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Table of Contents 01:29 How Do You Compete Against Large Networks? 06:44 25 People Vs 1 09:42 Two Things That Kill Podcasts 11:52 Buying an Audience 15:32 Life Without the School of Podcasting 17:01 So How Do You Compete? 19:24 Jet Ski vs Cruise Shi…

Today we are talking about Plugins. Plugins are things you add to your audio editing software to make it better, more efficient, etc. The best way to avoid buying these (or using these) is to record good audio in the first place. That is not always …

Enjoy and Start a Podcast The Messengers: A Podcast Documentary Is Now Available On YouTube The Messengers: A Podcast Documentary” is an engaging exploration of the rapidly growing world of podcasting. The documentary delves into the h…

Anchor.fm is a free podcasting platform that makes creating a podcast super easy. That's the good news. In fact, I feed anchor has probably helped create a few meetings at podcast hosting companies to talk about their user interfaces. There is a dar…

I recently did an episode where I got the opinions of two other people besides myself to discuss their experience using the new Rodecaster Pro from Rode. We all agreed that it's a great unit, and we all agreed that it was missing one big thing: the …

Welcome to episode 635 of the School of podcasting Podcast Question Of the Month If there is a slider between 1 I LOVE PODCASTING and 10 is I HATE Podcasting, where are you? Are you feeling like a three? Seven? Lets us know and WHY you are feeling t…

Because of My Podcast Danny Peña’ is Now on Twitch.tv Danny is a Hall of Fame podcaster who shared his story about how he started off with a cassette deck (see episode 506), and ended up playing video games with Bill Gates, and getting a spot on CBS…

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 years). …

Today I share a story about getting outside of your comfort zone, and we talk with the Real Brian about how his podcast has lead to him getting paid to host two more. Donnie Pushed Publish On His Podcast. I got this email in my inbox: Hello Sir, I …

Today we have a fun toy from my audience, we discover new podcasts with Ben Kruger, as talk about more things to worry about when it comes to Audello, and I answer your questions about the School of Podcasting and changing your podcast information i…

When I talk to people and ask them how do they discover podcasts, many of them say “I hear  about them on another podcast.” This is great as other podcasters have audiences who are already listening to podcasts. But what about growing a …

Today we continue our conversation with Daniel J Lewis of the Audacity to podcast. We also hear some great stats from Rob from www.podcast411.com and we get some insights into podcast flow from Adam Curry. Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Em…

I was recently told about a “new” Podcast Media host called Castmate.fm Before we get into their features, here is what I'm looking for in a podcast media host: 1. Unlimited storage and unlimited bandwidth. This allows me to store all my…

This week we look at some stats from a recent Edison Research where we see that 32 million people listen to 6 podcasts a week (on average). 82 million people listen for 12 hours a week. We also here from Nocturnal from the nocturnal podcast where he…

This report reflects me doing consulting on Monday and Tuesday evenings,  Thursday mornings, and two Saturday mornings a month. The biggest expense this month was the New Media Expo in Las Vegas. I also spent some money on some video training for my…

Today I provide 20+ reasons why you should be podcasting. We play with a free podcasting software that allows you to have sounds play with a click of a button, we talk about cleaning up noisy files, and we have a list 5 in 5. Why You Should Be Podca…

There are PLENTY offer media hosts (buzzsprout, podbean,blogtalk radio, talkshoe) and in the past I've said not to use them. Today I explain WHY. The Best Podcast Website Configuration Ask any podcast consultant worth their price that and they will …

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

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 about 1. What stops pe…

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…

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. …

While I don't do a lot of video, I am looking to do more in the future. I know to start an audio podcast you can get podcasting equipment for about the price of a nintendo Wii. However with Video podcast you not only have to deal with a microphone,…

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…

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…