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Oh, My

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friends, welcome back to the podcast. If

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this is your first time listening, my

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name is Sam DeSavo. This podcast

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is all about mental health and wellness.

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Today we're going to take a quick pivot to

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media side of things. I'm Sam DeSavo. But our

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usual week to week content is all about

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mental health, well being, your

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wellness, and how to navigate

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life and get out of your own way. So

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I am so glad you are here. Before

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we jump into today's episode, we do this

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thing every single week. It's a newer

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segment, but it is journal prompt of the

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week. So this is something you can

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think about as your week goes on. You can think

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about it on your daily walks. You can journal

0:47

about it, whether you journal in the lunch

0:49

break. Or just something to think

0:52

about while you're driving, just something to take

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a little nugget to take with you to get

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yourself to get to know yourself a little bit deeper

0:59

and think a little bit deeper.

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So this week's journal prompt is what's

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a dream you keep hidden in your

1:05

heart? So I think we all have

1:08

some kind of dream or something that

1:10

we don't even want to tell anybody else about.

1:12

Like, we have something that we have tucked away. Maybe

1:15

we think it's not even possible to achieve.

1:17

It's way out of our league. Whatever

1:20

it is, I think we all have that one thing

1:22

that we keep hidden and we don't think it's possible

1:24

or we don't want to share with anyone because we think

1:26

they'll They will laugh at us. But

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I just want you to think about what is that one thing and

1:30

why, why can't you reach it?

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You absolutely can. You are worthy

1:34

of it. And, you know, my

1:37

go to saying, if someone else can do it, like, why

1:39

can't I? You know, we're all human.

1:42

I know there are different opportunities for certain

1:44

people, but I think with enough hard work, especially

1:47

if, you know, you live in America, you have

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So many opportunities ahead of you.

1:52

It's just, you know, being thinking

1:54

and knowing you are worthy enough to reach these

1:57

things. So as You

1:59

can see from today's title,

2:01

we're going to be talking about if you want to start

2:03

a podcast in 2024, here's

2:05

everything you need to know. This is going to be your

2:08

go to guide. If you've had

2:10

the dream, maybe that is your dream is

2:12

to start a podcast. You just

2:14

don't know how to get started. The

2:16

steps that go into it, the software is to use

2:19

that is everything that I want to with you

2:22

today. So I've gotten asked Kind

2:24

of often lately, that's why I thought I'd make a whole episode

2:26

about this, is you know, people in my life,

2:29

or people reaching out to me online

2:31

asking me how to start a podcast,

2:33

like what's the right softwares to use,

2:35

what's the right equipment to have, so

2:37

I thought it'd be fun to, you know, have a podcast episode

2:40

available for you guys, if this is something that you are

2:42

interested in but before I tell you

2:44

like the how to and

2:47

the step by step guide

2:49

of how to start a podcast, I want to

2:51

share with you, you know, the pros and

2:53

cons of having a podcast. So

2:55

first things first, why you should start

2:58

one in the first place. So I

3:00

want you to think to yourself, like, what would be the reason

3:02

if you did start a podcast? And

3:04

there might be a bunch of reasons. But I

3:06

will tell you that starting a podcast

3:08

is a lot of work. So your reasoning

3:11

as for why has

3:14

to run deep because I'm going to

3:16

get to, you know, the

3:18

warning signs are like why you

3:20

should maybe not start a podcast.

3:22

But. I'll just tell you up front,

3:24

like starting a podcast is a lot of work. So you

3:27

need to have a reason why, and that why

3:29

needs to be able to sustain

3:32

when it does get hard. So first

3:34

things first, why you should start a podcast.

3:36

This is my why. It's to have a creative

3:38

outlet. So having creativity

3:40

in our life is amazing for our mental

3:42

health. It's a way to channel energy

3:45

into our life that's works so

3:48

positive to our wellbeing. And

3:51

for me, I am a very creative

3:53

person. I'm not artistic at

3:55

all. Like, I can't paint or, you know, crafty

3:58

stuff is quite challenging for me,

4:00

I think, compared to other girls. But

4:03

I am pretty creative when it comes to, like, the media

4:05

aspects of things, obviously. I've done social

4:08

media for a long time. So like media

4:10

stuff, I've always found it so fascinating.

