How to Make a Professional Podcast | Ep. #444

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In Episode #444, Eric and Neil discuss how to make a professional podcast. Tune in to learn what Eric and Neil use to create their own podcast. They’ll break down their processes and tell you how they can remain hands-off, yet still maintain the highest quality of podcasts.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Time Stamped Show Notes:</span></h3> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">00:27 – Today’s topic: <em>How to Make a Professional Podcast</em></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">00:37 – Eric and Neil record their podcast at <a href="https://thenetworkstudios.com">The Network Studio</a> in LA, which is a professional studio</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">00:52 – The best podcasts around have the best audio quality</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">01:07 – If you can have professional audio quality, you set yourself above what others are doing</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">01:13 – Make sure to edit your fillers to make it sound more professional</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">01:39 – Eric and Neil hires writers to create show notes based on the podcast which are pushed to <a href="https://wordpress.com/">WordPress</a> and <a href= "https://www.apple.com/lae/itunes/">iTunes</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">01:55 – Good hosting is important for podcasting and Eric and Neil use <a href= "https://www.libsyn.com/">Libsyn</a> which will publish to different channels automatically</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">02:20 – Use a player for your website that won’t require you to go to iTunes</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">02:23 – <a href= "https://smartpodcastplayer.com">Smart Podcast Player</a> by Smart Passive Income is a good tool</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">02:40 – For starters, you can use <a href="https://www.skype.com/en/">Skype</a> for interviews and record it with <a href= "http://www.ecamm.com/mac/callre