PodCraft | How to Podcast & Craft a Fantastic Show

PodCraft takes you from novice podcaster to confident broadcaster. We’ll teach you how to start and grow a successful podcast in our easy-to-follow seasons. Let’s start at the start with the groundwork and planning stages. Why do you want to podcast, who do you want to reach, and why? Then, let’s learn what we’ll need to record, publish, and distribute it. Once that’s done, we move on to marketing, growth, and monetisation. Here, we help you to reap the rewards of all your hard work. On PodCraft we also run regular Q&A episodes, offer analysis and data on the podcasting industry, and talk about the latest tools, tips, and tactics that are improving our own processes and workflows.

Audio Branding and UK Podcasting with Mike Russell | The Podcraft Podcast

Series 3 Teaser & an Interview with the Boagworld Team

Introducing Series 3: 20 Steps to a Peerless Podcasting Website | PodCraft S3E00

Owning Your Podcast Space: Setting up Domains & Hosting

Installing WordPress as your Podcasting Website Platform

Podcasting Plugins for WordPress: The When & Why

Choosing a Theme for your WordPress Podcasting Website: Looking Good!

Creating Great Navigation for your WordPress Podcasting Website

Creating Memorable Shortlinks on a Podcasting Website with Pretty Link

Adding Podcast Subscribe Links to Your WordPress Website

Analytics and SEO for Your WordPress Podcasting Website

Contact Pages & 101 Other Uses for Forms Plugins for Podcasting

Creating Better Podcast Episode Navigation: List Category Plugin

Creating Compelling Calls to Action on Your Podcasting Website

Why You Need a Mailing List for Your Podcast & How to do it

Creating an Attention Grabbing Email Optin Box in WordPress | PodCraft S3E13

Podcast Affiliate Marketing: WordPress Plugins to Make Amazon Easy

Getting Social on Your Podcasting Website: Social Sharing with Shareaholic

Using SpeakPipe to Engage your Podcasting Audience & Source Content

Keeping Your Podcasting Website Secure: WordPress Security Essentials

Benefit from Errors with a Custom 404 Page on Your Podcast Website

Creating a Community for Your Podcast in WordPress with bbPress

Monetising Your Podcast Content with WordPress

Launching a Podcast: Designing Your Podcasting Strategy, from Audience to Aims

Podcast Planning & Logistics with John Lee Dumas

How to Interview for Podcasting | With Radio Pro, Matt Young

Podcast Presentation Skills: Being an Engaging Presenter with John Colley

Storytelling Techniques for Podcasting: Dan Feld on Great Narratives

How to Name your Podcast & Title Episodes: Podcast Copywriting with Liston Witherill | S4E6

Getting to know Colin Gray

Farewell to Series 4 & Plans for PodCraft in 2015

How Can You Make Money with Your Podcast? |Podcraft Podcast S5E1

Monetising your Podcast through Affiliate Marketing | S5E02 Podcraft Podcast

Selling a Product or Service Through Podcasting | Podcraft Podcast S5E3

Podcast Sponsorship & Advertising: How Does it Work?

Monetising a Podcast Through Donations & Patreon | Podcraft S5E5

Ten Years of Podcasting, with Andy White

Monetising your Podcast by Selling the Show Itself | Podcraft Podcast S5E6

How to Crowdfund a Podcast | Podcraft Podcast S5E7

That’s All For Series 5. What Next?

