Hey beautiful – welcome to Episode 25! And let me start by saying you must start a podcast. In this episode I will be going through a number of reasons this podcast has been amazing for me and why you will be missing out if you don’t start a podcast.

The podcast has certainly changed my life and the lives of many other podcasters I know. Plus it changes the lives of the listeners and I can guarantee you that there are people in this world out there right now who want to hear from you. They need to hear your story. Or they need to hear a story from your perspective. Whether you have a business already or not, whether you have a following already or not. I mean I actually started a podcast to build my following and many people start to build a following and many people also start to grow their following.

So I will go into why I started a podcast and if any of these reasons resonate then let me tell you – you must start one.

Reason number 1 for starting a podcast: I wanted to talk to people in the area I was interested in but now everyone is bombarded with coffee requests and not a lot of people have the time and patience to get on a 15 mins call with you. A podcast is a platform that not only helps you talk to all these experts in the area of your interest. A lot of people reach out to you to be on your podcast. Because everyone wants to come on and everyone wants free publicity. And this helps you meet and talk to so many people – people you would have never talked to otherwise.

Reason number 2 for starting a podcast: This is the only medium where I have episodes that are one hour long and people are actually listening to me for one full hour! Now imagine how much a listener will get to know if they spend that much time with you. I have people messaging me about things I mentioned on my podcast and it helps them get to know me a lot better. They get to hear my opinions, stories, perspectives about everything. It is a great way to build an intimate relationship with your audience. Think about it – no other medium puts you in their ear when they’re doing chores, driving, running , etc.

Reason number 3 for starting a podcast: Because I have a podcast, I got invited to other podcasts as a guest. And this has really helped get me exposure to other audiences. Having a podcast makes you very credible so you are more likely to be invited to other shows as a guest.

Reason number 4 for starting a podcast: Even if I had not gotten any other benefit out of this podcast, I have noticed that I have become a better, more confident speaker. And this is a skill that I can take to any area of my life.

So 4 reasons for starting your podcast: Get to talk to experts in your field, get an intimate connection with your listeners, get opportunities to be a guest on other podcasts, and become a better, more confident speaker. With that I will wrap this episode up.  This is my first solo episode on the show besides the intro episode and I am certainly thinking of making it a regular occurrence. Do let me know with a DM on Instagram @mahrukh.m.imtiaz  on your thoughts on the podcast today – I would love to hear from you!

Transcription:

Mahrukh Imtiaz  

You are listening to the Spicy Chai podcast. I’m your host, Mahrukh Imtiaz. 

And my mission with this podcast is to bring you the voices of content creators who are just a bit ahead of you. People you can relate to, you can hear about their struggles and wins and learn from their mistakes. So you don’t have to make the same mistakes. My hope is that this podcast inspires you to start putting your voice out there and creating content consistently so that you can make the impact you want to make with the skills you already have, and start creating the life you want to live. 

So grab your cup of Spicy Chai, and let’s get this show started. 

Hey, beautiful. Welcome to Episode 25. 

Wow, I can’t believe I’m here. And let me start by saying you must start a podcast. And in this episode, I’ll be going through a number of reasons this podcast has been amazing for me and why you will be missing out if you don’t start a podcast. 

This podcast has certainly changed my life and the lives of many other podcasters. I know. Plus it changes the lives of listeners. And I can guarantee you that there are people in this world out there right now who want to hear from you. They need to hear your story. Or they need to hear a story from your perspective. 

And whether you have a business already or not. Whether you have a following already or not. I mean, truth be told.  

I actually started a podcast to build my following. And many people I know also started podcast to grow their following. I mean, look, whatever your reason is, and I’m gonna go into reasons why I started a podcast.  

1  point is your story needs to be heard and there are people who need to hear your voice. So let me now get into the reasons why I started a podcast and how it has helped me.

Rreason number one for starting a podcast, I wanted to talk to a lot of people in the area I was interested in. But nowadays, everyone is bombarded with coffee requests on LinkedIn, Facebook, emails, and not a lot of people have the time and patience to get on a connection call or a networking call with you. 

Even if you’re just asking for 15 minutes. A podcast is a platform that not only helps you talk to all these experts in the area of your interest. People actually reach out to you to be on your podcast you see because everyone wants to come on and everyone wants free publicity and actually doing a podcast can be a little bit of work.

People want that free space, you get to talk to all these people, people who could potentially be your future friends, I have found so many good friends through my guests, people who can potential business partners, people who can meet potential best friends who knows, basically you get to talk to all these people, experts in your field people you would have never talked to otherwise, because of your podcast. 

Reason number two, this is the only medium where I have episodes that are one hour long, and people are actually listening to me for that full hour. Now imagine how much the listener will get to know you if they spent that much time with you. I have people messaging me about things I mentioned on the podcast. And it really helps them get to know me a lot better and they get to hear my opinions, stories, perspectives about everything. It’s a great way to build an intimate relationship with my audience. Think about it. No other medium puts you directly in their ear when they’re doing chores, driving, running, etc. 

Reason number three, because I have a podcast, I got invited to other podcasts as a guest. And this has really helped me get more exposure to other audiences. Having a podcast makes you credible, so you’re more likely to be invited to other shows as a guest this really helps you with exposure 

Reason number four and bonus obviously because I love you so much. Even if I had not gotten any other benefit that I mentioned before getting to know experts in your field getting to be a guest podcaster getting to be intimate with your audience. Even if I had not gotten any of those benefits. This podcast has still helped me become a better more confident speaker. And this is one skill I can take to any area of my life there you have it four reasons for starting your podcast get to talk to experts in your field get an intimate connection with your listeners get opportunities to be a guest on other podcasts and become a better more confident speaker with that I will wrap this episode up don’t miss me too much. 

This is my first solo show though. No, this is my first solo episode on the show besides the intro episode and I’m certainly making it a regular occurrence I bet you like that do let me know with a DM on Instagram and just let me know what your thoughts were on the solo episode I would love to hear from you. 

Thanks again and you got this beautiful!

Iif you are listening to this episode and are inspired to create your own podcast then DM me the word podcast on Instagram. You will see it in the show notes as well and I’ll be happy to point you to some resources. Well Until next time, lots of love from your favorite. You got this beautiful!