Ep. 199: Matt McGee Shares How He Creates Podcast Content, Part 1
I love podcasts. I mean, after nearly 200 episodes of my own, you know that there has to be something amazing about podcasts!
I firmly believe that podcasts are an amazing way to connect with my audience, and build a stronger network.
Through nearly 200 episodes, I’ve had to change to interview nearly 100 different agents, and share my tips with my listeners!
That why when I started listening to Matt McGee’s podcast, I know that I had to have him on the show! As a fellow podcast creator, it’s always a delight to talk to someone else who is doing similar work!
After binge-listening to Matt’s work on the HomeLight podcast, I knew that I wanted to have him on the show to share his experiences with you!
We’re talking about creating content, interviewing guests, and keeping focused. Matt McGee is a content creator with Homelight, and has been the main person working on the HomeLight podcast! I’ve listened to him for hours, and can’t wait for you to hear from him!
Ready to hear Matt McGee’s insights on creating content? If you’re thinking about ever creating a podcast, you won’t want to miss this week’s episode of the Selling the Dream podcast!
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Highlights of this episode:
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Tom introduces Matt, and his career path.
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Tom and Matt discuss their podcasts, and how they come up with content.
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One of the fun things about a podcast is that you create a plan, but you really never know how an interview is going to go until you’re recording!
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Matt shares how they find focus for each episode, and help get the best out of each guest on the show.
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As the podcast picked up, and more people listened, Matt started getting lots of questions from listeners, and what they wanted to hear!
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You learn as you go: your style will change as you gain experience, and you will become a better interviewer!
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Matt shares his process. He starts with a pre-planning call with the guest so he can set expectations and learn more about their unique value.
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Tom and Matt share how they find quality guests to appear on the show.
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Learn how to really listen to people while you interview: don’t be so focused on your next question that you miss any gems or major takeaways they have given!
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Matt shares about his favorite episode of his podcast.
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Catch part 2 next week!
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TRANSCRIPT:
[00:00:01] Everybody today, Tom Tezak with Matt McGee and sharing, how do you get out of a bunny hole when you're recording a podcast?
[00:00:09] Welcome to Selling the Dream, a podcast created four and five second whole and resorbed realtor Bontemps teaser. Each week. My goal is to bring you a quick real estate tip, along with an info past interview with an industry rock star.
[00:00:22] My mission is to bring this cutting edge marketing finding true self. And information about the latest technology. Thanks for tuning in. And remember, we're not telling her what she was telling the truth.
[00:00:37] Good morning, everybody. Good afternoon or good evening, wherever you're at, whatever time it is, and you're listening to the show. Welcome to Selling the Dream.
[00:00:44] And today, I say this every week, but I'm always excited to have guests. But today I have been listened to our guest for hours on his podcast, and he's just started doing a podcast. Not too long ago. I was guest on a show and I just really connected with with him. Matt McGhee from our home light. And he does the walkthrough. And Matt said, Don't. You don't need to be an advertiser. For me, it's like, well, it's not, but you're just so much fun.
[00:01:11] You're a great, great guy to listen to. And you bring so many great guests in the big so far in your show, which is twenty two shows, long or thereabouts. Matt, welcome to Selling the Dream.
[00:01:21] Tom, thank you so much for having me on. It's great to I loved having you on our show a couple months ago and it's it's a pleasure to return the favor and be on your show.
[00:01:30] Cool. Thank you so much. And you know, I you know, usually we go into these shows with like an idea and a plan. And Matt and I were talking yesterday. It's like, you know, I just want to have a conversation that because you've been doing now 20 some shows and I've been on this will be probably at my two hundred and first two hundred and third episode. And I just wanted to chat with you in so we can share with our audience who are out there listening to podcasts. Obviously, if they're listening, they're podcast fans and their agents. So they're thinking about creating content. And so many of them are saying, oh, I should do a podcast. And, you know, I think I just wanna have a conversation with you about should they? And then also, what have you learned in the first, you know, 20 or so episodes and sort of have that conversation? So what did you share, what your thoughts are with all of that? And welcome to the show.
[00:02:21] Thanks again. Thanks for having me on. And it's a pleasure. And I love having you on our show. And yeah, I think it's I do see. I wonder if if you would agree, I, I sense and I you know, I see a lot of the headlines related to podcasts, and it seems to me that there has been an increase in listenership just over the last couple of years. And I would ass...