Learn how to avoid common podcast mistakes, content plan your episodes, develop a great first episode without a long winded introduction, and more in today's episode with guest, Daniel J. Lewis.

In this episode we discuss:

• Common mistakes that newbie podcasters make
• How planning sets your podcast up for success
• Why you need to niche down when launching a podcast
• How many episodes should you produce before launching a podcast
• Outlining using basic bullet points for each podcast episode
• A problem that can occur when you first start podcasting; talking about unrelated stuff
• What your first episode should consist of
• How to weave your story into your podcast without creating an introduction episode
• How to introduce yourself in a concise way on every new episode
• Setting up a good episode numbering system
• How to market your podcast successfully

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Should you launch your podcast with “Episode 0″? (The Audacity to Podcast episode #176)
• Are episode numbers REALLY necessary? (The Audacity to Podcast episode #175)
• Podcast Places - Everywhere you and your podcast should be

Connect with Daniel:

• The Noodle.mx website
• Follow Daniel J. Lewis on Twitter