You've told yourself that once you've got the right microphone and a quiet room, you'll start your podcast. Can I be honest with you? If that mic turned up tomorrow, you'd find another reason.

Buying the gear feels like progress, and it feels like you're doing something, but it's the one part of starting a podcast that doesn't actually ask you to be brave. In this Pod Shot I talk about why so many new podcasters hide behind the kit, why the shows that do well were never the ones with the fanciest microphone, and how much less you actually need to spend to get going properly (it's a fraction of what you're picturing).

There's also one line I won't let you cross, because making people sound good is what I've done for a living for over ten years, and I'm not having you undo all of this with the wrong shortcut. I tell you exactly where it is, and the one small thing I want you to do on your phone today to knock the money excuse out for good.

It's five minutes, and it might just clear the last thing off your list of reasons not to start.

The doors to my Start Your Pod Shot Challenge are open this week, come and have a look: https://site.wavemakersaudio.com/get-pod-shot-challenge

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