#1568 - Q&A: What are the main things to know when starting a podcast?
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2021
⏱️ ? minutes
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A listener is taking the plunge and starting his own podcast! What are the top three things I wish I’d known when I began Side Hustle School?
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| 0:27.0 | A listener is taking the plunge and starting his own podcast. |
| 0:31.0 | Congratulations, you've actually had a number of listeners over the years. Start their own podcast. |
| 0:35.0 | In our fifth season here, I remain a big fan of this medium. It's something that really crept up on me. |
| 0:39.0 | You might happen to be an early adopter or a podcast and have been listening 15 years, |
| 0:43.0 | you know, before a side hustle-sclover came around. |
| 0:45.0 | If so, I salute you because I was a little bit late to the party. |
| 0:49.0 | I'm going to be a little bit more honest with you. |
| 0:51.0 | I've been listening 15 years, you know, before a side hustle-sclover came around. If so, I salute you because I was a little bit late to the party. |
| 0:57.0 | But nevertheless, I remain a big fan of this medium. This format, I'm so grateful for you being part of it. |
| 1:03.0 | So if you're out there and you like the idea of starting a podcast or even if you don't, |
| 1:07.0 | you're just wondering like, if someone's going to do that, what are the right questions to ask, |
| 1:11.0 | which is always an important thing to consider, you can then apply this logic to lots of different topics. |
| 1:15.0 | Well, what might those be? This listener is asking for my top three tips. |
| 1:18.0 | The main thing is to know when starting a podcast. So we'll hear from him. His name is Matt. |
| 1:22.0 | Then I'll give you my answer right after this quick message from our sponsor. |
| 1:26.0 | This episode is brought to you by Slack. With Slack, you can bring all your people and tools together in one place. |
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