You might be talking yourself out of starting a podcast. You’re convinced that you’re not a “Geek” and that you just don’t have the set of skills to create a podcast. I’m here to let you know you already have the skills. You Need to Press Record I bet you’ve press record on a VCR,…
People often ask me how to grow their audience. They say the best way to learn something is to find someone who did it well, and do what they did. When it comes to growing an audience, I think there is one marketing plan that sticks out above all others. No, not the “plop-plop fizz-fizz”…
I wanted to attend a webinar today, but I was teaching a class. I had forgotten about it, but when I got the webinar notification I was bummed. Then I remembered I’m a geek. I used logmein.com (free) to access my computer at home. I went into the audio settings and marked the “Wave out…
One of the key points about podcasting is it is time shifted. It is content on demand. I can have content delivered automatically to you, and you can listen to it whenever you feel like it. CNET has produced 1500 episodes of “buzz out loud” podcast. They have decided to podfade most of their podcasts….
If you’ve listened to my podcast about podcasting, you know I’m a big fan of Libsyn.com (it stands for Liberated Syndication). I’ve met the team and Libsyn, and they’ve had great customer service over the seven years I’ve used them . Now I have a special offer for you if you are in need of…
I recently had a sty drained in my eye. According to my doctor this was going to cause “minor discomfort.” Apparently he and I have different definitions of pain. At any rate if you’ve been e-mailing me the last few days, opening my eyes has been quite the challenge (and facing a white computer screen…
I periodically go through the School of Podcasting and update tutorials, and make sure things are relevant. I’m currently going through and removing any instances of recommending Mevio to audio podcasters (as they no longer do that). In the process of reviewing I see where I could benefit from redoing some of my WordPress videos…
If you were a SXSW you might have caught Kevin Smith, the filmaker, directory, and now Podcaster. In a CNN article titled, “Podasting Saved My Career” Kevin mentions that after doing the film “Zach and Miri Make a Porno” that he had kind of lost his passion for making movies. Instead he felt more like…
Dana Gould has done it all in showbiz. As a comedian he’s done Conan, Kimmel, HBO, Comedy Central, he was a voice on the Simpsons for 7 years – I could go on. He’s done it! Now he can add “podcaster” to his resume. In a recent article he stated, “If you’re a comedian, it’s…
If you’re looking to start podcasting to a live audience my first question is WHY? Yes you get immediate feedback, but in most cases it adds complexity that isn’t worth the ego boost of having that one live listener. You also need to have a set schedule so people know when to come listen to…