Staring at your podcast dashboard wondering why those numbers aren't turning into clients? This episode reveals the one metric that shows whether your podcast is converting so you can stop guessing and start booking.

Downloads only tell you who pressed play, not if anyone's thinking about hiring you. I'm sharing the metric I look at first when auditing podcasts: listener action rate. This measures how many people take an intentional next step after your episode. If listeners are moving toward you, your podcast is working. If they're consuming and vanishing, something needs to shift.

You'll hear how one client had solid downloads but zero conversions. We clarified one action and made it unmistakable. Within weeks, she landed her first podcast-sourced client. That's the difference between noise and being a signal.

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00:00 – Are Your Podcast Downloads Converting to Clients?

01:06 – Why Podcast Downloads Can Be Wildly Misleading

02:19 – The One Metric That Shows Podcast Conversion: Listener Action Rate

03:57 – How to Track Listener Actions (Even Starting From Zero)

04:55 – Real Example: Good Downloads, Zero Conversions

06:45 – Why This Lives in the Momentum Phase (Podcast Metrics That Matter)

07:24 – Stop Measuring Applause, Start Measuring Behavior

07:53 – Your Action Step: Build Podcast Momentum Today

Check out the full show notes and resources at

https://leahbryantco.com/podcast/convert-podcast-listeners-without-downloads

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