How to Start a Podcast in 2019: Pat’s Complete Step-By-Step Podcasting Tutorial – UPDATED!
Learn how to start a podcast with my step-by-step podcasting tutorial. I'll teach you how to record, edit, and upload, along with all the tools you need to start.
tutorial, you're going to learn, step-by-step, how to start a podcast.
Thank you to the thousands of people who have emailed me and also those who have let me know in person that this is the very tutorial that helped you get started. That's why I do what I do, so let's get right to it!
The Basics of Starting a Podcast
THE STEPS OF STARTING A PODCAST
When you start a new project, it’s a good idea to know where you’re going. Here’s a high-level look at how to start a podcast:
Choose a topic you can commit to.
Define your show description and artwork.
Set up and thoroughly test your equipment.
Create a plan for your episodes.
Record your episodes.
Edit and publish your episodes.
Launch your podcast to your audience.
That’s the 30,000 foot view of starting a podcast—the rest of this tutorial will go into extensive detail on each of these steps. My goal is to make sure that you understand both what to do and why you’re doing it.
In the first three sections, What Podcasting Has Done for My Business, My #1 Lesson Learned from Starting a Podcast, and You’re Ready to Get Started, I’ll share with you my experience with starting a podcast and lay out the business case for why podcasting is worth your time.
In the following sections, The One Thing You Must Do Before You Start, How Podcasting Actually Works, and Five Things You Should Prepare Before You Begin Recording, I’ll help you prepare for starting your podcast, taking you through the first two steps in the high-level list above. You’ll learn what you need to be successful, how podcasting works, and how to start planning your podcast.
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Power-Up Podcasting will teach you all of this content, but it also goes into great detail about the marketing of your podcast, including how to create a launch week marketing plan, how to grow your audience, and—once you have an audience—how to monetize your podcast.
The other way that Power-Up Podcasting differs from this in-depth free tutorial is that it includes access to a closed Facebook community, where you can find support and bounce ideas off of other students, as well as have the opportunity to participate in office hours with me.
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How to Start a Podcast in 2019: Pat’s Complete Step-By-Step Podcasting Tutorial – UPDATED!
Learn how to start a podcast with my step-by-step podcasting tutorial. I'll teach you how to record, edit, and upload, along with all the tools you need to start
Starting a podcast has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. (I'll tell you why in a little bit.) In this complete tutorial, you're going to learn, step-by-step, how to start a podcast.
Thank you to the thousands of people who have emailed me and also those who have let me know in person that this is the very tutorial that helped you get started. That's why I do what I do, so let's get right to it!
The Basics of Starting a Podcast
THE STEPS OF STARTING A PODCAST
When you start a new project, it’s a good idea to know where you’re going. Here’s a high-level look at how to start a podcast:
Choose a topic you can commit to.
Define your show description and artwork.
Set up and thoroughly test your equipment.
Create a plan for your episodes.
Record your episodes.
Edit and publish your episodes.
Launch your podcast to your audience.
That’s the 30,000 foot view of starting a podcast—the rest of this tutorial will go into extensive detail on each of these steps. My goal is to make sure that you understand both what to do and why you’re doing it.
In the first three sections, What Podcasting Has Done for My Business, My #1 Lesson Learned from Starting a Podcast, and You’re Ready to Get Started, I’ll share with you my experience with starting a podcast and lay out the business case for why podcasting is worth your time.
In the following sections, The One Thing You Must Do Before You Start, How Podcasting Actually Works, and Five Things You Should Prepare Before You Begin Recording, I’ll help you prepare for starting your podcast, taking you through the first two steps in the high-level list above. You’ll learn what you need to be successful, how podcasting works, and how to start planning your podcast.
And finally, we arrive at my favorite section, the Tutorial Videos! I’ll teach you how to set up your equipment and how to record, edit, and publish your show. By the end of these videos, you’ll know everything you need for starting your podcast.
Free Tutorial vs. Paid Course
HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM POWER-UP PODCASTING?
