Prologue
How Low (Budget) Can You Go?
There are two types of podcasters:
- Podcasters who try to do everything for free.
- Podcasters who spend a ton of money, thinking "expensive = better."
The best (and most successful) podcasters are somewhere in the middle, but you can easily spend your money in the wrong place. I recorded the Big Podcast audiobook in a closet studio with just $500 of equipment and it sounds great, but I also know a podcaster who spent $30,000 only to end up with a dozen episodes that sounded like an old school police scanner.
Great content won't save bad audio.
We're in a crazy time right now, so I'm dedicating this issue to low-cost and no-cost options for you to make your podcast sound better. I've put together a "low-budget podcasting plan" that will show you how to get a broadcast-quality podcast for under $100 and I've got a guy who will personally work with you to make your mic sound its best for as little as $10.
If I can do anything for you, reach out to me via Twitter.
I hope you're finishing out a great week and staying healthy!
Podcasting Q&A
A Simple Plan For Low-Budget Podcasting
Lots of podcasters host their podcasts on Anchor. When I ask why, the most common answer is, "Because it's free."
There are a lot of ways to keep the cost of podcasting down. This article has my "low-budget podcasting" advice to help you do just that.
Podcasting Events
Podcast Microphones Workshop - Friday, December 18
This "pay what you can" virtual event will work for any budget and, if you want your podcast to sound better, you don't want to miss it.
This is a music business friend of mine who worked for artists like Creed and Amy Grant. He produces several podcasts by people you've heard of, including WHOA That's Good by Sadie Robertson of Duck Dynasty and Dancing With The Stars fame.
He knows his stuff and this workshop will be worth your time. It's interactive, so bring your own mic and he'll help you make it sound better with your voice.
Tickets are limited, so reserve yours now. If you can't make it, you can get the recordings.
I will see you there!
Podcasting Tools
Free Production Music For Your Podcast
This is a HUGE (and also free) library of production music that you can use in your podcast.
HOW TO USE IT: You're going to want to "dig deep" when using this library as everybody and his brother is also using it. My suggestion is to use segments of songs that start in the middle, not the beginning.
Podcast Production
How To Pick Good Podcast Intro Music – 5 Things You Need To Know
Follow these five rules to make the most of the free music available in the YouTube Music Library (or any music library).