This handbook will help you tackle all the variables involved in starting your first podcast from the ground up. Feel free to bookmark this article and use it as a directory to refer back to when you want to read up more on a specific element of the podcasting process.
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The basics
Before jumping into this tutorial, let’s start by covering the basics and getting you up to speed with Spotify for Podcasters.
What is a podcast
Let’s be real. Most of us have a general understanding of what a podcast is (a collection of digital audio or video files that are made available for audiences), but as we enter the podcast world ourselves, more questions start popping up.
A podcast can be many different things—and it all depends on you, the creator. A podcast can be:
- One person speaking into a microphone (or even their phone’s mic) alone in their apartment or podcast studio
- A pair of friends or a group of five
- It can be serious, funny, boisterous, cerebral, quirky, sarcastic, or a little bit of everything.
But in its simplest form, a podcast needs two things: an idea, and a voice to bring it to life. Plus, now that video podcasts on Spotify are available to more creators than ever, the answer to “What is a podcast?” has expanded even further.
