How to Keep People Listening to Your Podcast
THE HARD TRUTH: Most people who find your podcast and give it a shot won't stick around long.
If you want people to keep listening, do these two things …
You need an "onboarding system" that tells new listeners about your podcast and what they can expect from you. People don't like surprises and what you're doing on your podcast may not be obvious on the first listen, so doing this will immediately increase that number of downloads you get from new listeners and keep them around longer.
You need a sense of community that will let listeners know they're in the right place and they belong. There are several ways to do this, one of which is bringing your listeners into your podcast creation process.
This stuff is simple to implement and you will see immediate results as far as more downloads and a stronger community, so do it!