Getting Started: Your First 3 Months as a Podcast Guest

Proof, then Performance, then Positioning. What the first ninety days actually look like, and the tools that make them count. By Graham Brown, founder of Podcast Guesting Pro.

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“Having guested on 100+ podcasts, it's helped build my profile. The credibility is huge.”
Nick Jonsson - Leadership Coach & Best-Selling Author

What's inside

Ninety days, in order.

Two months building. One month testing. Nobody skips a level. Here's what's covered, chapter by chapter.

01The PyramidProof, Performance, Positioning. Nobody skips a level.

02The Proof ToolkitCapture the thought, then grow it into a talking point.

03Where Are My Bookings?Bookings lag appearances - that's normal, not failure.

04Why Not the Big Shows Yet?Reach vs. intent, and why intent wins every time.

05Why Do These Shows Feel Basic?Storytelling is a skill. Skills get built with reps.

06The Performance ToolkitThe reps you can run alone, before a host ever asks.

07What We Can't Do For YouGuesting amplifies what already works. It won't rescue what isn't.

08Where “No” Actually HappensThree gates, three gatekeepers: the Host, the Audience, the Buyer.

09Months One and TwoThe month-by-month checklist, plus the prompts to run it.

10Month Three: Start TestingCompare notes across appearances, retire what falls flat.

Why read it

Bookings lag appearances. That's the channel working normally, not failing.

Most clients land their first booking two to three months in, not week one - the ordinary pace of trust-based media, not a sign anything has gone wrong.

95%of B2B buyers aren't actively in-market at any given moment. Your buyer's clock was already slow before you booked your first episode.

A method, not a mood

Proof, then Performance, then Positioning. Nobody skips a level, and the compounding starts quietly in month one.

Free tools for every stage

AudioPen, Notion, Yoodli, Snipd, HubSpot, Fathom, Canva, Guests on Air - real tools clients use, mostly on free tiers.

Copy-paste AI prompts

Five ready-made prompts, from Story Bank Organizer to Episode Debrief, so material gets made between recordings.

Know where “no” happens

Three gates - Host, Audience, Buyer - so a quiet month tells you exactly which stage to work on next.

Brick by brick. That's the whole method.

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