Podcasting Mindset

What is a Creative Indie Podcaster?

When I first started podcast consulting, I was convinced I could provide help to almost anyone in their podcasting journey. But over the years, I've realized that the clients I enjoy working with the most and who tend to seek me out most frequently are Creative Independent Podcasters.

And many of them don't even know they fall into that category — which makes sense, considering when most people hear, "I'm a podcaster," perhaps the idea of a tech bro talking head is the first image that comes to mind.

And while that unfortunate stereotype isn't far off from what some podcasters aspire to be, that didn't seem to be my client base or who I was writing about podcasting for.

Last year I sat down and decided to get really, truly clear on who I was writing and curating my blog and newsletter for and I listed all the adjectives I could to describe how I pictured my readers to embody. The ones that stood out the most and what I felt directly called to my purpose in podcasting was Creative & Independent.

Story Time: Your Podcast Audience Will Change (And That's OK!)

About 11 years ago, I found my first podcasts and I fell in love. I've talked about the story before so I won't go too deep into it, but the short version is when I was moving out during my divorce, and I didn't have cable set up in my new apartment, but I had internet so when it came to entertainment while I was unpacking, I didn't have much else but my phone.

So I opened the newish purple app called iTunes (now Apple Podcasts) and began exploring what was available. I had a friend who listened to podcasts and I thought it was cool that there were these great audio shows available for free, so I tried it out.

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Professional vs. Amateur Podcasting + Ways to Monetize Your Podcast That AREN’T Sponsorship!

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Today after church a few of us from choir were hanging around and talking about performing. Our choir director was telling the younger members how the main difference between a Professional musician and an Amateur musician is the fact that a professional gets paid. That’s why it’s called Professional, as in, that’s the person’s profession — they get paid to perform.

She went on to say how just because someone is technically a professional it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re good; it just means they can command a price to perform. The opposite can also be true — an amateur can be just as talented and even more so than a so-called professional.