I love listening to podcasts. Pick a topic, choose a show, listen when you want to. The format allows you to get to know the hosts and the interviewees. It's why I have wanted to create my own show. In fact in 2015, I created two of them. The first one outlines the steps you can take to get media exposure for yourself or your company. You can listen to those episodes here. The second one allows me to ask questions - a lot of them. The entrepreneurs I'm talking with are standouts in their industries - tech, marketing, communications, product licensing - and they have agreed to share their strategies to success. I'm so thrilled to have Todd Cochrane on the show. He's a podcaster, the creator of GeekNewsCentral, a blogger, and the owner of RawVoice, which is well known for its Blubrry Powerpress plug-in for podcasters. What you will learn in this episode: *How Todd transitioned from a career in the military to becoming a successful entrepreneur *The different ways a podcaster can make money, and Todd outlines how he has turned a passion into a business *The step-by-step strategy Todd used to grow his audience and develop a raving fan base *How Google fuels his business *What he does to consistently attract tens of thousands of visitors to his website every day *What he did to build a profitable business (doing what he loves) in 9 months *How he used his ohana (Hawaiian for "family"), meaning his audience, to build his company *How one particular yearly conference has led to a goldmine of contacts, website traffic, and customers *How the podcasting world is evolving and what skills you need to succeed in it Links mentioned in the show: Reach Todd Cochrane via email: ceo@rawvoice.com Connect with Todd via LinkedIn here Todd's website: geeknewscentral.com Hosting & stats tools for new podcasters: blubrry.com Use this code: blubrry005 for a free month of service