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Advice for starting a Podcast
Posted on 11/10/16 at 11:14 am
Posted on 11/10/16 at 11:14 am
Looking to start a Podcast, more as a hobby than a money maker.
Does anyone here have some advice to share & guide me to get started to make it legitimate over time?
Does anyone here have some advice to share & guide me to get started to make it legitimate over time?
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Posted on 11/10/16 at 11:16 am to Floyd Pambrose
Huge podcast listener. I will immediately drop a podcast, no matter the content, if it sounds like it was recorded with a Tin can.
Invest in quality equipment.
Invest in quality equipment.
Posted on 11/10/16 at 11:32 am to Floyd Pambrose
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Advice for starting a Podcast
Don't.
Posted on 11/10/16 at 11:42 am to WavinWilly
Wavin Willy,
Do you have a Podcast that your particularly favor with specific equipment? Do you happen to know what they use?
Do you have a Podcast that your particularly favor with specific equipment? Do you happen to know what they use?
Posted on 11/10/16 at 12:03 pm to Floyd Pambrose
Posted on 11/10/16 at 1:40 pm to Floyd Pambrose
Hangouts on the air is a great easy way to record and distribute via Youtube. You can also just extract audio from the video for distribution through iTunes, Google Music, etc.
Start cheap as possible (but get a dedicated mic) til you know you want to actually put more time and effort into it.
The best podcasts talk about what they love and that interests them. Its easy to spot those who aren't interested in the stuff they are pushing out.
Start cheap as possible (but get a dedicated mic) til you know you want to actually put more time and effort into it.
The best podcasts talk about what they love and that interests them. Its easy to spot those who aren't interested in the stuff they are pushing out.
This post was edited on 11/10/16 at 1:41 pm
Posted on 11/10/16 at 2:21 pm to WavinWilly
Yeah, agree on the equipment. You can get a pretty decent mic for $150, then you should record in a closet with a lot of clothes in it, or come up with some other way of recording with minimal reflection off walls. You'd be surprise how much of that gets picked up.
Posted on 11/10/16 at 3:16 pm to Floyd Pambrose
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This post was edited on 11/10/16 at 4:41 pm
Posted on 11/10/16 at 5:49 pm to Floyd Pambrose
Invest in software that will help you with the levels. I hate having to turn way up for some and then get blasted out by the next.
Posted on 11/10/16 at 10:34 pm to Floyd Pambrose
I've been working on the same thing.
From a technical standpoint, invest in something decent but don't go overboard. I have this microphone and the quality is pretty good. At this point, I'm doing some sample segments just recording in audacity. I may get a pop filter next, as I've noticed the pops in other podcasts and my sample recordings and I found it to be destracting while listening to it.
Once I'm happy with how I'm recording and the overall flow of the podcast itself, I'm going to sign up for Cast. It's a web based podcasting platform that allows you to record, edit, and distribute the podcast. Mine will be guest driven and I did a lot of research on the best way to approach this. It would work well with just one person but the service is pretty solid on how it handles multiple people, especially in different locations. I'm not to the point to test this yet, so I have no input on how well it actually works.
For the podcast itself, it's best to figure out the format you want to follow. I listened to a wide variety of podcasts to see how others formatted theirs. Mine will be around 30 minutes each week, divided into three segments, 10 minutes discussing one topic, 10 for another topic, then a 5 minute rapid fire segment to end the podcast.
I'm also working on some processes to eventually be able to replicate success each time. This includes things like learning about the guest, outlining the format based on their info, prepping them for the show, recording the podcast, editing, and distribution/posting to the web and social media.
I have a lot of ideas for it and have gotten feedback from my target audience. I just know it will be a lot of work with very little monetary return. Luckily, I'm in a position to be able to do some stuff like this. I've thought about monetizing it but that's not the main goal now. Creating something sustainable is.
From a technical standpoint, invest in something decent but don't go overboard. I have this microphone and the quality is pretty good. At this point, I'm doing some sample segments just recording in audacity. I may get a pop filter next, as I've noticed the pops in other podcasts and my sample recordings and I found it to be destracting while listening to it.
Once I'm happy with how I'm recording and the overall flow of the podcast itself, I'm going to sign up for Cast. It's a web based podcasting platform that allows you to record, edit, and distribute the podcast. Mine will be guest driven and I did a lot of research on the best way to approach this. It would work well with just one person but the service is pretty solid on how it handles multiple people, especially in different locations. I'm not to the point to test this yet, so I have no input on how well it actually works.
For the podcast itself, it's best to figure out the format you want to follow. I listened to a wide variety of podcasts to see how others formatted theirs. Mine will be around 30 minutes each week, divided into three segments, 10 minutes discussing one topic, 10 for another topic, then a 5 minute rapid fire segment to end the podcast.
I'm also working on some processes to eventually be able to replicate success each time. This includes things like learning about the guest, outlining the format based on their info, prepping them for the show, recording the podcast, editing, and distribution/posting to the web and social media.
I have a lot of ideas for it and have gotten feedback from my target audience. I just know it will be a lot of work with very little monetary return. Luckily, I'm in a position to be able to do some stuff like this. I've thought about monetizing it but that's not the main goal now. Creating something sustainable is.
Posted on 11/11/16 at 7:56 am to Floyd Pambrose
It's not TV, so you don't have to make every episode an hour or half hour. If you have 12.4 minutes of material on a topic, stop there. I hate ones where they drag it out like they have a time slot to fill.
Edit to cut the bullshite. Too many hobbyists just ramble and leave it all in. See YouTube as an example.
Edit to cut the bullshite. Too many hobbyists just ramble and leave it all in. See YouTube as an example.
Posted on 11/11/16 at 10:11 am to Floyd Pambrose
Peruse the No Agenda shownotes for the shows where Adam Curry tells all about his set up. He's the Podfather.
Posted on 11/11/16 at 10:33 am to Floyd Pambrose
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Wavin Willy,
Do you have a Podcast that your particularly favor with specific equipment? Do you happen to know what they use?
I don't know what equipment they use, but the Barstool Sports podcasts usually have very high quality audio. Pardon My Take is the one of theirs I listen to the most. Just off the top of my head, podcasts with good audio:
Pardon My Take
Common Sense with Dan Carlin
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Packet Pushers (This is a very technical Networking podcast)
Joe Rogan's podcast
And an interesting case is The History of Rome podcast. It's very long and you can tell the evolution of his audio quality as it goes along. It starts out not so great and gets noticeably better. He now has a podcast called Revolutions where it's even better.
I would highly recommend the Dan Carlin podcasts if you are going after a more serious podcast.
Pardon My Take and Joe Rogan take themselves much less seriously.
Posted on 11/11/16 at 4:21 pm to Floyd Pambrose
Invest in a good microphone.
Even if you're going to do a video podcast, audio is more important than video quality.
Blue makes some pretty good microphones.
Even if you're going to do a video podcast, audio is more important than video quality.
Blue makes some pretty good microphones.
This post was edited on 11/11/16 at 9:05 pm
Posted on 11/11/16 at 8:15 pm to Floyd Pambrose
Marc Marion talks about his microphones sometimes and is proud of them. Maybe hit him up on twitter or email and ask what he uses.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:15 pm to liuyaming
I really appreciate your post & the time to help me out. Beat of luck with your podcast.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:15 pm to WavinWilly
I will check them out. Appreciate the suggs.
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