Early Risers, Proper AD’s, and Apple with Jeff Sanders

We're joined by Jeff Sanders, host and creator of "The 5 AM Miracle Podcast" to talk all things growth in the podcast industry, or as Adams called, from "zero to hero". the Apple podcast issues and losing his show on the platform, and how podcasting helps his business in various ways. We're talking ad reads, and if organic or pre recorded work best, how to get ads on your show, and choosing the right ones to fit your brand. 

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Highlights with timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:43 Jeff talks about his podcast called The 5 AM Miracle, what he discusses on the show and if he does solo podcasts on the show apart from interviewing his guests 
2:32 Jeff also talks about how long he has been podcasting, the show he started with, and how it has been for him 
3:05 Jeff talks about the difference there has been between his first show and his second show and which show he liked doing more 
4:05: Jeff talks about the type of microphone he was using when he started podcasting and how it was and if he’d recommend it to someone 
5:02 Marcus talks about the new microphone from Behringer that was recently launched and if it’s a good microphone 
6:02 Jeff talks about the type of microphone he upgraded to after giving away his Behringer microphone and why and the software he used 
8:39 Jeff talks about the book that he wrote and what gave him the idea to write the book 
10:15 Jeff talks about what he mainly does as a business and if podcasting had any contribution to that 
13:10 Jeff, Marcus, and Molly talk about the fun fact of being an entrepreneur and what it takes to be one 
15:12 Jeff talks about what he would tell someone out there who is wanting to start his or her own podcast 
18:21 Jeff talks about the world of personal development and what turned him to be in that world at a very young age 
22:58 Jeff talks about what he is doing that is different from other podcasters that helps him keep on rolling and getting new listeners too 
24:16 Jeff also talks about when the moment occurred for him that he got to keep on producing content and it is working for him 
25:04 Jeff talks about when he started getting sponsors after he started doing his podcast 
25:46 Jeff also talks about advertising on his shows and if he records the adverts himself and if they are related to his content 
26:56 Jeff talks about the steps you follow when you want to advertise on a podcast show and his advice to people 
30:08 Jeff talks about the subscription service that Apple launched leading to some shows missing and him being a victim of this 
32:49 Jeff explains if he had any issues with his sponsors after his shows went missing on the Apple platform 
34:07 Jeff, Molly, and Marcus talk about why they think only the big players in the podcasting world were hit by the Apple saga and not the young ones coming up 
35:58 Jeff talks about what hosting platform he used when he was starting out in the world of podcasting 
38:22 Adam and Jeff talk about Apple being the monopoly in the podcasting world and not even caring about it 
41:11 Jeff talks about Spotify and what he feels about the platform and if he’d compare it to Apple
43:17 Jeff talks about other things in terms of hosting platforms and software that he uses when podcasting to make it work 
46:11 Jeff talks about selling adverts in the most downloaded episode even if it is not the most recent one 
49:21Jeff, Adam, Molly, and Marcus share their thoughts on the Apple saga and not being prepared for such situations that happened 
53:59 Jeff talks about people who commente