While I help a lot of people start their podcasts with people goingthrough our step by step tutorials, I do most of my consulting with people who have not, and I need to troubleshoot what has gone wrong iwth their podcast. As a corporate trainer I’ve developed and lead classes on troubleshooting (originally for technicians, ...…
I’ve said in the past that Podcast promotion can be boiled down to “find your audience and tell them about your podcast.” If we look at Christianity, it used this principle. Jesus would find his audience (tax collectors were seen as the scum of the earth – his target market), he go to know them ...…
Today I answer questions from the listeners: 1. How do you find topics to talk about? 2. How are people promoting their podcast? 3. Should I start 1 podcast with multiple topics, or multipel topcis with one podcast? 4. What ways can people contact me besides email, Vocaroo.com, and sending in m3s. Voicemail may be too ...…
Today I answer some questions about the Blue Snowball, as well as the two mind sets of starting a podcast. There is paralysis by analysis and on the other end of the spectrum you have the person who is starting to record before they know what to say. If you are looking to podcast “live” ...…
Today I want to take a quick second just to say thank you for listening. One of the greatest things about podcasting is not the money it brings me but the firends I acquire. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. I explain how you can’t let a noisey enviornment stop you ...…
In the past I’ve talked about the 27 steps to get your podcast into iTunes. Today we are going to slightly resist that, as I have some people who have their equipment, they have their topic, but they are not sure how to start. Holiday Greeting From Switzerland Jon Buscall of Sweden sent a very ...…
Every once in a while I get someone who wants to know how I created the School of Podcasting. How I created it back in 2005 is not how I would create it today. I’ll explain that when I get to it, but I thought today I would share the tools and insights into building ...…
The holidays are upon us. How will you meet all those family obligations and still meet your publishing schedule? I’ve got a trick for you as I prepare to move to a new location. You can record multiple podcast episodes and then time release them so you can attend to your other holiday duties while ...…
Today’s episode is somewhat visual as I discuss how much media hosting you need. Do you need Media hosting? YES. Watch the video to see how to calculate how much hosting you need. Here are the numbers I use for this: 64 kbps .53M/minute (AM Radio Quality) 96 kbps .77M/minute (FM Radio Quality) 128 kbpps ...…
Today we do a quick microphone shoot out with Sure Sm58, Electro Voice RE320, and the Heil Pr40. My answer? Yes it really is that good. Do you HAVE to have one to start a podcast? No. By the time you purchase the microphone, shock mount, and a pop filter, Heil PR Mic Boom Arm, ...…
