I’ve been podcasting for over 20 years.

The truth is that it’s never been easier to start a podcast.

The sad irony is that most people are still making excuses for not starting, and they are always stuck in procrastination mode.

Here is what you need to do to start a new podcast

Step 1 — Figure out how to actually record something and do a 3-minute test.

Don’t worry about your podcast name or logo.

Don’t worry about getting the most expensive camera, lighting setup, or microphone.

You really only need a laptop and recording software to start.

Your goal here isn’t to record a full podcast episode.

It is just to see if you can record a little test. Then you can see what your setup looks and sounds like.

Your built-in webcam and mic might be better than you think. You will probably look and sound a little (or a lot) different than you do in your head.

Again, most people get stuck in the phase where they spend 3 months planning and “doing research” before they even record a mini test.

I use Podsplice for the podcast recording software. I’ll explain why I think it is the best later in the article.

You can use whatever you want. The important thing is to just start with a test so you get out of your head and into reality.

I just made this video where I show the easiest way to start a podcast.

Step 2 — Watch and listen to your test recording.

How did you look with just your computer’s webcam?

How did you sound with your computer’s built-in microphone?

Audio is more important (and easier and cheaper to improve) than video. The first upgrade you should consider is getting at least a $25 USB microphone you can get on Amazon. That will get you 90% of the way there in terms of sound quality.

Before thinking about upgrading your camera, simple and inexpensive lighting changes can make a huge difference in video quality.

For example, these 3 images are all from the same camera with different camera settings and lighting changes.

All three of these images look totally different, obviously. I didn’t spend a dime to change them.

The first one just had a cheap lamp turned on and used the right camera settings (after playing around with them for 20 min).

Step 3 — Invite a guest for a quick practice test

If you are doing a remote interview-style podcast, you’ll want to do a quick test with a friend or family member to make sure everything looks and sounds ok.

A lot of people really get stuck here because they want everything to be perfect so they don’t embarrass themselves with a guest, but they never start the podcast because they aren’t confident they even know how to do it.

It is very easy with Podsplice. You just click the “Interview” tab when you log in. Then you’ll see a screen like this.

You click “create guest link”, and you send that invite link to a friend. Once they join you press record. That’s it.

You can share your screen with your guest and do a reaction video together if you want. This is a fun style too.

The point here is just to record a mini test and see how everything looks and sounds.

These tests will point you in the right direction.

Before doing a test, you will just be guessing and stuck in analysis paralysis.

Your confidence will increase a lot after you do a test because you’ll finally be taking real action towards something, and you’ll be out of the planning phase.

It’s the feeling after you buy an airplane ticket and book a hotel compared to the feeling of just “thinking about where you might want to go”.

It’s a whole different game once you decide to actually go somewhere specific.

I mentioned earlier why I like Podsplice for podcasting.

It is browser-based, so you don’t need to download, install, or figure out any complicated software. It just works.

My brother and I created Podsplice, and we both use it every single day. Our goal is to make it the best and easiest software to use for recording and editing high-quality podcasts.

We listen to our users and continue to build new features that our users want, and keep improving the features that are there so everything is super simple.

This is insane.

If you write on Substack or Medium, you seriously need to read this because it will save you so much time.

I didn’t manually publish the article you’re reading right now.

An AI agent did it all for me. 100%

Before you think this is AI slop, notice I said “publish,” not “write”.

I wrote the article myself.

The annoying and time-consuming part of writing isn’t the writing itself; it’s all the other manual stuff. Like uploading screenshots or images with the correct alt text and file name. Formatting. Putting the SEO and tags in there. There are a ton of little manual tasks that take time and energy. But I got AI to do ALL of it for me. Check this out:

I used the ChatGPT desktop app for this. Meta Muse would probably work too.

The ChatGPT desktop app uploaded the images with the correct names, made markings on the screenshot below (put all the red arrows and circles) formatted the text, inserted links, embedded my video, chose the tags, filled out the SEO settings, and did all the other annoying crap that comes with publishing an article.

Again, I didn’t get AI to write a bunch of AI slop. I wrote what you are reading right now.

I explain the entire workflow for this article below.

Here’s What an AI Agent Published for Me

I recently made a tutorial showing people how to record a reaction video with a remote co-host.

I recorded the video, took a few screenshots, and then got ChatGPT’s desktop agent to turn everything into a finished article on my website.

Here’s the result.

