A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO PODCASTING
Everything you need to know to get your very own podcast up and running.
Module 1: Hello & Welcome
Podcasting can be overwhelming, trust me 'I get it!.' It is really easy to fall down a rabbit hole of researching the best equipment, the best editing programs, how to get your podcast on Spotify, how to get music, how to make artwork....see.....it's a lot.
This guide will simplify all of that. It's going to give you the absolute basics to take your podcast idea and turn it into an audio product. Over the next 6 videos I will walk you through:
• Affordable Recording Equipment
• Simple to use Recording & Editing Software
• How to get your podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Google Podcasts
• A free way to create professional podcast artwork
• Where to get royalty free (copyright cleared) music for your podcast
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Module 2: Recording Equipment
Don't spend thousands of dollars on equipment until you are absolutely sure podcasting is for you. In this module I speak about some really affordable equipment options that offer great sounding audio.
Equipment Spoken About
• RODE SmartLav+ Lavalier Microphone
• Apple Lighting to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter
• RODE AI-Micro Compact Audio Interface
• Samson Q2U USB/XLR Microphone
• RODEcaster Pro Pack
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Module 3: Recording & Editing Software
Audacity, Adobe Audition, Avid Pro Tools...you have probably never heard of these programs. They are audio editing programs, allowing you to make edits to your podcast audio recording to make it sound really clean. Did you say "umm" one too many times? Cut it out! It is that simple and in this module I'll show you a really great free program you can download to start editing on today.
Programs we speak about
• RODE Reporter App
• Audacity
• Adobe Audition
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Module 4: Podcast Hosting
The dream of all potential podcasters is to have their show on apps like Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Google Podcasts. What they don't know is, it's actually a lot easier than you think. You don't have to have connections in the podcast landscape, you don't have to even be a successful show, you just need to have a podcast host.
In this module, I'll explain what a podcast host is and how to get your podcast on those big streaming platforms.
Podcast Host spoken about
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Module 5: Creating Podcast Cover Art
You don't need to hire a graphic designer to create great podcast cover artwork. Canva is a free, intuitive and simple way to create professional artwork either from scratch or using one of there hundreds of templates. In this module, I will walk through the steps to create your own podcast cover art using Canva.
Programs used
• Canva
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Module 6: Royalty Free Music
A little bit of audio production (music) with your podcast can easily take it to that next level.
In this module, I'm going to show you a couple of sites that you can use to get yourself some royalty free music that you can freely use on your podcast.
Programs Spoken About
• Pixabay
Music by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay