Bad Podcast Pitches

What happens when a "Podcast Promoter" reaches out to a 20+ year podcasting veteran? That's what we're talking about today. A "Podcast Promotion" offer landed in the inbox of my friend, Mike Wilkerson of the 2GuysTalking podcast network. I'll walk through the language, the repetition, and the red flags - especially the promises with…

I received a pitch via LinkedIn promising massive Apple Podcasts downloads, top chart rankings, and hundreds of five-star reviews. It seemed too good to be true, so I decided to reply to see what was going on. I inquired about how keyword research and "IPs" could foster real, long-term growth but received vague responses, which made…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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.