ChatGPT made that red circle, put the red arrow, and made that “AI published this article” in yellow above. It saved the screenshot with the right file name, uploaded it with the alt text, and put it in the exact right spot in this article. I hate doing this kind of thing.

Pretty cool, right?

But what you don’t see in that screenshot is all the little things the AI agent did to get that article published.

It didn’t just write some text and hand it back to me.

It actually went into my website’s editor and did the work.

Look at this screenshot for publishing on Medium (Substack is similar). The agent even did this part.

Here is my incredibly simple workflow for this entire article here.

Step 1: I Recorded a Video With Podsplice

My brother and I built Podsplice, a screen recorder and AI video editor for content creators.

I use it pretty much every day to make videos.

For this particular tutorial, I wanted to show people how to record a reaction video with a remote co-host. (That link is the other article that the ChatGPT AI agent published)

So I opened Podsplice, started recording my screen, webcam, and microphone, and explained the process.

I didn’t write a script.

I knew generally what I wanted to demonstrate, but I just talked naturally while showing people what to do.

When I finished recording, I had a video I could publish on YouTube.

But here’s what makes this workflow especially useful.

Podsplice also gives me a transcript of everything I said.

That transcript is essentially the raw material for an article.

I don’t have to sit down afterward and try to remember everything I explained in the video.

I’ve already explained it!

And because I’m demonstrating something on my screen, I can also take screenshots to show readers exactly what I’m talking about.

So from one recording, I’ve got a video, a transcript, and the screenshots I need for an article.

Step 2: I Gave ChatGPT My Transcript and Screenshots

Next, I copied the transcript into ChatGPT.

I also took five screenshots from my tutorial.

These were screenshots of important steps, like starting an interview, joining a recording session, and sharing system audio.

I didn’t even bother putting them in the correct order.

I just uploaded everything and explained what I wanted.

ChatGPT helped me turn my spoken explanation into an article, using the transcript as the source material.

I made a few small edits because I wanted the writing to sound like me and accurately explain what I demonstrated.

For this article here, I wrote a lot more of it by hand because it is less of an explainer-style article than the other one.

Then I had ChatGPT prepare instructions for its desktop agent.

Step 3: I Got the AI Agent to Do All the Annoying Crap

Think about what actually goes into publishing a decent how-to article.

You have to organize the screenshots.

You have to figure out where each screenshot belongs.

Sometimes you need to draw a red circle around a button so readers know exactly where to click.

Then you have to save those images, give them descriptive filenames, upload them, and put them in the right places.

And that’s just the images!

You still have to format all the headings, add bold and italic text, insert links, embed your YouTube video, write an excerpt, choose tags, fill in the SEO fields, and publish the thing.

None of this is particularly difficult.

It’s just incredibly tedious.

So instead of doing it myself, I told the AI agent to handle all of it in one single prompt.

It inspected the five screenshots, figured out their correct order, and added red circles around the buttons I wanted to highlight.

It saved the images with descriptive filenames instead of meaningless names like screenshot123.png.

It uploaded the images and placed them in the appropriate sections of the article.

It formatted the headings, added links, inserted the YouTube video, and filled in the publishing fields.

And then it published the article.

I checked the result afterward and made a couple of small changes.

But the tedious publishing work?

The AI agent did it.

Watch Me Do the Entire Thing

Rather than just tell you about it, I recorded a video demonstrating the process.

In the video, I show the finished article, how I created the original content with Podsplice, how I prepared the screenshots, and how I instructed ChatGPT to handle the publishing work.

And yes, the AI agent publishing this article also has to insert that video in the correct place.

That’s kind of the whole point!

This Is Why I’m So Excited About AI Agents

I think a lot of people are using AI completely backward.

They’re asking ChatGPT to come up with ideas, write generic articles, and pump out as much content as possible.

And then they wonder why nobody wants to read it.

We’re already drowning in content.

The last thing the internet needs is another million generic AI-written articles.

But there’s another way to use AI.

Create something genuinely useful yourself, and then get AI to handle all the repetitive work involved in publishing it.

That’s a completely different approach.

I actually enjoy making videos.

I like explaining things, demonstrating software, and sharing ideas.

What I don’t particularly enjoy is spending half an hour formatting an article, uploading screenshots, adding links, and filling out a bunch of publishing fields.

Why should I spend my time doing that when an AI agent can do it for me?

And this goes well beyond articles.

One Video Can Become a Lot More Than One Video

This is another reason I love the workflow we’ve built around Podsplice.

