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Send us a Text Message.If you hate Wordpress, but need more than your built-in website from your media host, Podpage is the tool for you. You no longer have to shoehorn a podcast into a wix or Squarespace site, and you have more features than your media host's website, and you don't have to worry about plugin conflicts, SSL certificates, and WordPress White screens of death. I use the pro plan for $15/month. You can test it for free at www.supportthisshow.com/podpageCheck out the free course atwww.schoolofpodcasting.com/learnpodpage Sponsor: Profit from your Podcast book. Learn proven strategies to earn money with your podcast. JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get access toStep by Step tutorialsA Phenomenal Private Podcasting CommunityUNLIMITED one-on-one coaching with Dave Jackson (2018 Podcaster Hall of Fame Inductee)Support the Show.This episode is brought to you by the School of Podcasting. Join the community and get access to courses, coaching and community and grow your show with helpful feedback, resources, and strategies. Check out all of our resources at podcastingresources.com

Send us a Text Message.Sure Amazon has free shipping (after you pay for prime) and they have good choices, but what happens when you get your podcasting equipment home? This is why I love sweetwater.They have just as good (f not better) prices as AmazonThey have free shipping (that's actually free)They add on additional time to the built-in warranty.You can call their tech support if you get stuck. They also add candy into the box. Who doesn't want candy?I've used them for my last few purchases and I love them. Check them at out https://supportthisshow.com/sweetwaterHave questions about gear? Check out my free webinar JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get access toStep by Step tutorialsA Phenomenal Private Podcasting CommunityUNLIMITED one-on-one coaching with Dave Jackson (2018 Podcaster Hall of Fame Inductee)School of PodcastingThe ultimate resource for learning how to podcast the right wayDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the Show.This episode is brought to you by the School of Podcasting. Join the community and get access to courses, coaching and community and grow your show with helpful feedback, resources, and strategies. Check out all of our resources at podcastingresources.com

Send us a Text Message.I understand that when people say there's a discovery problem, what they're really saying is, I have a discovery problem, people aren't finding my podcast. And so it kind of makes me scratch my head when I hear that because if only there was like some sort of tool that would search the entire internet. Oh, that's right, you may have heard of one. It's called Google. Today, we have a tool that makes it easier to be found in Google Now, right now, wherever you're at your current website has a ranking. And what you can do is go into this tool, it's called it's got a funny name, mangools. Mangools allows you to see where you're currently ranking. Then you can type in your topic and you can see keywords. The key of this is you can see what are the popular keywords, and then it'll say, oh, if you wrote about this particular topic, you would have a good chance of scoring at the top of search engines because of where you currently rank. So there's a whole analysis tool, they analyze your website, there are tools in there to tracking your backlinks. If you ever have somebody ask you, Hey, can I do some sort of guest posting or they're really looking for is a backlink to their website? They even have an extension for your browser. So you can go to different websites and kind of do a quick analysis of what that website is doing and how it's ranking and keywords and things like that. They have a 10-day free version, that if you want to kick the tires on this, which is enough time, it's a little over a week to basically see the tools that are available, and see where your website is currently ranking and then see what keywords that you could actually go after. If you want to then from that point, start to use this on a regular basis. It's not super expensive for an SEO tool. It comes in at $29 a month if you do an annual plan. If you do it month to month, it is quite a bit more expensive. It is $49 a month. So you save 40% by doing an annual plan, but it's a pretty handy tool. I do like the extension where you can kind of go to different websites. Again, it's called man goals. And it's got a whole suite with one thing in mind and that's helping you rank higher in search engines. And when people talk about discovery problems, well, you can help get discovered by using band ghouls.Website JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get access toStep by Step tutorialsA Phenomenal Private Podcasting CommunityUNLIMITED one-on-one coaching with Dave Jackson (2018 Podcaster Hall of Fame Inductee)Support the Show.This episode is brought to you by the School of Podcasting. Join the community and get access to courses, coaching and community and grow your show with helpful feedback, resources, and strategies. Check out all of our resources at podcastingresources.com

