{"id":2814,"date":"2015-01-02T05:00:51","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T10:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.libsyn.com\/?p=2814"},"modified":"2015-01-01T12:36:03","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T17:36:03","slug":"podcasting-voices-podcasting-happiness-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libsyn.com\/blog\/podcasting-voices-podcasting-happiness-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcasting Voices: Podcasting Happiness in 2015 is…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Another year.<\/h3>\n

Some say this is THE year of the podcast (we\u2019ll revisit that prediction December 2015.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Eyes and ears are upon the podcasting industry.<\/p>\n

Some of us have been at this for half a decade or more and others of us are just starting to tap into the well of audio magic.<\/p>\n

How can we take advantage of the momentum?<\/p>\n

How can we step-up what we put out into the world?<\/p>\n

Below are some ways that podcasters are calling themselves out – voicing out what it will take to make progress and masterfully iterate to get things done, which of course<\/em> will equal happiness\u2026<\/p>\n

By the way, this is the third installment of our amazeballs podcasting collaborative series, catch up with the first one, which was all about overcoming podcasting challenges<\/a> and the second one which shared some incredible podcasting lessons learned<\/a> (that one alone is worth a bookmark!)<\/p>\n

Now let\u2019s get on with wrapping it up in a nice little bow \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

Podcasting goals and dreams revealed<\/h2>\n

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\"leaningtowardwisdom\"<\/a>RANDY CANTRELL from Leaning Toward Wisdom<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I remain focused on word-of-mouth.<\/p>\n

My podcast has no business or money component, but I do offer listeners some private coaching that I don\u2019t do anywhere else.<\/p>\n

I make it a point to know the people who are listening.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t have comments open on my site, but I started a private Facebook group to interact with some of my most devoted listeners.<\/p>\n

Email feedback is still important and I offer listeners a variety of ways to contact or interact with me.<\/p>\n

One person telling a few more is how I\u2019m going to measure progress in 2015. My job is to give people a remarkable podcast worth telling others about.<\/p>\n

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\"wellpreneuronline\"<\/a>AMANDA COOK from the WellpreneurOnline Podcast<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Steady audience growth.<\/p>\n

Organic sharing of episodes on social media. And hearing that new clients first discovered me through the podcast.
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\"RED-podcast-graphic-v2<\/a>DAVID HOOPER from RED – Real Entrepreneur Development<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to feel happy with RED Podcast in 2015 if we continue to improve as hosts, we continue to help and engage listeners, and we continue on the pace we\u2019re going of at least three new episodes per week.<\/p>\n

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\"Tennis-Days-Podcast-1400x1400\"<\/a>DAVID GERTLER from the Tennis Days Podcast<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Obviously, like many podcasters, I\u2019m looking to grow my audience.<\/p>\n

The quality of content needs to continue to improve, and regularity needs to be maintained, not necessarily increased.<\/p>\n

The plan for the next season of the podcast is to start incorporating themes into the season. My podcast is about tennis, and I\u2019d like the theme for next season to be \u2018drama\u2019.<\/p>\n

I have realized that drama is one element to most podcasts that I enjoy listening to, and I\u2019m looking forward to finding ways to incorporate it into my main subject of tennis.<\/p>\n

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\"debatablepodcast\"<\/a>GREG SAHADACHNY from The Debatable Podcast<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2015, I really need to feel I\u2019ve struck a balance between my podcasting life and my actual 9\u20135 career to feel happy about my progress.<\/p>\n

With 2 podcasts, and 1 particularly that needs quite a bit of research weekly, I always feel under the gun and stressed. If I can\u2019t find that balance, I might have to scale back on podcast release frequency.
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\"sciencefictionfilm\"<\/a>D LOUIS MARTIN from Science Fiction Film Podcast<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Growth. Period.<\/p>\n

I am confident that my audience will stay engaged. I am confident that I will put out great content. But audience growth is the biggest indicator that people are telling other people about your shot.<\/p>\n

So many people asked me if I have listened to Serial. An extreme example, but I thought, \u201cImagine if that was my show they were talking about?\u201d<\/p>\n

On the personal side of things I would like to start to slowly make podcasting my career.<\/p>\n

I want to continue to expand what I offer to my listeners, and I want to make sure that I continue to learn about all aspects of successful podcasting. I don\u2019t think I will ever not be a student of podcasting.<\/p>\n

