Back in January, as part of Episode 23 of the New Comm Road podcast, I published an interview with Mignon Fogarty, better known in the podcasting world as Grammar Girl.

Wonder what she’s been up to since? Well, no thanks to me, of course, Mignon has been busy building a veritable podcasting empire through her QDNow.com network.

Take note of some of these current rankings in the iTunes Store:

• Grammar Girl is 8th overall and 1st in the Education category
• Money Girl is 33rd overall
• Mr. Manners is 69th overall
• Legal Lad is 7th in the Education category
• Mighty Mommy is 4th in the Kids & Family category
• The Traveling Avatar is 46th in the Games & Hobbies category

But wait; there’s more.

Late last week, Mignon published her first audiobook, Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips to Clean Up Your Writing.

Then, ho-hum, she appeared on the “Oprah Winfrey Show” on Monday.

And today, her audiobook sits at the No. 1 position in the iTunes Store.

Talk about one hell of a week.

I don’t think it’s overstatement to say that in just eight months’ time, Mignon Fogarty has become one of podcasting’s biggest and best success stories. And she hasn’t needed the name recognition of mainstream media to get there. No, what’s she’s done is develop a format — all shows in the network last about three to five minutes and include “quick and dirty” takeaway tips in each episode — that simply resonates with listeners and that can be replicated across multiple genres.

You can bet on Mignon & Co. continuing to grow this network. And why not — no reason to quit while she’s ahead!

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