SOME FINAL TIPS

You’re a realistic person, and you aren’t expecting to set the world afire with your podcast that promotes your store, but you do want to build an audience, and to do that, you have to promote your podcast.

“The best ways to promote are ‘borrowing’ audiences and social media,” Lewis says. “By borrowing audiences, this means you are a guest on other podcasts to promote your show or expertise. Ideally, you will have at least two episodes up and running for this. For social media, you can use blog posts, audiograms, and reels across the platforms that feature your target audiences.”

Allen says podcasting is all about trial and error.

“I think you need to start a podcast for the right reason,” he says. “Don’t get into podcasting for money or fame. Do podcasting because you genuinely love talking with people or sharing knowledge with people. When you start, you will suck. No one starts a podcast and becomes Joe Rogan overnight. As a podcaster, the biggest tip I can give you is, Don’t look at your number of downloads and obsess over them. Your numbers will be low when you start, and that can be frustrating, but do podcasting because you want to do podcasting. I didn’t look at my number of downloads until I had been podcasting for over four years and I still rarely look at my numbers.”

And one of best pieces of advice comes from Allen – don’t quit.

“There is a very high percentage of people who start and quit podcasting within the first seven episodes because they aren’t making money or they aren’t having millions of downloads, etc.,” he says. “Just don’t quit and you will be successful as a podcaster. The right people will hear your podcast.”

Some Billiard Podcasts To Follow

With countless podcasts out there, it’s only natural that there would be podcasts about billiards and pool to listen to. Here’s the lowdown on some popular billiard podcasts.

Doggin’ It

Molina Mike and Joey Ryan (who run the popular Window’s Open Facebook page) keep listeners up to date on pool tournaments, money matches, and news and events related to the sport we love. Episodes feature interviews with top players, promoters and industry leaders, all of whom share their insights on all things pool.

Cue It Up

This podcast was created by pool players Neight Mindham and Robert Hovick and keeps listeners informed of everything going on in the world of pool. Episodes feature interviews with professional players, sponsors, and people from throughout the world of pool. Recent topics have included coaching pool; Zheng Yubo winning the World Heyball Masters, and the recent successes of Billy Thorpe.

Inside New Zealand Pool

You can get a little worldly listening to this podcast, which covers New Zealand’s thriving cue ball scene. On each episode, Alex Stone and Simon Singleton interview players, tournament organizers, and others about the exciting world of pool in New Zealand. April’s episode featured Adam Lilley, who talked about his win on the Pocket Pro Series.