Shortcuts In Podcasting That Aren't Dead Ends

For as DIY-friendly as podcasting is, it’s still a complex web of creation, distribution, and promotion. So it’s no wonder many are looking for shortcuts through the complexity. Only… do they work? Generally speaking, I'm skeptical of podcasting shortcuts. No, I don’t like wasting my time any more than you like wasting yours. And podcasting offers plenty of places to spin your wheels and waste a lot of time on, I’ll grant you that.

But before you glom onto a peddled podcasting shortcut, ask yourself these three questions:

1st: Do you understand the process this shortcut is bypassing?

The shortcut itself may be a black box, but you need to have a good idea of what the shortcut is doing. Perhaps not exactly, but you need to at least understand the “why” behind the process.

2nd: Is this shortcut really better than nothing?

Because there are so many things you could be doing in podcasting, it’s a safe bet that you’re probably missing a step or two. So many podcasting shortcuts exist with the promise of doing that thing your not, but with minimal effort. The justification? Well… it’s better than nothing.

But is it really? Got any proof of that?

3rd: Does this shortcut seem too good to be true?

If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. The internet is full of people selling things with questionable—if not downright fraudulent—results. 

Just like that $10 sonic mosquito repellent gadget doesn't actually keep the skeeters off you when you put it on your patio, a $10 secret to unlocking podcast riches shortcut probably isn't going to bring the windfall you had hoped.

Boostagram Corner! 

Special thanks to Dave Jones from the Podcast Index and James Cridland from Podnews for sending me boostagrams with messages. Both get a shoutout from me in the episode.

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Links:

• Advancing Podcasting community -  http://advancingpodcasting.xyz • Arielle N’s method of social sharing - https://twitter.com/arithisandthat/status/1429549172156518406 • Podcast Index - https://podcastindex.org • James Cridland on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jamescridland?lang=en • Podnews - https://podnews.net/ • Podfriend - https://www.podfriend.com/ • Fountain - https://www.fountain.fm/ • More new podcast apps - https://podcastindex.org/apps • Support Evo on Buy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/evoterra

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