PODCASTING TOOLS
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What I Use
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Free Alternative
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SOFTWARE
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| FTP ($0) Core FTP LE (website) (tutorial) |
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| Blogging/RSS ($) Wordpress (website) (tutorial) |
You do not need special "RSS Software"
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| iTunes Compatibility ($0) Podpress (needs Wordpress) (website) (tutorial) |
Libsyn.com can set up the fields for iTunes and
so can Feedburner (website)
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| ID3 Tags ($0) MP3 TAG TOOLS (website) |
ID3 Tags
MP3 TAG TOOLS (website) |
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HARDWARE
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| What I Use |
Free Alternative
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DO NOT GET
A $20 Radio Shack Mic |
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| Mixer ($60) Behringer XENTX 802 |
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| Zoom H2 (optional - $200) (website) |
iriver 899 (no longer made, can be found on ebay)
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HOSTING OF MP3 FILES
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| Libsyn.com
($5 a Month) (tutorial) Unlimited bandwidth, storage, RSS and stats |
Podshow (www.podshow.com)
Free, but advertising is inserted. Nice stats. |
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HOSTING OF WEBSITE FILES (Optional)
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. Coolerwebsites.com ($2 a month with no contract) is great for hosting your blog (and then use libsyn for your media).
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Hostgator ($7/month)
(website) Lots of space and great customer service. Fantastico makes adding Wordpress a snap |
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ONLINE SHOPPING
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Same Day Music has good pricing and does not charge tax (unless in NJ), and often does not chatge shpping.
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Another Good site is BSW,
and Amazon.com
has some surprising pricing as well.
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RECOMMENDED TUTORIALS
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| "Real Life" Assembly of a Podcast | Podcasting Insights (AUDIO) |
| Proper Recording Levels | Step By Step Overview |
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