Opening

Peeling Back the Curtain

How Do You Know What Works?

What is Working For Me

Holding up.a Mirror

WHy Newsletters Are Better Than Social Media

10 Second Tangent - Survey Your Should Fill Out

Why Newsletters Are Better Part 2

Niche Down Your Niche

Bigger Audience

HIgher Open Rates

Ease of Building a List?

Bigger Reach

Joint the SOP

Newsletter Content Tips

Connecting on Personal Levels

Power Rant

Never Use AI Verbatim

You Own Your List

Which One is Best?

What is in my newsletter?

Podcaster Happy Hour TONIGHT

!1 Traffic Driver (outside of Google)

Question of the Month

Live Appearances

Behind the Scenes of a Future Episode

This is Embarrassing

Leave Me a Review

Forget social media; if you want to drive traffic, newsletters are where it’s at. Seriously, I’ve been crunching the numbers and guess what? My newsletter is pulling in way more visitors than my half-hearted attempts at tweeting or posting on Facebook. Yeah, shocking, I know. It’s like trying to catch a fish with a toothpick when you could just use a net, right? So, in this episode, we’ll look at why newsletters are the real MVPs of traffic generation, sharing some juicy stats and personal tales that’ll have you reconsidering your social media obsession. Buckle up, because we’re about to turn your traffic woes into wows!I also share some behind the scenes of a future episode.<h2>Takeaways:</h2><ul><li> A newsletter is like a Swiss Army knife for driving traffic; social media is just a flimsy butter knife. </li><li> Crazy thought: newsletters give you more bang for your buck than social media ever will, who knew?! </li><li> Social media might be fun for scrolling, but newsletters actually get people to click and engage. </li><li> Turns out, people prefer their marketing via email rather than social media, shocking right? </li><li> If you're still chasing social media likes, maybe it's time to rethink your strategy and join the newsletter revolution. </li><li> Newsletters allow for better audience segmentation, making it easier to deliver personalized content that actually resonates. </li></ul> <h2>Links referenced in this episode:</h2>School of Podcasting<a href="https://schoolofpodcasting.com" target="_blank">schoolofpodcasting.com</a>Audience Survey<a href="https://schoolofpodcasting.com/survey25" target="_blank">schoolofpodcasting.com/survey25</a>SOP Episode on UTM<a href="https://schoolofpodcasting.com/896" target="_blank">schoolofpodcasting.com/896</a>Dave's Newsletter<a href="https://podcastingobservations.com" target="_blank">podcastingobservations.com</a><a href="https://schoolofpodcasting.com/newsletter" target="_blank">schoolofpodcasting.com/newsletter</a><a href="https://schoolofpodcasting.com/daily" target="_blank">schoolofpodcasting.com/daily</a>Gary Arndt Everything Every Daily<a href="https://everything-everywhere.com/" target="_blank">https://everything-everywhere.com/</a>Gary Interviewed on the School of Podcasting<a href="https://schoolofpodcasting.com/how-gary-arndt-adopted-the-audience-growth-strategy-from-the-movie-industry/" target="_blank">https://schoolofpodcasting.com/how-gary-arndt-adopted-the-audience-growth-strategy-from-the-movie-industry/</a>Podnews Report Card<a href="https://podnews.net/report-card" target="_blank">podnews.net/report-card</a>Leave Dave a Review<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/school-of-podcasting-podcast-tips-to-plan-launch/id83653087" target="_blank">schoolofpodcasting.com/apple</a>Captivate Media Hosting No Payments 'Till April<a href="https://supportthisshow.com/captivate" target="_blank">supportthishow.com/captivate</a>Podcast Marketing Trends Survey (Please Fill Out)<a href="https://podcastmarketingacademy.typeform.com/to/DR7WmJbF" target="_blank">https://podcastmarketingacademy.typeform.com/to/DR7WmJbF</a>Paul Gowder Email Tips<a href="https://www.paulgowder.com/" target="_blank">https://www.paulgowder.com/</a>Liz Wilcox Email...

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