The other day my wife told me she checked out my podcast. Actually, she watched it as this was the first episode I also released as a video. She gets enough of me at home so why would she want…
I was looking at another podcaster’s website and saw they had made the same mistake I did: They titled their blogpost with the URL www.MyAwesomePodcast.com The 001 doesn’t help anyone except for the podcaster, but what do you title your…
One thing every hobby podcaster needs to know is what is pod-fading? Pod-fading, or to pod-fade, is to stop producing a podcast when there wasn’t a pre-determined end date put forth. This is heartbreaking. People don’t just start a podcast…
Author’s note: This is not an article bashing John Lee Dumas. It is written to educate the influx of people being exposed to his incredible success and believe the medium will deliver the same results for them – and it’s going to leave a…
Do you follow a specific workflow once you’ve finished recording an episode of your podcast? I have developed a step-by-step process to refer to when putting all the audio together. It can get a bit lengthy but this is my…
Have you wondered what to do for your very first podcast episode? When recording your first podcast episode it helps to envision your ideal listener, identify how he or she will consume your podcast, and prepare an outline to make…
After years of podcasting I have developed a simple checklist for how to prepare for the moment I sit down to do my show. I have a “To-do” list that must be completed before pressing the big red button, especially…
SEO Expert Will Hanke wrote a post recently about why purchasing keyword rich domain names is no longer recommended. The article points out that Google updated their algorithm to focus more on the written content inside the post rather than…
I have had the pleasure of meeting some incredible people at the St. Louis Podcasting MeetUp Group. We have had three get-togethers with a variety of topics like “Recording Your First Podcast Episode” and “How Can I Use Podcasting To…
Are you prepared to spend a lot of time for a podcast? Microphones are cheap, domains are only a couple bucks a year, and hosting services are relatively inexpensive. However, time is the greatest cost of podcasting. Time is the greatest…