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Can You Make it on Donations?
by schoolofpodcasting@gmail.com (David Jackson)
8 Mar 2010 at 6:45pm
Today I go through some numbers to give you an informed idea if you want to use “donations” as your primary form of having the podcast pay for itself. Last month I urged listeners to help me celbrate my 45th birthday and chip in on a Kindle from Amazon.com I used a service at chipin.com [...]
Recording A Phone Call With No Budget
by schoolofpodcasting@gmail.com (David Jackson)
21 Feb 2010 at 8:26pm
There is more than one way to record a phone call without expensive equipment or a skype out account. Today I explain that if your cell phone has a headphone (ear buds) jack. You can purchase a cord that goes from 1/8″ jack to 1/4″ jack and plug it into your mixer. This also gives [...]
Troubleshooting Your Wordpress Blog
by schoolofpodcasting@gmail.com (David Jackson)
14 Feb 2010 at 5:39pm
This is show 209 originating from www.schoolofpodcasting.com The good news about Wordpress is it is free, and it is being developed on a constant basis. You get new features like the ability to search for plugins, upgrade automatically, etc. The bad news is sometimes they add new features that don’t agree with old plugins. A plugin is [...]
Is Your Podcast Blocked From Google?
by schoolofpodcasting@gmail.com (David Jackson)
7 Feb 2010 at 10:05am
As I have mentioned in the past, the easiest way to get a podcast up and running is to use Wordpress. This way when you update your website, you update your RSS feed, which updates your iTunes, etc. I’m not sure if this has always been the case, but as I’ve set up a few new [...]
The Hardest Part of Podcasting
by schoolofpodcasting@gmail.com (David Jackson)
1 Feb 2010 at 7:05am
I was chatting on Catherine Kames www.myspace.com/goosenotchicken and she had given up on trying to create a podcast. Where did she get hung up? Creating the RSS feed. Catherine is getting hung up on the same part that most people get hung up on (so don’t feel bad). The good news is there is an [...]
My Definition of Bad Audio Quality
by schoolofpodcasting@gmail.com (David Jackson)
25 Jan 2010 at 12:23am
Every time I hear “Talkshoe” or “Blog Talk Radio” I know the following show is going to have awful quality in terms of audio production. The last show I listened to was “book your self solid” and I couldn’t take the scratch static in the line, the constant buzzing, etc. So I decided to see [...]
Sticking to Your Topic
by schoolofpodcasting@gmail.com (David Jackson)
17 Jan 2010 at 11:59pm
Today we talk about two shows who had their fans say “Stick to the topic.” The good news is many people don’t give that kind of feedback (they just unsubscribe). So when you are planning your podcast be sure to think about how wide a topic you want to go. Charley Hays has started www.wphelpcentral.com where [...]
Is Podcasting Worth the Work?
by schoolofpodcasting@gmail.com (David Jackson)
11 Jan 2010 at 1:35pm
Today we have a quick show with some podcasting news. First we hear that Radio Industry blog Radio Survivor has named podcasting one of the most important radio trends of the last ten years. They state that RSS podcasts feeds made it much easier to index podcasts and create easily searchable online directories organized by genre [...]
Plans for 2010
by schoolofpodcasting@gmail.com (David Jackson)
21 Dec 2009 at 8:06pm
Where is Podcasting Going in 2010? Well I?m going to state the obvious. Yes iPods and portable media players are wildly popular, but after purchasing a Droid phone, I now see clearly how everything is going to end up on your phone. I?ve known this for years, but didn?t really ?get it.? I used a program [...]
Amazon S3 Vs Libsyn
by schoolofpodcasting@gmail.com (David Jackson)
14 Dec 2009 at 1:51pm
I have always been (and still am) a fan of libsyn.com For $12 a month, I get unlimited storage of my back catalog, and unlimited bandwidth (meaning 1 million people can download my podcasts and it doesn’t cost me any more. It’s still $12). I also use them for their stats. I can login to [...]