“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” Norman Vincent Peale
Why start a podcast, one of the biggest questions I asked myself when making the decision to start a internet based show in a industry that I knew nothing about. What has been learned now, and what is still being learned is what has helped me see the possibilities of answering why a podcast. Think of the many avenues or directions a person can make with a podcast, how it can be edited and set up to draw in listener’s on many platforms is just the tip of the iceberg when first starting out, and then asking yourself is this a good idea?
“The trouble with most of us is that we’d rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.”
― Norman Vincent Peale
I picked both of Norman Vincent Peale’s quotes because I thought they described the reasons that starting a podcast was something that would be fun and worth a shot at landing somewhere while shooting for the moon. The other quote is there to remind me that listening to those who have given input has been important to my growth, and the praise is valuable but not important to making the podcast grow. The question though is why a podcast?
WHY?
Why start a podcast, maybe that is a question you have answered and are well on your way to growing an audience, and gaining listeners from the topics which you have decided upon. That is something I did, went got my headset on, wrote a script, advertised to my friends and bam! the Nativeguy Network was started, only to be renamed and relaunched sometime later to the Native Broadcast Network and now the Native Podcast Network. The first show was just telling people what I was podcasting and the type of guests which was mentioned in the first blog post. These beginning shows helped me know there was more to learn and understanding the podcast beginnings helped me see what potential there is for starting a podcast.
Podcast History
If you are ready to jump into podcast, understanding how it got started is a way to help you decide what you can do with a podcast.
Podcasting was born out of the despair around the Iraq war … people speaking up in a time of traditional media oblivion
CHRISTOPHER LYDON
*The Man who invented the Podcast
History of Podcasting
The two links provided give a good read and understanding one from the Guardian, the second from Wikipedia, which gives good summary and history of how Podcasting got started. Podcasting came in the early stages of the internet, starting first with RSS (real simple syndication), to a substantial growth according to the Pew research center showing in 2017 4-in-10 Americans 12 years and older have listened to a podcast, and 24% listening to podcasts a month, up from 9% in 2008. So the growth of the podcast as jumped (journalism.org, 2018).
Conclusion
The information given goes back to why a podcast? For this blog it has been giving minor information as to why start a podcast. For me in my opinion is the ability to get creative with the information you are going to share and how you can get the listener involved to what niche market you are sharing with. The following article will discuss some of the lessons that I have learned from listening to other podcasts, and what has been learned from the podcast which have been recorded to help bring the Native Podcast listeners the reason why we do the podcast!
Give us your feedback, what have you learned as you grow your podcast? We will be happy to help you grow as well!
References-
goodreads.com (March,2018) Norman Vincent Peale Quotes, retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/4324-shoot-for-the-moon-even-if-you-miss-you-ll-land
Frizzell, N, (3,Nov, 2016) ‘I Felt Like Morse Tapping his First Code-The Man who Invented the Podcast, retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/nov/03/christopher-lydon-podcast-inventor-open-source-mp3-files-interview
wikipedia.org, (2018), History of Podcasting, retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_podcasting
Pew Research Center, (June 16,2017), Audio and Podcasting Fact sheet, retrieved from http://www.journalism.org/fact-sheet/audio-and-podcasting/
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