Hi! Arielle here with The Variable from Well It Depends Labs. To be very honest with you, I am sleepy. Long week of travel, work, and even some fun stuff thrown in there. THEREFORE, this issue will be a short one. I am delivering just 2 things. First up... A FREE EVENTMonetizing & Growing Podcasts: Multitude’s Introcast Case Study Friday, October 30th at 10 AM ET online (with a replay available) Join me for a live conversation with Amanda McLoughlin, CEO of Multitude, about generating...
3 days ago • 1 min read
Hi! Arielle here with a few quick opportunities for you. Well It Depends Labs organizes and hosts learning and networking events for people like you. Some of those events are free. Some of those events are ticketed. Some are somewhere in the middle (AKA if you're looking for a free ticket, you might be able to find one). Read on to learn about two upcoming free events and then some more news... For Better Remote Podcast Recordings A good remote recording session starts before you hit record....
5 days ago • 1 min read
Hi! Arielle here with The Variable from Well It Depends Labs. This is our semi-regular newsletter that rounds up important links, opportunities, and creator economy tidbits. In this issue... 1. It's International Podcast Day! (what does this even mean?) 2. Tools we're testing (get your show featured, find a better recording solution) 3. Events on the horizon (free, ticketed, online & IRL events for networking and learning) Shall we?! It's International Podcast Day! Did you know that September...
12 days ago • 2 min read
Hey! Arielle here with a quick one — a new (free) event announcement! Better Remote Recordings: Best Practices + a SureTake Deep Dive. October 20th at 3 PM ET. A replay will be available if you can't make it live! Here are the details... Join Arielle Nissenblatt of Well It Depends Labs and Joel Oliver, founder of SureTake, for a session on recording podcasts remotely. We’ll talk through the habits and decisions that make the biggest difference in audio and video quality, from preparing guests...
20 days ago • 1 min read
Starting Today: Join our free One-Podcast-Per-Day International Podcast Month challenge. It's Slack-based and inspiration-focused. Apply to have your show featured. Hi! Arielle here. It's officially International Podcast Month (and my birthday, how fitting?!). In this issue: 1. Podcast happy hour on September 15th (NYC) 2. Podcast growth open house 3. A podcast-themed walking tour 4. Owned: the newsletter course for creators 5. Join the free International Podcast Month Challenge! →Before we...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
August at WID Labs: guesting, podcast SEO + more Hi! Arielle here. July was a big month at Well It Depends Labs: 30 days of podcast tips, a very active Slack community, a lot of learning. We’re carrying that momentum into August with free workshops, a new course announcement, and plenty of ways to keep learning alongside other podcasters and creators. August Events How to Be a Guest: Podcast Growth Through GuestingAugust 13 at 2 PM ET - ONLINE Guesting on other podcasts can introduce your...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Welcome to Day 31 Hey! Arielle here. You did it! Thirty days, thirty podcast prompts, tasks, actions, tools, and tips. Yesterday, I shared a framework for deciding what deserves your attention next. Today, I’m not giving you another strategy to consider. Instead, I went through the click data from the entire challenge to see which resources Challengers found most interesting. Today's Action Create a personalized podcast growth toolkit you can return to. Make a bookmarks folder called “Podcast...
2 months ago • 2 min read
New here? I know there are a bunch of you! Welcome. Catch up on days 1-29 here. Welcome to Day 30 Tomorrow is the last day of our Challenge! It has been SUCH A BLAST. And, to be honest, a ton of work. I've loved every minute and have really enjoyed getting to know y'all. A few notes: The Slack channel will stay open and the tips will be available here Fill this out to be added to our Challenger directory Take advantage of the discount codes and free trials available to Challengers from...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey! Arielle here. In this brief dispatch, I'm gonna tell you about an event we just published (it's free) and then I'm gonna share a few other notices / events we've got going on. Let's go! How To Make Your Podcast Findable: PodSEO Product Overview August 25th | 10 AM ET - ONLINE - replay will be availableFree, thanks to PodView Join Well It Depends Labs & Andrea de’Marsi, founder of PodSEO, for a free, one-hour walkthrough designed to help you make your podcast easier to find. Andrea will...
3 months ago • 1 min read