Podcasting 101- 3 Fears I Had When I Started That YOU Shouldn't

Three things I was absolutely AFRAID to do when I started my podcast were to:
Cut out irrelevant interview dialogue
Ask the people that I already knew to help promote my show
Ask people to be on my show
Be proud and take ownership of your podcast. It is YOUR podcast, it doesn't belong to your guest and no one will help get the word out there unless you ask!
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Welcome to the Talking Llama Podcast, a podcast for podcasters. Thanks for stopping by, as we discuss all things podcasting, like gear, and creative processes, even marketing and promoting your brand. If you're looking to grow, monetize or even just start your podcast, you're in the right place. Talking Llama podcast is here to help you tell your story to the world with confidence. Here's your host, Ian Roth.
Hey, what's going on out there, fellow Llamas? Ian with the Talking Llama Podcast, Talking Llama Media. So today is an extra bonus episode. So thank you so much for listening. We're going to keep it short. Put out three things that I wish I would have known when I started my podcast and I still strive to practice every day even though it's a little challenging, but three things that I wish I would have known when I started and if you're out there thinking of starting a podcast, I think could be very beneficial to you also. 
The first thing that I wish I would have known when I was early on in my podcast is in regard to editing. Thing number one being; don't be afraid to edit stuff out of your episodes. So I know especially starting out getting guests on the show is kind of scary at first. You have another person volunteering his or her time to come on your show, and you want to make sure that you capture everything that person says in your episode and then put it out to everybody. But sometimes people will go off on tangents. Sometimes they will say things you don't agree with or that aren't in line with your show and you're the host, this is your show, your damn show. You are the gatekeeper of what gets published on it. So if your guest says something stupid or something that doesn't fit, cut it out of your episode. You are at no obligation to keep that stuff in your show, so cut the stuff out and make the episode be 100% what you want it to be. Not going to hurt anybody's feelings. You're not going to offend anybody and if your guest is a podcaster and has a show, more than likely he or she will understand that you have to do some editing. Maybe the interview went over the allotted time and you're very stringent on how long your podcast episodes are and need to cut some stuff out even if it's good, worthwhile stuff. Think of maybe doing an extra bonus episode after or another turning into a video some other kind of media to keep your podcast where you want it to be. So, bonus content is a great way to leverage this. We'll call it thing number one: Your show, your editing. Don't forget that. 
Thing number two when starting your podcast is leverage your network. More than likely you're on some sort of social media, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. For me it is LinkedIn and that is really my home on social media. So, when you're looking for guests and people to be on your podcast, there are people within your social network that you can ask to be on your podcast. It is really that easy. You don't need to go out and try to get Gary Vee on for your second episode of your podcast or some huge... Support this podcast

Three things I was absolutely AFRAID to do when I started my podcast were to:

Cut out irrelevant interview dialogue

Ask the people that I already knew to help promote my show

Ask people to be on my show

Be proud and take ownership of your podcast. It is YOUR podcast, it doesn't belong to your guest and no one will help get the word out there unless you ask!

If you find this content valuable and would like access to some cool perks, become a patron, here https://www.patreon.com/talkingllamamedia.

If you know someone who would benefit from this podcast, please help me spread the word and share this link: https://talkingllamapodcast.captivate.fm/listen

Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ianroth1/Connect with me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianroth1/Subscribe to my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGwOcjYut0Gw4MNkElYcr-A?

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Welcome to the Talking Llama Podcast, a podcast for podcasters. Thanks for stopping by, as we discuss all things podcasting, like gear, and creative processes, even marketing and promoting your brand. If you're looking to grow, monetize or even just start your podcast, you're in the right place. Talking Llama podcast is here to help you tell your story to the world with confidence. Here's your host, Ian Roth.

Hey, what's going on out there, fellow Llamas? Ian with the Talking Llama Podcast, Talking Llama Media. So today is an extra bonus episode. So thank you so much for listening. We're going to keep it short. Put out three things that I wish I would have known when I started my podcast and I still strive to practice every day even though it's a little challenging, but three things that I wish I would have known when I started and if you're out there thinking of starting a podcast, I think could be very beneficial to you also. 

