Have you ever missed time with your family or friends because you were up late working on producing your next podcast episode? Most podcasters can relate! But it's time to ensure this doesn't happen again! In this episode, Joe Casabona explains how you can create and implement automations into your podcast production process so you can begin to reclaim your time. Get ready to cut out 12 hours per week from your podcast production without the quality of your episodes suffering!

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction
02:27 The Power of Automation and Delegation
03:25 Understanding Automation
07:17 Determining What Tasks to Automate or Delegate
09:38 Tools for Automation and Delegation
13:01 Examples of Tasks to Automate or Delegate
14:53 Conclusion

Takeaways

• Automation and delegation can save podcasters a significant amount of time and effort.
• There are four types of tasks that can be automated or delegated: common and easily repeatable tasks, infrequent but high-effort tasks, tasks that require specific timing, and tasks that can't be forgotten.
• By asking specific questions, podcasters can determine which tasks can be automated or delegated.
• There are various tools available for automation and delegation in podcasting, such as Make, Zapier, Apple's Shortcuts app, Airtable, Notion, and scheduling tools like Calendly.
• Tasks that can be automated or delegated in podcasting include booking guests, sending episodes for editing, publishing episodes, emailing the mailing list, creating transcripts, uploading to YouTube, creating images, social media sharing, finding clips to share, and gathering show notes.

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