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Subscribing to Blogs/Podcast that Don?t Have RSS Feeds
by schoolofpodcasting@gmail.com (David Jackson)
30 Aug 2010 at 1:00am
One thing you need for your podcast is great content. You can find great content on blogs, and podcasts. However, some of these sites don't provide options to subscribe via RSS (which means you need to keep coming back to their website). Today I show you how you can subscribe to their site even if an RSS feed is not available.
New Podcast Directories
by schoolofpodcasting@gmail.com (David Jackson)
23 Aug 2010 at 12:30am
// 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 you can do this at home. Take any file and mix [...]
The EASY Way to Record A Skype Call
by schoolofpodcasting@gmail.com (David Jackson)
15 Aug 2010 at 7:06pm
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 answer is recording a skype call. The answer I often hear is to set up a “mix minus” [...]
Why WordPress is the Best
by schoolofpodcasting@gmail.com (David Jackson)
7 Aug 2010 at 5:51pm
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 I started back in 2005, I had created my website in dreamweaver, and [...]
Over-Editing Your Sound
by schoolofpodcasting@gmail.com (David Jackson)
2 Aug 2010 at 10:00am
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 is slowly exiting Mevio. One of the things he will be focusing on “The [...]
Who, What, Why, When, Where, and How of Podcasting
by schoolofpodcasting@gmail.com (David Jackson)
25 Jul 2010 at 1:00am
Who Who am I? I’m Dave Jackson and I’ve been podcasting since 2005. I have a bachelor’s degree in Education specializing in techncial education, and I feel I can explain anything in terms that make it easy to digest. Who should Podcast? Anybody with passion for a subject and wants to reach the world What? [...]
From H2 to ESPN
by schoolofpodcasting@gmail.com (David Jackson)
18 Jul 2010 at 1:00am
Today we hear from former school of podcasting student Dave Gardner of the Rat Cast who has gone from using a small portable recorder to report on minor league hockey to being asked into the booth of ESPN. He first did a podcast about a single team, then expanded to be a podcast about the [...]
The Pros and Cons of Starting a Forum
by schoolofpodcasting@gmail.com (David Jackson)
10 Jul 2010 at 4:45pm
Today we talk about Forums. These may be called “message boards” and are a great tool for your audience to interact with each. For some websites, people use them to support a product or service. They can be lovely additions to your online promotional arsenal. There are some great advantages to having a forum. Podcasts [...]
Freemium Resources
by schoolofpodcasting@gmail.com (David Jackson)
4 Jul 2010 at 12:29pm
This episode originates from the School of Podcasting Freemium Resources When you provide a free podcast to promote a service that people pay for, this is called “freemium” approach. You provide free information hoping they will pay for your premium services. Christopher sent an email about wanting to start a website where people pay for [...]
Automated Backup For Your WordPress Installation
by schoolofpodcasting@gmail.com (David Jackson)
28 Jun 2010 at 1:00am
Today we are talking about Podcasting in a round about way. We are talking about my recommended software for podcasting which is WordPress. Recently WordPress had a major upgrade, and in some cases your upgrade may not have gone so smooth (my site was down for a short bit, but up with some help from [...]