Mics to Millions | Podcast Growth for Health and Wellness Podcast Hosts: Get More Podcast Listeners, Increase Podcast Downloads, Monetize Your Podcast

Traveling the world, discovering podcasting, and co-founding my dream business with my wife (my story) | Ep 47

Rarely do I share tales on this podcast of how I gave up everything to travel the world indefinitely, which ultimately led me on the path I am now – running a podcast booking agency alongside my wife, Göz Brake Guia, in Medellin, Colombia. 
 
Today I’m taking 10 minutes to share a little bit about my background. 
 
You’ll discover my story of leaving the UK to find a new, unknown place to call home, why my wife and I are so passionate about helping health and wellness businesses, and how I establishing a company I love, doing what I love, with the women I love. 
 
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✅Interested in podcast guesting to boost online visibility and grow your business? Discover how PodWritten can help:
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Get your free guide to get yourself booked as a guest in 4 weeks here:
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💡 For additional tips:
Check out our blog: https://podwritten.com/blog/
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podwritten/
 
👉 Connect with me and Göz:
Sam Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelbrakeguia/
Sam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sambguia/
Göz Linkedin: https://co.linkedin.com/in/gozdeguzey
Göz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gozbguia/
❤️If you have questions or just want to say hi, drop us an email at sam@podwritten.com

The struggle of being recognized for health & wellness podcasters with Ashleigh VanHouten | Ep 46

Even top-ranked health and wellness podcasts struggle to stand out. But you can promote your show authentically without compromising your values, and achieve impressive growth.
Ashleigh VanHouten co-hosts the top 0.5% ranked Muscle Science for Women podcast, where they interview leading minds in exercise and nutrition methodology and overall wellness and discuss topics relevant to health and muscle building.
 
Even, with a monthly audience of 40,000 listeners, she knows what it is like to feel lost in the sea of health and wellness shows.
 
In this episode, you’ll hear: 
[06:45] - How she balances the feeling of achievement with the ever-present pressure to do more to grow her show.
 
[19:18] - How getting featured as a guest helped move the needle when it comes to downloads and followers on social media. 
 
[28:20] - How she and her cohost have built a loyal listenership and bring in long-term sponsors that boost your revenue. 
 
Got a minute? We’d love a review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
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✅Interested in podcast guesting to boost online visibility and grow your business? Discover how PodWritten can help:
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https://podwritten.com/
 
Get your free guide to get yourself booked as a guest in 4 weeks here:
https://podwritten.com/podcastguesting/
 
💡 For additional tips:
Check out our blog: https://podwritten.com/blog/
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👉 Connect with Ashleigh:
https://episodes.fm/592596408
https://www.instagram.com/themusclemaven/?hl=en
https://ashleighvanhouten.com/
 
If you enjoyed this, you might also like our previous episode:
Mastering the art of securing sponsorships for your podcast with Jonathan Levitt
https://shorturl.at/hJXSD
❤️If you have questions or just want to say hi, drop us an email at sam@podwritten.com

Insider tips on podcasting and business for health coaches with Hailey Rowe | Ep 45

Most health coaches didn’t enter the field to be marketers, but in a competitive industry, mastering these skills is essential, and today’s guest is a master at helping health coaches excelle in these areas! 
Hailey Rowe is the host behind Health Coach Nation, a podcast for health coaches to help them grow and scale their businesses. She’s also a Marketing, Sales Strategist & Linkedin Lead Generation Service Provider and helps health coaches, grow their sales, get more time back, and conquer social media overwhelm.
From this episode, you’ll learn: 
[07:50] - Why she advocates that a program or framework is vital for health coaches who want to charge more, instead of offering an hourly rate. 
 
[11:50] - How she comes up with engaging episode ideas by centering each episode around one of her four pillars of episode topics. 
 
[19:32] - Her four steps (connecting, engaging, sharing a pre-offer, and selling) to create a lucrative social media strategy that she uses for her business and with clients.
 
