Podcasts & Potholes #211

<p><strong>Podcasts &amp; Potholes</strong></p><p><strong>Does it feel like your podcast shows are never done the way you want them, a feeling like they’re always under construction?</strong></p><p><strong>Think about this...aren’t there roads, highways, byways, bridges and freeways that are always under construction, every year there are new potholes to be filled, new repairs to be made - Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall!</strong></p><p><strong>Well if they can’t get them right and states are spending millions of dollars on construction, what makes you think that your podcast is going to fare any better especially if you are not putting in much money at all?</strong></p><p><strong>Sponsorships and monetizing are always front and center of every podcaster’s mind, so perfection is what we seek and that is when frustration can set in.  Last week I had an opportunity to speak with a group of podcasters who are in the Horticulture industry and podcasting promotion ideas was the main question they had and even though I was able to provide tips such as:</strong></p><ul> <li><strong>Setting up a promotion schedule<br/></strong></li> <li><strong>Using Social Media, blogs, websites and newsletter<br/></strong></li> <li><strong>Joining Facebook Groups and Communities<br/></strong></li> <li><strong>Re-purposing Content<br/></strong></li> <li><strong>Going Live<br/></strong></li> <li><strong>Collaborating with other podcasters<br/></strong></li> <li><strong>Being consistent<br/></strong></li> <li><strong>CTA<br/></strong></li></ul><p><strong>We all felt a little frustrated by the fact that our Podcast is never really done...never completed...never perfect.</strong></p><p><strong>But as I stated in a previous episode of Podcasting your Purpose</strong>, podcasting is not perfection you can purchase professional voice overs; you can have flashy intros with Headliners or Wavve; you can repurpose your content; be consistent; go live on YouTube or Facebook every day, collaborate with other podcasters.</p><p>You can include a