public function prepare()
    {
        // The date format method to use with Carbon to convert the dates
        $dateFormatMethod = 'to' . strtolower($this->format) . 'String';

        if (null !== $this->pubDate) {
            $this->pubDate = Carbon::parse($this->pubDate)->{$dateFormatMethod}();
        }

        if (null !== $this->updated) {
            $this->updated = Carbon::parse($this->updated)->{$dateFormatMethod}();
        }

        $this->title = strip_tags($this->title);

        $this->autoFill();
    }