Podcast Editors Mastermind

If you’re a podcast editor and have ever thought about hiring a subcontractor for your podcast editing business, this episode is for you.

Podcasting Editing is a booming industry and the demand for skilled editors has never been higher. But with that comes the challenge of finding, vetting, training and managing contractors to work on your projects.

After all, you don’t want to be the single point of failure in your business. You want to be able to take time off and to know that the work can still get done if you get sick.

We want to help make it easier by giving you some guidelines and tips from our experience on how to find, vet, train and manage subcontractors in order to grow your podcast editing business without having all the pressure fall on just one person (you).

Listen TODAY to Discover

• Where to find contractors.
• Vetting, training, and learning to trust your team members.
• Ways to choose what work you give them.
• Finances and different approaches to appropriate compensation.
• How a doctor’s office operates differently from how many podcast editors approach their businesses.
• Why you may (or may NOT) want to make a virtual assistant your first hire our outsourcing decision.
• The challenge to overcoming perfection and a bias towards control.
• Why you might want to consider short-term arrangements rather than an ongoing agreement.
• Different approaches to distributing up the workload.
• Things to consider when creating an application or a Request for Quote (RFQ) document.
• Things to look for in team members beyond just skill.
• What it will take to get Carrie to learn your favorite Digital Audio Workstation (DAW).
• Contracts and payment methods.
• Things to consider in order to protect yourself from subcontractors stealing your business.
• The answer to “Who would you most like to sit next to on a ten-hour flight?”

Links & Resources

• Find ways that podcast editors can take more money home by managing their finances differently.
• Daniel's sample Podcast Editor Application
• Reaper for Podcasting Group
• Podcast Editor Academy
• Podcast Editors Club

Guest Editor

This episode of the Podcast Editors Mastermind was edited by Gabriel Simão, who you can find at https://gabrielsimao.com/.

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If you're a podcast editor, we'd love to see if you'd be a fit for a future episode. Fill out this form to let us know you're interested, and we'll contact you to see if it's a good fit.

Your Yetis Are

• Daniel Abendroth | Roth Media
• Jennifer Longworth | Bourbon Barrel Podcasting
• Carrie Caulfield Arick | YaYa Podcasting
• Bryan Entzminger | Top Tier Audio

About the Podcast Editors Mastermind

The Podcast Editors Mastermind is for professional podcast editors who want to grow their business and get more clients. We’re creating a community of like-minded professionals that are passionate about the art and science of editing podcasts.

Our goal is to help you build your business by providing tools, resources, and support so you can focus on what matters most—your craft. This isn’t just another group where everyone talks about how great they are at podcast editing; we show our work!

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Darrell shares his journey in podcasting, building a team, managing cash flow, and valuing human touch in AI's rise.

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Ever thought about how to create a great podcast editing team or expand from being a one-person operation to a full editing service? Buckle up because today, we're diving into team building with our special guest Darrell Darnell from Pro Podcast Solutions.

In a galaxy very near to us, Darrell started his editing journey on Star Wars Day (May the Fourth be with you...) as a solo editor, but he always planned to build a team. He knew that he wanted to focus on what he did best and, unlike Lord Vader, provide the support and guidance to allow his team to serve their clients well.

As you might imagine, Darrell has picked up a few things over the past 11 years. Stick around as we dig into the ins and outs of working with contractors across the cosmos, hiring practices that allow him to choose his Jedi Knights well, and navigating the treacherous waters of Imperial laws and tax advisors.

You're sure to be scribbling notes faster than R2-D2 can project a hologram. Are you powered up, locked in, and ready to go?

It's time to start the show!

Listen to Discover

• How Pro Podcast Solutions got started
• Darrell's insights into finding and vetting potential team members
• Whether skill and talent are more important than attitude and perspective
• Handling tricky situations like potential team poaching
• The power of direct lines of communication
• The importance of feedback loops and quality control
• How Darrell's financial structure enables what he does (and what he might change if he could start over)

Links And Resources

• Slack - Darrell and his team use Slack for team communications.
• Basecamp - This is the project management software that Darrell and his team use.
• Adobe Audition - This is the editing software that Darrel and his team use (exclusively).
• Darrell Darnell (@Mardarrell) / X - You can connect with Darrell on X (formerly Twitter).
• The Big Leap - This is the book that Darrell mentioned.
• Pro Podcast Solutions Podcast Editing and Consulting - This is Darrel's company.

Now, before you go on a digital shopping spree, remember, it’s not just about the tools; it’s how you wield them that counts. Happy editing!

About Darrell Darnell

Darrell Darnell is the founder of Pro Podcast Solutions. He plunged into the world of podcast editing in 2013 and hasn't looked back. He and his business have come a long way from those solo-editor days nearly eleven years ago to managing over 150 clients today. As you can imagine, he has a lot to share about how he built his team.

Connect with Darrell

• ProPodcastSolutions.com
• @mardarrell on X

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This episode of the Podcast Editors Mastermind was edited by Alejandro Ramirez. You can find him on LinkedIn if you're interested in talking with him about editing your show.

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Producing a podcast is a LOT of work, and it can be confusing. Fortunately, there are editors like us who not only take on some of the workload, but also bring our expertise and structure to the process. And as an added benefit, we are always looking for ways to improve what we do, for our benefit and our clients.

We focus on improving our processes, get better at identifying issues, improving client relationships, and more. However, that doesn't mean that every client is a fit for us and sometimes we have to make the tough call - to decide that it's time to part ways with a client.

Of course, even in parting, how we do it matters.

