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Hey and welcome to our first episode of 2023! Garry is joined by our SEO Manager Sarah McDowell to talk about using January as a test bed for that one thing you've been thinking about implementing or seeing other content creators doing throughout 2022. Let's get to it!This is Captivate Insider, a weekly update on what's happening here at Captivate, where we're actively helping the serious independent podcast creator save time, grow their podcast and monetize their content.Join me your host, Garry, the Head of Design here at Captivate where I'll be chatting with our team to get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into designing and developing our features, our views on what's happening in and around podcasting PLUS grab some tips on using Captivate along the way.A new show lands every Wednesday in your preferred podcast app and if you're not using Captivate to grow your podcast, head over to captivate.fm to try us out totally free for 7 days. Enjoy, and happy podcasting.

A review of Courageous Content Live then onto our thoughts and recommendations on how you can start planning your podcast goals for next year now with some tried and tested do’s and don’ts. This is Captivate Insider, a weekly update on what's happening here at Captivate, where we're actively helping the serious independent podcast creator save time, grow their podcast and monetize their content.Join me your host, Garry, the Head of Design here at Captivate where I'll be chatting with our team to get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into designing and developing our features, our views on what's happening in and around podcasting PLUS grab some tips on using Captivate along the way.A new show lands every Wednesday in your preferred podcast app and if you're not using Captivate to grow your podcast, head over to captivate.fm to try us out totally free for 7 days. Enjoy, and happy podcasting.

Welcome to episode 30. I'm joined by our SEO Manager Sarah to chat about Google Podcasts Manager and how to use the data extracted for your own shows PLUS a run down on Captivate's platform updates and some podcast recommendations just in time for Halloween.This is Captivate Insider, a weekly update on what's happening here at Captivate, where we're actively helping the serious independent podcast creator save time, grow their podcast and monetize their content.Join me your host, Garry, the Head of Design here at Captivate where I'll be chatting with our team to get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into designing and developing our features, our views on what's happening in and around podcasting PLUS grab some tips on using Captivate along the way.A new show lands every Wednesday in your preferred podcast app and if you're not using Captivate to grow your podcast, head over to captivate.fm to try us out totally free for 7 days. Enjoy, and happy podcasting.

Welcome to Episode 29! I'm joined once again by our developer Pierre as we talk about the design and technical process that went into our recent big update - AMIE 2.0. We've added some great features and functionality to how you use and manage dynamic content so we give you some insight into how we designed and built those along with how you can start using them today, for free, in your Captivate workflow.This is Captivate Insider, a weekly update on what's happening here at Captivate, where we're actively helping the serious independent podcast creator save time, grow their podcast and monetize their content.Join me your host, Garry, the Head of Design here at Captivate where I'll be chatting with our team to get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into designing and developing our features, our views on what's happening in and around podcasting PLUS grab some tips on using Captivate along the way.A new show lands every Wednesday in your preferred podcast app and if you're not using Captivate to grow your podcast, head over to captivate.fm to try us out totally free for 7 days. Enjoy, and happy podcasting.

After a short bout of Covid, we're back and this week talking about Podcast Movement 2022 which wrapped just over a week ago. I'm joined by Sarah McDowell, our Head of SEO, to give you our thoughts on the conference and what we're looking forward to at next year's event.This is Captivate Insider, a weekly update on what's happening here at Captivate, where we're actively helping the serious independent podcast creator save time, grow their podcast and monetize their content.Join me your host, Garry, the Head of Design here at Captivate where I'll be chatting with our team to get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into designing and developing our features, our views on what's happening in and around podcasting PLUS grab some tips on using Captivate along the way.A new show lands every Wednesday in your preferred podcast app and if you're not using Captivate to grow your podcast, head over to captivate.fm to try us out totally free for 7 days. Enjoy, and happy podcasting.

As Podcast Movement 2022 is just around the corner, I've grabbed our MD Mark Asquith who has attended PM many times, to give you a primer so you can get the most out of the event.Captivate will of course be there! We're sponsoring the New Attendees and New to Podcasting sessions and we're at booth 316 so come and say hi.This is Captivate Insider, a weekly update on what's happening here at Captivate, where we're actively helping the serious independent podcast creator save time, grow their podcast and monetize their content.Join me your host, Garry, the Head of Design here at Captivate where I'll be chatting with our team to get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into designing and developing our features, our views on what's happening in and around podcasting PLUS grab some tips on using Captivate along the way.A new show lands every Wednesday in your preferred podcast app and if you're not using Captivate to grow your podcast, head over to captivate.fm to try us out totally free for 7 days. Enjoy, and happy podcasting.

