Want To Be A Guest On The Anxious Truth?

UPDATE: Your AI-generated summary of one of my podcast episodes is awful. When you do that, you 100% guarantee that I will reject your pitch no matter what or who you are offering or representing. You do know that they’re all exactly the same, we all know you’re using AI for this rather than actually listening, and that they border on insulting, right?

The podcast isn’t based on guests and does not rely on guests to bring in listeners. It gets lots of listeners already, thanks. That means that it’s almost certain that I don’t need to hear your guest pitch. And by “almost certain” I mean like 99.97% certain. I’m also 99.97% certain that your pitch is NOT the .03% exception to this rule.

My podcast is not a promotional platform for anyone. My job is not to introduce my listeners to books, speakers, programs, poorly applied or misapplied science, coaching, products, or personal stories. Still, I get a minimum of 20 guest pitches every day, most of which pretend to know what my podcast is about but are obviously lying or they would not be pitching me to begin with.

It doesn’t matter how many followers you have on social media. It doesn’t matter that you (or your PR agent) think that you being on my podcast is somehow an “opportunity” for me (it isn’t). I know you think your product, business, book, program, course, or story is unique and special and somehow worthy of attention. It isn’t. I know you think you’ll convince me that my audience will see value in what you’re pitching. You won’t. They won’t.

I see the same pitch and the same stories 20+ times every day. None are unique. Everyone is transcending, transforming, inspiring, empowering, and … wait for it … passionate about (whatever).  

Oh, you’re a neuroscientist or doctor?  My audience kinda hates you and you have no place here because – and this is probably not your fault on a personal level – they feel lied to and borderline abused by doctors and neuroscientists that play fast and loose with science to sell shit that hasn’t helped them in any way.

Finally,  if you are from a booking agency or PR agency I’m probably going to block your email address or entire domain name and automatically ignore every word anyone in your agency says from now until the Sun runs out of fuel. 

My time is my most valuable resource. I do not owe you even a second of that time. You are not owed feedback or a reply. Your pitch is going to get deleted and ignored. You don’t need to follow up. You don’t need to”circle back”. You don’t need to “bump the conversation up in my inbox”. That one makes me laugh because if you are the only one talking it’s not actually a conversation and definitely doesn’t warrant bumping. That bump is just a second junk email that I hate more than the first junk email.

Hmmmm. For a guy so interested in protecting his time I was more than happy to burn some of it writing this little tirade. Ironic, right?

 

Advertising on The Anxious Truth

There is no advertising on The Anxious Truth. My audience has collectively spent a huge amount of time and money on products and services that promised to take away anxiety, cure them, calm them, regulate them and make them feel better. In the vast majority of cases, the reviews and outcomes are best described as abysmal and people feel mislead, cheated, and taken advantage of. This is true even when said products and services were created by doctors, therapists, neuroscientists, other experts, or people with “lived experience”.  Oh, you’re backed by research and science?  That’s what everyone says and yet here I am listening to people talk about how much money they’ve spent on crap that promised the moon and delivered nothing but disappointment. 

If you are reading this because you are sure that your program, wellness product, or service is amazing, I can tell you with a reasonably high degree of certainty that members of my community are generally at a point where they simply do not agree and are not interested. They’ve been burned again and again and they generally do not trust you, so connecting you with my listeners is not something I am interested in doing. Doesn’t matter that you want to pay me. Not interested.

I do not want to partner with you to promote what you’re selling. I am not interested in how much money you think you will make me. I do not want an affiliate code or a free sample of your stuff. I do not think that your anxiety-related thing is even a thing. Harsh, I know. What can I say?

As it turns out not every person with a microphone is hoping for brand deals or sponsorships. Imagine that.

Are you a “good apple” being punished for the actions of the “bad apples” when I say all this? 

Maybe. 

Life often isn’t fair.

 

So You Want To Improve My Sales Funnels, Website Copy, Conversion Rate, Podcast Downloads, or YouTube Views?

Instantly not interested. Go away.