Hey, I’m Andi Smiley, your Friendly Podcast Guide and podcast coach for moms! After 6 years in the podcasting world, I know how to help you start a successful podcast as a mom, grow your podcast audience, and actually enjoy the process. On this show, you’ll get podcasting for beginners made simple, podcast tips for moms, and sustainable podcast marketing strategies—so you can build a podcast you love without the burnout.
Learn about how to keep loving boundaries and network as a mom with creative endeavors.
I got to chat with Jen Morris, the founder of Renegade Motherhood, a movement that helps elevate and amplify mo…
I can’t believe this is the last episode of Season 2!
As we are wrapping up my first “official” season of the Friendly Podcast Guide I am so excited to talk about last month’s episodes and some of my…
Here are answers to all of the questions you have, but don’t have the time to find individual answers for on the internet.
As a podcast coach I love answering questions about podcasting. It’s my job.…
Learning from the host of one of the top sleep podcasts in the world today.
Yes. It’s a dream come true that I get to talk to Kathryn Nicolai who is the host of Nothing Much Happens, my favorite slee…
Starting a podcast in 2025 is really pretty simple.
Podcasting changed my life for the better in so many ways. If you want to start a podcast, here are the 10 things that will help you make it happen…
I didn’t reach my download numbers goal…and I thought I was embarrassed about it, but I’m actually not.
I didn’t take my own advice about goals around download numbers and it shows.
In this episode I…
Almost HALF of podcast listeners find new shows through YouTube, according to research done by Sounds Profitable.
I wanted to take advantage of all of those eyeballs that are using YouTube to find ne…
There is so much we can learn from this history podcast with a unique twist.
Rachel is one of the creators of the history podcast Don’t Drink the Milk, a podcast that traces the unexpected backstory …
Creating a community around your podcast can be tricky, but this week’s host has figured it out and shared the secrets to her success.
Tehya is the host of the For the Love of History podcast. She ha…
Are you frustrated because you haven’t made money with your podcast yet? This week I interviewed Monique, the host of Time Traveling Tonya, a kid history podcast. We talked about having a mission fo…
Learn about the podcast experiments that worked (and didn’t work) for me in September!
I’ve been podcasting for 4 years and I am still constantly experimenting and figuring out what works best for me…
I’m sharing a conversation I had with Meagan, the host of The Search for the Silver Lining, a kid podcast about Isla who wants to become a girl knight for King Arther. During this conversation I tell…
I’m sharing a conversation I had with one of my kids’ all time favorite kid podcast creators. His name is Mr. Jim and he and his team are helping kid podcasts become as popular as YouTube Kids. I did…
I’m sharing a conversation I had with Alexa Lewis, who is a veteran in the creative space. She and her family have a very successful kid YouTube channel and I can’t wait for you to hear about how the…
Get a peak behind the curtain to see how the Friendly Podcast Guide is doing.
You will learn how many downloads I got last month, how much money I've made so far this year and the experiments I'm tr…
Friendly Podcast Guide: Season 2 launches September 3rd! Hi! I’m Andi Smiley, the Friendly Podcast Guide, and I’ve been in the podcasting world for 4 years. I’ve learned so much during that time, bu…
Have you ever tried to get a five year old to sit still and talk into a microphone without touching it? Let's just say it was an adventure getting my daughter, Clara, to do this interview with me. S…
This month has been a bit of an emotional rollercoaster for me. Introducing you to so many amazing people in the ALS community as part of ALS Awareness Month has been so much fun, but I've also been …
Erin is a fellow podcast lover who I found on Instagram. She has a special place in my heart because she has ALS and she is in her twenties. This is just like my brother, Ryan, who Also diagnosed wi…
May is ALS Awareness Month. If you aren't sure what ALS is, it's a disease that attacks cells in the body that control movement. It's a neurodegenerative disease, meaning cells of the nervous system …