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Ask the Podcast Coach

Dave Jackson, Jim Collison

How Do You Brainstorm With Yourself?

MAR 23, 202491 MIN
Ask the Podcast Coach

How Do You Brainstorm With Yourself?

MAR 23, 202491 MIN

Description

Today, someone asked, How do you brainstorm with yourself? Jim and Dave provide a few options and strategies that you can use so you don't have to be by yourself. 

We also talk about what to do if the name of your show is being used by a dead show.

JOIN THE SCHOOL OF PODCASTING Join the School of Podcasting worry-free using the coupon code " coach " and save 20%. Your podcast will have you sounding confident, sound great (buying the best equipment for your budget), and have you syndicated all over the globe. There is a 30-day worry-free money-back guarantee. Go to https://www.schoolofpodcasting.com/coach

 

Sponsor: PodcastBranding.co

If you need podcast artwork, lead agents or a full website, podcastbranding.co has you covered. Mark is a podcaster and an award-winning artist. He designed the cover art for the School of Podcasting, Podcast Rodeo Show, and Ask the Podcast Coach. Find Mark at https://podcastbranding.co

 

Mugshot: Based on a True Story Podcast

Ever wonder how much of those "Based on a true story" movies are real? Find out at https://www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com

Featured Supporter of the Week

Keep the Flame Alive (an Olympics Podcast) https://flamealivepod.com/

Follow the Show 

Follow the show on the following apps and never miss an episode

Apple Podcasts- Spotify- Podurama- Podcast Guru - Castomatic

 

Become an Awesome Supporter

Get Bonus Content Live Group Coaching

www.askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome

or consider a one-time donation.

Time Stamps 00:00:00 - Opening  00:01:07 - Sponsor: Podcastbranding.co (https://www.podcastbranding.co ) 00:02:40 - Mugshot: basedonatruestorypodcast.com (https://www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com ) 00:03:27 - How Do You Brainstorm By Yourself?  00:15:21 - Chat GPT For Brainstorming (https://chat.openai.com/ ) 00:21:24 - What is NoteJoy? (https://supportthisshow.com/notejoy ) 00:25:03 - Hooking Your Audience  00:28:59 - Movement vs Evolutions  00:32:17 - Using a Dead Podcast Name  00:41:06 - Rebranding is Expensive  00:43:32 - Believable Reviews  00:52:31 - Jiffy Pop?  00:54:35 - Pricing Trademarks  00:57:40 - THANK YOU AWESOME SUPPORTERS (https://www.askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome ) 01:00:05 - Featured Supporter: Keep the Flame Alive (https://flamealivepod.com/ ) 01:01:19 - Mouseflow Visitor Analyzer (https://supportthisshow.com/mouseflow ) 01:06:16 - Dave's Website Horror Story  01:11:41 - Newsletter Vs Blog (https://davejackson.substack.com/ ) 01:15:59 - Google Going Away April 2  01:17:29 - Bloggers Should Be Podcasting (https://learn.schoolofpodcasting.com ) 01:20:21 - Dave's Affiliate Links (https://www.schoolofpodcasting.com/affiliatelinks ) 01:25:27 - Using Ecamm For Sound Buttons (https://supportthisshow.com/ecamm )

Mentioned In This Episode

Podpage www.trypodpage.com

Home Gadget Geeks www.homegadgetgeeks.com 

The School of Podcasting www.schoolofpodcasting.com/coach 

Become an Awesome Supporter www.askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome 

Mouseflow https://supportthisshow.com/mouseflow

Dave's List of Affiliate Link https://www.schoolofpodcasting.com/affiliatelinks

Note Joy (evernote replacement) https://supportthisshow.com/notejoy 

Aqua Teen Hunger Force https://www.dancingisforbidden.com/ 

Chat GPT https://chat.openai.com/ 

Eleven Labs AI Voices https://supportthisshow.com/elevenlabs 

Article on Trademarks and Using Someone's Name https://podnews.net/article/with-the-same-name-trademarks 

Gordon Firemark https://www.gordonfiremark.com 

Your Podcast Website https://www.yourpodcastwebsite.com 

All in One Seo Plugin https://supportthisshow.com/allinoneseo 

Ubbersuggest https://www.ubersuggest.com/ 

Ken Blanchard https://www.musicbyspoon.com/contact 

Dave's Podcasting Observations Newsletter https://davejackson.substack.com/ 

Mailerlite https://supportthisshow.com/mailerlite 

Convertkit Email List https://convertkit.com?lmref=jiFFXA 

Sendfox https://podclick.me/sendfox 

Buy Profit From Your Podcast as an Audio Book https://www.profitfromyourpodcast.com/book 

Book Launch Secrets https://www.schoolofpodcasting.com/booklaunch