Danny Brown joins me this week as we chat about engaging with your listeners to make sure they stick with you from early adopters or how to turn those lurkers into engaged supporters and advocates of your podcast. This is Captivate Insider, a weekly update on what's happening here at Captivate, where we're actively helping the serious independent podcast creator save time, grow their podcast and monetize their content.Join me your host, Garry, the Head of Design here at Captivate where I'll be chatting with our team to get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into designing and developing our features, our views on what's happening in and around podcasting PLUS grab some tips on using Captivate along the way.A new show lands every Wednesday in your preferred podcast app and if you're not using Captivate to grow your podcast, head over to captivate.fm to try us out totally free for 7 days. Enjoy, and happy podcasting.Mentioned in this episode: Pod ChatDiscord

Being a guest on someone's podcast and being interviewed comes with similar feelings as when you're interviewing someone. This week, Garry and Sarah help you prepare and share some tips on putting your best foot forward so that you shine on any podcast.This is Captivate Insider, a weekly update on what's happening here at Captivate, where we're actively helping the serious independent podcast creator save time, grow their podcast and monetize their content.Join me your host, Garry, the Head of Design here at Captivate where I'll be chatting with our team to get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into designing and developing our features, our views on what's happening in and around podcasting PLUS grab some tips on using Captivate along the way.A new show lands every Wednesday in your preferred podcast app and if you're not using Captivate to grow your podcast, head over to captivate.fm to try us out totally free for 7 days. Enjoy, and happy podcasting.

This week I'm joined by top man and developer Pierre once again as we chat about the benefits of having a website for your podcast, how easy it is to get up and running with our own Captivate Sites feature and how powerful it can be as you increase your reach and engagement with your listenership.This is Captivate Insider, a weekly update on what's happening here at Captivate, where we're actively helping the serious independent podcast creator save time, grow their podcast and monetize their content.Join me your host, Garry, the Head of Design here at Captivate where I'll be chatting with our team to get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into designing and developing our features, our views on what's happening in and around podcasting PLUS grab some tips on using Captivate along the way.A new show lands every Wednesday in your preferred podcast app and if you're not using Captivate to grow your podcast, head over to captivate.fm to try us out totally free for 7 days. Enjoy, and happy podcasting.

We've just launched our new upgraded integration with Descript so this week we're joined by Danny Brown, who heads up our Podcast Experience Team, to talk about the benefits of transcribing your podcast and how to easily get this up and running with your own podcast here at Captivate.Check out the blog post mentioned with more detailed information on our new Descript integration.This is Captivate Insider, a weekly update on what's happening here at Captivate, where we're actively helping the serious independent podcast creator save time, grow their podcast and monetize their content.Join me your host, Garry, the Head of Design here at Captivate where I'll be chatting with our team to get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into designing and developing our features, our views on what's happening in and around podcasting PLUS grab some tips on using Captivate along the way.A new show lands every Wednesday in your preferred podcast app and if you're not using Captivate to grow your podcast, head over to captivate.fm to try us out totally free for 7 days. Enjoy, and happy podcasting.

This week we're joined by our SEO Manager, Sarah McDowell, and it's her first time on Captivate Insider after joining the Captivate Team a few months ago. We get an insight into her role, the awesome work she's been leading and a general chat on her podcast experience. Welcome, Sarah.This is Captivate Insider, a weekly update on what's happening here at Captivate, where we're actively helping the serious independent podcast creator save time, grow their podcast and monetize their content.Join me your host, Garry, the Head of Design here at Captivate where I'll be chatting with our team to get a behind the scenes look at what goes into designing and developing our features, our views on what's happening in and around podcasting PLUS grab some tips on using Captivate along the way.A new show lands every Wednesday in your preferred podcast app and if you're not using Captivate to grow your podcast, head over to captivate.fm to try us out totally free for 7 days. Enjoy, and happy podcasting.

This week I'm joined by our MD, Mark Asquith, to review the event we attended last week - The Podcast Show London 2022 with a recap on some of the talks, how the event was run and a couple of tips if you're thinking of attending a podcast or creator event yourself.This is Captivate Insider, a weekly update on what's happening here at Captivate, where we're actively helping the serious independent podcast creator save time, grow their podcast and monetize their content.Join me your host, Garry, the Head of Design here at Captivate where I'll be chatting with our team to get a behind the scenes look at what goes into designing and developing our features, our views on what's happening in and around podcasting PLUS grab some tips on using Captivate along the way.A new show lands every Wednesday in your preferred podcast app and if you're not using Captivate to grow your podcast, head over to captivate.fm to try us out totally free for 7 days. Enjoy, and happy podcasting.