The 10 Commandments of Podcasting

Thou shalt not have an extra long theme tune

Thou shalt not spend 10 hours editing an episode

Thou shalt not do a podcast that's "for everyone" about "all sorts of stuff"

Thou shalt not cram too much into your cover art

Thou shalt not make your listener adjust volume levels more than once in an episode

Thou shalt not ask an interviewee to introduce themselves

Thou shalt not open your episode with an apology

Thou shalt not over-complicate your gear too early (or ever!)

Thou shalt not ask for reviews or Patreon support before delivering any content

Thou shalt not use copyrighted music for "7 seconds" or for "fair use"

Thou shalt not only share links to places like Apple Podcasts or Facebook

Thou shalt not call your episodes "podcasts"

Thou shalt not put the onus of growing your show on others

Thou shalt not "wing it"