The Audacity to Podcast
Daniel J. Lewis
I believe podcasting is the BEST way for YOU to share a message to change the world! I give you the guts and teach you the tools to launch and improve your own podcast for passion and P.R.O.F.I.T. (popularity, relationships, opportunities, fun, income, or tangibles)! Through each episode, I strive to help you communicate better, fully leverage audio and video gear, use podcasting tools for higher quality and efficiency, become an engaging interviewer, improve your podcast website, grow your podcast, and more! My goal is to help you and your audience get P.R.O...
6 Cautions When Using Redirects in Podcasting (plus best practices)
Redirects come in multiple types. When misused, they can cause some major problems, as even happened to me recently. Here are some warnings to watch for whenever you use redirects.
Check out my past episode and article, “Redirects and How to Use Them in Podcasting” to learn more about how redirects work and the different options there are.
(As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases through some—but not all—of the following links. But I recommend things I truly believe i
11 Tips for Sharing URLs in Your Podcast
There comes a point in every podcast when it's necessary to say a URL. If for nothing else, at least your podcast's own home on the Internet. (And you should have a domain for your podcast!)
Beyond your podcast website, you might also want to share affiliate links, resources, episode notes, past episodes, sponsors, and more.
Here are 11 tips for how to share URLs effectively in your podcast.
(As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases through some of these following links. But I
11 Warnings about Using AI in Content-Creation (including podcasting)
“Artificial intelligence” (“AI”) has made huge leaps in abilities within a very short time. It was only a few years ago that I felt on the cutting edge teaching how to use AI tools like Jasper (originally called “Conversion.ai” and “Jarvis”), even before ChatGPT was released.
Now, AI has become so prominent, that it's almost surprising if a software company of any size is not offering some kind of AI-based solution.
While inflation has skyroc
Should Your Podcast Have Inside Jokes?
Inside jokes can offer fun potential for your podcast, but also some potential costs. Here are some brief things for you to consider as you engage with your podcast audience.
In my signature fashion, I started preparing a whole list of pros and cons, and some big thinking on inside jokes.
But it's really not that complicated!
An inside joke is some form of callback, trope, catchphrase, or similar that only those “in the know” will get and enjoy. Because of this, inside jokes
Why You Should Put Podcasting P.R.O.F.I.T. First
Monetization is not the only profit you can get from podcasting! And you shouldn't be the only one to profit, either! Nonetheless, here is why I think you should put P.R.O.F.I.T. first in every aspect of your podcast.
The order of podcasting cornerstones
Before we focus on podcasting P.R.O.F.I.T., I want to revisit how I've taught the 5 podcasting cornerstones for several years:
Content—What your podcast is about
Presentation—How you share your content
Production—The technical si
8 Things You Should Check in Apple Podcasts Connect
Apple provides a portal for you to submit and manage your own podcast in Apple Podcasts. It's called Podcasts Connect. Plus, countless other podcast apps and podcasting tools rely on Apple's data through their free API. Whether your podcast has been in Apple Podcasts for years, or you're just starting out, I suggest you check these 8 things right away!
1. Check that you have agreed to Apple's terms of service
Apple usually updates their terms of service when they launch major new features.
Do IAB-Certified Stats Matter for Your Podcast?
You might have heard people talk about IAB podcast stats, measurement guidelines, compliance, and certification. Here's what all of that means, and whether it even matters!
Who is the IAB?
Once upon a time, podcast measurement was considered the “wild, wild west”: without standards. Everyone measured what was right in their own eyes.
But like most things that start with “Once upon a time,” that was only fairy tale. And yet a fairy tale that many corporate podcast
How to Use Podcast Transcripts
Transcripts have long been promoted as ways to make your podcast more findable and accessible. But it's only recently that podcast transcripts have become actually useful!
Although I didn't plan it this way, the timing of this episode is perfect because I just launched a new feature on Podgagement that automatically transcribes audio feedback from your audience!
This topic is also very timely because of the release of iOS 17.4, which brings podcast transcripts into Apple Podcasts! (Learn m
Top 5 Podcasting 2.0 Features You Should Try
Podcasting 2.0 is revolutionizing podcasting for podcasters, audiences, and developers. Here are what I think are the best features you should try now, if you can.
For extra context, listen to my previous episode about Podcasting 2.0 and why it matters.
Some of these features are still in development. Visit our new Podcasting2.org website to see the apps and publishing/hosting tools that support these features. (In the near future, CanIPodcast.com will let you see the complete overview of
Best Podcast Hosting Providers (2024)
Get the latest top recommendations for the best podcast-hosting providers, whether you're just starting or you're wanting to upgrade your podcasting tools!
You need good podcast hosting to help you distribute your show, keep it online, and understand your reach. Now, podcast hosting can help you with much more, too!
How podcast-hosting has changed
As the podcasting industry is innovating and there are new ways to engage, grow, and monetize, podcast-hosting providers have to keep up!
How to Fix Duplicate Listings in Apple Podcasts (or Other Podcast Apps)
If your podcast is listed twice in Apple Podcasts or another podcast directory, STOP! Don't do anything about it until you read or listen to this!
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How to Refresh Your Podcast Branding
After sharing multiple considerations for refreshing your podcast branding, it's time to wrap it up with the big question: how?
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Exciting News: Podcast Award, Podgagement, and Podcast Hall of Fame
The Audacity to Podcast is back! And before jumping back into the content to help you grow and improve your podcast, I want to share three things I'm really excited about!
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Podcast Awards, Continuing Hiatus, and My Podcast Reviews “v2” Launching Soon!
I have three important things to quickly share with you while you wait for my next episode about how to refresh your podcast branding.
When Should You Refresh Your Podcast Branding?
After considering the benefits of refreshing your podcast branding, you need to decide when it's the right time to do so. Here are some suggestions!
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6 Benefits of a Podcast Branding Refresh
Thinking about refreshing your podcast branding? Before I discuss the "when," let's consider how your podcast might benefit from a branding refresh.
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8 Bonus Content Ideas for Your Podcast
Bonus content can be a fun way to engage and reward your loyal podcast audience, either publicly, through an opt-in, or in a premium subscription.
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How to Choose the Right Podcast Categories
The right category can help your podcast get discovered and featured. But which categories are best for your podcast when there are so many?
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Does Your Podcast NEED Video?
Internet marketers have a new crush on video and many podcasters are starting to feel pressured to create video content. But do you need to add video?
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You MUST Disclose Whenever You’re Compensated!
There are many ways to earn income through podcasting: affiliates, sponsorships, sales, and more. Disclosing when you get compensated is not only the law, but it's also a good way to earn your audience's trust!
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Debunking the Myth: “It’s Not Hurting Their Podcast”
Some podcasters think everything a successful podcaster does directly contributes to their success and not holding them back. But that's false!
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Should You Limit Your Available Podcast Episodes?
As you podcast consistently, you'll build up a back catalog of episodes. But should you keep all of those episodes available?
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Are Podcasting 2.0 Micropayments Actually Worth It?
Podcasting 2.0 introduced a new way for your audience to support your podcast by sending micropayments. This is usually measured by satoshis (abbreviated as "sats"), which are one hundred millionths of a Bitcoin. As such a small portion of cryptocurrency, many people might wonder whether the effort is even worth the return.
