

Insider Secrets to a Top 100 Podcast with Courtney Elmer | Podcasting Strategies for Growing a Podcast That Converts
Courtney Elmer | PodLaunchHQ.com
Named the best podcast on podcasting, this isn’t another “share great content and stay consistent” podcast. We’re breaking down 15,000+ hours of study into what today's top hosts are doing to create bingeworthy podcasts that convert. Hosted by Forbes and Rolling Stone–featured podcasting psychology expert, Webby Awards judge, and PodLaunch® founder Courtney Elmer, you’ll get the podcasting tools and strategies other shows won’t dare to share (backed by 70+ Top 100 podcast launches). Expect unfiltered coaching, behind-the-scenes breakdowns, and “why didn’t anyone tell me this sooner?!” podcasting advice to help you master growing a podcast your future listeners can’t stop bingeing (and buying from). So if you’re ready to break out of less-than-200-download-per-episode jail and stop settling for downloads that don’t reflect your effort... Or you want a podcast launch strategy that positions you as an authority in your category and drives revenue... Welcome to the podcast that’s about to change the game for you. Hit follow and let’s dive in. ...Popular Guests Include: Adam Adams, Alex Sanfilippo, Dave Jackson, Ellie Puckett, Gay Hendricks, Grant Baldwin, Hal Elrod, James Cridland, James Wedmore, Jeremy Enns, John Lee Dumas, Jordan Harbinger, Kevin Chemidlin, Seth Silvers, Stacy Tuschl, Tom Rossi, and more. Popular Episode Topics: How to Start a Podcast, Podcast Launch Strategies, Growing a Podcast, Podcasting for Business Growth, Podcasting Psychology, Podcast Messaging, Creating Bingeworthy Podcast Content, Increasing Listener Engagement, Ranking Your Podcast in the Top 100, Podcasting Tools, Podcasting Trends, Podcasting Mistakes, Monetize Your Podcast, Podcast Listener Conversion, Podcasting Advice, Video Podcasting, Podcast Marketing
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Sep 28, 2021 • 38min
How NOT to Start Your Workday | John Sherwin
As the CEO and visionary leader of your business, do you find it challenging to prioritize your own needs?Imagine what it would feel like to be as committed to caring for the human being behind your business as you are to your business itself.Building healthy rituals and healthy lifestyles into your day is one of the biggest secrets of highly successful entrepreneurs who are able to sustain their business, their well-being, and their sanity.This is something you can start today with the help of my guest, John Sherwin. He’s here to share with us the number one cause of foggy brain in entrepreneurs...and what you can do about it!BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL DISCOVER: How to enhance your quality of life and your focus so you can do more of the things you've been put here to doPractical ways to overcome some of the challenges that come with running a remote companyBest practices for how to start your day How to come back after a failed launch and prioritize yourself and the values of your company to scale more consistently -Got Podcasting Questions? Send them to me here.Love this show? Say thanks in true podcasting style by leaving a review or share it with your podcasting friends.Podcast Health Score™ See exactly where your show is losing listeners.Podcast SEO Mastery Optimize your show so that it gets found 24/7.Apply for a spot on the show to get live podcasting help for your show....Special thanks to Resonate Recordings, our exclusive implementation partner for PodLaunch® Accelerator. If you’re podcasting but aren’t seeing listeners, leads, or sales from your show, book a free strategy call to find out what’s not working and how to fix it.Follow Courtney for more podcasting insights: LinkedIn | PodLaunchHQ.com©Ⓟ 2018–2026 by Courtney Elmer. All Rights Reserved.

Sep 21, 2021 • 26min
6 Reasons You Should Revamp Your Morning Ritual
Have you gotten so focused on your business that you’ve forgotten to prioritize your own needs along the way?Have you considered that the most important “system” in your business may be how you treat yourself — the visionary leader and driving force behind your company?Are you ready to revamp your morning routine so you can truly maintain and build your business momentum long-term?BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL COME AWAY WITH: Some insight I gained through my own experience of neglecting myself and the detrimental effects it hadThe 6 ways I’m revamping my morning ritual right now, and why you should tooAn understanding of the most often neglected part of your morning ritual and why it’s the foundation of everything else you're capable of -Got Podcasting Questions? Send them to me here.Love this show? Say thanks in true podcasting style by leaving a review or share it with your podcasting friends.Podcast Health Score™ See exactly where your show is losing listeners.Podcast SEO Mastery Optimize your show so that it gets found 24/7.Apply for a spot on the show to get live podcasting help for your show....Special thanks to Resonate Recordings, our exclusive implementation partner for PodLaunch® Accelerator. If you’re podcasting but aren’t seeing listeners, leads, or sales from your show, book a free strategy call to find out what’s not working and how to fix it.Follow Courtney for more podcasting insights: LinkedIn | PodLaunchHQ.com©Ⓟ 2018–2026 by Courtney Elmer. All Rights Reserved.

