Favorites
Tools, Books, and Resources that help me juggle a corporate job, cricket training, and life as a content creator
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Tools that make my life easier
Buzzsprout
The absolute best platform to use to launch and grow your podcast/show. If you host your podcast with Buzzsprout from the get go, then you’re in a golden spot. We love Buzzsprout for its ease of use, product-centric ethos, devotion to podcasters, and concentration on the fundamental features that actually matter versus crazy bells and whistles that most podcasters don’t really need.
SquadCast
Before Squadcast, I was drowning in a sea of glitchy audio and poor user experience. Now, I’m spoiled with high quality sound, an intuitive tool, and great support if I need help. For interviews, SquadCast is an amazing web-based interview platform that makes it SUPER simple to record the highest quality audio over the Internet. It is the all-in-one solution for professional podcasters.
Trello
One of my favorite project management tools. If you are a bit of an organization nerd and if you want to visualize see everything on your plate and be able to drag and drop with ease, then this tool is for you. Trello is the fun, flexible, and free way to organize plans, projects and more. Teams work better together with Trello. It’s a way of working together. Start with a Trello board, lists, and cards.
Books that made me better
Podcast equipment that makes me sound professional without breaking the bank
Samson Q2U Mic
Here's what I love about it: Great value (under $100 on Amazon with accessories), and it plugs in to your computer via USB (no extras needed)
Mic Pop Filter
This pop filter will remove all the annoying background noises and the extra noises that your mic isn’t able to avoid. Totally worth the purchase for me
Microphone Suspension Boom Arm
This allows me to move my mic around and adjust as needed.
Random favorites
Waterproof Notepad
Not sure about you but I get all my brilliant ideas in the shower and this releases the anxiety of remembering them all.
Selfie Ring Light
As a creator, this is the bare minimum now. It really helps with your videos and takes it to the next level without much effort.
Fitbit
My first ever Instagram post was about my Fitbit. And that was 350 posts ago. Fitbit has been the single constant and I love it.