The Art of Creating an Invisible Podcast Script | Podcraft Podcast S6E1

The Power of Narrative Flow in your Podcast | Podcraft Podcast S6E2

How to Inject Personality into your Podcast Script | Podcraft Podcast S6E3

Hooks, Taglines and the Power of Words | Podcraft Podcast S6E4

6 Tools for Podcast Planning Perfection | Podcraft Podcast S6E5

How to Present a Perfectly Scripted Podcast | Podcraft Podcast S6E6

How Do I Research Guests? Podcraft S7E01

How Do I Measure Engagement? Podcraft S7E02

Is Batching A Good Idea For New Podcasters? S7E03

How Do I Choose a Topic? Podcraft S7E04

What’s the Best Setup for Face to Face Interviews? Podcraft S7E05

How Do I Approach Potential Advertisers & Sponsors? Podcraft S7E06

What Should I Have On My Podcast Website? Podcraft S7E07

What If I Need To Take A Break From My Podcast? Podcraft S7E08

What If My Target Audience Isn’t Technical? Podcraft S7E09

How Many Episodes Do I Need To Launch a Podcast? Podcraft S7E10

How do I convince someone to start a podcast? Podcraft S7E11

I’ve run out of topics to cover | Podcraft S7E12

Monetisation and Growth, with Jon Butt of Marketing For Owners| Podcast Case Studies

Podcast Apps & Discoverability, with Beau York of Satchel | Podcast Case Studies

The Knitting Example, with Jo Milmine of the Shinybees Podcast | Podcast Case Studies

Having a Startup Mentality, with Adam Callow of StartUp Diary | Podcast Case Studies

How to Book Great Guests, with Thor Holt of the Write With Courage! Podcast | Podcast Case Studies

Over 500 Episodes, with Paul Kemp of The App Guy Podcast | Podcast Case Studies

How to Do Sponsored Content in a Niche Market with Tom Evans from The Zone Show | Podcast Case Studies

Do I Need a Media Host? Podcraft S8E01

iTunes Reviews, New & Noteworthy | Podcraft S8E02

Brett McKay from Art of Manliness on Growing a 1M+ Podcast | Podcraft S8E03

How do I Find My Voice? | Podcraft S8E04

How to Brand a Business Podcast: Personal vs Company Branding with Chris Ducker | Podcraft

Should I Edit Interviews During Or Post-Recording? Podcraft S8E05

Finding your Voice & Honesty in Content, with Doug Kessler | Podcraft S8E06

Uploading a Podcast to YouTube | Podcraft 808

Recording Multiple Microphones Without a Mixer | Podcraft 809

When & How to Change Your Podcast Name or Branding | Podcraft 810

How to Find a Fault in your Podcast Setup or Equipment | Podcraft 811

Live Shows: How to Broadcast Your Podcast | Podcraft 812

Introducing the Hostile Worlds Podcast

Why You Don’t Need 20 Episodes to Launch a Podcast | Podcraft 813

Podcasting Law: Stay Legal & Protect Your Brand | Podcraft 814

Monetizing a Local Podcast | Podcraft Episode 815

How to Spread the Word & Convert Listeners in Non-Podcasting Niche | Podcraft 816

What If My Topic Is Dry? | Podcraft 817

Creating Highly-Produced Podcasts | Podcraft 901

Structure & Framework of a Highly-Produced Podcast | Podcraft 902

Scripting & Planning Highly-Produced Podcasts | Podcraft 903

Recording & Equipment for Highly-Produced Podcasts | Podcraft 904

Doing Interviews for Highly-Produced Podcasts | Podcraft 905

Using Music & SFX in Highly-Produced Podcasts | Podcraft 906

Do I Need a Team to Make a Highly-Produced Podcast? Podcraft 907

Audiobooks, Patreon & Sponsorship to Monetise a Creative Podcast

Tools & Tactics for Making a Highly-Produced Podcast | Podcraft 908

Making Your Podcast more Accessible (& Growing Your Audience as a Result!)

The Benefits Of Running A Podcast | Podcraft 1001

What Are You Podcasting For? | Podcraft S10E02

Who Are You Podcasting For? | Podcraft S10E03

Formats And Approaches | Podcraft S10E04

How Long and How Often? | Podcraft 1005

Planning & Scripting Your Episode | Podcraft 1006

Your Podcast Recording Set-Up | Podcraft 1007

Recording Environment | Podcraft 1008

Editing Your Podcast | Podcraft 1009

Podcast Branding: Artwork and Music | Podcraft 1010

Podcast Hosting & Websites | Podcraft 1011

Putting Your Podcast out into the World | Podcraft 1012

What’s Next? Stepping It up | Podcraft 1013

How to Get More Exposure for Your Podcast | The Podcraft Podcast

How a Customer Relationship Manager (CRM) Can Help You Simplify & Grow Your Podcast | The Podcraft Podcast

