This Week In BlkPodNews Presented by The VP Club
Weekly Industry News and Updates For Podcast Creatives & Professionals
This Week’s Sponsors:
This week’s issue for “This Week In BlkPodNews” is brought to you by The VP Club, a virtual podcast recording studio membership that helps creatives: record their podcasts with as little equipment as a computer, gives access to podcast information and resources, and provides an outlet for stories untold. » Learn More «
You Are Invited to the 1st Annual BPA Virtual Holiday Party & Raffle Giveaway
The Black Podcasters Association cordially invites you to our first Annual Virtual Podcasters Holiday Party!
Celebrate the holidays with us for a fun-filled night of networking break-outs, music, games, and prizes.
Let's come together with the leaders and members that make up the Black Podcasters Association in a relaxed virtual setting and learn first hand about what makes this community so amazing.
This is the perfect time to connect with other podcasters and podcast professionals of all experience levels from all over the country. Come and learn what our friends in the podcasting industry are up to as well as what's up and coming for the BPA in 2023.
We will have raffle giveaways for each hour of our event, so make sure you are there, because that is the only way to win! You can even win raffle tickets by wearing your BPA t-shirt and posting it on IG using the hashtag #BPAHoliday
Win raffle tickets by posting a picture of you in your BPA Shirt on Instagram up to one time per day using the hashtag #BPAHoliday.
To order your official BPA T-shirt, » Click Here! «
Purchase raffle tickets for $5 (2 tix) $10 (5 tix) or $25 (15 tix) on Eventbrite as an add-on to your BPA Holiday Party ticket. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/471968930777
See you there!!
The VP Club Announces It’s Launch with A Live Kick-Off Event!
In last week’s newsletter, we announced our community partnership with the VP Club, a community and one-stop-shop for podcasters. We are excited to announce the official kick-off of the VP Club with their free training, “How To Start A Podcast In 30 Days” on November 28, 2022, @ 7 PM EST!
This training is for anyone who has been thinking of starting a podcast or is ready to take their current podcast to the next level.
That means:
Creatives looking to expand their brand beyond their current platforms
Thought leaders looking to establish themselves as an authority in their niche
Podcasters that are looking to just show up and be the host aka the talent
Content creators looking to monetize their brand online
You can register for this free training by clicking the button below.
PS: If you know someone who’s looking to start in podcasting, pleas share this with them.
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Cyber Monday Sale! Save Over 30% Off of Standard Membership
Today is the last day to take advantage of our Black Friday to Cyber Monday Sale!
You can now join the Black Podcasters Association and save over 30% off the Standard Membership dues.
This is a once in a lifetime chance to join the only online community dedicated to Black podcast creatives and professionals before we raise our membership dues in 2023.
What Are The Benefits?
A community of like-minded podcasters who are serious about their own success and supporting each other
Exclusive access to workshops, courses, and events
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This is your last chance to save on our membership dues, before we raise them for 2023.
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Systems Lab Live Hosted By Ashley Shuler
Join Ashley Shuler for Systems Lab LIVE, a weekly livestream dedicated to trending topics on productivity, training on project management, and team operations strategies. We're bridging the gaps between people, technology, and operations.
In this livestream, we explore my journey with time management from a biblical perspective with practical applications of calendar management, roadmapping, and task management.
Today's Agenda:
️ ⭐️ What's New in the Black Tech Ecosystem
️ ⭐️ Biblical Principles of Time Management
Watch the next episode of Systems Lab LIVE on November 28th, 2022 here:
This Week’s Sponsors:
The VP Club, a virtual podcast recording studio membership that helps creatives: record their podcasts with as little equipment as a computer, gives access to podcast information and resources, and provides an outlet for stories untold. » Learn More «
SEOAssist.com Announces Their Next Pitch Fest Workshop & Get 50% off
Akilah Thompkins-Robinson, of Girl Get Visible, will be hosting the next SEOAssist Pitch Fest Workshop on December 30th, 2022 from 10 AM - 2 PM EST.
This Monday, you can Get 50% off now for our next Pitch Fest Workshop on Dec 30.
During the workshop, I'll show you how to find shows to pitch, we'll write your pitch and follow-up letters, and by the end of the day we'll hit send and your Q1 Visibility plan will already be put into action.
Grab your spot now seoassist.com/bf2022.
There are only 30 Live seats available and an on-demand version for those who can't make it live.
You will get:
Access to Live WorkShop
Replay from Full Event
Audio Podcast Version of event training
1 month of SEO Assist Access
Pitch and Follow up Letter Content Flow in SEO Assist
Access to Podcast Directory in SEO Assist (75+ podcasts listed)
BONUS: Being a DOPE Guest Expert trainingLive Feedback on your Pitch Letter
Live Feedback on Pitch List
Let's get you out there in front of the right people this year.
To learn more or register for the workshop, click button below.
BlkPodNews Notables
⭐️ Acast Is Encouraging Podcasters To Make Podcasts More Accessible - In celebration of UK Disability History Month, Acast wants to encourage their creators to add a visual description to their podcasts to help make podcasts more inclusive for those with visual disabilities. To learn more about this initiative and to hear an example of a visual description » Click Here «
⭐️ Brian Barletta Explores The Current State oF Subscription Podcasting - In this article, Brian Barletta of Sounds Profitable discuss his observations and where he see’s the value of podcasts subscriptions. » Read More «
“The value of podcast subscriptions is that they can provide an option for the apps to generate revenue through facilitating payments and further motivate those selling subscriptions to advertise in the apps that offer it. As more and more listeners engage on those apps, the publishers lean in further to that channel as a priority in their marketing.
Podcast subscriptions have the power to be the first standard across the industry that isn’t baked into the RSS feed. But what do we need to see to get there?”
⭐️ A New Platform Emerges to Offer Short-Form Audio Subscriptions - A Jam.ai, delivers audio inspiration in a whole new way: short, sweet, and complete. Fill your playlist with short audio lessons, making lessons more accessible and providing clear focus needed for information retention. » Learn More «
This Week’s Sponsors:
The VP Club, a virtual podcast recording studio membership that helps creatives: record their podcasts with as little equipment as a computer, gives access to podcast information and resources, and provides an outlet for stories untold. » Learn More «