The term “show notes” is confusing. Let’s take a loser look at show notes, and how to write ones your listeners will love.
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• Transistor
• Podchaser
• Podcode+

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I started a show in 2019 called List Envy. Each week I featured a new guest, and we had a conversation on a topic they chose. I started by chatting with my improv performer friends, which meant getting us both in the same room.
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• Zoom H4n handheld recorder
• SquadCast
• Riverside

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Notion is a knowledge management app, with a generous free tier and flexible features. You can use Notion to build just about anything, and share it with the world. Here’s how you can create a rich and interactive press kit for your podcast, using Notion.
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Links

• How do you make a website for your podcast?
• The 15 directories to submit your podcast to in 2022
• How to make a podcast trailer
• Welcome new listeners with a gateway episode
• Creating a Podcast Press Kit in Notion – video walkthrough
• 15 newsletters to submit and subscribe to in 2022
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There’s a lot of industry buzz suggesting video is the future of podcasting, and that if you don’t have a video strategy, you can’t succeed. That’s wrong for 99% of podcasts, including yours. Here’s why.
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• Why video is the future of podcasting
• 72% of popular thumbnails on YouTube feature a human face, and attract more views
• One thousand true fans
• Blue-ocean strategy
• Do things that don’t scale
• Beware of the Leopard – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast
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Many podcasters are squandering the chance to build meaningful audience connections. Here’s how you can stop holding your listener at arms’ length and bring them closer to you, with one small change.
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• The Guardian
• What’s Your Problem?
• Be a guest on What’s Your Problem?

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You can make a podcast for less than the price of a good night out, or a cosy night in.
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• Samson Q2U
• Audio-Technica ATH-M20X
• SquadCast
• Descript
• Captivate
• Unmute

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Mark announces a change to this feed coming soon, reminds you to check out a newly-added show, and introduces yet another podcast!

• What’s Your Problem?… with Mark Steadman
• Introducing Ear Brain Heart

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Using tools like Trello, Zapier and Calendly to automate the process of booking guests for a podcast
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• List Envy
• Calendly
• Riverside

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