{"id":3410,"date":"2020-05-14T10:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T14:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/?p=3410"},"modified":"2025-08-07T13:13:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T17:13:40","slug":"how-to-create-your-first-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca\/blog\/how-to-create-your-first-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Your First Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since 2014, podcasts have doubled in growth giving businesses, not for profit organizations<\/a>, hobbyists and others another useful tool to connect<\/a> with clients, supporters and interested individuals on any given topic.<\/p>\n

In 2019, some of the most popular podcasts in Canada include The Happy Times<\/a>, Canadaland<\/a>, and Debt Free in 30<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you are thinking you may be late in getting into doing podcasts, don\u2019t.\u00a0 Some of the hottest and best podcasts have come to light in the last year.<\/p>\n

For many years, we have been blogging<\/a> to give our clients information related to services we provide and general information for new and existing business owners<\/a> that our clients may find useful and informative. Now, we are looking at doing our first podcast to offer a new way for new potential clients and existing clients to listen in and gain information in a new way at least to us.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve spent a number of hours researching how to create a podcast and I felt it would be beneficial to pass on what I\u2019ve learned to you in hopes it will be of benefit and hopefully reduce your investment time.<\/p>\n

How to Start<\/h2>\n

Lay out a plan or roadmap<\/h3>\n

The first thing I am learning is to figure out the concept of what you wish to say to others.\u00a0 In simple terms, you can take the knowledge you have come across to complete your blog writings and move it over to a podcast.<\/p>\n

Captivating podcasts can be inspired in any number of ways. Learning the stories behind the beginnings of other podcasters<\/a> can help you gain insight into how they began, grew and continue to use their podcasts as a useful tool for their business.<\/p>\n

Each podcast should focus on one specific product or service or idea you wish to convey to listeners.\u00a0 If previously, you have written a blog on How to create a home garden, now you can do a podcast with the same theme and focus.\u00a0 It is important to keep focus on a specific topic instead of trying to do a general podcast such as all you need to know about gardening.<\/p>\n

Set a path for your podcasts<\/h3>\n

From the first podcast you do moving forward, you will gather followers so it\u2019s important to lead the listeners on a path that makes sense and follows from one to the next.\u00a0 It is best to sit down and determine a list of topics you wish to discuss and or the questions you have had from people in order of topics.<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

Podcast 1<\/strong>
\nHow to create a home garden<\/p>\n

Podcast 2<\/strong>
\nHow soil, weather and insects can affect your garden<\/p>\n

Podcast 3<\/strong>
\nLet’s start planting<\/p>\n

Podcast 4<\/strong>
\nWhat to look for in week 1 of your new garden<\/p>\n

Podcast 5<\/strong>
\nWhat to look for in week 2 of your garden<\/p>\n

Podcast 6<\/strong>
\nMaintenance for your garden as it grows<\/p>\n

This should give you a strong backbone of podcasts over time to keep people tuned in for each update you do and also by compiling a list of topics that makes sense back to back, it allows the listener to easily move through consecutive podcasts one after another seamlessly.\u00a0 If you take time before you complete a podcast layout, your podcasts overall will be much more successful.<\/p>\n

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