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It’s Enough To Make Me Want To Quit Podcasting
Dec. 22, 2021

It’s Enough To Make Me Want To Quit Podcasting

I Love PodcastingIn the messenger’s documentary, I am asked, “When do you think you will stop podcasting?” and I answer, “The day after I die.”I’ve never thought of quitting. I love helping people on a global …
Squadcast Creates Crystal Clear Records Super Easy
Sept. 30, 2018

Squadcast Creates Crystal Clear Records Super Easy

Today on episode 638 I am talking about controlling a conversation from two different angles.Why Squadcast is the Best Tool for Recording InterviewsI speak with Zach Moreno, one of the founders of Squadcast (save 50% off using the coupon code so…
My Favorite Podcast 2015: What My Audience has in Their Ears
Dec. 27, 2015

My Favorite Podcast 2015: What My Audience has in Their Ears

My name is Dave Jackson and I founded the School of Podcasting in 2005 (www.schoolofpodcasting.com) I am 100% obsessed with podcasting. It allows me to be creative. It allows me to help people (I’ve been teaching people software for over 20 ye…
Live Podcasting – I Get it Now
Sept. 19, 2011

Live Podcasting – I Get it Now

Today we talk about the benefits of Live Podcasting, Podbean seems fishy to me, and podcast promo swap goes live.Podcast Promo Swap is LiveThis almost free service is a way to keep up to date with other podcasters looking to swap promos. What's a …
From Picking Produce to Picking a Career
Sept. 5, 2011

From Picking Produce to Picking a Career

Ray Ortega decided to start a podcast about what he knew: produce. A few years later he took what he knew: how to podcast and turned it into a career. Ray is the host of the Podcasters Studio podcast. In this interview we talk about1. What stops pe…
Mr Media Bob Andelman
Aug. 21, 2011

Mr Media Bob Andelman

Bob Andelman is  someone who knows books and media. He has co-authored a on of books, and has written syndicated columns. Bob interviewed me a while back on his show. There I learned he has done over 700 interviews. Bob started turning these into po…
Podcamp Questions For Begining Podcasters
May 1, 2011

Podcamp Questions For Begining Podcasters

I attended Podcamp Cleveland this weekend. It was a great time and I met some great people. I also had the joy of meeting some people who had no idea what a podcast was, and when I showed them some things on our lunch hour it just blew their minds. …
Free Podcast Production Music
Feb. 9, 2011

Free Podcast Production Music

I've been podcasting since 2005, and right now I'm saying this is the best deal I've found on production music (royalty free so you can use it in your podcast as intro/outro/transition music).You can get a CD with 40 production tracks for $8.41 (wh…
Amazon S3 Vs Libsyn
Dec. 14, 2009

Amazon S3 Vs Libsyn

NOTE: THis article is fomr 2009. Pricing may have changed, but the concepts are still the same. Amazon is still an open door to a massive bill.I have always been (and still am) a fan of libsyn.com For $12 a month, I get unlimited storage of my back…
Looking Back on 200 Episodes
Nov. 16, 2009

Looking Back on 200 Episodes

Well this is my 200th episode of this podcast. Let me say up front, just becuase there are 200 episodes does not mean that these are great episodes or I am better than any other podcaster. It is a fun to listen back on some of the old episodes. I pl…
Free Podcasting Tools
Sept. 7, 2009

Free Podcasting Tools

This is show 194 that originates at www.schoolofpodcasting.comThe Importance of ID3 TagsI 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 listeni…
Feedburner Says My Feed is Too Big
Aug. 26, 2009

Feedburner Says My Feed is Too Big

One of the issues that Podcasters who have been podcasting for a while are starting to face is that feedburner has a limit to how big your RSS feed can be. When this happens your new shows fail to show up in your RSS feed.I found this out when all …
Increase Listener Participation
Aug. 24, 2009

Increase Listener Participation

Today I talk about an episode in a popular Podcast of  “No Agenda” which features Adam Curry and John C Dvorak. This podcasts gets thousands of dollars in donations but calculates to .01 a listener. On the episode for 8/13 John makes a g…
Bitrates for Podcasts.
Aug. 16, 2009

Bitrates for Podcasts.

As a podcast consultant, I recently had someone send me a file that was exported at 190 kbps. What is a kbps (kilobit per second)? We don't care (and not its bit, not bytes). Think of it like this: The more paint (bits) you use, the more accurate a …
The Importance of Test Shows
Aug. 2, 2009

The Importance of Test Shows

I started planning a podcast in May. It was going to review other podcasts, and I (along with my wife) would explain if we liked it and why. I got the domain, I built the theme, I created an “episode 0” to get the podcast into iTunes.I …
Podcast Audience Still Growing
July 13, 2009

Podcast Audience Still Growing

This show originates at www.schoolofpodcasting.comNew Wizzard Media StatsPodcasting network Wizzard Media today announced that podcast downloads from their network were up by 45% in Q2, compared to 2008.For the second quarter of 2009, Wizzard Med…
I Will Sponsor Your Podcast
July 7, 2009

I Will Sponsor Your Podcast

In today's episode, I talk about how I've been earning three figure incomes using affiliate marketing. You can find products that fit your audience at places such as Share a Sale and Commission Junction. You are assigned a specific URL so that when …
Reverse Marketing Your Podcast Name
June 22, 2009

Reverse Marketing Your Podcast Name

Today I look at a “Classic” podcast topic. The name of your podcast is many times the FIRST thing people see when researching a podcast about your topic. You want your podcast name to be obviously describe what the podcast is about. When…
Moving Your Podcast Feed
June 8, 2009

Moving Your Podcast Feed

A little while back Google purchased feedburner and then changed everyone's feed from feeds.feedburner.com to feeds.feedburner.com so how do you get iTunes to look at the new feed?I've been using the Powerpress plugin (from blubrry) as there is a s…
Podcast Audience Up 22 Percent From Last Year
April 26, 2009

Podcast Audience Up 22 Percent From Last Year

Today I tall about a report that shows that the podcast audience is up 22% from last year. You can read the report HERE. Here are some of the items that caught my eye.Internet Video. As you probably expected, Internet video consumption exploded las…
Embracing Your Audience
April 15, 2009

Embracing Your Audience

Podcast Promotion – You Need More Than iTunesThanks to Daniel Johnson Jr for the tip on the Seth Godin blog.This blog talk about  appreciating your audience, and being a big fish in a small pond.I recently launched another podcast, and I hav…
Keeping Listeners Subscribed
April 9, 2009

Keeping Listeners Subscribed

Publishing ChangeDuring the month of April, the podcast will be coming out on Wednesdays.Ultimate Footer AdThis is the tool you see at the bottom of the screen. As a member of the school of podcasting you get this script FOR FREE. If you want to …
Get The Audience Before You Start The Podcast
March 25, 2009

Get The Audience Before You Start The Podcast

Today I'm thinking about starting a podcast. This one won't be focused on raising money, but more on raising awareness. So what I'm doing is I'm contacting leaders in this industry (sorry to be so secretive) and see if they would help me promote the…
Why Did You Unsubscribe From That Podcast?
March 9, 2009

Why Did You Unsubscribe From That Podcast?

Podpress (www.mightseek.com) is back in action after months of being DOA.Today I talk about a free tool at https://www.vtubetools.com/What Made You Unsubcribe from That Podcast?I have only two shows the Rock and Roll Geek Show (www.rockandrollgee…