How to Start a Podcast in 2024 [BEGINNERS GUIDE]

you decided to start a podcast how exciting with a podcast you can share your organic and free conversations with an audience and connect at a deeper level which is so needed right now you can entertain educate share stories and give your audience access to information they never thought possible there's never been a better time to start a podcast and in this video I'll show you how easy it is to produce and launch one no more hiding no more excuses we're going to do it together I'm going to walk through every step and actually create a mock podcast right along with you by the end of this video we'll watch my podcast go live on Spotify we're going to have a lot of fun let's get started hey there if we haven't met yet I'm Veronica and I'm the content marketing director and instructor here at the B sound School our channel is full of resources for podcast creators like you so make sure you subscribe also we have an exciting mini course called idea to podcast simplified for business owners so you can finally launch your podcast and turn leads into clients without adding anything else to your to-do list so after watching this video you can go to podcasting smart.com to enroll for free I'll also leave the link below so are you ready these are the five easy steps to launch your podcast first choose a podcast hosting platform second pick your podcast name third write a podcast description fourth design a podcast cover art and finally create episodes there's a lot that goes into each of these steps and I'm going to break it all down for you so let's get started with step one choosing a podcast hosting platform but what in the seor de los Santos celos is a podcast hosting platform you need a podcast hosting site to upload and distribute your podcast to Apple podcast Spotify Amazon music and other podcast players our top pick is bass proud bass proud has a ton of resources and great features to help independent podcasters grow their podcasts we've been using B sproud with our own podcast and our clients and students podcast and we're really excited because they're also a sponsoring this video for you so step one is to open up B Prout and you can sign up for Bas Prout for free then B Prout actually walks you through the next four steps step one complete that was an easy step so let's move on to step two your podcast name and let me tell you I've seen people either spending way too much time finding the right name or no time at all it's crazy but whether you're on either end of the spectrum choose a name that's easy to pronounce easy to spell and unique you want to avoid encrypted names that only mean something to you or names with weird pronunciation or spelling otherwise you will make it very hard for your listeners to remember and recommend your podcast to others and word of mouth is still one of the best ways to grow your audience and bonus points if your podcast name is a descriptive phrase or question people are are searching for online like how to lose weight how to make money online or how to train a puppy you get it doing this will help your podcast come up in searches over time meaning it will have more chances to be found by new listeners who are interested in your topic and finally don't use a name if another podcast is already using it I know it's a bummer to find a name you like and discover that somebody else is using it already but using the same name will confuse your audience and could even lead to legal problems down the road so do a quick Google search with the name you choose and also Run a search on the podcast players and podchaser which is a podcast platform SL database to find out if there's another podcast with the same name if you feel stuck creatively and need extra help you can use AI tools like Chad gbt to get the ideas flowing hey chbt give me a bunch of podcast name ideas in the creative marketing industry wow so we have a name I'm going with creative spark with Veronica now let's move on to step number three podcast description the next thing you'll need is a description for your podcast this is an important piece of writing because it will serve as an elevator pitch when people ask you about your podcast you can also add it to your email Communications when you're reaching out to potential guest for your show it can be part of your first episode or trailer your podcast is description can also go on your website social media or any other promotional piece so your girl here is going to hook you up with a template so you can write your own you're welcome thumbs up you can take a screenshot or pause the video and write it down welcome to name of the podcast a podcast about topic hosted by Post in each episode format engagement sentence first in the description is the name of your podcast we already picked a name so we can move on to the second line which is the topic you may already have a topic in mind if you don't it's simple you want to find something that you truly enjoy and provides value to your audience the third element or line in the description is the host and here you want to introduce yourself and share your Authority and I'm not talking only about professional credentials if your podcast is about let's say for example dating in the online world you don't need to be an expert in dating if you're going to be sharing your own stories just tell your audience why you're qualified to talk about the topic in your description you also want to talk about the format of your podcast whether it will be interviewing experts telling stories or providing coaching and education about the topic and finally you want to get into the habit of asking your audience to do something to support the podcast it can be to follow the podcast follow you on social media or share the podcast with a friend get in the habit of asking your audience to take action so this is what my podcast description will look like welcome to the creative spark podcast a podcast about unconventional and Innovative Marketing in the online space