Send us a Text Message.Telbee lets you communicate with your customers by sending and receiving voice messages online so you can engage them quickly and easily in the most natural way possible... voice! Create and customize online voice recorders for your website, podcast, emails, social channels, or to access via QR codes. Let your visitors ask questions and share ideas quickly and naturally by simply talking, whenever is convenient for them - and for you!Talking is faster than typing, and more natural too. In your inbox, you can choose to listen to your customers’ voice messages or read them transcribed. Assign voice messages to the right team member, ‘star’ your favorites, and respond in your own voice so customers can really hear you care.Supercharge growth by making your shows interactive, personal, and hyper-relevant!Record questions, stories, suggestions, and whole interviews to use on air from your audience as well as your guests - 24/7, via any platform. WOW them when you reply to turn listeners into fans into advocates!There is a free plan, and if you want more features it starts at $13.50/month JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get access toStep by Step tutorialsA Phenomenal Private Podcasting CommunityUNLIMITED one-on-one coaching with Dave Jackson (2018 Podcaster Hall of Fame Inductee)Support the Show.This episode is brought to you by the School of Podcasting. Join the community and get access to courses, coaching and community and grow your show with helpful feedback, resources, and strategies. Check out all of our resources at podcastingresources.com

Send us a Text Message.Are you a podcaster with a following? Selling premium podcast subscriptions directly to your own audience can be a more effective way to monetize than selling advertising.Your paid podcasts, including all future content updates, are delivered to your listeners’ accounts automatically through our secure mobile and web apps as soon as they purchase. There’s no need for your listeners to copy and paste private RSS feed links, which is a major hassle, can be very confusing for listeners, and requires educational effort from you. With Soundwise, your audience simply needs to purchase —> log in to Soundwise —> listen. That’s it.Not ready to create paid content yet but still want to monetize? We got you covered, too. On Soundwise, you can set up multiple podcast subscription options, including free and paid options. Simply direct your listeners to your podcast’s landing page on Soundwise.And when they subscribe, your listeners can choose whether they want to contribute to your podcast or listen for free.Send emails or in-app messages to your listeners with news and updates. Use the comment feature on the app to start discussions around your track content. Listener avatars and bios allow your community to get to know each other without ever having to leave your content.Soundwise integrates with 1500+ online tools via Zapier. Connect Soundwise with the tools you already use, such as Mailchimp, InfusionSoft, ActiveCampaign, Shopify, to create your own efficient workflow for audience management.Check them out at https://supportthisshow.com/soundwise JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get access toStep by Step tutorialsA Phenomenal Private Podcasting CommunityUNLIMITED one-on-one coaching with Dave Jackson (2018 Podcaster Hall of Fame Inductee)Support the Show.This episode is brought to you by the School of Podcasting. Join the community and get access to courses, coaching and community and grow your show with helpful feedback, resources, and strategies. Check out all of our resources at podcastingresources.com

Send us a Text Message.Share a sale is one of my favorite affiliate directories. If you are new to affiliate directories here are the steps;1. Sign up as an affiliate2. Find a product that REALLY fits your audience (preferably one you use)3. Apply to promote that product4. (upon approval) Get your link5. Promote the product using your special link6. Someone buys something7. You earn a commission8. You get paid. For more insights into how to make money with your podcast check out the book Profit From Your PodcastCheck out Share a Sale at https://supportthisshow.com/shareasale (aff) JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get access toStep by Step tutorialsA Phenomenal Private Podcasting CommunityUNLIMITED one-on-one coaching with Dave Jackson (2018 Podcaster Hall of Fame Inductee)Support the Show.This episode is brought to you by the School of Podcasting. Join the community and get access to courses, coaching and community and grow your show with helpful feedback, resources, and strategies. Check out all of our resources at podcastingresources.com

