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Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses. In this episode: What's the best download location for your podcast that will deliver best for your needs? Apple? Spotify? Google Podcasts? And why?! How podcasting is kind of coming back to Facebook. Sort of. And a review of a show that has been my favourite listen in a good while - and what we can learn from it to bring to our own podcasts Links: 'Call Me Mother' podcast: https://callmemother.libsyn.com/ To join The Podcast Incubator for free www.verbu.co.uk/incubator

Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses. In this episode: What podcast equipment do you really need (and how do you make the decision on what to get?) How video as arrived with Apple Podcasts, and the importance of the smart speaker in podcasting And a review of a show that took me completely outside of my comfort zone, as I discovered that a Love Island podcast from a TikTokker could teach me a good few things about upping my own, boring, square podcast! Links: Apple's Video Podcasting: https://podcasters.apple.com/support/3684-video-podcasts 'Saving Grace' podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVaKME1gchs Things you can buy: Riverside - www.riverside.fm  Zoom H4N - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zoom-H4n-Pro-Handy-Recorder/dp/B01HQ3MIHQ?th=1 Izotope RX8 Elements - https://www.izotope.com/en/shop/rx-8-elements.html Focusrite Vocaster: https://focusrite.com/en/vocaster Final Cut Pro: https://www.apple.com/uk/final-cut-pro/ Descript: https://www.descript.com/   To join The Podcast Incubator for free www.verbu.co.uk/incubator

Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses. In this episode: How to plan an effective podcast series How the combination of music and podcasts are making Spotify a force to be reckoned with And a review of a show that I really didn't enjoy, despite it being highly rated (but LOADS of good advice to use in your own podcast all the same) Links: 'Parenting Hell' podcast https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42Ks3b/ To join The Podcast Incubator for free www.verbu.co.uk/incubator

Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses. In this episode: Are podcasts good for business? (I've tried to be as unbiased as I can be!) The future of live social audio like Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces (a personal view) And a review of the popular Intelligence Squared show. What can we learn from the podcast and bring to our own? Links: Podcasting For Business Book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Step-Step-Podcasting-Business-Confidently/dp/B08WZGS4F3/ Intelligence Squared Podcast http://www.intelligencesquared.com/ To Join The Podcast Incubator For Free www.verbu.co.uk/incubator

Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses. In this episode: What I learnt at the brilliant Podcast Show 2022 Spotify's new (and very smart) advertising technology And a review of Comfort Eating with Grace Dent. What can we learn from her podcast and bring to our own? Links: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/series/comforteatingwithgracedent https://ads.spotify.com/en-GB/news-and-insights/spotify-introduces-interactive-podcast-ads/ www.verbu.co.uk/incubator

Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses. In this episode: Why video is essential for your podcast We talk to one of the world's first podcasters Travel Diaries - what we can learn for our own podcasts (even if you're not much of a travelller, like me!) Links: https://thetraveldiariespodcast.com/ https://westwoodone.com/2022/05/17/cumulus-media-and-signal-hill-insights-podcast-download-spring-2022-report-watching-podcasts-soars-as-youtube-edges-out-spotify-to-become-the-most-used-u-s-podcast-platform-and-li/ https://podknowspodcasting.co.uk/ www.verbu.co.uk/incubator

Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses. In this episode: Why editing is key to your podcast's growth How to get your podcast featured and highlighted on Spotify Comfort Blanket - what we can learn for our own podcasts Links: https://podcasters.spotify.com/blog/how-to-get-your-podcast-featured-on-spotify https://shows.acast.com/comfort-blanket www.verbu.co.uk/incubator

Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses. In this episode: Podcasting On Twitch (and what Twitch is!) The death of Facebook podcasts Taking On Putin - what we can learn for our own podcasts Links: www.answerthepublic.com https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/taking-on-putin www.verbu.co.uk/incubator

Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses. In this episode: Which microphone to pick Video podcasting on Spotify Kermode & Mayo - what we can learn for our own podcasts Links: www.answerthepublic.com https://www.kermodeandmayo.com/ www.verbu.co.uk/incubator    

Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses. In this episode: Why Podcasting Is The Future Why a major broadcaster is making 25% of its TOTAL income from podcasting! Diary Of A CEO - what we can learn for our own podcasts Links: www.answerthepublic.com https://stevenbartlett.com/the-diary-of-a-ceo-podcast/ www.verbu.co.uk/incubator    

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