Podcasting Tips & Tricks with Lyndal Harris

Podcasting Tips & Tricks with Lyndal Harris

Podcasting Tips & Tricks is a show designed to share quick, actionable tips and tricks for launching and growing a successful podcast and is aimed at both the new and seasoned podcasters. We'll cover a range of topics from launching your podcast, editing, publishing, hosting, equipment, systems & processes, marketing, monetising, industry news and lots more. Podcast awareness and listenership are growing year on year and so it's no surprise that it is still significantly growing in 2019. And now is a great time for small business owners and entrepreneurs to launch a podcast to build brand awareness, as well as showcase their expertise, authority and trust. I'm Lyndal Harris, the founder of Podcast VA where my team and I make the podcasting journey easier. We reduce the stress and overwhelm that comes with project managing all of the different elements of your podcast by offering various done-for-you services to help you launch and maintain your amazing podcast as well as training if you want to learn to do-it-yourself.

Episodes

July 26, 2020 59 mins

In this episode, I am chatting with Michaela Clark, a digital marketing consultant and founder of Content Juice. Michaela is my biz bestie...and quite honestly Podcast VA wouldn't be where it is today without the endless conversations, ideas, support and help from her.

Michaela has been doing content marketing for over 10 years, works with my clients on strategy and has recently launched Content Juice. Content Juice helps you s...

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In this show, I run through a list of podcast tasks you can outsource to a VA, or anyone who offers podcast support services.

After you've launched your show, it's easy to set-up your ongoing podcast systems but are you best utilising your time by doing all the elements yourself?

In this episode:

  • The benefits of outsourcing
  • 5-step podcast workflow
  • 15 tasks you can outsource 
  • Making your podcasting journey easier.
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    In this week’s episode, I’m talking to a friend who has recently launched her show to discuss her podcasting journey. Leanne Webber is a Business Mentor, Founder of 2 Businesses and podcast host. Leanne’s mission is to help entrepreneurs move forward with practical intention to achieve the huge goals they dream of.

    Leanne recently launched her podcast, Behind the Business Blinds and I really wanted to have a chat to her about the p...

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    June 28, 2020 14 mins

    In this solo show, I talk about promoting your podcast launch. You've done all the hard work in getting ready to share your show with the world, the next phase of marketing your podcast begins.

    In this episode:

  • Pre-launch marketing
  • Consider timelines for the different directories to approve
  • How to position your launch to appear in the Apple Podcast charts
  • Some marketing activities for not only your launch but ongoing episodes as w...
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    In this week’s episode, I’m talking to one of my launch clients about her podcasting journey. Lauren Stratford is a Productivity Coach and Systems Designer who helps overwhelmed creative solopreneurs maximise their impact by providing practical advice and solutions on how to beat business overwhelm and manage their time better.

    Lauren recently launched her show, The Seriously Sorted Podcast, and I want to have a chat to her about h...

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    June 14, 2020 6 mins

    In this show, I'm talking about ID3 tags. This topic came up from a client's question and then prompted some discussion in the Australian Podcasters Collaborative Facebook Group.

    In this episode:

  • What is an ID3 tag
  • What is their purpose.
  • For full shownotes, go to https://www.podcastva.com/podcast/id3-tagging/

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    In this episode, I talk with James Cridland from Podnews about podcasting trends in 2020. James is a radio futurologist - a writer, consultant and public speaker on radio’s future. He is Managing Editor of podnews.net, a fantastic daily podcast newsletter and podcast that everyone who is interested in podcasting should subscribe to! 

    In this episode:

  • James' background and his role in the international podcasting industry
  • Current...
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    May 24, 2020 5 mins

    In this solo show, I run through a list of podcast directories where you should submit your show to ensure you get into as many ears as possible.

    In this episode:

  • The big 4 podcast directories
  • A list of 27 other podcast directories
  • What you will need to submit your podcast
  • For full shownotes, go to https://www.podcastva.com/podcast/podcast-directories/

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    In this week’s episode, I’m talking to one of my clients about her podcasting journey. Angela Henderson is a business coach for womenkeynote speaker and podcaster (at The Business and Life Conversations Podcast) who helps women business owners from around the world have consistent 5-figure months and multiple 6-figure years… without burning out in the process.

    As this podcast is released, Angela is celebrating her 100th episode b...