Sep 14, 2021 • 11min
How to Pay Your Team and Avoid Fees (Legally)
Are you finally ready to make your first (or next) hire, but aren't sure how to distribute team pay without incurring fees?Maybe you already have a team in place, but you’re tired of paying every single person through different channels and you're still searching for the easiest way to quickly and legally pay your team each month.Don’t worry. I’ve got you! This week we’re keeping it fast, actionable, and 100% legit!BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL LEARN: My 3 best tips for paying your team and avoiding fees (or at least reducing them)The digital platforms we recommend (and do NOT recommend) for sending moneyWhy small fees now are way better than a big legal bill later -Got Podcasting Questions? Send them to me here.Love this show? Say thanks in true podcasting style by leaving a review or share it with your podcasting friends.Podcast Health Score™ See exactly where your show is losing listeners.Podcast SEO Mastery Optimize your show so that it gets found 24/7.Apply for a spot on the show to get live podcasting help for your show....Special thanks to Resonate Recordings, our exclusive implementation partner for PodLaunch® Accelerator. If you’re podcasting but aren’t seeing listeners, leads, or sales from your show, book a free strategy call to find out what’s not working and how to fix it.Follow Courtney for more podcasting insights: LinkedIn | PodLaunchHQ.com©Ⓟ 2018–2026 by Courtney Elmer. All Rights Reserved.

Sep 7, 2021 • 15min
3 Slack Hacks for Better Team Communication
Are you beyond ready to simplify the way your team communicates day in and day out?Are you tired of bouncing between your inbox and your project management app and your DMs and your texts and... ?It’s time to rein it alllll in and get back valuable time and CLARITY for your team by adopting Slack for team communication! Seriously, it’s best and it’s almost exclusively how our team members at PodLaunch connect with me and with each other.BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL DISCOVER: Why Slack is our app preference and why it should be yours, tooThe three hacks we use to get the most out of our Slack experience to enhance your team communication and teamwork collaborationWhat channels you really need in your company’s Slack account and the purpose behind each of them -Got Podcasting Questions? Send them to me here.Love this show? Say thanks in true podcasting style by leaving a review or share it with your podcasting friends.Podcast Health Score™ See exactly where your show is losing listeners.Podcast SEO Mastery Optimize your show so that it gets found 24/7.Apply for a spot on the show to get live podcasting help for your show....Special thanks to Resonate Recordings, our exclusive implementation partner for PodLaunch® Accelerator. If you’re podcasting but aren’t seeing listeners, leads, or sales from your show, book a free strategy call to find out what’s not working and how to fix it.Follow Courtney for more podcasting insights: LinkedIn | PodLaunchHQ.com©Ⓟ 2018–2026 by Courtney Elmer. All Rights Reserved.

Aug 31, 2021 • 17min
The 4-Step Interview Process: How to Hire Right The First Time
You know it’s time to grow your rockstar team, but you’re just a tad overwhelmed by the whole attracting, interviewing, vetting, and the entire hiring interview process. (Okay, maybe more than a *tad*.)Honestly, you’re worried you’ll go through all of the time, effort, and resources to bring someone on who seems like the perfect unicorn fit only to find out later that they were just a donkey with a fake, shiny horn.I get it! I’ve been there, done that, and gotten several t-shirts. Thankfully, you can learn from my company’s valuable experience today on developing an effective interview process!So, what do you say? Are you ready to know our team’s secrets behind confidently hiring right the FIRST time?BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL COME AWAY WITH:The one KEY thing that you have to look for in an applicant that will make or break any team member relationship down the roadOur tried and tested 4-Step Interview Process How to finally heal your relationship with hiring if you’ve been burned in the past -Got Podcasting Questions? Send them to me here.Love this show? Say thanks in true podcasting style by leaving a review or share it with your podcasting friends.Podcast Health Score™ See exactly where your show is losing listeners.Podcast SEO Mastery Optimize your show so that it gets found 24/7.Apply for a spot on the show to get live podcasting help for your show....Special thanks to Resonate Recordings, our exclusive implementation partner for PodLaunch® Accelerator. If you’re podcasting but aren’t seeing listeners, leads, or sales from your show, book a free strategy call to find out what’s not working and how to fix it.Follow Courtney for more podcasting insights: LinkedIn | PodLaunchHQ.com©Ⓟ 2018–2026 by Courtney Elmer. All Rights Reserved.

