{"id":6406,"date":"2017-09-11T12:14:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T02:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/?p=6406"},"modified":"2020-07-29T11:34:22","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T01:34:22","slug":"should-i-start-a-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/2017\/09\/should-i-start-a-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I start a podcast?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6409\" src=\"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Should-I-start-a-podcast-300x300.png\" alt=\"Should I start a podcast? Tips from author Allison Tait\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Should-I-start-a-podcast-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Should-I-start-a-podcast-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Should-I-start-a-podcast-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Should-I-start-a-podcast-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Should-I-start-a-podcast-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Should-I-start-a-podcast-610x610.png 610w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Should-I-start-a-podcast.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Should I start a podcast? If you&#8217;ve ever asked yourself this question, I&#8217;m over visiting the wonderful <a href=\"http:\/\/annerallen.com\/2017\/09\/podcasts-help-sell-books\/\">Anne R. Allen<\/a> today, guest posting all about podcasting.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a writer and you&#8217;ve ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of the So You Want To Be A Writer podcast, whether you should start a podcast, how to go about starting a podcast and, the biggie, whether a podcast will help you sell books, then this post is for you.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t yet discovered <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/au\/podcast\/so-you-want-to-be-writer-podcast\/id836440322\">So You Want To Be A Writer<\/a>, my podcast with the fabulous <a href=\"http:\/\/valeriekhoo.com\/\">Valerie Khoo<\/a>, it&#8217;s also for you. 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