A recent article by IDG shows that the preferred time for an audio podcast is 16 minutes. What does this mean? In some cases, nothing. When you create a podcast, you decide how long or short it is. You decide how often you put out episodes. You control everything. If you want to do a…
There are many reasons to start a podcast. You want to be seen as an expert, you want to earn some money, you want to reach an audience, make them laugh, cry, think, or groan. I have different podcast for different niches. My Musicians Cooler podcast helps bands get more gigs, sales, and fans. My…
For those of you looking to start a “freemium” service for your podcast, things just got a lot easier. Last Friday Digital Access Pass release version 4.2 and now each member can have their own RSS. When they stop their subscription, you stop their content. COOL. Best of all is there are NO monthly fees…
Today I was getting ready to record my podcasts for the week. I have moved to a new location (see betterdave.com for more on that), and once again was setting up shop to record (very easy with a small mixer, a microphone, and a portable recorder). I’ve had my Zoom H4 since it came out….
As you might imagine with the release of my book More Podcast Money, I try to stay up to date with ways of monetizing your blog and podcast. One way that I had heard of, but never investigated was Pay Per Post. This is where advertisers pay you to write a favorable review of their…
You may know Jim Kukral as the guy behind the scratchback.com tipping system for bloggers. You may know of his Online Video Toolkit (now in version 2). I know him because I just finished listening to his Audio Book called, “Attention! This Book Will Make You Money: How to Use Attention-Getting Online Marketing to Increase…
After playing with video for the Mr. Media podcast, I started thinking about using Youtube more to promote my podcast. I have a flip camera, but would like to get a Kodak Zi8 as it has an external mic jack. That’s the good news. The bad news? Kodak has discontinued it. Much like the iriver…
I mentioned in my last post that Bob Andelman from Mr Media had told me about how much he loves stitcher.com I met Bob Andelman a few weeks ago when I was interviewed about More Podcast Money, and Podcasting in general, on his show. Bob has written many books, and in general is a class act. He…
I was interviewed for the Mr. Media show, and he was singing the praises of using the app from stitcher.com on his show. I decided to look into it (and the company) and I found it interesting. I’m interviewing a representative for my podcast tonight. As of now, it is official. You can find the…
His podcast has been downloaded over 2 million times, and is currently downloaded 85,00 a month. His key is his credibility. Who is he? Bob Cartwright the man behind theoutdoorsation.co.uk Bob has found podcasting success by following a passion for ultra lightweight hiking gear. They didn’t sell it in the UK, so he set up…