Topics covered in this episode:​ Your number one job as a podcaster Lessons learned from being ignored The importance of showing up consistently How to deal with rejection and not being for everyone The value of building a supportive community Avoiding generic and overused words in podcast descriptions Creating content that stands out and resonates with your audience Episode Timestamps:​ [00:02:58] A podcasting lesson ... Struggles releasing albums and promoting shows [00:05:38] Missed opportunity to sell [00:08:40] Understanding and utilizing the benefits of short episodes. [00:11:29] Advantage of an engineer or producer during recording (and how to get the same results without either) [00:18:03] Dolly Parton interview on the schedule. The Newsletter for Podcasters Big Podcast Insider - Podcasting Newsletter ​ This episode is brought to you by Riverside ...​ Riverside is online recording software that makes it easy for podcasters to record studio-quality interviews from anywhere. Try it free and, if you like it, get 15% off any membership plan when you use the code BIGPODCAST.​​ About this episode of Build a Big Podcast:​ This is the audio companion to Issue 147 of Big Podcast Insider. If you're interested in more info on what I talk about on this episode and also links, that's where to go. On this episode, I dive into where the money is made in podcasting. how to get more reviews (and subscribers) for your podcast, podcast hosting, and more.   ​ Big Podcast Insider is a weekly newsletter on podcasting. If you like the content of this episode, you can subscribe here – it's free and you can unsubscribe at any time with a single click.​