Podcasting Dilemmas: Giveaways, Equipment Value, and Co-host Commitment

This week we open with "What to do if you put out a survey and nobody answers? We also talk about merch sales, some equipment updates, overthinking your podcast launch and more.

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TIMELINE

01:01 - Opening

01:12 - Sponsor: podcastbranding.co 

02:21 - Mugshot: Based On a True Story Podcast 

02:54 - Quick Health Update

03:36 - Dave Got Some New In Ear Monitors 

04:17 - Elgato Prompter Update 

04:58 - Rode Stand Behind Headphones 

07:10 - AT BPHS1 Headset 
https://supportthisshow.com/bphs1 

08:40 - Nobody Filled Out Your Survey

15:30 - Giveaways at Meetups

16:29 - Awesome Supporter Coasters

19:31 - Power Rant: Celebrity Shows

26:10 - Daves Tip For Concise Advertisements

30:03 - How Many Listeners Do You Need Before Selling Merch

33:47 - Insights on Dave's Local Show

35:20 - Amazon Incentives

38:10 - GPT Plagiarism

40:10 - Popular Person Struggling to Launch

52:43 - Ugly Co-host Situation

58:19 - Dave's Biweekly Show

01:04:21 - Apple Vacation

01:05:40 - Awesome Supporters 

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01:10:10 - Merch Rabbit Hole

01:12:24 - Saying Thanks To Your Guests

01:14:37 - Growing the Show With Hardware?

01:21:31 - Episode = Content and Delivery

01:23:08 - Helping Guests Delivery

01:24:20 - Rode Podmic vs Podmic USB

01:25:08 - Find time to podcast

01:25:58 - Libsyn Post to Amazon?

01:27:10 - Wrap Up 

Featured Supporter of the Week

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01:01 - Opening

01:12 - Sponsor: podcastbranding.co https://www.podcastbranding.co 

02:21 - Mugshot: Based On a True Story Podcast https://www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com

02:54 - Quick Health Update

03:36 - Dave Got Some New In Ear Monitors
https://geni.us/zs10-inear-monitor 

04:17 - Elgato Prompter Upd