I can record one unscripted video explaining something useful.

That recording gives me the original video and a transcript.

I can use the transcript to create an article based on what I actually said.

Then I can get an AI agent to publish the article.

And with Podsplice’s AI editor, I can also edit the original recording and turn parts of it into YouTube Shorts.

So one original piece of content can become a YouTube video, a useful article, and several shorter videos.

I’m not trying to manufacture a bunch of content out of thin air.

I’m getting more value out of something I already made.

And instead of spending my time copying, pasting, formatting, and uploading, I can get back to making the next video.

That’s a pretty big deal for someone who creates content regularly.

Stop Asking AI to Write. Start Asking It to Work.

I think we’re still in the very early stages of understanding what AI agents can do for us.

Most people are familiar with asking ChatGPT a question and getting an answer.

But there’s a big difference between an AI that tells you how to do something and an AI that actually does it.

It’s like asking someone how to make a sandwich versus asking them to go into your kitchen and make you one.

I don’t need someone to explain how to upload a screenshot.

I know how to upload a screenshot.

I just don’t want to spend my time doing it.

And that’s what makes AI agents so exciting.

They let me focus on the parts of content creation that actually require my ideas, experience, and personality.

Then they take care of the rest.

I made the video. I supplied the ideas. I reviewed the final result.

The AI agent did practically everything else.

And yes, that includes publishing the article you’re reading right now.

Pretty awesome, isn’t it?

If you haven’t used AI agents before, you need to start doing it now.

The difference between an AI agent and an AI chatbot is like this:

An AI chatbot can tell you the best way to make a tasty tuna sandwich.

An AI agent will actually go in your kitchen, make you the actual sandwich, clean up, and bring it to you on a plate.

If that distinction doesn’t excite you about agents, I seriously don’t know what will.

Ok, on to my example…

As a content creator (Medium, Substack, Reddit, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn…), I have many accounts all over the place.

It is too annoying to try to remember how to look carefully and analyze my stats on each platform.

I always forget where I am supposed to click, what exactly I am supposed to look at, etc.

I’m not talking about a super simple check on how many views I have. I mean, like a deep analysis of all my stats. And also recommendations about the types of content you should create because of your stats.

You need an AI agent for this. You can use Meta Muse or the ChatGPT desktop app in work mode. Regular Claude or ChatGPT in the browser won’t work for this.

For this example, I used the ChatGPT desktop app.

I had a browser tab open to each of my Medium page, my Substack page, and my YouTube Studio page.

I told ChatGPT (desktop app, remember) to:

“I have 3 tabs open to my Medium, my Substack, and my YouTube Studio. Go into each tab and do a deep dive on my stats for each. Do each of these separately. Give me a detailed analysis of what is working, what is not, and what I need to do for each platform. Look at my YouTube thumbnails and titles, and tell me what works and what doesn’t. Take your time and do a good job. What do I need to do to get more traffic and sales?”

Then I left for 15 minutes to take a shower while ChatGPT did all this for me.

It literally clicked around to several pages on each of my accounts. It then wrote a detailed analysis of my results and gave me great advice about what I needed to do for each platform going forward.

Here were 3 of the findings:

Your screen-recording tutorial had a 9.1% CTR, compared with just 0.8% for your broader “Best Screen Recording Software in 2027?” video.

Your Pi animation generated 5,210 views and 18 subscribers, but the agent correctly questioned whether those viewers would become Podsplice customers.

Your Reddit profile had no visible bio or social links, and the agent identified exactly where to add your Podsplice link.

It was a lot more in-depth than I would have guessed, and it gave me insights I wouldn’t have thought of if I looked through my own stats.

Plus, I didn’t need to figure out where to click. There was a lot of clicking around for this task, kind of like making a tuna sandwich.

I don’t want it to tell me what to do; I want it done for me.

Every day I’m now thinking of more and more real tasks I can get agents to perform for me.

This is just a perfect example of what an agent can do.

I’m working on Podsplice.

My brother and I have a goal to make it the best screen recording software and podcast recording software for creators.

You might also like this recent article:

How I Use ChatGPT for Creativity — Not Generic Crap— 99% of People Fail Miserably.

I’m going to show you a visual example because it makes my process easier to see and understand.

But this will work anytime you are using AI (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) to get a creative and unique response.

Main Point:

Don’t let AI do everything for you. YOU need to be part of the creation process.

