# How to Make a Professional Podcast \| Ep\. \#444

**URL:** https://www.singlegrain.com/episodes/marketing-school/how-to-make-a-professional-podcast-ep-444/  
**Published:** 2017-10-18  
**Updated:** 2017-12-06  
**Author:** Selena Templeton  
**Summary:** In Episode \#444, Eric and Neil discuss how to make a professional podcast\. Tune in to learn what Eric and Neil use to create their own podcast\. They’ll break down\.\.\.  

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In Episode #444, Eric and Neil discuss how to make a professional podcast. Tune in to learn what Eric and Neil use to create their own podcast. They’ll break down their processes and tell you how they can remain hands-off, yet still maintain the highest quality of podcasts.

### Time Stamped Show Notes:

- \[00:27\] – Today’s topic: _How to Make a Professional Podcast_
- 00:37 – Eric and Neil record their podcast at [The Network Studio](https://thenetworkstudios.com/) in LA, which is a professional studio
    - \[00:52\] – The best podcasts around have the best audio quality
    - \[01:07\] – If you can have professional audio quality, you set yourself above what others are doing
- \[01:13\] – Make sure to edit your fillers to make it sound more professional
- 01:39 – Eric and Neil hires writers to create show notes based on the podcast which are pushed to [WordPress](https://wordpress.com/) and [iTunes](https://www.apple.com/lae/itunes/)
- 01:55 – Good hosting is important for podcasting and Eric and Neil use [Libsyn](https://www.libsyn.com/) which will publish to different channels automatically
- \[02:20\] – Use a player for your website that won’t require you to go to iTunes
    - 02:23 – [Smart Podcast Player](https://smartpodcastplayer.com/) by Smart Passive Income is a good tool
- 02:40 – For starters, you can use [Skype](https://www.skype.com/en/) for interviews and record it with [ECamm Recorder](http://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder)
- 02:52 – Upload your recorded files to [Dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com/h) and you have your people work on them from there
- \[03:11\] – You have to hire a great team that will enable you to be hands-off
- 03:37 – Eric and Neil might try [Zencastr](https://zencastr.com/) which is a web app that can record conversation
- \[04:02\] – Make sure you have a good mic
- 04:30 – [Marketing School](http://marketingschool.io/) is giving away 90-day FREE trial to [Crazy Egg](https://www.crazyegg.com/) which is a visual analytics tool
    - 04:43 – Go to [SingleGrain.com/giveaway](http://singlegrain.com/giveaway) to get your FREE copy
- \[04:48\] – That’s it for today’s episode!

### 3 Key Points:

1. Prioritize the quality of your audio, it will drive listeners to your podcast.
2. Hire a great team who will work on the post-production of your podcast.
3. Not everyone has access to iTunes so have a player on your website that will work on all devices.

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