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8 Ways to Improve Your Podcast Description
Your podcast description gives you SEO benefits and the vital opportunity to convince a potential audience to try your podcast.
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Follow The Future of Podcasting Now!
I've teamed up with Dave Jackson, from School of Podcasting, to discuss the future of podcasting! We seek to inform you about trends, Podcasting 2.0, and more to help you make your podcast better for yourself and your audience, and we work to explain things in an understandable way.
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Best Podcasting Microphones in 2023
While there can be many great podcast microphones, depending on your needs, here are what I think are the BEST podcasting microphones.
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Best Audio-Editing Apps for Podcasting in 2023
Whether you're just starting your podcast or you've been podcasting for a while, you might find some things easier by using better tools. Here are the audio-editing apps I recommend most for podcasting in 2023.
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Avoid These Words in Your Podcast Title
Here are the words to avoid so you can have the best podcast title that will clearly communicate to potential audiences and stand out in searches.
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Should Your Photo Be in Your Podcast Cover Art?
Podcast cover art is usually the first and most prominent thing people will see about your podcast! So should your photo be in the cover art?
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This Is the BEST Link to Share Your Podcast
Whether you're a guest on someone else's podcast, you're promoting your latest episode on social networks, or you're making marketing materials for your podcast, you might be wondering which link you should use to share your podcast.
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Should You Include Guest Names in Your Podcast Episode Titles?
If you ever have a guest on your podcast, you might be wondering where to put their name. Here are some things to consider for your own podcast.
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What’s the Best Time of Day to Publish Podcast Episodes?
Does it matter what time of day you publish your podcast episodes? Yes! And here are some tips to help you pick when that should be.
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What Is the Best Day of the Week to Publish Podcast Episodes?
Should you publish your podcast episodes on a particular day of the week, avoid the weekends, publish on popular days, or something else?
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How to Make Episode Artwork Show in Podcast Apps (even in Apple Podcasts!)
Enhance the experience for your audience by making unique artwork for each episode. But you need to adapt to how each app might display the image.
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Should You Include Seasons in Podcast Episode Titles?
If your podcast uses seasons, you have multiple options for how to display them. Here's some guidance to help you decide!
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Should You Include Episode Numbers in Episode Titles?
If your podcast uses episode numbers, you have multiple options for how to display them. Here's some guidance to help you decide! But I'll give this warning: it's, unfortunately, more complicated than it should be!
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How to Promote Old Podcast Episodes
Your podcast episodes don't have to "expire" once the next episode is released. With some strategy, you can use your old episodes to continue growing and engaging your audience!
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6 Ways to Thank Your Podcast Audience
You might think your audience should thank YOU for all the work you put into your podcast, but how often do you thank THEM?
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Why Does Your Podcast Need Its Own Domain?
Where do you tell your audience to go for the actions you want them to take? I suggest that should almost always be based on your podcast's own domain name.
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6 Free Ways to Podcast Better by Communicating Better
Presentation is one of the 5 cornerstones of podcasting (content, presentation, production, promotion, and P.R.O.F.I.T.), and how you communicate in your podcast can make the biggest difference in whether people enjoy and benefit from your content.
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Audacity Is Improving Fast! Here Are the Top New Features to Try
The Audacity software is popular among countless podcasters at all levels of production! at some point! It's a free, cross-platform audio-editing app, so almost anyone can use it. But Audacity has historically lagged behind other audio-editing apps until now! So here are some of my favorite new features that I think warrant giving Audacity another try.
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When to Use Trailer, Full, and Bonus Episode Types
A while back, Apple introduced the RSS tag to let you mark individual episodes as "bonus," "full," or "trailer" types. Here's what each type means and how you should use them in your podcast-publishing tools.
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Stop Saying Brand Names in Your Podcast! Do These 5 Things Instead
We use many services in the process of podcasting and engaging our audiences, like Patreon, Buy Me a Coffee, SpeakPipe, and more. But saying these brand names in your podcast can overwhelm or confuse your audience and—even worse—break their ability to properly engage with your podcast!
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How Proxies and iOS 14.5 Affect Your Podcast
In summer 2021, iOS 14.5 introduced a major change to Apple Podcasts with implications many podcasters may still not realize. With that update, your audience on Apple Podcasts is no longer getting your podcast directly from your RSS feed, but from a proxy. And that has some potentially bad implications!
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What Is Podcasting 2.0 and Why Does It Matter?
The podcasting industry has grown a lot since its birth in 2004, but the core of what a podcast could be and what it could do hasn't changed much. Now, Podcasting 2.0 revolutionizes the industry with highly requested innovations that will help everyone on all sides of the RSS feeds.
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Premium Subscriptions and More Coming to Apple Podcasts
In Apple's live-streamed presentation on April 20, 2021, they announced several new products and offerings. But in only a couple minutes, Apple CEO Tim Cook mentioned Apple Podcasts with announcements that will affect the whole industry.
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7 Ways to Improve Your Podcast and Promotion with Jasper AI
Do you want to improve the content on your podcast? Jasper (formerly known as “Conversion AI” or “Jarvis”) can help! It uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to generate blog post ideas, headlines, phrases, captions for images, and more. How good is it? That first paragraph was generated using Jasper's “Blog Post Intro Paragraph” template!...
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Labeling Podcasters: Amateur vs. Skilled
How serious are you about improving and growing your podcast?
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Labeling Podcasters: Independent vs. Corporate
Who has the final say for your podcast?
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Labeling Podcasters: Hobbyist vs. Professional
Do you podcast for the fun or art of it, or to build a business?
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7 Kinds of Podcast Images for Marketing and Branding
Even though podcasting is usually an audio-only experience, attractive images can enhance your podcast branding and help you promote your podcast better!
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Are There Too Many Podcasts?
On Friday, April 17, 2020, Apple Podcasts surpassed 1 million valid podcasts in their catalog. So have we reached "peak podcast"? Is it too late to start a podcast? Will your podcast only be lost in the sea of over 1 million other podcasts?
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Why We Retired Our Podcast Network
Did you know I once directed a podcast network? I retired it in spring 2019, and here are some lesson I hope can help you.
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How to Transfer Recordings Faster from the RØDECaster Pro
Here are some tips to help with one of the biggest complaints I've heard about the RØDECaster Pro.
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Overcoming Perfectionism in Podcasting
What I'm learning, doing, and reminding myself to overcome perfectionism. I hope this will help you in your own podcasting journey, too.
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There Are Now More than 800,000 Podcasts, and More Industry Stats
On December 10, 2019, Apple Podcasts surpassed 800,000 valid podcasts! Here's some more information and statistics on the podcast industry, with data from My Podcast Reviews.
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Should You Use the Gutenberg Editor on Your WordPress Website?
Switching to the Gutenberg Editor was probably the most controversial change in WordPress's history. I'll help you decide whether you should start using Gutenberg for your podcast's WordPress website.
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How to Conquer Your WordPress Design with a Page-Builder
If you're frustrated by your WordPress theme's limitations, you don't know how to or don't want to write custom code, or you want a lot more flexibility in your website, you might want to consider a page-builder plugin for WordPress.
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These Are the New Best WordPress Themes for Podcasters
Podcasters need a WordPress theme designed with features and flexibility to support podcasting. Here's why I think SecondLine Themes are your new best choice!
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Who Offers the Fastest Podcast Hosting?
