My Most Embarrassing Moment as a Podcaster

There I was, crying over my analytics dashboard at 10:42 AM. I'd just released my 16th episode and I still hadn’t enrolled a single new client from my podcast.

I came *this close* to throwing my mic in the garbage and giving up on this whole podcasting thing (and honestly? I have no clue what stopped me). But now looking back, I’m so glad I stuck with it. 

I made three surprising mistakes that caused me to struggle more than I needed to during my first year of podcasting, and I’m breaking down what those three mistakes are inside this episode so that you can avoid them too. 

So if you’re someone who publishes at least one episode every week without fail but you’re still getting less than 1000 downloads per episode, or if people tell you they love your podcast but no one is buying, hit play and let’s make your business bingeworthy.

0:02 - My Most Embarrassing Podcasting Moment (Get Ready to Cringe) 

2:49 - The Dunning Kruger Effect and Its Impact on New Podcasters 

3:57 - The One Moment That Changed Everything

5:47 - Bigger Audience Means More Sales, Right? Wrong... 

8:24 - Why Consistency Is NOT the "Secret" to Podcasting Success

 Episode Links:

• Understanding the Dunning-Kreuger Effect | courtesy of Verywell Mind
• Dunning-Kreuger Effect (visual)

 
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