We’re switchin’ it up and answering burning questions from podcasters in our community on this episode!

We dig into:

• How do you allow for creativity when you never know when it's going to strike?
• What are your top tips for more effective podcast interviews?
• What do I need to think about when it comes to search engine optimization?

You’re invited to join the free community starting this October: The Podcasters Collective!

You’ll be able to meet with other podcasters once a month, have ongoing discussion via Slack, and send us your Q’s to A on a future Shiny Objects Podcast episode. And yes, it’s really free.

Full show notes available here.

Music by Kris Hampton.

As a podcaster, the relationship with your listeners is what will make or break your show.

So how do you keep your audience engaged with everything you're creating?

In this episode, we talk about...

• What listener engagement truly means
• Why niche podcasters should focus on depth in relationships
• Cultivating a listenership of "hell yes" people
• Our top 7 tactical tips for boosting listener engagement

Getting stuck? Book an hour strategy call with us to take action and move forward intentionally with your show!

Full show notes available here.

Music by Kris Hampton.

Psst! You could win a 1:1 podcast strategy call! Put your name in here before July 23, 2024 and you'll be entered to win.

You love your podcast and even enjoy a lot of the work it requires... But sometimes, you want to pull your hair out with the tasks you totally hate to make it possible.

There's another way. Let's talk outsourcing.

Angie and Emily have been on both ends of an outsourcing relationship. We hire others to help us, and podcast hosts hire US to keep their podcast sustainable and fresh!

In this episode, we talk about...

• Our journeys with outsourcing podcast work
• Questions to ask yourself to see if you’re ready to start outsourcing
• Figuring out what tasks to outsource
• And how to get started with hiring help for your podcast

✨Click here to get the companion workbook for this episode to start your outsourcing journey.✨

Full show notes available here.

Music by Kris Hampton.

If you host a podcast, you gotta listen to this.

We want you to succeed as a podcast host. With over 5 million podcasts currently in the world, you need to be excellent if you want to do well in the long run.

So, let's discuss the four skillsets podcast hosts need to help their show succeed!

We talk about...

• Our own journeys with hosting podcasts
• 4 skills of a GREAT podcast host
• Preparation, storytelling and conversation, guest interaction, and implementing audience feedback
• Things to avoid as a host and our pet peeves

✨ If you’re nervous but also curious to learn how you could be an even better podcast host, our podcast audits cover that and more.

As a part of the audit process we give in depth feedback on your hosting skills

Learn more at wildpoppycreativeco.com/audit✨

Full show notes available here.

Music by Kris Hampton.

The words "time tracking"... Do they make you shudder in fear, or do they make you think of MORE time, more energy, and more money?

Angie and Emily have evolved their relationships with time and energy management over the years, and by listening you'll get some inside tips on what elements of time tracking and management might change your work for the better!

We talk about...

• Why time or energy management is overwhelming, but also important
• Why it can seem harder than ever to take control of your calendar
• Our tactical tips for energy management
• How we both have different tools that help us with our scheduling
• Our time tracking challenge for July...

✨Click here to join the time tracking challenge for July 2024! ✨

We're holding each other accountable to tracking our work time in July so that we can make empowered decisions on money and scheduling based on data.

We'll email you once a week in July with gentle reminders for accountability and action so you can feel more calm and less chaos while looking at your calendar. Join us!

Full show notes available here.

Music by Kris Hampton.

Lifestyle creep, money dates, and 8 Dates... Let's talk about lessons learned about being self-employed when your partner is not!

In this episode, Emily and Angie share conversations they had with their partners on their journey to self-employment, how relationships change around money and lifestyle, and how they talk about career and life goals with their partners.

Listen to this for conversation starters you can use with your partner around money, goals, and self-employment!

Nab a strategy call with Emily and Angie to take action toward your podcast's goals! Book a call here.

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So, how can you make money from your podcast? In this episode, Emily and Angie dive into the 4 main ways to make money podcasting, how to figure out which monetization strategy is best for your podcasting journey, and what the first step would be for each category.

Listen to this episode if you're interested in starting to make money from your podcast but not sure where to start!

Want our support on this journey? Join us over at our website!

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This is for all our menstruators out there! If you have a cycle OR you love and know someone who has a cycle - this is an episode for you.

In this episode, Angie brings us through how she got into getting nerdy about periods, how the creative process AND our cycles mirror the seasons, how to structure your business or podcasting tasks around cyclical workflows, common traps and powers of each part of our cycles, and tactical tips about how to add cyclical workflows into your business or podcast.

It's JAM packed with so much great information - enjoy!

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