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Side Hustle School

#1395 - Q&A: Should I pay a publicist to book me as a podcast guest?

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

Entrepreneurship,, Side Hustle, Careers, Entrepreneurship, Business, Small Business

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2020

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Today’s caller is trying to build her brand as a lifestyle coach. Should she hire a publicist to book her as a guest on podcasts? 


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0:00.0

Think you know Disney Plus? Think again?

0:06.0

Stream everything from the galaxy's greatest adventures like the Mandalorian.

0:10.0

Oh, may the force be with you!

0:15.0

This is the way...

0:16.0

To the darkest biographical dramas like Welcome to Chippendales.

0:20.0

You're a bare man, Mr. Bairngy. You're 18-month-old yet.

0:24.0

Think you know Disney Plus? Think again.

0:26.0

18-plus subscription-required, season-sees-apply.

0:30.0

What we all are trying to accomplish, one way or another, we want to reach people with our work.

0:40.0

We want to reach the right people with our work. We've got something that we want to sell or promote.

0:45.0

You know, whatever it is. We're trying to create this product or service because we want to make extra money.

0:49.0

The extra money may be connected to a greater goal, such as getting out of debt or saving for our future.

0:54.0

Or just diversifying our income so that we're not dependent on a job or employer.

0:59.0

So that's what pretty much everyone who listens to Sadist School, anybody in my network, kind of wants to do one way or another.

1:05.0

Because there is no single best way to reach people, like reach the right people with our work, most of us tend to flounder a bit.

1:12.0

We tend to trial out different things. We might look for miracle cures, perhaps.

1:17.0

Like if a publicist or a company promises to open the right doors and magically get us on the today's show, or the TED stage, or whatever the platform of our dreams is.

1:27.0

So this brings me to today's question. And by the way, welcome to Sadist School. My name is Chris Killebo, your host.

1:33.0

And today's caller is trying to build her brand as a lifestyle coach.

1:37.0

Should she hire a publicist to book her as a guest on podcasts?

1:41.0

Well, guess what? I have a clear answer to this. And not to like foreshadow the whole answer, but since it's not a favorable one, I also have a suggestion.

1:49.0

If I ever say that something's not a good idea, I try to come up with an alternative suggestion as well.

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