Hiring a Podcast Editor

If there's one thing I could shout from the rooftops about hiring an editor, it might be, "Don't hire just any old editor to get a seat filled. Make sure it's one you actually WANT to work with." In fact, that's what this whole show is about.
 
What if there was one question you could ask that would give you confidence, help you understand whether they are a flake or a solid performer, and whether their style matches yours? Whether you even want to work with that editor.

Listen to discover that question and how you can leverage it to make a great decision when looking for a professional podcast editor.

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15 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Podcast Editor
If you want to get the clarity you need to avoid a hiring mistake with your podcast, you will want to grab this free guide. No email required. We just want you to make the best decisionfor yourself and your show.
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Try Boomcaster for your podcast recording and streaming.
If you're going to record your podcast while streaming live with cohosts or guests, you need a way to capture great recordings. Boomcaster offers an excellent livestreaming experience, and also captures high-quality audio and video recordings. You can pre-schedule your livestreams to Facebook, YouTube, or LinkedIn. Or all of them if you would like. Use the promo code 'TOPTIER' or the link in the show notes to get 20% off your purchase. And if you do that, you'll also be helping the show (and I'd appreciate that). Boomcaster is what I recommend to capture a great recording while streaming.
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You have a good handle on what you're looking for in an editor. Or you should - you already have all of your notes on the free download "15 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Podcast Editor." If not, go back and do that bit.

And you should have a good handle on who you want to talk with. But, if you're like me, that can seem daunting. That's where having a plan comes in.

That takes us to the first question, "What services do you offer?"

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Try Boomcaster for your podcast recording and streaming.
If you're going to record your podcast while streaming live with cohosts or guests, you need a way to capture great recordings. Boomcaster offers an excellent livestreaming experience, and also captures high-quality audio and video recordings. You can pre-schedule your livestreams to Facebook, YouTube, or LinkedIn. Or all of them if you would like. Use the promo code 'TOPTIER' or the link in the show notes to get 20% off your purchase. And if you do that, you'll also be helping the show (and I'd appreciate that). Boomcaster is what I recommend to capture a great recording while streaming.
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15 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Podcast Editor
If you want to get the clarity you need to avoid a hiring mistake with your podcast, you will want to grab this free guide. No email required. We just want you to make the best decisionfor yourself and your show.
15 Questions Download

Find a great podcast editor (for you) doesn't start with where you're looking. It starts with knowing what you want and need. That's why we started with that. But where you look is INCREDIBLY important.

If you've been following the process we've talked about in the previous episodes, you already know what you want and need, what you can pay and what you'd prefer your budget to be, and even whether you want to work with an individual, a team, or an agency. Knowing that puts you WAY ahead of the game when you start looking. But where should you look?

Listen to discover 4 general places - or categories of places - you can look.

https://podcast.hireapodcasteditor.com/episodepage/12

Links & Resources

• Top Tier Audio - This is my editing business. If you like what you're hearing and want to see what it would be like to work together, visit the site and set up some time to talk.
• Roth Media Podcasting - Podcasting Services for Coaches - My friends Daniel and Michelle run Roth Media, where they provide production services for coaches.
• YaYa Podcasting - My friend Carrie provides high-level dialog editing and production for narrative and story-based podcasts.
• Bourbon Barrel Podcasting - Podcast Editing, Coaching, Support and More! - Jennifer provides podcast editing, with a focus on podcasters who live in Kentucky.
• Editor Corps – Let Your Podcast Take Flight - My friend Mike Wilkerson has a podcast production business that functions more like an agency.
• How to Find a Podcast Editor - SteveStewart.me - Steve leads a community of over 8,000 podcast editors. If you want to skip the DMs and get an application out there that will help you find the person you're looking for, Steve can help you.
• Podcast Editor Academy - This is the community that Steve leads. If you're an editor and want to benefit from this community, check it out. (Note: qualifying purchases benefit me)
• Upwork | The World’s Work Marketplace - Upwork is a freelance marketplace where you might be able to find an editor.
• Fiverr - Freelance Services Marketplace - If you're looking for an editor to just work on one episode, this might be the place for you.

