Ep #178: How many episodes do you launch when you start your podcast?

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In this episode, we discuss the number of episodes to launch with when starting your podcast.

I share my recommendation to start with four episodes to prevent burnout, compared to the more commonly suggested eight episodes.

Additionally, I provide strategies for repurposing content from your Facebook lives into podcast episodes and outline the content for your first four episodes.

Don't forget to check out my podcast launch guide below!

00:07 Repurposing Content for Your Podcast
00:48 How Many Episodes to Launch With
03:02 Batch Recording Strategies
04:28 Content Ideas for Initial Episodes
06:18 Using Existing Content

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Episode Transcript

Microphone (Yeti Stereo M (00:00):
Well, welcome back to another episode
of the hello.
C-stores.
Dorsey podcast.
So in today's episode and keepthem with the theme.
That, uh, of the questions thatI get asked during my bootcamp,
what I do is I take thequestions that people ask in the
Facebook.
The live Facebook chat and Itake those questions and I

(00:21):
create podcast episodes out ofthem answering those questions.
So, um, this is actually areally great way to repurpose
content.
And if you ever want to know,like, What your podcast content
should be about, or what shouldyou usually talk about?
Definitely use this strategy,especially if you do Facebook
lives and you have a group, youcould pull those questions and

(00:42):
you could create.
Episodes out of that.
So, but that's not what we'retalking about.
Today, we want to be talkingabout how many episodes do you
start with when you launch apodcast?
Um, I recommend for.
Some people say you need to havea least.
Eight episodes when you launch apodcast.
And that is, that could be thecase.

(01:03):
But for me, I like to say fourbecause I don't want my students
or my clients getting burnt outbefore they even launch.
Okay.
Eight episodes could be a bit,much, it's a heavy load.
Um, people probably like, wellcan, as you.
Villanova's talk about eight isa great number to launch and

(01:23):
Hey, that's.
That's awesome.
You know, that's you, but forme, I like to keep it like less
stressful and I like to keep itdoable for my students.
So when he asks, how manyepisodes should I start off
launching with?
I would say four, four is asweet number.
It will help you get going.

(01:45):
It will definitely help you getin the groove of things.
And then when you get ready tolaunch your next four, you can
say, okay, well, I can add anextra two during my bot.
My badging process.
And I could add a extra two whenI'm recording and then I'll have
six episodes are ready torecorded when I schedule those

(02:06):
outs.
So it's totally up to you howyou want to do it after that.
But I think four is a great,comfortable, And, um, low,
stressful way when you'relaunching.
I love to.
Give low.
Stressful.
Uh, low energy.
Uh, so you won't have to use upso much of your time to, uh,

(02:27):
create the episodes to recordthe episodes.
And if you listen to my previousepisodes where I talked about
how long should your podcast be?
It is totally up to you.
You can do 15 minutes.
If you do 15 minutes for eachepisode, you're recording only
an hour time.
So you take one hour out of yourday to record those four

(02:50):
episodes, which will be the fourepisodes that you launch, or if
you're batching and, um, that'sjust one hour out of your day,
opposed to having hours out ofyour day.
Okay.
Um, I listened to AmyPorterfield's podcast and I'm in
her list.
Builders society.
Uh, program as well as media forother programs.

(03:12):
And she does.
Eight episodes.
She batch eight episodes.
And I don't know if she, I thinkshe batched him in a day.
Or I think she takes two days tobatch them, but she does.
Eight.
At a time, every time she'sbatching.
And not to mention she's doingtoo.

(03:34):
Episodes.
A week.
So then it was eight.
It's probably 12 now because shehas her interview episodes
generally like on, on Tuesdays.
And then she had her shortyepisodes on Thursday.
I might switch that or flip thataround, but, uh, she's doing two
episodes a week now.

(03:55):
She couldn't do that because shehas the bandwidth and she has a
team behind her.
I'm a little old me.
You're a little, you, you're theonly ones doing this in this
game.
Okay.
In this podcast game.
So I like to have it as low,stressful as possible to where
as though.
You can do this yourself withoutactually hiring someone.

