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• Recording by Yourself

  Wondering if you can record your episodes on Alitu as well as edit them? Yes, you can. You can use Alitu to record solo clips using the in-built recorder. In your dashboard click 'Add an Episode': Enter your episode details and click 'Save details': Then, click ‘Add Recording’ on theSome readers

• Recording a Podcast Episode with Zoom.us

  Zoom.us is a great tool for recording a call with anyone on the web. It’s advantage is that it’s super simple – your guest doesn’t need an account, or software. All they need is a link, which you can send to them. On clicking that link, they’re popped into a chat room with you, all inside their browser. Zoom is free to use for 2-way conversations, so there’s no cost to run simple interviews, or co-hoSome readers

• Setting Up Your Microphone

  The only microphone you need here is a Samson Q2U mic, which comes with a desk stand and USB cable. Plug it into your computer, switch it on, connect your earbuds or headphones into the mic, and away you go!Some readers

• Submitting Your Show to iTunes/Apple Podcasts

  The final step here is to submit our brand new show to iTunes/Apple Podcasts. This is a one-time-only task, you don't need to do this again when you publish new episodes. They'll update in iTunes and every other directory automatically when you publish them in Buzzsprout. You need to have at least one published episode in your feed to be approved/listed here. If you just upload a short clip of you saying "testing, testing... is this thing on?", it'll get rejected. InsSome readers

• Recording More than One Person

  If you want to record more than one person, such as an interview or a co-hosted episode, then you have a number of options. I’ll list two very common options here, but you can certainly research more options if you're interested. Zoom.us Call Zoom is a freemium service which allows you to record 2-person podcasts and is very easy to use. You simply create a Zoom call in your account and then send the link for that call to your interviewee. They click the link and can joinSome readers

• Course Overview

  Here's what you can expect from this Quickstart Podcast Course Alitu is designed to help you create a great podcast, but how do you launch that podcast in the first place? There’s way more to a successful launch than editing and production! This course is designed to go beyond Alitu, and show you how to plan, design, record, produce and publish your show in the quickest way possible. We’ll help you with every step of the journey. The end result? A live podcast, out in the world. From therFew readers

• The Purpose of this Course

  This Quick Start Podcasting course is designed to teach you the minimum practical steps needed to publish a podcast. This is really all about the mechanics of launching, as opposed to the planning and strategy side of things. What we’re going to do here is plug in the mic, record some audio, publish it as a podcast, and submit it to Apple Podcasts. These are really simple steps so there is nothing to be intimidated about. Once you’re able to see that none of this is a baFew readers

• Creating Your Podcast Hosting Account

  For this course we're using the media hosting service Buzzsprout - their big strength is in how clean and simple they make everything. Of course, other services are available if you'd like to shop around. If you use our link to sign up to Buzzsprout then you’ll get a $20 Amazon gift card if you stick around for at least 2 months! If you do go with BuzzsproFew readers

• Installing Your MP3 Maker

  We need to add something called the LAME Encoder to Audacity, so that we can create MP3 files - that's the file format for completed podcast episodes. Any questions? Ask away in the chat box at the bottom of this page.Few readers