Before I start the free tutorial, I want to explain the difference between this and my paid course, Power-Up Podcasting®.
This free tutorial is an in-depth walkthrough of how to start a podcast from the technical standpoint. It teaches you how to set up a microphone, record, edit, and publish your podcast. It has helped thousands of podcasters start their podcasts and I’m really proud of it.
Power-Up Podcasting will teach you all of this content, but it also goes into great detail about the marketing of your podcast, including how to create a launch week marketing plan, how to grow your audience, and—once you have an audience—how to monetize your podcast.
The other way that Power-Up Podcasting differs from this in-depth free tutorial is that it includes access to a closed Facebook community, where you can find support and bounce ideas off of other students, as well as have the opportunity to participate in office hours with me.
If you’re looking for detailed advice on podcast marketing, and/or if you really crave a collaborative community, then my paid course, Power-Up Podcasting, will be a good fit for you.
JOIN POWER-UP PODCASTING
Now that you know the difference between the two, let’s dive in to the free tutorial and learn how to start a podcast!
Key Metrics and Other Professional Gains
WHAT PODCASTING HAS DONE FOR MY BUSINESS
Since starting The Smart Passive Income Podcast in July 2010:
The show has surpassed 48,000,000 total downloads (as of May 2017).
The podcast has become the #1 way people who read my blog find out about me—that’s above search, social media, and links from other websites (See survey results).
I was contacted by a Hollywood producer who listened to my show to consult as the social media director for a $10M independent film (See IMDb).
Book publishers have reached out to me and asked if I was interested in working with them for upcoming publications.
Fox News reached out to me to feature my story on the evening news.
Several other big-name bloggers have started their podcasts, including Michael Hyatt, Michael Stelzner, Derek Halpern, and Seth Godin.
I’ve become more confident as a person and better skilled as a speaker. It was the perfect stepping stone to conquering my fear of public speaking. Now, I do keynote speeches around the world—and I actually get paid for it! (Never thought that would happen!)
I won an award for Top Business Podcast 2015 at Podcast Movement.
The Big Reason Why
MY #1 LESSON LEARNED FROM STARTING A PODCAST
Most importantly, the podcast has enabled me to build a stronger relationship with my audience—much stronger than I could ever do with just my blog alone. The language that people use when they describe listening to my podcast is as if I was there speaking to them in person:
“Thanks for keeping me company while I was . . .”
“I was scrambling, taking notes while you were talking about . . .”
“Pat, I feel like I know you.”
I’ve also since started a few other podcasts, like AskPat, FoodTruckr School, and The 1-Day Business Breakthrough Podcast with co-host, Chris Ducker.
It’s incredible.
The Smart Passive Income Podcast has been instrumental to my success—so I decided to create more! And guess what? These shows help grow my audience even more.
YOU'RE READY TO GET STARTED
I first announced my interest in starting a podcast back in December 2008. And yet, I didn’t publish my first podcast episode until July 2010—a full year and a half later!
At first, I was bad at podcasting. I was confused about how to structure a show and navigate a listener through it. I wasn’t sure what gear I should use to record and produce my show. But most of all, I wasn’t confident on the mic, and it showed.
Listen for yourself using the player below. It’s the first short test recording I did as a part of my announcement post in 2008. Listening to it now, I cringe. Personally, I find it very hard to listen to. But you know what—it shows just how much I’ve improved my skills.
Nervous Pat
My First Audio Recording (2008)
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And that’s the point—you just have to get started!
I also dawdled on launching the Smart Passive Income Podcast because setting it up was a lot harder than I expected. Podcasting was brand new to me, relatively technical, and I just didn’t know where to begin.
After trying to figure it out on my own, I gave up and put the project aside until I finally asked for help from two dear friends of mine: Jason Van Orden from Internet Business Mastery and Cliff Ravenscraft from Podcast Answer Man. Both Jason and Cliff inspired and personally helped me set up my podcast. Thank you both if you’re reading this!
Since I became interested in podcasting, a lot of great “how to podcast” tutorials have popped up on the internet. I wish these had been around when I first started!
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