It's the rare podcaster who doesn't want more engagement or feedback from their listeners. But getting people to do so has been historically hard. Maybe the incentives need to change?

Many podcasters try to get their listeners to leave a voicemail. And it's an incredible pain in the butt to do so!

PodInbox is trying to change all that. They're using the power of voice—both for the listener and the podcaster—to actually increase podcast engagement. PodInbox is the Branded Benefit Sponsor for today's episode, and founder Pat Cheung told me how he's designed PodInbox to make podcasting better, with things like:

• A dedicated "page" for each podcaster where fans go and interact by leaving audio messages
• All messages are public to make it a little bit more fun and give a social atmosphere to leaving messages.
• This one-ups public reviews, because podcasters can reply to each message left by a listener.
• The process is dead simple, with no need for separate apps or clunky plugins, making it a breeze for the podcaster to share the message on their podcast if they choose
• Soon, Pat and team will add some monetization options to boost messages

I'm pretty excited about the idea of making messages left via voicemails public. This concept might be the better reviews we've all been looking for.

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