Podcast media and feed hosting performance comparisons between the most popular and some not-so-popular podcast hosting providers.
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Kicked from Apple Podcasts? What Happens When You Keyword-Stuff Podcast Tags
Apple is cracking down on keyword-stuffing in podcast tags. Here's information from testing and experience to help you protect your podcast!
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How to Recover from a Failed Podcast
A podcast failure doesn't mean you should quit podcasting. Here are 9 steps to help you recover and keep moving forward!
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Why You Should NOT Publish “Fake Video” Audio Podcasts on YouTube
Many podcasting tools offer the ability to automatically crosspost your audio podcast to YouTube. Here are eleven reasons I think you shouldn't do that.
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How to Work with Other Podcasters
Working with other podcasters can be energizing, but it can also feed your inner troll. Here's how you can build friendships instead of enemies in podcasting.
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Why Feed Hits and Monthly Downloads are Meaningless Podcast Stats
Feed hits and monthly downloads are two podcast stats the may confuse or mislead podcasters. Here's why you should never rely on these meaningless numbers.
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Journey inside the podcasting business with this new daily podcast
Inside the Podcasting Business gives you a behind-the-scenes perspective on the decision, strategies, tools, and more in a business built from a podcast.
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Should You Launch a Podcast with Multiple Episodes?
A podcast launch can be fun and jumpstart momentum for growth. Starting your podcasting with multiple episodes is often advised, but is it right for you?
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8 Things to Check with Your Media Host’s Podcast RSS Feed
Regardless of who you use to host your podcast media and generate your podcast RSS feed, check these eight things to own your platform.
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Podcasting Lessons from a Binge-Listener
Podcasting is a time-shifted media. Some fans will binge on all your content, which can reveal some areas to improve your podcast. Here are 12 lessons.
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How YOU Can Help Podcasting Grow
Podcasting is unlike any other media. You, as a podcast-fan or a podcaster, are the most powerful influence to bring more people to podcasts.
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How to Support Your Podcast Audience on Android
Apple gets a lot of attention in podcasting, but Android is actually more popular than iOS. Here's how to not forget your Android podcast fans!
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Why iOS 11 Is Great for Podcasts and Podcasting
Apple released iOS 11 on September 19 for iPhones and iPads. It brings many new features to support podcasting and improve podcast consumption! Here's what I think you should love.
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Should You Podcast with a Cohost?
Should you podcast alone, or get a cohost? Cohosts can make some things easier, some things harder. Here's help you to pick what's right for your podcasting.
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6 Times to Follow Up in Podcasting
Effective follow-up can make a huge difference to the growth and success of your podcast. Here are some tips to help you!
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Avoid These Mistakes If You Go to Events
Attending events relevant or beneficial to your podcast can hold exciting opportunities—unless you make these mistakes.
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What Is Podcasting PROFIT?
To "profit" from your podcast means money to many people. But I think "PROFIT" stands for something more, and every podcast needs it!
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Best Podcasting Gear for Event Interviews
Recording audio or video podcasts at an event can present many challenges. Here's the onsite podcasting equipment I recommend to make your production great!
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What Does It Take to Make Your Podcast Better?
If your podcast isn't improving, it might be stagnating. This can hurt your growth and your potential. Here's what you need to improve!
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3 Options for Minimal and Portable Podcasting Gear
You may not need to spend thousands on multiple pieces of audio equipment to get a good-sounding podcast. Here are modern solutions.
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How to Start Using the New iTunes Podcast Tags for iOS 11
With the release of iOS 11, Apple supports new podcasting tags for your podcast RSS feed. Here's how you can start using them today.
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How to Get People to Share Your Podcast
Word of mouth is the best way to grow your podcast. Here's how you can inspire and equip your audience to share your podcast.
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The 5 Kinds of People You Should Have in Your Circle
You are influenced by the people around you. So here is who you should have in your circle to help your podcast succeed.
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How to Get Press Access for Your Podcast
Press access can get you sneak peeks, free trials, and more value for your audience. Here are 11 tips to help your podcast get these special media privileges.
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The Powerful Independence of Podcasting
While Americans celebrate their independence on July 4, we podcasters can celebrate our independence with every episode! Here's what makes the independence of podcasting so powerful.
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How to Reignite Your Passion in Podcasting
You may sometimes fall into a podcasting rut and you've lost your passion. Here are 9 tips to help you get out of the funk and back to your podcast!
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Apple’s iOS 11, Podcast Analytics, and Podcasting Spec Update
At the 2017 Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple announced several big changes that will help podcasters and podcast-consumers. Here's what you need to know.
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7 Promotion Strategies for Current-Events Podcasts
Podcast episodes about current events (including fan shows) may not have a long life, but you can still use them to promote and grow your podcast!
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6 Ways to Make Your Content Live Longer
"Long tail" is when a podcast has a long life of relevance and consumption. Learn how to keep your old episodes alive and use them to grow your audience.
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Why and How Your Podcast Needs Loudness Normalization
Loudness normalization conforms audio to a perceived loudness level. Learn why that's important in podcasting and how to make your podcast meet the standard.
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How to Move Podcast Hosts and Your RSS Feed
Moving podcast hosting companies and keeping your subscribers doesn't have to be complicated. Here's what you need to know, especially to avoid losing your entire audience.
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Is There an Ideal Length for Podcast Episodes?
Episode length is sometimes a heated discussion in podcasting. There's helpful data from different sources. But what's right for your podcast? I'll help you decide!
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How to Get Good Audio from Your Podcast Guests
Interviewing non-podcasters presents many challenges, so here's my advice to ensure you get the best sound quality possible from your podcast guests.
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What to Do When You Have Too Many Podcast Episodes in Your RSS Feed
When you have more podcast episodes than your RSS feed holds, it can affect your audience, marketing, and more. Here are eight options to fix it.
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What You Need to Know about Episode Limits and Your Podcast RSS Feed
After podcasting for a while and you may see old episodes disappear from podcast directories and your RSS feed. Here are seven things you should know.
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Preparing for and Learning from Your First Podcast Episode
To celebrate 300 episodes of The Audacity to Podcast, I'm drawing lessons from this show's first episode to help you launch your podcast better, or learn how you can improve.
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8 Ways to Use People for Automation in Podcasting
People can be wonderful parts of your podcasting team and be so skilled that you simply assign a task and they return amazing results—it's like automation!
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13 WordPress-Based Automation Tools for Podcasting
WordPress is powerful for running your podcast website and it can be the base for automating your podcasting workflow. Here are 13 WordPress plugins to help your podcast automation!
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24 Internet-Based Automation Tools for Podcasting
Web services can automate parts of your podcasting workflow, even when you're not online! Here are my favorite web-based automation tools.
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9 Windows- and macOS-Based Automation Tools for Podcasting
PCs (Windows or macOS) are powerful podcasting tools and ideal for automation. Here are 9 tools for automating many computer-based podcasting workflows.
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4 Steps to Critique Your Own Podcast
Regularly evaluating and critiquing your own your podcast, especially from your audience's perspective, will help you improve and grow the podcast. Here are four steps to get you started.
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How to Continue Podcasting When Your Life Is Unpredictable
Life can get crazy and unpredictable. It can be joyous moments like a birth or marriage. It can be sad moments like a death or job loss. It can be trying moments like a move or transition of any kind. Here are 10 tips for keeping your podcast going, despite life's challenges.
