Abbey the Podcast Lady

Abbey Graves
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Thinking about starting a podcast for your brand or business? Welcome to Abbey the Podcast Lady, where I help entrepreneurs, coaches, and creatives turn that podcast dream into a polished, professional reality. Abbey the Podcast Lady is all about breaking down podcasting to help beginner podcasters get a better idea of the industry and how they can find their place in it. We do case studies talking about how different podcasts operate, what they are doing well that you can apply to your own show, and what they could improve to spark ideas of where you can improve as well. We also offer tips, tricks and interviews with podcasting pros to help get started on the right foot. It is educational and approachable sharing real life experiences in the industry. Whether you’re starting from scratch or rebooting your mic, you’re in the right place. Let's press record. Sign up for the newsletter: https://abbeygravesproductions.com/newsletter/ Connect with Abbey: https://abbeygravesproductions.com/ Podcast Website: https://abbeygravesproductions.com/podcast/

  1. 19h ago

    Instagram Is Going Long Form: How Podcasters Can Get Ready

    Takeaways Instagram is testing a long-form video feature called Features, with uploads up to 90 minutes, and it links your reels straight to the full episode.Keep clipping your episodes, and save the clips in organized folders so you can reuse them on old episodes once the feature reaches you.Plan to make more clips each week, because this is likely to become a numbers game as more creators start posting.If you are not making a video podcast yet, now is the time to prop up your phone and start recording video.Summary of the Episode In this episode of Abbey the Podcast Lady, Abbey Graves jumps on for an emergency episode about a new Instagram feature called Features. She describes it as a 2.0 version of IGTV: landscape videos up to 90 minutes long that connect to your reels. Abbey explains why this matters for podcasters. Right now we cut long episodes into clips for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, and Pinterest, then hope people go find the full show somewhere else. Features keeps viewers in the app, so a clip can link straight to the full episode. She shares that this is the exact thing she was dreaming about at PodFest in Orlando last year. The feature is still a test. From her research, it has been running in Brazil and is now reaching creators in the United States, but Abbey does not have access yet. She walks through three ways to get ready: keep clipping and stay organized, make more clips each week, and start a video podcast if you have not already. Abbey closes with a reminder that you do not need fancy gear to start on video, since your phone camera is plenty. She invites listeners to join Podcast Visibility School, her free community, with the link in the show notes, and to tag her when they get access to Features. Affiliates Free Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/abbey-the-podcast-lady-5733 Work with Abbey: https://abbeygravesproductions.com/podcast-production/ Podcast Planning Journal: https://amzn.to/4gd1Vxs Build a podcast website with PodPage https://www.podpage.com/?via=abbey Try Out Riverside Today Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

  2. 6d ago

    Facebook Is Limiting Links: How Podcasters Can Still Get Listeners

    Takeaways Facebook is testing a Meta One subscription that limits free accounts to two external links per month, so podcasters have to be selective about which episodes they link to.Juicier reels, branded overlays, and a clear call to action help listeners find your show even when a direct link is not available.Do not rush to pay for a Meta One plan unless Facebook is your primary platform, because this is still a test rollout.Platforms like Pinterest and LinkedIn still allow links, so this is a good time to look at where else your content could grow an audience.Summary of the Episode In this episode of Abbey the Podcast Lady, Abbey Graves digs into what she calls the podcast and Facebook crisis of 2026. Facebook is testing a Meta One subscription that limits everyday users to two external links per month, with paid tiers that range from $7.99 to $500 a month. Abbey shares how she first noticed the change when links in comments stopped being clickable, and how it compares to her radio days of posting at least three links per shift. Abbey then walks through what podcasters can do now. Pick your two link slots carefully, such as a big product launch or a big guest. Post juicier reels with a strong clip from the episode, and add a podcast cover art overlay or a spoken call to action so people know exactly what to search for on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube. She also recommends branded quote posts, static images, and carousels that look like your podcast artwork. She also covers a Meta feature that is reportedly being tested, a comment-a-word system that sends a link through Messenger, and why it could mean extra setup for podcasters. Abbey explains who should consider paying for Meta One, who should wait, and why now is a smart time to look at platforms like LinkedIn, TikTok, Gist, and especially Pinterest, which works like a search engine and allows links to your episodes. Abbey closes by reminding podcasters to keep making their shows, write good show notes, and focus on content that serves their audience long term. Join her free school community through the link in the show notes. Affiliates Free Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/abbey-the-podcast-lady-5733 Work with Abbey: https://abbeygravesproductions.com/podcast-production/ Podcast Planning Journal: https://amzn.to/4gd1Vxs Build a podcast website with PodPage https://www.podpage.com/?via=abbey Try Out Riverside Today Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

  3. Oct 15

    Does a Big Podcast Partnership Fix Everything? How Michael Osborne Landed Smithsonian and Wondery Partnerships

    Takeaways Big podcast partnerships usually come through the side door: conferences, relationships, and small seeds planted inside an organization, not a cold pitch.A show that is good enough to launch is not automatically ready for a partner, so keep developing the concept and researching your audience.Taking an intentional production pause can bring clarity, and your dedicated listeners are likely to still be there when you return.The most valuable return from podcasting is often not money: it is the connections, the clarity, and the investment in yourself.Summary of the Episode In this episode of Abbey the Podcast Lady, Abbey sits down with Michael Osborne, a podcast producer and consultant who has created three original shows that each led to a major media collaboration. They connected through PodMatch, and Abbey wanted to hear how someone who has worked with the Smithsonian, PRX, and Wondery got there, since so many new podcasters assume those names are out of reach. Michael shares his origin story, from a Stanford Earth Sciences PhD program and a conversation at the Career Development Center to teaching a podcasting class and running a podcast incubator. He breaks down what his three partnerships had in common: networking at conferences, about three and a half years of development between launch and partnership, an alignment with each network's editorial mission, and a production pause before each deal. The conversation turns to audience research on a small budget. Michael explains how he uses a quiz segment on Famous and Gravy to run quick focus groups, the five questions he asks listeners, and how he uses Apple reviews and AI tools to build a picture of his audience. Abbey adds her own experience coming from radio, where ratings books rarely told you who was truly engaged. Michael is honest about the downside of partnerships. A network brings a stamp of approval and new listeners, but not an automatic windfall, and the work of growing a show continues. Both agree the unseen ROI of podcasting, including relationships, clarity, and self-investment, matters more than most new hosts expect. To connect with Michael, find him on LinkedIn and at his boutique consulting and production firm, 14th Street Studios. Connect with Michael: https://www.fourteenthstreetstudios.com/ Affiliates Try Out Riverside Today Bet on Your Podcast Course: https://www.skool.com/abbey-the-podcast-lady-5733/classroom Work with Abbey: https://abbeygravesproductions.com/podcast-production/ Podcast Planning Journal: https://amzn.to/4gd1Vxs Build a podcast website with PodPage https://www.podpage.com/?via=abbey Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

  4. Oct 9

    How to Build a Podcast Website in 10 Minutes or Less

    In this episode, Abbey demonstrates how to quickly set up a professional podcast website using Podpage, highlighting its features and ease of use to help podcasters improve their visibility and credibility. Key Topics Using Podpage to create a podcast websiteFeatures of Podpage including episode pages, SEO, and integrationsThe simplicity and speed of setting up a website with PodpageHow a website enhances podcast discoverability and credibilityCustomizing and optimizing your podcast site for growthChapters 00:00 Introduction to Podpage and the quick setup process 02:28 Previewing different website templates and features 04:22 Exploring Podpage's features: episode pages, SEO, and media players 05:35 Creating a website account and starting the setup 06:12 Navigating the Podpage dashboard and adding content 07:07 Encouragement to use Podpage for podcast website creation Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

