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How much does it cost for podcast production?
At SoloPro we pride ourselves on being straightforward. That said, every podcast's needs are different and no one set price fits all. Why?
TYPE OF PODCAST MATTERS
- Podcasts can be audio only, video only, or both!
- Audio podcasts (in our opinion) need to be thoroughly edited to eliminate dead space, ums, ahs, etc. At SoloPro....we absolutely insist on it!
- Video podcasts (in our opinion) can be more lightly edited. Dead spaces still need to be eliminated but more ums and ahs can be tolerated on video.
- BUT, at SoloPro, we have developed a way to edit video podcasts as thoroughly as audio podcasts for a consistent highly professional production.
LENGTH OF PODCAST MATTERS
- Podcasts can vary in length. We strongly encourage episodes to be 20 minutes or less, but recognize some podcasters like longer episodes.
- The longer the episode, the more time we spend on it. So average episode length plays into the final cost.
NUMBER OF HOSTS/GUESTS MATTERS
- Solo episodes are much easier and quicker to edit than interview episodes.
- Each additional co-host or guest exponetially increases the time and difficulty to edit.
HOW OFTEN YOU RELEASE EPISODES MATTERS
- Your release schedule is also a factor.
- Our monthly plans include 4 weekly episodes.
- Releasing two or more episodes a week naturally raises production costs.
- We also offer a "series" model. You record a series of podcasts and drop all those episodes at once when they are ready allowing those who wish to binge them to do so. Then we work on the next series. If you opt for this model, you will be quoted a price per series based on the expected number of episodes in the series.
Baseline Costs
(your actual cost may differ)
4 - Under 30-minute video episodes
$900/month
4 - Under 30-45 minute video episodes
$1200/month
Baseline Costs
(your actual cost may differ)
4 - Under 30-minute audio episodes
$500/month
4 - Under 30-45 minute video episodes
$700/month
Baseline Costs
(your actual cost may differ)
4 - Under 30-minute video/audio episodes
$1000/month
4 - Under 30-45 minute video episodes
$1400/month
Baseline Costs
(your actual cost may differ)
Social Media Package Add-on
Social Media Video Clips
(only available for video podcasts)
- 3 video clips (pulled from episode) per episode
- Short, under 1 minute, and vertically oriented mp4 files
- Suitable for: Reels (Facebook, Instagram), Shorts (YouTube), LinkedIn, TikTok, X
- “Burned-in” captions
- Human-edited
- Formatted in desired style
- Licensed appropriate background music
- Suggested hashtagged post copy for each platform
Social Media Graphics
- 3 static social media graphics per episode
- Based on quotes from the episode
- Square formatted PNG files for maximum compatibility
- Suitable for: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X
- Suggested hashtagged post copy for each platform
$400/month for under 30-minute episodes
$600/month for 30-45 minute episodes
Human-edited Transcripts
- Transcript reviewed and cleaned up by a human editor to match what was said in the episode
- Returned to client with timestamps in both TXT and SRT formats
- Formatted, without time stamps, into a Word or RTF format
- Burned into videos as captions if desired.
$400/month for under 30-minute episodes
$600/month for 30-45 minute episodes
Starting to see the possibilities?
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