Managed podcast pitching · Hand-quality

Get on the podcasts your audience already listens to.

We research the shows, write the pitches, and send them from your own inbox. You show up, record, and we keep finding more shows.

7-day trial · 5 real pitches sent · Cancel anytime
Clients have been booked on shows like
The Bootstrapped. Founder Stories Build & Ship The Author Hour Operators/Radio Growth Notes
3.8M+
Podcasts indexed with audience demographics
15–20%
Average reply rate on hand-written pitches
<5 days
From intake complete to first pitch sent
100%
Human-reviewed before anything leaves your inbox

Cold pitching podcasts is a full-time job.

01

Finding the right shows is the hardest part

Audience-fit research takes hours per show. Most founders give up after 5 prospects and pitch the same wrong list everyone else does.

02

Generic templates land in spam

"I love your podcast" openers get ignored. Hosts can spot template language from the subject line and never open the email.

03

Self-serve software doesn't fix it

Tools that auto-generate pitches scale the same generic copy. Reply rates drop. Domain reputation suffers. You stop sending.

Real pitches sent before you decide.

No demos, no sales calls, no annual contract. Start the trial and watch the first pitches go out from your own inbox this week.

STEP 01

Start the trial

Pay $15 for 7 days. Fill a ten-minute intake and connect your Gmail or Outlook in one click.

STEP 02

We pitch

Within 5 business days, 5 hand-written, episode-specific pitches go out from your inbox — each reviewed by a human first.

STEP 03

You see replies

Host responses route straight to you. Like what you see, pick a plan. If not, cancel — no questions, no retention call.

Start your $15 trial

Four steps. No software to learn.

From subscribing to your first pitch sent takes under a week. Most clients book their first podcast within 60 days.

01

Start the trial

Pay $15. Get 7 days, 5 real pitches sent. No contract, no commitment after.

02

Tell us your story

Ten-minute intake covers your bio, talking-point angles, target audience, and goals.

03

We pitch from your inbox

Custom-written pitches sent from your Gmail or Outlook. Every one reviewed by a human before send.

04

Replies come to you

Hosts respond to your inbox. You book the ones you want. We keep finding more shows.

Three things most services skip.

Cheap software and expensive PR firms have opposite problems. We sit in the middle: hand-quality without the agency price tag.

A

Audience-matched podcasts

We query a podcast database with audience demographics. Your pitches go to shows whose actual listeners are who you're trying to reach.

3.8M+ shows indexed
H

Hand-written, episode-specific

Every pitch references a recent episode of the host's show. A human writes and reviews each one. Hosts can tell the difference instantly.

~15-20% reply rate
I

Sent from your inbox

Pitches come from your domain via Gmail or Outlook. Better deliverability, replies route back to you, you keep the relationships.

No middleman email

What a few months of steady pitching looks like.

Reply rates and bookings vary by story and timing. These are representative of active clients across founders, authors, and coaches.

SaaS Founder
9 bookings

In the first 4 months, across shows reaching technical operators.

Non-fiction Author
22 replies

During a book-launch push — 6 turned into recorded episodes.

Executive Coach
18% reply rate

Sustained over 25 pitches per month on a niche leadership angle.

Bootstrapped Operator
First booking, week 3

Booked on a 40k-download show inside the trial window.

Agency Owner
11 episodes

Over two quarters, feeding a steady top-of-funnel for inbound.

Fintech Founder
3 shows / month

Consistent cadence around a funding announcement window.

What people say after the trial.

I'd tried doing this myself and gave up after a week. The pitches PodEngine sent actually sounded like me — three hosts replied in the first batch.
S
Sarah Lin
Founder, BuildLogic
The episode-specific openers are the whole game. Hosts could tell I'd actually listened, except I hadn't — PodEngine did the homework.
M
Marcus Reyes
Author, "Quiet Scaling"
Better ROI than the ads I was running. Zero hours a month from me, and replies land in my own inbox so I own the relationship.
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Dana Whitfield
Executive Coach
I expected templated spam for $99. Instead every pitch was different and genuinely good. Booked two shows in the first month.
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Priya Anand
Founder, Ledgerly

This is what one of our pitches looks like.

Every pitch references a specific recent episode. Every pitch makes a clear angle bridge to the host's audience. Every pitch ends with one CTA.

Under 90 words. No "I love your podcast." No fake compliments. No question openers.

  • Opener references real recent episode
  • Specific angle bridge to the audience
  • Counter-intuitive hook, not generic
  • One CTA, signed off personally
From: sarah@buildlogic.io
To: producer@bootstrappersanonymous.com
Re: Marcus on whether developer tools can be bootstrapped

Your conversation with Marcus last week landed on something I lived through. He said developer tools can't be bootstrapped to scale, and I went from $0 to $2M ARR in 18 months without taking a check.

