Our Podcast Numbers SO FAR!

I love seeing this influx of bootstrappers sharing their journey (in real-time) on podcasts. It's awesome.

I've often said that @jonbuda and I would do the Build your SaaS podcast even if no one was listening. Why? Because just the act of us getting on a call every seven days is worth it. We review the week, confront hard issues, explore struggles, and celebrate victories.

We've had lots of other folks sign up for Transistor to do just that.

On the topic of numbers, if your goal is to grow your listenership, there's only one way to do that: produce a compelling show that people talk about and share with their friends.

@brhea and @benediktdeicke discussed this in the last 10 minutes of their most recent episode.

People listen to podcasts because there's something compelling them to. They want:

• entertainment
• motivation
• to be moved
• to be inspired

Growing a podcast audience takes time. Generally, it takes a good podcast about a year to build a sizeable audience, especially if you don't already have a following.

"Success comes from persistently improving and inventing, not from persistently doing what’s not working. We all have lots of ideas, creations, and projects. When you present one to the world, and it’s not a hit, don’t keep pushing it as-is. Instead, get back to improving and inventing. Improve or invent until you get that huge response." – Derek Sivers

I'm cheering for you; keep showing up, and keep improving!