Join us as Mike Wilkerson of EditorCorps.com and VoiceFarmers.com shares how he not only practices these himself, but also helps other editors get their businesses up and running ... in a way that benefits everyone and gets another pro editor out into the wild :)

Listen to Discover

• Signs that it might be time to part ways
• Whether it's worth adapting to match a client's processes
• Why Mike started EditorCorps.com and how it can help podcast editors get started

Links And Resources

• EditorCorps.Com
• VoiceFarmers.Com
• Podcastgauntlet.com
• Zoom H6
• Asana.com
• ClickUp.com
• DisneyPlus.com
• RayConGlobal.com
• Patreon.com
• SubscribeStar.com
• Be part of the live experience

About Mike Wilkerson

Mike Wilkerson is a former certified Sign Language Interpreter for the Deaf, then a Marketing Automation Director for a large St. Louis-based Computer company. He now conjures content of all kinds for a growing client listing across the nation. Mike has been hosting, producing, concepting and enhancing podcasts since 2005. While his interests are definitively pop culture-based, the bottom line is: It’s ALL About Perspective. Whether it’s being captured inside of one of Mike’s Podcast Capture Studios (based in the St. Louis area). – Podcasting is Captured Perspective. Mike also runs a Podcast Editing Team & Academy (The Editor Corps over at EditorCorps.Com) and a Voiceover Team (The VoiceFarmers over at VoiceFarmers.Com). If you're looking for lightbulb moments, education and perspective - Mike is the OG Podcaster you'll want to connect with.

Editor

This episode of the Podcast Editors Mastermind was edited by Alejandro Ramirez. You can find him on Facebook if you're interested in talking with him about editing your show.

Be a Guest

If you're a podcast editor, we'd love to see if you'd be a fit for a future episode. Fill out this form to let us know you're interested, and we'll contact you to see if it's a good fit.

Your Yetis Are

• Daniel Abendroth | Roth Media
• Jennifer Longworth | Bourbon Barrel Podcasting
• Carrie Caulfield Arick | YaYa Podcasting
• Bryan Entzminger | Top Tier Audio

About the Podcast Editors Mastermind

The Podcast Editors Mastermind is for professional podcast editors who want to grow their business and get more clients. We’re creating a community of like-minded professionals that are passionate about the art and science of editing podcasts.

Our goal is to help you build your business by providing tools, resources, and support so you can focus on what matters most—your craft. This isn’t just another group where ...

The great thing about the podcast production industry is that for the most part, we're all friends (or at least friendly). But that doesn't mean that we should share EVERYTHING with our peers.

After all, sometimes we are also competing with each other for the same jobs.

What things can we talk about? What things should we talk about? What things might get us into legal or ethical hot water?

Listen to hear our thoughts and feel free to share your own in the comments.

We stream live to Facebook Page every other week.

This episode edited by Alejandro Ramirez. He’s open to work editing in English and Spanish.

Interested in being a guest on the show?

If you're a podcast editor, we'd love to see if you'd be a fit for a future episode. Fill out this form to let us know you're interested and we'll contact you to see if it's a good fit.

Resources:

• Boomcaster

Appearing in this episode:

• Daniel Abendroth: https://rothmedia.audio | @rothmedia_audio
• Carrie Caulfield-Arick: https://yayapodcasting.com | @thekeldakitty
• Bryan Entzminger: https://toptieraudio.com | @toptieraudio

“... Podcast Editors, stop delivering the same message of ‘I can save you time’... everyone says that.” - Coach Chris Hines

If you’re not helping your clients increase their business, improve their downloads and solidify the loyalty of their customers, you’re leaving huge money on the table. Editors who want to make more money -- without working a crazy number of hours -- need to learn the art of podcast marketing. Just producing quality audio isn’t enough anymore. You need to make services indispensable to clients that’s visible in their bottom line. After all, when your clients make more money, so do you.

Coach Chris Hines has been hosting, producing and managing podcasts since 2015. He’s now the owner of Elite Podcast Marketing Agency, where he guides podcasters into how to grow their podcasts and generate profit from their efforts. He’s moved multiple podcasts into impressive download numbers over 50,000 with north of $20,000 in sponsorship revenue.

In addition to coaching podcasters and editors, Chris is a sought-after industry speaker, author, the host of his own podcast, Business Podcast Playbook, and creator of both the Podcast To Profit System and the Milestone System. Bottom line is, if you want to start making serious money with your editing business and take it to another level, Chris can guide you there. That wealth of knowledge and high-level coaching is precisely why we’ve been itching to have Chris as a guest on the show since we started our podcast.

Highlights:

• How podcast editors can increase their income and gain more clients
• Why podcast editors need to guide clients into treating their shows as more than entertainment
• Chris shares his CCC Method and how he connects with and closes potential clients
• The kind of content that helps clients improve their marketing
• Carousel posts and how to leverage them
• Why different approaches, structures and expectations are crucial when pitching a new client
• How to maximize content to reach more people -- without it consuming your life
• Knowing WHAT to share is a major roadblock for clients. Be their solution through effective storytelling, viral content, and ‘how to’ content
• Steps to identify, attract and begin a conversation with your ideal client
• Pro Tip: Use PodPage.com to set up a simple website for your clients’ podcasts
• Subtitles on your content videos is non-negotiable -- tools to make it easier
• Why colors matter in branding
• Chris begs editors: Stop just telling potential clients you’ll “save them time”. Here’s what you should say instead
• What positioning has to do with getting clients
• Chris shares the Number 1 mistake he sees podcast editors make
• How to handle mistakes or missed deadlines and salvage that relationship
• Why it’s important for podcasts to invest in their education

Resources:

PodPage -- contact Chris on his social media or via email for a promo code

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Book: Podcasting is Branding

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