Remember, this works for writing as well as creating images, but look at this example of a recent YouTube thumbnail I made.

Most AI-generated YouTube thumbnails look like they were obviously generated with AI. They don’t get clicked on much because they don’t stand out.

AI-generated thumbnails are similar to AI-generated written content in the sense that they are both so hilariously generic.

For fun, I first created a total AI-slop thumbnail to show what NOT to do.

I said to ChatGPT: “Make a YouTube thumbnail. The video is called “How to stand out on YouTube”

Here is what I got. Lol

This is the most generic-looking thing I could imagine. And it wouldn’t stand out or get clicked on.

Now that I got that out of the way, look at what I did.

The creative part started with me.

I am terrible with “art”, but sometimes I have an idea of what I think would look good.

I wanted a cartoon thumbnail of a bunch of white sheep in one spot and a black sheep standing alone in another spot. The idea was to show visually that something stands out. I wanted the thumbnail to look as far away from generic AI-slop as I could.

I told ChatGPT to make what I had in mind.

I didn’t love the first iteration, but it was at least a start. Here it is.

I really didn’t like the style of this, but again, at least it was a start.

Then I prompted, “dark background. cartoon sheep. like super simple”

This is already much closer to what I had in mind, but the black sheep didn’t stand out enough against the dark background. I also wanted to change the style of the cartoon to an even simpler and cuter style. I wanted fewer white sheep and a mid-blue background.

I love this. This is exactly what I had in mind, and it is what I used in my video.

A few notes: For the sake of making this article less boring, I did a few more edits before getting this final one. I changed the word “You” to “Me”, changed the font, and made a few other simple changes.

I also made an orange version and did a split test of it to see which one performed better. Here it is.

Here is the actual video I made where I show this.

But the point is that I directed AI to get exactly what I wanted.

This final version was literally what I had in mind; in some ways, it is even better than what I had in mind, but it was entirely generated with AI.

It looks nothing at all like the first AI-Slop thumbnail. And it doesn’t look like any typical thumbnail style you see either.

So the big takeaway here is that you can direct AI to give you what you want, but you need to be part of the equation.

You use your tastes, your ideas, and your direction.

Then you get ChatGPT or Claude to do what you had in mind. You keep tweaking the result until you get what you want.

Most people do this backwards.

They ask AI to brainstorm and choose from its own suggestions.

Essentially, they let AI run the whole show.

That is a recipe for generic slop.

I’m working on Podsplice.

My brother and I have a goal to make it the best screen recording software and podcast recording software for creators.

How I Use ChatGPT for Creativity — Not Generic Crap— 99% of People Fail Miserably. was originally published in Artificial Intelligence in Plain English on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

I’m not talking about all the AI slop cartoons that are flooding YouTube.

My brother and I created an incredible (and easy) way to create animated educational explainer videos that actually have value.

In this article, I’ll show you examples of what I made, tell you how I made them, and then explain why this is an incredible opportunity.

Take a look at this video I made yesterday.

The video is called “What is Pi?”

The amazing thing is how the video was created.

I first recorded my voice with Podsplice.

Podsplice then transcribed my explanation. Then it analysed my transcript and created this entire animated explanation.

I told it to make a stick figure cartoon in white marker on a black background. I added one image to base the video on.

That was it.

Then Podsplice created this entire video based on what I said. I didn’t need to direct every scene. It understood what I said, and it then created the visuals and motion for the entire video.

This would have been difficult and time-consuming to make until very recently.

Now, all I need to do is explain something verbally, and Podsplice can show what I’m saying visually.

This creates a massive opportunity for professionals.

Imagine easily creating videos like these for your industry. You can post them to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn…

Then potential clients can find your work and then contact you to book an appointment.

I’m thinking mortgage brokers, real estate agents, financial advisors, lawyers, HVAC specialists, plumbers, pest control… I mean literally any professional.

Speaking of mortgage brokers, I made another video where I explain the difference between a mortgage broker and a mortgage lender. It is a highly searched term, and people searching that term are often looking to buy a house. Here is the video:

I did the same stick-figure animation in this one. You can choose any other style you can think of.

I just used Podsplice and recorded myself reading the script. Then Podsplice put together the entire video (all the visuals, animations, etc.)

Imagine creating a bunch of videos like these for your industry. They are fun and easy to make. They sit on the internet and rack up views.

In the description of the video, you put a link to contact you, schedule a call, or whatever.

