Podcast Answer Man
Evergreen Insights On The Topic of Podcasting My name is Cliff Ravenscraft and I started podcasting as a hobby in December 2005. Within the first two years of Podcasting, I had launched a number of shows related to entertainment, business, social media, technology, faith, family and more, producing as many seven to fifteen podcast episodes a week, reaching hundreds of thousands of subscribers from all over the world. Podcast Answer Man was the 5th podcast that I launched. Starting in December 2006, it was this show that made it possible for me to start a podcast coaching / consulting business that proved that I could generate more than enough income to provide for my family. In January 2008, I left an extremely lucrative career as an independent insurance agent, in a family run insurance agency that was started by my grandfather in 1937. I was next in line to take over the agency from my father. Yet I became convinced that I wanted to find a way to do what I was doing through podcasting, full-time, as my career. Over the next decade, I built an online business where I became the world's leading authority on podcasting. I am personally responsible for training more than 40,000 people on the successful launch of their podcast. After a decade of teaching people how to podcast, I began to desire another significant career transition. Rather than answer technical questions related to the topic of podcasting, I wanted to coach others on far more important issues such as mindset, career and overall life transformation. In March 2016, I began a significant rebranding process where I transitioned my original Podcast Answer Man podcast into The Cliff Ravenscraft Show. It is in the archives of this, my main podcast, that you'll find the ORIGINAL 438 episodes of The Podcast Answer Man podcast. In September 2017, I ended the final session of my Podcasting A To Z Group Training Program, shutting down 100% of all income streams from a half a million dollar per year business, so that I could focus all of my work time, effort and energy on what I felt most passionate about doing in the world. Mindset & Life Transformation Coaching is what I do today and you can learn about the products and services I offer on my Work With Me Page at CliffRavenscraft.com. In August 2021, I made the decision to relaunch this ALL-NEW VERSION of the Podcast Answer Man Podcast to share Evergreen Insights On The Topic of Podcasting. I am still in love with Podcasting as much today as I was back when I published my first episodes back in 2005. It is my desire that the content that you'll find in this show will only enhance your own enjoyment of all that Podcasting can bring into your life.
Episodes
In this podcast episode, I interview my dear friend Jessica Rhodes about her podcast guesting service business, Interview Connections, which she started in 2013.
Over the past decade, her business has become a powerful entity that helps individuals reach their ideal clients and expand their audience.
Listen in to learn valuable tips on how to make a strong impact when given the opportunity to be a guest o...
In today's episode, I share a transformative conversation highlighting how one coaching session can shift years of aspirations into rapid reality.
Recently, I had the pleasure of coaching Ryan Hamilton, a visionary who had been nurturing the dream of launching his own podcast and becoming an industry thought leader for seven years. During our intensive 90-minute session, Ryan sought to break free from the shackles of perfe...
In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I wanted to share how I used ChatGPT's new voice functionality to interview me for an episode of my main podcast, The Cliff Ravenscraft Show. I simply felt that this topic might be insightful and inspirational in your podcasting efforts.
Since I simply included the entire episode of The Cliff Ravenscraft Show, I'm simply going to copy and paste the show notes from that episode below:
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In this info-packed episode, I'm joined by my longtime friend and fellow online business expert Ray Edwards to dive deep into why we believe Kajabi is the ultimate all-in-one platform for online business owners.
Ray and I take a trip down memory lane to remember the "bad old days" of cobbling together a frankenstein's monster of different tools, services, and platforms just to create and sell an online course or membership...
In this episode, I share a recording from a recent Ask Me Anything session that I hosted. During the session, Kristy posted the following question in the chat: "I need courage to start a blog that I can monetize. Do you have any words of wisdom? I've tried starting a blog in the past but struggled with maintaining consistency. I don't want to fall into old habits. Please advise. Thanks!"
In response, I shared a powerful st...
In this episode of "Podcast Answer Man," I had the pleasure to deep dive into the creative side of the multifaceted Pat Flynn.
Pat, an entrepreneur, author, speaker, and the brain behind "Smart Passive Income," shares how his identity has evolved over time. We talk about how his love for fishing has offered him peace away from his bustling life and business. His answer to why he's here iwas simply profound: to serve and he...
