QPN Pod: Queer Podcasters' Network Podcast

You have all the tools you need to get started, even if you don't. In fact, especially if you don't. QPN Shorts are quick-and-dirty 1-minute episodes containing tips and tricks to help you be a better podcaster.SUBMIT YOUR OWN SHORT: Share your wisdom with the rest of the Network - record your tip (1 minute or less!) and email to hello@queerpod.netFor more information, keep an eye on twitter.com/queerpodnet or subscribe to our mailing list at queerpodnet.substack.com.

You've made a list of great guests you'd love to have on the show, but are worried you might seema. little small-fry for them. How do you convince them you're legit, and worth their time? QPN Shorts are quick-and-dirty 1-minute episodes containing tips and tricks to help you be a better podcaster.SUBMIT YOUR OWN SHORT: Share your wisdom with the rest of the Network - record your tip (1 minute or less!) and email to hello@queerpod.netFor more information, keep an eye on twitter.com/queerpodnet or subscribe to our mailing list at queerpodnet.substack.com.

Finding the best time to start your podcast is always difficult. Here's the best guide available on starting your podcast and improving your craft. QPN Shorts are quick-and-dirty 1-minute episodes containing tips and tricks to help you be a better podcaster.SUBMIT YOUR OWN SHORT: Share your wisdom with the rest of the Network - record your tip (1 minute or less!) and email to hello@queerpod.netFor more information, keep an eye on twitter.com/queerpodnet or subscribe to our mailing list at queerpodnet.substack.com.

Sir Terry Wogan, veteran broadcaster and generally beloved figure of the BBC, had a tip for making all of his millions of listeners feel like they were part of a very intimate group. It'll help you with your podcasting, too. QPN Shorts are quick-and-dirty 1-minute episodes containing tips and tricks to help you be a better podcaster.SUBMIT YOUR OWN SHORT: Share your wisdom with the rest of the Network - record your tip (1 minute or less!) and email to hello@queerpod.netFor more information, keep an eye on twitter.com/queerpodnet or subscribe to our mailing list at queerpodnet.substack.com.

Asking friends and loved ones for constructive feedback isn't easy - they'll probably just say nice things out of a desire to not hurt your feelings. With that in mind, here's a good way to get around that and find out what they REALLY think. And you don't even have to bug their houses or pretend to be someone else. QPN Shorts are quick-and-dirty 1-minute episodes containing tips and tricks to help you be a better podcaster.SUBMIT YOUR OWN SHORT: Share your wisdom with the rest of the Network - record your tip (1 minute or less!) and email to hello@queerpod.netFor more information, keep an eye on twitter.com/queerpodnet or subscribe to our mailing list at queerpodnet.substack.com.

Here's a two-step guide to being a famous podcaster, and why it shouldn't matter as much as doing something you love. QPN Shorts are quick-and-dirty 1-minute episodes containing tips and tricks to help you be a better podcaster.SUBMIT YOUR OWN SHORT: Share your wisdom with the rest of the Network - record your tip (1 minute or less!) and email to hello@queerpod.netFor more information, keep an eye on twitter.com/queerpodnet or subscribe to our mailing list at queerpodnet.substack.com.

Make your show notes useful - write as much as you can (This bit you're reading now is your show notes, btw.). Preferably about 300 words per episode, which seems like quite a lot, but you can always have a good chunk of that be your boilerplate, that is to say, the same on every episode, just copy & pasted form a word doc. QPN's episode boilerplate is: QPN Shorts are quick-and-dirty 1-minute episodes containing tips and tricks to help you be a better podcaster.SUBMIT YOUR OWN SHORT: Share your wisdom with the rest of the Network - record your tip (1 minute or less!) and email to hello@queerpod.netFor more information, keep an eye on twitter.com/queerpodnet or subscribe to our mailing list at queerpodnet.substack.com.

A pet peeve mostly, this one, but there's a learning behind it: Edit your audio properly, out of respect for your audience and their time. Don't leave stuff in because it makes you sound 'scrappy' or 'rolling with whatever happens'. QPN Shorts are quick-and-dirty 1-minute episodes containing tips and tricks to help you be a better podcaster.SUBMIT YOUR OWN SHORT: Share your wisdom with the rest of the Network - record your tip (1 minute or less!) and email to hello@queerpod.netFor more information, keep an eye on twitter.com/queerpodnet or subscribe to our mailing list at queerpodnet.substack.com.

Using any amount of commercial music isn't worth the risk to your podcast as a whole. Not even a little tiny snippet. Instead, use PodSafe music (music that's Safe for Podcasts). Or pay a musician to create something bespoke. Either way, don't try to get away with using a Kylie song as your opening music.QPN Shorts are quick-and-dirty 1-minute episodes containing tips and tricks to help you be a better podcaster.SUBMIT YOUR OWN SHORT: Share your wisdom with the rest of the network - record your tip (1 minute or less!) and email in .wav format to hello@queerpod.netFor more information, keep an eye on twitter.com/queerpodnet or subscribe to our mailing list at queerpodnet.substack.com.