How to Start a Podcast: Choosing Your Podcast Topic
Starting today, you could earn an annual salary of over $80K from your home.
The podcasting industry is booming, and you could make enough money recording a weekly hour-long episode to quit your job and spend more time on things you love.
It might sound that simple, but before you grab your headphones and microphone, you need to do some planning. Creativity is harder than you think, and the constant demand for new content can be hard to keep up with.
So, if you’re planning on podcasting in 2022, your first step should be choosing your podcast topic. Read on to find out what makes a good podcast topic and how to choose a podcasting topic.
What Makes A Good Podcast Topic?
With over 2 million podcasts available to listen to in 2022, finding a topic is quite a challenge. A good podcast has a unique point of view and will stand out from other podcasts on a similar topic. You need to find a niche that makes your podcast 1 in 2 million.
Here are some things to consider when picking your podcast subject.
Are You Interested?
Whatever you talk about on your podcast, you’ll end up discussing it a lot, so you need to find it interesting. If you aren’t genuinely interested in the subject, you’ll find it hard to be engaging, and your audience will switch off. If you aren’t really interested, you’ll end up hating it and wishing you never started.
Is It Unique?
Consider how you can approach this topic in a new way that will make your podcast different from others on the same subject. Is your opinion unusual? Do you have a different experience that makes you qualified to talk about this subject in a new way?
Podcast Topic Ideas
If you’re still stuck on podcast topics and ideas, here are a few ideas to get you started:
- Sports commentary
- Celebrity gossip
- Book recommendations
- Local, national, or international news
- Record of you learning something new
- How-to
- Movie reviews
- Comedy
- Interviews
- Parenthood
- Wellness and health
- Travel
- Fashion and beauty
- Politics
- History
- Stories
- Food
- Music
- Technology
- Weddings
- DIY
- Astrology
- Nature and animals
Once you’ve narrowed down your podcast topic, head to the websites of the top podcast companies to get podcast tips and understand what they expect. You’ll need to invest in the correct equipment to get high-quality sound and work out an editing and production schedule.
Start Podcasting Today
You can start podcasting as a side hustle once you’ve got your podcast topic lined up. When you talk about something you are passionate about and engage with your audience, you can grow your podcast from a side hustle to your main business. You will need to upload regularly to build a following, so make a plan and prepare content and ideas in advance.
Check out more of our articles to read about a topic that might inspire your podcasting career.
