I'm Thinking of Being a Podcast Editor (with Steve Stewart and Mark Deal)

School of Podcasting - Podcast Tips to Plan, Launch, Grow Your Podcast

Episode • Aug 8, 2022 • 37m

In the span of a few weeks I had THREE people say, I'm thinking of becoming a podcast editor and it had been years since I talked to Mark and Steve back on episode 752 . That was back when they had just launched the Podcast Editor Academy which is an amazing resource with tutorials on software (Hindenburg, Reaper, etc) but it also talks about the business of being a podcaster editor. Now they have 8000 people in their Facebook group, and now are helping all podcasters at a special event at Podcast Movement before revamping the academy.

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Charging Guests to Appear On Your Show

A recent Bloomberg Article about guests paying to be on podcasts (and we mention the importance of disclosing this information).

The site mentions Guestio which (if you wanted) you could have people pay $5 just to pitch you (that might scale back some of the bogus pitches).

While I'm not a huge fan of this strategy (I feel it is a slippery slope) if you decide to charge, and always disclose that you were paid to have someone on your show, have at it. (Some people feel this makes your podcast an infomercial.

QUESTION OF THE MONTH

I need your answer by the end of August 2022

This month's question comes from Dave from Walking is Fitness which is a daily 10-minute podcast designed to help listeners find a little extra motivation to get out for a fitness walk every single day.

THE QUESTION: Most podcast hosts have a target listener. And I would imagine like most podcasts, there are certain themes and topics that I know that are of greater interest to my target listener.

How often do you return to these key topics?

Go to www.schoolofpodcasting.com/question

When you answer tell us about your show (including the WEBSITE ADDRESS).

Where I Will Be?

I look forward to seeing you all, please come up and say high. To see my full itinerary, go to schoolofpodcasting.com/where

Got A Because of My Podcast Story? See www.schoolofpodcasting.com/because

Mentioned in this Episode:

The importance of having a niche.

How Steve started out as a podcast editor without a website.

Mark talks about setting expectations by having a contract with your customer.

The difference between an editor, an engineer, a manager, and a story shaper.

Common mistakes new podcast editors make.