In this episode, we go back to basics and talk about hosting platforms. A hosting platform is where your podcast lives on the internet. It’s also how you link your podcast to the main podcast apps, like Apple, Spotify and Amazon Music.

Here are our 3 steps to getting started with hosting platforms:

1. Choose a hosting platform without overthinking, as they all perform a similar job - although some have additional features
2. Pay attention to the settings when setting up your podcast, including the episode description and category.
3. Connect your podcast to popular podcast apps and directories like Apple, Spotify and Amazon Music.

Links:

The 10 best hosting platforms blog post from Descript:

https://www.descript.com/blog/article/the-10-best-podcast-hosting-platforms

A beginner’s guide to RSS feeds from Riverside:

https://riverside.fm/blog/what-is-an-rss-feed

Editing is one of the hardest parts of podcasting, so it's important to get the process right. Here are Jules and Suzi's three steps to getting started with editing:

• Being prepared will make the editing process much easier.
• Keeping an eye on the time helps ensure consistency and avoid excessive editing.
• Don't be over-ambitious with editing and embrace AI tools to help with the process.

Welcome to Podcasting in 3 Easy Steps and Back to Basics and in this episode we are talking about recording your podcast and getting a great sound.

It’s the key to keeping listeners and growing the podcast if the recording isn’t good no one will stay with you:

So here are our 3 steps:

1. Location- Ask yourself are your surroundings optimised for a good recording?

2. Mics- Test your equipment and settings before recording to avoid technical issues during your session. And wear your headphones throughout.

3. Have some scripted parts to your podcast, it helps you to get going and to remember your calls to action.

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