On this episode of the Audience podcast, Craig talks with Tony Merkel from the Confessionals podcast. Tony was able to live the dream: quit his job and become a full-time podcaster. Today on Audience, Tony talks about creating a community, suggestions for new podcasters, and lessons that he has learned about audience growth. Tony shares his bootstrap knowledge to help new podcasters but he also shares an inspirational message about being passionate about the things you love, and not being afraid to dream.


If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to Castos.com/podcast. And as always, if you’re enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at castos.com/subscribe.


Today you’ll learn about:

His own origins: driving truck, building a family, the start of Confessionals
Tony’s first steps into podcasting
Juggling different players, hosting sites, and apps
Lessons learned about audience growth
The evolution to monetization
Being honest about how you see and treat your podcast
Understanding social media
What Tony does to create an inviting and engaging website and community

Resources/Links:


Tony email: [email protected] 


The Confessionals podcast: https://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/ 


The Confessionals podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconfessionalspodcast/ 


Hammer Lane Legends podcast: https://www.hammerlanelegends.com/


Castos Academy: https://academy.castos.com/ 


Castos, private podcast: http://academy.castos.com/private/ 


Castos, website:

On this episode of the Audience podcast, Craig talks with Tony Merkel from the Confessionals podcast. Tony was able to live the dream: quit his job and become a full-time podcaster. Today on Audience, Tony talks about creating a community, suggestions for new podcasters, and lessons that he has learned about audience growth. Tony shares his bootstrap knowledge to help new podcasters but he also shares an inspirational message about being passionate about the things you love, and not being afraid to dream.


If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to Castos.com/podcast. And as always, if you’re enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at castos.com/subscribe.


Today you’ll learn about:

His own origins: driving truck, building a family, the start of Confessionals
Tony’s first steps into podcasting
Juggling different players, hosting sites, and apps
Lessons learned about audience growth
The evolution to monetization
Being honest about how you see and treat your podcast
Understanding social media
What Tony does to create an inviting and engaging website and community

Resources/Links:


Tony email: [email protected] 


The Confessionals podcast: https://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/ 


The Confessionals podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconfessionalspodcast/ 


Hammer Lane Legends podcast: https://www.hammerlanelegends.com/


Castos Academy: https://academy.castos.com/ 


Castos, private podcast: http://academy.castos.com/private/ 


Castos, website: Castos.com/


Castos, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/castos  


Clubhouse video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8729ZpWpmIw