Episode 65

The Key to Building an Audience - The Listener Flywheel

· 14:05 · Host: Hector Santiesteban

The key to growing a podcast is getting as much of your audience into the “listener flywheel.” The listener flywheel is an adapted process that moves listeners through a process of attraction, engagement, and delight. The listener flywheel’s objective is to retain current listeners while…

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The key to growing a podcast is getting as much of your audience into the “listener flywheel.” The listener flywheel is an adapted process that moves listeners through a process of attraction, engagement, and delight. The listener flywheel’s objective is to retain current listeners while organically attracting new ones.

Key Vision/Shared Beliefs


1. That media can support and sustain a lifestyle and/or business

2. The best way to grow individually is for us to grow collectively

3. We each have a genius that’s waiting to be unlocked in the show


How the Listener Flywheel Works


1. Attract

1. On-Platform

1. Cross-Promos

2. Episode Swaps

2. Off-Platform

1. Social Media

2. Engage/Retain

1. CTAs

2. Social

3. Meetups

4. Live Recordings

3. Delight

1. Contests

2. Memorable Shows


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About Podcasting Success Secrets

Podcasting Success Secrets is Hector Santiesteban's show about using a podcast to grow a business — recording, editing, publishing and promoting, plus the real playbooks of hosts who built an audience with it. New episodes cover the systems behind shows that generate clients, not just downloads.

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