RSS.com has released their Free Local and Nice podcast hosting plan, and it’s a truly free plan that doesn’t limit you based on uploads, hours of content, or duration of episode in feed. It’s a fantastic development for people who want to start a podcast with a little bit less risk. Here’s what it means for you. Learn…
The Independent Podcaster Report 2025 by The Podcast Host is out now. I break down my favorite parts, and offer strong opinions on making money, video, and AI. Unsurprisingly, many (about 30%) feel time starved and worry about burnout…but does AI help prevent that? Not necessarily. View the Report: https://alitu.com/creator/content-creation/the-independent-podcaster-report-2025/ Check out RSS.com for podcast hosting: https://rss.com/?via=joe-newsletter WEBVTT…
Something I hear far too often from podcasters is, “Well it’s just a hobby, so I don’t want to spend money.” Imagine taking that approach with nearly any other hobby. As my friend Brian says, the only free hobbies are in nature, or at the library (and even there, you probably pay taxes to support the library). The…
Sometimes the simplest ideas create the biggest impact. A voice notes podcast — literally you talking into your phone for a few minutes — can deepen relationships with your audience, build trust, and even drive sales. I first started mine as a lead magnet, but realized the off-the-cuff episodes were connecting more than the polished ones. Turns out…
A family walks into a talent agency, and says, “Have we got the act for you…” If you’re familiar with this opening to a joke, you may have had a visceral reaction to it — either you think it’s hysterically funny, shamefully disgusting, or both. It’s the opening to the joke, The Aristocrats, and if…
Imagine you’re waiting for the train or a bus. Maybe you’re even waiting at a red light in your car. The beauty of any of these is that (even if there’s a delay of a few minutes), they run on a predictable schedule. You know that if you need to be at your destination by…
In the pantheon of classic commercials, very few have had the staying power to be quoted years after it aired. There was Budwiser’s “Wasssuuppp” commercial. Old Navy’s Performance Fleece. Where’s the Beef?! But for my wife and me, nothing has been more quotable than Old El Paso’s Why not both? commercial. It’s so applicable in…
I’ll admit I’ve been lukewarm on “ideal customer avatars.” I mean, without research, you’re basically just making it up, right? But I also believe that in order to have a successful podcast, you need to know exactly who you’re talking to. Something I’ve been experimenting with is using Chat GPT-4 to craft listener avatars –…
There are very few people who can go by just one name. Prince. Madonna. Wednesday. If you Google any of these folks, the person you’re thinking of right now will show up first in the results. That won’t work for everyone. Heck, the current U.S. President has a name so common, people are called, “Average…
I was a freelancer, web developer, and programmer since 14 years old, before pivoting to podcasting and automation. We programmers have a saying when it come the quality of what our work produces: garbage in, garbage out. That means your output is a function of your input. When it comes to tools like ChatGPT, the…
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