Which Comes First, The Podcast Or The Blog?

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Pat Flynn

Business Advice, Marketing, Podcasting, Getting Started, Business Strategy, Business, Small Business, Passive Income, Online Entrepreneurship

4.9 • 638 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2015

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Today's question comes from Greg, who asks which should come first, the podcast or the blog. I have a lot of thoughts on how to get started. To learn about getting your podcast started, go to my podcasting tutorial (http://www.podcastingtutorial.com). I would appreciate if you could fill out my survey at http://spisurvey.com. Your responses will help me serve you better. Do you have a question about podcasting? Record it at http://www.askpat.com/.

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0:00.0	What's up, Ask Pat.
0:09.2	What's up everybody?
0:11.8	Pat Flynn here and welcome to episode 382 of AskPad.
0:15.1	Thank you so much for joining me today.
0:17.5	All right, here's today's question from Greg.
0:20.5	Hi, Pat.
0:21.7	My name is Greg, and I love your blog and your podcast.
0:25.2	I am starting a podcast and a companion blog.
0:28.9	And I'm not sure what should come first.
0:31.7	The blog or the podcast, the podcast or the blog?
0:35.2	Does it matter?
0:36.8	Maybe I'm just thinking too much. Thanks. I look forward to your
0:40.4	response. Hey Greg, what's up? Thank you so much for the question. This is sort of a chicken or egg
0:45.1	deal here we're talking about. And really, in order to start a podcast, however, and I will say this,
0:50.1	in order to start a podcast, you have to have a blog or have some sort of a website that can house the RSS feed.
0:57.6	Now, you don't necessarily need a blog to start a podcast, but that's what most people do.
1:03.2	You could just simply upload your files to a server like Libson or SoundCloud, just take that RSS feed and then give it to iTunes or give it to another
1:10.9	directory, stitcher, what have you.
1:13.2	But then you're missing out on what happens, you know, when people listen to that show,
1:17.1	where are they going to go?
1:17.8	They're just going to continue to subscribe, which is great.
1:19.6	But then where are you going to get them to take action?
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