Do You Take Breaks?
Do you take a break from your podcast during the year? The holidays are a great time to take a break from your podcast and spend time with family. If you plan ahead and build these breaks into your podcast’s schedule, it will make life so much easier and give you the time to focus on your family, some self-care and anything else that gets put on the back burner when you are hard at work.
Taking time off doesn’t always work for everyone or it may not work for your audience, so let’s take a look at some things to ask yourself while working on your schedule:
Does your audience take a break? Past stats show us that our listeners tend to drop off during the holiday season. Is this a busy time for your listeners or are they still engaged? If they are expecting new episodes, consider batch recording and scheduling ahead so you can take a break. If not, maybe consider taking some time off.
Can you work ahead? Does your podcast content allow you the ability to plan ahead, batch record and schedule out episodes? If so, do it! This has been the biggest game changer in my podcast life. While I love recording and editing, doing it last minute is never fun. Plus, being able to get it done ahead of time affords me breathing room and we all need a little bit of that.
What would a break look like for you? Do you need a few weeks days or weeks to spend away from your podcast or do you want to passively publish episodes? Think about what would make the most sense for you.
Now, if you have a decided that a break is the right way to go, there are a few options that can work really well for podcasters.
Rerun episodes! I like to call them throwbacks, but you can call them rewinds, reruns, replays, or whatever works best for you! Check out your past stats and see what your most popular episodes were or think about your most impactful episode(s). Maybe you have an episode that is holiday specific. Record an intro mentioning you are sharing a throwback with them. Then play the full episode. We love these and so do our listeners.
Record a sign off episode. Take a full break. We are! Record a short episode talking about your break before you sign off for the holidays and let it play. Your audience will appreciate the update and be excited for new episodes.
Now the key is to stay engaged with your listeners during your break. Don’t drop off the face of the Earth! Be sure to keep posting on social media and even schedule those ahead of time. Maybe run a challenge or special promo during your break. Keep the connection going and you will have some super excited fans when your regular schedule starts back up.
I hope you have a wonderful and relaxing holiday season and Happy Podcasting!
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