117: How to Take a Summer Break without Losing Momentum in Your Podcast

<p dir="ltr">In this episode I talk about summer! Downloads are slower, people are on vacation and maybe you need a break too. Breaks are great, and I encourage everyone to take their time! But how can you prepare for your break so that your time off does not affect your podcast’s progress?</p> <p dir="ltr">Two weeks off might be okay, but two months starts looking inconsistent to listeners. We’ll discuss how to batch your episode recordings, re-air old or popular episodes, doing shorter episodes, and many tried and true ideas to keep your momentum moving forward.</p> <p dir="ltr">What’s in this episode:</p> <p dir="ltr">[00:02:27] Why we see a trend of less listeners and downloads in Summer (and that’s now a bad thing)<br /> [00:07:19] How to keep listeners engaged, get people excited about your podcast, and not regularly recording a new episode (Take a break, really!)<br /> [00:11:16] If you want to take a break from your podcast: how to do so and enjoy your Summer.<br /> [00:13:20] Why Summer is when your work on your podcast sets up your business plans to generate more leads for the Fall. </p> <p dir="ltr">For full show notes and a transcript of today’s episode, head to <a href= "http://wildhomepodcasting.com/podcast/117">wildhomepodcasting.com/podcast/117</a></p> <p><strong id= "docs-internal-guid-5a6eb66e-7fff-62b6-67be-8185c1720059">Are you ready to start strategizing your podcast and simplifying your marketing? <a href= "https://www.wildhomepodcasting.com/free-audit">Download our free guide to do your Podcast Audit!</a></strong></p>