The Gap Between Indie &”Big” Podcasting – Cause for Concern?
As I pulled on my blazer, I felt a deep pang of regret for leaving England without a bigger jacket. That regret was compounded further as I stepped out of the lobby of the Hotel Edison on to west 47th...
View ArticleThe Question Podcasters Don’t Always Like the Answer To
As I write this, it has just been revealed that there are 700,000 podcasts in the Apple Podcasts directory. Despite the fact that this is still low compared to the 50 million+ blogs in the world, the...
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Podfade: A More Responsible Approach?
I love singing on karaoke. I’m a product of the 80s so anything fronted by a guitar typically gets me singing. But am I a singer? No, no I am not. I also love playing golf, I find it relaxes me and...
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The Future of Podcast SEO Now That Google Is Here to Stay?
A thought exercise. Back in “the day”, I used to work a fair bit in search engine optimisation (SEO) with my digital agency and I remember the good, the bad and the ugly. The bottom line is: we all...
View ArticleWhy Founders Must Learn Patience
People constantly ask me how I get so much done, especially as the co-founder of Rebel Base Media where we oversee several podcast tech products and teams. The honest answer is that my brain never...
View ArticleSome No Bullsh*t Reflections on Building a Product in 2019
Most of my writing, heck, most of my content these days is in or around podcasting. But now and then I fire up my blog here on the site and, just like David Brent, come at things from a different...
View ArticleWhat is Apple Building Next in Podcasting?
Disclosure: I've been planning and considering this opinion piece for close to 9 months but wanted to fully collect my thoughts and let a few other players move their podcast industry chess pieces a...
View ArticleI Started Saying “No”, and Something Weird Happened
Running a business is tough at the best of times. The “entrepreneur” lifestyle that is often touted online is largely BS at any real scale and the sheer pressure that you put on yourself as a creator...
View ArticleWhy We Stopped Publishing Our Podcast to YouTube
There's a lot of debate about whether or not you should publish your podcast to YouTube. Last year, we decided to run an experiment with my short-form podcast, The Podcast Accelerator to look at the...
View ArticleA Pragmatic Podcaster’s Perspective on Clubhouse as it Stands Today
There's a lot of chatter about the new startup “unicorn” Clubhouse recently. And rightly so, it's a fascinating platform allowing for “drop-in audio” at any time, with anyone. Of course, we...
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