Aug 24, 2021 • 21min
The Pros & Cons of Hiring Locally vs. Virtually
Are you overwhelmed by the idea of adding people to your team? I mean, you KNOW you need the help, but where should you even start in filling the role?!?Maybe you’re seriously wrestling with the idea of whether to hire someone locally versus filling the position with a freelance virtual assistant.There are obvious (and not so obvious) pros and cons to both, but which ones REALLY matter and what will work best for you and your business?What happens if you make a mistake and bring on the wrong person or their location in relation to you really does matter more than you thought!BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:What I’ve gleaned from my own experience of hiring for my team and reap the benefits of my early mistakesThe actual pros and cons of hiring someone that lives close to you (we’re talking within a 10-ish mile radius here)The obvious and less obvious benefits and drawbacks of hiring a freelance virtual assistant — both in your country and overseasHow to determine the best choice for YOUR business and the specific role you currently need filled -Got Podcasting Questions? Send them to me here.Love this show? Say thanks in true podcasting style by leaving a review or share it with your podcasting friends.Podcast Health Score™ See exactly where your show is losing listeners.Podcast SEO Mastery Optimize your show so that it gets found 24/7.Apply for a spot on the show to get live podcasting help for your show....Special thanks to Resonate Recordings, our exclusive implementation partner for PodLaunch® Accelerator. If you’re podcasting but aren’t seeing listeners, leads, or sales from your show, book a free strategy call to find out what’s not working and how to fix it.Follow Courtney for more podcasting insights: LinkedIn | PodLaunchHQ.com©Ⓟ 2018–2026 by Courtney Elmer. All Rights Reserved.

Aug 17, 2021 • 13min
Steal Our Weekly Social Media Content Workflow
Feeling exhausted from spreading yourself thin on social media out of fear of being outshined by your competition?Ready to stop sharing everything from your morning coffee to your work schedule to your kids’ bedtime antics on your stories?What if instead, you could get back HOURS in your week and finally use social media content how it is meant to be used for entrepreneurs (i.e. to enhance your business by giving you a platform to build relationships...NOT as your primary place to make sales)?BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH: The exact weekly content workflow we use in our business to stay visible on social media WITHOUT the stress and time-suckHow to connect with your audience and build relationships in roughly 30 minutes a day on YOUR scheduleThe secret to batching content that educates, entertains and converts your audience for the long haul--the ultimate streamlined workflow -Got Podcasting Questions? Send them to me here.Love this show? Say thanks in true podcasting style by leaving a review or share it with your podcasting friends.Podcast Health Score™ See exactly where your show is losing listeners.Podcast SEO Mastery Optimize your show so that it gets found 24/7.Apply for a spot on the show to get live podcasting help for your show....Special thanks to Resonate Recordings, our exclusive implementation partner for PodLaunch® Accelerator. If you’re podcasting but aren’t seeing listeners, leads, or sales from your show, book a free strategy call to find out what’s not working and how to fix it.Follow Courtney for more podcasting insights: LinkedIn | PodLaunchHQ.com©Ⓟ 2018–2026 by Courtney Elmer. All Rights Reserved.