4:12

I love YouTube. I love

4:14

making videos. I love, you know,

4:16

podcasts. I love the media

4:18

side. I love video editing

4:20

and doing, like, like effects and

4:23

things like that. So this is my

4:25

creative outlet and I wanted a place to,

4:27

you know, be able to channel this energy while

4:29

also including my other passion,

4:32

which is mental health and wellbeing.

4:34

So this is a place that I get to combine like my two

4:36

passions, have a podcast,

4:39

talk about all the things I like to talk about

4:41

and share it with an audience who's willing to listen.

4:44

So that meets me. That brings me to my

4:46

next point is. You get to meet a lot

4:48

of cool people. So in season one, I had

4:50

a lot of guests on and

4:53

I was able to meet such cool

4:55

people. Like whether it be people

4:58

that I knew in my life and I got to have a deeper

5:00

conversation with them to get to know their story

5:03

a little bit more, or it was people I literally

5:05

met over the internet and maybe they were just

5:07

like TikTok famous and I got to know

5:10

their story. And I love

5:12

the people that I have gotten to meet by doing this podcast

5:14

and the connections I've grown. So I

5:16

have loved the people that I've gotten

5:19

to meet and the connections that have grown from

5:21

doing this podcast. So I think it's a great way

5:24

to network and get yourself out there

5:26

in your community. And then the last one

5:28

that I have for like why you should start a podcast,

5:30

like based on my own opinions is

5:33

becoming an expert on a topic.

5:36

When you do a podcast episode, each

5:38

week is basically like a mini research

5:40

project to come up with information

5:42

and provide valuable information

5:45

to your audience. So you need to

5:47

be really passionate about the topic that

5:49

you're talking about because each

5:52

week you're going to have to look up a topic and

5:54

get very informed on

5:56

whatever you're talking about. That's kind of

5:58

like why I wanted to go back to school and

6:01

become licensed in talking about mental

6:03

health because I didn't want to be a person who was just like

6:05

kind of spitting out information that you

6:08

know, maybe wasn't accurate, true,

6:10

helpful to the audience.

6:12

So, You need to be passionate

6:15

about whatever it is that you are talking

6:17

about because you're going to be doing a lot of research

6:19

and coming up with ideas on

6:21

the topics and things like that. So

6:24

before we jump into the step by step guide,

6:26

I want to share, like, I guess my

6:28

forewarnings to just

6:30

the realities of starting a podcast.

6:33

Cause I think looking in from the out,

6:35

looking from the outside in, it

6:38

looks really fun and it

6:40

is a lot of fun. And I think we underestimate

6:42

what goes into these types of productions.

6:46

So like, whether it be YouTube, podcasts,

6:48

any kind of media source, there's a lot

6:51

of backend stuff that goes in

6:53

behind the scenes. And I'll tell you right now that

6:55

recording the episodes, like Me

6:58

recording on camera right now is the

7:00

least amount of work that I do. So

7:02

starting a podcast requires a lot of time

7:05

and effort. So it's a lot of time of

7:08

post and pre production. So pre

7:10

production, you're doing your research,

7:12

you're coming up with ideas, you're getting your

7:14

softwares and all your equipment

7:17

set up. You obviously have the actual

7:19

recording of the podcast and then post production.

7:22

You're editing, you're publishing,

7:24

you're putting the right keywords into everything.

7:26

and then you're Marketing afterwards

7:29

to get it to reach as many people as possible

7:31

so a lot of people

7:34

are scared to start a podcast to because

7:37

They're like well Why would I want to

7:39

start a podcast? When there's six million

7:41

other podcasts in the world? Like why would anyone

7:43

want to hear what I have to say and

7:45

that is a valid thought? But I just wanted to

7:47

challenge that thought and say that Your

7:50

experiences are not like

7:52

anybody else's, whether you are talking about the

7:54

same topic as somebody else, like what you

7:56

bring to the topic, and your

7:58

insight on it, or maybe your sense of humor

8:01

your style of talking, your segments,

8:03

they're going to be different. So I want

8:05

to say, like, don't let that discourage you from

8:07

starting a podcast. Like, people want

8:09

to hear what you have to say. People might

8:11

connect with your experiences, your

8:13

stories, rather than somebody

8:15

else. So, like, your voice is needed out here just

8:18

as much. She has the other, you

8:20

know, 5,

8:23

999, 000, whatever that number is you,

8:26

your voice is needed here too. Absolutely.

