In this video, I interview Jordan Blair from Dreamful Bedtime Stories (https://www.dreamfulstories.com/) about how her podcast skyrocketed to the top 1% globally, thanks to the invaluable input and support from an engaged audience.

Jordan shares strategies for not only gathering feedback but leveraging it to continually enhance the show's content. She also goes behind the scenes of producing a story-telling podcast, from hand-picking enchanting tales to scoring free music for your podcast.



0:00 Introduction
0:55 The steps to starting a podcast
2:48 Perfection & procrastination
4:45 Measuring success
8:16 How an audience can evolve
11:44 Listening to books at bedtime
12:46 Using stories in the public domain
14:50 Using past experience in podcasting
16:00 Incorporating fans into your podcast
17:53 Ways to communicate with your audience
21:30 The power of podcasts on listeners
25:07 How to get more audience engagement
https://www.podinbox.com/
https://www.google.com/forms/about/
28:22 The value of outsourcing
30:57 Where to get music for your podcast
https://freemusicarchive.org/
https://artlist.io/
https://www.epidemicsound.com/
33:41 Getting support early in your podcasting journey
36:46 How to ask for listener support
39:14 Monetizing through brand sponsorships
40:36 Rapid-fire questions: First podcast?
41:57 Rapid-fire questions: Podcasting tool?
43:00 Rapid-fire questions: Most memorable episode?
44:20 Rapid-fire questions: New podcast you'd like to make?
46:10 Rapid-fire questions: One piece of advice?
47:34 Conclusion