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, ...…
When people hear about the steps they have to take to start a podcast they may get discouraged. Today I list those steps, and I explain how much it will cost. The best part is once the podcast is set up, the steps to continue a podcast are reduced by 70%. The School of Podcasting has everything you need to walk through these steps. …
This week we listen to my presentation from Padcamp Cincinnati. It was a blast. Special thanks to Daniel Lewis of The Audacity to Podcast, Rich Palmer, Cliff Ravenscraft, Mike Bell, and my Hero Daniel Johnson Jr. who was my hero and brought me a Mountain Dew. My apologies for anyone who got to hear me ...…
Picking Your Podcast Name When it comes time to pick the name of your podcast there are a couple of things to think about and avoid. 1. Is it going to be obvious what your podcast is about? 2. Does it roll off the tounge? 3. Does it look good in print? 4. Does it ...…
Planning Your Podcast Questions Why do you want to podcast? Who are you? What is your perspective? How are you unique? What do you want the content to achieve? When and how are you going to develop the content? If you can’t answer the WHY, you will never make it through the “HOW” of podcasting. ...…
Podcast promotion boils down to a simple process. Find out who your target audience is, find out where they are, go there and tell them about our podcast. Today we talk with Kevin from yesmusicpodcast.com and you will hear how after TWO episodes he has grabbed the attention of YES fans everywhere. New Zoom H2n ...…
Today I break out my role as “King of Analogies” and explain to you the differences between the Internet address, and your home address. I also help you avoid some of those common pitfalls of iTunes. I get a lot of people that say “My mp3 doesn’t have a picture” and today I explain why. ...…
Today we talk about the benefits of Live Podcasting, Podbean seems fishy to me, and podcast promo swap goes live. Podcast Promo Swap is Live This almost free service is a way to keep up to date with other podcasters looking to swap promos. What’s a promo? Typically these are 30 or 60 second spots ...…
Today we go in search of the answer, “Are USB device really that much quieter? Well in the case plugging my mixer into the microphone in jack of my computer I would say yes. When I compared the sound of a to that of the sound of going into the I would call it a tie. ...…
