Nearly listen to podcasts each month, which translates to about people. 55% people in America 160 million This shows us the importance of audio as a content and marketing avenue for makers and marketers. If you're a blogger, writer or content creator, this might be the perfect article for you. So let's jump in to the Guide on How to Start a Podcast without recording anything, in this guide we'll go through the 3 key factors on how to start and podcast with ease - Step 1 - Choose a topic and theme [Skip if you already have written content/script] Step 2 - Converting your content into High Quality audio for distribution Step 3 - Hosting your Podcast Podcasting is a much less crowded and competitive space than blogging, making now the perfect time to get started. So let's jump right in: Step 1 - Choose a topic and theme. Choosing a Topic You want your podcast to be of a niche that you're most passionate about. The niche should be broad enough so that you can write about it for atleast 100 podcat shows. For example, if you like to talk about Tech, you could talk about , The recent or . The possibilites end where your imagination does :) Ethereum Bitcoin Halving OpenAI You can expand to more topics once you have a bigger audience. Choosing a Name + Artwork Your podcasts Name and Artwork are the 2 most important things. You need to choose a name that intrigues your listeners and tells them more about what you'll be talking about without actually going into detail. I'd recommend this , incase you're stuck and/or in need of inspiration. Name Generator Artwork Your cover art is the first impression most people will see as they browse through Apple Podcasts or their favorite podcast app. Buzzsprout has an excellent article about , I would definitely recommend you start there. designing cover art Choosing Intro/Outro Music Background music is pretty important to give you an edge in terms of listening experience. There are a lot of places where you could get Free background music for your podcast. I would personally recommend and in case you're on a limited budget would be a good option for you. Soundstripe Free Music Archive Step 2 - Converting your content into High Quality audio for distribution. Your podcasts audio quality and format are what matter the most - *Shameless Plug 😅* Hop on to Listnr for converting your written content into High Quality and Human sounding audio. Listnr is a good Free option, since they offer upto 5 conversion a month; $10/month afterwards. Format If you haven’t used editing software before, even simple actions in GarageBand or Audacity can be quite intimidating. If that’s the case, then is a good and easy to use option. Alitu It's probably the least intimidating out of all the Podcast Making tools out there. Alitu comes with a lot of custom editing features like Voice cleaning, creating Ad segments etc. But the most useful featire Alitu has is - That it lets your directly publish your Podcast without leaving Alitu's portal. Step 3 - Hosting your Podcast. Think of Podcast hosting in the same way as your Network/Website hosting. It's important to choose a good hosting provider for a seamless experience. I would personally recommend , after trying a bunch of hosting platforms, I found Buzzsprout to be the best. Buzzsprout You could go for other brands like , or any other platform of your choice like . Transistor Spotify Podcasts I hope you found this article useful! Happy podcasting :) Bonus Listnr is giving a Free month to all its early sign ups! Go to for more! Listnr Co. Previously published at https://www.listnr.tech/blog/podcast-guide-listnr

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