How to Tell Great Stories in Your Podcast, with Jessica Abel

How to Find Your Niche & Be an Audience Magnet

Promoting Your Podcast with an Audio Trailer

The Podcast Host 2018 End of Year Review

Podcast Gear Stats: What Are Podcasters ACTUALLY Using? RODE Procaster Giveaway

Video & Live Broadcasting | PodCraft 1108

Podcast Listening Apps - and should you be listening to LESS podcasts!? PodCraft 1109

The 10 Commandments of Podcasting

How to Grow your Audience & Create Great Products through Surveys | Rob & Kennedy from Responsesuite

Where can you advertise your podcast? Paying to grow your audience

What's a good number of downloads for a podcast?

The most popular podcasting mics, brands, and recording setups of 2019

How to make your Podcast unique | Find your USP and stand out from the crowd

What questions should I ask in a Podcast interview?

How to Turn Your Podcast into a Book

The Mics We Tested in 2019

Leveraging Podchaser to build your network, and grow your Podcast

The Podcasting Tools Show: Wordpress Themes for Podcasters

The Podcasting Tools Show: Rode Smartlav+ and the SC6 Adapter for the smallest interview kit in existence!

The Podcasting Tools Show: PodcastGuests.com for finding Great Interviews & Being Interviewed Yourself!

Podcast Discovery Stats in 2020 | How Do Listeners Discover New Shows?

Best Software, Equipment & Setup for Remote Work Meetings & Calls | Remote Work #1

How to Prepare for an Online Call to Keep it Slick & Successful | Remote Work #2

How to Run a Great Online Call! | Remote Work #3

The Content Stack: How Podcasting, Blogging & Video work Together to Build Reach & Grow Faster

How to Create a Content Stack in Minimum Time, with Maximum Impact

Getting Series-ous: How Seasons Can Reduce the Work & Maximise your Growth

Resources & next steps for the Content Stacking series

Using Calls to Action to Grow Your Audience | PodCraft 1301

Growing Your Audience by Running a Listener Survey | PodCraft 1302

Creating a Local Podcasters Group | PodCraft 1303

Being Found Through Question Research | PodCraft 1304

Engaging in an Online Community | PodCraft 1305

Promoting Your Podcast With a Montage Episode | PodCraft 1306

Diverse Content & Visibility Through Vox-Pops | PodCraft 1307

How to Get Your Show Featured on Apple Podcasts | PodCraft 1308

Finding New Listeners at the Bottom of a Pint Glass | PodCraft 1309

Market Your Podcast With an Ebook | PodCraft 1310

Why Overcast Is One of the Best Places to Advertise Your Podcast | PodCraft 1311

Create Shareable Clips With Audiograms | PodCraft 1312

What Has Changed in Podcasting? How Does It Affect the Average Podcaster?

Can You Take Care of a Baby AND a Podcast? Podcasting & Parenting

What Moves the Needle When It Comes to Planning & Running a Podcast?

A Brands-Eye View of the Podcasting Industry, & Podcast Episode Swaps

How to Make a Daily Podcast

Why Are You Doing a Podcast? Pocket-Sized Podcasting

Who is Your Podcast For? Pocket-Sized Podcasting

Why Should They Listen? Pocket-Sized Podcasting

Niches & Narrow Podcast Topics: Pocket-Sized Podcasting

Choosing a Format for Your Podcast: Pocket-Sized Podcasting

537 podcasters told us what they care about (and don't) - here's the data: Part One of Two

How do you measure podcast success? And do you need to know about bitrates or loudness? Part Two of Two

The Low-Hanging Fruits of Growing Your Audience

Where Should I Place Ads in My Podcast Episodes?

Making Best Use of a Break Between Seasons

How to Optimise Your Podcast’s Outline & Theme

How Do I Get Analytics for Potential Advertisers?