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✅Interested in podcast guesting to boost online visibility and grow your business? Discover how PodWritten can help:
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https://podwritten.com/
 
Get your free guide to get yourself booked as a guest in 4 weeks here:
https://podwritten.com/podcastguesting/
 
💡 For additional tips:
Check out our blog: https://podwritten.com/blog/
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podwritten/
 
👉 Connect with Hailey:
Message & Niche Mastery Cheat Sheet: https://haileyrowe.kartra.com/page/messagemastery
Free Business Growth & Networking Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/themarketinghubgroup 
Website: https://www.HaileyRowe.com 
Instagram: Https://www.instagram.com/hailey_rowe 
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/health-coach-nation 
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haileyr
Book your FREE Client Attraction Consult here: https://calendly.com/haileyrowe-coach/30min  
 
If you enjoyed this, you might also like our previous episode:
Monetizing your podcast through affiliate marketing with Omar Cumberbatch 
https://shorturl.at/vqIaE
❤️If you have questions or just want to say hi, drop us an email at sam@podwritten.com

Launching an internship program for your podcast with Marnie Dachis Marmet & Stephanie May Potter | Ep 44

Achieve more and help young professionals build experiences in the work place by starting a podcast internship program. 
 
Discover how Marnie Dachis Marmet & Stephanie May Potter, co-hosts of the top 1% ranked The Art of Living Well Podcast, employed the help of interns to get extra help for their podcast while giving back at the same time.  
 
From this episode, you’ll learn: 
 
08:15 - How to leverage outreach to secure bigger guests and grow quickly
 
10:49 - The benefits of recruiting and mentoring interns to grow a podcast
 
16:24 - The impact of podcast guesting to bolster credibility and create useful content that attracts coaching clients
 
21:29 - How to use your network and connections with past guests to secure sponsors for the show
 
Got a minute? We’d love a review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
Visit Apple Podcasts and Spotify to leave us a review and make our day 😍
 
✅Interested in podcast guesting to boost online visibility and grow your business? Discover how PodWritten can help:
https://podwritten.com/services/
https://podwritten.com/
 
Get your free guide to get yourself booked as a guest in 4 weeks here:
https://podwritten.com/podcastguesting/
 
💡 For additional tips:
Check out our blog: https://podwritten.com/blog/
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podwritten/
 
👉 Connect with Stephanie and Marnie:
https://www.theartoflivingwell.us
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGrJIdAwx2squX-1DNjE3lg
https://www.instagram.com/theartofliving_well/
 
If you enjoyed this, you might also like our previous episode:
Converting listeners into clients using the 3P method with Joe Sanok 
https://shorturl.at/nnWqL
❤️If you have questions or just want to say hi, drop us an email at sam@podwritten.com

Podcast SEO: Valuable tips to improve your podcast’s discoverability with Tahjma VanBuren | Ep 43

In the sea of 5 million+ podcasts out there, you can’t overlook the importance of SEO for discoverability. 
 
In today’s interview, we sat down with Tahjma VanBuren, a podcast SEO expert and founder of iMoves Management, who shared valuable tips and insights to help you put your podcast on the map using smart SEO hacks. 
 
From this episode, you’ll learn:
 
04:33 - Why you should reverse engineer your topics and titles around what people are searching for
 
05:55 - The importance of balancing readability between search engines and humans while improving your podcast SEO
 
09:39 - The reason she suggests keeping names out of your episode titles
 
20:08 - Why you should repurpose your episodes into blogs for better SEO benefits.
 
Got a minute? We’d love a review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
Visit Apple Podcasts and Spotify to leave us a review and make our day 😍
 
✅Interested in podcast guesting to boost online visibility and grow your business? Discover how PodWritten can help:
https://podwritten.com/services/
https://podwritten.com/
 
Get your free guide to get yourself booked as a guest in 4 weeks here:
https://podwritten.com/podcastguesting/
 
💡 For additional tips:
Check out our blog: https://podwritten.com/blog/
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podwritten/
 
👉 Connect with Tahjma:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahjma-vanburen/
https://www.imovesmanagement.com/
 
If you enjoyed this, you might also like our previous episode:
Using SEO for fast podcast growth with Michele Riechman
https://shorturl.at/dsokv 
❤️If you have questions or just want to say hi, drop us an email at sam@podwritten.com

Social media burnout? 14 alternative ways to promote your podcast | Ep 42

Constant algorithm changes, limited organic reach, and platform dependency are just a handful of reasons to skip social media when it comes to promoting your podcast. 
 
