1. Recording
1.1. Mic
1.1.1. MINIMUM
1.2. Boom Arm
1.3. Shock Mount
1.4. Headphones
1.4.1. Any will do
1.5. Platform
1.5.1. Solo
1.5.1.1. Audacity
1.5.2. Interview
1.5.2.1. Zencastr
1.5.2.2. Squadcast
1.5.2.3. Cast
1.5.2.3.1. Audio only
1.5.2.4. Riverside.fm
1.5.2.4.1. Audio & Video
2. So you have six episodes ready
2.1. Set up podcast host
2.1.1. Captivate
2.1.2. Upload all episodes and add descriptions
2.1.3. Publish them on Captivate
2.2. Take your RSS feed from Captivate to itunes ( Apple Podcasts )
2.2.1. Submit
2.2.2. Wait
2.2.3. Approval
2.2.3.1. Check this daily
2.2.3.2. You might be approved before you realise
2.3. once you're approved jump back into captivate's marketing section and submit to aggragator sites and platforms
3. Editing
3.1. Audacity
3.2. Alitu ( web service )
3.3. Descript
3.4. An actual editor
3.4.1. Delegate it all
4. Before you start
4.1. Launch with 6+ episodes
4.1.1. Algorithm
4.1.2. Bingers
4.1.2.1. How people watch netflix
4.1.2.2. New & noteworthy
4.2. What's your format
4.2.1. Can you sustain it ?
4.2.1.1. solo - you might run dry
4.2.1.2. guests - you can bounce off others
4.2.1.3. avoid co hosts
4.2.1.3.1. dependency
4.2.2. Frequencey
4.2.2.1. people expect weekly
4.2.2.2. or drop a whole season at once
5. What else you'll need
5.1. Podcast cover artwork
5.2. Description of your podcast
5.3. Podcast title
5.3.1. Consider the searches people will do when you choose this
5.4. Show notes - Good for SEO
5.4.1. I use a transcription
5.4.1.1. Happyscribe
5.4.1.2. Descript
5.4.1.3. Hidden from browsers
6. Things to consider for each episode
6.1. Title - compelling and search optimised
6.2. Music
6.2.1. adds quality
6.3. description
6.3.1. let people know what to expect and excite them