Jul 29, 2020
Craig Hewitt from Castos is on the show to share his best tips to get your first 10,000 podcast downloads. Craig is the founder of Castos.com, a complete all in one podcast production service. Craig walks us through the best practices to growing your podcast today.
We talk about why you should pick a couple of growth strategies to test at a time and what you should be thinking about as you start growing your online presence.
Show Notes with the Craig
02:45 - The Podcast Hackers Facebook group is a great resource from Craig and the Castos crew.
03:54 - Dave Jackson was on the podcast in episode 6 and talked about starting and launching a podcast.
7:30 - Arron Walker and John Lee Dumas were both on different Outdoors Online podcast episodes and talked about the importance of becoming a guest on other podcasts to grow your business.
10:00 - We talk about using Overcast’s Paid Acquisition and ads. Castos talks about paid ads here.
15:16 - We talk about their new Podcast "Audience" from Craig and Castos.
17:00 - Jeff Umbro from PodGlomerate was on the Castos show here.
19:30 - Email marketing for podcasters blog post from Castos.
20:20 - Mail Chimp, Convert Kit or Drip are a few key email service examples. I use and love ConvertKit. Here is an affiliate link if you want to get ConvertKit and Support this podcast.
22:45 - Headliner or Wave can help you create an audiogram.
26:30 - Zapier is a great tool for automating. Michael O'Neal was on our podcast and talked about automating here.
27:40 - Podcast like a pro is another great resource and a free course that was previously sold at $499.
34:00 - Eric Nuzum was on Castos Podcast - Audience here and on our podcast here.
34:20 - I note Dennis and Wild Fish Wild Places and the new podcast he is creating right now.
You can find Craig at castos and on the Podcast Hackers Facebook
Group
Top 10 Best Practices to 10,000 Podcast Downloads
Guesting on other Podcasts
Paid Acquisition with Overcast and Others
Placement of Your Show in another podcast or a feed drop
Online Community - Facebook, Slack, etc
Connect with your audience via email
Create highly valuable social media assets with Wave or
Treat your guests well with Calendy and setting up interview
After the podcast (bundle with quotes and the blurb 5)
Understand what audience wants and Taylor content to that need
Outreach to blogs, newspapers, magazines and others
Resources Noted in the Show
Free Podcast Course via Castos
Videos and/or podcasts Noted in the Show
Jeff Umbro from PodGlomerate was on the Castos show here.
Wild Fish Wild Places
Conclusion with Craig Hewitt
Craig Hewitt, the founder of Castos, is on the share his best tips for growing your podcast. Find out how to set yourself up for rejection so it will become easier in your entrepreneurial journey. We find out how our avatar, Dennis can create a better fishing podcast by utilizing the strategies that Craig notes today in the podcast.