How Do I Turn Listeners Into Followers, Subscribers, & Supporters?

3 Actionable Podcast Growth Tips

Best Tools for Creating Short Podcast Clips & Micro Content

SEO Tips for Podcasters

Autism & Podcasting: Life In The Ted Lane

Why Are 43% Of New Podcasters Planning to Go Solo?

Should ALL Businesses Be Podcasting? (And What Makes a Good Business Podcast?)

Why All The Hype Around Video Podcasting? Will Video Kill The Audio Star?

Taking a Journalistic Approach to Your Podcast

How Using a Drone Can 10X Your Podcast Content

How Can Podcasters Leverage AI & Tools Like ChatGPT?

60% Of New Podcasters Fear Marketing. And Are New Podcasts Dying Off?

Should I Start a Second (or Third, or Fourth) New Podcast?

Locative Media: GPS Tools To Grow Your Podcast in 3D

What is Open Podcasting & Why Does it Matter?

Do Downloads Mean Listeners? How Accurate Are Podcast Download Stats?

9 Super Podcast Time Saving Tips

How to Treble Your Content Output: Top Tips to Ship Your Show

What Are We NOT Very Good at in Podcasting?

What Are YOU Not Very Good at in Podcasting?

Listener Q&A: Paying for Clicks, Selling Subscriber Benefits, & Encouraging Engagement

Listener Q&A: Make Shownotes Great Again!

Best Affiliate Schemes for Your Podcast, & How to Profit From Them

Podcast Equipment & Tech in 2023

What Microphone Do I Need to Podcast?

Do I Need a Podcast Recorder? (And if So, Which Kind!?)

Mixers and Audio Interfaces for Podcasting

Can Your Record & Edit Podcasts With Your Phone?

Why & How to Monitor Your Audio

Podcast Bits & Bobs: Cables, Stands, & Pop Filters

How to Set Up a Great-Sounding Home Podcast Studio

Best Podcast Recording & Editing Software Options

Equipment & Software for Video & Live Broadcasting

14 Ways to Grow your Podcast with Collaborations

Podcasting in 2014 Vs 2024, With Izabela & Mike Russell of Music Radio Creative

What CAN'T We Learn From Successful Podcasters?

What's the Future of Podcasting Tech? With Izabela & Mike Russell (Part 2!)

From Doubt to Determination: Pushing Through the Podcasting Dip

How Consistency Leads to Podcasting Success

Balancing Time, Workflow, & Content. The Nuts & Bolts of Podcasting

Top Promo & Growth Lessons From Successful Indie Podcasters

Building a Business around your Podcast: Real Examples & Products you Can Create

AI Tools to Nail your Video Podcasting & How to Grow on YouTube

Email List & Social Media Strategies to Build a Podcast Community

What is Podcasting 2.0? And Why Should I Care?

What’s Missing From Your Process? With Joe Casabona

Is “You Can’t Fix It in Post” Still Relevant Advice for Podcasters?

What Gear, Software & Setups Do (500+) Podcasters Use in 2024?

Income Stream Lessons From 10 Top Indie Podcasters

Lessons Indie Podcasters Wish They Knew Before Launching

How to Create 24 Pieces of Content From One Video Podcast

Is There a Future for Long-Form Content in a Short-Form World?

Is There a "Best" Success Metric for Your Podcast?

Preventing Podfade: 8 Tips For Your First 8 Episodes

Turning Non-Listeners Into Podcast Lovers, & Best Podcast Gifts

9 Common Podcasting Mistakes (& How to Avoid Them)

Podcast Comments, Feedback, & Engagement. And the Benefits of a Good Media Kit

How to Create an Irresistible Value Proposition for Your Podcast (and why it matters!)

Podcast Discovery Stats: How Folks Find Pods, & Why They Listen

Keep Publishing Over the Holidays - Here's Why...

9 Great Podcast Stats From 2024

Getting Booked on Other Shows, Listener Pet Peeves, & How to Get Feedback