8:28

So don't let that discourage you. But yeah,

8:30

my forewarning was.

8:33

Like I guess the con side of it all. It's a lot

8:35

of work. It takes a skill set. So

8:38

you might be learning some skills, but if you

8:40

are looking to pick up a new hobby, this is a great

8:42

new hobby for you. And

8:44

it can get expensive as in like buying

8:47

the equipment, things like that. And then,

8:49

Again, you need to be in it for the longterm,

8:52

the end game of, I love to do

8:54

this. This is a hobby of mine. This is

8:56

a creative passion of mine. I'm

8:58

serving my audience instead of

9:00

thinking about, I'm just going into this

9:02

for a monetary value because I'll tell

9:04

you straight up, you're not going to make money in podcasting

9:06

for a good amount of time. You need

9:08

to, you know, be creditable. You

9:11

need to grow your audience and nurture your audience.

9:13

And that takes time. And

9:15

you know, I think going into it and understanding

9:17

that it'll help you not get as discouraged.

9:20

Like when you're not making money off of your podcasts

9:22

right away. And although

9:24

you might not be making money off of like

9:27

ad spend and things like that, you

9:29

know, think about of a way, how

9:31

can you tie it into your business

9:33

or how can you use it as a funnel to

9:36

get people over to your company to, you know,

9:38

maybe use your services. Or

9:40

what kind of product can you sell from your podcast?

9:42

So if your podcast doesn't relate to your job, what

9:45

kind of valuable download

9:48

PDF or what kind of product

9:50

can you sell from your podcast? Like, you can

9:52

learn how to monetize your podcast in other

9:54

ways, but again, my forewarning

9:57

is don't expect to make money off of ad

9:59

spend, like, immediately. It definitely

10:01

is going to take some time to grow

10:03

and, you know, it's So,

10:06

let's jump in now to my step

10:08

by step guide on how to

10:10

podcast. So your first

10:13

step is to think of your podcast idea.

10:15

What value do you want to bring

10:17

people? What topic do you

10:19

want to talk about? And how does

10:21

your Podcasts differ from other

10:24

podcasts that already exist, and this doesn't

10:26

have to be a knockout of the park. Totally different

10:28

answer. It just needs to be what

10:30

makes you unique and that can literally

10:32

be you. Like I said, you bring different

10:35

values and views to your

10:37

podcast, so you might be talking about psychology

10:39

and mental health, just like me. But

10:41

your views and topics on it and

10:43

your stories might resonate with a

10:46

different audience than mine. So

10:48

figure out what that looks like for you. And

10:50

then from there, once you brainstorm

10:53

what your podcast is going to be about,

10:55

like, now we have to do

10:57

We have to come up with a podcast name.

11:00

So something catchy, something short. I

11:03

would suggest definitely keeping it on the shorter

11:05

side as possible because of the way it shows

11:07

up on mobile devices

11:09

and on Spotify, things like that. Then

11:11

you have to come up with your cover art. You

11:14

need to have a vibe in segments.

11:16

So I feel like vibe and segments go together.

