What Will You Focus On Once You Have a Podcast Editor?

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In all of the time that you've spent thinking about finding and bringing on the very best podcast

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editor, manager, or producer for you, have you ever stopped to consider and decide what you're going to focus on next?

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Believe it or not, it's incredibly easy to lose sight of what's most important.

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When you're in the middle of a transition and believe me bringing an editor on is a transition.

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So it's important to be clear on this now so that you don't make a misstep later.

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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 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 or your next editor in season

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one, we're going to help you

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get clarity on what you really want before you start connecting with editors and then provide

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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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Congratulations.

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You've gone through the process of getting clear on what you're looking for in an editor,

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and that actually sets you up pretty well.

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A lot of people don't do that.

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And I would say that you're probably almost ready to start talking with editors over the past few episodes.

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You've gone through the process of clarifying the goal that you're shooting for.

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You've highlighted some gaps that might exist.

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You've also identified some things that you'd like to have an editor or a producer or a podcast manager help you.

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And you've even started prioritizing things, but before you start going out to find that best editor, that manager,

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that producer, there are three things I think you should

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consider.

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We're going to cover the

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first one in this episode, and then we'll cover the other two in the next two episodes.

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The

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first one I'm going to ask you to

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consider is.

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What will you focus on next or put another way?

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What are you going to do with all

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your free time?

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Now I realize, say that kind of jokingly, because there may not be a lot of free time, but you will

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be getting back some portion of your time and some portion of your focus and that kind of stuff.

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And if you've been taking notes, as we've been going along, you may already have a pretty good idea.

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There is a resource available for you at HireAPodcastEditor.com/15questions.

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If you've been filling that out.

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That's great.

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You may actually have a really good idea what you're looking for now.

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I do have some other suggestions I'm going to give you, but I would suggest that the first thing you do

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is consider the things you've already done, because

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those are going to be the most

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specific to your needs, to what you're looking for, because that.

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The most important

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part, I'm going to provide some

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ideas and some things to think about, but what's really important is

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that what you do is what's aligned best for you.

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I will say the first thing I suggest that you focus on as you've been bringing on an editor.

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Is just getting that working relationship up and running.

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Sometimes it can take a little bit of time to learn how to communicate well with each

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other and to work well with each other.

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You've both been saying probably some words back and forth about what you're looking for and

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what they give and all of that kind of stuff.

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But it can take a little bit of time to make sure that those words can translate into concrete actions

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that deliver the result that you're looking for.

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So I would suggest that you make.

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One of the one to three

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things you're going to focus on

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first.

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Hi, there, I'm popping in for just a second to tell you about boom caster.

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that, you're going to need a service

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that does that and gives you high quality recordings and boom caster is a great service for that.

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They offer an excellent live stream experience.

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And super high quality audio and video recordings.

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So later you can edit those into your final podcast episode.

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If you use that, you'll also get a discount on your purchase and your purchase will benefit the show.

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So I'd really appreciate that.

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Boom caster is what I recommend for you to capture those great recordings for your podcast.

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After that I would suggest that you focus on either something that will move you toward your ideal future.

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What we defined in episode number two, which was the magic wand question for your podcast, or maybe something that's been kind

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of falling off your plate, or hasn't been getting the attention you'd like, which is what we talked about in episode five.

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And you can choose something from that list.

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And as you think about this, just think.

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In that first say 30, 60 days, 90 days, something like that.

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What would you want to focus on after you've been bringing that editor to, to work with you now?

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It's perfectly okay.

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If the thing you want to focus on is maybe getting some of your relationships, right.

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As a podcast, or sometimes our relationships can be damaged, right?

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So sometimes we take time from other relationships from friendships, maybe even time from family or.

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Building a business or some of those kinds of things.

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So as you think about this, don't feel constrained to only do the things that move your podcast forward.

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Think about the things that are important to you and the future that you're wanting to experience.

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Pick those one to three things that you think will bring you closer to that.

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Now, why do I say one to three?

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Well, the answer is pretty simple and maybe it doesn't apply to you.

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But what I find for myself is that when I pick too many things to focus on nothing gets the focus or.

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I'm basically just lying to myself.

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I

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say, I'm going to do these

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five or seven or 29 different things, whatever the number is.

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And the reality is I'm

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probably going to pick one

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or two of those that are

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actually going to get some

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attention anyway.

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And the rest of the time, I'll just feel really bad about all the things that didn't get my attention.

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So I would suggest that you choose something that's right for you.

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One to three is what I, I would try to do.

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That's what I would recommend if 19 is the right answer for you, then pick 19, but pick that.

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One thing or those few things that you want to focus on, because that will help you maintain your

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focus as you start going through this transition.

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Because like I said, it is really easy to lose sight of the things that are so important to us

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when we're going through a transition like this.

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And it will also start to help you understand the value that your editor is bringing.

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We've talked about the value that an editor brings or a podcast manager and things like focus and time back.

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Expertise, all that kind of stuff.

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This is another thing that they're bringing is your ability to focus on these things, to help move

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your show or your business or your relationships or whatever it is that you're wanting to focus on forward.

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When you pick those things, make sure you note them in the download.

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You can find that at HireAPodcastEditor.com/15questions.

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And that way, when you start talking to an editor, you can have these things in the back of your mind.

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Then once you've found the right person, you can start using these things to go.

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Okay, now that I've got this block of time, that used to.

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For editing, what should I do with it?

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Oh yeah.

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I've got a list of things that I'm going to focus on.

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So it'll help you with that.

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So write that down.

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You'll have that available for you when it's time.

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Next

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time.

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We're going to talk about

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taking this one step further

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and we're going to create a

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small framework that's built specifically for you and your priorities to

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help you choose the right editor for you.

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Make sure you don't miss it.

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If you'd like to be able to get the clarity you need in order to avoid making a hiring mistake, be sure to download

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our guide 15 Questions to Ask Befre Hiring a Podcast Editor, you can find it at HireAPodcastEditor.com/15questions,

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and it'll be linked up in the show notes.

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It's totally free.

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We don't require an email address or anything like that.

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We just want to make sure that you have the tools that you need to make the right decision for you.

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That guide has the questions we'll talk about on this show.

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Some instructions and suggestions.

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Even a place to take notes.

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If you want to get even more out of it, though, be sure to subscribe to this show at HireAPodcastEditor.com/llisten

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and share it with the rest of your team.

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Your work is important.

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Now.