What does coming back strong from a podcast hiatus look like? In the day-to-day chaos of our lives—balancing work, family, personal time, household upkeep, etc, etc—it’s perfectly understandable if it feels like a bit much to plan, record, publish, and market a podcast on top of that. If you’re thinking about pressing pause on your show, or you already have, rest assured, you can take that step without derailing your past progress.
In this episode, Mary talks you through how to put your show on hiatus and set yourself up to return strong. Whether you plan to reimagine the whole thing or just take a break before diving back into business as usual, you’ll want to ponder the goals of your podcast, your ideal workflow, and—maybe most importantly—the fact that taking breaks is a natural and healthy part of continuing to enjoy your podcasting journey!
Start preparing for your pause and your return right now:
- Why it’s important to keep your listeners in the loop
- How to incorporate the role you want your podcast to play
- What to include in an updated feature episode once you’re back
- Why it’s a great idea to build in breaks ahead of time
Links worth mentioning from the episode:
- Episode 87, “Find Podcast Success While Doing Less”: https://www.organizedsound.ca/find-podcast-success-while-doing-less-episode-87/
- Episode 84, “Simplify Your Workflow to Keep Your Podcasting Passion Alive”: https://www.organizedsound.ca/simplify-your-workflow-to-keep-your-podcasting-passion-alive-with-craig-constantine-episode-84/
- Podtalk, “Presence with Mary Chan”: https://podtalk.show/presence-with-mary-chan/
Connect with Mary!
- Leave a voice note with your feedback at https://www.speakpipe.com/VisibleVoice or email visiblevoicepodcast@gmail.com
- Get the full transcript of the episode at http://www.visiblevoicepodcast.com
- Read up on more secrets with the Visible Voice Insights Newsletter https://www.organizedsound.ca/newsletter
- To learn more or work with Mary, check out https://www.organizedsound.ca
- Link up on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/marychan-organizedsound/
- Engage on Instagram @OrganizedSoundProductions https://www.instagram.com/organizedsoundproductions
Show Credits:
- Podcast audio design, engineering, and edited by Mary Chan of Organized Sound Productions
- Show notes written by Shannon Kirk of Right Words Studio
- Post-production support by Kristalee Forre of Forre You VA
- Podcast cover art by Emily Johnston of Artio Design Co.
Transcript with Audio Description:
[MUSIC IN - GHOSTHOOD FEATURING SARA AZRIEL “LET’S GO” BEGINS]
MARY: With all this uncertainty in the world, podcasting is, spoiler alert, not going
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