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7 Ways to Stay Connected with Your Audience During a Podcast Hiatus
Whether you're planning a holiday break, a seasonal hiatus, or need some time off, here are ways to stay connected with your audience so they will anticipate your show's return.
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Should Your Podcast Take a Holiday Break?
Christmas, New Year's Day, and many more holidays affect people differently. Learn whether you should keep podcasting or take a break during a holiday.
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Podcast SEO for iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, and More
Dispel the myths and misconceptions about podcast search-engine optimization (SEO). Learn what actually does and doesn't matter in podcasting.
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Is Your Podcast a Reference, or a Habit for Your Audience?
Reference or habit? These two approaches to your podcast could make a huge difference in engaging with your community and growing your audience.
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How to Stay Safe and Secure in Podcasting
Internet security and privacy are deeply connected and important to your safety. Here are 17 tips to help you stay safe and secure in podcasting.
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How to Protect Your Privacy While Podcasting
Your privacy is important and you could be compromising it with your podcast! Here are eight ways to protect your personal and professional privacy.
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How to Record Podcasts in Multitrack
Here are several ways to accomplish the flexibility of multitrack recording with different podcasting hardware and software.
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Why and Why Not to Record Podcasts in Multitrack
Multitrack recording keeps audio source separate. Here are some reason why you may and may not want to record your podcast in multiple tracks.
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10 Ethical Tips to Monetize Your Podcast with Affiliate Marketing
Whether podcasting for business or pleasure, affiliate marketing can be a great way to monetize your podcast. Here are 10 tips to help you use it effectively.
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How to Find Local Podcasters
Hanging out with other podcasters can be inspiring and profitable! Here are five tips to help you find and connect with other podcasters in your area.
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Why You Should Stop Asking Your Audience for So Much
Podcasters tend to ask too much of their audience and often too soon. Here's why that could be hurting your podcast and how to overcome it.
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6 Ways Podcasters and Podcast-Fans Can Celebrate International Podcast Day in 2016
International Podcast Day is September 30. Here's how to celebrate podcasting, whether you're a podcaster or a podcast fan!
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Stop Obsessing over These 10 Podcasting Things
Podcasters are often guilty of OCPD. It's okay to intently focus on important things, but here are ten podcasting things not worth the obsession.
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Redirects and How to Use Them in Podcasting
Learn about 301 and 307 redirects: what they are, which ones to use, how to make them, and how to use them effectively.
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What Makes Podcasting More Intimate than Other Media
Podcasting connects with people in more personal—even more intimate—way than blogging, radio, video, and more. Here are 8 things that make podcasts different.
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Creative Solutions to Podcasting Problems
Concluding the series on fixing common podcasting problems, here are ways others have creatively solved problems they faced with their podcasts.
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How to Fix Common Podcast Interview Problems
Interviews can create good content and share powerful stories across all media. Podcasting is full of interviews with problems, here's how to fix them.
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How to Fix Common WordPress Problems
WordPress is the best platform for blogging and podcasting, but it can break sometimes. Here is how to fix the most common problems you may face with WordPress.
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Podcasting Lessons from a Sabbatical, Personal Rebranding, and Podcast Movement 2016
Podcasting encouragement and tips about taking breaks, refocusing, saying "no" so you can say "yes," and Podcast Movement 2016.
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How to Fix Common Podcast Recording Problems
Recording problems can result in noisy, corrupted, or missing audio. Test before anything important! Here are solutions to these common podcasting problems.
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How to Fix Common iTunes Podcast Problems
iTunes is the largest podcast directory and it powers many podcast apps. Here's how to fix the most common podcasting problems you may face with iTunes.
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How to Fix Common Podcast RSS Feed Problems
If your RSS feed breaks, your podcast breaks. So here are the most common RSS problems you may face in podcasting and how to fix them.
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Should You Host Your Own Podcast RSS Feed?
Where you host your podcast RSS feed is crucial for ownership and control. Here are some things to consider for whether you should host your feed yourself.
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How to Shrink Your Podcast RSS Feed and Why It Matters
RSS is the core to distributing your podcast. Here's why the RSS size matters, what affects the feed size, and how to reduce the size of your podcast RSS feed.
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Should You Rebrand a Podcast, or Launch a New Show?
When changing directions in podcasting, should you rebrand your existing podcast and keep your audience, or launch a new podcast and start over from nothing?
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Podcasting Tasks You Should and Shouldn’t Delegate
Feeling frustrated or overwhelmed with your podcasting tasks? You may need to delegate in order to improve! Getting help doesn't have to cost.
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Overcoming the Hardest Things You May Face in Podcasting
Effective podcasting can be hard work. When hard things come, you may feel like giving up. Here are the hardest things you may face, and some tips for overcoming them.
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How to Help the Podcasting Industry Grow
Don't wait for your friends, family, and people you meet to discover podcasts on their own! Here are six tips to get more people listening to podcasts.
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The Best WordPress Themes for Podcasters (2016)
These WordPress themes will help your podcast branding, engagement, and growth. Plus, these best themes could make your podcasting easier!
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What Good Are Podcast Ratings and Reviews?
Podcasters often ask for ratings and reviews, and I created My Podcast Reviews to get all your reviews and more. But do ratings and reviews actually matter? Here are 7 ways ratings and reviews are important for your podcast's growth and success.
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How to AVOID Mistakes in Your Podcast
If you hate podcast-editing, then invest the time to avoid making mistakes while podcasting. Here are 5 tips to help you podcast with fewer mistakes.
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5 Powerful Ways to Grow Your Podcast’s Audience
Nearly every podcaster wants a bigger audience. Simply promoting your podcast isn't good enough, you need to actually grow your audience. These five methods will give you the best podcasting growth!
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8 Guaranteed Ways to Increase Your Podcast’s Downloads (and Why You Shouldn’t)
Podcasters often focus on increasing downloads for better stats. These tongue-in-cheek ways will boost your podcast download but not grow your audience.
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Is Batching Right for Your Podcasting Workflow?
Batching can be an effective way to improve your podcasting workflow. But is it right for your podcast? Consider these benefits and disadvantages.
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Apple’s Podcasts Connect and Other Changes for Podcasters (Early 2016)
In early 2016, Apple launched Podcasts Connect for podcasters to manager their shows in iTunes and the Podcasts apps. Here's more on these podcasting updates.
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5 Ways to Optimize Your Podcast Website
Does your podcast website accomplish what it needs to? Here are five ways to optimize your podcast's site for goals, mobile, SEO, speed, and accessibility.
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14 Features Your Podcast Website Needs
How your website functions is highly influenced by the features you add with plugins and coding. Here are my general recommendations for podcast websites.
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6 Needs for Your Podcast’s Website Design or WordPress Theme
Ensure your podcast website is designed with these six things to help grow your audience, engage better, and build your authority. These will help you whether you're hiring a designer, choosing a WordPress theme, or using a website-builder.
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How to Choose the Right Hosting for Your Podcast Website
Your podcast needs its own website in order to be successful. Here's how to choose the right Internet home for your podcasting needs.
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10 Podcasting Things You Should Update Every Year
Keep your podcast growing and up to date with these ten things you may want to update at least every year.
