#259: How To Grow Your Platform With Podcasting by Thomas Umstattd

Welcome to this month's Expert Interview.

This episode is an interview with Thomas Umstattd on how to grow your author platform with podcasting.

Today's topic is: How To Grow Your Platform With Podcasting

We are thrilled to have Thomas Umstattd. He has helped authors for over a decade as a literary agent, marketing director, and radio show host. He started his first podcast in 2007 and currently hosts the Novel Marketing and the Christian Publishing Show.

Shownotes:

00:36 Prayer 02:03 Get to know Thomas Umstattd 05:23  How can authors use podcasts to grow their platform? 16:32 Tips on how to know if your audience are listening to a podcast 18:15 Recommendations to target your audience 21:58 All about podcast advertising 25:39 What mistakes do authors make when guesting on podcasts? 36:42 What mistakes do authors make when starting their own podcast? 39:33 Q&A 51:45 Message for authors 54:36 Connect with Thomas

We hope this episode encourages and inspires you in building and growing your author platform.

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