Send us a Text Message.This is a resource I use on a DAILY basis. The resource is Canva the great thing is it is like having Photoshop in the cloud. I used the free resource which has thousands of templates and images. If you want to go to the pro version you get 420,000 templates and much more for $12/month (less if you purchase a year). It's an amazing toolYou can even schedule images to post on social sites. They have great tutorials that really help you make great-looking graphics. Check it out at www.supportthisshow.com/canva JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get access toStep by Step tutorialsA Phenomenal Private Podcasting CommunityUNLIMITED one-on-one coaching with Dave Jackson (2018 Podcaster Hall of Fame Inductee)Support the Show.This episode is brought to you by the School of Podcasting. Join the community and get access to courses, coaching and community and grow your show with helpful feedback, resources, and strategies. Check out all of our resources at podcastingresources.com

Send us a Text Message.If you type the same thing every day or get asked for links to things every day. Text Expander is the resource for you. Here are some of my favorite things I use it for;My BioAffiliate Links I Need on a Regular BasisCommon Answers to Questions I Get All the Time.The Raw HTML of an episode template (see video) You can even have you prompt you to add a bit of personalization. The best part is its less than $5 a month and it will save you A TON of time. Once you start using it, you won't understand how you lived without it. Check it out at https://supportthisshow.com/textexpander JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get access toStep by Step tutorialsA Phenomenal Private Podcasting CommunityUNLIMITED one-on-one coaching with Dave Jackson (2018 Podcaster Hall of Fame Inductee)Support the Show.This episode is brought to you by the School of Podcasting. Join the community and get access to courses, coaching and community and grow your show with helpful feedback, resources, and strategies. Check out all of our resources at podcastingresources.com

Send us a Text Message.While there are other platforms that try to be everything to everybody (kajabi) one of those items is going to be "not so great." When I looked at a Kajabi demo, their community tool looked like a forum from 1995. Circle does one thing (Creating a Modern Community) and it does it so well. It has been around about a year and is gaining lots of steam as it is listening to its users and giving them what they want. What they do is it integrates into the platform you already have. For example, if you have a course you can paste a snippet of code into your course for people to ask questions and comment. That will appear in the course, AND it will be in the community area.Some homework:1. Google the phrase "Facebook lawsuits."2. Go into Facebook and see how many groups you've sign up for and never returned. While you may have fewer members in Circle, the people who are there WANT To be there. You get a smaller, more engaged, community. With their integration tools (and in some cases single sign-on) it can be seamless.If you're looking to build a community, this is THE tool. https://supportthisshow.com/circleStart your 14 day free trial JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get access toStep by Step tutorialsA Phenomenal Private Podcasting CommunityUNLIMITED one-on-one coaching with Dave Jackson (2018 Podcaster Hall of Fame Inductee)School of PodcastingThe ultimate resource for learning how to podcast the right wayDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the Show.This episode is brought to you by the School of Podcasting. Join the community and get access to courses, coaching and community and grow your show with helpful feedback, resources, and strategies. Check out all of our resources at podcastingresources.com

Send us a Text Message.I saw a friend's WordPress site. It just had polish. It was a sleek, well-organized site with subscribe buttons and a slick player. I was amazed when I found out it was only $69Check out their WordPress Podcast Themes Roogan and MegaphoneThey do add some plugins with the install of the theme, but the good news is you know the plugins won't cause conflicts. You can sign up at their site and get a free demo site to play with the theme before buying. Check it out JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get access toStep by Step tutorialsA Phenomenal Private Podcasting CommunityUNLIMITED one-on-one coaching with Dave Jackson (2018 Podcaster Hall of Fame Inductee)Support the Show.This episode is brought to you by the School of Podcasting. Join the community and get access to courses, coaching and community and grow your show with helpful feedback, resources, and strategies. Check out all of our resources at podcastingresources.com

Send us a Text Message.Podia is everything you need to sell online courses, webinars, downloads, and memberships without worrying about the tech.It’s like combining gumroad, sendfox, teachable, zendesk, and zoom all under one roof.Create your account, customize your brand, create your product, and start sellingSee VideoFor more resources see www.podcastingresources.com JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get access toStep by Step tutorialsA Phenomenal Private Podcasting CommunityUNLIMITED one-on-one coaching with Dave Jackson (2018 Podcaster Hall of Fame Inductee)Support the Show.This episode is brought to you by the School of Podcasting. Join the community and get access to courses, coaching and community and grow your show with helpful feedback, resources, and strategies. Check out all of our resources at podcastingresources.com

