How to Find Your Podcasting Niche: Chris Christensen of The Amateur Traveler - BTP 003
Behind the Podcast | The Origin Stories and Business of Podcasting
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Chris Christensen is the host of Amateur Traveler (https://amateurtraveler.com/) and various other podcasts.
Time Stamped Show Notes
0:20 – DJ's introduction to today's show
0:45 – Insight into Chris' various different podcasts
4:20 – The origin story of Amateur Traveler
7:20 – How he recorded and hosted his show in the early days
9:50 – Why his old company allowed him to host in the early days
11:05 – How he has done close to 1,500 total podcast episodes thus far
11:35 – Why he brought his first guests on within the first six months
13:50 – How he has honed in on his interviewing skills over time
16:35 – Why Amateur Traveler did 3.9M downloads last year
17:50 – How Chris has grown his audience over the years
21:20 – Why you need to determine what you stand for in order to be a successful content creator
22:50 – How he determined his niche over the first year
26:20 – Why timing constraints has helped make Chris consistent
28:50 – How he has viewed advertising and monetization
31:50 – Why he has been able to leverage his blog and podcast to get travel freebies
34:20 – How he has gotten opportunities from both hustle and inbound
38:20 – The different business models for travel bloggers
40:50 – Why the content doesn't take the fun out of travel for Chris
44:20 – The reason its not too late to start a podcast
45:05 – Where Chris sees the podcasting industry going over time
51:20 – The Final Five
About Chris:
Chris is the creator of AmateurTraveler.com. Amateur Traveler is a popular online travel website that focuses primarily on travel destinations. It includes a couple of audio podcasts and a blog. His travel podcasts got around 4 million downloads in 2018. The Amateur Traveler is 14 years old and they use the Amateur Traveler podcast to teach English at Oxford University and to test English proficiency for employment with the Thailand Foreign Ministry. Chris has won a Lowell Thomas Award, 6 NATJA awards, and a SMITTY Award from Travel+Leisure as the “best independent travel journalist”.
Links to Chris' work:
https://amateurtraveler.com/
https://thisweekintravel.com/
https://firpodcastnetwork.com/passport/
https://thebiblestudypodcast.com/