There are tons of bad pitches out there. Listen to the bad ones to recognize them when you receive them and avoid sending them yourself.
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Oh, that old chestnut? Yup. Here we go again with a bad pitch from my Facebook Messages... I received the same "podcast promoter" pitch multiple times in my inbox and DMs from different people over several months. I see several red flags, such as vague promises of "thousands of active listeners," secret groups, questionable SEO…
Oh, that old chestnut? Yup. Here we go again with a bad pitch from my Facebook…
15 October 2025 | 00:09:03
Another podcast promoter reaching out in my Facebook messages. We're going to look at the pitch, talk through some red flags. And I'm thinking of taking this one in a little different direction. [AI Assisted Content] I analyze a typical copy-and-paste pitch from a "professional podcast promoter" that claims to offer 100% real…
Another podcast promoter reaching out in my Facebook messages. We're going to look at the pitch,…
06 October 2025 | 00:10:16
This week's bad pitch comes from my Facebook DMs. It starts with "Hello. I am a Podcast Promoter. I have 7 years of experience in..." Let's take a look at this and find the good, the bad, and the (ummm... really bad) without naming or shaming the sender. Episode Page: [AI Generated Content] In this episode of…
This week's bad pitch comes from my Facebook DMs. It starts with "Hello. I am a Podcast Promoter. I…
29 September 2025 | 00:09:30
This was a fun one... "Other podcasts aren’t beating you on quality.. they’re stealing your audience because they rank on YouTube. With over 70% of podcast listeners now discovering shows on YouTube, it’s the #1 growth channel, whether you publish audio, video, or both." Episode Page: [AI Generated Content…
This was a fun one... "Other podcasts aren’t beating you on quality.. they’re stealing your…
22 September 2025 | 00:08:22
Have you ever received a cold outreach from a podcast promoter? Here's one that I received. And maybe a follow-up on the most recent bad pitch from my email. Episode Page: Previous Episode: https://serve.podhome.fm/episodepage/bad-podcast-pitches/saw-you-on-the-audacity-to-podcastr-with-daniel [AI-Generated…
Have you ever received a cold outreach from a podcast promoter? Here's one that I received. And…
15 September 2025 | 00:08:25
We've all gotten bad pitches from services trying to book guests on our show (usually to sell their most recent me-too leadership book). This time, the bad pitch is from a service that wants me to hire them to pitch me as a guest. And it's clearly just a scrape, copy, and paste with a bit of AI dust. Episode Page: [[episode…
We've all gotten bad pitches from services trying to book guests on our show (usually to sell their…
12 September 2025 | 00:07:00
Poorly thought-out podcast pitches do more harm than good. Listen to discover what Bad Podcast Pitches is all about and then subscribe in your favorite podcast app.
Poorly thought-out podcast pitches do more harm than good. Listen to discover what Bad Podcast…
12 September 2025 | 00:00:51
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