Podcasts. Vlogs. Blogs. Live Streams. Instagram Stories. There are so many different mediums through which we create and consume entertainment these days. And, the medium you choose for your recurring content will both be a consequence of and have an impact on your budget, time, and learning type. So, it's important that we take a long-term view of this strategy and choose a medium that you can stick with...

When it comes to starting or launching a project that is part of a long-term strategy, it's important to start badly. Because starting quicker usually means starting with less ambitious features, content, or design, there is generally a higher rate of failure among creators who wait for perfection.

It's difficult to know what's wrong with something that doesn't even exist yet - so trying to compensate for issues before actually starting an endeavor can be the reason you never actually get off the ground. Iteration is the name of the game - fixing and improving on a project as it is ongoing...

When planning to start a Recurring Content series, we've found that it's not real until you have "The Schedule". Once you actually break down how you're going to get your content created, distributed, and promoted, and then schedule when it will happen each week, you've made a commitment. And, you are much more likely to both start and stay consistent once you've made that commitment.

In this lesson, we go over two types of Content Planning spreadsheet templates that we use in the agency. These templates are not snazzy, they're not automated with programmatically generated cells - they're not even designed as much as our other spreadsheets. And that's intentional - committing to a plan with your content is not a big production and it shouldn't take more than an hour...

Before you go through the process of preparing your podcast, it's important to plan out what your podcast will be. You should determine...

In this lesson, we're going to help you select the hardware you will use to make your podcast sound great. Below, we have included options for small, medium, and large budgets...

When it comes to podcasting, there are three categories of technology you need to make your podcast run. These are...

In order to save time on both creating your podcast, launching it, and distributing it every single week, it's important that we take care of most of the branding and copy decisions now. In this lesson, we'll learn about the checklist of branding and copy elements you can prepare to make your job easier week-to-week. Then, you'll prepare these elements...

Every week, we upload a new episode of Creative Juice, our podcast, to the internet. And, we've got this process down to a science - what used to take an hour or two now only takes 15-20 minutes.

By showing you our episode upload and distribution process, our hope is that you find helpful information and swipe-able practices that you can use for your podcast...

Growing a podcast is not like growing an audience - since the revenue earned from gaining a podcast listener is not very high, it's hard to justify using paid advertising and funnels to attract new listeners. For this reason, the main growth pathways for podcasting are...

Before you go through the process of preparing your live stream, it's important to plan out what your live stream will be. You should determine your...

In this lesson, we're going to help you select the hardware you will use to make your live stream look and sound great. Below, we have included options for small, medium, and large budgets...

When it comes to Live Streaming, there are a number of different softwares that give you more flexibility in the production of your live streaming show. Depending on the hardware you are using, these softwares will differ...

In order to save time on both creating your live stream, launching it, and distributing it every single week, it's important that we take care of most of the branding and copy decisions now. In this lesson, we'll learn about the checklist of branding and copy elements you can prepare to make your job easier week-to-week. Then, you'll prepare these elements...

When it comes to your weekly live stream, there are three types of distribution and promotion you must consider...

Before you go through the process of setting up your YouTube Channel/vlog, it's important to plan out what your content will be about. You should determine your...

In this lesson, we're going to help you select the hardware you will use to make your videos look amazing. Below, we have included options for small, medium, and large budgets...

When it comes to creating videos, there are three categories of software that can assist you in growing your audience and increasing your video quality...

In order to save time on both creating your live stream, launching it, and on distributing it every single week, it's important that we take care of most of the branding and copy decisions now. In this lesson, we'll learn about the checklist of branding and copy elements you can prepare to make your job easier week-to-week. Then, you'll prepare these elements...

There are a lot of important settings and configurations that contribute to great-looking videos. In this lesson, Circa covers the important factors that contribute to the look of videos and some need-to-know concepts when shooting videos.

Here is a glossary of all the terms and concepts discussed...

When preparing your edited videos for distribution, it's important to follow a replicable system that ensures you will be performing all necessary tasks every time. For the best workflow, follow these steps carefully...

Instagram is a powerful channel for syndication, distributing, and promoting your recurring content. In this lesson, we examine the do's and dont's of re-purposing your content for an Instagram post in order to drive traffic back to your main distribution channel...

Facebook is also a powerful channel for syndicating, distributing, and promoting your recurring content. In this lesson, we examine the do's and dont's of re-purposing your content for a Facebook Page post in order to drive traffic back to your main distribution channel...

If your site is hosted on WordPress or any CMS that allows you to index "posts", you should be adding your recurring content episodes to your website with every upload/stream. In this lesson, we'll examine how Indepreneur does recurring content posts on our WordPress site...

The primary need case for this training was the prevalent request from Indies for guidance on what to send their Email and Messenger lists. Now, in this lesson, we come full circle to talk about distributing your recurring content to your audience through Email and Messenger. We'll also talk about using Segmentation to ensure that you don't spam any of your subscribers - including using conditional flows in ManyChat to gather secondary opt-ins for content updates...

If you are going to be Live Streaming for your Recurring Content series, you will most likely want to use OBS Studio to control your Live Stream...

There are a lot of important settings and configurations that contribute to great-looking videos - so much so, that we didn't cover ALL of them in the YouTube module. In this lesson, Circa details some of the more advanced concepts that contribute to great-looking videos...