How I'd Grow a Podcast from 0 to 1,000 Listeners (If I Could Start Over)
Podcasting with Hiwi G
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How to grow your podcast from scratch — step by step guide for beginners.
👩🏽💻 Apply for Emerging Voices Accelerator 👉 https://hiwote.typeform.com/to/RETSnMtR
📥 Grab the free 10-step guide 👉 https://tenstepstolaunch.depthandcand...
Most new podcasters jump straight to stage three (Reddit posts, Facebook ads, Instagram clips) before they've earned stage one, and that's exactly why they stall at 30 listeners. The growth path that actually works for new podcasters starts with your inner circle (your first 20 listeners), builds through word-of-mouth and a Substack newsletter (20 to 100), and only then expands outward by guesting on adjacent-niche podcasts and naming episodes for Apple Podcasts and Spotify search (100 to 1,000).
I also share a real timeline from one of my Emerging Voices podcasters, Shannon, who hit 1,000 listeners in 8 months from zero — no email list, no platform, nothing. Plus the part most podcast growth videos skip: how to push through the rough patch where every new podcaster wants to quit.
Subscribe for weekly podcast production tips, and tell me in the comments — which stage are you stuck at right now?
🛠 TOOLS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:
• Substack (free newsletter platform): https://substack.com
• Riverside (recording + AI clipping tool): https://riverside.com/
• Apple Podcasts & Spotify
🙋🏾♀️ Who am I?
Hey, I'm Hiwote, but my friends call me Hiwi! 👋🏾
I'm a podcast producer, and I've worked on shows like Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel, This is Dating (featured in TIME Magazine as one of the best podcasts of 2022), and projects with The New York Times, TED, and more.
My goal? To help aspiring podcasters gain the creative clarity and confidence they need to create shows that are as unique as they are.
––––
Ready to start?
✅ Subscribe for weekly tips on how to create and grow a podcast that feels like you.
📥 Grab the free 10-step guide: https://tenstepstolaunch.depthandcand...
Want to Stay Connected?
📱 Instagram: Instagram: emergingvoicesstudio
⏱ Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:25 - 5 questions to answer first
03:13 - Stage 1: Your first 20 listeners
08:22 - Stage 2: 20 → 100 listeners
12:38 - Stage 3: 100 → 1,000 listeners
20:05 - Outro
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How I'd Grow a Podcast from 0 to 1,000 Listeners (If I Could Start Over)
Podcasting with Hiwi G
3,640 views
How to grow your podcast from scratch — step by step guide for beginners.
👩🏽💻 Apply for Emerging Voices Accelerator 👉 https://hiwote.typeform.com/to/RETSnMtR
📥 Grab the free 10-step guide 👉 https://tenstepstolaunch.depthandcand...
Most new podcasters jump straight to stage three (Reddit posts, Facebook ads, Instagram clips) before they've earned stage one, and that's exactly why they stall at 30 listeners. The growth path that actually works for new podcasters starts with your inner circle (your first 20 listeners), builds through word-of-mouth and a Substack newsletter (20 to 100), and only then expands outward by guesting on adjacent-niche podcasts and naming episodes for Apple Podcasts and Spotify search (100 to 1,000).
I also share a real timeline from one of my Emerging Voices podcasters, Shannon, who hit 1,000 listeners in 8 months from zero — no email list, no platform, nothing. Plus the part most podcast growth videos skip: how to push through the rough patch where every new podcaster wants to quit.
Subscribe for weekly podcast production tips, and tell me in the comments — which stage are you stuck at right now?
🛠 TOOLS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:
• Substack (free newsletter platform): https://substack.com
• Riverside (recording + AI clipping tool): https://riverside.com/
• Apple Podcasts & Spotify
🙋🏾♀️ Who am I?
Hey, I'm Hiwote, but my friends call me Hiwi! 👋🏾
I'm a podcast producer, and I've worked on shows like Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel, This is Dating (featured in TIME Magazine as one of the best podcasts of 2022), and projects with The New York Times, TED, and more.
My goal? To help aspiring podcasters gain the creative clarity and confidence they need to create shows that are as unique as they are.
––––
Ready to start?
✅ Subscribe for weekly tips on how to create and grow a podcast that feels like you.
📥 Grab the free 10-step guide: https://tenstepstolaunch.depthandcand...
Want to Stay Connected?
📱 Instagram: Instagram: emergingvoicesstudio
⏱ Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:25 - 5 questions to answer first
03:13 - Stage 1: Your first 20 listeners
08:22 - Stage 2: 20 → 100 listeners
12:38 - Stage 3: 100 → 1,000 listeners
20:05 - Outro