How do I grow my podcast?

It's just a number. 

Will the real podcast listener please stand up

Keeping it Simple

WHO IS IN MY AUDIENCE?

Apple's Metrics

"How do I grow my podcast?” 

It’s the question every podcaster (besides Joe Rogan) asks themselves and anyone else who will listen. And it’s a good one, too - after all, the data available to podcasters on who’s listening to their show doesn’t tell the whole story, as you’ll find out in this episode of The Humble Podcaster. Join Chris as he explains the benefits and limitations of listener data, and presents a new way to identify your listeners and grow your show: The Listener Lifecycle.

Show Notes:
The one major element to growth most podcasters neglect (01:19)
Why download stats aren’t telling you the whole story (02:23)
How the IAB vets download numbers vs true listeners (04:32)
How can Spotify and Apple’s data help determine your true audience size? (07:36)
The only real answer for figuring out who’s listening to your podcast (10:46)
Chris walks through the Listener Lifecycle (12:20)


Links:
RSS Feed Definition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS
IAB Current Standards: https://iabtechlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/PodcastMeasurement_v2.1.pdf
https://podcasters.apple.com/support/960-download-subscription-reports
https://support.spotifyforpodcasters.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043989052-Listener-and-follower-data
1,000 True Fans: https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/

"How do I grow my podcast?” 
It’s the question every podcaster (besides Joe Rogan) asks themselves and anyone else who will listen. And it’s a good one, too - after all, the data available to podcasters on who’s listening to their show doesn’t tell the whole story, as you’ll find out in this episode of The Humble Podcaster. Join Chris as he explains the benefits and limitations of listener data, and presents a new way to identify your listeners and grow your show: The Listener Lifecycle.
Show Notes:
<ul>
<li>The one major element to growth most podcasters neglect (01:19)</li>
<li>Why download stats aren’t telling you the whole story (02:23)</li>
<li>How the IAB vets download numbers vs true listeners (04:32)</li>
<li>How can Spotify and Apple’s data help determine your true audience size? (07:36)</li>
<li>The only real answer for figuring out who’s listening to your podcast (10:46)</li>
<li>Chris walks through the Listener Lifecycle (12:20)</li>
</ul>
 Links:
<ul>
<li>RSS Feed Definition:<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS"> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS</a></li>
<li>IAB Current Standards:<a href="https://iabtechlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/PodcastMeasurement_v2.1.pdf"> https://iabtechlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/PodcastMeasurement_v2.1.pdf</a></li>
<li><a href="https://podcasters.apple.com/support/960-download-subscription-reports">https://podcasters.apple.com/support/960-download-subscription-reports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://support.spotifyforpodcasters.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043989052-Listener-and-follower-data">https://support.spotifyforpodcasters.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043989052-Listener-and-follower-data</a></li>
<li>1,000 True Fans:<a href="https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/"> https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/</a></li>
</ul>

In this show, we tackle the challenges that come with creating your own podcast. Everything from getting started, coming up with ideas for the show, the gear that you need, and thoughts for how to grow your show from launch through your one millionth download and beyond.


Whether you’ve literally just found this show searching “How to Start a Podcast” or you’re an expert just wanting to make sure you’re on the right course, we are here to help you follow through on your dreams of creating your own podcast.

In this show, we tackle the challenges that come with creating your own podcast. Everything from getting started, coming up with ideas for the show, the gear that you need, and thoughts for how to grow your show from launch through your one millionth download and beyond.
 Whether you&rsquo;ve literally just found this show searching &ldquo;How to Start a Podcast&rdquo; or you&rsquo;re an expert just wanting to make sure you&rsquo;re on the right course, we are here to help you follow through on your dreams of creating your own podcast.

The Humble Podcaster

On The Humble Podcaster, we tackle the challenges that come with creating your own podcast. Everything from getting started, coming up with ideas for the show, the gear that you need, and thoughts for how to grow your show from launch through your one-millionth download and beyond. Whether you’ve literally just found this show searching “How to Start a Podcast” or you’re an expert just wanting to make sure you’re on the right course, we are here to help you follow through on your dreams of creating your own podcast.

On The Humble Podcaster, we tackle the challenges that come with creating your own podcast. Everything from getting started, coming up with ideas for the show, the gear that you need, and thoughts for how to grow your show from launch through your one-millionth download and beyond. Whether you&rsquo;ve literally just found this show searching &ldquo;How to Start a Podcast&rdquo; or you&rsquo;re an expert just wanting to make sure you&rsquo;re on the right course, we are here to help you follow through on your dreams of creating your own podcast.

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