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About the Author
As an award-winning podcaster, Daniel J. Lewis gives you the guts and teaches you the tools to launch and improve your own podcasts for sharing your passions and finding success. Daniel creates resources for podcasters, such as the SEO for Podcasters and Zoom H6 for Podcasters courses, the Social Subscribe & Follow Icons plugin for WordPress, the My Podcast Reviews global-review aggregator, and the Podcasters' Society membership for podcasters. As a recognized authority and influencer in the podcasting industry, Daniel speaks on podcasting and hosts his own podcast about how to podcast. Daniel's other podcasts, a clean-comedy podcast, and the #1 unofficial podcast for ABC's hit drama Once Upon a Time, have also been nominated for multiple awards. Daniel and his son live near Cincinnati.

Will Changing Hosting Providers Grow Your Podcast?

I see podcasters often think their podcast might grow faster if they switch podcast-hosting providers. But is this true?

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Top 5 Podcasting Things to Evaluate Yearly

Intentional growth requires regular evaluation and adjustment, and your podcast is no different! Here are 5 things I suggest you evaluate about your podcast every year so that you can make the changes necessary to keep growing your podcast.

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Best “Prime Day” Podcasting Deals (2025)

It’s Amazon Prime Day! This is a great day to find great deals on podcasting gear and more—but not only from Amazon!  Amazon has the best prices on these, but that requires an Amazon Prime subscription. Several other retailers often jump on the opportunity and drop their prices, too! Here’s a roundup of the best days…

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How Long Should Your Episode Closing Be?

While your episode openings should be as short as possible, the length of your episode closings can be a bit more dynamic, but keep them simple.

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How Long Should Your Episode Opening Be?

What is the first thing your audience hears when they play your latest episode? Are your providing value in your opening, or just keeping your audience from what they came to hear?

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15 Regrets from 15 Years of Professional Podcasting

As The Audacity to Podcast celebrates 15 years of professional podcasting, I invite you to take a critical look back at the biggest mistakes I’ve made and things I wish I did differently with my show. My hope is that this will inspire you to either fix these things early for yourself, or avoid them altogether!

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How to Revive Your Dormant Podcast

How do you come back from a long #podcast hiatus and get back into your podcasting rhythm? It will take some work, but here are my recommendations.

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6 Cautions When Using Redirects in Podcasting (plus best practices)

Redirects come in multiple types. When misused, they can cause some major problems, as even happened to me recently. Here are some warnings to watch for whenever you use redirects.

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11 Tips for Sharing URLs in Your Podcast

There comes a point in every podcast when it’s necessary to say a URL. If for nothing else, at least your podcast’s own home on the Internet. (And you should have a domain for your podcast!)

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11 Warnings about Using AI in Content-Creation (including podcasting)

AI has rapidly advanced for content creation. But should you actually trust it? With this potential comes some crucial warnings for using AI in podcasting.

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