Measuring Success: The Secret Sauce for Podcasters

I Can't Tell What Is Working!

When you just promote your podcast everywhere, it's hard to tell what is working. One way that makes it easy to see what's working is to track the links you share. Newsletters like Kit, Beehiz, Mailerlite enable you to see what is getting clicked on. I use Fathom stats on my website so I can see where my traffic is coming from (and enables to see where I get more traffic from my newsletter than social media).

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Resources Mentioned

Switchy Link Tracker

Whispr Flow

School of Podcasting

What is A Link Shortener/Tracker?

There are tools like bit.com but my favorite is called Switchy (as you are switching out links). It does a ton of stuff:

• Creates tracking links for things you share
• Makes it easy to organize you data so you can see what is working
• Makes trackable QR codes (which I use in my slides when I speak)
• Can make a "Linktree" type website (all with trackable links)
• It's only $39 for a lifetime deal at App Sumo

Takeaways:

• Starting a podcast takes more time than you think, especially at the beginning.
• Using tools like Switchy helps track what works for your podcast and what doesn’t.
• Exercise can do wonders, like biking, which also relates to consistency in podcasting.
• Measuring your efforts in podcasting allows you to focus on what actually brings in listeners.
• Changing multiple things at once in your podcast can confuse results, stick to one at a time.
• Your newsletter might outperform social media for traffic, so don’t overlook it.

This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy