The Podcast Collective

⏲️ Where to start⁠⠀
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💭 Get your thoughts out there. Give yourself time to really think about why you're doing your show and what your goals are. Where would you like your show to be in one years time?⁠⠀
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📛 A show name, logo and music, make up some of the things you need to consider early on. Plenty more on that list, but that should get you off the mark.⁠⠀
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💸 Don't spend loads of equipment, there's no need. $150 all in should get you some excellent recording kit. ⁠⠀
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🗣️ Think about your audience and marketing early on. Give yourself a head-start for when your podcast is ready to release. An email list is a great place to start, check out the guide in our bio. ⁠⠀
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🗣️ Guests.⁠⠀
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📈 How do you make your episode stand out from others your guests may have been on? ⁠⠀
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👂 Listeners yearn for relatable and in-depth stories. Instead of asking the regular questions, what else could you find out from your guest?⁠⠀
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👍Keep your conversation as human and conversation like as possible. That means back-and-forth, follow up questions, reactions and all the blemishes that come with it. ⁠⠀
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🔗Ask your guests who they would interview if they were you? See if they can introduce you.⁠⠀
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📣 Podcast Intro's.⁠⠀
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🔗 Your intro's purpose is to hook the listener into the show and give them an idea of what's to come.⁠⠀
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🤩 Consider having a show intro and an episode intro to give people context of what you're about.⁠⠀
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🎙️ Record your intro (and outro) separately to your main episode recording. No need to do them together and allows you to control as much as possible. If the intro sounds good, people will be much for forgiving of the main episode.⁠⠀
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🗣️ Speak directly to your audience, 1:1. As if you're speaking to a friend. Make your show as warm and human as possible.⁠⠀
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🔥 Include a call-to-action in the intro. What one action would you like them to take? Subscribe? Review? Check out an old episode?⁠⠀
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✂️ Editing.⁠⠀
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💡 Use the built in tools on your editing software to save time.⁠⠀
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1️⃣ Auto-Gate. Gets rid of mouth sounds and heavy breaths.⁠⠀
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2️⃣ Noise Reduction. Remove background noise, especially constant sounds. ⁠⠀
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3️⃣ De-Reverb. Echoey recording? Try this and have a play around. Shout out to for this.⁠⠀
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4️⃣ Volume Leveling. Make everyones volume similar. Careful of distortion in unwanted places. ⁠⠀
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👇 Share your favourite editing tips in the comments.⁠⠀
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👨‍💻 Your Logo.⁠⠀
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👍 A thumbnail size image to entice people to click play. Not easy! ⁠⠀
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🗞️ There's a few guidelines to stick to and you'll be well on your way. ⁠⠀
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1️⃣ Add some personality. Don't stay behind a corporate logo or words. ⁠⠀
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⁠2️⃣ Get your design on point. If you're struggling get a designer from or , or search on IG⁠⠀
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⁠3️⃣ Get the basics right with sizing. As high-resolution as possible. Min 1400x1400, Max 3000x3000.⁠⠀
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⁠4️⃣ Invest time on it. Make sure you're happy with it. It counts early on with charts on Apple Podcasts.⁠⠀
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