Sometimes you don't recognize how much you've grown until you look back at where you started.

In this episode of the Failure Is Knowledge Podcast, Terryl Humphrey shares how a book he struggled to understand in 2023 started making sense almost three years later while studying business management.

Terryl reflects on his experiences with education, business, football, the Marine Corps, and entrepreneurship. He explains why starting before you know everything, asking questions, and learning from people with different experiences can help you grow.

If you've been questioning your progress, struggling to understand something new, or waiting until you feel ready to take action, this conversation is for you.

In this episode:

-Why reflecting on your growth matters

-Starting before you understand everything

-Learning how to read financial reports

-The importance of asking questions

-Why education and implementation go together

-Learning from uncomfortable environments

Recognizing progress over time

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How do you stand out in business, podcasting, or content creation without comparing yourself to others?

In this episode of the Failure Is Knowledge Podcast, Terryl Humphrey shares what he has learned after producing over 893 podcast episodes and spending five years learning how to build a business.

From attending networking events and recording behind-the-scenes content to understanding sales, marketing, and business operations, Terryl explains why standing out is about more than having expensive equipment or creating content.

In this episode, we discuss:

- Why being yourself helps you stand out

- How podcasting can build relationships

- Why consistency goes beyond creating content

- The importance of learning the business

- How asking questions and applying information helps you grow

Whether you're a business owner, podcaster, or someone launching something new, this conversation shares lessons from Terryl's experience.

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Launching a podcast is one thing. Standing out, making money, and staying consistent are completely different challenges.

In this episode of the Failure Is Knowledge Podcast, Terryl Humphrey shares three challenges new podcasters face and what he's learned from producing more than 893 podcast episodes.

After speaking with business owners interested in launching their podcasts, Terryl realized many were struggling with the same challenges he experienced.

In this conversation, you'll learn how to stand out in a crowded podcast market, why understanding your business model matters, and how consistency helps you improve over time.

Terryl also shares his experience exploring affiliate marketing, learning how to generate revenue, and making adjustments while growing Failure Is Knowledge.

Whether you're thinking about launching a podcast or you've already launched one, this conversation will help you understand what it takes to keep going.

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If you're trying to figure out how to turn a podcast into a business, one of the biggest things you need to understand is that creating episodes is only one part of it. You also need to know who you're serving, what problem you're solving, what you're offering, and what you're charging.

After producing 893 podcast episodes, I've learned that being able to podcast and understanding the business of podcasting are two different things.

For a long time, I knew how to have conversations. I knew how to ask questions. I knew how to record content.

What I didn't understand was the business behind it.

In this episode, I talk about what changed when I started focusing more on the customer instead of only focusing on my podcast.

I also talk about:

• Why your podcast can be only step one

• Why having an offer matters

• What business owners told me they struggled with

• Why having equipment doesn't mean someone will actually start

• What I learned from trying to charge people to come onto my podcast

• Why I had to become comfortable putting prices on my services

• How talking to customers changed the direction of Failure Is Knowledge

• Why I'm expanding into podcast recording, event testimonials, and speaking engagement recordings

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We'll talk about where you are right now, what you're looking to create, and how we can help you record, edit, produce, and publish your podcast.

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If you're trying to figure out how to grow your podcast audience, one thing I've learned is that you don't always know who's listening.

People can find your podcast today, months from now, or even years after you publish an episode.

In this episode, I talk about what I've learned after producing over 893 podcast episodes and why I had to change the way I looked at podcast growth.

I used to wonder why people weren't responding, commenting, or telling me they were listening. Then people started coming up to me saying they had seen my content and listened to the podcast.

That helped me realize there is always a new listener.

But people cannot find you if you never put yourself out there.

I also talk about what happens when you start becoming more visible, including dealing with negative comments, publishing consistently, using different platforms, and learning how your podcast connects to your business.

We also get into the business side of podcasting.

If you want to make money from your podcast, you have to think about what you're going to offer, what you're going to sell, who you're helping, how you're going to follow up, and how you're going to deliver.

This episode is for podcasters and business owners who feel like people aren't listening or their podcast isn't growing fast enough.

One episode doesn't have to generate all of your listeners.

Keep putting yourself out there so the next person has an opportunity to find you.

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How do you create a podcast system for your business? It starts by putting a routine, habit, and process around what happens before, during, and after you record.

In this episode, I talk about how I struggled with consistency when I first started podcasting and how recording consistently eventually helped me develop a routine.

But the system goes beyond recording.

I talk about scheduling guests, using reminders, getting people to show up, recording, editing, publishing, following up, serving customers, and finding a way to generate revenue from your podcast.

After producing 893 podcast episodes, I've learned that podcasting is not just about pressing record. There are things happening before the recording, during the recording, and after the recording.

You don't have to podcast every day either.

If you're going to publish once a month, publish once a month. If you're going to publish twice a month, publish twice a month. The important part is finding a rhythm you can continue.

This episode is for business owners and podcasters who want to become more consistent and start operating their podcast with more structure.

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How do you improve your podcast? Start by becoming your first listener, paying attention to what you are creating, and making adjustments based on what you experience.

When I started podcasting, I thought nobody was listening. I thought my podcast was not working. What I forgot was that I was listening.

That changed how I started looking at my podcast.

In this episode, I talk about why you need to experience your podcast like a listener and customer.

I also explain why I continue changing my cameras, communication, content, titles, thumbnails, offers, and the business behind the podcast.

After producing 893 podcast episodes, I am still learning and making adjustments.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why you should be your first podcast listener

• How to think about the audience experience

• Why your podcast needs to keep changing

• Why consistency gives you more opportunities to learn

• Why comparing your podcast to others can distract you

• How podcasting helped me learn more about business

• Why your podcast needs a path

• How the business behind your podcast matters

This episode is for business owners and entrepreneurs who are thinking about starting a podcast or already have one and are trying to figure out what they should improve.

Your first version does not have to be your final version. You have to record, listen, learn what works, make adjustments, and continue.

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If you're wondering how to stop comparing your podcast to other podcasters, one thing you have to understand is that everybody is on a different journey. Someone else's equipment, studio, confidence, or experience doesn't mean your podcast isn't working.

I've caught myself doing this.

I would get around podcasters who had been doing this longer than me and start looking at their equipment, their studios, and how good they sounded.

Eventually, I realized I wasn't necessarily doubting my podcast.

I was comparing my podcast.

In this episode, I talk about what changed when I stopped looking at other podcasters as competition and started looking at them as people I could learn from.

After producing 893 podcast episodes, I've had a lot of practice. I've made mistakes. I've changed equipment. I've asked questions. I've learned from other people. I've had recordings where things went wrong and I had to figure out what happened.

That's part of the journey.

In this episode, I talk about:

• Why you shouldn't compare your podcast to someone else's

• Why podcasting takes time to develop

• Why more reps can help you improve

• Why you don't need expensive equipment before you start

If you're early in your podcast journey, don't look at somebody who has been podcasting for years and assume you're supposed to be where they are.

Look at where you are today.

Learn.

Apply it.

Get your reps.

Then keep going.

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We'll talk about where you are right now, what you're looking to create, and how we can help you record, edit, produce, and publish your podcast.

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