a list of 25 interesting and unique blog posts that any blogger can do.

Hopefully these ideas can

help you get started with your own blog or inspire you to breathe new life into an existing one!

1. 25 facts about you (the foodie, the mogul, the caretaker)

2. What’s in your bag
3. The story of how and why you started your blog
4. A day in the life chronicle
5. A list of your favorite blogs
6. Show and tell
7. Something you collect
8. A guide to your city or town
9. Your favorite things
10. How you’d spend your perfect day
11. Your bucket list
12. A top 5 list
13. Your blog goals
14. Someone you admire and why
15. The book(s) that changed your life
16. An interview or Q&A with another blogger
17. Your room tour
18. Your favorite smart phone apps
19. How you stay organized
20. A video introduction to your blog
21. A photo journal
22. Your wish list
23. Introduction guide to your favorite hobby
24. Post from the POV of your pet or an intimate object
25. Inspirational quotes you love
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Action Step: Purchase a domain name (opens in a new tab) for your podcast.

Interview shows are popular, but that doesn’t mean you have to do one.

You can do solo (or co-hosted) shows half the time and interview shows the
other half.

One big benefit of doing interviews is that they help a ton with getting new
listeners – especially if you make it easy for your guest to share with pre-
written templates and graphics.

different episode formats for popular podcasts.

Here’s one example:

 Teaser
 Intro Music
 Welcome
 Ad Spot
 Interview
 Call To Action (“Review us on iTunes!”)
 Outro Music

But remember that for every episode you put out, you will have both repeat
listeners and new listeners so you should try to speak to both of them

Your cover art is the first impression most people will see as they browse
through Apple Podcasts or their favorite podcast app.

Choose Intro Music

I’m a big fan of MelodyLoops for podcast music.

It’s easy to search, you get a full license, and they have a bunch of different
styles.

Most people don’t need an unlimited subscription-style music service – just a

song or two.

Get A Microphone

It doesn’t cost a ton to get a good quality microphone. One of the most
popular podcasting microphones is the Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB.

Podcast Guests

If you are doing an interview show, now is the time to get a list together of who
you want on your podcast.

Then start reaching out to them.

Use GarageBand for recording and editing.

Create A Template

Before you get started, it will be much easier if you create a template that you
can reuse every time you record.

What this means is that you will have your intro & outro music already placed,
space for ad spots, as well as your tracks for your voice or an interviewee.

Keep in mind this will look different depending on your episode format –
create a podcast template that works for you. Here’s one I use:
I’ll just open the template up, click File -> Save As, and save the
file as my episode name (i.e. 008-episode-8-title).
This will also keep any effects you have applied to the tracks,
including compression, EQ, or anything else. I’ll show you the
settings I use in the editing section below.

Multiple Hosts
If you have multiple hosts, you’ll need to click Track ->
Configure Track Header and check Record Enable.
This will give you the option to enable multiple tracks to record
at once and you’ll see the Record Enable button on each track:

You’ll click that button on each track you want to record, then
click the big record button up top. Easy enough!

Edit Your Episode

There are a couple things you can easily set up once (and save
in your template) that will make your podcast (and your voice)
sound much better.
Keep in mind that everyone’s voice is different so there aren’t
perfectly universal settings, but these may give you a good
starting point:
1 Select the track you want to work with (start with your voice)
2 Click an empty space in the Plug-ins box
3 Add compression by going to Dynamics -> Compressor:

4 I use these settings (sometimes I’ll add more gain):

5 Play around with them and just click the power button next to
the compressor plugin to easily compare.
6 Next we’re going to add EQ (under EQ -> Channel EQ).
7 Here are my settings:
• 100 Hz: 24dB/Oct roll off, Q: 0.79
• 160 Hz: -2.5dB, Q: 2.20
• 500 Hz: -1.0dB, Q: 0.71
• 930 Hz: -0.5dB, Q: 3.20
• 3400 Hz: +0.5dB, Q: 0.71
• 5400 Hz: +2.5dB, Q: 0.71
I’m not going to get into what all that means, but if you just do
one, the low-end roll-off (on the left) will be a good start.

Get A Podcast Host

I use and highly recommend Buzzsprout podcast hosting after
trying several different companies over the years.
Plus you’ll get a free $20 Amazon gift card after you sign up for
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Feel free to check out our complete podcast hosting guide if
want to see other options, but another great choice for larger
brands is Transistor.
Once you’ve signed up, you’ll need to fill out some required
information about your podcast (name, description,
categories, etc.).
Upload Your First Episode
If you use Buzzsprout, this process is super simple.
If not, it’s possible you need to mess with things like
embedding ID3 tags into your MP3. Sounds confusing and
unnecessary – let’s not do that.
You’ll just need to click the “Upload” button:

and they’ll apply some magic processing to your file.

Then you’ll need to fill out the episode title, description,
summary, publish date, and episode #.
If you want to use Seasons, put a “1” there, otherwise leave it
blank. If you use a lot of bad words, click the explicit checkbox.