Why Educational Content Isn’t Converting

The More Profitable Podcast with Stacey Harris

Publishing valuable content is not the same as building a podcast that converts.

If you’re stuck in the cycle of sharing tips, getting great feedback, but still not seeing leads… this episode is going to hurt a little—but it’ll help a lot. Because the problem usually isn’t your content. It’s the misalignment between your episodes and your sales strategy.

On this episode of The More Profitable Podcast, we’re digging into how “helpful” content can actually stall momentum, what it looks like when your podcast attracts attention but not action, and how to shift your strategy to guide listeners toward a buying decision. I’m sharing the exact types of episodes you need to build trust, shorten sales cycles, and stop making business decisions based on broken data.

01:13 – When “valuable” content doesn’t lead to action

03:37 – The difference between educating and guiding

05:25 – Red flags: praise from peers but silence from prospects

07:16 – The business cost of building a show that doesn’t convert

09:13 – Why planning content without your offer in mind breaks everything

10:29 – What to create instead: objections, FAQs, and client stories

11:30 – Moving listeners from “maybe” to “I’m ready”

13:46 – Why trust takes longer now—and how your podcast can earn it

16:08 – What makes a podcast profitable (and how we build that in Summer Camp)

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Chapters

1. Why Educational Content Isn’t Converting (00:00:00)

2. When “valuable” content doesn’t lead to action (00:02:01)

3. The difference between educating and guiding (00:04:25)

4. Red flags: praise from peers but silence from prospects (00:06:13)

5. The business cost of building a show that doesn’t convert (00:08:04)

6. Why planning content without your offer in mind breaks everything (00:10:01)

7. What to create instead: objections, FAQs, and client stories (00:11:17)

8. Moving listeners from “maybe” to “I’m ready” (00:12:18)

9. Why trust takes longer now—and how your podcast can earn it (00:14:34)

10. What makes a podcast profitable (and how we build that in Summer Camp) (00:16:56)