Okay, let’s set the scene: You’ve just launched your very first podcast (congrats!). You love getting behind the mic so much that it doesn’t even bother you when downloads are, well, a downright pittance. You’re new to this, so you’re not expecting Joe Rogan stats. So, onward you go, producing and publishing content. But after eight episodes, the numbers are still quite small. After 15, they’re about the same. And thus, the pessimism takes root.