Watch This Before Starting a Podcast! 5 Things They Don’t Tell You…

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1. Thanks Pat!

   1. I appreciate you Marko!

   2. Yo Marko! we doing ayoo at the strip clubs once they open!

   3. Lol Marko is here

   4. Lol mwtsgevu iv ud

   5. Just want to use my phone telling about how there’s not much to go youngers no money to pay for anything just me and bmy phone

2. Serious TRUTH about the social media part. If you’re early in your journey too most of your social media following is just your friends and they’ll already listen… or they don’t care because they’ve already heard all of your insight 🤷🏽‍♂️😄

   1. I mean it’s a good reminder for them to check out the show they already know, but other than that, it’s not a huge win.

   2. If I ever start one, I do not want my fam/friends to even know about it 😀

   3. @@anjanaa89sa lol! That could be a good thing. You could create with no restrictions. But like Gary V always says.. don’t worry about what others think. Just make stuff. 💪🏾

   4. ​@@iamjasonthompson I actually don’t care about what others think & proceed doing what I wanna do which makes my fam/friends reach out and share advice asking me to be conditioned like them and please the society and the elders in it 😀 May be I am just another hypocrite :p

   5. @@anjanaa89sa hehe. Good for you. It’s tough. I just think it’s hard to please society and elders and keep the freedom of creative expression. I’ve had a parent tell me to “be careful” because my community/society is watching. What’s lame is those who censor themselves for people who aren’t supporting their creativity will never move forward. It’s a waste of time in my opinion.

3. I honestly the most important point is to never stop. I think so many people like you said will Pod Fade so if you don’t stop you’ll have an edge on your competitors.

   1. 🙌🏽

   2. @@miajunep job

   3. It’s called “pod-cast” so in essence I agree with your theory as to “cast” your “pod”(line/ fishing rod) again and again, you do increase your chances of “catching” more. 😎 🍻

   4. well put. to add: and this is why those who are successful are, you got it!

   5. Klk manito. Good call. Don’t stop, plan ahead and play the long game. 👍🏿 🇩🇴

4. I started a podcast 3 days ago and this video was very well timed for me. Thank you so much for your advice.

   1. What’s it called ?

   2. Can see you posted this 6months ago…how is it going?

   3. @@lulusaidi6629 Hi Lulu, it’s not going well. I stopped the podcast last year. However, I think I want to try again, and really push it out to my followers.

   4. All the best. Second time’s a charm…if I may ask what are the lessons youve learnt from the last time?

   5. @@lulusaidi6629 Thank you for your support. I’d say don’t do it alone or find somewhere you can post the episodes and get feedback. None of the podcasting platforms allow for commenting so unlike YouTube, it can be very hard to get feedback. Feedback can usually motivate you to carry on as well which is something I was missing out on a lot.

5. These tips are good! I have to re listen & take notes as I started a podcast. I’m on episode 2 and for me I want to stay consistent! So I’m glad Pat talked about that.

   1. What the name of your podcast?

   2. How’s your podcast going?

   3. How is it doing now

   4. How’s your podcast doing so far?

6. Thanks, Pat! I discovered your SPI podcast a month ago and have been absorbing it daily. I’m a burnt out college teacher ready to try something new. I’ve decided to start a podcast where I talk to physics educators and share their strategies and insights with the teaching community. I just scheduled my first interview today! This is really happening!! A month ago I couldn’t have even imagined doing a podcast at all. Thanks for everything you are putting out there. Even “bad news” like you shared in this video isn’t enough to get me down. Those seem like reasonable hurdles to overcome, but I’m glad to know about them early.

   1. Hi! Excuse me, if you don’t mind, I’d like to ask you how thing have been going for you! I’m interested in starting one soon and wanted to know how things have changed since your start up! Thank you in advance for any helpful insight.

7. 1. Hard consistency.
   2. Analytics bad.
   3. Start not right.
   4. Social media bad guest forum stage.
   5. Reviews.