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How to Plan a Full Year of Your Podcast
Plan out the next year of your podcast with these 5 steps. This will help you save time and focus on accomplishing your podcasting goals.
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What’s Coming from The Audacity to Podcast in 2016
Here are my plans for what I'll be doing to help podcasters in 2016.
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Podcasting Predictions, Fears, and Hopes for 2016
Several podcasters share expectations, concerns, and anticipations for podcasting in 2016.
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5 New Year’s Resolutions for Podcasters
It's the new year and this is a time for many New Year's resolutions. Here are five podcasting resolutions I suggest for your podcast in the coming 365 days.
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Are You a Podcasting Giver, Taker, or Waster?
There are givers, takers, and wasters all around us. Which one are you and your podcast?
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8 Things to Make Easier for Your Podcast Audience
Discovery may not be the biggest problem you face in growing your podcast. It could be that your podcast isn't easy! Here are 8 podcasting tips to help you reach your audience better.
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Addressing Controversy in Your Podcast with “LAURA”
There are controversial issues in every industry, including those covered by podcasting. Remember "LAURA" when you need to discuss controversy in your podcast.
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11 Tips to Write Podcast Show Notes FASTER
Next to podcast-editing, show-notes writing is one of the most dreaded parts of podcasting. Here are several suggestions for speeding up the process!
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13 Tips for Faster Podcast Editing
Podcast editing is one of the most tedious and hated parts of podcasting. Here are several tips for faster audio- and video-editing.
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Ideal Equipment for a Video Podcasting Studio
Video podcasting requires a lot of different gear from audio podcasting. Consider these 7 categories of podcasting equipment for a video podcast.
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Ideal Equipment for an Audio Podcasting Studio
Before you buy all kinds of podcasting gear that you may not need, consider these 7 categories of equipment for an audio podcast.
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How to Optimize Your Podcasting Studio for Good Video
Recording video (for podcasting, YouTube, etc.) adds several layers of complexity over audio. Here are 6 tips for getting better video from your studio.
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How to Optimize Your Podcasting Studio for Good Audio
Whatever space you use for podcasting might need a little work on the acoustics to help your podcasts sound better. Here are 6 tips to get you started improving your "studio" for audio.
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How to Make a Podcasting Budget
Podcasting costs money. Before you spend more money on podcasting gear and other podcast resources, learn how to create a podcasting budget and stay within it.
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How Creation vs. Evolution Theories Affect Your Podcasting
This is not a debate between scientific theories and interpretations of evidence, but it's about your approach toward expectations and efforts in growing your podcast.
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10 Tips for Streaming Live Shows - TAP236
Periscope and Blab have brought fresh attention to live-streaming. These tips will help you host a better live show regardless of what technology you use.
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When and How Should You End a Podcast?
Everything ends, so here are some tips for deciding when to retire your podcast and how to do it without "podfading."
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How to celebrate International Podcast Day
International Podcast Day is September 30. Here's how to start the conversation and celebrate podcasting!
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How Podcasters’ Society will help you grow your podcast from average to amazing
I'm thrilled to announce the launch of Podcasters' Society—an exclusive podcasting community for podcasters like you to equip and encourage you to improve your podcasts.
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When to Upgrade Your Podcasting Tools
Microphones, mixers, software, and more podcasting tools can help you podcast better, but here are 5 ways to decide when it's worth upgrading your podcast equipment.
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Podcast Movement 2015 Reactions and Review
Podcast Movement is now the best podcasting conference by and for podcasters. Here are my reactions and review of the 2015 event in Fort Worth, Texas.
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What Is Your Biggest Lesson from Podcasting?
Hear great podcasters share their biggest personal, business, and other lessons they have learned from podcasts and podcasting. Recorded live at Podcast Movement 2015.
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How to Get the Most from Podcasting and Social-Media Conferences
Conferences are wonderful for networking, learning, and presenting. Here are 21 tips for getting the most from any kind of podcasting or social-media conference or event you may attend.
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How to Change the Title of Your Podcast
Whether you're rebranding your show, or you're trying to improve your podcast SEO, here's everything you need to change your podcast title.
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7 New & Noteworthy WordPress Plugins for Podcasters (2015)
WordPress plugins can make your podcast website even better. Here are the best plugins from 2015 I think podcasters should consider.
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11 WordPress Troubleshooting Tips
Your WordPress website is crashing, slowing down, or your PowerPress podcast RSS feed is broken. Try these 11 tips to diagnose and repair the most common problems for bloggers and podcasters.
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How to Prepare Yourself for Video Podcasting or Live-Streaming
Get yourself ready for video podcasting or live-streaming with these 11 tips!
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How to prepare yourself for audio podcasting
Get your body and voice ready for recording an audio or video podcast with these 12 preparation tips!
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5 lessons from 5 years of professional podcasting
The Audacity to Podcast is now five years old. These are the biggest five lessons I learned from taking podcasting seriously and professionally for the last five years.
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The Future of Podcasting (keynote from Podcast Midwest 2015)
The future of podcasting is more than "more": more podcasts, more podcasters, more money, more Android/iPhone, etc. I presented this as the opening keynote for Podcast Midwest 2015 in Chicago. Big thanks to Dan Franks and Jared Easley for inviting me to speak.
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15 years of Audacity: interview with creator Roger Dannenberg
May 28, 2015 is Audacity's 15th birthday! Celebrate with me as I speak with Audacity founder and creator, Professor Roger Dannenberg.
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8 tools for collaborating with podcast guests and cohosts
Collaboration is important when podcasting with guests or cohosts. These free and premium tools will help your plan your episodes and show notes better!
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Are you podcasting as an amateur, professional, hobbyist, or entrepreneur?
It seems that podcasts split themselves into two sides: "amateur" and "professional." But are these really the right labels? How should this affect how you podcast?
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Thoughts from Podcast Awards, NMX, and NAB Show 2015
There were many great topics, podcasting gear, video equipment, and conversations at New Media Expo (NMX) and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show. Here are my biggest thoughts and takeaways.
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Favorite podcasting tools (2015) from New Media Expo
Recorded from New Media Expo 2015, hear podcasters' favorite podcasting tools and share your own!
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What’s new in Audacity 2.1.0
Celebrate Audacity's 15th birthday early with version 2.1.0! This introduces real-time effects previews, better monitoring meters, a new and improved noise-reduction effect, support for Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, and more!
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How to make your podcast mobile-friendly
People are listening to, watching, and subscribing to podcasts more on mobile devices than anything else. Here are nine things to make your podcast mobile-friendly.
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What to do when your podcast isn’t going well
Whether a single podcast episode or a whole podcast series, there will be moments when something isn't going well. Here's how you can rescue your podcast.
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Should you monetize your podcast?
Podcasting attracts all kinds of individuals: purists, hobbyists, marketers, traditional broadcasters, wannabe entrepreneurs, and more. Some get into podcasting specifically to make money, some hope just to cover expenses, and some have no plans to monetize and may even believe the art should remain free of cost and advertising. Thus, we raise the question, should we even try monetizing a podcast?
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3 approaches to podcasting that could make or break your success
Whether you're already podcasting or about to start podcasting, how you approach your show could contribute to success or failure. Here are three approaches you can take, and how to work best with each of them.
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Should You Podcast in Seasons?
