<description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to Pocket-Sized Podcasting, brought to you by Alitu: The Podcast Maker. And on this episode, we&amp;rsquo;re talking about compiling an ebook. A lot of podcasters do this once they&amp;rsquo;ve hit a critical mass with their episodes. You end up with a lot of wisdom and knowledge in that big bank of content. So, what threads or narratives could you pull out and build an ebook around? An example of this might be a recurring question you ask every guest, and now you have 50 different answers. Or, maybe you&amp;rsquo;ve noticed a pattern in how each guest battled through adversity to become successful in their field. If you do themed and structured seasons, then your book chapters are pretty much laid out for you. Use your scripts, transcripts, and shownotes to build a first draft, polish it up, then you can use it whatever way you like. Some choose to give it away for visibility or as a lead magnet. Others prefer to stick it up for sale on Amazon or their own e-commerce store. Either way, ebooks are one of the best ways to repurpose your content and create extra value for your audience. Thanks for listening to Pocket-Sized Podcasting. And, if you&amp;rsquo;re enjoying the show, please do leave us a rating and review on your listening app of choice. We really would appreciate it.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

A lot of podcasters do this once they’ve hit a critical mass with their episodes. You end up with a lot of wisdom and knowledge in that big bank of content. So, what threads or narratives could you pull out and build an ebook around? 

Compile an eBook From Your Podcast

<description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to Pocket-Sized Podcasting, brought to you by Alitu: The Podcast Maker. And on this episode, we&amp;rsquo;re talking about social media stories. Most social media platforms have their own version of a &amp;ldquo;stories&amp;rdquo; or &amp;ldquo;shorts&amp;rdquo; feature, where you post short clips from throughout your day. And whilst *actually* posting short clips to social media throughout your day sounds like a terrible idea, you can still use these tools to create extra content and engagement around your podcast. For example, during a pre-chat or set up, or as a sort of post-show conversation. You could even use them to document you decking out your new podcast studio, unboxing your latest bit of kit, or just talking through your note-taking strategy that lays the foundations for your episode prep. Always treat this stuff as icing, though, and never let it get in the way of working on your actual podcast. If you&amp;rsquo;re finding life a bit busy and hectic, then dedicating time to social media should be the first thing to go. Thanks for listening to Pocket-Sized Podcasting. And, if you&amp;rsquo;re enjoying the show, please do leave us a rating and review on your listening app of choice. We really would appreciate it.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Most social media platforms have their own version of a “stories” or “shorts” feature, where you post short clips from throughout your day. 

Social Media Stories

<description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to Pocket-Sized Podcasting, brought to you by Alitu: The Podcast Maker. And on this episode, we&amp;rsquo;re talking about posting video versions of your episodes. Post-pandemic, people are a lot more familiar with talking on video these days. In the past, it was almost assumed that a podcast recording would be audio-only. But now, you&amp;rsquo;ll find that a lot of guests turn up almost expecting the video to be recorded, too. If you and your guest are comfortable with it, then it makes total sense to record video as well as audio. You can upload these videos to YouTube, which is the second biggest search engine in the world. You don&amp;rsquo;t even have to post the full episodes as videos, either. You can pick out one of two short clips to publish as micro-content, which makes them more searchable, and act as great teaser samples for the full show. Having a video component to your podcast can go a long way towards expanding your reach and growing your audience. For a deeper dive on this topic, head on over to [thepodcasthost.com/videopods](http://thepodcasthost.com/videopods)&lt;/p&gt;</description>

If you and your guest are comfortable with it, then it makes total sense to record video as well as audio. You can upload these videos to YouTube, which is the second biggest search engine in the world. 

Posting Video Versions of Episodes

<description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to Pocket-Sized Podcasting, brought to you by Alitu: The Podcast Maker. And on this episode, we&amp;rsquo;re talking about written content and blogging. As podcasters, we&amp;rsquo;re missing a trick when we think of our &amp;ldquo;show notes&amp;rdquo; as an afterthought. If you&amp;rsquo;ve planned and scripted your episode, you might only tweak this slightly then just slap it in there when you hit publish. But an extra 20mins spent turning your outline or show notes into something we might more accurately describe as a &amp;ldquo;blog post&amp;rdquo; can be well worth your while. Can you write 500-700 words around your episode topic in a structured and cohesive manner? Good blog posts are extremely shareable. And, you might end up with some decent search traffic via Google. Ultimately, this is all going to help you in the quest to grow your audience. Even if you don&amp;rsquo;t think of yourself as a &amp;ldquo;good&amp;rdquo; writer, a free tool like Grammarly can help you a lot, here. And you don&amp;rsquo;t need to become the next Stephen King to make written content work well for you. The big work is in the structure and message, and you&amp;rsquo;re already doing that each time you outline a new episode. Thanks for listening to Pocket-Sized Podcasting. And, for a deeper dive on this subject, head on over to [thepodcasthost.com/stacking](http://thepodcasthost.com/stacking)&lt;/p&gt;</description>

An extra 20mins spent turning your outline or show notes into something we might more accurately describe as a “blog post” can be well worth your while. 

Written Content & Blogging

<description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to Pocket-Sized Podcasting, brought to you by Alitu: The Podcast Maker. And on this episode, we&amp;rsquo;re talking about live broadcasting or streaming. If you&amp;rsquo;ve got a phone or an internet connection, then you have the ability to &amp;ldquo;go live&amp;rdquo; at any time. Typically, this would be on one of the big social media platforms, a dedicated streaming platform like twitch, or, an app like Podbean. Some podcasters like to record their episodes live for the audience interaction and instant feedback, or, just that feeling of &amp;ldquo;being live&amp;rdquo;. Others might choose to do their episode prep live, where they&amp;rsquo;ll take questions and queries in advance. Live broadcasting isn&amp;rsquo;t for everyone, and the reach is definitely far more limited than your on-demand content. But this might be something you can easily fit into your workflow that creates a bit of extra engagement and visibility. Thanks for listening to Pocket-Sized Podcasting. And, for a deeper dive on this subject, head on over to [thepodcasthost.com/livepod](http://thepodcasthost.com/livepod)&lt;/p&gt;</description>

If you’ve got a phone or an internet connection, then you have the ability to “go live” at any time. Typically, this would be on one of the big social media platforms, a dedicated streaming platform like twitch, or, an app like Podbean. 

Live Broadcasting & Streaming

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