“I see in your videos and I hear your, a lot of your episodes and I could tell right away, Jodi, you do have fun. You laugh, you’re laughing right now, you’re smiling. I mean, you’re obviously having fun. And I obviously don’t want to be on a podcast with somebody that has a very straight face and has a monotone voice and is not laughing. I think it depends on what the topic is. Oh yeah, definitely.” -- Bruce Chamoff

Have you considered starting a podcast but are unsure of what direction to take? Tune into the second half of my conversation with World Podcast Network CEO Bruce Chamoff where we touch on various aspects of podcasting, from reasons to start one to the importance of content creation and audio quality to social media management. We’ll help you understand how a podcast can help you monetize, establish yourself as an expert or influencer, or just provide a platform to express your passions.

We also discuss the technical side of podcasting, particularly the need for good audio quality and how it can affect your listener’s experience. Bruce and I explore the podcasting equipment marketplace and how to enhance sound quality in less-than-ideal environments. We also discuss the role of social media management in building an online presence and its challenges. So whether you’re looking to start a podcast or already have one, this episode is packed with useful advice and insights to help you succeed in the podcasting realm. Listen in as we help navigate the exciting world of podcasting!

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(0:00:01) - Reasons to Have a Podcast

The second half of our conversation starts with Bruce’s advice on keeping podcasts lively and the listeners engaged. “I hear the episode,” he says, “and the podcaster is very, very dreary, right, Very, very monotone. They don’t have that joy, they don’t laugh and, yeah, I can see why people think that podcasts are boring.” He also tells us about his first music podcast and how its lessons helped inspire him to create the World Podcast Network. “But now just running the podcast network,” he explains, “it’s just more. It’s it’s more of a purpose for me to actually educate people in podcasting.”

(0:07:52) - Content Creation and Podcast Marketplace

Bruce also tells us about his experiences as a musician with Spotify, and how the online era has transformed what it means to be a recording artist. “First of all,” he tells us, “albums supposedly are not like, they’re coming back, but they’re not as active as they were like in the ’70s and ’80s, because Spotify changed the entire game with that.”