Several years ago, I realized that my brand, Podcast Answer Man, wasn't fully reflecting the guidance I was providing to those seeking strategies, tools and techniques to [fill in the blank]. That's why I decided to evolve my brand to Mindset Answer Man - to provide a better indication of the kind of advice I was giving.
As the result of working with so many people, I began to recognize patterns between...
If you ever wondered why I shut down my Podcast Answer Man business and rebranded myself as the Mindset Answer Man, this episode will give greater insight into my decision than I've shared previously.
Recently, I hosted an "Ask Me Anything" session on the topic of "The Business of Coaching."
Kate Nankivell let me know that she would be participating live and that she planned to ask the following ques...
Recently, I hosted an "Ask Me Anything" session on the topic of "The Business of Coaching" and Chris Pinckley asked the following question:
How can a seasoned or veteran coach, in other words someone who already knows the coaching industry, turn their podcast into a lead generation tool effectively?
- Talk consistently about the exact topics that your current coaching clients ar...
Brad Miller joined me for an "Ask Me Anything" live broadcast and asked a podcast related question.
First, he shared that he's been podcasting for five years, has published 223 episodes of his podcast and he stated that he still doesn't feel like he's achieved much traction with his podcast.
He then went on to say that he plans to reach new audience members by becoming a guest on other people's podcasts. His question...
This episode contains just one incredibly powerful story how how my participation within a mastermind group has made my dreams, personally and professionally, become reality. Click here to see the video version of the message included within this episode.
If you are full-time self-employed or plan to become full-time self employed within the next 12 to 18 months, I want to invite you to&n...
In this episode, I feature a conversation with my dear friend, John Lee Dumas, from Entrepreneur on Fire. In this episode, I'm certain that I asked questions that John has never been asked in an interview before and some incredibly fascinating insights came out as a result.
Here are some important links related to this episode:
Creating free content is an amazing way to demonstrate the amount of insight and value that you could provide to potential clients.
I'm often asked the question.... "How do I decide how much content to give for free so that potential clients will still hire me?"
Almost everyone is shocked when I say.... "GIVE IT ALL AWAY FOR FREE."
I explain why this is my philosophy of content creation ...
This special episode is actually from my brand new UPGRADE YOUR PEER GROUP PODCAST.
In this episode, I share a conversation that I had with Pat Flynn eight years ago. Pat had joined me to celebrate the 300th episode of my original Podcast Answer Man podcast back in March 2013.
In this episode, you'll discover how Pat and I first met and hear how we made the decision to j...
There are two main segments to this episode.
Segment 1
An update to my portable podcasting studio setup that I spoke about in episode 3 of this podcast.
Here are links to the additional items that I have purchased:
- MonoPrice Hard Case 19” x 16” x 8”
- Table Top Mic Stand
- Heil PRSM Shock Mount
- Heil PR-40 Microphone
- Sony MDR-7506 Headphones
- Case for Sony Headphones
- 6ft XLR Mic Cable
Important Link:
...In this episode, I share a solution for recording full-production, high quality sounding podcasts right from the front seat of your car.
Here is a list of the gear that I used to create this episode...
- Rodecaster Pro!
- 3ft XLR Mic Cable
- AT 2100 dynamic microphone
- Foam windscreen
- Sony MDR-7506 Headphones (Only thing that does not fit in the case)
- TRRS male to male patch cable
- Apple Lightning to TRRS female ad...
In this episode, I share four simple steps to overcome impostor syndrome.
- Share who you are, authentically with your audience.
- Share "This is where I have been."
- Share "This is where I am now."
- Share "These are my hopes, dreams and plans for the future"
And then simple invite them to join you on the journey.
Here are the links to the two podcasts that I mentioned in this episode:
- The Community Voice (Start ...
I originally started the Podcast Answer Man podcast in December 2006. After 438 episodes of that podcast, nearly a decade later, I made the decision to rebrand the podcast to The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.
In this first episode of the ALL NEW version of the Podcast Answer Man podcast, I briefly explain the backstory of this podcast and the purpose of this new relaunched version.
I hope that you'll enjoy the Evergreen In...
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