11:18

So some podcasts are just chatty. They

11:20

sit down with like a co host, or

11:23

even by themselves, and they just kind of share about personal

11:25

experiences. I

11:27

feel like my podcast is more, educational,

11:31

informational, like I usually, you'll notice

11:33

in my podcast as for segments, we do the general

11:35

prompt of the day, I'll do an intro,

11:37

and then I'll probably have, you know, one to five

11:39

points that I'm talking about, summary

11:42

at the end, and that's

11:44

about it. Other podcasts, you know, they

11:46

do different segments, like a podcast

11:48

I used to listen to did like a Q& A at the end where

11:50

writers listeners wrote in, and

11:53

she would answer like people's questions live,

11:56

so that, like, that's an option. Yeah,

11:58

like I said, some are chatty, some are educational, some

12:00

are short, some are sweet, like, some

12:03

are long form. I would say

12:05

the sweet spot for podcasting

12:07

is gonna be between 50 and 30,

12:10

15 and 30 minutes, unless you're

12:12

doing an interview. Interviews can go for like

12:14

an hour and still be informative

12:17

and entertaining and engaging,

12:19

but I think when you're a solo podcaster,

12:22

you need to just be careful because you're not going to be able to

12:24

retain people's attention. attention for

12:26

that long. You're probably just

12:28

like re saying a lot of words if you're going

12:31

over, you know, your half hour to 45

12:33

minute mark. And then the next thing you need to

12:35

think about, are you going to have to Co hosts, are

12:37

you going to do it solo? Doing

12:39

it solo has its perks because

12:42

you don't have to schedule a time to, you know, sit down with anybody

12:44

else and you don't have to consult anybody else about

12:46

your podcast, it's your podcast. It

12:49

gets a little harder because you are sitting one on

12:51

one with a camera and you're only basically talking

12:53

to yourself. Once you get past

12:55

that roadblock, You'll be fine,

12:58

but I think at first that's very uncomfortable, and

13:00

if you get stuck on words, like having a

13:02

co host would kind of keep the conversation flowing,

13:04

you would have your input, they would have their input,

13:08

so you just need to think about what's your style,

13:10

what are you looking for, and

13:13

this kind of goes with, so you have to think of hosts,

13:15

and then you want to think if you're going to have guests, Are

13:17

you going to have a guest on your podcast? How

13:19

many times? Are you going to do like an every other episode

13:21

kind of thing? Are you going to do, you know, maybe

13:24

just monthly, once a month? Or

13:26

is it always going to have a guest? That's something

13:28

to think about. As far

13:30

as finding guests, it can be

13:32

hard. So you can ask for people in your community

13:35

to come on the podcast and,

13:37

you know, just like cold DMing people

13:39

and like asking them like, Hey, I have a podcast, explain it.

13:41

I think you would have great value on it.

13:44

And you can grow your audience

13:46

because X, Y, and Z. Or

13:49

there's podcasts, forums,

13:51

or like, group Like

13:54

Facebook groups that you can join. And

13:56

this is a good way like to find guests,

13:58

be a guest. And that's a good way to like

14:00

grow your podcast. And then

14:02

I would suggest after you come up with all

14:05

that, that's like all brainstorming ideas. The

14:07

next step is going to be to

14:09

brainstorm podcast, podcast ideas

14:12

to get the ball rolling. So open up your

14:14

notes app in your phone podcast ideas. And

14:16

I want you to come up with like at least 20

14:18

ideas, off your mind, like,

14:20

what could I talk about that sits underneath this

14:23

topic? I think that will give you a good

14:25

idea if this is something that you could sustain.

14:27

Like, you have so much to talk about, you

14:29

know, within mental health, or you have so

14:31

much to talk about in the beauty world,

14:33

you have so much to talk about as a personal trainer.

14:35

Like, I could make an episode on this, I could make an episode on

14:37

this, I could talk about this deeper. I

14:40

think that would be, a really good start

14:42

for you to think, you know, To say to yourself, like, is

14:44

this something like I would be able

14:46

to talk about because 20 20 episodes,

14:48

one a week, 20 weeks, there's 52 weeks

14:51

in the year. So that's not even a year's worth, but

14:53

I would at least get the ball rolling with making a

14:55

list of podcast ideas. And

14:58

then. The next step is going to be

15:00

to get all the equipment necessary to

15:02

get started. So there are so many

15:04

different ways you can set up for a podcast

15:06

episode. So what I share with you today

15:09

is not the only way that you have, can

15:11

do a podcast set

15:14

up. There's so many different

15:16

ways and there's inexpensive ways.

15:19

So you need to think about what your budget is,

15:21

what you want your quality to look like,

15:23

but I'm just going to give you the basics of

15:26

what I used

15:28

to get started. So again, I am a social media

15:30

manager. I had a lot of this stuff already.

15:33

So definitely take that into consideration, but I would

15:35

say the things that you definitely need to

15:37

get started are a

15:39

microphone. And

15:41

right now I'm using, I actually haven't

15:43

used this microphone in a while, but it's the Rode

15:46

Wireless Go 2 mics.

