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Podcasting Live - Taking Phone Calls
March 13, 2011

Podcasting Live - Taking Phone Calls

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Voicing Your Opinion
March 6, 2011

Voicing Your Opinion

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Spending Your Tax Return
Feb. 26, 2011

Spending Your Tax Return

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Getting More Podcast Subscribers
Feb. 19, 2011

Getting More Podcast Subscribers

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1.64 Billion Downloads
Feb. 13, 2011

1.64 Billion Downloads

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To Cuss or Not to Cuss
Feb. 7, 2011

To Cuss or Not to Cuss

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Topping the Charts From the Basement
Jan. 23, 2011

Topping the Charts From the Basement

I was reading an article about the Swerdlick family from Plymouth Minn. Here Father Dave and his two daughters Hannah and Zoe (ages 10ish-12) produce Kid Friday. The show is the three of them talking tech. Let’s face it kids ...

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Time Shift the Gold
Jan. 17, 2011

Time Shift the Gold

I was speaking with Rabbi Steve again, and he was very excited as he is preparing to launch his podcast. He was able to score an interview with an "A list" celebrity in his niche. When he spoke with the person they told him h...

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Podcasting Still Making Headlines
Jan. 2, 2011

Podcasting Still Making Headlines

Stuff You Should Know Podcast Featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution A recent article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution mentioned that two guys in their 30s recording in a studio in Atlanta. The Podcast is Stuff You S...

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Why Do You Podcast?
Dec. 23, 2010

Why Do You Podcast?

Most of my podcasts I'm giving you information, but today I'm asking for some information from you. Call in your comments 888-563-3228 (or record a quick mp3 and email it to me dave "at" schoolofpodcasting "dot" com). Podcast...

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USB Headset Test
Dec. 12, 2010

USB Headset Test

Today I answer a few questions about intro/outro music. Charles Maxwood had asked about intro and outro music. First of all I think its important to have into and outro music. It sets the tone of the podcast. It gives it a pr...

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Calling Your Audience to Action
Dec. 6, 2010

Calling Your Audience to Action

Today we get a phone call from Rich Palmer of Audio Gumshoe who chimes in our discussion from last week about how far podcasting has come since it began. Its much easier to consume podcasts, there are more and more devices th...

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Taking Another Look at Podcasting
Nov. 27, 2010

Taking Another Look at Podcasting

I was reading the Libsyn blog, and I thought about all the things that have changed in the past six years. iTunes exists iPhones Exists Wi-Fi hots spots everywhere Blackberry phones are now more entertainment oriented Adnroid...

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Creating Intriguing Content
Nov. 6, 2010

Creating Intriguing Content

Today i talk about making great content. To me this is content that is intriguing. This typically is information you can't get any place else. It is one of a kind (or hard to find) information. An example of this is Mar Maron...

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Live Podcasting Pros and Cons
Oct. 10, 2010

Live Podcasting Pros and Cons

Creating a live podcast using free software can seem like a great idea. As a podcast consultant, I see there are times when it makes sense. Today we talk about the pros and cons of creating a podcast live, when it is a good i...

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Radio Appears to be 38 Percent Commercials
Oct. 3, 2010

Radio Appears to be 38 Percent Commercials

The number 1 afternoon radio show in Cleveland is the Mike Trivisonno show. He is entertaining. Much like most podcasters, Mike is not really a “broadcaster.” He is more “one of us” behind a microphone. However, there are tim...

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Headline Animator – Truth in Advertising
Sept. 26, 2010

Headline Animator – Truth in Advertising

I read a Podcast Academy: The Business Podcasting Book: Launching, Marketing, and Measuring Your Podcast and there was a cool publicity tip about using feedburner's headline animator. I had seen that a while ago, but was unaw...

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When is it Time to Podfade?
Sept. 20, 2010

When is it Time to Podfade?

Edgy Podcast Reviews (a show that reviewed other podcasts) has (more than likely) "Podfaded" (gone of the air). The reason? According to one of the hosts, "It's just not fun anymore." The great thing about podcasting is: 1. Y...

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The Return of Podcast Promo Swapping
Sept. 13, 2010

The Return of Podcast Promo Swapping

Turning Your Email Newsletter into a Podcast If you are producing an email newsletter, you already have the content for a podcast. When I mention this to some people they state, "I just want to use e-mail" or "I'm not geeky e...

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The Importance of the About Page
Sept. 4, 2010

The Importance of the About Page

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New Podcast Directories
Aug. 23, 2010

New Podcast Directories

// If you are hearing advice on podcasting, and someone tells you to save your file as Mono instead of stereo to make your file smaller, you need to find a new source of advice. I'm working on a youtube video for this, but yo...

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The EASY Way to Record A Skype Call
Aug. 16, 2010

The EASY Way to Record A Skype Call

There are many podcast consultants like myself we give advice for want-to-be podcasters. Most of the time there are answers that are fairly universal, but I feel there are times when the answers differ greatly. One such answe...

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Why WordPress is the Best
Aug. 7, 2010

Why WordPress is the Best

Today I answer some questions about Podcast equipment on a budget, and we get some feedback on last week's show about over editing your audio. There is a program called Feed For All that allows you to create an RSS feed. When...

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Over-Editing Your Sound
Aug. 2, 2010

Over-Editing Your Sound

Podcasting News I was interviewed on the Podcast Advisor show with Andy White. I answer some questions about what I get out of Podcasting, what gear I use, what hurdles I've come across and more. Andy is great guy. Adam Curry...

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