More With Honey | Podcast Guest Walk-Through
Hello, Caleb here. If you’re reading this page, that means we might be on our way to doing a podcast episode together 🙌 My goal with this page is to walk you through the whole process so everything flows smoothly. Please read this carefully so you don't miss anything.
The Steps
1) You’ll schedule your interview on my Calendly. Make sure to select a time when you know you’ll be at your computer, since phone audio can be pretty spotty.
2) I’ll send you a list of questions, just so you have a general feel for how the interview will go. That said, I’ll take a naturally conversational flow over sticky interview questions any day, so I may ask other questions if it makes sense.
3) When it’s time for the interview, I’ll send you a Riverside invite link, which will have you join a room similar to a Zoom call. Riverside is just the tool I use for recording audio and video.
The conversation will be around 20-30 minutes, but it could go shorter or longer. Oh, and don’t worry about messing up an answer, I can just ask the question again and cut the slip-ups out of the show. We can do as many takes as you need!
I’ll pretty much jump straight into asking you about your background, followed by the rest of the questions. When we’re at the end of our time, I’ll ask people where they can find you. Don't be afraid to promote your blog, Instagram, TikTok, etc... this is your time to shine! After you’re done, I’ll say goodbye and end the video chat.
4) We’ll edit the podcast, and let you know when it’s scheduled to be released. Once the episode is published, I’ll send you the link to the show in case you’d like to share it. Unless we have poor video quality, there's a good chance we'll use this to make some clips for social media, and you're more than welcome to do the same.
The Format
The interview format for "More With Honey" is pretty simple. I'll ask these questions (not exactly worded) in order:- How did you get started in baking/cooking/blogging?
- What's the story behind this recipe?
- How many people does it serve, and how many calories are in it?
- What ingredients/supplies do we need?
- What's the process?
- Common FAQs (more on this below)
- Where can people find you?
Regarding #3, if you don't know the calorie count, just let me know ahead of time and I won't ask that.
Regarding #5, if your recipe's comment section has questions that repeatedly arise, let me know in advance, and I'll ask them. Nice to get the FAQs answered for people listening in who can't comment on a podcast.
If you have any additional questions you think would be wise to add to the interview, we're all ears :)
Some Post-Interview Notes
- Delays – I like to be prepared with extra episodes well in advance, often months. This helps me consistently upload the podcast when I’m on vacation or if I’m busy with clients and need a hiatus from interviewing. That said, if your interview doesn’t post for a few weeks or even a month… that’s totally normal. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions: caleb (at) sperryhoney.com.
- Video – By guesting on the podcast, I’ll assume you’re okay with me posting videos on my social media sometime in the future (whenever I get there). Otherwise, let me know if you don’t want me to use the video, and I won’t.
- Blog - We'll also be posting the podcast episode on our website with the podcast transcript and recipe, which is where we'll link to your blog and Instagram. We want to be respectful of the content you worked so hard to make, so if you'd prefer that we don't put the full recipe on our blog, just let us know! Otherwise, we'll assume you're okay with it.
Let's Get Started
If you have any questions prior to the interview, just let me know!