Here’s how to create, record, and publish your own basic podcast-and get people to listen.*This story originally ran in June 2. Before you rush into things, it’s important to keep in mind that podcasts take a lot of effort to get going.ħ with additional reporting from Patrick Austin.*Before You Start, Be Ready to Commit. They’re not just recordings of people talking (not the good ones, anyway).Pat Flynn, host of the Smart Passive Income podcast, recommends you treat podcasting the same way you would any other big project: Podcasting is extremely fun and exciting, but there is one thing you must do before you start podcasting: Commit. You must internally commit to podcasting, as you must do with anything that is potentially beneficial but takes some time and effort to do.It’s easy to assume that podcasts are easy to produce because they’re audio only, but don’t be fooled. They can take up a lot of time to put together, especially at first.
Also, podcasts do best when they’re released consistently. If you’re interested in developing any kind of listener base, you have to be ready to release episodes on a regular basis. All in all, podcasting can be fun work, but it’s still work and should be treated as such.
