Let's talk about the timing of your podcast calls to action. When you make your asks and what kind of ask you're making at each point changes how well they actually convert. Most podcasters are making one call to action per episode, usually at the end, usually rushed, and wondering why their show isn't converting.

Here's what that one-CTA approach misses. A pre-roll ad does a different job than a mid-episode mention, which does a different job than a live read outro tied to the episode's content. When you only use one, you're skipping the placements that actually move listeners toward a decision. And the live read outro, the one tied directly to what you just taught, is the call to action most podcasters skip entirely. It's probably the one costing you the most clients.

In this episode of The More Profitable Podcast, I'm walking through the four places to put calls to action in your podcast, what kind of ask belongs in each spot, and how to layer them so they work together instead of fighting for attention. I'm also getting into why you should be using at least two of these in every episode, three in most, and why the resistance you feel about "selling too much" is usually the exact thing keeping your show from converting.

0:08 - Why the timing of your calls to action changes how well they convert

2:08 - Why one CTA per episode means you're spinning your wheels

3:14 - Why you'll always feel like you've talked about your offer a million times

4:43 - How actively selling filters out the audience that was never going to buy anyway

8:54 - The pre-roll dynamic ad and when to use it for timely promos

11:27 - Why I keep pre-roll ads to 30 to 45 seconds

13:09 - The mid-intro CTA and why this is where free offers belong

16:06 - The live read outro, the CTA most podcasters skip

16:28 - How to plant seeds earlier in the episode so the live read outro actually lands

21:39 - The pre-recorded outro as the catch-all for ratings, free offers, and awareness

23:07 - Why more than three asks in the pre-recorded outro confuses the listener

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Podcast pitching services look like a shortcut. Hire someone, get booked on shows, show up and record. But almost every person who asks me about these services is coming off a bad experience, and when I ask what the agency's process was, they can't answer the question. They never asked.

Skipping that question is expensive. Not just in dollars, but in the relationships it can quietly damage when a cold template goes out to someone you know, or when you end up on 15 shows that have nothing to do with your actual buyers.

In this episode of The More Profitable Podcast, I'm breaking down the four things to ask before you hire a podcast pitching service, including how they price their work, how they qualify shows, what their process actually looks like, and what you're still going to be responsible for no matter who you hire.

0:32 - Why podcast pitching services often don't deliver on the promise

1:07 - Why production clients are the ones asking me about pitching services

6:09 - Process is the first thing to ask about and what good process looks like

8:21 - What happens when a cold template goes to someone you already know

9:29 - What a good pitching partner actually involves you in

11:25 - Per pitch pricing and why it incentivizes volume over quality

12:19 - Per booked appearance and why more yeses isn't always better

13:21 - Flat monthly retainer and what it needs to include to be worth it

15:05 - Matching pricing structure to your actual visibility goals

18:25 - How they qualify shows and what the answers reveal

20:26 - Red flags in show qualification

21:55 - What you're still responsible for no matter who you hire

25:07 - The difference between strategic visibility and vanity

27:36 - Why I DIY my own pitching in this season of business

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Stop asking ChatGPT for content ideas. Stop Googling "podcast topics for coaches." Stop posting on Instagram asking what your audience wants to hear. Your audience doesn't know what they need you to tell them. That's your job, not theirs.

The best content ideas aren't sitting in AI tools or search results. They're already in your business. In your sales call recordings, your DMs, your client conversations. The places where people are actually asking questions, raising objections, and showing you exactly what they need to hear.

In this episode of The More Profitable Podcast, I'm breaking down the three places I look for content ideas that actually convert, how using your clients' language makes your content both searchable and connectable, and why this approach trains people to be your best fit clients before they ever work with you.

1:00 - Stop asking ChatGPT to give you content ideas

2:36 - Worried about too many podcasts but copying everyone else's content

5:01 - The client who found me through search and knew exactly what I do

9:02 - Where I actually get my content ideas (three places)

9:17 - Sales call recordings give you objections and conversion content

12:14 - DMs and emails are where nurture content lives

13:59 - Content that trains people to be great clients before they hire you

16:24 - Your current clients are your best content source

19:48 - Using their language makes content searchable and connectable

23:31 - How we build content plans in Podcast Strategy Intensives

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