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Hey, my name is Justin Shank, and today I'm going to share with you the five ways to

guarantee the growth of your podcast, right?

But I want to begin by telling you a little warning here.

This is not a hack.

What I'm about to share with you takes work and consistency. And so if you're

looking for some sort of hack, pay some money, you know, hack the system, this talk isn't for you.

But if you're willing to put in the work, consistent work to grow your show, then this is absolutely

100% for you. And as a matter of fact, this is proven to help podcasters all over the world, double, triple, and even 10x their audience.

I've shared this at Podfest and many other places, and it is absolutely a proven way to grow your show.

Now, before we get into the five ways, the most important thing you guys need to know is to make sure that your branding is on point.

I see so many podcasters, they come to me and say,

Justin, my show isn't growing. And I look at their show name and it doesn't tell their audience

what the show is about. And so they're really lost right from the beginning. If the title of your book

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