You're listening to Podcasting Made Simple.

There are too many podcasts out there to settle for subpar audio.

And if you want your podcast to stand out in today's podcasting landscape,

then high quality audio is no longer just a nice to have.

Hi, I'm Joe FDhew, and after listening to this,

you'll have a good understanding of why high

quality audio is so important for the growth of your show and how to get high quality

professional sounding recordings from your home or office without breaking the bank. So before we

go into the technical side of things, let's dive into why high quality audio is so important. Yes, the content

and your consistency and how well your content's resonating with your audio listener is always

going to be the number one factor in the growth of your podcast, but that's still only half the

picture. From the conversations I've had with hundreds of podcasters, what I understand is that a lot of

podcasters, probably most of podcasters, audio quality isn't their number one priority.

They believe that as long as their content's good and they're showing up, they're getting

their content shared on social media, maybe they're putting some money into ads and things,

then people will show up and they'll keep

listening and stay subscribed. And they believe that audio quality is maybe something I need to focus on

once they've got subscribers to a certain level, once they've got sponsors, they've got money coming in.

But by laying this groundwork early on, and you don't have to spend too much on it, like we mentioned,

you can elevate your

podcast. You can avoid wasting time and money promoting something that sounds subpar. So I'm going to

share with you three points in this first section to try and convince you why audio quality is

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