An injury lawyer could make content about what people should do after they’ve been injured in an accident. Or how much this type of lawyer costs, or how much money they could expect in a settlement.

Then you give people a place to contact you.

That’s actually another cool thing with Podsplice. We give our users a custom landing and booking page with a calendar.

For example, I have a page where real estate agents book coaching calls with me. I help them with their video content strategy.

Here is what this landing page looks like. It has a calendar to book, and I could even add a quiz if I want to learn about clients before I speak with them.

Here is my booking link to see it for yourself.

Here is another example:

Imagine you are a financial advisor. You could make content that explains personal finance in an easy way. Then people click your link to work with you.

This is the explainer video I just made. I explain, “What is compound interest?”

Once again, Podsplice made all the animations for me. All I needed to do was read the script. I think it does a great job of explaining this stuff in a visual way.

You can also make educational videos that are a hybrid of cartoon visuals and your own face (webcam).

You show yourself talking for part of the video, and then part of the video will be an animated explanation. Here is an example of that.

Watch the first 45 seconds of the video. You will see I’m talking in the beginning. Then, when I start explaining things, you will see graphs and animated maps pop up.

Podsplice did all of that editing for me. It is so much more effective than if I just sat in front of my screen reading the entire video.

You can also do the same thing with podcast interviews. Learn more in this article about the best podcast recording software.

How to Make Animated Educational Explainer Videos for Business (Human + AI) was originally published in Artificial Intelligence in Plain English on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

My brother and I have been podcasting since 2006.

We’re from Canada, but we both lived in China for over a decade, and we had a successful English learning podcast. Here is a screenshot of our podcast from 20 years ago!

Podcasting was a lot different then. For one thing, most people had never heard the word.

Back then, you could make a podcast about almost anything, and you’d get quite a few listeners (there were no video podcasts back then).

But while it was easy to get listeners because the competition was so weak, it was actually very hard and annoying to produce a podcast.

We both had to be in the same room to make our show. Everything was wired. Buggy software. Hard and time-consuming to edit.

We used to argue about which one of us had to edit the stupid thing. Oh ya, and one other thing was that we’d often record an entire episode, only to find out later that it didn’t record.

We were so annoyed with podcast recording software that we had the idea to build our own all the way back in 2013.

I just dug up the original Podsplice video from our YouTube channel. This is my brother talking about our big plans.

We found out that actually making the software we wanted to make was more difficult than we hoped, so we just had the idea sit on the back burner for the next 12 years.

Fast-forward to today.

Podcasting is more popular than ever. It’s also easier than ever to create a high-quality podcast.

We now use Podsplice every single day to make our own podcast episodes, and we want to make sure we’re making the software as good as it can possibly be. We’ve been living and breathing this podcasting stuff for two decades now!

What Makes Great Podcast Recording Software in 2027?

There are five things I think you should look for when choosing podcast recording software in 2027.

I’ll list them here and then dig into each separately. I’ll then explain how we try to make Podsplice come out on top in each category.

1. Easy Podcast Recording

Browser-based, simple guest joining, remote calls, and no complicated setup.

2. Professional Audio and Video Quality

Double-ender recording, 192 kbps audio, 4K video, separate tracks, and reliable recording.

3. More Than Traditional Podcast Interviews

Reaction videos, screen sharing, system audio, and different video layouts.

4. AI Editing and Content Repurposing

Editing, automatic Shorts, subtitles, and social media publishing.

5. Running and Growing Your Podcast

Booking pages, scheduling guests, and creating repeatable content workflows.

I’ll start with the first one:

1. Easiest Way to Record a Podcast

Recording a podcast should be ridiculously easy.

That’s why we built Podsplice to work directly in your browser, on both Mac and Windows.

Think of it like Gmail. You just open it in your browser, and it works. No software to install, no complicated setup, and nothing to figure out.

You just select your microphone and camera and hit record.

If you’re interviewing someone remotely, just send them a link. They click it and join your podcast recording session. They don’t need to sign up, download anything, or figure anything out.

Recording a podcast in 2027 should be as easy as making a video call.

Read how to record a podcast with a remote guest.

2. Professional Audio and Video Quality

Just because podcast recording is easy doesn’t mean you should sacrifice quality.

We built Podsplice to record video in up to 4K resolution and audio at 192 kbps.

One of the most important features is something called double-ender recording.

Instead of recording your guest’s audio and video over the internet, Podsplice records each person’s audio and video locally, then combines everything afterward.

