{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"007. How to Start a Podcast - My Step by Step Podcast Launch Strategy","description":"Are you thinking about starting a podcast? A podcast can be a great tool for your marketing and sales funnel and to grow your business.&amp;nbsp; In this episode I share a behind the scenes look at how I started and launched the Empowerment Connection podcast (plus how I debuted at number 10 in the marketing category charts)! &amp;nbsp; Episode Highlights  (1:00) Should you start a podcast? (2:15) How to start a podcast (step by step what I did when I started) (4:20) How to launch and market your podcast (5:45) How a giveaway can help you rank on the Apple Podcasts Charts (6:20) My mindset struggle with my podcast launch (7:40) My weekly podcast workflow (9:40) What I wish I would\u2019ve done differently before launching my podcast  &amp;nbsp; Links and Resources Mentioned&amp;nbsp;  Libsyn Podcast Hosting (https:\/\/libsyn.com\/)&amp;nbsp; Fiverr - Freelance podcast editors (http:\/\/www.fiverr.com\/s2\/9c43569eda)&amp;nbsp; Blue Yeti Microphone for recording your podcast (www.bluemic.com)&amp;nbsp;  Pop Filter to attach to your microphone Audacity to record episodes (https:\/\/www.audacityteam.org\/)&amp;nbsp; Submit your RSS feed to iTunes at iTunes Connect (https:\/\/itunesconnect.apple.com\/login)&amp;nbsp; Submit your Podcast to Google Play through the Google Podcast Manager (https:\/\/podcastsmanager.google.com\/)&amp;nbsp; Temi - Podcast Transcriber (https:\/\/www.temi.com\/)&amp;nbsp; Headliner for creating audio grams (https:\/\/www.headliner.app\/)&amp;nbsp;  &amp;nbsp; If you like this episode, please subscribe to the podcast and leave a review! Visit Mandy\u2019s Website - https:\/\/mandyliz.com\/ Connect with Mandy on Instagram - https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mandylizphotography\/ Email Mandy at hello@mandyliz.com&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Empowerment Connection","author_url":"https:\/\/mandyliz.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/15915908\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/15915908"}