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Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot is a five minute episode every weekday that feels like a voice note from a friend, built to grow your business through trust, connection, and conversion. Hosted by podcast agency founder Lynsay Gould. New episode daily. Follow @lynsaymakeswaves on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
Episodes
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
The reason so many business podcasts are forgettable
How personal should your business podcast be? There's lots of advice out there that says keep it one hundred percent professional and strictly on topic. I…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Most people with opinions will never buy from you
Whose opinion on your podcast actually matters? You've been running your podcast idea past everyone except the people it's for, and I want that to stop today…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
What to do when someone doesn't like your podcast
Somebody is going to tell you they don't like your podcast. What do you do when that happens? In this episode I talk you through what it actually means when…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
You've decided that your story is boring, but you're wrong
Have you decided your story is too boring to share on your podcast? I'm going to prove you wrong. I've seen so many women skip their own story on their podcast…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
How to find your next business idea by fixing what annoys you
What if your best business idea is the thing that drives you mad every single week? In this episode I'm finally telling you what I've been building, and how…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Should you take a podcast break over Christmas?
Thinking about stopping your podcast for December? Lots of people do. They're busy, they assume nobody's listening, and they take a seasonal break. I'm…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
How to Plan Your First Podcast Episode (Ask This First)
Before you plan your first podcast episode, there's one question you need to ask somebody. In this episode I tell you exactly what it is and exactly who to…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Does your podcast need video? Audio vs video podcast numbers
Should my podcast be on video or not? It's one of the questions I get asked the most, and I see people get so stuck on it that they don't start at all. In this…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Starting a Podcast? The Bit After Recording Is the Hard Part
Thinking about starting a podcast and scared of pressing record? I reckon you're scared of the wrong bit. In this episode I tell you about the part of…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
What Winning a Hackathon Taught Me About Podcasting
A week ago today I had just over two hours to build an app from nothing, and it taught me something about podcasting I really didn't expect. I went to my first…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Should You Share Your Prices on Your Podcast?
Have you ever got to the end of a lovely sales call, only to find out they never had the budget in the first place? So many women will talk about anything on…
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Why You Should Start Your Own Podcast Instead of Waiting to Be a Guest
Nobody's going to hand you a microphone, so you might as well pick one up yourself. So many brilliant women are waiting to be invited onto the stage, the panel…
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How I Actually Fit a Daily Podcast In
How on earth do you fit in a daily podcast? It's the question I get asked more than any other, so today I'm walking you through it. I think people assume a…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Should You Give Away Your Best Content for Free?
Have you ever thought, I can't say that on my podcast, because then nobody will need to hire me? I see it all the time. Brilliant ideas kept back for paying…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
What a Daily Podcast Did for My Business in 50 Days
Fifty episodes ago I started this podcast from zero, brand new accounts and not one follower, with no idea whether it would work. Today I'm telling you exactly…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Why Podcast Episodes Keep Working Long After You Publish
Get on the waitlist for the next Start Your Pod Shot Challenge here https://site.wavemakersaudio.com/pod-shot-challenge-waitlist You can spend an hour on a…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
How I Use AI for My Podcast (and What I Never Hand Over)
Join the next Start Your Pod Shot Challenge waitlist here https://site.wavemakersaudio.com/pod-shot-challenge-waitlist I'll be honest with you, I don't think I…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Do You Need a Niche Before You Start a Podcast?
Stuck on what your podcast should be about because you're not 100% sure of your niche yet? This one's for you. So many women I talk to won't start their…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
How to Use Your Podcast to Get More Sales
Have you ever been on a sales call where the person had already decided to buy before you'd said a word? I want you to have so many more of those. When…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Launch Day Is the Most Overrated Day in Podcasting
All that energy goes into launch day, the artwork, the trailer, the big announcement. So why does the day after feel like such an anticlimax? I reckon launch…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
How to Get Your First Podcast Listeners
I started Getting Heard from zero on purpose, brand new accounts and not one follower carried over. When you launch your podcast, I want you to do the exact…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Stop Sanding Off Your Edges
When was the last time you said something in your content that you knew somebody might disagree with? If you've been taught to keep the peace, it shows up on…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Should You Script Your Podcast?
Should you script your podcast? If you've been writing your episodes out word for word because it feels safer, this one's for you. I've edited enough scripted…
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What Should Your First Podcast Episode Be About?
Planning your first podcast episode? If it starts with "Hi, I'm so and so, welcome to my podcast", I want to save you from it. I've launched more than a…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
How to Stay Consistent With Your Podcast
Forty episodes into my Pod Shot experiment, and I'm going to be really honest with you. Not every single one has been my best work. Shock horror, I know. In…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Why Going Viral Is the Wrong Game
Are you putting far too much pressure on every single episode of your podcast? Holding each one up like it has to be the one that changes everything? Nobody…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
How to Sound More Confident on Your Podcast
How many times have you said "I'm just" this week? I'd put money on it being more than you think. After ten years of creating podcasts I've cut more of these…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Do You Need Guests on Your Podcast?
