This has been a crazy exciting week here at Family Before Fortune. I officially launched my new podcast and within the first 72 hours had over 150 downloads. That is so AWESOME!! It has exceeded my expectations. More importantly I have received a ton of positive feedback which keeps me motivated and ready to release more.
What is a podcast? If you are not familiar with the term “podcast” you are not alone. Although it is a very quickly growing medium it is still in its infancy. Basically you can think of it as a radio show that streams over the internet (or can be downloaded) and listened to at your convenience (while mowing the lawn, driving to work, exercising, dishes….most any time). Each podcast (show) has its own theme and topics, flow and format. I talk a little about my format in episode 001. And it’s all FREE
This is a project I have been working on for a couple of months gearing up and getting everything ready. So the plan going forward is you will see a new blog post every Tuesday morning (www.familybeforefortune.com/blog) and a new podcast episode every Thursday. The link to the podcast will show up in my blog feed or below I have outlined a few alternative ways to listen to each episode.
Working on the podcast has been so much fun. I am a huge fan of podcasts and for a while now I have been planning to release one of my own. Like the blog, I talk about motivation, inspiration, family balance and productivity. If you have a topic for the show or a comment please leave them in the comment section here or on the shownotes. You can also send me an email and I will respond.
I am so excited this morning (hard to tell in a blog post though huh?)
Now- I could really use your help. I want to get this new show out to as many people as possible. And the best way to do that is to rank high in iTunes. So I have just 3 simple small requests from you. Please Subscribe, Share and Review. That’s it!! Here’s how:
1- First SUBSCRIBE– give the show a listen. You can do this in a number of different ways. It is all the same feed and show just depends on your preferred listening device. Here are the 5 easiest ways (I recommend “c” – it is my favorite).
- Direct stream from my website with the shownotes- every episode will appear on my website at www.familybeforefortune.com/episode{episode number}. So the first episode is at familybeforefortune.com/episode001 and the second episode is at www.familybeforefortune.com/episode002 etc. Each episode has an online summary and links to everything I talk about at these pages.
- Option 2 is an online player that holds every episode released in 1 place and can be found at familybeforefortune.com/podcast_home or from my home page by clicking on the “podcast” link in the navigation bar.
- ***The third option is my favorite option and the way that I listen to all my podcasts and that is with an iPhone or iPad. There is a purple colored app with a white “I” underneath two white half circles. Newer phones and tablets already have it in your app list. Older phones/tablets will need to download it (free) in the app store. Once you have it downloaded you can add the show in 1 of 2 ways. 1)You can search “family before fortune” in the app (see search at bottom when you open the app) or 2)you can use your phone/tablet to open this link familybeforefortune.com/itunes Either way- make sure to hit the “subscribe” button.
- The fourth option is to use that same link as above (familybeforefortune.com/itunes) on any pc or mac. It will open iTunes up on your screen and away you go.
- Finally if you use Android or prefer Stitcher you can use the link familybeforefortune.com/stitcher to access that feed.
If you have any trouble getting the feed just shoot me an email at jake@familybeforefortune.com
2- The second way you can be a HUGE help to me is to SHARE this podcast with anyone (and everyone :)). The more people we get listening the higher this show will rank in iTunes and the more people will be able to find it. So forward this email or tweet it out (tag me @jakeacarlson) or share on Facebook. Anything you can do to get the word out will be so awesome.
3- The final way you can help me out and seriously….this is sooooo important please please please please (1 more? Ok PLEASE) head over to iTunes and leave me an honest REVIEW (hopefully 5 stars but anything is important). It is so easy to do. Head to familybeforefortune.com/itunes. Click on “View in ITunes” on the left and then “Ratings and Reviews” in the middle of the page. Super easy but so so so so important.
And that is it- I am so excited to hear your feedback on the shows. I am having a blast putting them together and to finally get them out for you to listen to. Enjoy. Thank you again for being awesome. You are. Thanks for helping the Family Before Fortune podcast get to the top of New and Noteworthy by Subscribing, Sharing and Reviewing.
Have a great day- make a great life and stay awesome!!
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