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Guest fame is inversely proportional to listener satisfaction on tactical podcasts
“Funny enough, I found that the bigger the name of the guest, Is completely, almost inverse proportional to how well my listeners like the episode. So it doesn't matter. I care more about the content than, you know, the name of the person on the show.”
Hutchins: 'All the Hacks' brand name attracts listeners but deters some sponsors
“Fortunately, I think that the name is a double-edged sword. People love it. It's exciting. And brands are like, nah, I don't know if I want to be around that brand, but.”
Hutchins: Sponsor renewal rate is the only podcast metric I track
“The only thing I care about now that this is a business, this is like how we pay our bills. I'm like, are my sponsors renewing? That's the only metric I care about.”
Hutchins: All the Hacks operates entirely with 1099 contractors
“Right now we have a bunch of people working on different aspects. I have someone helping with sponsors. I have a virtual assistant. I've got a production crew and they're all 10 99.”
Hutchins: 'All the Hacks' Averages 15,000 Day-One Downloads Per Episode
“But that range, by the way, on like day one downloads is anywhere from like, 13 to 17,000 downloads on day one.
so it's not like, you know, and on average it's like 15.
So like a bad episode is like 10% worse, and a good episode is like 10 or 20% more.”