
Why Start a Podcast? Exploring Purpose and Persistence
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I saw this post on Reddit where a person was like, "Why even start?! Nobody makes any money? Maybe I should buy $10,000 in gear?
Um, Yeah, No.
Why do people get married again. Why do we have kids? Let's talk about it. Also what is the difference between listens and downloads?
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00:00:00 Why Start a Podcast? Exploring Purpose and Persistence
00:00:35 Jim's Conference Week Recap
00:03:04 PodcastBranding.co
00:04:21 BasedonaTrueStoryPodcast.com
00:05:25 Jim on Big Podcast
00:09:36 The Cynic Starting a Podcast
00:14:22 The Odds Are Against Us and We Do Them Anyway
00:39:22 Troubleshooting Audio Effects
00:44:42 Advertising - Tpp Many and PreRolls
00:52:18 Earn Your Spots
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00:58:00 Stats and Streams
01:05:45 Youtube Shownotes
01:10:05 Auto Posting
01:11:30 Are YT Shorts Good?
01:19:08 Dave is Nervous About His Next Episode
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