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OwlTail

Today’s guest is recording studio owner, mixer, podcast host, and entrepreneur Dee Kei Waddell.  Not only has he worked with artists such as Kanye West and The Game, but his podcast Mixing Music, is one of the top shows in the industry.  His interests don’t stop with music though.  He is also a co-author of three children’s books and a co-founder of LaunchPod Media, a podcast marketing and analytics firm.  We have a great chat about the importance of setting boundaries, why he mixes bass first, how to build a personal brand, and why you should make a career out of the things you’d do for free.In this episode we'll dig in on...Finding the entrepreneurial spiritMixing 1000 songs in a yearHating inefficiencyMusic as a form of therapyApplying the general principles of economics to your music careerThere's no such thing as emergencies, people can waitThe importance of giving back and how that can help you growBuilding a personal brandShadow testing and advertisingHacking the algorithm with SEO to increase discoverabilityBeing a plug-in hipsterThe Go Giver4 Hour Work WeekAtomic HabitsLearn More About Dee Kei Waddell...Dee Kei Website: https://deekeimixes.comMixing Music Podcast: https://mixingmusicpodcast.comChildren's Books: https://deekeiandkayoko.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/deekeimixes/📢 Our Sponsors 📢Check out oeksound.  The makers of Soothe2 and Spiff!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!Crescendo: The World's First Subscription Mixing ServiceListen to Secret Sonics!🙏 Support the Show 🙏Support Progressions on Patreon!Sign up for the Progressions Mailing ListInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/progressionspod/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgressionsPod/Twitter: https://twitter.com/progressionspodLearn more about Travis: https://www.travisference.com/Affiliate Links (aka Support the Show AND Get Stuff):Soundflow - Speed up your workflow!Vanguard Audio Microphones!Gear I Can't Live Without!Recommended ReadingCheck out the Progressions Podcast SetupRiverside.fm - Video Interview PlatformCaptivate.fm - Start your own Podcast!Credits:Guest: Dee Kei WaddellHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Stephen BoydTheme Music: inter.ference

Today’s guest is recording studio owner, mixer, podcast host, and entrepreneur Dee Kei Waddell. Not only has he worked with artists such as Kanye West and The Game, but his podcast Mixing Music, is one of the top shows in the industry. His interests don’t stop with music though. He is also a co-author of three children’s books and a co-founder of LaunchPod Media, a podcast marketing and analytics firm. We have a great chat about the importance of setting boundaries, why he mixes bass first, how to build a personal brand, and why you should make a career out of the things you’d do for free.In this episode we'll dig in on...<ul><li>Finding the entrepreneurial spirit</li><li>Mixing 1000 songs in a year</li><li>Hating inefficiency</li><li>Music as a form of therapy</li><li>Applying the general principles of economics to your music career</li><li>There's no such thing as emergencies, people can wait</li><li>The importance of giving back and how that can help you grow</li><li>Building a personal brand</li><li>Shadow testing and advertising</li><li>Hacking the algorithm with SEO to increase discoverability</li><li>Being a plug-in hipster</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3NRSlzH" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Go Giver</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3yUe4mm" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">4 Hour Work Week</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3nOkKvY" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Atomic Habits</a></li></ul>Learn More About Dee Kei Waddell...Dee Kei Website: <a href="https://deekeimixes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://deekeimixes.com</a>Mixing Music Podcast: <a href="https://mixingmusicpodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://mixingmusicpodcast.com</a>Children's Books: <a href="https://deekeiandkayoko.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://deekeiandkayoko.com</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deekeimixes/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/deekeimixes/</a>📢 Our Sponsors 📢Check out <a href="https://oeksound.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">oeksound</a>. The makers of Soothe2 and Spiff!Sign Up for <a href="https://www.completeproducer.net/share/z_LJhc8M_GtKZ1OX?utm_source=manual" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Complete Producer Network</a>!<a href="https://crescendomix.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Crescendo: The World's First Subscription Mixing Service</a>Listen to <a href="https://www.benwallick.com/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Secret Sonics</a>!🙏 Support the Show 🙏Support Progressions on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/progressionspod" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>!Sign up for the <a href="https://mailchi.mp/87a95bbfe666/progressionspod" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Progressions Mailing List</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/progressionspod/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/progressionspod/</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ProgressionsPod/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ProgressionsPod/</a>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/progressionspod" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/progressionspod</a>Learn more about Travis: <a href="https://www.travisference.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.travisference.com/</a>Affiliate Links (aka Support the Show AND Get Stuff):<a href="https://soundflow.org/invite?fpr=progressions" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Soundflow</a> - Speed up your workflow!<a href="https://vanguard-audio-labs.myshopify.com?aff=24" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Vanguard Audio Microphones!</a><a href="https://kit.co/travisference/gear-i-can-t-live-without" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Gear I Can't Live Without!</a><a href="https://kit.co/travisference/progressions-recommended-reading" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Recommended Reading</a><a href="https://kit.co/travisference/progressions-podcast-setup" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Check out the Progressions Podcast Setup</a><a href="https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_source=rewardful&amp;via=travis-ference" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Riverside.fm</a> - Video Interview Platform<a href="https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=travisference" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Captivate.fm</a> - Start your own Podcast!Credits:Guest: Dee Kei WaddellHost: Travis FerenceEditor: <a href="https://linktr.ee/djempirical" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Stephen Boyd</a>Theme Music: inter.ference

