You shouldn’t simply dive into podcasting without thinking about a few important things ahead of time. After all, even if it will be only a hobby for you at first, odds are you want your show to have the best chance of being successful.

To start a podcast, at a bare minimum, you need to:

1. Come up with a concept (a topic, name, format, and target length for each episode). 
2. Design artwork and write a description to “brand” your podcast. Fiverr is the best place to find an affordable graphic designer.
3. Record and edit your audio files (such as MP3s). A microphone is recommended. Purchase podcast friendly equipment like the Blue Yeti or Rode Podcaster microphones.
4. Find a place to host your files (such as a file host that specialises in podcasts, like Sounder.fm, Anchor, Libsyn or Podbean).
5. Syndicate these audio files into an RSS feed so they can be distributed through Apple Podcasts, Anchor to make sure your podcast episodes can be downloaded or streamed on any device on-demand.