Q. I’d be curious to see a post on how you manage to pitch and get on sooo many podcasts, from Teodora.

A. If you wanna be on podcasts, show people what it’s like to have you on a podcast! A podcast host is taking a risk when they invite you on their show, especially if you haven’t shown that you’ve appeared on other podcasts – like me!

What I did was two-fold: I made more videos, mostly answering questions that people ask me, or doing Substack Live streams all by myself.

Most important behind all this, though, was having a passion for what I was talking about. I love helping people, and I love nerdy internet newsletter stuff, and I think that really comes across in these clips.

I also started getting involved with more Zoom communities – I started hosting my own in Ocotber of 2023, but I also started joining some other groups, too. I can say for certain that I was not ready to be on podcasts and host live interviews like I do now – I needed some practice! So those Zoom calls really helped me get comfortable being on camera, interacting with people on the fly, and coming up with answers on the fly.

That’s how I eventually got up the nerve to ask Cody Cook-Parrott if they’d do a quick interview with me about email segments!

So then in December of 2024, when I saw Claire Venus put out an open call for guests for an upcoming Substack Live, I responded and we had a great chat! And I’m pretty sure that’s how I got to do a Substack Live with Sarah Fay – it’s all been a blur!

Know what you’re talking about, or at least be very passionate about the thing you wanna talk about, and then show prospective hosts that you’re a good hang, and that’s how I get invited to be on other people’s podcasts and media channels.