Today Jim is out and we are joined by Neil Hedley of Knopp Studios (www.knoppstudios.com )who has a wide range of experience in copywriting, radio, comedy, TV, coaching, and much more. Dave is back from Podfest with a lovely case of Covid. A fun episode with some great golden nuggets. Check out his show The Voice in my Hed SPONSOR: PodcastBranding.co If you need podcast artwork, logos, or a full website (or a branding audit) reach out to Mark at podcastbranding.co not only is Mark an award-winning graphic artist, he is also a podcaster.  He has made the artwork for my last few shows.  Mugshot: Based On a True Story Podcast Ever watch a movie that is based on a true story and wonder how much of the movie is true, Go to basedonatrustorypodcast.com and listen as they compare holly wood to history. MVP: Dog Podcast Network In a dog eat dog world . . . we’ve got you covered. Dog Podcast Network (DPN) is your premiere source for unique content related to our love of dogs. Check out dogpodcastnetwork.com TOPICS02:20 Sponsor:podcastbranding.co 03:37 Mugshot:basedonatruestorypodcast.com 07:51 Clarification on 2 items 23:15 Measuring Success 25:07 Old News 31:19 How to Get More Downloads 34:53 Honest Feedback 45:48 knoppstudios.com 47:45 Teachers Pet: dogpodcastnetwork.com 49:31 Training to Lose Ums? 55:13 Cheesy Radio Games 59:25 Can't Give a List of Questions 01:04:04 Doing a Different Interview 01:09:18 What's the Best First Question 01:14:21 Neil's History Start Your Podcast Today When you join the School of Podcasting you can quit worrying about: Are people going to listen to me? (Yes, cause I'll show you how to see what they want). Am I going to sound stupid? (No, as I'll show you the magic of editing) It will cost a million dollars (No, I'll have you sounding like a million bucks without spending a million bucks).  I don't anything about this technology (You said the same thing about driving).  Get access to: Step-by-step tutorials, live group coaching, a mastermind group filled with brilliant podcasting minds,  and the ability to schedule as many one on one quick fix calls as you like at no extra charge.  Join worry-free with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Use the coupon code " coach " . Go to www.schoolofpodcasting.com/start