15:49

So these microphones are not

15:51

made for podcasting at all, but I love

15:53

the setup because I don't have any

15:55

cord. I get to attach just

15:57

one piece to my camera, and then I have

15:59

this microphone and I can actually use

16:02

this mic without the cord. that

16:04

I have on the top and I could clip it to my shirt

16:08

and it would look so minimal. So

16:11

this is one option I have for a microphone.

16:13

I also have another microphone, which is

16:15

a blue Yeti and it's a USB one. So

16:17

it can plug right into a computer. That

16:20

one is so easy to use. Like you

16:22

just plug it in, start talking, and that's all

16:24

you need to do. The setup I have right now

16:26

is a little bit more, I'd say advanced. So

16:28

if I was getting started, I would just go get a microphone

16:31

that could plug into my computer. And

16:34

besides that, Have some good

16:36

lighting, and you need to think about if you're going

16:38

to have it as a video podcast.

16:41

So you can put your video podcast on

16:43

Spotify, and also if you want to use it

16:45

on YouTube to get more views. So,

16:48

if you're going to do a video podcast, you know, you need

16:50

a better, like, lighting setup. So

16:52

for me right now, I have one big,

16:54

newer light. It's called, Newer,

16:57

N E E W E R. A

16:59

newer light, and I have two of these,

17:01

but I'm only using one right now. I have

17:03

this light blue, or I

17:06

think that's like a purple It kind of reminds me

17:08

of like a lightsaber. It's behind me to

17:10

give it like a background glow effect,

17:12

and I have a light on top of my camera

17:15

as well. It's also night time

17:17

when I'm recording right now, so I

17:19

have no natural light to work with right now.

17:21

So I guess you wouldn't need this extreme of a setup.

17:24

I have also just used like a ring

17:26

light before, and it worked perfectly fine.

17:28

And then if you're doing video recording, you're going to need

17:31

some kind of camera to use.

17:33

I mean, I have used my iPhone, the back of

17:35

my iPhone, Hundreds of times

17:37

and it works great. I love this

17:39

camera on the back of this iphone, but

17:42

right now i'm using my sony

17:44

camera, so it's like a vlogging camera and

17:46

this quality is also very great

17:48

But like this is like the whole setup and

17:51

I don't always take this out, especially if i'm

17:53

like short on time But I love

17:55

this setup for when I want to do shorter clips

17:58

so it's definitely helpful for that and

18:00

then the next so once you have all your

18:02

equipment to get started

18:05

You And you've learned how to use it. I think

18:07

that comes with a learning curve itself. It's

18:09

learning how to use all your equipment. So like when I

18:11

bought these Rode mics, I didn't know how to use

18:13

them at first. I had to watch a lot of YouTube videos, get

18:15

comfortable, practice, play around with it,

18:17

and then obviously hit record.

18:20

But before I hit record on all my

18:22

new equipment, I had to

18:24

write a script. So I

18:27

don't think. People understand the

18:29

power of writing a script for their podcast

18:31

and it's not a full word by word script

18:33

I mean some people may definitely do

18:35

that. I don't think that sounds natural

18:37

So I at least write a brief

18:39

outline of like, you know The different points that

18:41

I want to talk about it keeps me on track Keeps

18:44

me, you know talking about the things that I want to talk about

18:46

and I'll even like in the beginning if I want to Share

18:48

like life updates. I'll write down those life updates

18:50

because once I hit record sometimes on my camera,

18:52

I just blank I don't know if it's nerves,

18:54

I don't know what it is, but sometimes I just blank

18:57

out. And it's very helpful to

18:59

have at least an outline ready for

19:01

you. And then you know,

19:03

you hit record and don't

19:05

worry about it being absolutely perfect.

19:07

If you mess up, you don't have to hit record

19:10

again and start all over again. We

19:13

will go into editing in just a second

19:15

and that's where you can fix a lot of your

19:17

production work. So

19:19

record your first episode, get it

19:21

going, you got this, and

19:24

then after that we're going to go into the editing process.

