PodCraft | How to Podcast & Craft a Fantastic Show

PodCraft takes you from novice podcaster to confident broadcaster. We’ll teach you how to start and grow a successful podcast in our easy-to-follow seasons. Let’s start at the start with the groundwork and planning stages. Why do you want to podcast, who do you want to reach, and why? Then, let’s learn what we’ll need to record, publish, and distribute it. Once that’s done, we move on to marketing, growth, and monetisation. Here, we help you to reap the rewards of all your hard work. On PodCraft we also run regular Q&A episodes, offer analysis and data on the podcasting industry, and talk about the latest tools, tips, and tactics that are improving our own processes and workflows.

Audio Branding and UK Podcasting with Mike Russell | The Podcraft Podcast
Sep 9, 2014 – 00:54:51
Series 3 Teaser & an Interview with the Boagworld Team
Oct 20, 2014 – 00:41:39
Introducing Series 3: 20 Steps to a Peerless Podcasting Website | PodCraft S3E00
Oct 31, 2014 – 00:10:51
Owning Your Podcast Space: Setting up Domains & Hosting
Nov 3, 2014 – 00:12:14
Installing WordPress as your Podcasting Website Platform
Nov 4, 2014 – 00:11:18
Podcasting Plugins for WordPress: The When & Why
Nov 5, 2014 – 00:16:18
Choosing a Theme for your WordPress Podcasting Website: Looking Good!
Nov 6, 2014 – 00:13:59
Creating Great Navigation for your WordPress Podcasting Website
Nov 7, 2014 – 00:16:42
Creating Memorable Shortlinks on a Podcasting Website with Pretty Link
Nov 10, 2014 – 00:11:10
Adding Podcast Subscribe Links to Your WordPress Website
Nov 11, 2014 – 00:12:08
Analytics and SEO for Your WordPress Podcasting Website
Nov 12, 2014 – 00:10:41
Contact Pages & 101 Other Uses for Forms Plugins for Podcasting
Nov 13, 2014 – 00:13:35
Creating Better Podcast Episode Navigation: List Category Plugin
Nov 14, 2014 – 00:08:22
Creating Compelling Calls to Action on Your Podcasting Website
Nov 17, 2014 – 00:14:29
Why You Need a Mailing List for Your Podcast & How to do it
Nov 18, 2014 – 00:14:50
Creating an Attention Grabbing Email Optin Box in WordPress | PodCraft S3E13
Nov 19, 2014 – 00:10:09
Podcast Affiliate Marketing: WordPress Plugins to Make Amazon Easy
Nov 20, 2014 – 00:15:17
Getting Social on Your Podcasting Website: Social Sharing with Shareaholic
Nov 21, 2014 – 00:12:59
Using SpeakPipe to Engage your Podcasting Audience & Source Content
Nov 24, 2014 – 00:12:05
Keeping Your Podcasting Website Secure: WordPress Security Essentials
Nov 25, 2014 – 00:15:04
Benefit from Errors with a Custom 404 Page on Your Podcast Website
Nov 26, 2014 – 00:10:10
Creating a Community for Your Podcast in WordPress with bbPress
Nov 27, 2014 – 00:16:34
Monetising Your Podcast Content with WordPress
Nov 28, 2014 – 00:19:45
Launching a Podcast: Designing Your Podcasting Strategy, from Audience to Aims
Feb 5, 2015 – 00:41:38
Podcast Planning & Logistics with John Lee Dumas
Feb 22, 2015 – 00:29:23
How to Interview for Podcasting | With Radio Pro, Matt Young
Mar 6, 2015 – 00:38:20
Podcast Presentation Skills: Being an Engaging Presenter with John Colley
Mar 24, 2015 – 00:41:40
Storytelling Techniques for Podcasting: Dan Feld on Great Narratives
Apr 7, 2015 – 00:36:32
How to Name your Podcast & Title Episodes: Podcast Copywriting with Liston Witherill | S4E6
Apr 28, 2015 – 00:54:09
Getting to know Colin Gray
Apr 30, 2015 – 01:06:02
Farewell to Series 4 & Plans for PodCraft in 2015
May 1, 2015 – 00:05:08
How Can You Make Money with Your Podcast? |Podcraft Podcast S5E1
Jul 26, 2015 – 00:53:12
Monetising your Podcast through Affiliate Marketing | S5E02 Podcraft Podcast
Sep 1, 2015 – 00:28:40
Selling a Product or Service Through Podcasting | Podcraft Podcast S5E3
Sep 24, 2015 – 00:37:02
Podcast Sponsorship & Advertising: How Does it Work?
Oct 14, 2015 – 00:57:21
Monetising a Podcast Through Donations & Patreon | Podcraft S5E5
Oct 22, 2015 – 00:34:09
Ten Years of Podcasting, with Andy White
Oct 29, 2015 – 00:35:21
Monetising your Podcast by Selling the Show Itself | Podcraft Podcast S5E6
Nov 6, 2015 – 00:27:15
How to Crowdfund a Podcast | Podcraft Podcast S5E7
Nov 20, 2015 – 00:23:57
That’s All For Series 5. What Next?
Jan 25, 2016 – 00:14:16
The Art of Creating an Invisible Podcast Script | Podcraft Podcast S6E1
Jun 8, 2016 – 00:08:30
The Power of Narrative Flow in your Podcast | Podcraft Podcast S6E2
Jun 15, 2016 – 00:06:26
How to Inject Personality into your Podcast Script | Podcraft Podcast S6E3
Jun 22, 2016 – 00:07:08
Hooks, Taglines and the Power of Words | Podcraft Podcast S6E4
Jun 29, 2016 – 00:08:07
6 Tools for Podcast Planning Perfection | Podcraft Podcast S6E5
Jul 6, 2016 – 00:07:00
How to Present a Perfectly Scripted Podcast | Podcraft Podcast S6E6
Jul 13, 2016 – 00:06:16
How Do I Research Guests? Podcraft S7E01
Nov 3, 2016 – 00:12:30
How Do I Measure Engagement? Podcraft S7E02
Nov 8, 2016 – 00:10:21
Is Batching A Good Idea For New Podcasters? S7E03
Nov 10, 2016 – 00:08:59
How Do I Choose a Topic? Podcraft S7E04
Nov 15, 2016 – 00:09:59

