People talk about how hard it is to find guests for their shows. I think a more accurate statement is “it's hard to find a good guest for your show.” Today I have directories where you can list your show (and yourself) to help you connect with the podcasting space.
Dave's Fun Text Tool
I'm testing TextMagic (aff) because there is no monthly fee. There is a $4/month fee for the phone line, and they charge you 4 cents per text I send. I'm not using this for marketing, I am using it to auto-respond when people text the words (with follow or new to 833204405) you will get a text from me. I'm using Text Magic (aff link).
Previous Episode on All thing Interviews
Previously I did an episode 678 about interviews from both sides of the microphone.
Keeping Track of Who and When You Contact Potential Podcast Guests
The tool is used for this is Less Annoying CRM which isn't so much about building sales funnels as it is a way to keep track of your contact with people. There is a free CRM from Hub Spot but there is a bit of a learning curve.
Here is a List of Places Where You Can Find Guests For Your Podcast
For Podcasters: Invite relevant experts and other podcasters to be guests on your podcast. For Experts: Get booked on great podcasts to expand your reach and audience. I have received more quality interviews from this resource than any other guest booking service.
Guest.io is the world's only marketplace to find professional guests and platforms. Got some publicity as this incorporates the ability to charge to be on a show, or charge a fee to appear on a show.
You can use Padverb to discover new, exciting interview guests. Our site lists more than 10,000 influencers organized by professional categories, such as authors, economists, journalists, etc. You can also search profiles by name and browse interviews by keyword.
Imagine Your Favorite Online Dating App, But Instead Of Using It For Finding Dates, You're Booking Podcast Interviews. We Use The Same(ish) Technology For Automated Matching! As this is not free, everyone on the site seems a bit more serious about connecting, and the founder removes anyone looking to spam the community.
Create your profile as a podcaster, guest speaker, or both!
Getting booked as a podcast guest has never been this simple. Podcast hosts can easily browse our network of speakers and make direct contact with them for bookings.
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LIST OF OPPORTUNITIES
HARO connects journalists seeking expertise to include in their content with sources who have that expertise.
Hundreds of journalists send requests through ResponseSource each week
For more resources see www.podcastingresources.com
QUESTION OF THE MONTH
This month the question is from Patrick from the Big Seance www.bigseance.com and he wants to know:
What standard or tradition in podcasting do you tend to ignore and why do you do it differently?
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Mentioned In This Episode
Leave a “Because of My Podcast” story
Is it Time to Sell Your Podcast? Episode 847
Video on Review Different Services
episode 678 – All things Interviews
School of Podcasting Newsletter
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Podcast Guest Experts on Facebook
Podcast Guest Club on Facebook
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Hi, Dave, I thought I’d chime in on this episode regarding the acquisition of guests. Some resources that I’ve used to get guest are Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and referrals from other guests.
On Facebook I’ve joined some podcast Facebook group and one in particular, Podcast Nation, sets aside two days a week specifically for podcasters to get together and collaborate or guest on each other’s episode. I’ve garnered a couple of guests that way; though, I don’t usually spend much time on Facebook. I suppose if I put more effort into it I might get a lot more guests that way.
On Twitter or Instagram I’m sometimes randomly followed by other podcasts and I follow them back. I slide into their DMs to start a conversation and I’ve garnered some guests that way.
Finally, I’ve asked for referrals from previous guests; although, I’ve not done this often or effectively. What usually happens is that I’ll hear someone guest on a show whose host was a previous guest. Then I contact that person (who was a guest of my previous guest) on Twitter or Instagram to see if they want to be on my show. Because we have a mutual friendship with my previous guest they are more amicable to be a part of my show. I’ll also reach out to a person who was a guest on a show that I also was a guest on. That worked as well. Right now my efforts are, basically, “cold calling” other podcasts on Twitter; so far, those efforts have not yielded strong results.
That’s all I’ve got for now; thanks for reading. Also, hey, what do you think of my website?
Zo,
Thanks for sharing. I deeply appreciate it. Just an FYI, your website is robbing you of downloads. I made a video for you
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