This means that even if someone’s internet connection gets a little choppy during the interview, their final recording can still look and sound great.

We also record everyone’s audio and video on separate tracks. This makes editing much easier. For example, if your guest coughs while you’re talking, you can remove their audio without affecting yours.

And Podsplice automatically syncs everything together, so you don’t have to mess around lining up audio and video files.

The goal is simple: Professional-quality podcast recordings without needing to be a professional audio engineer.

3. More Than Traditional Podcast Interviews

Podcasting has changed a lot over the past 20 years.

These days, podcasts aren’t just two people sitting in front of microphones talking to each other.

People are making video podcasts, reaction videos, tutorials, and all kinds of other content.

That’s why we built Podsplice to do much more than record traditional podcast interviews.

For example, you can share and record your screen, including the system audio from your computer. This is perfect for reacting to YouTube videos, reviewing websites, or showing your audience something while you talk about it.

Here is a video podcast we made (with Podsplice) where we share our screen and system audio. You can imagine a 2-person reaction video type of show.

You can also record reaction videos with your webcam, microphone, and screen all at the same time.

And you can choose different video layouts, including side-by-side recordings for remote interviews.

We wanted Podsplice to be flexible enough to record pretty much any type of podcast or video content you can think of.

You shouldn’t need five different recording applications to make five different types of videos.

4. AI Editing and Content Repurposing

Recording your podcast is only half the job.

Once you’ve finished recording, you still need to edit it, create clips, add subtitles, and post everything to social media.

This used to take longer than recording the actual podcast! And it still does with most podcast recording software.

People often ask us how we are able to produce so much content. It’s all about the workflow.

That’s why we’ve been building AI editing and repurposing tools directly into Podsplice.

You can use AI to turn your longer podcast recordings into YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and TikTok videos, complete with subtitles.

Here is an example of a podcast Short clip (with karaoke subtitles) that we made with Podsplice from a recent podcast.

This is a 2-person podcast Short where we share a screen. We also have a format where the host is on top, and the guest is on the bottom. Each person has their own colors of highlighted subtitles.

This next example is a solo-podcast style. But our 2-person interviews work the same way. I used Podsplice to make (and edit) this video of me talking about Chicago real estate. Look at the editing. The animated graph and map happened automatically in the Podsplice editor because of our AI features. We didn’t have to do anything extra. Watch the first couple of minutes of this.

And instead of downloading everything and manually uploading it to five different platforms, Podsplice lets you publish directly to YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

The idea is simple. Record your podcast once, then turn it into multiple pieces of content that can reach different audiences.

Here is a podcast we made on this topic of posting to multiple social channels in one click. This video was from 8 months ago. You’ll notice we’ve since upgraded the 2-person view to be more of a full screen.

You should spend your time making great content, not editing and uploading files all day.

5. Running and Growing Your Podcast

One thing we’ve learned over the years is that recording a great podcast is only part of the challenge.

You also need to find guests, schedule interviews, and grow your audience.

That’s why we recently introduced Podsplice Pods.

A Pod is your own personalized booking page where potential guests can request an interview or book a time directly on your calendar.

You can even add a questionnaire to learn more about your guests before agreeing to an interview.

No more emailing back and forth trying to find a time that works for everyone.

Here is a video of Addison showing how to book podcast guests using Podsplice Pods.

And Pods aren’t just for podcast interviews. You can also use them to book coaching calls, meetings, and other services.

Here is an example of how a real estate coaching pod looks.

Our goal is to make Podsplice more than just another podcast recording software.

We want to make it the undisputed best podcast recording software for 2027.

The best screen recording software for online coaches is Podsplice.

In this article, I will show you all of the reasons why.

By the way, I’m an online coach, and I use it literally every day.

I don’t care what type of online coach you are- a life coach, a fitness coach, a coach who helps other coaches (like me).

You need a good screen recorder to promote yourself and to attract new clients.

Let me first list the features that an online coach needs in a screen recorder. Then I’ll dig into each one.

1. Browser-based. No downloads or installs. Works directly in the browser and works great on both Mac and PC.
2. Super easy learning curve. Not difficult or time-consuming to set up like OBS.
3. Records all files on separate tracks.
4. Records all tracks in high quality.
5. Records system audio.
6. Transcribes video and cuts it into Shorts
7. Posts directly to your social media channels in one click
8. Has an online booking page and calendar to book coaching calls
9. Can record remote podcasts (double-ender).
10. Can host and record the coaching call itself.
11. Has an easy editor
12. Has an MCP and allows AI to connect and edit.