The first thing that I wish I would have known when I was early on in my podcast is in regard to editing. Thing number one being; don't be afraid to edit stuff out of your episodes. So I know especially starting out getting guests on the show is kind of scary at first. You have another person volunteering his or her time to come on your show, and you want to make sure that you capture everything that person says in your episode and then put it out to everybody. But sometimes people will go off on tangents. Sometimes they will say things you don't agree with or that aren't in line with your show and you're the host, this is your show, your damn show. You are the gatekeeper of what gets published on it. So if your guest says something stupid or something that doesn't fit, cut it out of your episode. You are at no obligation to keep that stuff in your show, so cut the stuff out and make the episode be 100% what you want it to be. Not going to hurt anybody's feelings. You're not going to offend anybody and if your guest is a podcaster and has a show, more than likely he or she will understand that you have to do some editing. Maybe the interview went over the allotted time and you're very stringent on how long your podcast episodes are and need to cut some stuff out even if it's good, worthwhile stuff. Think of maybe doing an extra bonus episode after or another turning into a video some other kind of media to keep your podcast where you want it to be. So, bonus content is a great way to leverage this. We'll call it thing number one: Your show, your editing. Don't forget that. 

Thing number two when starting your podcast is leverage your network. More than likely you're on some sort of social media, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. For me it is LinkedIn and that is really my home on social media. So, when you're looking for guests and people to be on your podcast, there are people within your social network that you can ask to be on your podcast. It is really that easy. You don't need to go out and try to get Gary Vee on for your second episode of your podcast or some huge big celebrity to be on your podcast. Just use the people that you already know. Use the people to whom you already connected. Ask them to be on your podcast. It's really that simple. You don't need to go searching far and wide, ask the people that are around you to be on your podcast. That was Thing number two, leverage your social media network or your in-life person network for people to be on your show. We're going to take a real quick break and go to an advertisement. 

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Now, let's get back to the show. All right, we're back and go into the third and final thing of thing number three of what I wish I would have known when I started my podcast, and let me tell you a little story here quick. So, when I started High Hopes Initiative in July of 2019. Every episode that I did for the whole remainder of the year was a solo episode, while solo episodes are extremely important, I mean, you're listening to one right now, they are great ways to put out your message, they can often get very boring if that is what you're doing every single week. So, interviewing guests, having people on your show is a great way to spice it up to get other people's points of view out to your audience. So I was very skeptical and quite honestly scared to ask people to be on my show. I thought there was no way in hell, that anybody else would want to be on my show. Who am I? I'm just some random dude starting a podcast, no one would ever want to be on my show, so I didn't ask people to be on my show. I didn't even know how to make technology work so I could have people on my show. So I didn't ask anybody. Who would want to be on my show, right? It's not that big of a deal. I'm a nobody. People. 

Thing number three; people will want to be on your show. This is a thing. People love telling their story. People love talking about themselves. So, leverage those people from your social media following, social media connections, or people you know in real life, and just suck it up, get over the fear and ask them to be on your show, because they will want to be on your show. They will, and 99 out of 100 times, I would say people will want to be on your show, and the 1 out of 100 times or they don't want to be on your shows because they're busy or they more than likely have a conflict so they can't be on your show. So ask them to be on your show and people will be on your show. 

So, in summary here: Thing number one, edit the stuff out of your show that you don't want in your show. You're not going to hurt anybody's feelings. It is your damn show, own it. Thing number two, leverage your network when looking for people to be on your show. Use the people that you already know, social media or real life. Thing number three, people will want to be on your show so just ask them. It's really that simple. So hope you found these things useful. They were three things that I wish I would have known when I started my podcast and as always, I appreciate your support trying to do a really short episode here so you can consume it and put it to practice right away. You guys are awesome. Appreciate it. Llamas all the way.

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