Most TV shows are seasonal for good reasons. But does a seasonal schedule or approach have a place in podcasting? Here are the pros and cons.
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12 ways to use an iPad or Android tablet with podcasting
Podcasting with an iPad or Android tablet is possible, but have you consider adding a tablet to your current podcasting workflow? Here's how to use a tablet with your podcast!
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5 ways to make your podcast audience love you
Does your audience love your podcast? Do they love you? Here's how to earn the love of your podcast listeners to grow your podcast.
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Ethics in Podcasting?
How ethical are your podcast promotion, profit, promises, and pride? This is a free-flowing episode where I share my genuine thoughts on these issues, after being an "innocent accomplice" to unethical Twitter-bombing.
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The 4 cornerstones of a great podcast
Content, presentation, production, and promotion. These are the four cornerstones for a great podcast. A lack of quality in these could hurt the growth of your podcast. But improve these cornerstones and you will grow your podcast.
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How podcasters are making money with podcasting
Learn the monetization strategies that other podcasters are using as I'm joined by Brian from ProfitCast in this special crossover episode.
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5 product ideas for podcasters
Many podcasters want to make money from podcasting, either to pay for your hobby or for a business.
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How to set and achieve SMART goals for your podcast
What goals do you have for your podcast? Are they specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-based? Learn how to set and achieve your goals with your podcast!
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New live-streaming options for podcasters
Here are the new live-streaming technologies I now recommend to podcasters who want to broadcast live.
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7 Free Ways to Speed Up Your Website without Switching Web-Hosting
Make your WordPress website load faster with simple, free ways. You may not even have to upgrade your web-hosting!
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How to celebrate podcast milestones
Podcasting can have many milestones—episode numbers, birthdays, and more. Here are some suggestions for celebrating your podcast milestones.
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Achieving massive success through podcasting (with John Lee Dumas)
To celebrate the 200th episode of my podcast about podcasting, I talk with John Lee Dumas about his massive podcasting success and pull tips and tricks we can use to grow our own podcasts.
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Honest Audello review and the trends of podcasting tools
I'm going to cut through all the hype and reveal some of the truths in my Audello review for podcasting.
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13 Ways to Use an Email List for Your Podcast
Email lists aren't just for marketing. They provide a direct and highly actionable connection with your audience. I now recommend that all podcasters have an email list, and here's how you can use it!
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8 household items to help you podcast better
Before you spend money on expensive podcasting gear, you may already have things in your home or office that can improve the quality of your podcast. Add you own suggestions and stories in the comments!
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The 5 PowerPress podcast feeds and when to use them
The Blubrry PowerPress podcasting plugin gives five methods for creating your podcast RSS feed from WordPress. Here's what each one means and when you should use them.
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How to brainstorm future podcast topics
Your podcast needs a plan if you hope to reach any success. I often suggest making a list of topics for podcasting, and here are 4 ways to plan your upcoming podcast topics—whether you're already podcasting or just launching your podcast.
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10 production mistakes podcasters make
We all make podcasting mistakes. Here are 10 things many podcasters do wrong with their podcast production.
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9 podcasting news highlights from September, 2014
September was a big month for podcasting (and also seen as the 10-year anniversary). Here are the nine podcasting news items you should not have missed!
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What Can You Accomplish with a Podcast?
Podcasting is an amazing tool by which anyone can use their voice to change the world! In celebration of National Podcast Day, I'll share four amazing things you can accomplish with a podcast.
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How to make great podcast cover art
Podcast cover art is often a potential subscriber's first impression of your podcast. Here are the technical specs and ten elements of great podcast artwork.
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How to Deal with Negative Podcast Reviews (and Other Negative Feedback)
The more popular you get, the more likely you'll receive some negative feedback: a scathing 1-star iTunes review, a nasty email, or mean comments. Here are 10 ways to deal with this negative feedback toward your blog or podcast.
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How to use a text-expander for faster podcasting
A text-expander lets you type a few characters and then expands out to full text. Here are ten ways to use TextExpander for OS X or PhraseExpress for Windows to podcast faster.
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How much time does it take to podcast?
Happy Labor Day! In celebration of this American holiday, I'll share how much you should expect podcasting to take, how to speed up your workflow, and how I work with my podcasts.
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Top 5 highlights from Podcast Movement 2014
Podcast Movement 2014 was an amazing podcasting conference! Here are the top highlights for podcasters.
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10 ways to use YouTube with podcasting and growing an audience
YouTube is not a podcasting platform, but podcasters can still use YouTube WITH podcasting. As another point of distribution, YouTube can help with search-engine optimization (SEO), growing your podcast audience, and complementing your platform.
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25 free podcasting tools as good as their paid alternatives
Popular, free podcasting tools you can use to create, host, and grow your podcast without buying the premium alternatives. Audio, video, website, and more tools to help you be a successful podcaster without having to be rich.
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What to do when you don’t feel like blogging or podcasting
We've all had days where we just didn't feel ready to write or speak. Here are ten tips for how to blog or podcast when you don't feel like it.
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Should you podcast under your real name, or a pseudonym?
Some podcasters will consider using a fake name for themselves to protect their identity while podcasting. This also applies to blogging and making YouTube videos. Learn more about when a pseudonym is a good idea and when it would be the wrong decision for your blog, podcast, YouTube channel, or any online branding.
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Are you really a “podcaster” and should you really be podcasting?
Is "podcast" really the right label for the content we produce? Can just any audio or video content on the Internet be a podcast? And is podcasting really the thing you should be doing for your hobby or business?
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Does your podcast NEED interaction or an email list?
Interaction often sets podcasting apart from traditional media. Podcast listeners have learned that hosts are generally responsive and feedback is often included. But do you need to interact in order to have a successful podcast?
Marketers are always talking about the importance of building your email list. Many will even cite their list (usually a very big one) as being the source for millions of dollars in sales. Do you really need an email list for you podcast?
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Is iTunes really THE place for podcasts? Do you NEED a mobile app?
Most podcasters will consider iTunes as the podcast directory. But should you stop there? Or should you even bother with iTunes and get a mobile app for your podcast instead?
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Does SEO really matter in podcasting?
Everyone talks about your search-engine optimization (SEO) with _every_ platform on the web. But does SEO really matter if you host a podcast instead of blogging?
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Do you REALLY need to edit your podcasts? What about authenticity?
Editing is a savior to some, and hell to others. But do you really need to edit your podcasts? Or should you be editing when you don't?
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Do you REALLY need audio/visual branding or promos for your podcast?
You've probably considered your branding and promos as tools to grow your podcast audience, or to look and sound better. But are these worth the costs, or might there be better ways to reach these podcasting goals?
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Should you launch your podcast with Episode 0? Does iTunes New and Noteworthy REALLY matter?
"Episode 0" is a common strategy to help you launch your podcast in iTunes and help you get into "New & Noteworthy." But do either of these actually matter for starting your podcast?
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Are Episode Numbers REALLY Necessary?
Do episode numbers really matter to you or your audience? Is there a better way to title your episodes or make your show-notes URLs?
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Does audio/video quality ACTUALLY matter? Is a dynamic mic REALLY the best?
The quality of your podcast production may be a criterion people use for choosing their podcasts, but how much does it really matter? Dynamic microphones are also praised as the best microphones (with the Heil PR40 being the "golden standard"). But is this really the kind of microphone you should consider?
