To Explorers of your podcast, you are uncharted territory - possibly worth subscribing to, possibly not. The goal of this stage in The Listener Lifecycle is to make them feel at home so that hopefully, they stick around awhile. 

Join Chris as he explains how to cater to these listeners so you can effectively help them cross the threshold into the Follower stage of The Listener Lifecycle, where they will officially become a part of your growing audience. 

Show Notes:

• Chris illustrates the challenges of moving someone into the Explorer stage through poetry (00:16)
• Defining the Explorer stage and how long it lasts (02:44)
• How to befriend your listeners (04:08)
• Understanding and calculating your audience size (06:25)
• Making sense of your audience metrics and optimizing for growth (08:52)
• Converting Explorers to Followers (09:42)