For nearly a decade, Kate was a full-time, freelance journalist before creating the Root + Revel wellness blog. This turned into an incredibly profitable, six-figure business – so successful, in fact, that she has grown that business into an asset that she’s selling!
Over her career, Kate has handled pitches from all angles. As a freelance journalist, she pitched stories to editors, and now, as a podcaster herself Kate is on the receiving end of so.many.pitches. Since launching the Success with Soul podcast in April 2020, Kate has already attracted high-profile guests like Pat Flynn, Amy Porterfield and Tarzan Kay.
So how has she managed that? Tune in to find out!
Pitching High-Profile Guests for YOUR Podcast with Kate Kordsmeier
Topics covered include:
- The ways that Kate has followed her gut when pivoting in her career as a corporate copywriter to freelance journalist to blogger and podcaster, even as others had their own ideas regarding her ‘dream jobs’
- How Kate successfully pitched high-profile guests on her show
Why appearances on big podcasts might not necessarily convert as well as smaller, more niche shows. Bigger is not always better! - The methods Kate used when she was searching for experts and sources for articles
- How Kate likes to be pitched for the Success with Soul podcast
- Share your top takeaway from this episode with and Kate and Angie on Instagram
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Sign up for the waitlist and be notified as soon as we open the doors for the next round of the Go Pitch Yourself program
- Get your free downloadable version of Angie’s roadmap for podcast pitching success to be notified when the Go Pitch Yourself program reopens
- Book a discovery call to see if Angie can support YOUR visibility needs
- Follow Angie on Instagram – and submit your screenshots when you’re ready to Go Pitch Yourself
- Listen to Angie on episode 41 of the Success with Soul podcast: How to be a Guest on Podcasts
- Listen to Go Pitch Yourself episode 34: Racheal Cook’s Interview on Smart Passive Income with Pat Flynn
- Listen to interviews with Pat Flynn, Tarzan Kay, and Amy Porterfield on the Success with Soul podcast
- Listen to Go Pitch Yourself episode 17: Using HARO to Pitch Media and Podcasts w/ Erin Ollila
- Listen to Kate Kordsmeier, guesting on Rebecca Minkoff’s Superwomen podcast: Email Over Social Media – How to Best Monetize Your Blog in 2021
- Get Kate’s FREE 99-Step Roadmap to Profitable Blogging
- Visit KateKordsmeier.com and listen to the Success with Soul podcast
- Visit the Root + Revel website
Now it’s time for you to get out there and Go Pitch Yourself! Be sure to screenshot this episode and tag me on Instagram @angie_trueblood and let me know that you are ready to #gopitchyourself! I’ll add your post to my story and help you spread the word!
Can’t wait to connect again!
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