Sam Atkinson @_samatk

📈 Sharing tips on how to improve and grow your podcast 🎤 Freelance podcast producer 5+ years 🎧 Hire me to edit your podcast linktr.ee/samatkinson Hull, England Joined July 2024

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Sam Atkinson @_samatk

8 months ago

My favourite place for copyright-free music and sound effects: uppbeat.io

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Sam Atkinson @_samatk

8 months ago

Avoid writing season and episode numbers in your titles It wastes valuable space and can be included in the show notes instead

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Sam Atkinson @_samatk

8 months ago

Don't 'go with the flow' in an interview Do your research and narrow down your focus so you can structure your episode around a few set ideas Trying to reach everybody ends up reaching nobody

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Sam Atkinson @_samatk

9 months ago

Position your podcast around what it does for listeners rather than what the podcast is about

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Your episodes should be as long as they need to be but in general... Solo episodes: 15-20mins long Interviews: 45mins long The most important thing is to keep your episodes roughly the same length each week for consistency

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Sam Atkinson @_samatk

9 months ago

Ask your listeners to leave a 5-star review or comment on how they discovered your podcast It’s a really helpful way of finding out which of your marketing channels are working

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Sam Atkinson @_samatk

9 months ago

The room you record in is just as important as the microphone🎤 Avoid hard surfaces: empty rooms, fans, hard flooring, high ceilings, large rooms, windows Go for soft surfaces: beds, blankets, carpets, curtains, pillows, rugs, small rooms, sofas

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Sam Atkinson @_samatk

9 months ago

If you're a small podcast and you can't at least get an idea of what your show is about from its name, then it isn't a good name

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Sam Atkinson @_samatk

9 months ago

Improve your back catalogue by: Mentioning something relevant from a past episode. It will subtly encourage listeners to go back

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Sam Atkinson @_samatk

9 months ago

Meeting listener expectations🤝 Think of the title of your episode as a promise. You should start fulfilling that promise as soon as possible Make sure to at least address the title of your episode within the first 30secs, or you risk losing trust and ears

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Sam Atkinson @_samatk

11 months ago

If you're introducing a guest Don’t read out what’s essentially their CV & a list of accomplishments While it's important to provide some context for credibility, focus more on telling your listeners what information, value and learnings they’re going to gain from the guest

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Sam Atkinson @_samatk

11 months ago

Instead of pulling one clip to start your episode with Merge 3-4 clips together to form a mini trailer that lays out the most intriguing parts of the episode One clip without context isn't very compelling, but merging a few clips together gives a clear tease of what's to come

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Sam Atkinson @_samatk

11 months ago

Receive voice messages from your podcast listeners🎤 Via: speakpipe.com telbee.io Or direct email You could play these out on your show Ask for feedback, a question, how they found you, what they've gained from listening, run a competition, etc

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Sam Atkinson @_samatk

11 months ago

It's hard to frame an interview that goes with the flow & tries to cover a wide range of topics Research your guest and narrow down what you want to speak about. Then you can package your episode around a few set ideas instead of trying to cover everything for everyone

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Sam Atkinson @_samatk

12 months ago

There's no real need to write the word 'podcast' at the end of your show's name It's a bit like writing 'TV' at the end of a television show or 'music' at the end of an album title

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Sam Atkinson @_samatk

12 months ago

How to never run out of content ideas💡 Find active communities related to your industry in places like reddit, facebook groups, discord servers, etc Base your content around answering the questions, addressing pain points & discussing the topics people bring up in these places

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Sam Atkinson @_samatk

12 months ago

Just hit 80k+ on Upwork, all from working in podcasting 🎉

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Sam Atkinson @_samatk

12 months ago

You don't have to cut down every pause in your podcast episode Some AI tools allow you to shorten word gaps down to a second, which is wild to me Let things breathe Think about the listener. Give them time to digest what's been said and space to have their own thoughts

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Sam Atkinson @_samatk

a year ago

❎ Bad podcast episode title: #012 Interview With Business Leader Joe Bloggs ✅ Good podcast episode title: How To Build A Business With A Heart & What You Should NEVER Say To An Employee Same episode but pulling out the value in the show

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Sam Atkinson @_samatk

a year ago

Don't market your podcast episode by telling us about the guest on your show (unless they're well known in your industry) Market your episode by telling us the value we'll gain from listening Sell the information and learnings, not the guest