Why You Should Start Your Podcast Solo: Rosh Sillars of Creative Marketing Show - BTP 007

Rosh Sillars (http://www.roshsillars.com/) is the host of the Creative Marketing Show and Tube Labs Podcast.

Time Stamped Show Notes:
0:25 – DJ's introduction to today's show
0:55 – Why he launched the show all the way back in 1999
2:30 – How he published the show every week for 5 years straight
3:15 – Why he rebranded the show
4:30 – How he stayed motivated over all of these years
5:50 – Why he is using Anchor to host his latest podcast
8:00 – The origin story of Rosh's podcasts
10:05 – How the podcast has impacted his business overall
13:00 – Why he started a new podcast focused on YouTubers
14:00 – How he repurposes his content across various channels
15:30 – The reason podcasts help you hone your craft
16:30 – The different ways to name your podcast based on your goals
19:30 – Why his agency focuses in on Google optimization
21:15 – The history behind the podcasts Rosh has had his hands on over the years
23:30 – Why you should start out solo before bringing on guests
25:45 – How Rosh views experimentation and new ideas in the podcasting realm
26:30 – Rosh's tactics for growing your audience
30:00 – Why it's harder to start with a group of co-hosts
31:30 – Insight into Rosh's analytics and listenership
33:45 – Why he hasn't monetized the show directly to this point
35:30 – How he made sure he was consistently publishing content
37:00 – Rosh's productivity tools and hacks
38:00 – Where Rosh sees the podcast industry going over the next few years
39:45 – How to stay in touch with Rosh going forward
40:15 – The Final Five

Links:
http://www.roshsillars.com/
https://www.youtube.com/roshsillars
https://www.youtube.com/roshsillarsphotographer
Work with Rosh: http://agency.roshsillars.com/

About Rosh:
Rosh Sillars is a veteran photographer with a photojournalism background specializing in people, food and interiors. He earned his BFA in photography at the College of Creative Studies (CCS), Detroit. Rosh offers his services to traditional media, digital media and corporate clients. He owns the creative representation firm The Rosh Group, Inc. and is a retired (currently) university instructor. Sillars owns and consults for his marketing and social media company Rosh Media.

Rosh started his first podcast (audio over the internet) in 1999 on business tips hosted on the Rosh.com website (since sold). His first social media business relationship began in 1997. Sillars co-hosted the prosperous artists podcast and blog with writer Dean Ladouceur beginning March of 2007. Rosh combined his two passions new media and photography to host NewMediaphotographer.com (June 2008- Sept 2011). He continues to podcast at roshsillars.com. Other related projects include CityNet Magazine (print and online magazine 2000-2001) and mysuccessradio.com (Internet audio portal 2003-2004). He is author of One Hour Photographer (April 2012), two Wiley Digital Field Guides and the coauthor of the book The Linked Photographers guide to marketing and social media Published by Cengage Learning May 2010.