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    Is Individual Podcast Episode Artwork Worth The Effort?

    If you’ve been podcasting for a while, you may remember when Apple Podcasts announced this “podcast episode artwork” functionality back in 2023. The idea was that in addition to your overall podcast artwork, you could upload a separate 3000×3000 pixel thumbnail image for each new episode. Sounds great, right? At the time, I was worried that this was just Apple Podcast’s way of turning into YouTube, and I’ll admit that I had split opinions on the point of this new feature. On the one hand, having individual podcast episode world would then show up as a little visual preview whenever someone browses your podcast feed on Apple Podcasts or other…

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    Should Podcasters Worry About a TikTok Ban? Here’s 2 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t

    Let’s cut right to the chase – the buzz around a potential TikTok ban in the US has a lot of podcasters wondering if they should pull their promotion efforts from the platform. Granted, I don’t use TikTok to promote my podcast, but I think that there’s a conversation to be had around this topic. And honestly, if you’re a podcaster using TikTok to drive listeners to your show, I don’t think you should be worried about the threat of a TikTok ban. Why? Well in this post we will break down what a potential TikTok ban might mean for podcasters, why you shouldn’t be stressing about what might come…

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    How to Grow Your Podcast Audience: And the 3 Ways You’re Probably Killing It Without Realising

    ‘How to grow your podcast audience’ has to be one of the most popular questions that I hear podcasters ask. But what I often see is podcasters overlooking the basics of podcast growth and think that they need to turn to more complicated (and sometimes expensive) forms of promotion in order to get more podcast listeners. In this post, we’re going to break down how you could be standing in the way of growing your own podcast audience and what you can do to up the number of podcast listeners. We Get Stuck in a Routine Humans are habitual creatures and we don’t like to rock the status quo. And…

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    How to Monetise Your Podcast: 10 Ways to Monetise for FREE!

    Some podcasters have no interest in monetising their podcast, whilst others rush to Google to type in ‘how to monetise your podcast’ as soon as possible. There’s no right or wrong approach to this. If you want to go down the route of monetising your podcast, then it’s wholly possible, even if you’re just starting out with your podcast or have a tiny and niche audience. The key to successful podcast monetisation is having the right frameworks and methods in place. Why? Well, with the right strategies, you can monetise your podcast and generate income while creating valuable content for your audience. In this post, I’ll walk you through specific…

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    How To Cloak Affiliate Links Using Your Podcast’s URL

    Have you ever seen a link on someone’s podcast website, clicked on it, only to find that it takes you to an affiliate-linked webpage? That’s because you’ve clicked on a cloaked affiliate link. It’s a way of keeping your affiliate links both on-brand and memorable. And this is why I LOVE Pretty Links for WordPress; your ultimate solution to transform your affiliate links into attractive and memorable URLs. With Pretty Links, you can effortlessly create short, branded, and customizable links that not only enhance the appearance of your links but also boost click-through rates. Note: I have not been sponsored by Pretty Links to write this post, nor do I…