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The Pros and Cons of Starting a Forum

Today we talk about Forums. These may be called “message boards” and are a great tool for your audience to interact with each. For some websites, people use them to support a product or service. They can be lovely additions to your online promotional arsenal. There are some great advantages to having a forum. Podcasts…

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Juggling the Podcaster Attitude

The podcaster attitude can be a tricky one to juggle. You care about your content, you care about your audience, but at times you might want to try something new, and that means your audience may not like it. If you like it, should you do it? Amy Pohler says yes. Success is achieved through…

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Creating and Growing Your Podcast Brand with Marketing Manager Lauren Nelson

Branding and Marketing Your Podcast: Lauren Nelson Interview Today on episode 543 we talk with fellow podcast Lauren Nelson who is the Marketing Manager for Crowdspring.com She produces the audio drama podcast “The Box” and shares her insights on how podcasts can boost their marketing efforts to stand out. Realize there are no rules to podcasts. For Lauren…

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Should My Podcast Be an LLC?

We have many topics this week. If your app uses chapters you can jump to the next subject. We are talking about becoming an LLC SPONSOR: Podpage Podpage is the easiest way to build a website for your podcast that looks great without having to learn a bunch of technology. It’s super easy to have…

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Anatomy of a Story – Podcast Listening Party

Today we look at what are the key ingrediants to stories that are used in books, movies, plays, and how some podcasters have used these elements to make engaging content for their audience. If you want to dive deeper into engaging content check out my friend Erik K Johnson at www.podcasttalentcoach.com who really know the…

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Shaping Your Unique Voice with Eric Nuzum

Audience Engagement In a previous episode about Glow.fm I talked about how hard it is to obtain an engaged audience and you might be lucky if you get 5% engagement. This week on the finale of The Good Place they mentioned the Podcast Radio Lab, and on a previous episode of Radio Lab they mentioned how…

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Building Community The No BS Approach to 1000+ Members

Last week we spoke about making sure you have great content, today we have tips on building your community. Because of My Podcast – I’ve Got press Passes to the On Air Festival On-Air Fest is advancing the culture of audio. We bring together an expansive range of emerging and established voices to explore the creative…

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Do I Really Need A Portable Recorder?

Today I talk about when you are first starting out, you can record directly into your computer – if it sounds OK. You don’t NEED a portable recorder, but most people WANT a portable recorder as it sounds better. The models I mentioned are: Edirol R-09HR $283 Edirol R-09HR High-Resolution WAVE/MP3 Recorder Zoom Hn4 $299…

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Over-Editing Your Sound

Podcasting News I was interviewed on the Podcast Advisor show with Andy White. I answer some questions about what I get out of Podcasting, what gear I use, what hurdles I’ve come across and more. Andy is great guy. Adam Curry is slowly exiting Mevio. One of the things he will be focusing on “The…

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Reviewing the Behringer USB Podcast Studio

Today I am looking at the Behringer USB Podcast Studio. This retails for $100 and it comes with everything you need to start podcasting (cables, mic, software, etc). This is geared towards the (in my opinion) single podcaster. You can connect more than one microphone to this, but there is only one XLR input (so…

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How To Podcast with Seven Kids in the House – 9 Years Of Experience

Today we talk with John Wilkerson who has SEVEN children about HOW THE HECK DO YOU PODCAST WITH SEVEN KIDS IN THE HOUSE? John has been podcasting since 2005 and has lots of tips. We talk about the following topics: When do you know its time to podfade? What kind of gear do you use?…

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Podcasting is HOT! – Grab Some Oven Mits

I’ve been saying podcasting will change the world since 2005, and this week I had a spike in people starting podcasts. Why? Because a very popular Internet Marketing Conference with the typical players stated over and over how podcasting is THE THING that everyone should be doing. Then I heard it on another podcast, and…

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USB Headset Test

Today I answer a few questions about intro/outro music. Charles Maxwood had asked about intro and outro music. First of all, I think it’s important to have into and outro music. It sets the tone of the podcast. It gives it a professional feel. The music I use for this podcast’s intro and outro music…

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Keith and the Girl Share Ultimate Podcasting Tips

Today we interview podcast pioneers Keith and the Girl. They started out in a spare bedroom, but have always taken their podcast serious. They get to know their fans. They interact with their fans. They LISTEN to their fans (because their fans listen to them). In the end this has lead to top selling books…

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Common Podcasting Mistakes That Are Easy to Fix – Creating And Selling A Book

Today we focus on tools and insights into creating a digital product to sell to those you connect with on your podcast. I never advise someone to get into podcasting for the money. You make money from the relationship you form with your audience, and that takes time. If you do have an audience, today…

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Free Podcasting Tools

This is show 194 that originates at www.schoolofpodcasting.com The Importance of ID3 Tags I got an email from a listener of one of my listeners: “I recently also subscribed to Weekly Web Tools and downloaded all the back episodes. When listening back to them, they are all out of order, since they are sorted by…

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