4,000 Downloads, A $25,000 Brand Deal and Invited to See The KING - Doone Roisin

Most people tell you that you need to wait. Wait until you have enough downloads, a massive audience, an insane guest list. But today’s guest is proof that YOU don’t. You just need a plan. Doone Roisin is the host of Female Startup Club, she’s done over 750 episodes and interviewed some of the most incredible founders including Leila Hormozi, Jo Malone, Allison Ellsworth and so many other incredible women. Today we’re going to teach you how to land guests of that calibre but more importantly, how to build a show that once you have those guests … listeners want to come back week after week after week. You’ll hear 🎙️The guest referral and distribution strategy that helped the show grow 🎙️ How to use SEO to get your podcast featured (and the lists you should be building) 🎙️ What brands actually need to hear before they will consider a partnership (and who to reach out to) 🎙️Why impressive guests alone won’t build listener loyalty 🎙️What to do when you have outgrown your podcast’s original topic or identity 🎙️How FSC is turning passive listeners into an active online and offline community If you want to learn more about how to get YOUR podcast featured on Claude and ChatGPT check out this episode with Jeremy Cabral - https://youtu.be/0HrEBgueeNs 00:00 - From Stage Fright to Buckingham Palace 00:57 - FSC 2.0: When Your Show Outgrows Its Original Idea 05:35 - When you start to feel cringe … do this 08:57 - The One Guest That Opened the Door to Everyone Else 12:05 - How to leveerage SEO + Guest Distribution for Growth 15:29 - 4,000 Downloads. Then Everything Changed. 20:49 - You’re emailing the wrong person 22:42 - What does a top production team look liek? 25:15 - Listeners Don’t Want Another One-Way Relationship 28:00 - The moment Doone nearly quit 30:44 - Should you Rebrand or Take Your Audience With You? 36:58 - The reason guests don’t build loyalty 40:19 - If Solo Episodes Feel Weird. Try this 41:04 - LinkedIn Is Doing Something Instagram Can’t 42:39 - One Interview, 30 Clips …. and a Built-In Test 51:31 - One Sentence Made Her Dreams Much Bigger 53:38 - Podcast recommendation we’ve never heard before 55:03 - FSC’s Next Era Starts Here Connect with Doone over at https://www.instagram.com/dooneroisin/?hl=en Listen to Female Startup Club on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/doone-roisin-podcast-conversations-on-health-wealth/id1488434209) , Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/4abb1zaJvy5kM9l0abIxSF) or Watch on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIeqjd6tglzJ_jP2ZQkWYKQ Loved this episode? Learn from Spotify’s Creator Partnerships Manager for AUZ Jordyn Christensen on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-the-best-creators-on-spotify-are-doing-with/id1840086977?i=1000787255007), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4sjW2sSVDt2Q1f6KC0Qaak?si=cYRnT48rRRmXAwvMIqDSyw) or Youtube - https://youtu.be/OcQs3r_XoLw  Have a guest you want to hear from? Question you want answered? Send me a DM over at  www.instagram.com/alyciachapman_ or https://www.instagram.com/howdoipodcast  Watch the podcast on Youtube  - https://www.youtube.com/@HowDoIPodcast