Podcasting in 3 Easy Steps

In this episode, we go back to basics and talk about hosting platforms. A hosting platform is where your podcast lives on the internet. It’s also how you link your podcast to the main podcast apps, like Apple, Spotify and Amazon Music.

Here are our 3 steps to getting started with hosting platforms:

Links:

The 10 best hosting platforms blog post from Descript:

https://www.descript.com/blog/article/the-10-best-podcast-hosting-platforms

A beginner’s guide to RSS feeds from Riverside:

https://riverside.fm/blog/what-is-an-rss-feed

Editing is one of the hardest parts of podcasting, so it's important to get the process right. Here are Jules and Suzi's three steps to getting started with editing:

Welcome to Podcasting in 3 Easy Steps and Back to Basics and in this episode we are talking about recording your podcast and getting a great sound.

It’s the key to keeping listeners and growing the podcast if the recording isn’t good no one will stay with you: 

So here are our 3 steps:

1. Location- Ask yourself are your surroundings optimised for a good recording?

2. Mics- Test your equipment and settings before recording to avoid technical issues during your session. And wear your headphones throughout.

3. Have some scripted parts to your podcast, it helps you to get going and to remember your calls to action.

Hey welcome to another episode of Podcasting in 3 Easy Steps and this Back to Basics episode were we are talking about managing the workflow of your podcast.

It can quickly become overwhelming creating a weekly podcast so here are our 3 steps to managing workflow well:

1 Use tools such as Trello, Asana etc to plan and manage tasks for your podcast- keeping you organised and on track.

2 Repurpose what you can and streamline new recordings, get audio and video to work well and less editing, plus know what you’ll talk about in advance.

3 Embrace the Al it can really help with managing what you need to do to keep your podcast workflow flowing!

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In this episode, we talk about how long your episodes should be. While long episodes are popular, they may not be suitable for all audiences. Here are our three steps to help you decide your podcast length:

Takeaways

Chapters

00:00 Introduction: The Importance of Duration

01:07 Step 1: Consider Your Audience's Listening Habits

03:15 Step 2: Maintain Consistency in Episode Length

4:15 Step 3: Start with Short Solo Episodes

06:08 Round-table or multiple guests will need longer episodes

How often should you release your podcast? The more frequently you release, the easier it is to build an audience. But a weekly podcast can quickly feel relentless.

Here are Jules and Suzi’s 3 steps to help you decide how frequently to release your show:

To learn more, here’s a blog post from Pacific Content on how often to release episodes:

https://pacific-content.com/how-often-should-i-release-new-podcast-episodes-fe6e274d188b/

In this episode, Jules and Suzi discuss the importance of scripting in podcasting and provide three steps to help you get started with scripting. They emphasise the need to sound natural and avoid academic or complicated language. The steps include scripting the series introduction and outro, keeping the language simple, and avoiding over-scripting. Suzi and Jules also encourage practice and improvement by recording and listening to yourself. The episode concludes with a recap of the steps.

Takeaways

Scripting your podcast helps maintain structure and professionalism.

Listen to different podcasts for inspiration on introductions and endings.

Keep the language simple and avoid jargon.

Allow for ad-libbing and use bullet points instead of scripting word for word.

Practice and listen to your recordings to improve your delivery.

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In this episode, Jules and Suzi discuss different podcast formats and provide advice on how to choose the right format for your podcast. They emphasise the importance of keeping it simple and straightforward, especially for beginners. They also highlight the popularity of narrative or documentary-style podcasts and recommend not attempting this format when starting out. The hosts then provide three steps to help decide on a format: starting with a solo podcast, keeping it simple and manageable, and being consistent. They also encourage trying new formats while keeping the audience informed.

Takeaways

There are different podcast formats to choose from, including interview, monologue, round table, and packaged formats.

Narrative or documentary-style podcasts are popular but can be challenging for beginners.

Start with a solo podcast to make it easier and more manageable.

Keep the format simple and straightforward to streamline the production process.

Be consistent within a series to provide a predictable experience for the audience.

Don't be afraid to try new formats, but communicate with your audience to manage their expectations.

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In this episode, we're going back to basics and looking at how to create podcast artwork. The emphasis is on bold, easy-to-see artwork. Avoid fancy or overcomplicated designs.

Simplicity and legibility are key to creating effective podcast artwork.

The artwork must be original (you can't copy someone else's) but it doesn't need to be anything complicated.

It must be the right size and format: 1500 - 3000 px square and a jpg or png file.

For more info, see Apple's guidelines here:

In this episode, Julie-Anna and Suzi go back to basics and look at how to choose a name for your show.

Many get hung up on this and it can become a barrier to getting started. 

So here are three tips to help you get started with choosing a name:

If you get really stuck, try a name generator. 

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