Podcast Editors Mastermind

All of us provide a needed service. Yet, as an industry, podcast editors don’t do a great job of defining our job. Editor, producer, and engineer are used interchangeably. So, what do these words truly mean to us, as editors, to our clients and the podcasting space as a whole? We get into the words we use to talk about what we do. How is a podcast editor different from a producer and different fro...

What is an editor's value and why should people buy-in to what we do? If podcasting is an art or performance, then editing is a critical part of the show. Since we listen critically for a living, we can add in extra services and value adds to not only make more sales, but retain clients and be paid fairly for our skills. How do you translate that skill to clients and how do you charge for it? Our...

One of the questions we hear from new podcast editors all the time is, "How can I find my first client?" Let's be honest - it can be hard, confusing, daunting, and scary.  You know what you're doing but you don't know where to find clients. Or more specifically, you might not know where (and how) to find the RIGHT clients. Should you start editing on Fiverr? Should you work for free to build...

As professional podcast editors, we are also business owners. That means that it's our job to not only support our clients but also to manage our business and to plan for the future. In this episode of the Podcast Editors Mastermind, we talked about both the current health crisis due to COVID-19, as well as a way you might be able to reduce expenses by taking advantage of an Appsumo deal. Coronavi...

This year at Podfest also saw the first-ever Podcast Editor’s Conference. While there were several amazing speakers, the one that stood out the most was from Craig Wealand called Ethics of Editing & Disfluencies. He talked about disfluencies and the ethics of editing podcasts. While this topic got everyone thinking, it brought to mind a specific question for Jennifer, “Should we, as podcast ed...