Ship Your Pod

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You film your podcast and need a company to cut the Shorts

Before you sign with a video editing company for podcast Shorts, ask five things: how fast an episode comes back, exactly what comes back with it, how you ask for changes, how names and terms get spelled, and who posts. A good monthly arrangement returns the same package after every episode on a turnaround you can plan around. That package includes captioned vertical Shorts with a reason for each pick, teasers, thumbnails, a title, a description, chapters and post text.

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The questions to ask before you sign

Ask these on the first call and get the answers in writing. Vague answers at this stage tend to turn into missed weeks later.

What a good company sends back each week

Each episode should come back as one complete set, with every file you need to post in one place. Ask to see a full sample delivery from a filmed show like yours before you commit.

Ask too whether your logo, a caption style you like and an end card with your handle appear on every Short. That keeps the clips looking like one show from week to week.

Turnaround you can plan a release around

Pick a turnaround that fits your release day. If you record on Monday and publish on Thursday, a company that returns work the next day leaves you time to review and schedule. One that needs a week means your clips trail the episode, so ask whether a rush option exists for the weeks you record late.

Ship Your Pod returns an episode within a day on Starter and the same day on Pro, with a rush add-on. It arrives as a private page on your phone plus an email.

How changes should work after delivery

Ask how you request a change and how much detail you have to give. The easiest setups let you point at one clip and describe the fix in plain words: cut it later, drop a section, fix a misheard word. Find out how many changes come with each episode and what happens past that number.

Also ask what you can tell them before they start. A note sent with the episode that names a moment to keep or a topic to leave out saves you a round of changes.

Names, terms and captions

A misspelled guest name in a caption looks careless, and the guest will see it when they share the clip. Ask whether you can give spellings with each episode and keep a list of your show's recurring names and terms that applies every time. Captions should be the words people said, so check a sample for dropped or changed words.

If a guest comes back often, put their name on the standing spelling list so you type it once.

Who posts and who holds your accounts

Decide this before you sign. Some hosts hand over posting completely, which usually means sharing account access, and others keep every post in their own hands. If you post yourself, ask how the clips reach you and whether you can post or schedule straight to your own accounts from your phone.

Ask whether anything is ever posted without your say. When you post yourself, every clip waits for you to choose it, so you can skip one that does not fit the week.

What to check in the monthly terms

A monthly arrangement should state how many episodes it covers, how fast each one comes back, and how many changes come with each. Ask what happens to an unused episode at the end of the month, how you cancel, and whether a rush or an extra episode costs more.

If your recording schedule changes with the seasons, ask how easily you can move between plans.

Where Ship Your Pod fits

If the editing is the part that keeps you from posting, send the episode instead. 8 to 15 Shorts come back within a day (same day on Pro), captioned, scored and ranked best first, with teasers, quotes and per-Short titles and post text. You post them yourself, full quality, no watermark. Pro is $149 a month for 12 episodes, 15 Shorts each, plus teasers, quotes and per-platform post text. Starter is $59 a month for 4 episodes. The price goes down every month you stay. Month to month, cancel any time. Pro has a 14-day free trial for your first episode.

Pro: up to 180 Shorts and 36 teasers a month, from 12 episodes. Starter: up to 32 Shorts and 8 teasers a month, from 4 episodes.

Send the same questions to every company on your shortlist, then ask each for a full sample delivery from a filmed episode like yours and compare them side by side.

Questions

How many Shorts should one podcast episode produce?

It depends on the episode. A long, lively conversation holds more clips worth posting than a short solo update. Ask the company to rank the clips with a reason for each so you can post the strongest first and skip the rest.

Should I sign a long contract with a video editing company?

Start month to month if you can. Judge the first few deliveries from your own episodes before you commit for longer.

Do I need to give an editing company my account passwords?

Only if you want them to post for you. If you post yourself, you keep full control of your accounts and choose every clip that goes out.

What should I send along with each episode?

Send the full filmed episode plus a short note. Include guest names spelled correctly, any moment you want kept, and any topic or stretch of time you want left out.

What does Ship Your Pod cost?

Pro is $149 a month for 12 episodes, 15 Shorts each, plus teasers, quotes and per-platform post text. Starter is $59 a month for 4 episodes. The price goes down every month you stay. Month to month, cancel any time. Pro has a 14-day free trial for your first episode. Pro: up to 180 Shorts and 36 teasers a month, from 12 episodes. Starter: up to 32 Shorts and 8 teasers a month, from 4 episodes.

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Last updated 2026-11-04.