# How To Book The RIGHT Guests To Grow Your Podcast with Alex Sanfilippo

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Podcast: [Podcasting Amplified: Podcasting for Business Growth and Marketing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcasting-amplified-podcasting-for-business-growth-and-marketing-6703880)
Published: 2025-09-02T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Do you ever struggle to book the right guests for your podcast?Or maybe you have more than enough guests, but even the ones with big followings aren't moving the needle. If this sounds familiar, this is for you. Alex Sanfilippo, Founder of PodMatch and host of Podcasting Made Simple, joins me to share his expert insights into who you should be booking as a guest, how exactly to get them on board and how to leverage guest appearances to grow your podcast - as well as some top tips for solo podcasters. In this episode, you'll discover - What kinds of guests you should be looking for to grow your podcast. How to reach out to guests and not get ignored. The hidden reasons why guests say no. Which elements to focus on first if you want to improve your podcast How to keep guests engaged so they don't ghost you. And much more… LEARN MORE Joe on Alex's podcast - www.podmatch.com/ep/319 Claricast - https://www.claricast.com CONNECT Alex Sanfilippo on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexsanfilippo/ Joe Eftihiou on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-eftihiou/ LISTEN Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5rdajQ9A1D8an5sBmoAFjR?si=10b5eb9fc21c4bfd Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcasting-amplified/id1714803934 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZWGTnpapiangKMMvMRFXehPNrgbnAl_z Production by Claricast .

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