{"id":8746,"date":"2021-05-03T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.libsyn.com\/?p=8746"},"modified":"2021-05-02T15:15:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T19:15:29","slug":"rockin-libsyn-podcasts-thank-you-mama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libsyn.com\/blog\/rockin-libsyn-podcasts-thank-you-mama\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockin’ Libsyn Podcasts: Thank You, Mama"},"content":{"rendered":"

This series is all about libsyn\u2019s podcasters. Its sole purpose is to introduce these awesome podcasts to the world as well as share their podcasting insight to empower the community!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Q & A with Ana from Thank You,\u00a0Mama<\/h2>\n
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When did you start podcasting?<\/h3>\n

On 8 March 2020 (International Women\u2019s Day)<\/p>\n

Why did you start podcasting?<\/h3>\n

I was writing a book about lessons I learned from my mom, whom I lost to cancer four years ago.<\/p>\n

Talking to women about the book, I realised that what we learn from our mothers is a deeply important topic to women – but also something we never articulate.<\/p>\n

So I decided to help women – from different countries, backgrounds, cultures, generations and professions – to articulate and share those lessons.<\/p>\n

I dreamt of creating a global platform for women to connect, inspire, motivate and empower\u00a0 each other through their mothers\u2019 life-stories and lessons.<\/p>\n

Podcasting was just the perfect media to do this – especially in the middle of a pandemic.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the name of your show and what is it about?<\/h3>\n

The show is called \u201cThank You, Mama\u201d – I\u2019m interviewing women from all over the world about the most valuable lessons they learned from their mothers – and lessons they wish their mothers taught them.<\/p>\n

I chose three names and asked women about their opinion. Everyone unanimously chose a different name, but that one just didn\u2019t sit with me. So I asked my 5-year old son and he immediately chose \u201cThank You, Mama\u201d.<\/p>\n

Asked why, he explained it \u201ccontains emotion\u201d – who could argue with that? So actually, he chose the name.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your podcasting set-up?<\/h3>\n

I do everything myself and don\u2019t have a budget so I\u2019m trying to keep it affordable, and it still sounds professional. I really want to encourage aspiring podcasters to keep it simple and cheap – but just get their message out there.<\/p>\n

I publish on Libsyn and love it. I use an Audio-Technica ATR 2100 mic which I got on Amazon for $39. I record interviews on Skype with the Ecamm Call recorder – I find the sound quality much better than any other app.<\/p>\n

I edit in GarageBand. I do my graphics in Canva and audiograms in Headliner.<\/p>\n

How have you promoted your podcast?<\/h3>\n

I\u2019ve learned that my guests are the most valuable promotion – and funnily, especially guests who don\u2019t have thousands of followers.<\/p>\n

When these \u201cnormal\u201d people share their episode, all their friends and family listen and that really helped my growth. I promote on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, Instagram<\/a> and LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And sometimes I use Facebook ads, but am not sure how much they help.<\/p>\n

What do you know now that you wish you knew when you started?<\/h3>\n

I am madly in love with my topic and my guests – every episode feels to me like a gift packed with wisdom and inspiration. I loved the concept from the very start but didn\u2019t expect to feel this passionately about it.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t expect I would love editing this much – for me as a writer, editing is one of the most important parts of the creative process. It also brings me even closer to my guest and their message – I would never let anyone else edit my episodes.<\/p>\n

I wish I had known that guests with thousands of followers don\u2019t mean better promotion and more downloads.<\/p>\n

And I wish I had known how much patience I\u2019d need with growing the podcast.<\/p>\n

I feel I was very well prepared when I started: I took a podcasting course, and every possible free course on the internet. I joined She Podcasts on Facebook\u00a0 – which helped me tremendously.<\/p>\n

I attended a podcasting conference. And I used YouTube to learn – you can learn so much from Youtube.<\/p>\n

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Stories have been how we have handed down stories throughout history.\u00a0 Ana Tajder has taken it to the next level with Thank You, Mama<\/a>, allowing women to tell the stories that have mattered from their own mothers and passing them on to us.\u00a0 Listen to Thank You, Mama on Apple Podcasts<\/a> or Spotify<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Ana took stories that have so much meaning to build a community.\u00a0 With the lessons mothers have handed down throughout history wrapped up into one podcast.\u00a0 She saw the value and reach a podcast could have with these stories.\u00a0 Do you have a story to tell in a podcast series?\u00a0 Let us help you. Check out our Start Your Podcast<\/a> blog series. If you are ready, we have the best podcast hosting plans<\/a> around!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This series is all about libsyn\u2019s podcasters. Its sole purpose is to introduce these awesome podcasts to the world as well as share their podcasting insight to empower the community! Q & A with Ana from Thank You,\u00a0Mama When did you start podcasting? On 8 March 2020 (International Women\u2019s Day) Why did you start podcasting? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":8747,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rockin-libsyn-podcasts"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t