The second situation is that you want to start a podcast as a business, hoping to make money with it directly over time. Your category is more open-ended at his point. But before you choose a category, consider that podcast listeners typically look to podcasts for expert advice. So make the podcast you would want to listen to, about something you are genuinely interested in. It’s difficult to say what podcasts will find an audience, but start from where you are. That doesn’t mean that you won’t need to entertain your listeners, but the first step to that is to entertain yourself. So you want to start a podcast? Welcome to fastest growing media segment in the world. Well, we have good news; Podcast Detroit has made it easy for you to put out content on your terms. Whether you want a weekly 2-hour show, a monthly 15 minute show, or anything in between, we have you covered. C: Recording Your Podcast. So once you’ve done the groundwork and planned out your show, it’s time to get to work recording your first episode. Recording Equipment. The bare minimum you need to record a podcast is a computer with a USB microphone and access to the internet. Only on the “CBS This Morning” podcast, CBS News’ Anne-Marie Green talks with Kristen Meinzer about her new book, “So You Want To Start a Podcast: Finding Your Voice, Telling Your Story, and Building.
If there's any vital lesson you can pick up from the latest news cycle, it's that you should NOT run a podcast the way that Alex Jones does. Unless of course, your goal is to be kicked out by Apple, Facebook, and Spotify, then, by all means, go ahead.
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Now that podcast consumption is on the rise, you should also avoid producing a sloppy show that people will drop two minutes in and trade for another episode of Serial. You want it to be immersive and consistently fresh so that your audience will always clamor for a new installment.
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