If your podcast audience isn’t growing, you might want to niche down.In this episode of Profitcast, Seth Silvers and The Real Brian talk about one of the most common and costly mistakes in business podcasting: trying to reach everyone. They explore the power of creating content for a specific person, why general messaging falls flat, and how to align your show’s content and packaging with the audience you actually want to serve.This episode of Profitcast will help you sharpen your message, focus your strategy, and finally reach the right people with your podcast.Topics explored in this episode:(01:19) Defining your audience in complex businesses(03:22) When your message and packaging don’t match(05:29) Why audience alignment takes discipline(08:49) Create your podcast for one person(11:19) Speaking to “you,” not “everyone”(14:42) Specificity is how podcasts grow(18:06) Aligning your strategy with what you really want(22:38) Targeting a focused audience, even inside a broad one(27:21) Solve a specific problem for a specific person(28:22) Set clear expectations—and meet them(29:27) Your ideal listener might be you from two years agoThanks for listening to Profitcast! For more tools to grow your podcast, check out BusinessPodcastRoadmap.com —a free resource we update monthly with everything we’re learning about successful podcasting for businesses. If you’re serious about growing and monetizing your podcast, reach out to The Real Brian and Seth Silvers to learn more. Seth Silvers:storyon.coSeth's LinkedIn The Real Brian:realbrianmedia.comTRB's LinkedInrealbrianshow.comTRB's YouTube ChannelSubscribe and Listen to The Real Brian Show Podcast HERE:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/profitcast-helping-businesses-start-a-podcast-that/id894979986Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4IahJnf3FJjOSvomfjGwRv?si=0458e8a8579b46d1YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLomuMlItmjjdWoo6VQQvBgAny time you purchase something off of Amazon, please consider using the Profitcast affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4kyVYfzAffiliate links mean we earn a commission from qualifying purchases. This helps support the channel at no additional cost to you!Ecamm Live for Streaming: https://www.ecamm.com/mac/ecammlive/?fp_ref=realbrianshow