PodCraft | How to Podcast & Craft a Fantastic Show
Let's talk about how to start a podcast, and how to grow your audience from there! This show takes you from novice podcaster to confident broadcaster. We talk all about the brilliant world of Podcasting – teaching you how to make, grow and monetise a great show. In this podcast I cover the full range of Podcasting skills, looking at: Podcasting Equipment – what microphones to buy, when to get a mixer, how to set it all up. Podcasting Techniques – recording interviews, recording outside events. Podcast Editing – what software to use, how to create the best audio possible. Podcast Promotion – how to grow your audience, how to market your brand. Podcast Planning – scripting, episode planning, topic generation. Podcast Monetisation – how to make money out of your broadcast without turning off your audience. And more – podcasting environments, events, speaking skills. I'll be bringing on guests from popular podcasts, talking to novices and experts alike, and generally helping you to create the best podcast possible. If you have any suggestions for future episodes, or feedback on the podcast, get in touch on twitter at @thepodcasthost or through the website at The Podcast Host
Episodes
180 episodes
SEO Tips for Podcasters
The concept is simple: You create the content your target audience is searching for, they find it, and your podcast grows as a result. But Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) isn't just as straightforward as that, unfortunately. There...
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Season 16
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Episode 1
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36:29
Best Tools for Creating Short Podcast Clips & Micro Content
Mike from the Konversations With Kinfolk podcast is thinking about micro-content. He's looking for apps or software that can take small clips (video and/or audio) to create short clips for...
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Season 15
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Episode 8
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28:16
3 Actionable Podcast Growth Tips
Khaled runs the show Curated Advice on Better Living, and wonders how to increase the number of listeners per episode. At time of recording, he's almost hit the 30-episode ...
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Season 15
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Episode 7
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27:17
How Do I Turn Listeners Into Followers, Subscribers, & Supporters?
Michael of Night Moodz wonders how to turn casual listeners into subscribers, followers, and even, supporters. This is a question with many layers as the first and most obvious move is si...
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Season 15
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Episode 6
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21:41
How Do I Get Analytics for Potential Advertisers?
How do you get useful analytics to present to potential sponsors and advertisers? That's one of the questions on the mind of Karen from BankTalk Podcast. And, one that we'll try our best to ...
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Season 15
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Episode 5
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20:40
How to Optimise Your Podcast’s Outline & Theme
Kay is the co-host of the In Da Trenches Podcast and asks about optimising their name, outline, and theme. Sometimes it helps to take a step back and look at the bigger picture of your...
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Season 15
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Episode 4
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23:04
Making Best Use of a Break Between Seasons
Laurent of the Puissante Panoplie podcast asks us about breaks between seasons. He feels that these can halt his momentum, and make him feel a bit like a headless chick...
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Season 15
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Episode 3
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18:48
Where Should I Place Ads in My Podcast Episodes?
Our question this week comes from Teresa of the Homeschool Mama SelfCare Podcast. Teresa's asking us about the optimal position of p...
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Season 15
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Episode 2
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18:43
The Low-Hanging Fruits of Growing Your Audience
On this new season of PodCraft we're going to be answering your podcasting questions. Here's how to submit yours! This time around, we...
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Season 15
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Episode 1
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17:31
How do you measure podcast success? And do you need to know about bitrates or loudness? Part Two of Two
It's part two of our dive into the Podcaster Cares Survey data. This time around, we're talking NFTs, measuring success, social media, loudness, and bitrates.We also ...
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Season 14
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Episode 12
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23:52
537 podcasters told us what they care about (and don't) - here's the data: Part One of Two
The more podcasting grows, the more people talk about it. Some of it is genuine news, and some of it is gossip or clickbait. Rather than waste your time with articles about irrelevant topics, we want to know what the average podcaster cares abo...
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Season 14
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Episode 11
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46:06
Choosing a Format for Your Podcast: Pocket-Sized Podcasting
Welcome to Pocket-Sized Podcasting, brought to you by Alitu: The Podcast Maker. And on this episode, we’re talking about choosing a format for your episodes.The format you choose is really personal, and depends on who’s involved. If it’s...
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Season 14
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Episode 10
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2:07
Niches & Narrow Podcast Topics: Pocket-Sized Podcasting
Welcome to Pocket-Sized Podcasting, brought to you by Alitu: The Podcast Maker.And on this episode, we’re talking about niches (nitches?) and narrow topics.There’s a bit of a misconception in podcasting that, the wider and more op...
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Season 14
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Episode 9
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1:40
Why Should They Listen? Pocket-Sized Podcasting
Welcome to Pocket-Sized Podcasting, brought to you by Alitu: The Podcast Maker. And on this episode, we’re talking about giving your audience a no-brainer reason to listen.This, my friend, is all about supplying value in your very own un...
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Season 14
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Episode 8
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1:43
Who is Your Podcast For? Pocket-Sized Podcasting
Welcome to Pocket-Sized Podcasting, brought to you by Alitu: The Podcast Maker. On this episode, we’re asking a big question: Who are you making your podcast for?The thing is, unless you know exactly who you’re making your show ...
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Season 14
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Episode 7
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1:34
Why Are You Doing a Podcast? Pocket-Sized Podcasting
Welcome to Pocket-Sized Podcasting, brought to you by Alitu: The Podcast Maker.And on this episode, we’re asking the question “Why?”Why do you want to make a podcast?Are you a freelancer? A business? Or working for a ...
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Season 14
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Episode 6
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1:53
How to Make a Daily Podcast
Daily podcasts are a lot more common than they used to be. You might find the thought of running one appealing but also think to yourself "there's no way I'd have time to podcast every single day". Well, the good news is that you don't have to....
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Season 14
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Episode 5
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30:46
A Brands-Eye View of the Podcasting Industry, & Podcast Episode Swaps
We talk a lot about audience growth in our articles. In fact, promotion and growth is the number 1 thing podcasters struggle with, according to our recent
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Season 14
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Episode 4
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9:51
What Moves the Needle When It Comes to Planning & Running a Podcast?
There's no shortage of things to focus on when it comes to planning, launching, and running your own podcast. From buying the right mic and choosing a hosting platform, to coming up with a show name and sorting out your cover art, t...
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Season 14
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Episode 3
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48:28
Can You Take Care of a Baby AND a Podcast? Podcasting & Parenting
In this episode of Podcraft, Matthew and Colin talk about podcasting and parenting. They discuss the joys of being a new dad, from early morning buggy walks, to "having a good moan" about one's kids. Brought to you by
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Season 14
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Episode 2
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49:28
What Has Changed in Podcasting? How Does It Affect the Average Podcaster?
Podcasting news has been hard to keep up with this past year or so. Each week seems to bring a new development in the Apple Vs Spotify saga, a new "must use" to...
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Season 14
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Episode 1
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54:41
Create Shareable Clips With Audiograms | PodCraft 1312
Check out the full book - Podcast Growth: How to Grow Your Podcast Audience Audiograms combine images, text, and audio to create a social media ...
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Season 13
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Episode 12
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24:09
Why Overcast Is One of the Best Places to Advertise Your Podcast | PodCraft 1311
Check out the full book - Podcast Growth: How to Grow Your Podcast Audience Overcast is one of the most popular podcast listening apps in the wo...
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Season 13
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Episode 11
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23:15