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    May 10, 2020 8 mins

    In this solo show, I run through the 3 steps to ensure that when you transfer your podcast host, you keep all of your episodes, subscribers, ratings and reviews intact.

    In this episode:

  • Welcome back to Season 3
  • The 3 critical steps to transferring your podcast host
  • Why each step is important
  • A couple of examples of errors people make.
  • For full shownotes, go to https://www.podcastva.com/podcast/how-to-transfer-your-podcast-host/

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    February 23, 2020 10 mins

    In this episode, I talk about the different styles of audio editing. I speak to a lot of people who spend hours of their time editing their audio and I think it’s important to know a couple of different styles….because the difference in time can be huge.

    In this episode:

  • Different styles of editing
  • Time difference
  • Technical steps
  • For full shownotes, go to https://www.podcastva.com/podcast/audio-editing-episode-20/

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    It’s a bit of a bug-bear of mine when I hear someone has downloaded a podcast equipment guide only to be told they should spend upwards of $500 to get started. That might work for some podcasters but it doesn’t take into account everyone’s situation and budget.

    In this episode:

  • Some key considerations when choosing the set-up
  • USB Microphone recommendations
  • Other useful equipment
  • Equipment recommendations on a bigger budget
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    February 2, 2020 9 mins

    I was chatting with someone at an event the other day and she wanted to launch a podcast. But the only thing that was stopping her was the fact that she was stuck on what to name it.

    In this episode:

  • A few different ways to name your show
  • How to check if there is another podcast with the same name
  • The reason you shouldn’t get stuck on the name
  • For full shownotes, go to https://www.podcastva.com/podcast/podcast-name/

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    January 26, 2020 8 mins

    I recently noticed that I had a couple of 1 star ratings left in Apple Podcasts and so I wanted to talk about podcast ratings (and more specifically 1 star ratings) and how to deal with them.

    In this episode:

  • Getting 1 star ratings
  • How podcast ratings work
  • Other metrics to look at
  • Feel free to give me your feedback
  • For full shownotes, go to https://www.podcastva.com/podcast/1-star-podcast-ratings/

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    January 19, 2020 16 mins

    A question I often get asked and see asked a lot on social media is “which host should I use”. In short, there are so many different options when it comes to podcast hosting companies and it can be a difficult decision to work out which one best suits your needs.

    In this episode:

  • What is a podcast host
  • How hosting works and the difference to directories
  • Things to look for when choosing a host
  • Things to avoid
  • What IAB statistics are
  • Tran...
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    January 12, 2020 11 mins

    In this episode, we’re talking about an effective time management technique to become more productive - batching. And more specifically how you can batch the podcasting tasks in your workflow to help streamline your processes.

    Essentially batching involves completing similar tasks in a scheduled block, avoiding the need for switching back and forth between skills and eliminating multi-tasking.  Research shows that task switching is...

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    January 5, 2020 9 mins

    Podcast Seasons - what are they are and are they right for your show? Podcast seasons aren’t new but we talk about whether it’s something you could implement for your show.

    In this episode:

  • What are podcast seasons
  • Different formats for seasons
  • Examples of client’s using seasons
  • Advantages
  • Disadvantages
  • For full shownotes, go to https://www.podcastva.com/podcast/podcast-seasons-episode-13/

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    December 15, 2019 9 mins

    In this episode we’re talking about rebroadcasting old episodes so you can have a break but continue to keep up that ever important consistency.

    In this episode:

  • Rebroadcasting old episodes
  • How to choose which episode to rebroadcast
  • The mechanics of it in your host and website
  • For full shownotes, go to https://www.podcastva.com/podcast/rebroadcasting-old-episodes-episode-11/

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    December 8, 2019 46 mins

    “Imposter Syndrome” - what is it, really? And how does one deal with it?

    Our guest this week is Fiona Redding, founder of The Happiness Hunter, a mindset coach, speaker, and facilitator. She’s also a co-host to the Business Addicts Podcast as well as the author of The Happiness Hunter’s Guide to Meditation. Listen in to help yourself understand and overcome this experience.

    In this episode:

  • Fiona’s journey in her business
  • History of...
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    December 1, 2019 17 mins

    When you make the decision to start a podcast, all the emotions that you’re feeling can be seriously overwhelming. But one of the biggest problems or one of the biggest things that people talk to me about is they don’t even know where to start. And that in itself can be overwhelming because there are so many different resources out there and there are different ways to do things in podcasting.

    I’m going to take you through my 10 st...

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