Dee Kei Waddell: Setting Boundaries, Giving Value, and the Mixing Music Podcast

This was a great episode! Check out ours and Dee Kei's links to follow us! Links to follow us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mixedreviewspod/ Redbubble shop: https://www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Mixed-Reviews-Logo-by-blakeroyal/47384533.EJUG5 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mixed-reviews/id1511590132 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5bFBmL398uAu0ZkruNE9LV Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xY2Q2ZWE5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Links to follow Dee Kei: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deekeimixes/ Website: https://www.deekeimixes.com/

This was a great episode! Check out ours and Dee Kei's links to follow us! Links to follow us: Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mixedreviewspod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/mixedreviewspod/</a> Redbubble shop: <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Mixed-Reviews-Logo-by-blakeroyal/47384533.EJUG5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Mixed-Reviews-Logo-by-blakeroyal/47384533.EJUG5</a> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mixed-reviews/id1511590132" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mixed-reviews/id1511590132</a> Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5bFBmL398uAu0ZkruNE9LV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/5bFBmL398uAu0ZkruNE9LV</a> Google Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xY2Q2ZWE5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xY2Q2ZWE5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw</a> Links to follow Dee Kei: Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deekeimixes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/deekeimixes/</a> Website: <a href="https://www.deekeimixes.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.deekeimixes.com/</a>

Defining Moments In Life and Being Genuine When Dealing With Others - Dee Kei Waddell - Episode 5

John Dinkel

LaunchPod Media co-founders John Dinkel, Dee Kei Waddell help businesses fulfill their marketing goals through podcasts. Their podcasts have been featured by Apple Podcast 15 times and they have top shows in 13 countries. In this episode, they share how they successfully "game" their podcast analytics go grow their productions, so you can too.   Places Podcasters Should Engage With Their Audience Online:   Facebook   Groups Live Streams Live Stream (stories)    Instagram Reddit Discord Quora  Twitch Live Streams  Time Codes Worth Mentioning: 00:00:02:22  - How these cofounders met.  00:00:02:40 -  “I started a podcast to piss off one of my professors and the rest is kind of history.” - John Dinkle 00:00:05:41 - My listenership is low, my market is small, but I have a very large portion of the market share. So, that means the people who are interested in my podcast are engaging; [Bringing in money and fan mail.] 00:00:06:10 - The 2 big misconceptions in podcasting.  00:00:07:37 - “If you have 50 peeps in your email list, that doesn't mean very much, but 50 listeners in a podcasting sense, podcast listeners are much more dedicated than an email reader." DeeKei Waddell 00:00:07:49 - Conversion rate is 64%. IN other words, 64 percent of podcast listeners purchase something recommended by the host every 3 months. That kind of power does not happen in any other medium. 00:00:08:29 - "I just have a few hundred downloads. And, that's all it took for Spotify and Apple to recognize how I'm doing." -DeeKei Waddell 00:00:11:18 - You can be an expert at things, but still be learning through your podcasting process.  00:00:12:42 - "As someone who has received a ton of hate mail. As you may imagine, being in the TV industry a lot of people have opinions about how you look, how you sound, what you say if you put a typo out there in an article, there's a lot of opinions that have come my way over time."  "For every person who doesn't like what you're doing, for every person who's hating on you or sends you a mean message. There are probably 10 people who are so grateful...maybe even more.. maybe, even more, there are probably 100 people who love you and that one person who's like raaaah. And, they are the ones who write that email." "If you’re going to podcast, if you're going to step in front of a microphone, you are now opening yourself up to criticism. Someone is going to say something, you are going to get hate mail, just prepare for it and think, every time you get 1 of those messages, there are 100 people that are so grateful that you delivered your message."  - Christine O’Donnell  00:00:14:48  - "What if Instagram is not working, where else do I go to promote my podcast?  00:00:22:10 -  Speak Pipe --&gt; Word Press Application where people can call in and leave you messages you can add to your podcast 00:00:22:54 - Use the same email in your RSS feed for all of the emails you use for your podcast!  00:00:24:19 - 42 listeners for the first 3 months of your show -- the average download rate.  00:00:25:41 - Resource for SEO growth with Keywords: AnswerThePublic.com Google is now tracking the automatic transcript, then you have a very good chance of having your podcast rank at the top of Google.  Companies will pay $60,000 for a SERP (Search Engine Results Pages) at the top of Google, You can go above the, by making a YouTube video and having the transcript there...then you can usually beat out advertisements at $16 a click.  00:00:23:37 - Track Your Podcast: Chartable, Podtrac Connect with Launch Pod Media's John Dinkle and DeeKei Waddell  LaunchPod Media - Website  John Dinkle - Manga Sensei Podcast  DeeKei Waddle:   Mixing Music Podcast  

