It’s no secret that audio quality is critical to the success of a podcast. Your listeners want a smooth and pleasant listening experience. This means your voice needs to be rich and clear and there shouldn’t be any distracting sounds. You can fix a lot of things during editing, but that takes time and energy ... Read more
Welcome back to Castos Office Hours, our weekly podcast webinar focused on answering your most pressing questions live. Everything from gear, launch plans, audience growth, to Castos feature updates, we’re covering it all! In this edition we started out talking through seven tips to creating standout content. It's a topic we don't take lightly as it's ... Read more
Today during our webinar, we’re focusing on audience engagement. We talk about five strategies you can use to help engage your podcast’s audience like FB groups and live meetups. We also go over some good practices to make audience engagement a little easier and community groups. Lastly, we go over a few worries and possible ... Read more
Looking to submit your podcast to Stitcher? You're in the right place. Stitcher is a large podcasting directory that works as a search engine and a mobile app. It’s a popular choice among Android listeners. This means adding your podcast to Stitcher helps you reach people who don’t use Apple products. Stitcher is unique because ... Read more
Like all podcasters, you want your content to live forever. You want new listeners to find your episodes years after you publish. You may be on episode 575, but you still want new fans to enjoy episode 001. The only way to make your content last is by publishing evergreen episodes. In this article, we’d ... Read more
Are you struggling to come up with a good podcast name? Looking for ideas and inspiration on what to call your show? A podcast name is often the first indication about who you are and what the show is about. For that reason, your show's name should be descriptive and creative, giving potential listeners a ... Read more
"How does podcasting work?" is a question all new hosts stumble through in the beginning stages of setting up their show. To help visually answer this query in six steps, we designed an infographic perfect for rookie podcasters. It describes how a podcast travels from being an audio file on a computer to being featured ... Read more
Choosing a podcast host is an essential decision as you prepare to launch a show. Ensuring the software can support your current and future needs from the start will allow you to grow your show without worrying about switching providers later on. In this article, we'll give you five pieces of criteria to consider when ... Read more
When you think about podcasts for podcasters, your mind enters some sort of meta imploding loop impossible to break away from. Just think, it’s a podcast, hosted by a podcaster, for podcasters, discussing tips and best practices for podcasting. And on and on it goes. That said, podcasting is similar to other jobs and hobbies ... Read more
Welcome back to Castos Office Hours, our weekly podcast webinar focused on answering your most pressing questions live. Everything from gear, launch plans, audience growth, to Castos feature updates, we’re covering it all! In this edition, our CEO, Craig, walked us through five different strategies to engage with an audience outside of your podcast. We talked ... Read more
Today during our webinar, we talk about audio editing in an easy and not-time-consuming-type of way. We focus on Audacity (which is both free and cross-platform). Specifically, we talk about using markers to help make editing easier, setting loudness levels, having separate tracks for each person speaking, and exporting to an MP3 (versus any other ... Read more
Choosing a podcast recording software requires a bit of research to ensure you're picking the best option for your show's needs. From local and remote recording capabilities to be able to edit your audio in the same platform, we gathered the best podcast recording software to fit every type of show. Before you're ready to ... Read more
Type to search across blog posts, podcast episodes, and pages.
