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It's been one of the most successful talent contests on
the planet NBC's The Voice since twenty sixteen. I've been
blessed with the opportunity to share a lot of conversations
with those that have been featured. You can get them
all at Arrow dot net Arroe dot net. Look for
the podcast that Voice. Enjoy the exploration. Hey, What's going on?
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My name is Arrow, host of the weekly podcast Podcrashing,
four hundred and twenty three episodes that connect listeners to
podcast specialists around the world. My goal has always been
to inform our community with subjects that deal with everything
and beyond. Podcast hosts are open and always filled with
the spirit to spread their skills as journalists, medical specialists,
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true crime, soldiers, gamblers, motivators, spiritualist, actors, and the children
of very famous people. I mean, seriously, there is a
podcast for every subject. This podcast, Podcrashing, has been around
since March of twenty nineteen. The original goal was to
put focus on helping up and coming podcasters to have
the right information about hosting as well as surviving. The
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idea went fifty four episodes before adopting a new chapter,
Why don't you just talk directly? To the podcasters. Dude,
they're living it every day. The purpose of pod Crashing
one on one is to help you build your own platform,
promote it, and maybe make some money. This is Podcrashing
one on one Episode number four, twenty three. How many
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podcasts are not team driven efforts but are deeply dug
into a solo project. Now, surprisingly, there are a large
number of digitally enhanced vocal presentations that are solo projects.
Recent surveys from buzz broutpod News and Edison Research report
that fifty to sixty five percent of all active podcasts
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are hosted, produced, and managed by one person. Those numbers
shift when the subject changes to journaling, commentary, spiritual and
motivational messages. We're talking seventy percent and higher are a
solo show and effort. Even in today's oversaturated, complex podcast world,
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many of the biggest performances start out with only one
person in total control. It's been dubbed the one mic
and one brain project. I like that, the one mic
and one brain project, to which I laugh at mainly
because since twenty twelve, I've never been part of a
team by choice. Number one reason, work ethics and loyalties
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have never put me in front of another me. That
sounds conceded, doesn't. I've never found another me. The work
has got to get done. The moment you start adding
players to the creator's list, then you've got to settle
on other people's bad habits and lack of respect for time.
Solo podcasts are a show of strength, Although very challenging,
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it allows you to have total focus on what you're
trying to build and set free. So the question is,
do you really want to be part of a team
that you can't trust or do you want to go
for it as a solo rock star? Hey? Coming up next,
The advantages of running your own podcast platform. Hey, welcome
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back to podcrashing. One on one. The advantages of running
your own podcast platform. Number one creative freedom. Oh my god,
every idea, every change, and episode is exactly what you want,
which means you've got to accept the news, whether it's
going right or wrong. Number two consistent voice and identity.
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Podcast listeners bond together with their solo hosts because it
feels like a direct conversation. Number three real growth. You
have the self blessing to shape the show as you
continue to grow forward or take a few steps back.
It doesn't matter. It's your show, it's your performance. There's
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no committee to create, waiting and or compromise. Number four
low cost, low function. If co hosting and producers are
making money, the length of the loyalty is no different
than a premature ejaculation. Seriously, they get what they want,
they get out. Number five personal branding power. Oh, this
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is a big one. A solo podcast is your signature.
It can be compared to an author using their own name.
Now the bad stuff. Why shouldn't you be a solo podcaster? Well,
the pressure's on you. Time is very limited, recording, editing, posting, writing, promoting,
talking to pr people. Plus, let's talk about burnout. There's
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no team to share the load with. As a solo podcaster,
you have a limit perspective. It's very difficult to create spontaneity,
new ideas and other things to debate about if you're
doing it all by yourself. Don't ever think of yourself
as that solo podcaster. Ooh, you are in control of
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building your own universe. H I'm Meryl and that's podcrashing
one on one
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