Recent Reviews

RustyStahl

Helping the Craft

Thanks to the folks behind this podcast for authentic conversations about the exciting and daunting things about being a podcaster! Great mix of analysis on tech combined with various approaches to managing and designing shows. Loving current season with many voices of podcasters talking about how they do their work. Very well done.
1extraordinarywoman

Tons of info

I’ve learned all kinds of things from this podcast. And being a newbie it’s been very helpful
yfkyfkyfkytkyrkyrky

This podcasts is super helpful!

I have been wanting to start a podcast for awhile now and this podcast has helped get better insight on how to run it.
Theartofhomepodcast

Helpful Info, Great Accents

I’m in year one of my podcast and I’m always looking for wisdom from podcast pros. Colin and Matthew give very useful and practical advice.
MPenoir

100% practical

Listened to the 1000 series on the basics and launched my organization’s podcast with no prior production experience. Huge thanks to Colin and his co-hosts for helping the podcaster community grow and flourish – and for the winning Scottish accents!
SNL&JazzBuff

Highly recommended

If you're looking for a great podcast about putting together a podcast, this show is for you.
JBadge91

Speakers of Experience

Unlike other podcasts I’ve listened to, these guys really seem to know what they’re talking about from experience, as opposed to people trying to figure it out, and hoping a lightbulb moment will occur in real-time.
Teage O'Connor

