Re:Ask HN: Have you ever tried to start a podcast? What did ...
by atmosx on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @12:42AM
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Yes, it was pretty good too. I got +150 downloads (or subscribers, I can't remember) the after 2 or 3 weeks AFAIK. This number is huge if you consider that it was in Greek.
The problem that I needed ~ 6-10 hours per week in order to create a 45min content that didn't suck using GarageBand and another podcast tool (can't recall names now). The best had 3 sections: Weekly news (just referencing quick), Commentary on some of these news, Interviews.
What I found interesting is how easy is to get someone to talk about something he is working on. I recall finding Greek guys working in major corps (Nokia, Google, etc.) and get them to talk and I had many great ideas on how to improve it, create a community around it, etc.
So although, the idea was good I wanted to spend 2-3 hours per week, but that's not possible if you want to create quality content. At least wasn't for me.
ps. It is something that I'd like to re-do at some point, but still I don't want to spend so many hours on this. Probably if I could find someone to help with editing / publishing and split the tasks would be a lot easier. Ideally, should be a team of 3.
The problem that I needed ~ 6-10 hours per week in order to create a 45min content that didn't suck using GarageBand and another podcast tool (can't recall names now). The best had 3 sections: Weekly news (just referencing quick), Commentary on some of these news, Interviews.
What I found interesting is how easy is to get someone to talk about something he is working on. I recall finding Greek guys working in major corps (Nokia, Google, etc.) and get them to talk and I had many great ideas on how to improve it, create a community around it, etc.
So although, the idea was good I wanted to spend 2-3 hours per week, but that's not possible if you want to create quality content. At least wasn't for me.
ps. It is something that I'd like to re-do at some point, but still I don't want to spend so many hours on this. Probably if I could find someone to help with editing / publishing and split the tasks would be a lot easier. Ideally, should be a team of 3.