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Podcast Growth and SEO Strategies for Entrepreneurs | Podcasting Problem Solver

Your podcast isn't growing because you're solving the wrong problem.

As an entrepreneur, you're following all the podcast advice, posting consistently, sharing more clips, and showing up everywhere, but your downloads are stuck, and your show isn't generating leads. You're chasing bad advice instead of investigating the real issue blocking your podcast growth.

This show delivers actionable strategies to help you uncover what's blocking your podcast growth, then gives you the strategic SEO, workflows, and systems to fix it.

We'll cover questions like:

Why isn't my podcast growing even though I'm doing everything "right"?

How does podcast SEO actually work on Apple Podcasts and Spotify?

Which podcast categories should I choose to improve discoverability?

How do I optimize for search without my podcast sounding robotic?

How can I batch record and save 3-5 hours per episode?

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Should I use keywords or my brand name in my podcast title?

How do I know if my podcast strategy is actually working?

Can I grow my podcast without being all over social media?

What metrics should I track besides download numbers?

Former fraud investigator Leah Bryant applies pattern recognition to podcast strategy. After producing 2,000+ episodes and working with over 70 podcasters, she identified the patterns that separate growing podcasts from stagnant ones and built the SEAMless Podcast Framework™ to address them.

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Podcast Growth and SEO Strategies for Entrepreneurs | Podcasting Problem Solver

58: Podcast Not Growing? You're Fixing the Wrong Problems

January 07, 2026 • Leah Bryant | Podcast Growth Strategist and Coach

0:00 | 9:15

Your podcast looks consistent. You're showing up, publishing episodes, doing everything you're supposed to do. But your downloads feel stuck, your leads are nonexistent, and growth feels completely random. Sound familiar?

Here's what's happening: you're reacting to metrics instead of investigating what's blocking your podcast growth strategy. Before I ever worked in podcasting, I investigated fraud. And the number one rule I learned? The loudest clue is rarely the right one.

In this episode, I'm showing you how to read your podcast data like an investigator, the three patterns I see in every stuck podcast, and how one client increased downloads by 61% by clarifying just three things. This is how you stop guessing and start growing.

00:00 – Why Isn't My Podcast Growing? The Investigation Problem

01:01 – What I Learned From Investigating Fraud

03:59 – Strategy Before Everything Else

05:12 – When I Stopped Playing Small

06:30 – The 61% Growth Story

08:20 – What a Podcast Growth Audit Actually Uncovers

Check out the full show notes and resources at

https://leahbryantco.com/podcast/podcast-growth-strategy-downloads-to-leads

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