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April 1, 2025 22 mins

It’s time to freshen up your podcast! In today’s episode, I’m walking you through ten steps for spring cleaning your show, so that you can bring in more listeners and grow this season. To get the most out of today's episode, download our free podcast spring cleaning checklist!


Today's episode is brought to you by Mic Check Society, our community for podcasters who are looking to take their podcast from good to great. Come join us for educational trainings, a private member's only community, and monthly calls! Get $10 off per month with code PODCAST at micchecksociety.com


Clocking In with Haylee Gaffin is produced by Gaffin Creative, a podcast production company for creative entrepreneurs. Learn more about our services at Gaffincreative.com, plus you’ll also find resources, show notes, and more for the Clocking In Podcast.


Time-stamps: 

Revamp your show’s artwork (3:33)

Update your titles and descriptions (5:12)

Evaluate your intro and outro (7:58)

Check your show note links (10:14)

Review your website and podcast players (12:00)

Update your social media links (14:11)

Assess your audio quality (14:44)

Review your monetization strategy (16:03)

Revisit your branding (16:54)

Evaluate your listener engagement (18:34)


Podcast Resources:

Spring Cleaning Checklist: gaffincreative.com/springcleaning

Episode 160 Your Guide To Podcast Equipment: gaffincreative.com/160-your-guide

Podcast Cover Art Templates: gaffincreative.com/product/podcast-cover-art

Mic Check Society: gaffincreative.com/mcs

Instagram: instagram.com/hayleegaffin


Review the Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/ZSMhBj7u1XE


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