• Option 1 – The Clever Name: You might think of a really clever name for your show. But remember that people need to be able to find it when they’re searching for information about your topic.
• Option 2 – The Descriptive Name: The searchable choice is ...

• There’s no rule to say your show must have music, but many podcasters stick some at the beginning and end to add that extra layer of professionalism.
• You don’t want to have a piece of music playing on its own for any longer than 10 seconds. If you do...

The intimate nature of podcasting is far more suited to being a conversation, as opposed to a sermon. So try to wean yourself off a fully scripted show with bullet points of everything you want to cover. This will become easier over time with practice until eventually writing a f...

The common types of podcast show formats:

Most podcasters kick things off by talking “into the void”.

Cover Art. Having attractive cover art that stands out is vital when your show lines up against thousands of others in the Apple Podcasts or Spotify directories. 

The bare minimum you need to record a podcast is a computer with a USB microphone and access to the internet. As a general rule, though, the more limited and lower cost of your setup and equipment, the more limited the sound quality of your show will be.

There are two big questions you need to ask yourself here:

Just like choosing a name for your podcast, choosing good, searchable, descriptive titles for your episodes is important.

Whether you're providing information that will help someone to lose weight, or doing a really entertaining interview with one of your favorite authors you're providing value for your listener.

Ultimately your episode lengths should be decided by two things.

When you plug your USB microphone into your computer, you will need some software to actually record and edit the audio. There are a few options for this: 

These are the places where listeners can discover, subscribe to, and download it.

The best schedule is normally the most frequent one that you can stick to, on a regular basis. So, if you can only manage once a month, that’s fine. If you can manage every 2 weeks, even better. If you can manage weekly, then that’s great.