Top 10 Gifts for Podcasters (under $30)
What do you get a podcaster who has everything while spending less than $30? How about a mic flag, neon "On Air" sign or a podcasting t-shirt? Here are my Top 10 Gifts for Podcasters under $30.
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How I Manage ID3 Tags for Multiple Podcasts
Do you edit more than a few different podcasts? I manage more than 20 shows – many of which use ID3 tags. This is the process I found that works FASTEST: 1: Use ID3 Editor by PA-Software 2: Save the…
How to Embed a libsyn Podcast Player in Your Website
Media host provider libsyn offers a number of podcast players you can quickly embed on almost any website. If you can embed a YouTube video on your website, then you can do this too. Steps to Embed a libsyn Podcast…
Are you podcasting ABOUT, BECAUSE or FOR?
There are plenty of podcasts launched “because” the host wants to talk “about” a particular topic. However, it’s the show that podcasts FOR the listener that will foster the deepest relationship – and will turn your audience into raving fans!…
How to Quickly Reduce Gaps Between Sentences using Truncate Silence in Audacity
Slow talkers, guests who compose their answer before speaking, and what I call “Skype Lag” can leave long pauses between the conversation in a podcast. What’s a long pause? Well, I consider a long pause a gap between sentences that…
De-Reverb like MAGIC with iZotope’s RX 6
Many of my clients interview book authors and professionals who have never purchased a microphone. The result is an echo-chamber of sound that can get on your nerves after a while. A few members in my Podcast Editors’ Facebook Group…
50 Percent of your Podcast Download Stats are Lies
I've reluctantly come to the conclusion that almost half of podcast download stats aren't telling you the truth about your listeners. This video shows what to look out for and how to engage with your TRUE fans.
Edit Bad Breaths FAST (with this easy-to-use software: RX6)
iZotope's RX 6 Standard has a feature called Breath Control that will save me at least 5 minutes of editing per project, making my podcast editing business more profitable. Watch this 3-minute video to see what I mean.
Cross-talk Clean-up
The host and guest are in a heated discussion. The guest urgently needs to interrupt to speak his mind. However, by doing so he makes a mess of the recording by throwing off the host and needing to start his…
Editing Challenge: Stop Using AND as a Crutch Word
The word “AND” can be used as a crutch word. It’s almost a replacement for “Um” or “uhhhhhh” – which is unnecessary and can become annoying over time. As a podcast editor, or even as we practice to become better…