I have been podcasting since 2014. I started Do the Woo in 2018 as your typical podcast with some periods of lax. Since 2014 I have about seven or eight podcasts including my current one. The ones that are no longer around ended with the number of shows ranging from 3 to 300. So why am I telling you all of this and what does it have specifically to do with this podcast.
It all happened somewhere along the way
Almost two years ago I pulled the Do the Woo podcast from my site BobWP and gave it a new home, which obviously is where we are at now.
At that time I went from myself and Brad as hosts to adding two more co-hosts. That was when a little voice told me, I think I am onto something. So over the next 16 months or so it has transformed from a podcast, to a hybrid of a podcast / network / community. But even then it’s so much more. In fact I feel its described best by saying it’s a podcast for the community and by the community. Something that is WooCommerce focused, but yet reaches into the big picture of WordPress. And it’s all about the builders.
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Elevating the voices
Podcasts in general elevate the voices. This is done through a host or two either having a conversation between themselves or with a guest. And this is something I did for many years myself. Nothing wrong with this format… it works great and as long as there are podcasts, the majority will be this way.
Now for me, I needed something more and something different. As I got more into production, I felt the little need to be on the show. In fact, as I focused more on elevating the voices, it became obvious of the direction I would go. The fact that there are so many people who in this space have great stories and incredible talent, well, that was the key. And when you throw in the global aspect of it, the ball starts rolling.
What I did decide was I had no concerns over bringing on only big names, that would reflect is a bigger listening audience. My desire was to introduce my listeners to people they didn’t know or hadn’t heard of. Someone that wasn’t just on that other show they had listened to. Now, I must admit, that does happen and I still am more than happy to bring them to my audience. It’s just not a strategy for me.
What makes us different
With this all said, it leads me to what I really wanted to share in this show. I cannot tell you how many times I talk to people in the space or have them as a guest, and they still don’t know what our model is like here on the podcast or what opportunities there are. Think about this, right now we have a team of co-hosts who regularly do monthly shows. And that is Brad Williams, Kathy Zant, Dave Lockie, Abha Thakor, Ronald Gijsel, Jonathan Wold, Marcus Burnette, Zach Stepek, Robert Jacobi, Robbie Adair and Carl Alexander. And earlier in the week we announced that Tammie Lister is coming back to the team. In fact, later this month you will be hearing about one more, new regular co-host and another one to follow.
Of course this doesn’t include the guest hosts we now have doing one-time shows or coming in now and then.
Now I have written about all of this on the site and have shared it in various ways. But I thought if I was to lay out what opportunities we have going on here at Do the Woo this would give you a better grasp of what we can do to help elevate your voice.
So are you ready?
Of course, we are always looking for guests to connect with certain shows. Kathy, Brad and Dave do the Emerging Tech show with a guest each month. They have talked crypto, AI and are always wanting to dive more into new technology that affects both WordPress and WooCommerce.
Jonathan and Tammie want to hear the product builder stories and do a deep dive into that.
Ronald also is diving into products, but with a different flavor and approach.
Marcus and his soon to be announced co-host are wanting to focus more on the business side of things.
Carl and Zach want to geek out with developers. And there is always room for for of that conversation although I may not understand most of what is said.
Abha is always looking for builder guests, far and wide, globally, to learn more about their story.
Robert and Robbie are keeping busy with a guest host from Woo and chatting with agency owners about WooCommerce.
Now I’m not done yet, okay.
Each month we do a Woo DevChat where I bring it two Woo/WordPress developers and they talk about their projects, business, workflow, their stack or whatever else they would like to have the conversation about. In a nutshell, it’s your show and you are the hosts.
We also do a similar Woo agency chat that is live and has become quite popular and is filling up months in advance.
Then there is the Friday show. I call this one a catch all show. Fillers include myself and a guest host. You bring a topic to the table and we will talk about it. But it is also a spot for you to do a one-off show. Perhaps you bring someone in for a conversation. A colleague or partner. Or have you wanted to interview someone in the space? Or if you dare, a monologue or commentary.
And what about Woo Drops? Well, if you have a WordPress podcast and would like to do a special show in our virtual studio for our audience, this one is for you.
Oh, and then there is the debut in early August of our very first show where we will have a non-English podcast. This is where we bring in community members and let them take over a show and talk in their native language.
And to top that all off. If you are like me and always thinking of something different, you can pitch me your idea of a show.
We have the options of audio only or live feed.
See what I mean? We are not your typical podcast. And we are not even two years old with this community site, so you can imagine what may be coming around the corner. I will give you a teaser. We have something very cool happening here at Do the Woo with version 4.0 that will launch in December. Keep your ears and eyes open as we will be talking more about that very soon.
So that’s that. I know that you as a listener could get the feel of this, by listening. But I hope this opens you eyes and ears to what we are doing here at Do the Woo and the opportunities with you and the rest of the WooCommerce and WordPress builder community.
