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Dennis Hammer is a content strategist at Castos with 8+ years in digital media. He's worked with 200+ podcasters on content strategy and has produced training materials used by 50,000+ creators. His work has been cited by Podnews, Forbes, TechCrunch, and hundreds of other podcasting, YouTube, and marketing publications.
When you record a podcast in your home, background noise inevitably makes its way into your recording. Traffic, animals, air conditioners, and other people talking can create a ton of unwanted noise and a lot of extra editing work. Background noise is distracting and unprofessional. Your audience will forgive a few small sounds, but repeated ... Read more
Are you planning to make merchandise for your podcast? Looking for advice on how to use merch to grow your show? If you listen to a lot of podcasters (and as a podcaster yourself, you probably do), you undoubtedly hear every host plugging their podcast merchandise in each episode. When they release a new product ... Read more
Are you thinking of adding sound effects to your podcast? Wondering where to find the best podcast sound effects? Think about your favorite movie, TV show, or YouTube channel. It probably uses music and sound effects to enhance the story and add personality. You can add the same production value to your show with the ... Read more
Are you struggling to produce great episodes regularly? Wondering whether having a podcast workflow will help? FACT: Producing a podcast is unlike any other form of content. The process can quickly overwhelm anyone, particularly, if you aren’t organized. So, it helps to create your own podcast workflow. Having a defined process laid out will help ... Read more
Podcasts are traditionally free for everyone to listen. You simply grab an episode using your favorite podcast listening app. But that isn't the only way to run a show. You can also be quite successful with a membership podcast. A membership podcast is a type of private podcast. Members must subscribe to listen. Episodes are ... Read more
Your podcast studio is your home base. It’s where your episodes leap off your notes and come to life; where your content takes form and spreads through the world. So if you’re serious about your show, you need a decent podcast studio setup. Why is it important to have a quality recording studio? Because a ... Read more
Remote podcasting has become popular over the last few years. There’s no need to bring people together in the same room to produce a high quality episode. With the right tools and workflow, you can produce great content with people from anywhere in the world. In this article, we’re going to give you an overview ... Read more
Podcasting is becoming one of the most popular media formats. It’s not just for comedians and true crime shows anymore. Companies of all sizes are now using the corporate training podcast to connect with employees and teach them valuable information. In this article, we’d like to explore corporate training podcasts. We’ll discuss why they’re valuable ... Read more
Employers are turning to podcasts to communicate with their people because other methods of communication have grown stale and outdated. No one wants to read another email or join their company’s private Facebook group. No one has the mental space for another Slack channel. This is organizations are turning to the employee communication podcast. “If you ... Read more
Like most podcasters, you aren’t satisfied just making podcast episodes. You want people to hear them as well! So once you’ve released a few episodes (at least three), it’s time to consider podcast syndication. That is, you need to think about how you’ll distribute your show. Podcast syndication can mean a lot of things, but ... Read more
Tired of Zoom? You aren’t alone. Zoom (and similar video meeting platforms) have become a big part of our lives during the pandemic, especially if you work from home. But logging in for your morning Zoom standup can be exhausting and time consuming, which is why many people are looking for a Zoom alternative. Zoom ... Read more
One of the classic signs of a poorly produced podcast is reverb: the painful sound of a mic picking up the same soundwaves over and over. If your audio is full of reverb, your listeners will dismiss you as an amateur performer with an incomprehensible show. Reverb can be useful as an effect, like when ... Read more
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