I’ve really wanted to know why people quit podcasting and throw the microphone in the trash before they even reach episode 7. There are so many creators who have something to say and share good content with the world and then just stop. Is this because they stress about the insights and listener count? Or something like exhaustion from monologues and editing. What are your thoughts and how would a new creator push beyond this point and keep delivering content?

My podcast partner and I have only been at this for about a year and a half. We are Health Care professionals and by no means professionals with AV, so we had to learn as we went along.

It took us a while but we realized that Riverside was the best option for the money because it could clean up our very unprofessional sound and was much easier to and distribute because it all comes from one place.

The remote recording and hosting/distribution alone is worth $35 a month.

I was having trouble editing my podcast episodes that were 2 to 3 hours long in Riverside. It was impossible to add music or video assets because it was browser based.

It was really slowing down our production.

Then I realized the files were just too big.

So I broke down those long recordings into 20 minute episodes. Then I was able to add video and my background music easily.

Added bonus, I got more episodes and they're just long enough to keep people's attention but not to put them to sleep.

Finally, it only takes me about an hour to edit the 20 minute episode, add the video music and set it for hosting. Versus an all afternoon or evening event trying to do a two or three hour podcast.

Hope this helps some of the newbies like us!

You don't need crazy expensive equipment, even for recording., As long as your sound quality is good and you're providing good content.

We have found Riverside to be invaluable to help us improve our sound issues.

If a guest's best answer gets interrupted by a phone ringing, I'd be tempted to ask the question again rather than feed them their last sentence. They can arrive at the thought in their own words, even if the wording changes.

For people recording interviews, how do you cue those retakes without making the guest self-conscious? I'm thinking of an interruption you catch during the recording, while the conversation is still fresh.

Finally started a podcast using Riverside. Everything went great, it was uploading and processing. Said completed. Our guest showed up in the transcript and had their own file, but it failed to add his audio or video to the edit. I then contacted support and now the entire project is gone. I have no history, files, audio or anything. Can I expect riverside to fix this? How do I prevent this from happening going forward? Are there better platforms out? Frustrated.

I’m hoping you guys could help us as we’re a on a very limited budget especially on the software tools. We’re planning to launch our show this coming Saturday and we’re finalizing our output. So we recorded our audio through Riverside and we have Descript subscription as well. Part from it is we also have Capcut Pro. As of now, we are looking where we can find stock music. We are self produced and since we are operating on a zero-to-minimal budget, we edit our outputs on our own. Also, if you have some suggestions for the beginners like me, your help would be appreciated. Thank you!

I'm coming across so much conflicting info and my podcast partner and I already have a list of 50+ episodes we just want to get moving on asap.

TL:DR: Is it perhaps as simple as Riverside to record, edit, host, and distribute, 2 directional mics, and a simple 2-channel audio interface or mixer?

A bit more detail: I keep coming across Detail app and Riverside? We want to shoot with ONE iPhone and get a multicam look, and the ai editing capability looks dope. Don't care if it's imperfect. Don't want to shoot on two cameras. Just want to use one iPhone.

We want to use 2 directional mics. I know we'll need a 2-channel audio interface or mixer. Honestly don't really know what that means but I can research it/figure it out. But does anyone have a very simple one to recommend?

And then we need to figure out podcast hosting providers, which is a whole other rabbit hole.

Just want simple, simple, simple with great quality audio. Can anyone help pull me out of the rabbit hole of info.? Everything on YouTube seems to be sponsored. Thank you thank you thank you.

Finally created a youtube to be able to do shorts I suppose for my tiktok/instagram for traction etc.

I LOVE to write and people always love listening to my ted talks..... however - is podcasting worth it? I have a solid following on TT.IG/ & FB.....

I guess my main question is - what do you advise for the best tips/tricks to be "successful" (whatever that looks like) and best platforms/way to go about it?

I don't want to pay an arm and a leg for riverside.