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Create a Podcast Website For Free – Are You Making a $200 WordPess Mistake

Feedback from Last Week’s Show About Video Podcasting Hey there! I checked out your podcast today where you spoke about video podcasting. I think the way you explained it makes perfect sense. I  was actually looking for a way to upload videos faster to YouTube and found a specific way to do it where you…

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Book Guest Spots On Other Podcasts: Are You Making These Mistakes?

With so many people focusing on New and Noteworthy, I wanted to see how many people use New and Noteworthy. So I asked people how they found new podcasts and here is what they said. The number one way was hearing the podcaster being interviewed on another podcast. This data is from 100 respondents from…

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Podfading – What Is it? What Causes It? How to Avoid it (or should you?)

Today we look at the topic of podfading. We are going to examine what it is, what are the top causes, and how to avoid – and ask if you should? We get help from Jim Collison, Ryan Parker, and Rev. Kenn Blanchard. Your Audience Will Binge Listen When They Find You Steve Stewart produces…

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50 Shades of Podcasting: Be Proud Embracing Your Unique Style of Podcasting

The most dangerous thing you can do in podcasting is comparing your show to others. Attitudes can change the way you perform moving forward. Today we examine the many different style and motivations of podcasters.

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The Question Most Podcasters Forget to Ask Before Starting – And They Wish They Had

Today is episode 614 of the School of podcasting and we are talking about the most important question a new podcaster should answer before they start. We also have a cool resource for royalty free music. I also share my thought in podcast sponsor markets. The Three Questions I Ask Every Podcast Client 2:29 Tyler…

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What Podcasters Can Learn From Kevin Hart

New Apple Specs Coming In the future, Apple Podcasts app will support some new features including: One the podcast level you will have Seasons Serial and Episodic podcast types On the Episode level  Title, episode number, and season number Summary and episode notes Trailers and bonus content GUID (don’t change it!) I am worried when…

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Is It Time for You To Zag?

Today we have some lessons from fast food that apply to podcasting, and I talk about zagging when everyone is zigging, Bernie’s Greatest Hits 1:58 My cat is pretty popular on this show as he chimes in all the time. When I went to Pittsburgh last week apparently he got a record deal. He’s releasing…

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Is Soundcloud A Legitimate Option for Podcasting? 8 Podcast Media Hosting Companies Compared

Today we tackle the hype around soundcloud.com as a podcasting solution and compare it to some of the other top podcast media solutions that have been around. I apply my criteria, and see who makes it, and share my opinion on why some of them still make me nervous. Note: For the record, you can…

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Trying to Understand Fair Use and Using Music in Podcasts

OK, We’re talking legal today so let me put out this disclaimer that I’m not a lawyer, and even the site I’m referring to (which is done by a lawyer) says to contact a lawyer. http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide A “fair use” is copying any protected material (texts, sounds, images, etc.) for a limited and “transformative” purpose, like…

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From Podcast Launch to Delivery: Unveiling Realistic Expectations for Aspiring Podcasters in 2024

The goal of this episode is to help you understand what makes a GOOD podcast, and help you decide if you should also be a video podcast. As it’s the beginning of the year, MANY people will be selling you on how you can quit your job with no effort, no work, and how easy…

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The Power of Your Knowing Your Why

Because of My Podcast: Free Tickets 2:00 Brad from the Cinema Guys ( www.wearethecinemaguys.com ) explains how he was approached by a small local Cinema Chain who listens to his podcast. Brad worked a deal that enables him to get tickets to movies. Brad (being the cool guy he is) is using them as a…

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Podcast Interview Wizard: Brainstorm With Yourself and Create Better Interviews, and Get More Exposure in Half the Time

Today I look at tools available for podcasters to help them produce a better show. Podcast Interview Wizard and Who is Jim Edwards? Jim Edwards is a guy I’ve known online for years. I loved his “I Gotta Tell you” email list. We are talking back in the day when I was teaching people how…

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The New Reasons I Still Don’t Like Anchor

Anchor is a media host now owned by Spotify. While podcasting is an open decentralized syndication format, Spotify is spending lots of money to try and get people to go into their walled garden. I’m not trusting anyone who wants to close off podcasting, especially people who are in bed with the music business.

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Best Podcasting Practices – Per Bridge Ratings

Because of My Podcast: Katie Krimitsos Katie is the host of the Biz Women Rock show, and when I asked her how she would finish the “Becuase of my podcast ____” she answered, “Everything” She feels her business, her consulting, courses, and coaching are all based on the relationships she has fostered through her podcast….

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Finding Time To Podcast

When people first want to start podcasting they think a 15 minute podcast takes 15 minutes. It does take 15 minutes to record it. What they didn’t count was the 15 minutes it took to find that content, the 15 minutes it took to type up a quick blog post, and the 15 minutes of…

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