1. Browser-based

Most screen recording software needs to be downloaded and installed. This makes everything slower and more difficult to set up and use.

It is much faster and easier to have your screen recording software work in a browser tab — as Gmail does.

Podsplice runs right in your browser. Your screen recording videos go directly into your Podsplice account, and you can edit them right there in the cloud. You don’t need to download and re-upload your recordings. This saves so much time and energy.

2. Easy to learn and use

As an online coach, you need to spend your time creating content and coaching.

You do not want to be spending your time figuring out how to set up “scenes”, download plugins to deal with “system audio”, or anything else. Trust me on this one.

The more time you spend creating content and coaching, the more money you will earn. Don’t waste time with any complicated software.

3. Records your mic, webcam, screen, and system audio (internal audio) on separate tracks

This is a big one.

When you record a video, you want your microphone, webcam, screen, and system audio to be recorded on separate tracks.

Why?

Because it gives you much more flexibility when editing.

For example, if your microphone is too quiet, you can adjust it without affecting the other audio. If you want to remove your webcam for part of the video and show only your screen, you can do that too.

This is especially useful for online coaches who make tutorials, reaction videos, and educational content.

Here is how the Podsplice separate track recording looks.

This gives you maximum flexibility when you edit.

Look at this video I made with Podsplice.

In that video, I’m showing how real estate agents should use YouTube to get more clients.

The video was only one take. Look at how I take advantage of the separate track recording.

At the start of the video, I am in this view.

Later on in the video, I share my screen, and it looks like this:

I could also choose full screen of just my face if I want for a portion of the video. I have a lot of flexibility when the tracks are separate.

Another interesting point is that the editing of the entire video (including the slides) was done with AI and a simple prompt. It took just a few seconds. I’ll explain more about this below, but it is because Podsplice has an MCP server, so it allows AI to do it all for you.

4. Records all tracks in high quality

You want your videos to look and sound professional.

Podsplice supports screen recording in high resolution and high-quality audio at 192 kbps.

A lot of screen recorders just “record your screen,” but they don’t promise to do it in high quality.

It’s just like if a camera “takes a photo” it doesn’t mean it is a good photo.

5. Records system audio (internal audio)

This is a make-or-break feature when choosing a screen recorder.

Many screen recorders don’t record the sound coming from your screen at all.

System audio is the sound coming from your computer, rather than your microphone.

For example, imagine you’re an online career coach making a reaction video about some terrible career advice you found on YouTube.

You need to record the original video’s audio AND your own microphone.

Podsplice lets you do this without having to figure out complicated audio settings.

Here is a video where I talk about how to make a reaction video.

You’ll notice that this video was actually a remote podcast. More on that below.

6. Transcribes your videos and turns them into Shorts

As an online coach, you should be creating content regularly.

But you don’t necessarily want to record a completely new video every time you post something on Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, or YouTube Shorts.

With Podsplice, you can transcribe your videos and turn longer recordings into short-form content.

For example, you could record a 15-minute YouTube video about how to negotiate a higher salary.

Then you could take the best parts and turn them into several Shorts.

One recording can give you content for multiple platforms.

Podsplice can turn your long-form screen recording content into vertical short-form “Shorts” with karaoke subtitles.

Here is a video I made where I show this in action.

7. Post directly to your social media channels

Creating videos is only half the job.

You also need to publish them.

Podsplice lets you post your videos directly to platforms like YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and LinkedIn in one click!

This is especially useful for online coaches who want to build an audience across several platforms.

Instead of downloading your video and manually uploading it everywhere, you can handle publishing from Podsplice.

8. Has an online booking page and calendar for coaching calls

This is where things get really interesting.

As an online coach, your goal isn’t necessarily to get millions of views.

Your goal is to get clients.

Imagine someone watches your YouTube video, loves your advice, and wants to hire you.

What happens next?

You need an easy way for that person to book a coaching call.

Podsplice lets you create your own personalized booking page, called a Pod.

You can add information about your coaching services, include a booking calendar, and ask potential clients questions before they book.

You can then put your Pod link in your YouTube descriptions, social media profiles, and articles.

As I mentioned above, I’m a coach who helps other coaches set up their coaching business. This is what my booking page looks like.

Instead of telling people to email you or send you a DM, they can book a call directly.

