Tune-in to These Self-Improvement and Motivational Podcasts for the New Year

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Listening to self-improvement and motivational podcasts may sound too cheesy for some. However, this may be the year that we take the time to truly improve and motivate ourselves. One of the many things we learned about the 2020 pandemic is the fact that sometimes, focusing on ourselves is not that bad. We must all learn how to love and improve ourselves because a lot of times we are all we got.

The problem is, we can’t go “Eat, Pray, Love” style to “find” ourselves this time, being stuck at home and all. We can’t go on that big trip to Bali to join a soul rejuvenating retreat. Can we do self-improvement at home? Of course! A little self-love goes a long way, and maybe listening to even five minutes of a motivational podcast can change our outlook in life.

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How to Launch a Successful Podcast

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They say that podcasting is the new way of blogging. Today, there are so many platforms for which an artist or influencer could blog. Because of this, the audience also has a wide selection of means with which they could follow a blog – they could watch it, read it, or listen to it. Podcasting is fun, not only for the host itself but for the listeners as well. It gives a level of intimacy and relatability that written blogs don’t often provide. On top of that, it requires amazing skills in retaining audience attention after a while. There are many sources online that teach how to launch a successful podcast.

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How to Start a Podcast for a Blog

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Starting to create and publish a podcast on your blog can be a great way to acquire more exposure for your brand and generate traffic from iTunes and other platforms. However although podcasts are relatively easy to record, there are steps that you need to take before you get to that.

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Blogging: Audio/Video vs. Text

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As a new user of the free blog platform Tumblr, I can honestly say that the service is quickly winning me over.

One of my favorite features is the ease in which multi-media elements such as audio and video can be added. As a guy who has been podcasting since 2005, I have a special place in my heart for audio content.

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The Podcast Reach Around Effect

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A show of hands of how many of you regularly podcast as part of your blog empire…

My hand is raised, and has been since April 2005. Though recently, given my hectic workload, the success of the blog and the sick amount of time it takes to put together audio programming, I’ve been slacking in the podcast department. Not only have I been unable to produce a show in several months, I haven’t even looked into traffic.

At the request of a potential advertiser, I took a peak at recent traffic. Much to my surprise, shows that are YEARS OLD still receive thousands of downloads. Huh!?

I understand that many episodes of the Working Podcast have been picked up by search engines, etc. – but I didn’t expect to see this type of growth from a ‘dormant’ product.

Particularly shocking was the volume of downloads Show #1 still receives. Ironically, it’s probably the worst of the 80 programs I have done. At least I like to think the show has evolved. But here’s my question for you audiofiles…

How do I better leverage these old shows; particularly #1?

I’m toying with the idea of adding a quick bumper to the beginning stating that the direction of the show has changed, our new URL, contact info and so on.

What do you think? Any examples of this you have come across?
Is it taboo to change archived shows from their original content?

P.S. – I will be relaunching the Working Podcast later this year. So if you’re interested in career advice you can actually use, please subscribe.