Send us a Text Message.Make scheduling your next meeting easy with calendar integrations, booking pages, and customization for a ONE TIME price of $19.99If you’ve ever tried to schedule a meeting, you know the hassle of back-and-forth emailing to find a time that works. (“Next month is a no-go, too. Should we try for 3 p.m. CT after the next solar eclipse?”)Don’t forget about coordinating between time zones and tracking availability across your personal and work calendars.There’s an easier way to schedule meetings across your calendars—without the mess.Brought to you by the AppSumo team, TidyCal is a scheduling solution that makes it easier to manage your calendar and get more bookings.Set up multiple free and paid meeting options for your prospects, customers, clients, and more.TidyCal’s easy-to-use interface helps you get all your calendars integrated in minutes.With up to 10 calendar connections per account and automatically detected recipient time zones, the solution makes sure you never worry about scheduling conflicts again.Plus, you’ll solve the issue of booking a business meeting when you have a personal obligation once and for all. (You’ve missed enough of your kid’s soccer games.)If that’s not enough, multiple calendar integrations mean you can connect your Google calendars all in one place, too.For a ONE TIME fee of $19.99 this is a great tool, and it's only going to get better.seehttps://supportthisshow.com/tidycal JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get access toStep by Step tutorialsA Phenomenal Private Podcasting CommunityUNLIMITED one-on-one coaching with Dave Jackson (2018 Podcaster Hall of Fame Inductee)Support the Show.This episode is brought to you by the School of Podcasting. Join the community and get access to courses, coaching and community and grow your show with helpful feedback, resources, and strategies. Check out all of our resources at podcastingresources.com

Send us a Text Message.PromptSmart teleprompter apps are unique because they include a patented VoiceTracktm method of scrolling the text. VoiceTracktm uses speech recognition to scroll as you speak and pause when you pause -- without the need for an internet connection -- helping to reduce anxiety associated with public speaking and with video production. The natural flow of the text reduces the time needed to get a usable take during a video shoot, particularly with amateur talent.Check out video JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get access toStep by Step tutorialsA Phenomenal Private Podcasting CommunityUNLIMITED one-on-one coaching with Dave Jackson (2018 Podcaster Hall of Fame Inductee)Support the Show.This episode is brought to you by the School of Podcasting. Join the community and get access to courses, coaching and community and grow your show with helpful feedback, resources, and strategies. Check out all of our resources at podcastingresources.com

Send us a Text Message.Sure there are places like Canva.com that enable you to make graphics for free. You can pay them $13/month to get their pro version. You can use Audio Jungle to get audio, and other sites to get video, WordPress Plugins, Themes, and more. What if you could get all of these in one place for $16/month. I switched this year and it's great.Unlimited downloads for a single feePowered by a community of independent designersOne simple commercial license for all contentA fairer approach to revenue shareJoin over 250,000 people worldwideWebsite JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get access toStep by Step tutorialsA Phenomenal Private Podcasting CommunityUNLIMITED one-on-one coaching with Dave Jackson (2018 Podcaster Hall of Fame Inductee)Support the Show.This episode is brought to you by the School of Podcasting. Join the community and get access to courses, coaching and community and grow your show with helpful feedback, resources, and strategies. Check out all of our resources at podcastingresources.com