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Do you REALLY need passion? Is consistency THAT important?
Passion and consistency are two qualities that most podcasters herald as requirements for podcasting. But do you really need these qualities to succeed with your podcast? Let's challenge this podcasting assumption and find out!
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Does audience size REALLY matter? Should you REALLY monetize?
It seems every podcaster wants a big audience and wants sponsorships. But do you really need either of these to be successful? Can you make money with a small audience? Should you really try to get sponsors with a big audience?
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Do you REALLY need podcast stats or media hosting?
Stats help you measure your audience and performance. Media hosting moves your podcast files away from your website server. But are either of these services really necessary for podcasting?
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Do you REALLY need a website and WordPress for podcasting?
I usually recommend self-hosted WordPress for podcasting from your own website, and so do many other professionals. But is this really the best option for running your podcast and creating your podcast RSS feed?
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How to host multiple podcasts on a single website
How to setup WordPress and PowerPress to let your one website host several podcasts. Learn about custom channels, category podcasting, and third-party providers. This topic was requested by Jonathan Downham from The Critical Care Practitioner Podcast. Consider before you start another podcast Starting another podcast can be fun, but also stressful. I previously shared 16 things...
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5 steps to pick what you should podcast about
Choosing the right topic for your podcast can seem difficult. Here are five questions to ask yourself with picking the right ideas for your future podcasting.
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What is RSS? And why you MUST own yours
RSS makes podcasting possible. I'll explain what RSS is and why not owning your RSS feed could mean losing all of your subscribers.
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10 super-simple tricks for speeding up your podcasting workflow
Imagine publishing podcast episodes faster! These simple hacks will improve your podcasting workflow in the little details. Each of these may take only a few minutes to setup and may not seem to save much time. But even saving 30 seconds per day adds up to more than two hours per year.
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6 P’s for a Proven Podcasting Workflow
How do you podcast from nothing to a finished, publicized episode? Here are six main steps with key implementations to make a podcasting workflow like the professionals!
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Podcasting “preflight” checklist
Before you press record, make sure you've checked these 20 things to ensure a quality podcast.
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Should your podcast be audio, or video?
Whether you're a new or experienced podcaster, you may face the decision of whether to be in audio or video podcasting. Here are the pros and cons of each format, and things you should consider.
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What to do when your podcast makes money
You've finally started making money podcasting! Now you must decide how to handle that income. Here are ten tips for what to do with podcast profits.
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11 web pages your podcast needs and how to create them
Your podcast website should house more than just your episode archive. Here are eleven pages to make your website better for you, your audience, and even sponsors! I recommend tools (some free, some premium) for making these pages.
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How to start a podcast in 10 steps
Back to basics! This isn't a detailed process for how to edit episodes, setup your website, or get into iTunes. These are the core 10 principles for starting a podcast, even if it's not your first time!
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Should you cover the same niche as someone else?
It's great to be the first person in a niche. But don't be discouraged if you're not. Consider the following seven points to help you embrace your differences, despite the existing "competition," or find a better niche for your blog or podcast.
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5 ways to overcome a podcast failure
Don't get discouraged when something goes terribly wrong and you're ashamed to release something you've recorded. Try these five tips for handling these potentially embarrassing mistakes in podcasting.
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Should you podcast while sick?
Sickness hits almost everyone at some point. Consider these five questions before you press record. (Remember that I can't give medical advice, so these are things for you to consider and decide for yourself or ask a doctor.) 1. Would it hurt your recovery? Rest is one of the best ways to treat almost any...
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Your Podcasting Successes in 2013 and Goals for 2014
Recorded live from New Media Expo 2014, today's episode talks about a lot of feedbacks from the Podcasters themselves about their podcast success in 2013, as well as their goals for this year. It was definitely great hearing people say, “I'm podcasting now!” George Jackson from The Sci-fi Super Friends Podcast 2013 success: Learned and build a...
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Top 10 podcasting news highlights from 2013
Podcasting continues to grow and 2013 is no exception. Here is a 2013 podcasting year in review. Sponsored by: Dropcam.com watch life High-Def streaming of your home or anywhere. Ongoing podcasting growth 2013 showed many areas of podcasting that continue to grow. These aren't unique to 2013, but they all show that the podcasting industry...
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5 Timeless Reasons to Start Podcasting NOW
Learn timeless ideas to help you launch your podcast today, with some bonus tips on why you should launch before the year is over.
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9 ways to take podcasting seriously
Being serious and professional about your podcast will help you get sponsors (and make money!), grow your audience, and strengthen your authority—even if you're a hobbyist podcaster! Learn how to podcast like you mean it!
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7 ways to make podcasting fun
Whether you're on the edge of podfading, or you just want some more excitement in your podcast, injecting some fun can help reignite the passion. Here's how to podcast and have fun doing it, too!
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9 considerations for podcasting headphones
Headphones can help you record and edit your podcast better. Picking the right headphones is a highly subjective process, but here are nine things you should consider before buying headphones for your podcast.
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A podcaster’s biggest mistakes and how you can avoid them
Since I first learned how to podcast, I've made my own share of mistakes (we were all newbies at one point). In celebration of my 150th episode, I share my top mistakes, and how you can avoid making the same mistakes, or fix them if you're too late. Get ready, because this is a long episode!
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10 email and web addresses every podcast needs
Successful podcasting isn't just about what you share in your episodes, but also what makes the entire experience easy, professional, and effective. Check out my ten suggestions for the email addresses and webpages your podcast needs.
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The good, bad, and ugly podcasting lessons from the 9th Podcast Awards
Learn more about what podcasters should and shouldn't be doing based on the review and grading process for the Podcast Awards.
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What to do when you’re out of podcast hosting space
Podcast hosting can be a valuable asset, especially when you have a limited upload plan (as with most media hosts). When you fill up your monthly media upload limit, you still have a few options.
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Should you script, ad-lib, or outline your podcast episodes?
Whether you're launching your first podcast, or thinking of reformatting the one you have, you should think a lot about how you will present your content.
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Post-production editing vs. live-mixing (podcasting workflow)
Should you edit your podcast after you've recorded it, or mix everything together while you record? I'll give you some pros and cons to consider.
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How to find time for podcasting
9 steps to help you make time for running a successful podcast.
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How to Back Up Your Podcasts, WordPress Website, and More
You never realize how important quality backups are until you desperately need them. Here are several ways you can (and should) backup your podcasts, website, and even personal computer.
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5 podcasting tool updates you should know about
Five updates to podcasting tools that you should know about, and how to take advantage of them.
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10 elements of powerful podcast promos
Learn tips for producing your own podcast promos from Mike and Izabela Russell.
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7 Audacity features you’ll miss in Adobe Audition
I don't regret moving from Audacity to Adobe Audition for podcast editing. But there are several Audacity tools I wish expensive Audition had or worked as well as Audacity's.
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Why use self-hosted WordPress for podcasting?
7 reasons you should use WordPress on your own web hosting instead of choosing another platform.
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Should you use profanity in your podcast?
Profanity is a controversial subject in podcasting. If you're the type to use foul or explicit language, consider several important things before you include this in your podcast.
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What 1 billion subscriptions means for podcasting
More about Apple's announcement and the implications for podcasts. Also learn about YouTube live-streaming and the Electro Voice RE20.
