Community Engagement

Including listeners & building bonds

Community engagement in podcasting is vital for growth and sustainability. It involves actively interacting with listeners through social media, responding to comments and encouraging discussions. Hosting Q&A sessions, creating listener surveys and featuring audience stories or questions in episodes can foster a sense of inclusion. In-person or virtual meetups and live podcasting events can strengthen community bonds. Leveraging platforms like Patreon creates exclusive spaces for deeper engagement. This approach retains listeners and brings in revenue.

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Starting a movement or having a call to action built into your podcast can be very powerful and strongly engage listeners. A clear focus, such as combating climate change or stopping corruption, can help you when choosing guests and generate conversations on social media beyond the podcast.Once you’ve tapped into a passion that your audience shares you’re in a good position to ask them to pay for your content. People are more likely to pay for content that they feel matters and lines up with their values.

Burning Question

Is promoting activism necessary for a good podcast? Absolutely not. There are plenty that don’t do this at all. But remember that you are building a community with your podcast. And focusing on a topic that your audience is passionate about can bring them together – be that climate change or comic books.

Common Mistake

Being preachy. You don’t want your podcast listeners feel like you’re lecturing them. You’re not telling them what to feel or think. They’re most likely coming to your podcast because they already believe in the values you uphold.

TIPS from OUR Network

Think about how to include your listeners. Maybe they contribute the song of the week, the question of the month or record the outro for you?
Create community spaces where your audience is most active and engaged.

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