Do you need guests on your podcast? If picturing your show means picturing yourself interviewing somebody, and the diaries and emails and rescheduling feel…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Nobody Listening to Your Podcast Yet? Keep Going
Join the free workshop today at 12:30 BST HERE Started a podcast and it feels like nobody's listening? Or haven't you started yet, because you're scared that's…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Stop Editing Your Podcast to Death
You think the hard part of podcasting is recording it. It isn't. It's everything you do afterwards, the endless fiddling and polishing, and that's the thing…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Why a Podcast Sells When Your Reels Don't
When you picture recording a podcast, you picture a stage and a crowd. That's exactly why it feels so scary, and it's also completely wrong. In this episode I…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
The Four People Stopping You Starting a Podcast
You keep saying you're too busy to start a podcast. Be honest with yourself for a minute, is that really the reason, or is it something you'd rather not say…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
What Gear Do You Actually Need to Start a Podcast?
You've told yourself that once you've got the right microphone and a quiet room, you'll start your podcast. Can I be honest with you? If that mic turned up…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
How to Never Run Out of Podcast Ideas
You think you haven't got enough to say to podcast every day, don't you? I hear it all the time, and I don't buy it. You say more than an episode's worth every…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Are Attention Spans Really Getting Shorter?
You've probably heard a hundred times that everyone's attention span is shrinking, and if you believe it, you're about to make a decision about your podcast…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
How to Repurpose One Podcast Episode Into a Week of Content
How much content could you actually get out of one five-minute podcast episode? Have a guess before you press play, because I reckon you'll be miles off. I…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Why You Think Your Podcast Isn't Good Enough
You think your podcast isn't good enough. Or you think it won't be, which is probably why you still haven't started it. Can I let you off the hook a bit?…
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How to Sell on Your Podcast Without the Ick
There's a bit of your podcast that loads of people skip, and I really don't want you doing it when you start yours. It's the part at the end where you tell…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
You Don't Need an Audience to Start a Podcast
You keep telling yourself you'll start your podcast once you've got a bigger audience. I want to take that apart today, because you've got it the wrong way…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Waiting to Feel Ready to Start Your Podcast?
Are you waiting to feel ready before you start your podcast? Because if you are, I think you've got the whole thing the wrong way round. I've spent this week…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Why You Hate The Sound Of Your Own Voice
When you press play on your own recording, do you cringe? Not a little wince, a proper full-body cringe at the sound of your own voice? If you do, you're in…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Is Podcasting Too Saturated to Start Yours?
Have you decided there's no room for your podcast because everyone is already talking about your thing? That there are enough podcasts about your topic already…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
When a Woman Hosts a Podcast, She Brings Women With Her
Next time you put a podcast on, have a proper look at who the guests are. Once you start counting, you can't stop, and it tells you something a bit…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
If I Wanted To Silence A Generation Of Women
I put a post out this weekend, just me saying if I wanted to silence a whole generation of women, this is how I'd do it, and it went off. More messages and…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
How Long Does It Take To Record A Podcast?
I want to clear something up, because I think when I’ve been telling you a Pod Shot is a five minute episode, you might have been hearing something I’ve never…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Where Do People Actually Find Podcasts Now?
A question worth sitting with: where do people actually find podcasts these days? Because the place your podcast lives and the place people discover it stopped…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Do Podcasts Actually Convert Into Sales?
Something a bit strange, and both halves of it are true. Your podcast is going to be the most trusted thing you make, and it’s going to be the worst at getting…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Would You Stop Listening To An AI Podcast?
There’s a number doing the rounds in the podcast world right now, and most people who sell what I sell would keep very quiet about it. I’m going to do the…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
How Many Listeners Does A Podcast Really Need?
You’ve got a number in your head, haven’t you. The number of listeners that would finally make your podcast feel worth doing. Have a think about what it is…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Why Most Podcasts Fail Within Six Months
There's a number I'm going to share with you in this episode that is, honestly, keeping me in business. It's a bit uncomfortable to say out loud. Of all the…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Where People Actually Listen To Podcasts
Can I tell you the four places people actually listen to podcasts? It's the same four every single time, and every one of them means the woman listening to you…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Is the Podcast Market Saturated in 2026? The Real Numbers
Join the waitlist for my challenge starting in September Somebody has told you the podcast market is saturated. Maybe you've told yourself. There are four…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Batch Recording: Why I've Changed How I Podcast
What actually kills a podcast? After ten years of producing other people's shows, I can tell you it's almost never the thing you're worried about. I'm a…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
You'll Never Be Ready To Start A Podcast
How long have you been getting ready to start your podcast? Not thinking about it. Actively getting ready. Sorting the branding, working out the niche…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Why You Hate the Sound of Your Own Voice
Do you hate the sound of your own voice? Nearly everyone does the first time they hear it played back, and it stops more women from starting a podcast than any…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
How to Name Your Podcast So People Can Find It
If you've been trying to work out how to name your podcast, you've probably given that name more hours than you've given any single episode you'll ever…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
How Many Times Before Someone Buys From You?
How many times do you reckon somebody has to hear from you before they'll buy from you? Have a number in your head before you press play, because I'd put money…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Daily or Weekly Podcast? Five Weeks of Data in Five Days
How long do you wait to find out whether your podcast is working? If you're publishing weekly, the honest answer is weeks, and by the time you know, you've…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
Should You Start A Podcast?
Should you start a podcast? You've been saying you're going to for months now, so let me ask you something else first. If nobody listened for the first six…
- Getting Heard: The Daily Pod Shot
The Real Reason This Podcast is Called Getting Heard: Prepare to be Pis*ed Off!
Why are so few women hosting podcasts, and what does it cost us? This episode of Getting Heard is about women in podcasting, the confidence gap that stops…