19:27

editing for podcasts is different for

19:29

everybody. I've seen other podcasters,

19:31

everyone does it so different. And if you watch

19:34

YouTube, you're going to find a thousand different Ways

19:36

to edit it, and there's no right or wrong way.

19:39

What I have found to be so, so

19:41

helpful is this software called Descript.

19:45

And you download it to your computer, and then you

19:47

upload the file. So whether it's a video or just

19:49

an audio file to Descript. It transcribes

19:51

your entire episode. And then you're able

19:54

to go through and edit the episode

19:56

by the text. So if I go through

19:58

it and I mess up, I

20:00

can delete my mess up by the text

20:02

and then it'll actually cut it out of the video.

20:06

So some people when they edit their podcast

20:08

they'll sit there on like Adobe Premiere Pro

20:10

or whatever video software or audio

20:12

software they're using and they'll

20:14

listen to it through and through and like find

20:17

the mistakes that way but they really

20:19

have to sit there and listen and pay attention to

20:21

it where this app. Or a

20:23

software called Descript allows you to look

20:25

for errors in the transcript. So if you notice

20:27

that you said something like three times because

20:29

you messed up trying to say it, you know

20:32

to delete those two and it automatically deletes

20:34

it from the video in the audio file.

20:36

So it's a really streamlined process

20:38

of editing and it has saved me so

20:41

much time. I am not sponsored by

20:43

this, but this just sounded like an ad. So

20:45

hopefully they sponsor me in the future. And then

20:47

the publishing process. So after you edit it,

20:49

you, you think it looks good to go.

20:51

You're going to need a publishing

20:54

software or a podcast

20:56

hosting website. So

20:59

Spotify for podcasters

21:02

is one. You can host your podcasts

21:05

within Spotify for podcasters, and it doesn't

21:07

just stay on Spotify. It is

21:09

just the host. It used to be known as Anchor FM,

21:12

and now they've. Spotify bought them.

21:14

So now if you post on Spotify for podcasters,

21:16

it'll post to Apple, Google, Amazon,

21:18

all the places. And that one allows

21:20

you to have video podcasts. And

21:23

then the one that I'm currently using, which

21:25

I just think it's so user friendly, maybe

21:27

I'll switch to Spotify just so I can have videos

21:29

one day. But But it's called Buzzsprout

21:32

and it's the most easy platform. It

21:34

was easy to set up. It's easy to hold

21:37

all my episodes and have

21:39

all my codes on there. And it teaches

21:42

you like everything like you need to know about, I

21:45

don't know, like podcasting, the podcasting

21:47

world, the different like HTML codes

21:50

and I don't know, things like that. That, that

21:52

I still don't think I completely understand, but it just makes it

21:54

so easy. And I can see all my downloads, who's

21:56

downloading it. It tells me all my analytics

21:59

and my insights. So I know where people are

22:01

listening from. Now I just

22:03

want to give you a quick overview of kind

22:05

of like the prices for these kinds

22:07

of things. So your equipment,

22:09

obviously it's going to vary by what kind of equipment

22:12

you're looking for, how high of quality equipment

22:14

you're looking for. As far as

22:16

like microphones go, so the Rode Wireless

22:18

2 mics, like the ones that I'm using, and these come with two,

22:20

so I can have a guest with these, and I have had

22:22

a guest with these microphones. 200

22:25

bucks. The Blue Yeti mic I have,

22:27

around 100 bucks. So,

22:29

you can definitely find a very reasonable microphone.

22:32

Camera's gonna be more expensive. You're looking more towards

22:34

a thousand for your camera. That's if you use

22:36

a professional one. If not, just use your phone.

22:39

And then lighting can get expensive.

22:41

I would just start, if you're a beginner, start with a ring

22:43

light. Ring light can go a long way. Don't let anyone

22:45

fool you. These other lights that I have

22:47

kind of on the pricier side, but the tiny

22:50

light box I have above my camera right now,

22:52

it's actually so cheap. I think it was 30 bucks on Amazon.

22:55

I have on my link in bio, I have

22:57

my Amazon storefront and you can shop

22:59

all my equipment on there. And

23:01

all the links are right there for it. And

23:03

then the other things that you have to pay for.

