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
- Opsound
- Incompetech (free with attribution)
- FindSounds (use with caution as you may find copyrighted content)
- YouTube Audio Library
Cheap music
Premium music
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