How to Start a Podcast in 11 Simple Steps

Published: Nov. 7, 2019, 5:31 a.m.

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FIND YOUR PODCAST TARGET AUDIENCE: https://youtu.be/YL4mnf6mHTA

YOUR PODCAST TOPIC: https://youtu.be/lOc8hGTXm4U

YOUR PODCAST TITLE: https://youtu.be/DlRfquvVf1o

CHOOSING YOUR PODCAST HOST: https://youtu.be/q0us4uW2pLY

SOCIAL MEDIA OPTIMIZING AND PROMOTING: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK-W76LRlRgHnizLYMjcwZAEJ_Df5LtKc

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11 Steps Checklist for Successful Podcast Planning:

1. Show planning and research

Pick a topic

How to find a good topic for your podcast VIDEO on Youtube

Research who your audience will be

Pick a title

SECURE DOMAIN NAME

Your podcast title Video

Competitor Analysis

2. Create Art work

Show Cover Art 3000 x 3000 pixels

Canva

Photoshop

Find someone to do it for you, FIVERR

Think about branding \u2013 choose colors and fonts

BRAND PHOTOSHOOT

Make other graphics for social media

3. Set up social media

Pick one or two platforms to create profiles on

Create these accounts at least 4 weeks before launching and begin posting, engaging, following, etc.

Instagram and Twitter are our favorites

Make sure that you optimize your accounts and you play by the rules of the platform to maximize growth

A whole playlist that will teach you how to write copy, hashtag strategy, automation to save time, and strategies for quick growth

4. Email Marketing and Website

Determine Budget

Decide if you want a website

Familiarize yourself with email marketing

ConvertKit

Begin collecting emails

LINKTREE

5. Pick your gear setup

What\u2019s your budget

Cheap side is $100 - a few thousand dollars.

I have a freebie that you can download

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Microphone, Interface, Room Treatment

Pick what audio editing software to use ( DAW)

Learn how to edit in that program

Our Favorite is ProTools First. We have a whole playlist.

Garageband or Audacity for free

Adobe Audition or Steinberg for paid

6. Make some practice recordings

get familiar with the software

determine if you will have time each week for the editing

consider outsourcing to podcast editor

and hey, we offer that service

7. Record and edit a trailer and your first few episodes

Create catchy intro

Pick some music and maybe sound effects to use

Build assets folder with your songs and sound effects, intro and outro

Export your trailer and episodes to mp3 files (128kbps)

8. Pick a host

We have an awesome video with our top five pics

We think Simplecast and Squarespace are a perfect Combo

Buzzsprout and Podbean are great options


9. Upload your trailer FRIST to your host

10. Distribute your

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