Eight podcasting tips

I recently had a conversation with Steve—who wants to build a YouTube channel about the joy of making and listening to music, emphasizing health and well-being—where I shared tips on producing a podcast, building an audience, booking guests, content formats, motivation, goals, and other insights from five years of podcasting.

This episode may be helpful if you're thinking of starting a podcast or YouTube channel or if you want to learn about my podcasting workflow.

Here are the key ideas.

• Long-form conversations allow getting to know more about guests
• Building two-way relationships with your audience makes them more likely to stick around
• Outlines help deliver a clear message
• Lean recording and publishing workflows make it easier to start
• Experimentation can keep you motivated
• Monetization is hard
• Define your goal and let it evolve with you
• Evergreen content will always stay current

You can watch this episode and read the notes.