Send us a Text Message.Today I'm talking about Acuity Scheduling This is such a powerful tool, the thing I love about it, is you can sync your calendar with pretty much whatever calendar you're using. I use Google Calendar and I love the fact that if I'm in front of somebody, and we set up an appointment, it syncs with the Google Calendar. Then if somebody online goes to schedule an event, they can't double book me because it's all synced together. You can accept online payments from stripe from square from PayPal. You can use this for not only scheduling, but you can also have different scheduling types (and forms) so you can use it for coaching calls for clients, and use it for booking guests. If you're a consultant there is no hoping someone pays for an invoice before the session. They pay when they book the session. Consequently, you have much less "no shows." Another reason there are fewer "No Shows" is the system can remind the person via email or text. There are also reports so you can see what kind of money you made this month. But it's not just consulting. You can also offer things like gift certificates, packages, memberships, and group classes.One of the ways you can make money is you can sell classes or paid webinars. This is a group coaching for only X amount of people, you can create a class and specify how many people can sign up that way it actually has that scarcity as there are only so many seats available. You can meet clients anywhere, this actually syncs with zoom, which is great. There are all sorts of integrations that you can do. You can easily share your calendar via Facebook or Instagram or email, whatever you're doing and of course, you can customize everything to match your brand. I know there are other tools out there that do scheduling. For me, I've been using acuity for probably a decade at this point and I just love it. Check it out at www.supportthisshow.com/acuityscheduling JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get access toStep by Step tutorialsA Phenomenal Private Podcasting CommunityUNLIMITED one-on-one coaching with Dave Jackson (2018 Podcaster Hall of Fame Inductee)Support the Show.This episode is brought to you by the School of Podcasting. Join the community and get access to courses, coaching and community and grow your show with helpful feedback, resources, and strategies. Check out all of our resources at podcastingresources.com

Send us a Text Message.I met the team from Squdcast at an event and said, "Here is how you win this space. Make it simple and make it work." They did it, and they are one of the best. Super easy for guests to connectSeparate tracks for each participant (or choose to combine them)Your recording is uploaded as your interview progresses (so your guest doesn't have a long time to wait when the interview is over)No audio drift!Thanks to locally recorded audio for everyone, you don’t have to be a master audio producer to create a clear and engaging podcast. Even if you hear a weird "Internet hiccup" it doesn't get recorded. For more information see www.squadcast.fm JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get access toStep by Step tutorialsA Phenomenal Private Podcasting CommunityUNLIMITED one-on-one coaching with Dave Jackson (2018 Podcaster Hall of Fame Inductee)Support the Show.This episode is brought to you by the School of Podcasting. Join the community and get access to courses, coaching and community and grow your show with helpful feedback, resources, and strategies. Check out all of our resources at podcastingresources.com

Send us a Text Message.It would take you 20 minutes to switch from country to country (and you can't do that anymore on a Macintosh computer) but with My Podcast Reviews, you can see what people are saying about your show in Apple, Stitcher, Podchaster and Castbox. This is a huge time saver as they get delivered to your email. You can also put in your competition and see what reviews they are getting. Check out My Podcast Reviews JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get access toStep by Step tutorialsA Phenomenal Private Podcasting CommunityUNLIMITED one-on-one coaching with Dave Jackson (2018 Podcaster Hall of Fame Inductee)Support the Show.This episode is brought to you by the School of Podcasting. Join the community and get access to courses, coaching and community and grow your show with helpful feedback, resources, and strategies. Check out all of our resources at podcastingresources.com

Send us a Text Message.Today we talk with Amira Valliani of Glow the makers of refer.fm a tool where you get to pick your own rewards, and you get a landing page where people can get their own unique link and refer.fm tracks the number of people they refer to your podcast. You get notified with the name and email person of the "super fan" who wants to refer their friends (they are stored in a spreadsheet making it easy to import into your system) and when they reach a goal you are notified. You can see Dave's page for the School of Podcasting at refer.fm/schoolofpodcasting Please note after talking with Amira, I have reduced the number of referrals to gain my rewards (I was way too ambitious) which is one of the great things is you can adjust your rewards at any time. SPONSOR: School of PodcastingJoin the School of Podcasting the #1 resource for learning how to podcast. You get access toStep by step video tutorialsLive group coachingA private Facebook mastermind filled with brilliant podcasting MindsPriority Email Support. Use the coupon code resources at www.schoolofpodcasting.com/start JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get access toStep by Step tutorialsA Phenomenal Private Podcasting CommunityUNLIMITED one-on-one coaching with Dave Jackson (2018 Podcaster Hall of Fame Inductee)Support the Show.This episode is brought to you by the School of Podcasting. Join the community and get access to courses, coaching and community and grow your show with helpful feedback, resources, and strategies. Check out all of our resources at podcastingresources.com