Hey, there

This email landed in my inbox on Monday 👇

About a year ago I set an intention that I wanted to be on more podcasts and in the last 365 days I've been featured on 34 different podcasts.
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...which isn't too shabby considering I had a baby, went on maternity leave and kept up with a busy client work load during that time.
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The even crazier thing...I didn't pitch myself for any of the podcasts I was asked to be a guest on. 🤯
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You should totally go listen to this podcast episode by the way! I think Elizabeth's podcast is the biggest podcast I have been on AND this episode dives deep on how to create a successful online course.

I also personally love Elizabeth's Breakthrough Brand Podcast and have listened since 2019. -->Here's the link for Apple, Spotify. and Youtube.

So how did I get booked on podcasts without pitching?

1. I showed up in the spaces I'm already in and consistently shared value. For me this looks like the communities I'm a part of for different courses I'm in or the software group on Facebook for Kajabi or ThriveCart. When I have time I answer people's questions. I don't pitch myself. I don't spam my services. I just do what I can to help and people remember that.

2. I told business friends my goal to be on more podcasts. If they saw someone who was looking for guests they sometimes shared my name!

3. When I was on a podcast I prepped for the interview, asked what would be helpful for that person's podcast audience and did my best to show up as a quality guest.

4. When the episode came out I shared it with my audience! This showed people that I was actively taking on interviews AND that I would promote the episode too.
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​I don't think pitching yourself for podcasts is a bad thing. In fact I hope to do more of that someday, but in this season of life it wasn't something I had the capacity for.
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I hope this email helps remind you that the small steps matter too!
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-Mara

PS. One final thing here - as part of my episode on The Breakthrough Brand Podcast I'm giving away a free digital product strategy call. These normally cost $350 and my availability for them is super limited.
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If you comment on this reel you'll be entered to win a free coaching call where we can talk through the next steps for you to grow your passive income.
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​PPS. - Have questions about podcasting (either your own or being on them)? Hit reply - I'm a really open book when it comes to this sort of thing.