8. This Video was Awesomeness, “You build it and they will come” priceless.

9. Consistency is kind of a no brainer but it is so important no matter what type of content you’re creating

10. Thanks for these tips, Pat. I’m on my THIRD podcast and STILL looking for ways to get a consistent audience. At this point, I think the “being a guest” tip is probably the best that I haven’t tried yet.

    1. I often wonder why anyone would be willing to have a person who isn’t famous or popular on their podcast( I am speaking of me)
       But that just may be the little inner voice that likes to beat me down that sounds suspiciously like my mother.

    2. @@nunchuckfilms my friend and I just started one, we are planning on having different friends and family in to have them talk about something that’s important to them that they’d like to bring attention to

11. Thanks, man. Sending an individual recording to listeners for a review is a golden idea.

12. Very refreshing to hear a more successful person say how difficult it is to stay consistent. So many people say to stay consistent, but don’t admit how hard it really is. Thank you!

    1. https://youtu.be/XzVekPdWuJ4

    2. True

    3. When I was doing daily videos on tou tube it was fine. Work from 7:30 til 5pm, shoot on the way to work and to home, then stay up till 2 or three editing. Didn’t do it for long, everything else in my life changed and the CBFs took hold
       I have been meaning to do a podcast for 4 years, but here I am not.
       Being an anxious person, and I know things are about to change with a a kid maybe on the way( another story) and moving/buying a house and I am anxious about not continuing to produce stuff. The starting doesn’t bother me the failing does.
       If you know what I mean.

       Right before covid I put out a casting call for a general you tube sketch channel and vlog( fat and ordinary, since that is how I feel much of the time) got a really good response and had already written scripts for about 15 stories about working in retail as a smart arse. I had 9 people fully committed to come on board and it was going to be fun….
       Now…..meh.
       I am a bit older, a bit fatter, a bit more ordinary.
       Just saying.

       I will put my mini violin away now. 😜

    4. @@nunchuckfilms – never say never. you sound like you have stories to tell. I’m sure others would listen. After, I read your msg.

    5. @@nunchuckfilms you can still do it

13. Don’t forget that if you use hashtags and post more often, post stories often you will get new people on social media.

14. You probably (definitely) don’t remember this but we met in person at Target YEARS ago and you encouraged me to start a podcast way back then, I hate that I didn’t listen! My wife and I finally found our niche and are starting one up this year =) nice to see you still trucking!

15. We have now been a podcast for almost 6 months, and there are definitely days where it feels like its not working. But, we have never considered quitting, just over a year after this video, and this will be extremely helpful. Thank you!

    1. Keep grinding it’ll pop soon. I just started mine and only on Pandora rn

    2. How did it work out?

    3. Don’t quit!

16. I finally took the leap and launched my first podcast “Faithfully Confident with Courtney Berry” and I’m so sad it took me so long to launch it. I was worried I’d have pod-fade and worried I wouldn’t be consistent. After launching, I had NO IDEA you could schedule episodes out lol…. good grief!

    1. I searched for it and couldn’t find it

    2. I’ll subscribe to it!

    3. What’s it on?

    4. Yhygy

    5. Just subscribed keep going 💗

17. This is so interesting and encouraging. I honestly felt burnt out at the 11th or 12th episodes, and it really created a lot of self–doubts about the value of my content. Thanks for the great tips. It really helps getting back to the work I so love.

18. My brother and I barely know each other and decided we’re going to get to know each other while recording a Podcast. It should be fun! This video was very helpful, now I will be able to develop a strategy to get listeners and keep them!

19. I started podcasting today and came to know about it. I felt bored a bit but I wanted to create a personal brand of my channel, therefore I decided to be consistent. I will spend daily 1 hour for writing the script and making the podcast recording and editing. Therefore I won’t stop my new hobby i.e. story telling. Thank you for your video. Though I want to make money from that as a side hustle but before doing that I have to make good episodes so that the listeners may rise.

20. I’m just getting started with my podcast and this is something I needed in 2025!

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