But what are the alternatives? 
 
In this episode, we’ll guide you through 14 ways to promote your podcast without using social media. 
 
Got a minute? We’d love a review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
Visit Apple Podcasts and Spotify to leave us a review and make our day 😍
 
Get your free guide to get yourself booked as a guest in 4 weeks here:
podwritten.com/podcastguesting
 
✅Interested in podcast guesting to boost online visibility and grow your business? Discover how PodWritten can help:
https://podwritten.com/services/
https://podwritten.com/
 
Get your free guide to get yourself booked as a guest in 4 weeks here:
https://podwritten.com/podcastguesting/
 
💡 For additional tips:
Check out our blog: https://podwritten.com/blog/
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podwritten/
❤️If you have questions or just want to say hi, drop us an email at info@podwritten.com 
 
Links to past episodes and resources referenced:
Using QR codes for podcast promotion with Lisa Smith 
https://shorturl.at/ZCD1r
 
Achieving 20 million podcast downloads with Kelly Smith:
shorturl.at/AWSow
 
Ditching the self-centered narrative is key to growing your audience organically with Danielle Collins:
https://shorturl.at/GZMOq
 
Stop trying to please everyone and refine your niche with Philip Pape:
https://shorturl.at/5XK1T
 
Growing your show and revenue using live events with Colleen Rosenblum & Bridgett Garratt:
https://shorturl.at/JyK5v
 
Driving new listeners to your podcast using paid ads with Megan Shields:
https://shorturl.at/1XwIh
 
Using giveaways to expand and engage your podcast audience with Dr. Mariza Snyder
https://shorturl.at/LCBFC
 
Connectively:
https://www.connectively.us/#/
 
Podnews Events: 
https://podnews.net/events
 
Gumball: 
https://gumball.fm/podcasters
 
Apple Podcasts for Creators
https://shorturl.at/tfi5A
 
Authority Magazine: Top 5 Strategies for Growing Your Podcast Audience
https://shorturl.at/tchQZ

Using email to convert podcast listeners into sales with Jeremy Enns | Ep 41

A newsletter is one of the best strategies for turning casual listeners into loyal followers who buy from you. 
If you’re not convinced, I’m confident you will be by the end of this episode.
 
Discover how you can boost sales by combine an email strategy with your podcast, in this interview with Jeremy Enns. He’s the founder of Podcast Marketing Academy and the man behind the Scrappy Podcasting Newsletter, a newsletter that offers unconventional marketing ideas on how to punch above your weight and beat the long odds of podcasting success.
 
From our conversations, you’ll discover: 
 
15:57 - Why he believes a big part of his success is focusing on writing about what excites him, and why you’re setting yourself up for failure if writing feels like a chore
 
31:02 - Advice on avoiding ebooks as a lead magnet and what he recommends instead
 
36:04 - Why your newsletter needs to provide minimal viable value, alongside what that means and why it is important
 
38:21 - The correlation between sending more emails and making more money, and what you need to consider if you plan on sending more emails
 
Got a minute? We’d love a review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
Visit Apple Podcasts and Spotify to leave us a review and make our day 😍
 
✅Interested in podcast guesting to boost online visibility and grow your business? Discover how PodWritten can help:
https://podwritten.com/services/
https://podwritten.com/
 
Get your free guide to get yourself booked as a guest in 4 weeks here:
https://podwritten.com/podcastguesting/
 
💡 For additional tips:
Check out our blog: https://podwritten.com/blog/
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podwritten/
 
👉 Connect with Jeremy:
https://podcastmarketingacademy.com/
 
If you enjoyed this, you might also like our previous episode:
14 money-making strategies used by top podcasters  | Ep 36
https://shorturl.at/K2pAw
❤️If you have questions or just want to say hi, drop us an email at sam@podwritten.com

Creating relatable & authentic podcast content with EJ and Tarah Kerwin | Ep 40

Creating authentic and engaging content can help you attract sponsors, establish trust for your business, and turn listeners into clients.
 
Our guests today are two very authentic hosts who are prime examples of how to build connections and create impact through podcasting.
 
