Are you almost ready to hire a podcast editor, but a little tentative on how to move forward? Maybe you have a vague idea about what you're looking for and what should be considered, but you want more clarity and confidence that you'll be making the right decision. Maybe you're feeling overwhelmed by the possibilities
If that's you, Hiring a Podcast Editor is the show for you.
We're not here to convince you that you need to hire a podcast editor. We're here to help you discover what things you need to consider about yourself and your show, as well as what you might want to look for in a prospective editor. This isn't a "one size fits all" formula. Instead, it's a framework to help you determine what's most important to you.
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Find a great podcast editor (for you) doesn't start with where you're looking. It starts with knowing what you want and need. That's why we started with that. But where you look is INCREDIBLY important.
If you've been following the process we've talked about in the previous episodes, you already know what you want and need, what you can pay and what you'd prefer your budget to be, and even whether you want to work with an individual, a team, or an agency. Knowing that puts you WAY ahead of the game when you start looking. But where should you look?
Listen to discover 4 general places - or categories of places - you can look.
Top Tier Audio - This is my editing business. If you like what you're hearing and want to see what it would be like to work together, visit the site and set up some time to talk.
How to Find a Podcast Editor - SteveStewart.me - Steve leads a community of over 8,000 podcast editors. If you want to skip the DMs and get an application out there that will help you find the person you're looking for, Steve can help you.
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If you want to find a great podcast editor for you, you need to make
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sure that you're looking in the right places.
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Listen to discover four places you should consider.
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Welcome to Hiring a Podcast Editor.
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My name is Bryan Entzminger.
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I'm a podcast editor and manager at TopTierAudio.com.
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This show is intended to help you be able to find the right podcast editor for you.
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Whether you're looking for your first editor.
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Or your next editor in season one, we're going to help you get clarity on what you really want before you
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start connecting with editors, and then provide you with the tools to make the right decision for yourself.
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This show is sponsored by TopTierAudio.com, where we provide podcast production services for
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multi-passionate coaches, trainers, and consultants.
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Be sure to stick around to the end and I'll tell you how you can get a free tool to help you organize
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your thoughts and make sure you don't miss anything.
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Before I get started, I do want to mention that I'm going to be talking about finding a great podcast editor for you, but
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that actually would also apply for a podcast producer or a podcast manager, somebody involved in servicing your show.
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I'm just going to call it a podcast editor Now, finding a great podcast editor for you.
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Doesn't just start with where you're looking.
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I mentioned that we're going to talk about where you're looking, but it doesn't actually start there.
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It starts by knowing.
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What you want and need, and that's why we started with that when I started with this podcast.
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But also where you look is critically important and I'm going to give you a little bit of a spoiler today.
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I'm going to share with you some places you might want to consider looking, and some of
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these places are actually my competition.
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You might be thinking to yourself, well, you're an editor.
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Why would you do that?
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And the reality is, I realize that I'm not the right person.
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My business is not the right business for everybody that needs a podcast editor.
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And so, because I want you to make sure that you're finding the right person or the right
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company for you, I'm going to share some resources.
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And frankly, some of those are my competition because they might actually.
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The right choice for you.
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Now, if you've been following the process we've been discussing for the last 11 episodes, you already probably
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have a pretty good handle on what you want and need, and you probably already have an idea what you can afford
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to pay and also what you would like to pay for bringing an editor into your business or into your podcast.
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You might even have an idea of whether you would prefer to work with an individual or a small team.
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Full on agency, you've probably got all of that stuff.
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And so because you know all of that, you're already way ahead of the game when it comes to when you start looking.
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But then the question becomes, where should you look?
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I'm going to pause right here.
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If I'm talking about this and you've not listened to the previous episodes and you don't know those, I would encourage you to go
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back to episode one and just kind of work through the process.
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Uh, it's not intended to be tedious, but it is intended to help bring a little bit of clarity.
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And so I would encourage you to do that today.
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I'm going to share.
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For general places or categories of places, in fact, where you can look, and I'm going to share actually some specific options.
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This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list, but it does include some people that I know and
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believe would actually be able to take care of you.
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It's not an exhaustive list.
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Don't feel constrained by this list and don't assume that these are the only options.
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I'm just going to share these with you.
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Here are the four categor.
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Of places that I think you should consider looking depending on the kind of editor or
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the kind of business that you're looking for.
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The first one would be a personal referral or a recommendation.
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The second would be a web search and editor websites.
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The third would be using some kind of written application so that you can take advantage of a community or a, a place where people.
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Looking for work.
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And then the final would be a freelance marketplace.
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And I'm going to kind of go through each of these and share a little bit of my perspective on these, and then you'll need
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to be the one that decides where you're going to go looking.
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The first one, and I put this first because I think it is potentially the most valuable,
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would be a referral or a recommendation.
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And what I'm talking about, a referral or recomme.
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I'm talking about somebody that you know who has some kind of information or knowledge, and you trust their opinion,
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and you would go to them and say, I'm looking for an editor.
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Who do you use or who do you recommend?
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Typically, this is going to be another podcaster or somebody who's involved in the podcast production process, who
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knows people, knows their reputation, knows their skill, and can provide you with a high quality recommendation.
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I'm not saying that you should go to a Facebook group with thousands and thousands of people
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and say, who should I hire as an editor?
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Because the reality is if you do that, you might get a good recommendation out of that.
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But what you will also likely get is hundreds of dms from people saying, Hey, I can edit your show or look at what I can do, and.
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That might seem great, but it's also pretty overwhelming to try and weed through all of that.
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So when I say referral or recommendation, I'm talking about a recommendation from a person or from some
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people that you know and that you trust their opinions.
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Now, the danger of this, of course, is that you're getting a limited set because.
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I don't know everybody.
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The people you're talking to probably don't know everybody either, but this is a good way to get a
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recommendation from somebody you know, or trust.
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So that's option number one.
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The second one, and I think this is kind of next on my list, is going through some editor websites or podcast
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producer websites, and this might involve a Google search.
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What you're looking for here is going to be pretty dependent on whether you want to work with an agency
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or an individual, but I would just maybe recommend going and looking for podcast editor websites.
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You could also potentially go through some of the Facebook groups and see if there are
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editors who are providing value in those groups.
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And then look and see if they have a website, if they offer services.
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See if those are something that you might be interested in.
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I'm going to give you a list here.
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This is a very short list of a few people that I know who might be options for you.
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The first one.
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Is me, right TopTierAudio.com is where I am.
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If you're looking for somebody to edit your podcast, I'd be glad to talk to you.
