Getting started

Want to start podcasting? Here are the episodes and resources I recommend if you're just starting out or about to start.

Planning before you podcast

• Podcasting stuff you MUST get right the first time
• 5 steps to an UNSTOPPABLE vision for your podcast
• Top 7 Deadly Fears of Podcasting
• How to Find Content for Your Blog or Podcast
• How long and how often should you podcast?
• The bare minimums for podcasting
• How to Brainstorm Future Podcast Topics

Getting a website

• Best Web-Hosting Recommendations
• 6 Tips for Picking a Good Domain for Your Podcast or Website
• How to Start a Podcast Website

Setting up your website

• How to setup WordPress for Podcasting with PowerPress
• If you don't use WordPress on your own site, then learn How to Setup and Use Feedburner for Podcasting
• 5 Steps to an Effective (Podcast) Website
• How to make your podcast shownotes easy to get to
• Show Notes URLs for search-engine optimization (SEO)

Creating and editing your podcast episodes

• How to Record and Edit a Podcast with Audacity
• How to Have an Effective Podcast Intro/Opening
• How to Record and Mix Multiple Hosts in Audacity (Double-Ender)
• Top Podcast Directories and How to Get in Them
• How to organize podcast projects
• 8 time-saving tips and tricks for Audacity
• How to properly add ID3 tags to audio podcasts
• How to Insert Background Music or Sound Effects in Audacity

Improving your podcast

• 5 tips to sound great with ANY microphone
• 4 steps to make every podcast voicemail feedback better
• 5 things that WON’T enhance your podcast
• 5 things that WILL enhance your podcast
• How to use Chains in Audacity to save time
• 7 free and easy ways to give your podcast new life

Where to get music and sound effects

Remember to never use copyrighted music without written permission or license!

Free music

• Ariel Publicity
• Opsound
• Incompetech (free with attribution)
• FindSounds (use with caution as you may find copyrighted content)
• YouTube Audio Library

Cheap music

• JewelBeat
• Opuzz (cheap short pieces)

Premium music

• Premium Beat
• Jamendo
• Incompetech
• Magnatune
• Music Bakery
• Opuzz
• Sounddogs
• Stereobot

Growing your audience

• 9 Tips for Growing Your Audience by Attending Social-Media Events
• Should your podcast or blog have its own Twitter account?
• 11 Ways to Use Twitter to Promote Your Podcast

Legal stuff you should know

• Copyright laws
• Trademarks
• Why you need your own privacy policies, disclosures, and releases
• Turning a podcast into a business

Making money

• 5 Ways to Make Money from Your Podcast or Blog
• How to make money with Audible
• How podcasting led from a hobby to a dream
• Turning a podcast into a business

Gear

• Best Podcasting Gear Recommendations