Are you invisible online — and not sure how to change that?
Raise Your Visibility Online is the podcast for business owners, consultants and professionals who want to get found, get known and get clients — using LinkedIn and AI tools together.
Hosted by Louise Brogan — LinkedIn strategist, speaker, author and YouTube educator with over 109,000 subscribers — each episode gives you practical, no-nonsense guidance you can apply straight away.
Some weeks we're talking LinkedIn. How to write a profile that attracts the right people. How to create content that starts real conversations. How to build a network that opens doors rather than fills your inbox with spam.
Other weeks we're exploring AI and the tools that make all of this easier and faster. How to use AI to plan a webinar. How to repurpose your content without losing your voice. How to show up consistently without burning out.
And a lot of the time, we're doing both — because the real opportunity right now is using AI as a tool to raise your visibility, build your authority and grow your business in a way that still feels like you.
This is a teaching podcast. Louise shares what she knows, interviews real people getting real results, and gives you the kind of practical insight that used to cost thousands in a consultancy fee.
No hype. No overnight success stories. Just clear, honest guidance from someone who has been helping B2B professionals build their presence online for over seven years.
Ready to stop being the best kept secret in your industry?
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LinkedIn Thought Leader Ads Explained: How to Get Your Best Posts in Front of the Right People, with Kristian Downer
Think LinkedIn ads are only for big companies with big budgets? Not quite.
In this episode, Louise is joined by Kristian Downer, founder of LinkedIn ads agency DowSocial, to break down Thought Leader Ads: what they are, what they cost, and how to use them without wasting your money on the wrong audience.
Kristian shares the numbers from his own business, including what he spends each month and how he turns that into 50 to 70 webinar sign-ups a quarter. Louise shares the YouTube ads mistake that still has her channel stuck like a tractor in the mud.
If you're already posting on LinkedIn and want the right people to see it, this one's for you.
In this episode
What a LinkedIn Thought Leader Ad is, and why "boosted post" isn't quite right
Why you need a company page and a company ad account to run them
How approval works when a brand wants to promote your personal post
Which posts to put money behind (start with what already works organically)
The minimum budget: £8 a day, around £240 a month
Kristian's own set-up: £500 a month, plus a bigger push each quarter for his webinar
How retargeting works for people who watch 25% of your video or engage with your post
Using profile views, likes and comments as conversation starters
How targeted you can get, and why too small an audience pushes your costs up
The quantity surveyor example: cost per thousand impressions nearly doubled, cost per lead halved
The "click boost and hope" mistake, and how to avoid it
Why the lurkers on LinkedIn matter more than you think
Timestamps
00:00 Intro and how Louise and Kristian work together
02:00 What is a Thought Leader Ad?
03:00 Company pages, ad accounts and approvals
06:00 What kind of post works best
07:00 How much does it cost?
09:30 Turning ad viewers into conversations
11:00 Targeting: how specific is too specific?
13:00 "LinkedIn should be free" and ads that don't feel like ads
17:00 Mistakes to avoid (including Louise's YouTube one)
20:00 Long buying windows and staying front of mind
21:30 What you'll learn in Kristian's workshop
23:00 Where to find Kristian
Connect with Kristian
LinkedIn: search Kristian Downer and add a note saying you heard him on the podcast
Website: dowsocial.com
Raise Your Visibility LIVE
Kristian is running his Thought Leader Ads workshop in Belfast as part of Raise Your Visibility LIVE.
Details: louisebrogan.com/raise-live
2 Oct 2026
Digging My Way From a High Street Shop to a Top‑3 UK Podcast — with Caroline O'Neill
Caroline O'Neill didn't know how to start a podcast. She found out, hit record, and The Digg Podcast went on to reach number three in the UK podcast chart.
In this episode Caroline tells me how she went from occupational therapist to shop owner in Dungannon to podcaster and trainer. We talk about closing a business, getting over the fear of being the face of your brand, and why the hard work happens long before you press record.
Caroline is joining us on stage at Raise Your Visibility LIVE in Belfast on 8 October, in a fireside chat with Claire McCollum.
What we cover
Why the business is called Digg (her dad drives a digger, and he backed her first shop)
The pink flamingo Facebook Live that got 400+ shares and a queue outside the shop
What she said when someone called her "desperate" for showing up online
Closing Digg Childrenswear in 2020 and how the training business grew out of it
Starting the podcast in 2021 with a borrowed microphone and a "just do five" brief
Why adding real life conversations from series five lifted downloads and brand partnerships
Showing up differently for different audiences: Digg for Success vs Digg Mama
Why social media is the new TV, and why she'd rather own her channels
Her DIGG framework: Discover, Involve, Give, Grow
Why one wee video on Instagram is not a strategy
Timestamps
00:00 Welcome and introducing Caroline
02:00 From occupational therapist to opening Digg Childrenswear
04:00 Learning online marketing the hard way
05:00 COVID, closing the shop and starting Digg for Success
06:30 Starting the podcast without a clue how
07:30 Louise's own retail shop story
10:00 Being the face of the brand, and the "desperate" comment
13:00 Finding the way of showing up that suits your brand
15:30 How Caroline plans the podcast and chooses guests
17:00 Bringing in real life episodes
19:00 In-person recording and making it a production
21:00 Social media is the new TV
22:00 Why every business needs a YouTube channel
24:30 The DIGG framework
30:00 What Caroline will cover on stage in Belfast
31:00 Reaching number three in the UK podcast chart
Links
Raise Your Visibility LIVE, Belfast, 7 and 8 October: https://louisebrogan.com/raise-live/ (https://louisebrogan.com/raise-live/)
The Digg Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/digg-podcast/id1550452496
Caroline on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolineoneilldigg/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diggforsuccess/
Takeaways:
I learned that showing up online — even when you're 'desperate' — saved my business and filled the till the next day.
We use the Dig method: discover your audience deeply, give them helpful content consistently, then grow your reach with purpose.
I still swear by 'stop the scroll' creativity — a pink flamingo or a dramatic hook can turn social views into real footfall.
We always tell people to do the hard work before hitting record: map personas, align emails and website, and plan strategic content.
I discovered that blending business advice with honest, real‑life conversations elevated my podcast downloads and attracted sponsorships and partnerships.
We believe YouTube and owning your channels is the new TV — be the face of your brand rather than a faceless polished advert.
I admit I had huge imposter syndrome when I pivoted from retail to training and podcasting, but learning by doing changed everything.
We warn that viral fame without a clear strategy will fizzle; always strip back to your values, audience problems, and measurable goals.
29 Sept 2026
Is YouTube Worth It for Your Business? With Rob Malone, YouTube Ireland
Host Louise Brogan interviews Rob Malone, YouTube Ireland Ambassador, about leveraging YouTube for business growth by focusing on niche content, compelling packaging, and audience retention.
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