Helped me get started

Before starting my podcast, The Single Acorn, I listened to a ton of episodes. This podcast helped me troubleshoot and solve problems before they even arose. I felt confident out of the gate that I was creating a quality product
SteveStewartMe

Learn all about podcasting

A few things about Colin: He's knowledgable about podcasting, he's intelligent, and he communicates well. All of the above makes him a great teacher. You will do yourself a great service listening to The Podcast Host. BTW: Their branding is amazing!
fussbros

I Can Relate

Thank you for covering content and interaction. I find it challenging sometimes myself, and my clients also struggle with content. Too do a series on this is needed. This will defintely keep me interested. Thanks again. The Productive Podcaster
dianestern65

Brilliant stuff!

Love it☺️
jeremiahstjames

Good topics, boring execution

I really wanted to like these guys. The topic ideas are great, but their deliver and vocals are SOOOO BORING that they lul me to sleep in 5 minutes :( I cant handle another episode. Its too bad. I was kinda stoked to get into it.
Ananta_Androscoggin

can't listen if eps DON'T DOWNLOAD AT ALL

The last two (at least) episodes will not download at all. What did you change to make it stop? The RSS feed information? Was the episode even uploaded? Is it now only available to people who subscribe via their phones? With Net Neutrality gone, I WILL NOT bother with smart phones, as the costs of data plans has gone from ridiculously expensive to obscenely overpriced.
rhondele

Trailer brilliance

If only I’d seen this before I recorded my trailer! Fantastic tips like skipping the welcome, getting right to who it’s for and putting a clear call to action at the end with a good link. Thanks Colin and Matthew!
Jmckinney85

Valuable and professional content.

As a brand new podcaster, this was exactly the style of content I was looking for. Plenty of practical advice on how to execute in your podcast profession. Thanks for sharing!
joshuamk

Incredibly practical!

Podcraft is rich with practical information, tips, techniques, and more, to benefit everyone from the complete novice to a very experienced podcaster!
Drag0nwench

A lot of information for people with a podcast or thinking about creating a podcast.

I have an idea for a podcast, and this podcast has given me a wealth of information and things to consider while building my idea and hopefully putting these idea into practical application in the near future! Thanks for putting this information out here!
andieloupod

So much great info!

This podcast plus their Academy got me from complete newbie to full on podcaster! I continue to learn from them with each episode.
Mehangolanshen

Great Info for Podcasters At Any Level

Colin Gray is no joke. This podcast is stocked up w/ information for those starting a podcast or well into their 100th episode. Even if your podcast is just an idea at the moment, Colin helps bring it to life.
anemec

Pretty sure this is my favorite

I listen to several podcasts on podcasting and this one really helps me to see my show in a context. Every show is different and I feel like on podcraft I’m encouraged to embrace that difference.
Jethro Arola

Awesome!

I recently started a podcast as a hobby and it became much more successful than I ever thought possible in the first month. I had no knowledge of what to do with it, until listening to this. Great stuff man thank you!
TrashTalkMMA

super helpful!

I just started my TrashTalkMMA podcast and Colin’s wisdom has been invaluable. He even took time out of his busy schedule to answer some questions via email and promoted my site and podcast on Twitter. A real human being with real tangible solutions, this is a great podcast for starting and upgrading your podcast, thanks Colin!
Dan Feld/Prologue Profiles

So good!

Colin’s an awesome host, picks awesome guests and touches on awesome topics. Listen to Colin interview John Lee Dumas to learn from one of the best out there. Thank you Colin!
Tooinlaw

The Accent Makes Me Believe Everything He Says

What a great podcast. I honestly try to listen to this one every night as I fall asleep because the accent lulls me to sleep. But then I have to listen again in the morning because my sleep brain heard something awesome. My only beef is that sometimes the music is so loud it wakes me back up, but maybe that was the intention. Good stuff!
Hopkins Music

Great Podcast on Podcasting!

Great show, great host, great information. I will subscribe and recommend with a link on my websites. Keep up the good work.