Podcast Editing & Podcast Management: Start Working From Home Today

Podcasts are the future, and I want to share how I started working with podcast editing and podcast management in 2020. You probably know what a podcast is if you’re reading this, and if I had to guess, you have a few you listen to regularly. 

Would you like to work with podcasts?
Would you like to work from anywhere in the world?
Would you like to make money online?

It’s an industry that just started booming, and everything about it looks promising. There are so many opportunities for digital nomads jobs, such as:

• Podcast Editing
• Podcast Audio Editing
• Podcast Management
• Social Media Planning
• Social Media Strategy

You may not know, but behind every 20-minute episode, there’s A LOT OF WORK, which means a lot of time.

So, in this blog post, I will share the services I offer to podcasters that save them HOURS of work every day and how I got those skills so you can do it too.

Why Did I Start Working with Podcast Editing and Management?

Google Podcasts Product Manager, Zack Reneau-Wedeen, said himself: 

“Our team’s mission is to help double the amount of podcast listening in the world over the next couple of years.” 

That’s more than enough reason to start working with podcasts right now. It’s still a new thing, there’s not a lot of competition out there, and it will continue to get more and more popular. 

If you learn the skills and put in the work, you can become a podcast editor or a podcast manager in a couple of months. You will have podcasters reaching out to you asking about your services. That’s what happened to me.

Work Online And Travel

That was THE DREAM.

Let me walk you through my journey as a digital nomad.

I have the travel bug, and that’s pretty much why I became a digital nomad in the first place. I love what I do and the mobility it gives me. 

My first digital nomad job was teaching English online.

It’s easy, there is no stress, no commute, but between you and me, the pay isn’t great. And it’s not like you have the option of career development either. Because of that, after a couple of years, I realized I wanted more. 

I needed more.

How I Found Out About Podcast Editing & Management

OK. But let’s get real, what do I offer? How did I learn those skills? That’s probably what you’re asking yourself. 

After a looot of research, I discovered the term virtual assistant. I’ve never heard it before, and my first thought was…

“I don’t want to be someone’s assistant.”

That’s a very common misconception. But I shortly found out what it really means and the world of possibilities it gives you as a professional. You can offer many different services, such as:

• Writing and editing for blogs, websites or social media
• Graphic design using Canva
• Podcast editing and management
• PR services for public figures, bloggers, podcasters and others
• Project Management for other businesses
• Social media strategy, planning & engagement

I could go on forever, but I think you get the idea. 

You can offer any digital/virtual service that is in-demand right now because most business owners don’t have the time, the interest or the patience to do it themselves.

How About Podcast Management?

The one service that particularly caught my attention was PODCAST MANAGEMENT. That sounded fun, dynamic, challenging. I wanted in.

And I did.

Let’s talk about the tasks and services I offer to start.

• Podcast audio editing – I edit the audio and remove any unwanted sounds and mistakes.
• Graphic design using Canva – creating images and videos for the website and social media to promote the podcast.
• Content Repurposing – repurpose that episode’s content to be used as social media posts, newsletters or blog posts even. 
• Scheduling episodes – you need to upload every episode into your client’s podcast hosting platform of choice
• Podcast Marketing – basically PR services, you reach out to people that have the same audience as your client to propose a partnership or collaboration.

Do you see how much work is involved in podcasting?

It’s important to be familiar with every step of the process if you want to become a successful podcast manager. To make it easier I prepared a small list with 6 tools I use for podcast management. You can download it HERE.

After taking a look at the list, it’s easy to understand why most podcast hosts are desperate for help! They have to do all of that by themselves PLUS plan and record the episodes.

It’s overwhelming. 

And that leaves them with very little time to actually take care of their business and scale – as most podcasters use their podcast to promote their product/service or to capture leads.

In most cases, the podcast itself is NOT their main source of income. 

My Personal Working Remotely Tips

A great place to start and test the waters are freelancing websites, like Fiverr. Fiverr is an online platform that connects freelancers to potential clients. That’s where I started, I talk about that in more details in this blog post.

It’s free and you only pay a percentage of what you earn, meaning $0 investment. 

Totally safe. 

My first gig was designing posts and stories for Instagram, for instance. 

• In about a week I got my first order! 
• With that my first 5-star review.
• After that orders just kept coming. 

One of the podcasts I work with now found me on Fiverr. And I get messages every week from overwhelmed podcasters around the world looking for help.

Of course, not everything is perfect, some clients will be a bit too demanding. Others will try to bargain, but it’s all a part of the process. 

Just remember, YOU are the one in charge and no one starts from the top. Be patient, do the work, get the experience, get the testimonials, and after some time you can start your own online business with your own clients on your own terms.

I bet there is an online service you can offer right now. You can start freelancing TODAY. 

What Can You Offer?

Go back to the list with the 6 tools I use for podcast management. Do you have it? If not, you can click here and download it. Now, go over those and answer these questions:

Can you write well? 

How about scheduling social media posts?

Can you design graphics using Canva? 

Are you able to edit audios or videos? 

Can you listen to a podcast and turn that episode into a social media post?

Small businesses need help with all of those. So, give it a try! All of those websites I shared in the file – 6 tools I use for podcast management –  have many tutorials you can learn from. Also, most of those tools have a FREE PLAN and they AREN’T HARD TO USE.

They’re actually super easy! You just have to start with one at a time, and in a few weeks you can start working from home, make money online, and live the digital nomad lifestyle.