#35 - There’s A BIG Difference Between Listens and Listeners

Welcome back to another episode of Podcast Growth University—a podcast about podcasts with your host, Kevin Palmieri. He is also the co-host of Next Level University, a global top 100 Self-Improvement podcast with more than 1,200 published podcasts. Their podcast team, Next Level Podcast Solutions, has published over 2,000 podcasts, so best believe that Kevin knows what he is talking about.When starting a podcast, it's essential to understand the basics: podcast listens and podcast listeners. Podcast listens refers to the number of people who have played your podcast episode. Podcast listeners, on the other hand, are the people who do listen to your podcast and may or may not listen consistently every time you have a new episode. Today Kevin takes a deep dive and differentiates the two, and gives you tips on how to make your random listeners stay for the long haul.If you want to learn more about podcasts, reach out to Kevin:IG: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/Email: [email protected] help with your podcast? Check out Next Level Podcast Solutions: https://www.nextleveluniverse.com/next-level-podcast-solutions/Free 30-minute call with Kevin: https://bit.ly/3E0ieM0Show notes:[1:31] Listen vs. listeners[5:05] Listens does not equal success[8:05] Nicole Jensen, host of Tune In: Discovering Your Authentic Self podcast, has this to say about Next Level Podcast Solutions[8:53] Setting your podcast up for sustainability[11:42] Maximize your business based on the number of listeners you have[15:18] Treat the listeners you currently have well[17:34] OutroSend us Fan Mail🎙️ Hosted by Kevin PalmieriWith over 3,000 podcast episodes of experience, Kevin Palmieri brings you Podcast Growth University. Your go-to show for growing your podcast, building an audience, and monetizing your message. Learn the strategies that actually work from someone who’s done it consistently. Subscribe for weekly growth tactics that help you turn your podcast into a business