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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.

In Memory of Todd Cochrane

September 10, 2025 Daniel J. Lewis Comments Off

Todd Cochrane, a great podcasting pioneer, an advocate for independent podcasters, and one of my good friends died Monday morning, September 8, 2025.

Here’s how I knew Todd.

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Any Podcaster Can Improve with These 2 Things

September 3, 2025 Daniel J. Lewis 0 Comments

Want a bigger audience? Want to make money with your podcast? Want to become a better podcaster? Want to grow your authority and popularity?

I believe that whatever it is that you want from your podcast can probably be achieved with two things. But I’ll warn you! These two things are not easy.

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Thoughts from Podcast Movement 2025

August 27, 2025 Daniel J. Lewis Comments Off

I’m back from Podcast Movement 2025 in Dallas and I have thoughts, especially after my previous episode about why you should attend live events for your podcast.

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Why Attend Live Events for Your Podcast?

August 20, 2025 Daniel J. Lewis Comments Off

Live events can provide great opportunities to grow your knowledge, create content, expand your network, and grow your podcast audience.

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What Does It Take to Podcast Full Time?

August 13, 2025 Daniel J. Lewis 0 Comments

It takes more than high quality content to make a full-time income from your podcast!

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Should Podcast Episodes Have a Consistent Length?

August 6, 2025 Daniel J. Lewis 3 Comments

There are no “show clocks,” scheduled ad breaks, or rigid time slots for podcasts. So should you care about publishing episodes of different lengths?

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What’s a Podcast Anymore?

July 30, 2025 Daniel J. Lewis Comments Off

This fundamental question that has been challenged and abused: what is a podcast? There’s more to consider here than only the meaning of the word.

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Where to Find Your First Podcast-Guesting Opportunities

July 23, 2025

Episode 399

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Podcasting guesting is consistently the #1 way to grow your own podcast. This works because it gives you the opportunity to get in front of more ideal listeners, provide value and demonstrate your knowledge, and it’s easy for them to follow you over to your podcast.

But how do you find the first shows you should try getting on?

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Will Changing Hosting Providers Grow Your Podcast?

July 16, 2025

Episode 398

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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

July 9, 2025

Episode 397

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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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