A script pass that reads well aloud.
Your article gets a light editorial pass before anything is recorded — sentences loosened, hard twists smoothed — so it sounds like a person talking, while the meaning stays exactly yours.
Pilot — limited availability
Article-to-Audio.
Turn articles you've already written into natural-sounding audio — a simple podcast feed or short audio versions for people who'd rather listen than read.
From $950 setup · $250–$400 per episode
- Script pass before recording
- You approve the final audio
- Published on your own site
How it's priced
Priced per project, never bundled into a plan.
One setup, episodes as you need them, and a clear quote before any work starts — your monthly care invoice stays exactly what it says.
What you get
Everything needed to go from article to audio.
The writing is already done — this gives it a second life people can play on a walk.
Natural-sounding voice production.
Each episode is produced in a natural, easy-to-listen-to voice — and you hear it before it ships. Nothing goes out until you've approved it.
A simple feed — or just the files.
Publish as a simple podcast feed over RSS, or take standalone audio files you can drop anywhere. Whichever suits how your audience listens.
Publishing guidance, on your own site.
Plain-language guidance for putting the audio on your own website — where the files live, how the feed connects, and how listeners press play.
How it works
From page to podcast, in four steps.
The same process on every episode — so you always know what's happening now and what comes next.
Send the article
Send the piece — a blog post, a newsletter, a section of a report. Together we sort which ones should go first.
Script pass
A light edit so the copy reads well aloud. You see the script and approve it before anything is recorded.
Voice production
The approved script becomes natural-sounding audio — produced, polished, and sent back for your review and approval.
Feed or files delivered
A simple podcast feed via RSS or standalone audio files, plus guidance for publishing it on your own site.
Good fit
Who Article-to-Audio is for.
This pilot does its best work when two things are true.
You're sitting on a library of articles, newsletters or reports.
Published thinking that only ever lived as text. Audio gives it a second life — without writing a single new word.
Your audience would rather listen than read.
Commutes, dog walks, the gym — audio meets people in places reading can't go. Same ideas, easier to take in.
Pricing, plainly
What it costs.
Clear numbers before any work starts — the way everything at Zest is priced.
Setup — from $950.
A one-time setup cost, quoted clearly before any work begins. No hourly surprises later.
One-time$250–$400 per episode.
The range depends on the length of the article and the production it needs — you'll know your number before work starts.
Per episodePer project, never bundled.
Article-to-Audio is priced as its own project. It is never bundled into a Care Plan — your monthly invoice stays exactly what it says.
Always separatePilot — limited slots A few projects at a time, so each one gets full attention.
Before you ask
Fair questions, straight answers.
Is this part of my care plan?
No. Article-to-Audio is priced per project, never bundled into a plan. Your care plan keeps doing what it does — this runs alongside it as a separate project with its own quote.
What does an episode cost?
Setup starts at $950, and episodes run $250–$400 each depending on the length of the article and the production involved. You get a clear quote before any work starts.
Why is it called a pilot?
Because it's new — and intentionally small. Limited slots mean each project gets full attention while the production process settles. The pricing and the process stay as described here.
Curious what your articles would sound like?