In episode twenty-three of Podcasts Suck, Sebastian Rusk discusses why 2024 is the perfect year to start a podcast. He highlights 10 reasons why starting a podcast now is beneficial, including expanding audiences, improved technology, niche markets, flexibility in format, enhanced discoverability, networking opportunities, personal branding, monetization potential, and creative freedom.
TIMESTAMPS
[00:01:53] Reflecting on the end of 2023.
[00:05:38] Top 10 reasons to start a podcast in 2024.
In this episode, Sebastian Rusk explores the global growth of podcast listenership, highlighting the opportunity it presents for podcasters to reach a larger audience and build a worldwide community. He also emphasizes that creating podcast content allows for international sharing, spreading messages and content to people all over the world. This aspect is seen as positive because it enables the expansion of one's community and the potential for a greater impact.
In addition, starting a podcast can provide creators with valuable networking opportunities. Hence, it offers a unique opportunity to expand one's network and create meaningful connections with industry professionals, potential sponsors, and guests.
QUOTES
- "The more people that you reach, the more people that you come in contact with, the bigger your community becomes, the bigger impact that you have, the bigger opportunity that you have, the higher, you increase the odds of being able to make all of your goals, and dreams and ambitions come true because you're reaching more people."
- “When you interview someone, you learn from them. And when we learn from them, well, that's a form of what being mentored. Networking opportunities, there's a vast, vast opportunity for them when it comes to having a podcast.”
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