{"id":819,"date":"2026-09-24T14:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T18:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/?p=819"},"modified":"2026-09-24T14:34:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T18:34:45","slug":"do-you-need-to-do-video-for-your-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/do-you-need-to-do-video-for-your-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you need to do video for your podcast?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode of Podcast Answers, I dive into whether your podcast actually needs video. While video expands your reach, it requires expensive cameras, dedicated lighting, and complex editing that can quickly cause creator burnout. I share my controversial advice for beginners: skip video initially, master your audio craft, and upgrade later. Plus, I discuss equipment costs, lighting setups, and how to describe visuals for audio-only listeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need Help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you need help with podcasting? I do one on one consulting and I want to help you. Lets set up a time to do a call. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/contact<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video created with Ecamm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video for this episode was created with Ecamm. Ecamm is a Mac app that is used for recording video and live streams. Check it out at <a href=\"https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/ecamm\">https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/ecamm<\/a> (affiliate link)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Hosted On Captivate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The audio for this podcast is hosted on Captivate. To host your podcast on Captivate, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/captivate\">https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/captivate<\/a> (affiliate link)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This podcast is supported from listeners like you. Did you get value out of this podcast, in return we ask that you give us what ever you feel this content is worth. Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/support<\/a> and become a one time supporter or monthly supporter and get bonus content, early releases and more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of Podcast Answers, I dive into whether your podcast actually needs video. While video expands your reach, it requires expensive cameras, dedicated lighting, and complex editing that can quickly cause creator burnout. I share my controversial advice for beginners: skip video initially, master your audio craft, and upgrade later. Plus, I discuss&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":820,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pa","tag-season-4"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=819"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":821,"href":"https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819\/revisions\/821"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podcastanswers.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}