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Mentioned in this episode:

15 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Podcast Editor
If you want to get the clarity you need to avoid a hiring mistake with your podcast, you will want to grab this free guide. No email required. We just want you to make the best decisionfor yourself and your show.
15 Questions Download

Sponsored by Top Tier Audio
Check out Top Tier Audio! We offer professional podcast production for coaches, trainers, and consultants.
Top Tier Audio

Try Boomcaster for your podcast recording and streaming.
If you're going to record your podcast while streaming live with cohosts or guests, you need a way to capture great recordings. Boomcaster offers an excellent livestreaming experience, and also captures high-quality audio and video recordings. You can pre-schedule your livestreams to Facebook, YouTube, or LinkedIn. Or all of them if you would like. Use the promo code 'TOPTIER' or the link in the show notes to get 20% off your purchase. And if you do that, you'll also be helping the show (and I'd appreciate that). Boomcaster is what I recommend to capture a great recording while streaming.
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If you're thinking of hiring a podcast editor, there's a 50/50 chance the first question you had was, "How much is this going to cost me?" Of course, as with most things, the answer is, "It depends." 


But that doesn't mean anything goes.

Hiring a podcast editor can be a bit of a scary thing - not only because you're giving away a bit of the control of your show. Giving up a little of the creativity. Trusting someone else to make decisions that are at least as good as what you would do. But that trust factor is only one.

Bringing on an editor is also a financial commitment. That is, unless you think you can find someone who will be willing to offer the level of service you need for some kind of barter agreement of the promise of experience and exposure.

Not to fear, though. While there is a financial component it doesn't have to be scary.
Like the other things we've talked about, it's possible to develop a plan. To have a framework for making the decision. All it takes is a bit of focus and planning.

Listen to Discover:

1. How to set your maximum budget
2. How to justify what you plan to spend on podcasting
3. Why asking, "How much does podcast editing cost?" is the wrong question

https://podcast.hireapodcasteditor.com/episodepage/11

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Mentioned in this episode:

15 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Podcast Editor
If you want to get the clarity you need to avoid a hiring mistake with your podcast, you will want to grab this free guide. No email required. We just want you to make the best decisionfor yourself and your show.
15 Questions Download

Sponsored by Top Tier Audio
Check out Top Tier Audio! We offer professional podcast production for coaches, trainers, and consultants.
Top Tier Audio

Try Boomcaster for your podcast recording and streaming.
If you're going to record your podcast while streaming live with cohosts or guests, you need a way to capture great recordings. Boomcaster offers an excellent livestreaming experience, and also captures high-quality audio and video recordings. You can pre-schedule your livestreams to Facebook, YouTube, or LinkedIn. Or all of them if you would like. Use the promo code 'TOPTIER' or the link in the show notes to get 20% off your purchase. And if you do that, you'll also be helping the show (and I'd appreciate that). Boomcaster is what I recommend to capture a great recording while streaming.
Boomcaster

Deciding HOW you're going to make a decision on what might be the most important outsider you bring into your podcast production process.


You've spent a good bit of time envisioning the future, planning your path, and identifying what you need and want. You've even spent time clarifying what's most important. Only two things remain before you start looking for an editor, and we're covering one of those today.

Listen to Discover

• Why comparing editors can be challenging
• How to position yourself in the driver's seat
• The trade-off between the "Three S's"

https://podcast.hireapodcasteditor.com/episodepage/10

 
Listen to Hiring a Podcast Editor
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Mentioned in this episode:
15 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Podcast Editor
If you want to get the clarity you need to avoid a hiring mistake with your podcast, you will want to grab this free guide. No email required. We just want you to make the best decisionfor yourself and your show.
15 Questions Download

Try Boomcaster for your podcast recording and streaming.
If you're going to record your podcast while streaming live with cohosts or guests, you need a way to capture great recordings. Boomcaster offers an excellent livestreaming experience, and also captures high-quality audio and video recordings. You can pre-schedule your livestreams to Facebook, YouTube, or LinkedIn. Or all of them if you would like. Use the promo code 'TOPTIER' or the link in the show notes to get 20% off your purchase. And if you do that, you'll also be helping the show (and I'd appreciate that). Boomcaster is what I recommend to capture a great recording while streaming.
Boomcaster

Sponsored by Top Tier Audio
Check out Top Tier Audio! We offer professional podcast production for coaches, trainers, and consultants.
Top Tier Audio

You're almost ready to start talking with editors. Over the past few episodes, you've gone through the process of clarifying the goal you're shooting for and any gaps that might exist. You've identified some things you'd like an editor to help you with and even started prioritizing things.


But before you start looking for an editor, manager, or producer, there are three things I think you should consider. We're going to cover the first one this week.