  5. Oct 8

    Podcast Website Tips from Podcast Hall of Famer Dave Jackson

    In this episode, Dave Jackson shares his journey from starting podcasting in 2005 to becoming a Hall of Famer, and offers invaluable insights on building a successful podcasting presence, the importance of a website, and leveraging tools like Podpage to grow your audience. Key Topics Dave Jackson's journey from starting in 2005 to Hall of FameThe importance of persistence and authenticity in podcastingHow a website can significantly boost podcast growthUsing Podpage to create beautiful, functional podcast websitesThe role of audience engagement and feedback in podcastingStrategies for building and maintaining an email listThe value of being yourself and making content entertainingInsights into the podcasting industry and toolsChapters 00:00 Introduction and Dave Jackson's background 02:00 Starting podcasting in 2005 and early challenges 03:56 The importance of persistence and not quitting 05:58 How Dave became a Hall of Famer in podcasting 08:12 The value of making content fun and authentic 09:55 Building relationships and opportunities through podcasting 11:55 Creative storytelling: Children's story approach to industry issues 14:01 Working at Libsyn and the evolution of podcast hosting 15:53 Discovering Podpage and its benefits for podcasters 17:52 The importance of a website and how Podpage simplifies it 20:00 Integrating tools and making podcasting easier 22:03 The role of websites in audience growth and engagement 23:57 Next steps for podcasters: website, email list, and community 25:47 Final advice and call to action Affiliates Try Out Riverside Today Bet on Your Podcast Course: https://www.skool.com/abbey-the-podcast-lady-5733/classroom Work with Abbey: https://abbeygravesproductions.com/podcast-production/ Podcast Planning Journal: https://amzn.to/4gd1Vxs Build a podcast website with PodPage https://www.podpage.com/?via=abbey Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

  6. Oct 1

    Why You Need to Start Your Holiday Best-Of Episode Right Now

    Takeaways Abbey explains why right after Labor Day, heading into Q4, is the time to start building a holiday best-of episode, not December when everyone is scrambling.She walks through her process for using Riverside's magic clips and magic moments feature to pull the strongest 5 to 10 minute moments from a season of episodes and mash them into one best-of show.She shares the two-week structure she uses for clients: one week of best crew or solo moments, one week of best interview moments, so hosts get two full weeks off at the end of the year.Summary of the Episode Recording from her parents' lake place on what might be the last pontoon episode of the summer, Abbey Graves uses the beautiful weather as an odd but perfect excuse to talk about something totally out of season: holiday best-of episodes. With Q4 underway, she makes the case that now, not December, is the time to start pulling together the standout moments from your year so you have a polished best-of episode ready to go when the holidays actually arrive. Abbey breaks down her go-to process using Riverside, the online recording platform she recommends for video interviews. Once an episode is fully edited, she uploads it and lets Riverside's co-creator function generate magic clips and magic moments, AI-selected highlights between 5 and 10 minutes long pulled straight from the transcript. She shares her rule of thumb of at least five clips and no more than ten, then mashes one strong moment from each episode into a single best-of show, complete with a short new intro recapping the year. She also explains why this is not just a lazy rerun. Recycled clips remind listeners what a show accomplished that year, drive traffic back to episodes people missed the first time, and give hosts a built-in library of unused social content to promote the best-of episode with. For clients on a biweekly interview and solo schedule, Abbey builds two full weeks of best-of content at year's end, best crew moments one week and best interviews the next, so they get a genuine two-week break. She closes with a simple, low-lift action step: start a "Best of 2026" folder right now, and every time a moment stands out while editing, drop it in. By the time December rolls around, the best-of episode is already halfway built. Try Out Riverside Today Bet on Your Podcast Course: https://www.skool.com/abbey-the-podcast-lady-5733/classroom Work with Abbey: https://abbeygravesproductions.com/podcast-production/ Podcast Planning Journal: https://amzn.to/4gd1Vxs Build a podcast website with PodPage https://www.podpage.com/?via=abbey Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