designed to ignite your ideas and strategies hosted by Veronica a passionate content creator marketing junkie and Storyteller in each episode she shares inspiring stories of individuals in the digital space who have used creativity to Captivate millions and stand out in a crowded online world don't miss out on these captivating tals and invaluable insights follow the creative spark podcast for your regular do of inspiration and cutting Ed marketing ideas okay so now we have the description let's move on to step four podcast cover fast rout also makes this step super easy with an integration with Cana all I have to do is click on the design with Kaa button and I'm taking instantly to the perfect Dimensions I need need to design my cover look at all of this ready to use templates that we have to choose from Once you select a template you like you can swap out the placeholder pictures with your own photos easily change the colors of words and elements within the design move things around and resize them to your liking you're feeling an extra creative spark get it creative spark you can add all sorts of elements and layers and get really creative and voila and voila what do you think think pretty impressive for a girl who doesn't have any design skills zero design skills none okay now the last step step five episodes did you think that I we're going to have a podcast without the audio no we're going to record episodes there's a lot that goes into creating episodes that Captivate your audience I'm going to give you the quick rundown here for the sake of time but in our free mini course idea to podcast we go into detail with strategies and development so rooll in the program by going to podcasting smart.com your podcast will be divided into episodes you can choose to post weekly or bi-weekly we recommend launching your podcast with at least three episodes and one of those episodes is your trailer a podcast trailers purpose is to get your audience excited about your podcast launch the good news is that your podcast trailer includes pretty much everything you already created for your podcast description you just have to elaborate a little bit more on each point and add your personality to it you can script your trailer word for word or put it together in an outline and keep it natural after you have your trailer written down and ready to go it's time to record so you're going to need recording equipment and recording software this is the fun part of starting a podcast choosing your gear and recording your first episodes this is where things start to get local in the Caba so let's talk about equipment my favorite St subject there are different options to choose from depending on your budget and production goals a podcast setup we use here in the studio to record our own podcast content HIIT is a short sm7b which is an XLR microphone plugged into the ssl2 plus audio interface to get amazing professional tasty audio you've probably seen podcasters using this setup and looks super cool and professional but you can also achieve good results using a USB microphone plugged directly into your computer our top pick are the Samsung q2u which is a budget friendly microphone and the shore mv7 that looks classic and looks chikito and it has this sure sound that we all like don't worry I created a list with the bad sound school's favorite podcasting year including equipment for all budgets in the description of this video you're welcome the only thing I ask in return is for you to thumbs up this video thumbs up now there are different recording solutions for podcast the one that we recommend if you you don't have any experience recording audio is this script because it's very user friendly you can record your podcast into the script and edit it like a Word document with the script you can also record your interviews remotely with guests if you want to interview guest on your podcast how cool is that now if you want to be the talent behind the microphone and you don't want to bother with editing you can hire an editor for your podcast which is a very smart idea editing is time consuming so if you can Outsource this part of your production even better we train the best editors in the industry so we can connect you with the right one for your podcast go to pound school.com for more information but let's record the trailer for Creative spark using this script welcome to the creative Spar podcast [Music] unconventional explore after my trailer is recorded and edited I just have to upload it write a catchy episode title create a unique unique episode description and here is where I can add my call to action links we can also add a unique episode cover art I will leave mine at default then I select the season number and the episode type I will choose trailer and now let's click save and update episode we have a podcast oo o we have a podcast oohoo o we have a podcast ooho so yeah get excited now that we have an episode we can publish to all of the podcast directories fpr makes this very simple from a directories tab with a follow alone checklist to get listed on Spotify we just have to click one button now we can check on Spotify to see if we're live I'm going to check on my phone creative spark with Veronica here it is and here's my trailer welcome to the creative Spar podcast where unconventional and innov inovative Marketing in the online space takes Center Stage this journey is about okay now it's your turn go to Ptown school.com SLB broud and make sure to share your new podcast with us and tag us on social media ATP sounds school so we can celebrate you now you may be wondering what about video podcast I love that you are asking that you can produce your audio only podcast with b broud and at the same time record video to share on YouTube video podcasting is so fun but there's a lot that goes into it and I cover everything you need to get started in this video right here so go watch it

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Length: 12min 38sec (758 seconds)

Published: Sun Dec 17 2023