23:06

So you're editing software. I believe I paid

23:08

for Descript for the whole year. I don't

23:10

remember what it cost me whatsoever. But

23:12

if you're doing this within a business, you can use it as

23:14

a write off. And then,

23:17

so you have your editing software, your

23:19

publishing software. You do

23:21

have to pay for Buzzsprout. I think I paid for it

23:23

like the 12

23:26

or 19 a month one. And

23:28

then, also I have this platform,

23:30

it's called Riverside. So anytime

23:33

you see me with a virtual guest, it's

23:35

on this platform called Riverside.

23:38

It's made for podcasters

23:40

and podcast guests. So instead

23:42

of using a platform like Zoom, where the quality

23:44

of the audio is not going to be as good, or

23:46

the audio, or the video quality, whereas

23:49

Riverside is made for it so I can do 4K

23:51

videos. It's really easy

23:53

to use. I can control their audio

23:56

levels. Like if they're echoing, I can turn

23:58

them off from echoing. I have

24:00

more features. The way of

24:02

exporting it is so much better. The quality

24:04

of export is so much better. The way

24:06

people join. I can, like, send

24:09

them a private link to my studio and

24:11

they, like, log into my studio.

24:13

Whereas Zoom, you have to pay

24:15

for, like, the premium version now if you're going over

24:18

40 minutes. So this allows me

24:20

to use a software that I'd have to pay

24:22

for anyways and it gives me way

24:24

better quality service. So

24:26

that's that. And

24:28

then besides that, That, the other

24:30

thing you might have to pay for is Adobe

24:33

Premiere Pro. So if you're looking to edit your

24:35

videos, that's where I edit

24:37

mine. There's so many other softwares you can use. And I think

24:39

it's just a really like easy to use, accessible,

24:42

in depth software. So you have to

24:44

pay for like Adobe Suite, which that can be expensive

24:46

too. But if you're into this world,

24:49

like already, you might already have a subscription

24:51

to Adobe. And if you don't want to use Adobe,

24:53

CapCut is awesome. And

24:57

I could, I could do video editing on Descript.

24:59

I just don't think it's as like handy. Okay,

25:01

so that, I wanted to give you guys all the scoop

25:04

on that because I don't know if I necessarily knew

25:06

how much was going to go into like starting a

25:08

podcast. Cause like I said, you don't make money off of

25:10

it from the start. So it's definitely an

25:12

investment and you hope to see your money

25:15

back one day or you at least

25:17

hope to love it to do it. And

25:19

then after we launched it, what comes

25:22

next? I don't know. So,

25:25

like I said, the recording of the actual

25:27

podcast is the, not the easiest

25:29

part, but it's like the most streamlined

25:32

part. You sit down, you record, and that's it. But,

25:34

so after you edit it, and then you post

25:36

it, now the thing is, We

25:39

need to know, like, we need to get viewers.

25:41

We need to get listeners. And

25:43

the places that you post it are only

25:45

going to do so much. Like the algorithm is only

25:47

going to do so much. So when you're publishing

25:50

it, you need to make sure you're using keywords

25:52

in your descriptions. But more than that,

25:54

you need to be doing your own marketing outside

25:57

of your podcast

25:59

hosting website. So this might

26:02

look like this. social media

26:04

clips for you. So that's why like

26:06

I also do a video podcast is to

26:08

use these clips as reels

26:10

and tech talks for, you know,

26:13

growing this podcast, like getting more exposure

26:15

to it, like teaching people, like this is

26:17

out there. Go take a listen. If you want to hear more of

26:19

what I just said, go listen to the full episode.

26:22

So, you know, taking these clips editing

26:25

them into short form videos and

26:27

then publishing these that helps with marketing

26:29

a lot. And then just try to get the most

26:32

exposures possible, you know, use

26:34

word of mouth, you'd be surprised how many people,

26:36

like, some close people in my life are

26:38

like, you have a podcast? Or like, people

26:41

I see at my church are like, you have a podcast? So

26:43

just start talking about it, like, start talking

26:45

about my podcast, my podcast, my podcast, just start talking

26:47

about it to everybody because Some

26:49

of your closest people, like they'll support you, they'll

26:51

listen to you. Like my best friend was like, I haven't

26:53

seen you in like a week, like I just listened to two

26:55

of your podcast episodes because I guess that's as good

26:57

as it's going to get right now for me. So,

27:00

you know, don't be afraid to put yourself out there

27:03

and just try to get, you know, ears

27:06

listening to your podcast. It'll help

27:08

it grow. And then I want to encourage you

27:10

to just be consistent and

27:12

be patient. Consistency is definitely

27:14

going to be your hardest thing. Obviously you guys have

27:16

seen with me that there's been times that I've

27:18

gone. I went MIA a couple times

27:21

and not even meaning to, just life

27:23

got in the way. So try

27:25

to stay as consistent as possible because

27:27

if you listen to podcasts, you probably refresh

27:30

them every week looking for a new episode to come

27:32

out. And so your audience

27:34

will be looking for the same from

27:36

you. And be patient. This

27:39

takes so much time, so much effort,

27:41

and so much patience. I

27:43

think I almost have a mental breakdown every time

27:45

I record a podcast episode because something

27:48

goes wrong. Something goes

27:50

wrong with my setup or my

27:52

lighting or, you know,

27:54

my battery dies halfway through. Or

27:57

I can't get my words out that day,

27:59

and it is extremely

28:01

frustrating most of the time. But what is

28:04

not frustrating is the reward

28:06

that I get from podcasting. Like, I do

28:09

genuinely love it. Like, I love the

28:11

final product. I love having

28:13

a podcast and, like, having

28:15

a library of experiences

28:17

I've had over the years. And I guess,

28:20

you Like a little case study of all the stuff

28:22

I've learned and grown in. And

28:24

I'm excited in how

28:27

the things that I learn in this next season

28:29

of like mental health and wellbeing, like

28:32

the value I'm going to be able to bring you guys.

28:34

And I just hope like this podcast

28:36

encourages you in different

28:38

ways every single week and that. You

28:41

just leave feeling a

28:43

little bit better than when you started listening to

28:45

this podcast. So if

28:47

you enjoyed today's episode, I want

28:49

to Encourage you don't leave just yet

28:51

because I have a little freebie for you I

28:54

have a free starting your podcast

28:56

checklist guide. You can grab

28:58

that by going to the link in my bio

29:00

or in the show notes below and

29:03

grab that for you. So if you're getting started,

29:05

it's basically summarizing all

29:07

the different things that we said in the direct links

29:09

to everything that I talked about, all the softwares,

29:12

all the equipment, all that good stuff.

29:14

You can find it in this checklist. And

29:16

then if you are still feeling a little

29:18

bit overwhelmed with it, Starting

29:20

your podcast. I would encourage you

29:23

to come over to the social

29:25

hub. So the social hub is a branch

29:27

underneath the wellness hub and

29:30

we can help you start your

29:32

podcast. We can get you off the ground. We can

29:34

help you with your cover art. We

29:36

can help you with all the smaller details that

29:38

you need to get started. So if you haven't checked

29:40

us out yet, we are at the social

29:42

hub dot Rhode Island on Instagram.

29:45

You can check us out online too. I'll link

29:47

that in the show notes down below. But

29:49

the social hub is your social media

29:51

management and media help

29:54

platform. And we would be

29:56

happy to help you and walk alongside

29:58

you as you launch this stream of yours and

30:00

get your podcast off the ground. I

30:02

hope in 2024, this is the year.

30:05

that you start this podcast and that this

30:07

dream in your heart finally comes alive.

30:10

So I'm praying for you that this does come alive

30:12

for you this year. And I'm here to help you. If

30:14

you need it, check us out at the social

30:17

hub and I will go back

30:19

to my regular content next week.

30:21

And if you guys love the media

30:23

content, let me know. I can definitely dabble these episodes

30:26

in more in the future, but I really appreciate

30:28

you guys listening to this podcast episode

30:30

today. And I hope you have a great week.

30:34

I really hope you guys enjoyed today's episode.

30:36

And real quick, if you guys could do a

30:38

huge favor and share this episode

30:41

with somebody that you think would be blessed

30:43

by it. And you can catch me during

30:45

the week on Instagram at Sam DeSalvo.

30:47

Have a great week guys. Bye!