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177. Five Ways to Build Relationships with Podcast Hosts (before and after pitching)

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Book Marketing Mania - Podcasting tips to market your book and grow your author platform
177. Five Ways to Build Relationships with Podcast Hosts (before and after pitching)
Oct 17, 2025
Kim Stewart, Book Marketing Strategist for Nonfiction Authors

Podcast hosts aren’t looking for guests to sell to their listeners. They're looking for guests who will partner with them to serve their listeners.

Here's 5 ways you can build (and nurture) relationships with podcast hosts long before and long after you send your pitch.

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Engaging Podcast Hosts on IG with Ruthie Gray (ep 50)

Common Podcast Pitching Mistakes playlist

πŸ’› FAVE PODCASTING RESOURCES*

πŸ“£  PodMatch

πŸŽ™οΈ  Buzzsprout

🎧  Listeners to Readers (private podcast)

πŸ“₯  Private Podcast Reader Magnet

β˜‘οΈ  Start Your Author Podcast Checklist

πŸ“  Podcast Pitching Tracker

πŸŽ™οΈ  Microphone

πŸ“₯  (Hello Audio)

πŸ–₯️  Descript

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**I love talking to author guests about book marketing, but the episode is not a book endorsement (unless I say so on the episode).