Should You Really Start a Podcast? | Ep. #806

In episode #806, Eric and Neil discuss whether you should start podcasting. Tune in to hear if you are the right kind of person for a podcast. Eric and Neil have committed to throwing a FREE Marketing School Live Event in Los Angeles, once Marketing School reaches 1M downloads in a 30 day period. Take action: Rate, review, subscribe, and SHARE. Check the progress here! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:27] Today’s Topic: Should You Really Start a Podcast? [01:05] Podcasts often have listeners with high rates of income. [01:20] Do most people have time to create podcasts? [01:35] It is not realistic for most people to create a podcast. [01:45] Figure out your personality: if you love video, do that. If you prefer writing, write blogs. If you are a great speaker, podcast! [02:30] The biggest factor for success is hiring out/offloading the work. [03:15] Neil loves blogging and is good at it. It comes more naturally to him. [03:35] Eric prefers podcasting. [04:05] You’re not going to like the quality of the podcast early on, but if you keep it up, you will improve. [04:30] Make sure you have expertise in the field about which you are speaking. [05:02] The average podcast gets 191 downloads per month. [05:10] It takes times to build an audience. [05;27] Record in batches, don’t just do one per day. [05:30] That’s it for today! [05:34] Go here to see how many downloads the show is getting. Also rate and review to help Eric and Neil meet their goal of 1 Million downloads per month. Hopefully, we’ll see you at the live event in L.A.! Leave some feedback: What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with us: NeilPatel.com Quick Sprout Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @neilpatel Twitter @ericosiu   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.