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Introducing Hostile Worlds

Join us on a journey to some of the most inhospitable, humbling, and frighteningly beautiful places in the known universe. Hostile Worlds is podcast that lets you explore alien landscapes and extra-terrestrial terrain – all from the comfort of your headphones. From the freezing hydrocarbon oceans of Titan, to the scorched, and suffocating wastes of Venus – we’ll take you on an educational and immersive audio tour to all the places you’d die to see… and places you’d die if you saw. You’ll join the crew of The Tardigrade, an all-purpose vehicle that can float, fly, dive, and dig through any environment in the universe. And you’ll learn all the facts you’ll ever needed to present yourself as THE space exploration authority down your local pub on a Friday night. Hostile Worlds is a unique documentary/audio drama hybrid – brought to you by the folks at ThePodcastHost.com

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4 min
15/08/2024

Income Stream Lessons From 10 Top Indie Podcasters

There is no shortage of potential income streams for your podcast. But rather than telling you all the things you could try, how about some real-world case studies from ten successful independent podcasters? Our recent survey suggested that only 1 in 4 indies monetize their content, despite the majority of them wanting to build some income streams. So, on this episode of Podcraft, we’re going to dig into the monetization methods and strategies that have actually worked for our IndiePod Legends, as well as the many that haven’t! The aim here is to show that while some revenue streams are a good fit for some, they don’t work so well for others. We’ll also answer questions like: WHEN should you try to monetize?What are some great on-ramps for smaller podcasts?Can monetizing your content hamper your creativity? The Podcasts The Joy of CruisingWild for ScotlandTravel N Sh!tBoard Game Design LabShe Well ReadFighting ThroughLush LifeThe Mindful Marketing PodcastI Should Be Writing

15/08/2024

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48 min
08/12/2020

Growing Your Audience by Running a Listener Survey | PodCraft 1302

Your current listeners are the best PR team to increase audience growth. Get to know your current listeners. They'll tell their friends about your podcast. Find out what their interests and habits are. Get them to tell you what they want your podcast to do. This way, you can fine-tune your podcast to increase your audience and reach more listeners. I'm not suggesting you take each individual listener out for a chat over a cup of coffee (though that would be very nice of you). The best way to get the information about your audience that you need, is with a short and carefully crafted podcast survey. Podcast Survey Tools For Growth I like a free tool as much as the next podcaster, so let's start with a couple of them. And I'll include one paid option if you want to really ramp up your data gathering. Google Forms has a gallery of templates which you can use to create a standard type of form. It's easy to use, and everyone knows the brand, so it's pretty low-barrier. The look is, for me, a bit dated, but it's totally adequate for your average survey. SurveyMonkey is a lot more flexible. It's a paid product, normally, but the freemium tier will let you make a short podcast survey with ten questions or less, for nothing. If you don't need to go long, or need any of their other premium options, it could suit well. Paperform is my final recommendation, for those who want the full power of a paid product. Full flexibility and a range of beautiful templates, you can make a survey that looks great and really draws people in. One of the best Paperform features is the ability to create what they call a ‘landing form.' In plain English, it's a page creator that includes survey elements, so you can build a great looking ‘audience welcome page' which asks them questions, gets your data, but also gives them a bunch of value through episode guides, downloads, contact info and more. You can build a place where you give as value them as they give to you in filling in their data. You really don't want your podcast survey to be longer than ten questions. Your listeners are already giving you their time and mental effort. Ask for a little, and you'll get a lot. Multiple-choice questions will get you results that are focused and specific. Open-ended questions can give you results you hadn't expected. They can also lead listeners to use them as a personal soapbox or open-mic night. Limit the amount of characters responders can use, so they have to keep their response short. Read the guide at Running an Audience Survey Check out the full book - Podcast Growth: How to Grow Your Podcast Audience Support the show

