How to Record Interviews

If you haven’t been using interviews to build your business, you’re missing out.

I’ve used interviews all throughout my business as a huge time saver, relationship builder, and product development tool.

Here are just a few of the ways you can use interviews:

1. Credibility Booster - Let’s say you’re new in a marketplace and nobody knows you. By interviewing top experts you quickly identify yourself with them…and you piggyback on their credibility.

2. Content Creation - Need content to send to your email list or post in your blog? Do an interview with an expert. Post it as a podcast or have it transcribed and offer it as text.

3. Product Development - Find several top experts in the marketplace and ask them all questions about the subject. Put together a series of interviews as your product (this creates and product and piggybacks on their reputation). I’ve also done full length products of multiple hours with Sharon Odom Fling, Fred Gleeck, and Frank Garon.

4. Relationshpi Building - Want to get a JV with that top expert? It might be difficult unless your offer is truely unique. Start off the relationship building process by doing an interview with them first. Do a really good interview and they’ll remember you. It’s the start of your long-term relationship.

The problem has been that it’s complicated to put everything together for the interview. You had to pick up a recording device for your phone, take time to put the recording in your computer, and use complicated editing tools.

Today it’s so easy to do the interview.

Here are the 3 Tools You Need:

1. Skype

If you haven’t tried out Skype, then today’s the day to give it a try. Simply download their software and you can voicechat with any of your contacts online for free. For very low prices, you can also call outbound to any landline or cellphone. Why am I suggesting you use an online system to record your phone interviews? The next software program makes it easy to do the recording.

2. PowerGramo

This recorder automatically starts and records every call made with Skype (whether calling out or others calling in). If you simply want to record one-on-one calls with someone else on Skype, you can just use the free version. If you want to be able to record calls to regular numbers you need the $24.95 version.

I tried out quite a few different Skype recording solutions, and this program stood above the rest in my opinion. Their ability to instantly start recording every call and the fact that the paid version can record the participants on separate audio tracks makes the editing much easier.

3. Audacity

Audacity is a free open source recording and editing program. Use the simple tools on this program to edit your audio and then export it in multiple formats including mp3 (with another free add-on you can find linked to on their site).