(04:16):
And then you can hire someonelater on down the road.
When you get to the level.
Were you able to do so, but forme, I like to teach.
Four episodes when you launch.
Um, and people ask, well, whatdo I talk about?
So, so many different thingsthat you can talk about.
But in my podcast launch guide,I will link it in the show

(04:37):
notes.
There is a page where it saysyour first four episodes.
Okay.
And here's some tips to talkabout for your forte first four
episodes.
So I haven't laid out what youcan talk about in each episode,
just to get the momentum going.
So in your first episode andsome of my students lie well,
Candice, for the first episode.

(04:57):
Couldn't this be a trailer.
Any can be, it definitely canbe.
So for the first episode, Youcan talk about what the podcast
is going to be about.
You give highlights of what yourlisteners can expect.
And the upcoming episodes.
You'll talk about how manyepisodes you're going to be
delivering.
Is it going to be one episodeweekly, two episodes.

(05:18):
A week.
Or, um, how often you are goingto be published and you could
talk about that.
You could do that in the traileras well.
So that could be like yourtrailer episode one.
And then episode two, you willtalk about you who you are.
Your, quirks about you, family,for babies, anything you kind of
like getting people to get toknow you definitely tell them,

(05:41):
you know, who you are, whyyou're qualified to do what
you're doing.
Any background stories, anythinglike that don't get into too,
too deep.
But, you want to talk about whyyou're qualified for teaching
the topic or talking about thesubject in your podcast?
Okay.
In episode three, it's time toget into the content.
Here's where you kick off thecontent and you give listeners

(06:03):
small portion so they can comeback for more.
And then episode four, youcontinue to deliver.
And the rest of the content, youmay want to add a guest expert
to come in.
Anything like that.
Now here's.
The here's the thing.
If you've had previous contentwhere you've did some sort of a

(06:26):
presentation where you want tostay, or, uh, if you done some
sort of training, like aFacebook live or anything like
that, or if it was on a previouspodcast and the holes.
Gave her permission to utilizethat content, to put on your
podcast, you can actually bakeand that content.

(06:49):
And with your first couple ofepisodes.
Okay.
I know genius.
Right?
You can actually do that.
So if you're like, well, I don'thave time to record, but I have
this content that I canrepurpose.
You could definitely do.
So.
I will say the beginning,introduce what the content is.
So like for example, if we did aFacebook live, I was do like a

(07:10):
little short.
Recording.
Kind of like explaining whatthis episode is about and where
you're at, just so they won't belike, um, is she outside?
Or, you know, Kind of like, isthis an event or what is this?
In the BNN episode, just kind ofexplain, Hey, in this episode,
Um, I did a Facebook live and Iwanted to share with you guys.

(07:33):
And we talked about XYZ, breakit down, summary kind of like a
summer summarization and thensay, okay, we're getting ready
to go into the episode.
Here you go.
Into, the Facebook live and thenyou presented.
And the audio form.
So there's so many differentways you can do this, but the,
your first four episode.

(07:55):
Great kickoff.
Great way to launch her podcast.
I've had people do it.
Some people did it their ownway, which is perfectly fine.
But it's in the podcast launchguide and I will link it up in
the show notes.
Okay.
So I hope this episode washelpful.
And like I stated, if you are acoach course creator service

(08:17):
provider, Launching a podcastwill be an excellent way for you
to build a momentum.
Generate leads generate businessfor your service provider
business.
It will be a great way for youto get, listeners amplify your
message, whatever your goal is.
Podcasts is a great way to dothat.

(08:39):
So, like I said before, I have apodcast launch guide that will
help you set the tone andfoundation for your podcast.
The link is in the show notes.
I hope this was helpful and wewill continue on with questions
that I get in my boot camps.
So stay tuned and I will talk toyou on the next episode.

(08:59):
Bye.