I Started a Successful Podcast with Just $250 and You Can Too.

The No-Nonsense Guide on how you can be broke, dumb, and still have a podcast with over 10,000 downloads.

Austin Carroll
16 min readJun 6, 2018

Everyone these days has a podcast — your best friend, your co-worker, almost everyone on The Bachelor, and even your grocer. They can’t all be that much more interesting than you! After all, you’re you!

The best part about podcasting is that you don’t have to be the most interesting person on the planet to start one. Anyone can podcast. In fact, besides a standard smartphone and free basic audio editing software, all you really need is to have something to say.

“The Most Interesting Man in the World” doesn’t have a podcast.

Step 1: Find Something to Say (Total Cost: $0)

With the podcasting boom upon us, there is a podcast about virtually everything from sneakers, to hilarious insights into the world of the Bachelor franchise, to mental health (see: Avocado Toast for the Soul).

You can choose from an topic imaginable with these small caveats:

  • Make sure you are passionate about the topic. This is something…

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Austin Carroll

Hello! My name is Austin & I am a product manager, career coach, and podcast host.