Podcast Launch Checklist Pack

A podcast launch is not one big task. It is about forty small ones, and most of them only work in one order — you cannot submit a feed you have not created, and you cannot promote an episode that is not live.

This pack walks a new host through the whole sequence in that order, in five phases: Decide, Build, Distribute, Episode One, and Launch. It is drawn from the launch of a real solo show: The Valor Standard: Off the Record, On the Mic — one host, biweekly, twenty to thirty minutes an episode, published through Spotify for Podcasters with RSS distribution enabled and its first episode live on Spotify. Every checklist in this pack is a step from that working launch, made generic so it fits any new show on any topic.

Inside: a launch map that works backward from your launch date, a show concept worksheet (audience, promise, format, length, cadence), a name and description worksheet with five name checks and a fill-in description template, a cover art checklist with the platform specs and a thumbnail test, a recording setup basics checklist, a hosting and RSS setup checklist with a feed-verification step, a distribution submission tracker for Spotify, Apple, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, and more (with an honest note on why Apple submission can be its own later step), an episode one plan built on prompts instead of a script, a record and edit checklist, a show notes template for episode one, pre-launch listen/test/fix checks, a launch-day checklist that runs in order, a first-week promotion plan, a feedback and fixes log, and a 30-day post-launch tracker that only asks for three numbers per episode.

Settle the show in writing. Build it in order. Launch it on the day you promised.

Practical checklists drawn from a working solo host's launch process. Not a guarantee of directory approval, audience growth, downloads, or any particular result, and not a substitute for your hosting platform's and each directory's own current guidance.

What's inside (18 pages): Cover · How to Use This Pack · The Launch Map · Show Concept Worksheet · Name & Description Worksheet · Cover Art Checklist & Specs · Recording Setup Basics · Hosting & RSS Setup · Distribution Submission Tracker · Episode One — Plan It · Episode One — Record & Edit Checklist · Episode One — Details & Show Notes · Pre-Launch Checks · Launch-Day Checklist · First-Week Promotion Plan · Feedback & Fixes Log · 30-Day Post-Launch Tracker · Closing — Launched Is the Starting Line.

Who it's for: brand-new podcasters who have the idea and want the steps in order; hosts who started setting up a show, stalled, and want a map back in; solo and small-team hosts launching without a producer.

Format: PDF, 18 pages, US Letter. Print-first design: generous checkboxes and fill-in lines. Purchased copies may be printed for the buyer's own use.