EJ and Tarah Kerwin and the hosts of Relationship Renovation, a podcast exploring the joys and challenges of navigating intimate relationships.
 
In this episode, you’ll learn:
11:54 - Why they decided to manage their social media after spending thousands of dollars on specialists
 
17:32 - The importance of not making the same mistake twice
 
29:26 - How they use their podcast as the primary tool to promote their program
 
 
Got a minute? We’d love a review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
Visit Apple Podcasts and Spotify to leave us a review and make our day 😍
 
✅Interested in podcast guesting to boost online visibility and grow your business? Discover how PodWritten can help:
https://podwritten.com/services/
https://podwritten.com/
 
Get your free guide to get yourself booked as a guest in 4 weeks here:
https://podwritten.com/podcastguesting/
 
💡 For additional tips:
Check out our blog: https://podwritten.com/blog/
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podwritten/
 
👉 Connect with EJ and Tarah:
info@relationshiprenovation.com 
https://relationshiprenovation.com/
https://www.instagram.com/relationship_renovation/
 
If you enjoyed this, you might also like our previous episode:
Thriving as a podcaster with ADHD with Tracy Otsuka:
https://shorturl.at/F5mU7
❤️If you have questions or just want to say hi, drop us an email at info@podwritten.com 

How to create a valuable podcast you can sell someday with Heather Osgood | Ep 39

Building a valuable podcast you can sell isn’t about gaining listeners!
 
To discover what it really takes to create a valuable podcast you can sell we are joined by Heath Osgood, Founder of The Podcast Broker, a service that facilitates the buying and selling of podcasts. 
 
From this interview, you’ll learn:
-The factors that increase or decrease the price that a podcast can be sold for
-What the process of buying or selling a podcast looks like from start to finish
-How you can set your podcast up for success, should you choose to sell it. 
 
Got a minute? We’d love a review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
Visit Apple Podcasts and Spotify to leave us a review and make our day 😍
 
✅Interested in podcast guesting to boost online visibility and grow your business? Discover how PodWritten can help:
https://podwritten.com/services/
https://podwritten.com/
 
Get your free guide to get yourself booked as a guest in 4 weeks here:
https://podwritten.com/podcastguesting/
 
💡 For additional tips:
Check out our blog: https://podwritten.com/blog/
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podwritten/
 
👉 Connect with Heather:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/podcastadvertising/
https://www.thepodcastbroker.com/
https://truenativemedia.com/
 
If you enjoyed this, you might also like our previous episode:
14 money-making strategies used by top podcasters | Ep 36
https://shorturl.at/lza9I
❤️If you have questions or just want to say hi, drop us an email at info@podwritten.com 

15+ years of online audience building insights in 40mins with Jason Fitzgerald | Ep 38

You’re about to experience a crash course on building an online audience!
 
In this episode, Jason Fitzgerald, host of the top 0.5% ranked The Strength Running Podcast, shares insights and advice that he’s collected over the past 15 years of content creation experience. 
 
This knowledge has allowed him to create a top podcast that receives roughly 150,000 monthly downloads, a YouTube channel with just under 100,000 subscribers, and a wildly popular blog with over 1,000 published articles. 
 
You’ll discover:
-One of the best investments he made with his time to create better podcast titles. 
-Why he advocates for podcast collaborations over social media collaborations,
-A common mistake podcast hosts make when trying to grow their audience and what they should be doing instead. 
 
Got a minute? We’d love a review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
Visit Apple Podcasts and Spotify to leave us a review and make our day 😍
 
✅Interested in podcast guesting to boost online visibility and grow your business? Discover how PodWritten can help:
https://podwritten.com/services/
https://podwritten.com/
 
Get your free guide to get yourself booked as a guest in 4 weeks here:
https://podwritten.com/podcastguesting/
 
💡 For additional tips:
Check out our blog: https://podwritten.com/blog/
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podwritten/
 
👉 Connect with Jason:
https://strengthrunning.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/StrengthRunning
https://www.instagram.com/jasonfitz1
 
If you enjoyed this, you might also like our previous episode:
Pitching yourself to secure podcast guest interviews with Michelle Grosser: 
https://shorturl.at/uHPZ6
❤️If you have questions or just want to say hi, drop us an email at info@podwritten.com