Adventures in Podcasting

In today’s show, I follow up on some things I brought up in last week’s episode, specifically, I’ll talk a bit about show notes and I’m also going to talk about knowing the terms and conditions of the services you’re using. I’ll also talk about a small experiment I’m doing with Buzzsprout (affiliate link), the platform where I’m hosting this show.My own adventures: editing episode from a live conversation that had all been recorded on one track.I talk about the different functions of show notes. , and mention episode 75 of Podcast Envy, One other thing I wanted to follow up on: the account you need with Apple I referred to is Podcasts Connect.As my last item today, I wanted to bring to your attention the terms and conditions of your media host. Have you read them? Do you know what you’re signing up to?What about the terms and conditions of the destinations, or the apps where your episodes are appearing?And just in case you’re wondering how I came to think about this: it was prompted by episode 257 from Podcast Insider, released on 20 Aug 2021. The article they referred to, which I recommend you read, as it doesn’t just talk about some media hosts, but also places you’re likely to be using, like Amazon Music and YouTube is “Some unusual terms and conditions from podcast companies” from Oct 29,2019, updated 16 Aug 2021 and written by James Cidland.And that’s the end of today’s show!If you want to know, this script has taken over an hour to prepare and then about 20 minutes to turn into a blog post!In the next episode, I’ll be talking about your ethical responsibilties as host – and other stuff. And then I’ll probably be talking about your intro and outro.. Get in touch: www.adventuresinpodcasting.com/contact/ 

In this episode, I explain why I have Buzzsprout as my media host, and how long it took for the show to appear in Apple Podcasts and other podcast apps. (Hint, not long at all!)Beware of allowing your podcast host to submit directly to Apple, as you might lose control of your show. Best to do this through https://podcastsconnect.apple.com/I now need to start publishing the episodes (through an embed code) over at adventuresinpodcasting.com. I'm using BlueHost for the hosting of that website, with Wordpress as the infrastructure. As you can see, these show notes are written in the first person. I'm still deciding whether to use a transcript for each episode, as they are quite short, or leave them like this, in bullet point form, or create a mini blog post. If you need very simple sound effects for your show, check out the BBC Sound Effects library - but remember to look at the terms and conditions for their use. ALWAYS check out the license of any sound effects / music you use, and don't grab any ol' music to place on your podcast! If you want pod friendly music, I recommend NeoSounds. If you're short on inspiration for your episode content, check out Content Gems, a platform where you can use keywords to search for content, and receive a digest of what's new on the web every day. (I heard about this through the book But I'm Not an Expert, by Meera Kothand.)That's all for now, speak next week!(PS Links to Buzzsprout and BlueHost are affiliate links - I get a monetary reward if you sign up to them after clicking through here.)

Pilar talks shares how she decides how much to edit her own speech. And, what about guest interviews? How much should you edit them and what do you do if you don't think a guest interview is fit for your show? Looking for a podcast media host? Give Buzzsprout a try. (affiliate link)

In this episode Pilar shares her own set up, providing (hopefully) some ideas on how to set up your recording space, as well as a quick overview of the episode production process.  She mentions the Rode-NT USB microphone, Auphonic, and Buzzsprout (links 1 & 3 are affiliate links). 

In this episode: why the best way to decide how much to niche down and what angle to take with your podcast is to start, and see where your show and your listeners take you and why we shouldn't call a piece of audio a "podcast".Pilar also has some advice for recording with guests, and on using Zoom for recording your podcast. 

In this episode, Pilar gets behind the microphone to share one of the greatest joy of podcasting: gaining new insights as you record.