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And for more podcasting tips and insights, check out our blog.
You’re going to be on a recording soon, and you may be wondering what steps you can take to look your best, and let your witty and professional sides shine through. These three important steps will help get you there!
You’re going to be on a video recording soon, and you may be wondering what steps you can take to look your best, and let your witty and professional sides shine through. These three important steps will help get you there!
Our free 30 page guide raises important questions around strategy, planning, production, distribution - all towards successfully launching a podcast for your business, non-profit, or association.
When you’re starting a podcast, one of the first things you’ll want to do is script the standard intro and outro for your episodes, plus the teaser (the teaser is essential for setting up distribution channels like Apple Podcasts, and Spotify).
Putting together these short scripts is more challenging that you might expect - but the process will help you distill and focus your thoughts around your goals for your podcast and your ideal audience.
Here are some tips and examples for each of the three elements:
Sometimes you can’t come in to the studio - so here are our tips for recording your podcast via Zoom.us. We like Zoom’s teleconferencing app because:
The free account is all you need for one-on-one remote podcast recording (calls with more than three people have a 40-minute limit without a paid account).
Many people are already familiar with the software, and might already have the app.
Zoom allows for multi-track recording, which is essential for keeping sound quality at its best.
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We’ve already covered the gear you’ll need to record high quality remote podcasts over Zoom, Riverside, or Squadcast – but what about recording one or two people on-location instead of over the internet? We have 3 options that cover most budgets and recording scenarios.
Recording podcasts remotely is a great way to connect and produce content. Depending on your internet connection though, you can experience some drops in the quality of the recording. By self-recording a backup on your computer you can ensure there is a high quality version without any connection issues. This guide will take you through that process for Windows.
Recording podcasts remotely is a great way to connect and produce content. Depending on your internet connection though, you can experience some drops in the quality of the recording. By self-recording a backup on your computer you can ensure there is a high quality version without any connection issues. This guide will take you through that process for a Mac.
Audiograms are an effective and fun way to share you podcasts content. These short clips can be applied to most social media platforms . Here are some sites that make it easy, and include sizing templates. The time limits on Audiograms differ from platform to platform, and change over time, but we typically recommend under 1 minute.
Below are some great links to help you get your podcast out to the world. And a few ways to keep track of how it’s doing once it’s out there!
A great way to enhance your podcast is with music to set the tone. In addition to intro and outro music, you may want to think about what sounds/music you can use to break up segments, add sound effects, and to play underneath. This is a part of creating podcast content that you may not have given much though to yet, but it can be a lot of fun - so you should!
Podcasters have a lot of freedom: no gatekeepers, fewer rules, and no broadcast schedule dictating how long or short each episode needs to be. As a result, podcasts range from as short as a minute to as long as 3+ hours. But what do listeners really want? And can tweaking your episode length get you more downloads?
For more podcasting tips and insights, check out our blog.
This is the equipment we recommend to new clients recording remotely with us from home or the office. It’s affordable, sounds great, and it’s easy to set up.