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People have been reaching out to start a podcast. Today, I want to help you with 2 things. I want to show you how to start a podcast fast. I also want to show you how to create your episodes quickly.

I have developed a system to help you launch a podcast in four weeks. If you would like me to walk you through launching a podcast, start here:

www.PodcastTalentCoach.com/PodcastFast.

When I started Podcast Talent Coach, it started out as a blog. I was also writing for the New Media Expo blog, which doesn’t exist any longer.

Dave Jackson from School of Podcastingreached out to me. He said he liked what I was writing and wanted to see what I was up to. After talking for a bit, he said, “You need to start a podcast?”

I thought, “Podcasters probably want to listen to podcasts rather than read a blog.” Pretty big breakthrough, huh?

The blog became the Podcast Talent Coach podcast. Dave was instrumental in helping me learn the ropes and figure out where I needed to go.

Now Dave and I do a podcast together called “The Podcast Review Show“. Podcasters join us on the show to have their podcast reviewed. It is basically a coaching session with the two of us for 60 to 90 minutes. If you would like to be on the show with us, visit PodcastReviewShow.com.

The point is, if you want to get somewhere fast, find someone who has taken the journey that can help you get there.

STEPS TO START A PODCAST

1. Know your why
2. Determine a consistent time to record
3. Create a structure for the process
4. Define your topic
5. Determine your target listener
6. Develop a name for the show
7. Create your graphics
8. Get your website set up
9. Define the style and structure of podcast
10. Get your gear
11. If you are doing interviews, determine how you will record the interviews
12. Schedule the interviews
13. Record the interviews
14. Record the open and close after – include a CTA
15. Edit the show
16. Add ID3 tags to your file
17. Create a hosting account and post the show
18. Post the show to your website
19. Share the link to the platforms
20. Promote the show
21. Review the show and get better

It sounds like a lot of work. You can make it fast by creating a system. If you would like my help, take advantage of my free podcast strategy call. I can help you launch a podcast in four weeks. We can see if that is right for you and your strategy. Find it at PodcastTalentCoach.com/PodcastFast.

FAST EPISODES

Now that your show is launched, you need to create consistent content each week. How do you do that without eating your entire week?

Create a system.

The first thing you need to do is stop worrying about being perfect. Perfect is the enemy of done.

So many podcasters what to edit out every “um” and bump of the desk. They want their show to sound like NPR (National Public Radio).

Realize that NPR shows like Fresh Air, TED Radio Hour and Hidden Brain have a team of producers working on the show. That is a team for EACH show.

I am guessing you don’t have a team of 6 helping you do the research, coordinate the guests and produce your podcast. That doesn’t even take into account the marketing power behind NPR.

You are not going to out-perfect NPR. You will drown trying.

When it comes to business, a good rule of thumb is to be the high-end, exclusive product or the low-cost leader. If you try to live in the middle, you will be average.

So, if you can’t be as perfect as NPR, be natural. Be yourself. When people see your flaws, they know you are just like them.

EFFICIENCIES

Save a bunch of time by minimizing your edit time. Create the minimal viable product and ship it.

Batch your work where possible. If you can write show notes for multiple shows or record multiple episodes at the same time, save time by doing it.

Each time you sit down to do a task, it takes a certain amount of time to get in the right mindset to create. It also takes time to get set up and tear down. Save that time by doing multiple at one sitting.

Now, you are saving prep time. You are saving recording time. You are saving editing time. It will all add up.

I sit down and write a week’s worth of e-mail at one time. It saves me a ton of time trying to write them each day. I record 3 or 4 episodes at the same time. That also saves time.

Create a system that will help you save time.

If you would like my help creating your system, take advantage of my free podcast strategy call. I can help you find areas to save time and create your structure. Find it at PodcastTalentCoach.com/coaching.

Let’s turn your information into engaging entertainment.