10 Tips to create a great first podcast
1. The Best Platforms Are Free
When I first launched my podcast Strategic Possibilities I was paying $300/year to host my podcast and manage it and keep it on some platform and it was terrible. Now I just use Anchor and it distributes to all the major channels for free!
2. Hire a Professional to do your intro
I hired a friend who is a professional voice over actor and music artist to do the intro for my podcast and it was well worth it!
3. Find an Easy Name
I have a podcast called Strategic Possibilities but I always have this doubt in my head that its too difficult to remember. Maybe I could have spent more time to think of a simpler name to get rid of that doubt.
4. Learn affiliate Marketing
Easy way to have instant commission based advertisers is by finding affiliate products to promote.
5. Use a script those first few episodes
I wrote out a script for my first episodes because I was so nervous about how I would sound and read it word for word.
6. Record Video and Audio
This way you can put them on YouTube and your podcast
7. Try alternatives depending on your plan
Youtube wants in on the podcast game. Also, Anchor is a great platform for podcasting and video. Substack is launching a podcasting format. Know what you want to eventually do and try out different platforms. Although I would recommend Anchor for ease of distribution.
8. Listen to a few other people's podcasts
Find some podcasts you like and learn from their "voice" and interview or talk style and try to pick up some skills.
9. Don't overthink it
I know people who have talked about starting podcasts for years and still only have a couple episodes. Don't let it take too long or you'll get to it at a point when you might regret how long it took.
10. If it's not that bad, don't worry about it
I didn't have an editor for my podcast and I would interview people who were very nervous and constantly had filler words such as um uh like so... I still use filler words. I used to edit every single word to make the speaker sound as awesome as possible. But unless its really bad, it's probably not a big deal and doesn't need that much editing.
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