Boost traffic to your website, share your expertise and make worldwide connections by producing your own internet talk radio show.
You don’t have to be a broadcasting expert to create an internet talk show filled with good content and useful information. Good content, in any medium be it your blog, an internet radio show even your twitter posts, will draw traffic to your website.

Blogtalkradio.com is a platform that you can use to start your own talk show. The program is easy to navigate and you can host a show in a time frame that will provide the most benefit to your customers or intended audience.

Become the Expert

What’s the message of your industry? If you’re a message therapist, you might create a weekly talk show on the various types of massage, such as a Swedish massage and how the muscles are impacted during the treatment. How will your customers benefit? Tell them how a massage will improve their health and add more relaxation to their lives.

There are so many different types of massage treatments that you can fill a half hour talk show just by talking about the treatment, a juicy offer and a few of your soothing irresistible products that will cause your customers to float pass stress on an aromatic cloud. Invite local health and wellness experts in your area to join you on the show to give tips on managing over-all life balance. This is a great way to cross promote your services.

Keep your show authentic to your message, make it fun and give your listeners a chance to get to know you through your online radio show.

Once you’ve set up your show, announce the name and send out the link to your mailing list. Create a fun email blast and instore poster for your show inviting your customers to listen and call in with their questions! Encourage them to forward the email to their friends.

How to Get Started

-Decide on your theme for the show. Why should I listen? Do I get a special discount treatment because I heard you on the radio?

-Visit Blogtalkradio.com

-Register for your free show. Try out the free service first to get familiar with the system and the idea of hosting your own show. You can upgrade at anytime to more helpful features and services.

-Schedule a time and date for your show.

-Do a test show prior to the show that you announced. You can do this at an off time such as late night or early morning. During your test show, you’ll be on the air live, so make sure to state that you are doing a test show to anyone who may be listening; then jump in and give it a try!

-Build excitement so that you debut your show with an enthusiastic audience.

-Have fun! If it’s not fun, you won’t stick with it so make it fun.
Use the blogtalkradio.com tools to promote your show. On the blogtalk site you can write a blog, make friends, and comment on other shows and more. It just takes a few minutes to create a growing show.

Here’s an example of shows broadcasting live from Blogtalkradio.com:

Millionaire Mentor Calls with Mr. Holton Buggs
Business Process Excellence for the Pharmaceutical Industry with Derek Hill of Pfizer
Marriage Fitness with Mort Fortel
Gab with the Gurus
All You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Nano Voice
Body Performance and Weight Loss

Drive Traffic to Your Website

When prospective clients look for an expert, you have a better chance of being found and you’ll stand out from the crowd. Use your show to share your brand and drive listener traffic to your website to learn more about your company.
To be a successful talk show host simply share information that will help benefit your listeners. In time, you’ll notice increased traffic, a closer connection to clients and higher sales and profitability!


Jordan Mercedes is the Host of Thrive Connect Radio and a Personal Development Professional. She's passionate about helping women connect with resources that will help them reach their goals and dreams. She's a Life Coach advocate who has recently become a member of a coaching community called Compass in an effort to bring life coaching and a supportive community to women and girls around the county.