SW 328 FBF - How to Book and Be a Better Guest with Jessica Rhodes
Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 191, originally published in March 2015.
Jason Hartman invites Jessica Rhodes on to the show to talk about how to book better guests and how to be a better guest as well. Jessica is the founder of Interview Connections and has booked some big names in the industry. She talks about how persistence and follow up are key to booking bigger names, how to properly pitch yourself to a podcaster, her latest project with Corey Coates titled The Podcast Producers, and much, much more on today's show.\xa0
Key Takeaways:
1:20 \u2013 Jessica has added a lot of value to Jason's show with the types of guest she's brought on.\xa0
5:30 \u2013 There are quite a few podcasters who want fresh people on their show who haven't done the podcasting circuit yet.\xa0
14:50 \u2013 At the end of the day, you want to be both a podcast host and also a guest.\xa0
22:20 \u2013 Be specific as possible on what you can bring to the table when you're pitching to a host.\xa0
27:10 \u2013 There are so many different types of entrepreneurs that you can cater to, so don't worry about excluding people.\xa0
28:40 \u2013 Jessica is doing a 10 episode series with Corey Coates from Podfly Productions about podcasting. It launches on April 6th.
29:30 \u2013 Final thoughts? Do not be afraid to start. There's never a perfect time, so just do it now.\xa0
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