08/12/2020

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22 min
12/06/2020

How to Create a Content Stack in Minimum Time, with Maximum Impact

Last week, we covered the content stack, and how it works. This week, we’ll get right into how to create it, from start to finish. If you don't have the time to create great quality blogs, videos and Podcasts, then I’ll show you how through smart repurposing. This isn’t just plain cutting and paste. Instead, I'll show you a way of creating and repurposing which takes advantages of the direct strengths of each. Not only that, but every element links and builds, so that you build engagement and trust with every episode. Before we jump in, I just want to say thanks to Memberful for support this episode. They make membership sites really really easy, and they just launched private podcasting too - so you can do private website content, private newsletter AND a private podcast now, for all your members. Pop over to memberful.com to read more about it. Support the show

12/06/2020

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42 min
04/11/2014

Installing WordPress as your Podcasting Website Platform

The PodCraft Podcast: Series 3, Episode 2 In this episode we’re looking at installing WordPress. WordPress is the software that we’ll be using to run our podcasting website and, luckily for us, our hosting package makes it really easy to get it up and running. Listen to the episode to find out how to use cPanel […]Support the show

04/11/2014

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11 min
05/11/2014

Podcasting Plugins for WordPress: The When & Why

The PodCraft Podcast: Series 3, Episode 3 WordPress is a great system for getting your content out into the world, and, even in it’s basic form, it can do many of the things we need as podcasters. One place in where it’s lacking, however, is RSS feeds – that’s the specially coded page which allows people […]Support the show

05/11/2014

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16 min
06/11/2014

Choosing a Theme for your WordPress Podcasting Website: Looking Good!

The PodCraft Podcast: Series 3, Episode 4 WordPress is one of the best bits of web software out there, but out of the box it doesn’t look good… The default themes are clean, but plain, and if you want to stand out AND offer a good user experience, then you need a theme. In this episode […]Support the show (https://pod.academy)

06/11/2014

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14 min
07/11/2014

Creating Great Navigation for your WordPress Podcasting Website

The PodCraft Podcast: Series 3, Episode 5 Navigation is, I think, one of the most underthought aspects of many people’s WordPress Podcasting websites. It’s understandable – WordPress does a lot of it for you, automatically adding pages to the menu bar, and allowing a generic category box down the side. In this episode I talk about […]Support the show (https://pod.academy)

07/11/2014

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17 min
22/10/2015

Monetising a Podcast Through Donations & Patreon | Podcraft S5E5

In the episode we’re looking at the slightly tricky world of donations. Can you make money through donations in Podcasting? Yes, you definitely can, and I’ll talk you through all of the different methods within this episode. New platforms such as Patreon which are starting to make this even easier, and there are approaches to […]Support the show

22/10/2015

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34 min
22/12/2025

Protecting Your Creative Brain in the Age of AI

Are you using AI to sharpen your thinking, or quietly letting it replace it? Can podcasters and creators still work with AI without losing the slow, human thinking that makes ideas worth sharing? We talk about using AI as a sounding board rather than a generator, why “thinking walks” still matter, and how convenience can flatten creativity if you are not careful. There are practical lessons, too. We cover how to handle co-hosted interviews without talking over each other, what changed after a recent home studio move, including audio and lighting choices, and details of a new podcast launch challenge aimed at getting shows live in January. Mentioned The 2026 Podcast Launch Challenge7 Ways to Make Your Content Irresistibly Human in an AI AgeTour of Colin's Video Podcast Setup Colin's Video Lighting (Affiliate Links) Neweer LED Panel LightsSoftbox AttachmentGrid AttachmentPhilips Hue Strip LightsPhilips Hue Go Light Podcraft is brought to you by Alitu and The Podcast Host

22/12/2025

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45 min

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Introducing Hostile Worlds

Income Stream Lessons From 10 Top Indie Podcasters

Growing Your Audience by Running a Listener Survey | PodCraft 1302

How to Create a Content Stack in Minimum Time, with Maximum Impact

Installing WordPress as your Podcasting Website Platform

Podcasting Plugins for WordPress: The When & Why

Choosing a Theme for your WordPress Podcasting Website: Looking Good!

Creating Great Navigation for your WordPress Podcasting Website

Monetising a Podcast Through Donations & Patreon | Podcraft S5E5

Protecting Your Creative Brain in the Age of AI

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