Start here

About you

Listener persona

Listener story

Naming and positioning

Format and structure

Gear and software

Sound and feel

Production

Trailer

Distribution

Release

Your first 1,000 listeners

Extras

Production checklist

Podcast press kit

Podcast Growth Cheat Sheet

Assets

• [ ] Intro music
• [ ] Intro / opening monologue
• [ ] Interview / main-body content
• [ ] Closing monologue

Assembly and editing

• [ ] Download assets
• [ ] Assemble into new Descript project
• [ ] Add volume levelling / compression
• [ ] Clear active listening noises
• [ ] Edit content
• [ ] Export as 96kbps mono MP3

Proofing

• [ ] Share edited episode page from Descript in Notion
• [ ] Approve episode

Uploading and distribution

• [ ] Write title and show notes
• [ ] Export subtitles file
• [ ] Upload audio to host
  • [ ] Add title
  • [ ] Add audio
  • [ ] Add description
  • [ ] Add subtitles file
  • [ ] Set date
• [ ] Export transcript in .txt format
• [ ] Update Notion with episode details
  • [ ] Episode URL
  • [ ] Embed code
  • [ ] Download URL
  • [ ] Transcript text file
  • [ ] Mark episode as 💌 Delivered