Aug 10, 2021 • 14min
Save 20 Hours a Week With These 7 Free Tools
As a business owner, you KNOW you’re the one holding it all together, and maybe even the idea of automating or delegating seems too daunting to fathom starting down that road... But what if you could start small?What if you could reclaim minutes (remember, we’re starting tiny!) in your day every single day?Trust me when I say these minutes add up to a LOT of the time you’re wasting in your business — an average of about 20 hours a week! Just imagine all you could do with that time instead!Even better, what if you could reclaim these vital pieces of time simply, painlessly, and for FREE?BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING TODAY, YOU’LL DISCOVER: The two biggest time sucks of every entrepreneur (and what you can do about them!)7 free tools that WILL save you 20 hours a weekWhy starting small and saving these minutes will save your sanity as a business owner -Got Podcasting Questions? Send them to me here.Love this show? Say thanks in true podcasting style by leaving a review or share it with your podcasting friends.Podcast Health Score™ See exactly where your show is losing listeners.Podcast SEO Mastery Optimize your show so that it gets found 24/7.Apply for a spot on the show to get live podcasting help for your show....Special thanks to Resonate Recordings, our exclusive implementation partner for PodLaunch® Accelerator. If you’re podcasting but aren’t seeing listeners, leads, or sales from your show, book a free strategy call to find out what’s not working and how to fix it.Follow Courtney for more podcasting insights: LinkedIn | PodLaunchHQ.com©Ⓟ 2018–2026 by Courtney Elmer. All Rights Reserved.

Aug 3, 2021 • 18min
Build Your Email List on Auto-Pilot
After last week’s episode on nurturing your email marketing list, you’re ready to simply and systematically educate and entertain the heck out of your subscribers. But now the question is... How do you actually BUILD that list of subscribers?What if I told you that building your business’s email marketing list doesn’t have to be the headache you’re currently experiencing? In fact, it can be surprisingly easy and actually kind of FUN!Aren’t you ready to stop spending all of your time creating lead magnet after lead magnet, trying to figure out what your audience wants in hopes that something sticks?What if instead, you could spend precious time in your business focused on what you do best as a visionary leader while your list-building runs on autopilot? The ultimate email automation...BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL COME AWAY WITH: One of the biggest reasons people struggle to grow their listAn understanding of why you need to know your numbers (and how to make them less scary!)The 4 simple elements you need for a killer list-building funnelHow to finally automate your funnel process -Got Podcasting Questions? Send them to me here.Love this show? Say thanks in true podcasting style by leaving a review or share it with your podcasting friends.Podcast Health Score™ See exactly where your show is losing listeners.Podcast SEO Mastery Optimize your show so that it gets found 24/7.Apply for a spot on the show to get live podcasting help for your show....Special thanks to Resonate Recordings, our exclusive implementation partner for PodLaunch® Accelerator. If you’re podcasting but aren’t seeing listeners, leads, or sales from your show, book a free strategy call to find out what’s not working and how to fix it.Follow Courtney for more podcasting insights: LinkedIn | PodLaunchHQ.com©Ⓟ 2018–2026 by Courtney Elmer. All Rights Reserved.

Jul 27, 2021 • 22min
4 Easy Steps to Automate Your Email Marketing
What would it do for your business to finally nurture that email list you've worked so tirelessly to build instead of continuing to put it on the backburner of your to-do list?Now, imagine how it would feel to be able to do this email marketing nurturing on autopilot week after week?!?You and I both know that building an email list is only half the battle (and maybe not even the hardest half). Because what good is spending all that time building your list if you can’t keep people on it?Even worse... What good is having a killer list filled with potential clients but not knowing how to NURTURE them so that they’re primed and ready to snag the incredible offers you’re putting out there?BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: A simple, 4-step process for automating your business systems and process, and email marketingHow to nurture your list and maintain the relationships you’ve worked so hard to build (without wasting any more time wondering what to say!)The exact framework to implement that’s also super easy to pass off to your team, so they can continue creating amazing content week after week -Got Podcasting Questions? Send them to me here.Love this show? Say thanks in true podcasting style by leaving a review or share it with your podcasting friends.Podcast Health Score™ See exactly where your show is losing listeners.Podcast SEO Mastery Optimize your show so that it gets found 24/7.Apply for a spot on the show to get live podcasting help for your show....Special thanks to Resonate Recordings, our exclusive implementation partner for PodLaunch® Accelerator. If you’re podcasting but aren’t seeing listeners, leads, or sales from your show, book a free strategy call to find out what’s not working and how to fix it.Follow Courtney for more podcasting insights: LinkedIn | PodLaunchHQ.com©Ⓟ 2018–2026 by Courtney Elmer. All Rights Reserved.


