Doing it Wrong: "I can just record and release."

I know it’s tempting. You fire up Zoom, hit record, and just release the combined audio into your podcast feed.
That’s called record and release. Lots of podcasters do it. It even works for some people. But it won’t work for you.

Here’s why.

The podcasters doing this have likely already accumulated a big audience. Back when the best way to record a podcast was Skype and eCamm Call Recorder. 

Back when it was a lot harder to launch a podcast, so just the act of publishing one at all showed you were putting in an effort.
But two things have changed since then:

1. The tools got better. It’s a lot easier to just record and publish a podcast.
2. The audience is getting savvier. And as a result, their expectations are higher.

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