  7. Sep 24

    The Content Batch Strategy Every Podcaster Needs Before Cold and Flu Season

    Takeaways Abbey recorded this episode from the lake while sick with a cold, using it as a real time case study for why she believes so strongly in batching podcast content ahead of time.She walks through three low effort ways to build a bank of backup episodes: a running notebook of ideas, her own podcast planning journal, and a running note on your phone that you can turn into a quick recorded episode any time you have a spare 30 minutes.If a podcaster ever finds themselves with nothing ready to publish, Abbey suggests digging into old analytics to find an episode that deserved more attention and repurposing it as a labeled replay episode instead of scrambling to record something new.Summary of the Episode In this episode of Abbey the Podcast Lady, Abbey Graves is recording from a pontoon on the lake on a beautiful September day, and she feels terrible. A cold and flu bug is going around right as school started back, and she is pushing through a sore throat and a runny nose to get this episode out because she did not batch enough content ahead of time. That becomes the entire point of the episode. Cold and flu season, sick kids missing their first day of school, and unpredictable family emergencies are all things that happen to podcasters whether they are ready or not. Abbey argues that the best defense is always having episodes sitting in your back pocket, recorded and ready to go before you actually need them. She breaks down exactly how she builds that backup bank: a running notebook or phone note of episode ideas, her own podcast planning journal for laying out titles, topics, and guest tracking, and using small pockets of time, even just 30 minutes, to record an episode now and edit it later. Abbey closes by covering what to do if you truly have nothing ready to publish. She recommends digging into your show's analytics to find an older episode that deserved more attention, reposting it as a labeled replay, or putting together a best of episode when you have more time. She wraps up with a reminder that she offers coaching, podcast production packages, and an online course for anyone who needs help getting their content system in place. Key Topics Covered Why podcasters need to batch content ahead of timeRecording a podcast episode while sickCold and flu season and its impact on content creatorsPreparing for unpredictable life events and family emergenciesKeeping a running notebook of episode ideasAbbey's own podcast planning journalUsing a phone notes app to track episode ideasRecording episodes in short pockets of timeEditing episodes later versus recording them nowRepurposing old episodes as replay contentUsing analytics to find underrated past episodesBest of episodes as a content strategyAbbey's coaching, production, and course offersBet on Your Podcast Course: https://www.skool.com/abbey-the-podcast-lady-5733/classroom Work with Abbey: https://abbeygravesproductions.com/podcast-production/ Podcast Planning Journal: https://amzn.to/4gd1Vxs Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

  8. Sep 17

    1,000 Podcasts in 12 Months: Inside One Coach's Guesting Strategy

    Takeaways Peter Boolkah, a 21-year business coach and now published author, shares how his signature framework, the Hamster Wheel Trap, explains why founders build businesses that depend entirely on them, and how to start buying back your time before burnout sets in.Peter's book, Your Business Sucks, is the result of 20 years of research and explains why most businesses never actually get sold, they just get closed down, and what it takes to sell for maximum valuation.Peter is on a mission to guest on 1,000 podcasts in 12 months, and he breaks down why podcast guesting can be an even faster path to visibility than hosting your own show.In this episode of Abbey the Podcast Lady, Abbey Graves welcomes Peter Boolkah, a business coach of 21 years and newly published author, matched with Abbey through Podmatch. Peter shares the winding, mostly accidental road that led him from corporate life and a failed restaurant venture into coaching, and eventually into writing his first book after two decades of research. The conversation dives into Peter's new framework, the Hamster Wheel Trap, which explains how founders unintentionally build businesses that can never run without them, and why most entrepreneurs end up destroying their own lives while building something that was meant to give them freedom. Peter and Abbey also talk through what it actually takes to prepare a business for sale, why 80 percent of businesses fail within five years, and the mindset shift Peter leans on with every client: it is not about what you can do, it is about what you need to learn. The episode closes with Peter's approach to podcast guesting, including his goal of appearing on 1,000 shows in 12 months, why he believes being a guest can be easier and more strategic than hosting, and how consistent show notes and transcripts help train search engines and AI tools to find your message. Peter's book, Your Business Sucks, is available now on Amazon. Try Out Riverside Today Bet on Your Podcast Course: https://www.skool.com/abbey-the-podcast-lady-5733/classroom Work with Abbey: https://abbeygravesproductions.com/podcast-production/ Podcast Planning Journal: https://amzn.to/4gd1Vxs Build a podcast website with PodPage https://www.podpage.com/?via=abbey Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

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Thinking about starting a podcast for your brand or business? Welcome to Abbey the Podcast Lady, where I help entrepreneurs, coaches, and creatives turn that podcast dream into a polished, professional reality. Abbey the Podcast Lady is all about breaking down podcasting to help beginner podcasters get a better idea of the industry and how they can find their place in it. We do case studies talking about how different podcasts operate, what they are doing well that you can apply to your own show, and what they could improve to spark ideas of where you can improve as well. We also offer tips, tricks and interviews with podcasting pros to help get started on the right foot. It is educational and approachable sharing real life experiences in the industry. Whether you’re starting from scratch or rebooting your mic, you’re in the right place. Let's press record. Sign up for the newsletter: https://abbeygravesproductions.com/newsletter/ Connect with Abbey: https://abbeygravesproductions.com/ Podcast Website: https://abbeygravesproductions.com/podcast/

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  • Creator
    Abbey Graves
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    61
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Abbey Graves Productions LLC 2025
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