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September 23, 2024 6 mins

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Announcing Podcast Launch Protocol- 

  • Why? This show, Podcasting Badass, is for all podcasters at all stages of their journey, and the mix of tune-up and brainstorm episodes helps with tips and tricks at all zones of podcasting success, but hit the ground running and never gave brand new potential podcasters a safe place to learn the basics- enter Podcast Launch Protocol!
  • Podcast Launch Protocol will give you two dozen episodes covering everything a potential or struggling podcaster needs to consider! From defining your ideal listener and niche to discussing episode formats and branding, I’ll deliver the information in a simple, engaging, and impactful way to make it easy to launch or relaunch a successful and profitable podcast.
  • Episodes will alternate between solo episodes, where I cover essential need-to-know insider tips I’ve learned over the past five years of podcasting, and coaching episodes, where you get to experience me putting those skills into action while adapting a business into a podcast.


******Here is the exciting part, if you are listening to this in September or October of 2024- I need clients to coach for these episodes! If you are pod-curious, and interested in discussing how to launch your podcast, or if you are struggling and ready to rebrand and relaunch, let me help you with FREE coaching! ****

  • I will cover one topic each, and they have informative topics that will help any pod-curious business person or Pod-Paddler struggling to stay afloat, such as:
    • Niching, Word Branding, Visual Branding, Expert Positioning, Calls to Action, and more!
    • To get involved email steve@sobersteve.com with the subject “Podcast Launch Protocol” with your name and biggest struggle to apply today!

Podcast Launch Protocol will be launching on November 4th, so stay tuned! In the meantime, I am always accepting general Tune-Up and Brainstorm applicants over at www.sobersteve.com , so apply today to get some guidance on how you can channel your inner Podcasting Badass!


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Steve (00:00):
Hey there, podcasting and bad-ass is it's your host sober
Steve, the podcast guy, andwelcome to podcasting.
And bad-ass.
This week, I have a veryexciting, special announcement
that I've been working on forover a month.
And I've actually managed tokeep it a secret to most people,
which for me, having an idea andnot sharing it with all of you
right away, it takes a lot ofenergy, but we got here because

(00:23):
I wanted to make sure I had itall planned out.
Right.
To announce that.
I am getting ready to launch anew mini series as an offshoot
of this series, podcastingbad-ass.
And it's going to be called drumroll, please.
Podcast launch Protocol! And sowhile this show is for all
podcasters at all stages oftheir journey, we've gone over

(00:45):
the different zones ofpodcasting.
And so whether you are a.
Potential podcast or who ispodcasting?
And eating getting started inthe pod paddling phase or the
pod pouting phase.
Or if you have grown into thepoint where you are now looking
to try and get help breakingfrom maybe a hundred downloads
in that first 30 days to athousand.

(01:06):
We are here week after week withdifferent tips, tricks, coaching
style episodes, and differentformats to help give you what
you need.
And a little bite-sizeintervals.
However, at the same time forpeople that are potential
podcasts or is that I've beenpodcasts donating.
We never really did stop and goover with training wheels, what

(01:29):
you need to learn before youeven hit record really for the
first time.
And we've talked about some ofthe aspects piece by piece, in
different brainstormingepisodes, which have been great,
but I really would love for notto have to worry about listeners
like you possibly that have beenlistening for a while and are
podcasting and you don't want totake.

(01:49):
2025 episodes to go over basicsthat you already know.
You love getting the weekly.
Quick little hints, tricks,little motivation that you need
to go out there and podcastslike a bad-ass.
So I don't want you to have togo through extra content.
So this mini series will beperfect for those who are either
pod pouting and considering areboot or our podcasts donating

(02:12):
and getting ready to launchtheir new show.
This is going to be essentialbecause it will cover everything
you need to know.
Piece by piece from start tofinish in a way that, you know,
with me is going to be simpleand engaging and impactful, and
it will make it easy to be ableto have a successful and
profitable podcast, which iswhat we all want.

(02:34):
Don't we.
So the episodes are going toalternate between solo episodes,
where I cover essential need toknow inside our tips.
Love that I've learned over thepast five years of podcasting,
as they pertain specifically toplanning a podcast and getting
ready to launch a podcast.
And then those will be verysimilar to like my episode last

(02:55):
week about signs that yourpodcast is ready for a rebrand
or the episode before that ofwhy it's now is the perfect time
to launch a podcast.
There'll be very.
Much that word will be greatinformation.
A lot of high energy, reallyengaging, really brief episodes.
And then there'll be followed upby coaching style episodes.

(03:15):
Very similar to our brainstormepisodes.
Just with a little bit moreintention.
As I cover and reinforce thatspecific topic I talk about in
my solo episode will then becoached on.
So you'll get to see me helpingsomeone turn their business into
a podcast, focusing on thatsubject that we had covered in
the solo episode.

(03:35):
Even better for those of you whoreally want to love getting a
pluses or love being good girlsand good boys, like I do.
There'll be homework assignmentsin between episodes for you to
help reinforce those skills aswell, because I want to make
sure.
Sure that I can promise andguarantee you that have you
listened to this series fromepisode one to the one this
series ends and you follow allthe instructions that we give

(03:58):
you.
There is zero way that yourpodcast will not launch.
With a big boom of an explosionof success between the
listeners.
You'll have the engagement.
They'll give you the sponsors,you'll have the community you'll
be building.
It's going to be amazing.
And it's all going to start fornew beginners at podcasts launch

(04:18):
protocol, and then they can joinus over here at podcasting.
Bad-ass where we keep up thatmaintenance of how to keep on
podcasting, like a bad-ass aweek after week after we've
launched, because we are not podfaders here.
We are going to keep on.
Ongoing and growing and the waywe're going to be doing that is
not only knowing the basics, butalso keeping on it with this
show as well.

(04:39):
So it'll be a great one, twopunch.
And.
This is the perfect opportunity.
If you're listening to thisepisode right now, and it's
coming out in the September,October range for you to take
advantage of some amazing freecoaching that will also get your
name and brand or business outthere in front of thousands of
people, which is for you to comeon podcast, launch protocol.

(05:01):
As one of these special guests,that's going to receive this
very nice coaching.
Topics that I'm going to becovering in these episodes are
essential, not only for anypotential podcaster, but also
for anyone who is working intheir own business and could use
a little bit of help.
It's going to cover topics likeniching, word branding, visual

(05:23):
branding, expert positioning,the different episode styles,
creating, engaging calls toaction and more.
It's going to be excellent.
So if you want to get involvedin podcasts launch, Protocol the
best way would be to email me,which is steve@sobersteve.com
with the subject podcast launchprotocol with your name, and

(05:45):
then in there.
Tell me a little bit about whatyour biggest struggle is of
starting your podcast or keepingyour podcasts going right now.
And we'll see how I can help youwith one of these episodes while
helping you grow and me grow andwe'll all grow together and
we'll be awesome.
So mark your calendars becausepodcast launch protocol will be
launching on Monday, November4th.

(06:06):
So stay tuned.
In the meantime, I am alwaysaccepting general tune-up and
brainstorm applicants over atsober.
steve.com.
So you can apply today to gettune up and brainstorm, help
tips, tricks, and advice on howyou can grow your show and
channel your inner podcastingand bad-ass.
So follow us wherever you'relistening right now to get new

(06:28):
episodes every single Monday.
I will see you next time.
Podcasting bad-ass is.
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