Most of the podcasters have many doubts and wrong perceptions about the things related to podcasting that held them back. Let's debunk them here and now and stop wasting time on those, ok?

My voice sounds terrible

None of us likes what we hear when we listen to our recorded voice for the first time. We all think it sounds terrible. It's just because we are not yet used to it. Believe me to those who will be listening to your podcast your voice will sound good enough. So stop worrying about it.

I don't have professional radio skills

Well you don't have to be professional radio presenter in order to have a podcast. What people will care about is your message, good quality content and the value they will be gaining from your podcast. If podcast listeners longed for radio professionals they would listen to traditional radio stations. Besides that you will become better with each episode you record.

The required gear is expensive

Everyone thinks that the equipment one needs to podcast is very expensive. There definitely is very expensive gear out there, but you don't need that. There are some podcasters who only use their smartphone to record a podcast. If you want to ensure a good sound quality, probably you'd need a bit more than that but I personally launched my podcast investing around $100

The recording and editing software is very complicated

No, it's not. In fact, there will be only few things that you will be using most of the time. Many functions out there you won't need to learn even. You don't have to overcomplicate things. KISS (Keep It Super Simple)