story of the Red Hat
00:50:36 Where Do You Start?
00:51:24 AI Is Not New
00:53:20 An AI Musician
00:54:09 The Writer's Strike
00:56:11 Ecam Live Thoughts?
00:59:40 Podmic vs SM7B Vs SM7DB
01:01:56 RE320 - Do You Like the Way You Sound
01:03:04 Bes Travel Micorphone
01:04:16 MMMmm Barrrr..
01:04:39 ATR2100X USBC

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