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Podcast guest booking

Podcast guest booking, explained

Podcast guest booking is the work of finding podcasts that fit you and pitching their hosts until you are booked as a guest.

There are three ways to do it: pitch by hand, hire a podcast booking agency, or use software. PodPitch is the software route. It searches a database of podcasts, picks shows that match your topic, writes a personal pitch for each host and sends it from your own email, with your approval or on autopilot.

What does podcast guest booking involve?

The four parts of guest booking

Every booking has the same four parts. First, finding shows whose listeners would care about your topic. Second, writing a pitch that tells each host why you fit. Third, sending those pitches and keeping track of replies. Fourth, agreeing on a time and showing up prepared.

PodPitch handles the first three. It finds matching shows, writes a pitch per host and sends it from your own email. When a host replies, the conversation is already in your inbox, and the interview is yours.

Why relevance beats reach

It is tempting to pitch only the biggest shows. But a host says yes when a guest will interest their particular listeners. A specific topic on a well-matched show is a stronger pitch than a general topic on a famous one.

That is why PodPitch starts from your topic. It picks shows that match it, then writes each pitch for that host, so the reason to book you is clear from the first line.

Three ways to handle podcast guest booking

None of these is right for everyone. The table shows who does each part of the work.
Podcast guest booking options compared: PodPitch, pitching by hand and a booking agency
QuestionPodPitch softwarePitching by handBooking agency
Finds showsPodPitch, from its podcast database, by topicYouThe agency
Writes pitchesPodPitch, one per hostYouThe agency
Sends fromYour own emailYour own emailDepends on the agency
ApprovalApprove each pitch, or autopilotEvery word is yoursDepends on the agreement
SuitsGuests who want to stay the sender without doing the research and writingGuests with plenty of time and a short list of showsGuests who want to hand off the whole process

Weighing software against an agency? Read PodPitch vs a podcast booking agency.

What makes a host say yes to a guest pitch?

A topic that fits

The host can picture the episode, because your topic matches what their listeners already come for.

A pitch written for them

The pitch is about their show, not a template with the name swapped in. PodPitch writes a personal pitch for each host.

A real sender

The message comes from a real person they can reply to. PodPitch sends from your own email.

Ready to get booked on podcasts that fit you?

Give PodPitch your topic. It finds matching shows, writes a pitch for each host and sends it from your own email, with your approval or on autopilot.