We arrived at opposite conclusions from the same data. I'd love to walk your audience through what actually worked, what nearly killed the company, and the specific moment I almost took funding I shouldn't have.

Worth a future episode? Happy to send a one-pager.

— Sarah Lin
Founder, BuildLogic

From your best angle to a booked episode.

Three pillars. Zero gaps. The same process behind every pitch we send, whether it's your first week or your fiftieth.

PILLAR 01

Show selection

We don't pitch the same famous shows everyone chases. We match on who's actually in the audience.

1 Your target listener
2 Query demographics
3 Filter for fit & size
4 Human shortlist
PILLAR 02

Pitch writing

Each pitch is written from scratch around a recent episode and a counter-intuitive angle only you can speak to.

Recent-episode hook Angle bridge Under 90 words One CTA Human review
PILLAR 03

Inbox & follow-up

Sent from your domain for deliverability, with measured follow-ups and reply triage so nothing slips.

1 Send from your inbox
2 One timed follow-up
3 Flag the positives
4 You book & record

Everything, done for you.

No tools to log into, no lists to scrub, no copy to write. Your only job is to show up and record the episodes you say yes to.

  • Audience-matched show research
    Every prospect screened for listener fit, not just download count.
  • Hand-written, episode-specific pitches
    Written from scratch and reviewed by a human before send.
  • Sending from your own inbox
    One-click Gmail or Outlook connection — replies route back to you.
  • Timed follow-ups
    A measured nudge on non-responses, never spammy.
  • A public guest page
    A clean page hosts can use to vet you and grab your bio.
  • Full dashboard visibility
    See every show pitched, the episode referenced, and the exact copy sent.

Try it for $15. Stay if it works.

No setup fees, no contracts, no minimums. Cancel anytime from your dashboard.

Start here

7-day trial · 5 real pitches sent

Fill the intake, connect your email, watch the first pitches go out. Then choose a plan or cancel.

$15 one-time
Standard
$99/mo
For founders, authors, and coaches ready to start their podcast push.
  • 10 pitches sent per month
  • Shared VA across multiple clients
  • Standard public guest page at podengine.com
  • 24-hour chat response with your VA
  • Monthly campaign overview in your dashboard
  • Cancel anytime, no contract
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Is PodEngine for you?

$15 is cheap enough to be tempting and expensive enough to waste. We'd rather you self-select out than subscribe and regret it.

Built for

  • Founders with a real product and a story worth telling
  • Authors with a book launch or evergreen platform to grow
  • Coaches and consultants with three or more years of operating receipts
  • Operators who want podcast exposure but hate the research and writing work
  • Anyone who already knows their angle and wants steady reach

Not built for

  • People who don't yet know what their pitch angle is
  • Anyone expecting guaranteed bookings or appearances
  • Brands wanting to pitch interview slots for ten different team members
  • Buyers who want to use this for unrelated cold outreach
  • Companies needing a full PR strategy beyond podcasts

Answers, plainly.

If your question isn't here, email hi@podengine.com. We answer every email within 24 hours.

Do you guarantee podcast bookings?+
No. We promise hand-written pitches sent on your behalf. Whether a host books you depends on your story, the host's calendar, audience fit, and timing — none of which we control. We've never met a credible PR agency that guarantees bookings, and you should be suspicious of any that does.
What does "sent from my inbox" actually mean?+
During intake, you connect your Gmail or Outlook account through a one-click OAuth flow. We send pitches through that connection. Hosts see emails from you, not from us. Replies route back to you. You stay in control of the relationship.
How long until my first pitches go out?+
Once intake is complete and your inbox is connected, first pitches go out within 5 business days. Most clients finish intake in a single sitting and see their first pitches sent before the trial week is over.
How is this different from podcast booking software?+
Self-serve software hands you a database, a template, and the responsibility to do the work yourself. We do the work: research, writing, sending, follow-up, reply forwarding. You spend zero hours per month on it. Software is for people who want to learn a new tool. PodEngine is for people who just want the outcome.
What if I want to pause for a month?+
Pause anytime from your dashboard. Your subscription holds, pitch generation stops, you can resume whenever. Many clients pause during book launches or busy quarters and pick back up later. No penalty.
Can I cancel?+
Yes, anytime, from your dashboard. No phone calls, no retention specialists, no contracts. If you cancel mid-month you keep service through the end of the period you've already paid for.
What if I'm new to podcasts and don't know my angle yet?+
The intake form walks you through clarifying your angle. If you finish intake still uncertain, your VA can help you sharpen it over a short message thread before pitches start. We'd rather get the angle right than send three weeks of pitches that don't land.
Will I know which podcasts you're pitching?+
Yes. Your dashboard shows every podcast pitched with the host name, audience size, episode referenced, and the actual pitch we sent. Full visibility, no surprise sends.

Stop pitching. Start showing up.

Subscribe for $15, fill the intake, and your first pitches go out this week. No demos, no calls, no commitment after the trial.

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