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\"raisingbilingualchildren\"<\/a>MARIANNA DU BOSQ from Bilingual Avenue<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I feel like I am off to a great start with my podcast but to feel happy about my progress with my podcast in the next year, I would really like to see it grow much more.<\/p>\n

My main goal is to help other parents raising multilingual children.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d love for the information that is provided in the show to reach many of the parents that are currently struggling with this worthy cause.<\/p>\n

The second thing I am really hopeful for in the next year is being able to keep up the pace to produce two shows a week. It currently is taking a lot of time for both my husband who does the editing and for myself who does everything else.<\/p>\n

I would love to be able to keep up the work and potentially streamline our production so that we are able to spend less time in the behind the scenes details.<\/p>\n

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\"_podcastTemplate\"<\/a>LAURA McCLELLAN from The Productive Woman<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The demands of my day job nearly derail my podcasting dreams on a regular basis. So if I can just keep going, finding good topics and guests (I want to feature a guest every few weeks or once a month) and keeping up the routine of planning and recording and publishing each week, I\u2019ll be so happy both professionally and personally.<\/p>\n

I would love to build more of a community around the podcast, but I\u2019m still trying to figure out how to do that.<\/p>\n

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\"The-Big-Seance-Podcast-Cover-Art\"<\/a>PATRICK KELLER from The Big S\u00e9ance Podcast<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ll be happy if I continue to hear from my supporters, and hear that they love the show! I know I\u2019m totally not supposed to be a stats addict, but I\u2019ll be happy if that little orange line continues to incline, even if it\u2019s just slightly.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll be happy if I continue to meet amazing people! I\u2019ll be happy if I can continue to go at this pace and have fun with it, while supporting myself with my main gig at the same time.<\/p>\n

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\"livehappypodcast\"<\/a>JODY PETRONELLA from The Live Happy Podcast<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to think that if I can grow a small base of subscribers who are interactive and appreciate my message I can consider my my progress sufficient.<\/p>\n

Eventually if I could monetize just enough to cover my costs, through affiliates or a sponsor it would also make the whole effort feel like something less than a money pit!<\/p>\n

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\"Trafcom_Podcast_iTunesArtwork_1400x1400<\/a>DONNA PAPACOSTA from Trafcom News Podcast<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

My professional podcasting (for clients) is going fine. I need to be consistent with my own show. It\u2019s a matter of prioritizing! I know this, but I don\u2019t always act on it.<\/p>\n

In 2015 my book, The Business of Podcasting, will be published. I hope to convert some people to podcasting with this book.<\/p>\n

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\"snarkymoviereviews\"<\/a>JOHN CORNELISON from Snarky Movie Reviews by Nantan Lupan @ the Drive-In<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

While I strive to put out the best information possible I am recording these podcasts for my enjoyment and have no plans to ever make a dime off of these recordings.<\/p>\n

What has made me the proudest this year is when I look at my USA geographic distribution on Libsyn.com and see that over half of my downloads are coming from areas where I don\u2019t have any family or friends.<\/p>\n

I am very pleased that people that I don\u2019t have direct contact with are downloading and enjoying the show.<\/p>\n

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\"GGH2color\"<\/a>DARRYL WATTENBERG from GeoGearHeads<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The production of the show has grown past the time I have available if I want to grow the show.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve started working with a couple of the dedicated listeners to help with tasks like writing posts for social media. With any luck we\u2019ll add a couple more and be able to lean on them for some of that work.<\/p>\n

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\"pushingtheedge\"<\/a>GREG CURRAN from Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I want to continue to grow in confidence in my podcasting voice – taking risks – trying out new things – within the podcast.<\/p>\n

I want to continue to develop my expertise in podcast production and hosting. There\u2019s so much scope for learning – at so many levels. That really excites me.<\/p>\n

I want to produce quality shows that resonate at a deep level with my audience.<\/p>\n

I want them to come away from the show inspired – and knowing that they have solid tips and strategies that they can implement.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also important to me that they know they\u2019re not alone – that there are others out there that have worked through the issues they\u2019re facing.<\/p>\n

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\"obsessedviewerpodcast\"<\/a>MATT HURT from The Obsessive Viewer<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019d love for more listeners, more interest in our live events, and more exciting opportunities in general.<\/p>\n

But most of all I just hope we still enjoy doing the podcast. That\u2019s the most important thing about it, in my eyes. It can be stressful and tiresome but if it isn\u2019t fun, then it\u2019s not something we should be doing.<\/p>\n

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\"theentreerapodcast\"<\/a>CHRIS ROBERTS from The Entre Era<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n