Yes you're making a podcast or a blog. But WHY are you doing it and what do you want to achieve? Subscribe:ITUNES | ANDROID | STITCHER | RSS FEED Scribbled Shownotes I listened to a great episode of Cliff Ravencraft’s podcast the other day where he spoke about making a podcast He said a lot of people that come to him have got it the wrong way around They made a podcast, but didn’t do it for a reason There was nothing for a listener to then jump off to afterwards This is fine for for-fun podcasts, but what about the marketing ones? Why are you doing your content marketing? What are you ultimately trying to market? My personal reasons for doing a podcast You all know: I started my podcast in January as a challenge and “marketing experiment” I didn’t have anything to sell though I enjoy it and that’s one of the most important things A new goal of mine is to freely share everything I learn It helps me build an audience - 1000 Fans by Kevin Kelly Let’s flip the question around But let me turn the question to you: why are YOU doing these things? Or why are you NOT doing? A reason is important For years, I didn’t have a reason, so I didn’t do it Now I want to share, I have a reason Support Ask a Designer Anything Ask a Designer Anything Website Twitter (@craigburgess) Ask a Designer Anything on Facebook Leave me a review on iTunes