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Wavve Audio Insider #99: A Listening Tour Through Great Podcasts
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Welcome, Wavve Maker! 🚀 Your VIP ticket to a 5-minute tour of podcasting, content marketing, and social media's hottest trends!
In today’s email:
- 🔈A Tour Through America's Top-Ranked Podcasts
- ⚖️6 Legal Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Podcast
FROM THE DESK OF JEFF SANDERS
An Audio Tour Through America's Top-Ranked Podcasts
Pew Research Center does it again! They recently posted an article that was both informative and well done (take into account the parallax scrolling). It's a great combo between informative copy and actual soundbyte examples.
Here's a quick preview of what you'll see. The most popular podcast topics should come as very little surprise.
- ⚖️ 24% True Crime
- 🗳️ 10% Politics and Government
- ⭐ 9% Entertainment, Pop Culture and the Arts
- 💗 8% Self-Help and Relationships
WAVVE DESIGN OF THE WEEK
A picture says 1,000 words. At least here it does. Copy is as minimal as it gets in this design, and that's OK. Anita's bright, wide smile pairs perfectly with the Joyful Journey podcast title. I don't really need any more detail than that. Don't feel the need to overdo the copy if you have an image that conveys a strong message.
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6 Legal Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Podcast
How easy is it to make podcasting legal mistakes?
Imagine a situation…You start podcasting and then — BAM! You receive a cease and desist letter that claims you should stop illegal activities that concern your podcast. Or what’s worse — a lawsuit is filed against you.
Why? Because you’ve made one of the podcasting legal mistakes.
For this not to happen, follow our guide on how to eliminate the legal pitfalls that can destroy your podcast.
| Learn How to Avoid Mistakes |
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