Bad Podcast Pitches

This pitch comes to me from my friend Mike Wilkerson of 2GuysTalking.com and PodcastGauntlet.com (and many other places online). Listen as we examine this rather questionable pitch.

Oh... and a quick update on whether the incredible increase from our friendly neighborhood podcast promoter has continued.
2 Guys Talking NetworkPodcast GauntletEpisode 7 (Will This Promotion Get Your Podcast Booted?)Episode 9 (What Really Happened After 3 Days of Professional Podcast Promotion?)

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My friend and cohost, Mike Wilkerson, received a vague email promising “8–15 qualified guests every four weeks” using a “pay...

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In a recent episode, I mentioned that I was going to test out a podcast promoter's services and share my findings. I've finished the test, and in this episode, I'll share the experiment, my findings, and if I think it's worth pursuing.

Thank you to the Podhome.fm team for assisting me in gathering insights from analytics data that cannot be shared due to privacy concerns.


Previous Episode: Will This Promotion Get Your Podcast Booted? My Three-Day Trial PlanBlog Post: Was 3 Days of Professional Podcast Promotion Worth It? 

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What happens when a "Podcast Promoter" reaches out to a 20+ year podcasting veteran? That's what we're talking about today.

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A "Podcast Promotion" offer landed in the inbox of my friend, Mike Wilkerson of the 2GuysTalking podcast network. I'll walk through the language, the repetition, and the red flags - especially the promises with no evidence of audience fit or long-term impact.

If you've been wondering why offers like these often signal artificial download inflation rather than real listener growth, you'll want to hear t...

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I received a pitch via LinkedIn promising massive Apple Podcasts downloads, top chart rankings, and hundreds of five-star reviews. It seemed too good to be true, so I decided to reply to see what was going on.

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I inquired about how keyword research and "IPs" could foster real, long-term growth but received vague responses, which made me worry about possible chart manipulation and fake downloads. I explain why I'm protective of my shows and the risks of being removed from directories.

Here’s t...

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Oh, that old chestnut? Yup. Here we  go again with a bad pitch from my Facebook Messages...

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I received the same "podcast promoter" pitch multiple times in my inbox and DMs from different people over several months. I see several red flags, such as vague promises of "thousands of active listeners," secret groups, questionable SEO claims, a focus on SoundCloud growth, and unverified "targeted country" audiences. These offers can give misleading numbers that don't accurately represent your true listeners. Fake downloads and ratings might hu...

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Another podcast promoter reaching out in my Facebook messages. We're going to look at the pitch, talk through some red flags. And I'm thinking of taking this one in a little different direction.

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I analyze a typical copy-and-paste pitch from a "professional podcast promoter" that claims to offer 100% real organic growth, large audiences, guaranteed downloads, and ratings and reviews. I break down the red flags: 
Lack of personalizationOutdated platform claims (SoundCloud and the iTunes Store)Vague “expert in Apple/Spot...

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This week's bad pitch comes from my Facebook DMs. It starts with "Hello. I am a Podcast Promoter. I have 7 years of experience in..."

Let's take a look at this and find the good, the bad, and the (ummm... really bad) without naming or shaming the sender.

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In this episode of Bad Podcast Pitches, I unpack a spammy Facebook DM promising “thousands of rea...

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This was a fun one...

"Other podcasts aren’t beating you on quality.. they’re stealing your audience because they rank on YouTube. With over 70% of podcast listeners now discovering shows on YouTube, it’s the #1 growth channel, whether you publish audio, video, or both."

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https://serve.podhome.fm/episodepage/bad-podcast-pitches/advice-for-1000-podcasters

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In this live-recorded episode of Bad Podcast Pitches, I unpack a cold outreach email aimed at my dormant...

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Have you ever received a cold outreach from a podcast promoter? Here's one that I received. And maybe a follow-up on the most recent bad pitch from my email.

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Episode Page:

https://serve.podhome.fm/episodepage/bad-podcast-pitches/i-am-a-professional-podcast-promoter-and-expert-in-digital-marketing

Previous Episode:
https://serve.podhome.fm/episodepage/bad-podcast-pitches/saw-you-on-the-audacity-to-podcastr-with-daniel

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In this episode of Bad Podcast Pitches, host Bryan Entzminger delves into the world of dubious podcast promotion pitches, sharing insights from a recent pitch h...

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We've all gotten bad pitches from services trying to book guests on our show (usually to sell their most recent me-too leadership book). This time, the bad pitch is from a service that wants me to hire them to pitch me as a guest. And it's clearly just a scrape, copy, and paste with a bit of AI dust.

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Episode Page:

https://serve.podhome.fm/episodepage/bad-podcast-pitches/saw-you-on-the-audacity-to-podcastr-with-daniel

I got an email congratulating me for being featured on The Audacity to P...

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Poorly thought-out podcast pitches do more harm than good. Listen to discover what Bad Podcast Pitches is all about and then subscribe in your favorite podcast app.

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