What will you focus on next?

Or put another way, what will you do with all your free time?
While this might seem like a "throwaway" question, it's incredibly important because it not only helps you identify the value of bringing a podcast editor, manager, or producer into your production, but it also helps you actually maintain your focus as you navigate the transition you're about to go through.

https://podcast.hireapodcasteditor.com/episodepage/9

Links & Resources

• The Magic Wand Question For Your Podcast - Thinking about your ideal podcasting future 3 years out, what might you want to focus on first?
• What's Falling Off of Your Podcasting Plate? - In this episode, we took stock of the things we either can't seem to get to or the things that keep getting pushed to the back burner (or worse...dropped unintentionally).

Listen to Hiring a Podcast Editor
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Mentioned in this episode:

15 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Podcast Editor
If you want to get the clarity you need to avoid a hiring mistake with your podcast, you will want to grab this free guide. No email required. We just want you to make the best decisionfor yourself and your show.
15 Questions Download

Sponsored by Top Tier Audio
Check out Top Tier Audio! We offer professional podcast production for coaches, trainers, and consultants.
Top Tier Audio

Try Boomcaster for your podcast recording and streaming.
If you're going to record your podcast while streaming live with cohosts or guests, you need a way to capture great recordings. Boomcaster offers an excellent livestreaming experience, and also captures high-quality audio and video recordings. You can pre-schedule your livestreams to Facebook, YouTube, or LinkedIn. Or all of them if you would like. Use the promo code 'TOPTIER' or the link in the show notes to get 20% off your purchase. And if you do that, you'll also be helping the show (and I'd appreciate that). Boomcaster is what I recommend to capture a great recording while streaming.
Boomcaster

We've talked a lot over the last few episodes about what you want and need, and that's important. But one thing I think many people miss when they are looking for an editor is that not every editor has the same kind of business model.


Think it doesn't matter?

Think again. Your editor's business model will significantly influence the kinds of services they are able to offer, the way you work with them, and so much more. Each different business model archetype has some pros and cons.

After today, you'll have an understanding of each, and be able to pick the one that you think will work best for you. And it will absolutely influence where you look for the best editors and how you make your choice.

Here are the 4 categories:

1. Freelancer
2. Small Team
3. Agency
4. Employee

Listen now, and then take a minute to think through what will be best for you!

https://podcast.hireapodcasteditor.com/episodepage/8

Links & Resources

Listen to Hiring a Podcast Editor
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Mentioned in this episode:

15 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Podcast Editor
If you want to get the clarity you need to avoid a hiring mistake with your podcast, you will want to grab this free guide. No email required. We just want you to make the best decisionfor yourself and your show.
15 Questions Download

Try Boomcaster for your podcast recording and streaming.
If you're going to record your podcast while streaming live with cohosts or guests, you need a way to capture great recordings. Boomcaster offers an excellent livestreaming experience, and also captures high-quality audio and video recordings. You can pre-schedule your livestreams to Facebook, YouTube, or LinkedIn. Or all of them if you would like. Use the promo code 'TOPTIER' or the link in the show notes to get 20% off your purchase. And if you do that, you'll also be helping the show (and I'd appreciate that). Boomcaster is what I recommend to capture a great recording while streaming.
Boomcaster

Sponsored by Top Tier Audio
Check out Top Tier Audio! We offer professional podcast production for coaches, trainers, and consultants.
Top Tier Audio

What are you REALLY looking for in a podcast editor?It's time to get specific. If you want to take the work we've been doing and turn it into a list of what you want (and need), this is the episode for you.


Over the past few episodes, we've laid the groundwork to help you understand and communicate what you're looking for.

• Gone through the process of imagining what the ideal future might look like
• Identified some things that are falling from your plate
• Defined what STYLE of editing you're looking for
• Hiighlighted some roadblocks and constraints

Now it's time to do two things: consider other (non-editing) services and trim down the list. You'll want to use the notes you've been taking over the past few episodes and listen for a few ideas, as well as some thoughts about how to trim the list down and prioritize it.

https://podcast.hireapodcasteditor.com/episodepage/7

Links & Resources

Listen to Hiring a Podcast Editor
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Mentioned in this episode:

Try Boomcaster for your podcast recording and streaming.
If you're going to record your podcast while streaming live with cohosts or guests, you need a way to capture great recordings. Boomcaster offers an excellent livestreaming experience, and also captures high-quality audio and video recordings. You can pre-schedule your livestreams to Facebook, YouTube, or LinkedIn. Or all of them if you would like. Use the promo code 'TOPTIER' or the link in the show notes to get 20% off your purchase. And if you do that, you'll also be helping the show (and I'd appreciate that). Boomcaster is what I recommend to capture a great recording while streaming.
Boomcaster


Sponsored by Top Tier Audio
Check out Top Tier Audio! We offer professional podcast production for coaches, trainers, and consultants.
Top Tier Audio

15 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Podcast Editor
If you want to get the clarity you need to avoid a hiring mistake with your podcast, you will want to grab this free guide. No email required. We just want you to make the best decisionfor yourself and your show.
15 Questions Download

When you're getting ready to hire a podcast editor, it's really important to be clear on what style of editing you're looking for. Not sure what I'm talking about?


After listening today, you'll have what you need in order to understand AND communicate what you're looking for, and to assess whether the editors you're talking with are a potential fit or not.

https://podcast.hireapodcasteditor.com/episodepage/6

Links & Resources

• YaYa Podcasting - This is my friend Carrie. She offered a short course on how to edit dialog for scripted podcasts that I took because I always want to be growing and improving.
• Top Tier Audio - I was producing multiple shows for Top Tier Audio at the time that I decided to hire my first subcontractor to edit.

Listen to Hiring a Podcast Editor
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Mentioned in this episode:

15 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Podcast Editor
If you want to get the clarity you need to avoid a hiring mistake with your podcast, you will want to grab this free guide. No email required. We just want you to make the best decisionfor yourself and your show.
15 Questions Download

Sponsored by Top Tier Audio
Check out Top Tier Audio! We offer professional podcast production for coaches, trainers, and consultants.
Top Tier Audio

Try Boomcaster for your podcast recording and streaming.
If you're going to record your podcast while streaming live with cohosts or guests, you need a way to capture great recordings. Boomcaster offers an excellent livestreaming experience, and also captures high-quality audio and video recordings. You can pre-schedule your livestreams to Facebook, YouTube, or LinkedIn. Or all of them if you would like. Use the promo code 'TOPTIER' or the link in the show notes to get 20% off your purchase. And if you do that, you'll also be helping the show (and I'd appreciate that). Boomcaster is what I recommend to capture a great recording while streaming.
Boomcaster

One thing that I see happen to a lot of podcasters might be happening to you as well - we start podcasting and our "to do" list just keeps growing and growing. Maybe there are new things you want to do. Maybe there are things you used to do that you just can't get to because something else is taking your time. Maybe your ability to grow your show or your income is stalled because other things are getting done first.


That can be a scary place. But today we're going to take some of the fear out of it. We're going to drag that monster out of the dark and into the light, give it a name, and start to tame it.

A little too silly? Maybe. But there's some serious power in taking the time to take stock of what's taking you away from what you really need to be doing. And that's what we're going to do today.

I want to say from the outset, that not everything that's on your to do list necessarily deserves to be there... the same is true for me. But we're going to take a brainstorming approach to getting it all down on paper. Then you can go through it later when you start to decide what ACTUALLY matters to you.

Good with that?

OK. Let's go...

https://podcast.hireapodcasteditor.com/episodepage/5

Links & Resources

• Engaging Missions Show - This is the show that I was producing at the time that I brought on my first podcast editor. It's on an indefinite hiatus, primarily because editing was taking over my life and this show was costing money rather than making money.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Try Boomcaster for your podcast recording and streaming.
If you're going to record your podcast while streaming live with cohosts or guests, you need a way to capture great recordings. Boomcaster offers an excellent livestreaming experience, and also captures high-quality audio and video recordings. You can pre-schedule your livestreams to Facebook, YouTube, or LinkedIn. Or all of them if you would like. Use the promo code 'TOPTIER' or the link in the show notes to get 20% off your purchase. And if you do that, you'll also be helping the show (and I'd appreciate that). Boomcaster is what I recommend to capture a great recording while streaming.
Boomcaster

15 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Podcast Editor
If you want to get the clarity you need to avoid a hiring mistake with your podcast, you will want to grab this free guide. No email required. We just want you to make the best decisionfor yourself and your show.
15 Questions Download

Sponsored by Top Tier Audio
Check out Top Tier Audio! We offer professional podcast production for coaches, trainers, and consultants.
Top Tier Audio