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Podcasting made easy. Podcasting made better.

We’ve built an easy-to-use platform to connect aspiring and established podcasters with vetted professionals who are ready to help.

Whether you need support with any of the initial work to get your podcast off the ground, ongoing audio production or distribution and marketing expertise, we have experienced professionals available to you - and at a range of price points!

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How to Build a Podcast

Producing a podcast may not be as simple as it seems but Quill is here to support you every step of the way. Once you make the plunge and decide to join the crazy world of podcasting (congrats!) you still need to have a clear understanding of the goals and purpose of your podcast. For brands, you may be focusing on lead gen or marketing. If you’re an indie podcaster, maybe you’re trying to learn more about a certain subject. Or maybe it’s just for fun! There’s no wrong answer but it will determine where you go from here!

Ideating - Based on your goals you need to identify your ideal listener profile and from there choose the best theme, concept, and overall structure to best reach this audience and get your message across.
Creating - From here, things start to get really fun! You get to start building the bones of your podcast: selecting a name, designing cover art, and deciding the cadence of how often you will publish episodes.
Planning your Episodes - From here you can start scripting and planning your episodes! Depending what format you choose for your podcast, episode planning could happen many different ways. This step might involve research, developing Q&As, or more detailed and specific scripting.
Guest Coordination & Scheduling - If your podcast format involves guest speakers and interviews, remember that there is a ton of work that goes into tracking down guests and coordinating with them before the recording.
Gettin’ Techy - Next comes all the fun techy stuff! Choosing the right hosting platform, the right equipment, recording or remote recording software. and setting up your website.
Recording- It’s time to record your podcast! This might involve remote recording software and detailed tech set-up, or be as simple as recording at home on your laptop, but either way, sound quality and proper technical production can make or break a podcast, and it’s important to get it right.
Editing- Editing your episodes can include anything from basic arrangement to mixing, mastering, music licensing, music composition, sound design, and more.
Distributing- Once you’ve finalized your episode, there are a few more steps before you can get it live and publish your show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Play!
Marketing- Production is only half the work! The other half is marketing your show and making sure you’re driving people to your awesome podcast. Growing your podcast audience is tricky business but our podcast experts can guide you every step of the way.
Analyzing- The best podcasters are always thinking about how to improve their show, and one way to do this is by analyzing data. When are your listeners tuning out of your show? What demographics are tuning in? Analytics are especially crucial if you’re looking to bring on sponsors or advertisers. Ask us how!

How it Works

Search our vetted freelancers

Browse profiles

Browse through the profiles of our vetted freelancers by using the filter function. We hand-select the professionals on our app to ensure you get a strong end product.
Don't see the service you're looking for? Let us know! We're continuing to build our curated list based on customer demand.

Send an inquiry to start the conversation

Send a direct message to a freelancer by selecting “inquire” from their profile. You can also inquire directly from your Jobs List.

Communicate seamlessly through the platform

Using the listed description and prices as a guideline, negotiate and agree upon the job scope and timeline. Then any further communication and sharing of files up to 50MB can be done through your inbox.

Hire and pay with peace of mind

Review the job proposal

If you’re ready to proceed, let your freelancer know and they’ll send a brief job proposal for your review!

Accept the proposal, remit payment, and the job will begin!

The money won’t get released to your freelancer until you’ve confirmed that the job has been completed, ensuring peace of mind for both parties.
We charge a 2.5% transaction fee to cover payment processing. All pricing on the platform is in USD.

Job completion

When the job is done, you’ll receive a notification; make sure to check any deliverables and navigate to the job to mark it as complete!

Leave a review!

Let others know about your experience!
If you want to hire the same freelancer again, you can start a new inquiry directly through your jobs list. Just select "inquire" and type in the freelancer's name.

Have questions? Check out our FAQs

Apply to be a freelancer

If you’re interested in becoming a freelancer on the platform:

Create a Quill account

Navigate to the app and sign up for an account. If you become a freelancer on the platform, your account will become dual purpose: you'll be able to both hire and be hired.

Sign up as a freelancer

Select "sign up as freelancer" from the left-hand navigation bar

Fill out the request form

We’ll get back to you within 24 hours with next steps! All freelancers go through an approval process to ensure quality control on the platform.
Due to geographic restrictions of the payment processing platform that we use, we currently can only accept freelancers from the US or Canada.

Create your freelancer profile

Set up a Stripe account to receive payments

Set up your Stripe Connect account to receive payments. You won't be listed as a freelancer until this step is complete.

Customize your freelancer profile

Showcase your talents. We recommend including links to showcase some of your past work. And get creative!

List your services

Outline what you have to offer. Try to be as descriptive as possible.

Get hired

Receive inquiries from potential customers

Potential customers will be able to inquire about your services directly from your profile.

Negotiate with potential customers

Once notified of a new customer inquiry you can negotiate scope, pricing, and receive any necessary files up to 50MB directly through the "Jobs" tab.

Send a job proposal

Create and send a job proposal if the customer agrees to move forward. You can set up either a milestone based or time based contract. Find out more here.

Complete the job

Start working

Get started on the job once you receive confirmation that the customer has accepted your proposal. Have peace of mind knowing that the customer has remitted payment; it’ll be held until the job is indicated as complete by both parties.

Deliver your final product

Send any necessary files back to the client and indicate job completion through the app.

Get paid

Receive payment once the customer confirms completion on their end; the money will be released to your Stripe account, but may take up to 8 days to appear in your bank account.

Tips

Depending on the size of the project you may want to split it into multiple phases and negotiate milestone payments. You can manage this flow by creating new jobs for each phase.
You can view and manage your jobs through the “Jobs” tab on your Dashboard.
As a freelancer, your account is dual purpose – you can use it to both hire and be hired.