If you want me to help you set up your online coaching business, book a call with me and I’ll help you with everything. Then you can start booking your own paying clients asap.

Book a coaching call with me.

9. Can record remote podcasts (double-ender)

One of the best ways for online coaches to promote themselves is through podcast interviews.

You can interview other experts in your niche, or appear as a guest on someone else’s podcast.

Podsplice lets you record remote interviews using what’s called a double-ender.

This means each participant is recorded separately, rather than relying entirely on the quality of the internet connection between you.

The result is better-quality recordings that you can use for YouTube, podcasts, and short-form content.

Here is a remote podcast my brother and I recorded with Podsplice.

10. Can host and record the coaching call itself

You can also use Podsplice to host your actual coaching calls.

This means you don’t necessarily need to use Zoom or Google Meet for your one-on-one sessions.

You can meet with your client and record the conversation in high quality.

This can be particularly useful if you want to review a session afterward or provide a recording to your client.

Of course, you should always get your client’s permission before recording a coaching session.

Here I explain why Podsplice is better than Zoom for hosting podcasts and coaching calls.

11. Has an easy video editor

Recording your video is just the beginning.

You’ll probably want to make a few edits before publishing it.

Maybe you want to remove a mistake, trim the beginning, or cut out a section where you were rambling.

Podsplice has a built-in video editor, so you can make changes without downloading your recordings and opening another program.

For online coaches who want to create content regularly, this can save a lot of time.

12. Has an MCP that lets AI connect and edit

This is one of the more interesting features of Podsplice.

Podsplice has an MCP (Model Context Protocol), which allows compatible AI tools to connect with it.

Instead of doing every editing task manually, you can use AI to help with your video workflow.

For example, you could ask an AI assistant to help edit a recording or prepare content from it.

I gave an AI assistant (ChatGPT) a simple prompt to edit my real estate video above, including adding slides. It completed the edits in seconds, without me manually editing the timeline.

I think this is going to become increasingly important for online coaches.

You want to spend your time sharing your expertise and working with clients, not sitting in front of a computer editing videos all day.

Start using Podsplice for your online coaching business.

Book a one-on-one call with me to help you set up your own coaching business.

I will show you the best and easiest way to create a personalized booking/landing page for your online coaching business.

I’m an online coach myself, and I made my coaching link with Podsplice.

This is what mine looks like:

When you click “book a call”, it goes to my calendar that looks like this:

How to create a booking page for your coaching calls

Step 1:

Sign up for Podsplice and get the “Pro” account.

Step 2:

Log in to Podsplice and click on “Booking Pages” near the bottom left of the screen.

Step 3:

Click “New Offer” and then choose “The Studio”.

Note: If you want to follow this process with actual screenshots, click here:

Step 4:

Choose your colors, upload your image, and change the text.

Step 5:

Scroll down and choose “Page details Connected Apps” to create a working booking calendar and/or an onboarding quiz.

Click “Publish” when you are ready.

Then you have your own link with your own booking calendar.

This Podsplice feature is an alternative to Calendly and Typeform.

You can create all your video content marketing with Podsplice — Reaction videos, remote podcasts, screen recordings… AND have your booking link.

You can even use Podsplice to host and record the coaching call itself after someone books through your link.

Here is a reaction video I made with Podsplice. I use this as a form of content marketing. I put my coaching link in the description of the video and in the first comment.

I show my exact content marketing playbook for landing paid coaching calls.

If you want me to coach you on how to do this, book a call with me.

Examples of booking pages made with Podsplice:

What to do with your coaching booking link?

Now that you have your landing page and booking link (with calendar), you can put your link in the description of your YouTube videos AND in the first comment.

You should put your link all over social media.

I’ve noticed a lot of online coaches lose out of getting paying clients because they make the booking process too difficult. ie. Too much friction.

For example, many coaches will say, “email me if you want to work together”.

The problem with that is the person needs to find the email and then send it with a subject and body. Then they need to wait for a response and go back and forth to find a time/price.

I’ve seen other coaches say things like, “DM me on Instagram the word ‘Butterfly’” This also creates a lot of friction. A lot of people don’t even know what a DM is or how to do it with a word.

With the Podsplice booking link, clients can see your offer immediately and book a call at a specific time that works for both of you.

So the real secret to getting coaching clients is to create your video content marketing with Podsplice, host the coaching call with Podsplice, AND have your booking link and calendar with Podsplice.

This is why Podsplice is the best software for online coaches.