LaunchPod Media co-founders John Dinkel, Dee Kei Waddell help businesses fulfill their marketing goals through podcasts. Their podcasts have been featured by Apple Podcast 15 times and they have top shows in 13 countries. In this episode, they share how they successfully "game" their podcast analytics go grow their productions, so you can too.   Places Podcasters Should Engage With Their Audience Online:  <ol> <li>Facebook</li> <li> <ol> <li>Groups</li> <li>Live Streams</li> <li>Live Stream (stories) </li> </ol> </li> <li>Instagram</li> <li>Reddit</li> <li>Discord</li> <li>Quora </li> <li>Twitch Live Streams</li> </ol> Time Codes Worth Mentioning: 00:00:02:22  - How these cofounders met.  00:00:02:40 -  “I started a podcast to piss off one of my professors and the rest is kind of history.” - John Dinkle 00:00:05:41 - My listenership is low, my market is small, but I have a very large portion of the market share. So, that means the people who are interested in my podcast are engaging; [Bringing in money and fan mail.] 00:00:06:10 - The 2 big misconceptions in podcasting.  00:00:07:37 - “If you have 50 peeps in your email list, that doesn't mean very much, but 50 listeners in a podcasting sense, podcast listeners are much more dedicated than an email reader." DeeKei Waddell 00:00:07:49 - Conversion rate is 64%. IN other words, 64 percent of podcast listeners purchase something recommended by the host every 3 months. That kind of power does not happen in any other medium. 00:00:08:29 - "I just have a few hundred downloads. And, that's all it took for Spotify and Apple to recognize how I'm doing." -DeeKei Waddell 00:00:11:18 - You can be an expert at things, but still be learning through your podcasting process.  00:00:12:42 - "As someone who has received a ton of hate mail. As you may imagine, being in the TV industry a lot of people have opinions about how you look, how you sound, what you say if you put a typo out there in an article, there's a lot of opinions that have come my way over time."  "For every person who doesn't like what you're doing, for every person who's hating on you or sends you a mean message. There are probably 10 people who are so grateful...maybe even more.. maybe, even more, there are probably 100 people who love you and that one person who's like raaaah. And, they are the ones who write that email." "If you’re going to podcast, if you're going to step in front of a microphone, you are now opening yourself up to criticism. Someone is going to say something, you are going to get hate mail, just prepare for it and think, every time you get 1 of those messages, there are 100 people that are so grateful that you delivered your message."  - Christine O’Donnell  00:00:14:48  - "What if Instagram is not working, where else do I go to promote my podcast?  00:00:22:10 -  Speak Pipe --&gt; Word Press Application where people can call in and leave you messages you can add to your podcast 00:00:22:54 - Use the same email in your RSS feed for all of the emails you use for your podcast!  00:00:24:19 - 42 listeners for the first 3 months of your show -- the average download rate.  00:00:25:41 - Resource for SEO growth with Keywords: <a href="https://answerthepublic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AnswerThePublic.com</a> Google is now tracking the automatic transcript, then you have a very good chance of having your podcast rank at the top of Google.  Companies will pay $60,000 for a SERP (Search Engine Results Pages) at the top of Google, You can go above the, by making a YouTube video and having the transcript there...then you can usually beat out advertisements at $16 a click.  00:00:23:37 - Track Your Podcast: <a href="https://chartable.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chartable</a>, <a href="http://analytics.podtrac.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podtrac</a> Connect with Launch Pod Media's John Dinkle and DeeKei Waddell <ul> <li>LaunchPod Media - <a href="https://launchpod.media/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> </li> <li>John Dinkle - <a href="https://manga-sensei.com/podcast/;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Manga Sensei Podcast</a> </li> <li>DeeKei Waddle: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mixing-music-with-dee-kei/id1469092311" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">  Mixing Music Podcast</a> </li> </ul>

9. How To GAME Your Podcast Analytics | John Dinkel, Dee Kei Waddell