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How podcasters can use Pinterest for promoting, ideas, and more
Cynthia Sanchez shares tips for using Pinterest to promote your podcast, create better content, and get more followers.
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8 ways people consume podcasts and how to make a better experience
Podcasts are watched or listened to in a variety of ways and places that you may not expect. Forgetting these things could make you podcast difficult to consume and thus annoy your audience.
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5 WordPress plugins for faster blogging and podcasting
Speed up your blogging and podcasting workflow with these five great WordPress plugins. They'll reduce your steps, optimize your site, and save lots of time.
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The best podcast hosting options
No matter how you podcast, it needs to be hosted somewhere. You should have web hosting and media hosting that will grow with your podcast. I'll suggest your best options to consider.
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How to Prevent Podfading and Podcasting Burnout
Podcasting is supposed to be full of passion. But what happens if you feel burned out and want to quit, or you can feel that coming? I share 10 tips to prevent the podcasting burnout, or save yourself from it.
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How iOS 7 will affect podcasting
Apple recently previewed the upcoming version of its mobile operating system, iOS 7. This version is a radical redesign from previous versions, but comes with some things that affect podcasters.
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6 podcasting clichés you should avoid
WARNING: strong opinions ahead! Proceed with caution and please add your own thoughts, additions, or disagreements in the comments.
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4 reasons podcasters should be blogging (with Ms. Ileane)
If you're focusing on only podcasting, you could be missing huge potential to grow your audience! My guest Ms. Ileane from BasicBlogTips.com will inspire you to add blogging to your podcast strategy.
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Why you need a podcast-only RSS feed and how to make it
Learn about a podcast-only RSS feed, three options for creating one, and how to fix if you already podcast without it.
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5 reasons your podcast audience isn’t growing
Podcasters always want to know how to get more listeners or viewers. But you should also consider what you may be doing that is preventing you from growing your audience.
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How to Change Your Podcast Information in iTunes/Apple Podcasts
Everything about how your show is listed in the iTunes podcast directory (and many other podcast directories) is pulled directly from your RSS feed. Here's what you need to know to change the information.
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Changing the Format of Your Podcast
I'm retiring my 5-episode pattern for Audacity focus, but I'll give you several tips to help when you decide to make big changes to your podcast.
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10 reasons you should get a mixer for podcasting
The simplest reason to get a mixer is to mix things and have more control. But mixers can make many tasks much easier for podcast production.
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When should your podcast have its own forum?
You've probably thought about starting a forum for your podcast. This can often be an amazing thing for your podcast. Consider these things before you launch a forum for your podcast.
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Niche podcasting for 100s of episodes, with Dave Jackson
As the original podcaster about podcasting, Dave Jackson has seen a lot of change in the industry. We talk about his experience, where podcasts are going, how to make money podcasting, and share some podcasting tips.
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10 cheap accessories every podcaster should have
It's fun to talk about the big equipment podcasters use: microphones, mixers, software, cameras, and so on. But having a supply of these small accessories will keep you sane when you try to podcast.
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How to extract audio clips from movies and TV shows with Audacity
Audacity can't edit videos, but it can edit the audio from videos. It's easy to import audio into an audio-editor for grabbing sound clips. I found this to be better than my previous analog recording workflow.
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Podcast mic comparisons
See and hear the difference between popular microphones for audio and video podcasting: Heil PR40, Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB, Nady SP-1, and the Giant Squid Audio Lab lavalier.
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6 best online communities for podcasters, plus etiquette tips
Podcasters like to hang out with other podcasters and get help, learn about the tools, and share their experience. I think these are the best forums for talking about podcasting.
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How to add or change your podcast cover art
Apple recently emailed podcasters to remind them (again) about the requirements for being featured in iTunes. The language is very specific for easily misunderstood. I'll explain this for you and tell you how you can change your podcast cover art or add some if you don't already have it.
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20+ podcasting tools worth paying for
Learn recommendations for audio equipment, software, plugins, and other podcasting gear that are worth spending money to get. These will improve your podcast!
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Top 5 reasons to use Audacity for podcasting
There are plenty of audio-editing software choices. So why go with a free, open-source app for professional productions?
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10 tips for podcasting with cohosts
Having a regular cohost in your podcast can make your podcast more conversational, personal, and more thorough with alternative perspectives. These tips will help you to podcast with others.
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16 things you should consider before launching another podcast
There comes a time in every podcaster's life when he or she wants to start another podcast. These questions and tips will help you determine whether it's right for you, and how to start well.
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How will you podcast differently in 2013?
Hear how other podcasters will change their podcasting in 2013 to help reach new goals.
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Podcasting News: Audacity 2.0.3, PowerPress update, patent lawsuit, SpeakPipe, and New Media Expo
Hear the latest about Audacity's update, an important security update for PowerPress, the "podcasting patent" from Personal Audio, SpeakPipe's new paid plans, New Media Expo, and more in this "eleventy-first" podcast episode.
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8 time-saving tips and tricks for Audacity
Learn how to edit audio projects much faster with simple tricks in Audacity.
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What’s coming in 2013
2013 will be a big year of change for The Audacity to Podcast! I hope my sharing of my plans will inspire your podcasting.
How will you podcast differently in 2013?
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4 ways to create community—not competition—with other podcasters
"Peace on earth" is great, but podcast rivalry or antagonism can be painful and counterproductive. Instead, use these tips to build community among others podcasting in your niche.
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How podcasting breaks and frequency affect subscribers
Sometimes, you need a break from podcasting, whether planned or unexpected. Here are some tips for handling this with the least negative affect on your viewers or listeners.
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7 reasons I’m switching from Audacity to Audition (and why you shouldn’t)
Audacity is free and Adobe Audition is $349. Are there really benefits to Audition that are worth the big price tag? I share why Audition may be best for my podcasting workflow, but why you probably shouldn't switch.
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What podcasters are thankful for in podcasting
Software, equipment, people, and accomplishments that we couldn't podcast without, or that podcasting helped us accomplish.
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How to get feedback from your audience
Not receiving emails or voicemails from your podcast listeners or blog readers? Then learn 5 things you can do to change that!
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8 ways to receive feedback
Podcasters and bloggers love feedback from their audience, but are you providing enough or the right ways for your listeners/readers to share their opinions?
Learn eight options you can add for your community to share their perspective with you.
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21 things podcasters should learn from the Podcast Awards
Hear several lessons you should learn for improving your podcast and standing out from the rest!
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A behind-the-scenes look at complicated podcast episodes
Hear from the inside and hindsight of how Daniel planned and organized the massive 100th episode, and hear tips for working with any other complicated podcast with lots of feedback, notes, and ideas.
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100 amazing podcasting tips from successful podcasters
Unique, profound, and unconsidered tips from other podcasters to help you make your podcasts so much better!
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Top 5 reasons to use an external recorder for podcasting
External audio recorders provide many benefits and greater reliability over recording into PCs. Although recording directly into a computer can often be fine for podcasting, here are five reasons you may want to podcast with an external recorder.
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Snapping in Audacity, podcast frequency, ending a podcast, and MP3 file sizes
Get podcasting answers on how to turn off selection snapping in Audacity, whether podcasting less than weekly hurts, how to end a limited-episode podcast and not be removed from iTunes, and how to reduce MP3 file sizes.
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How to leave FeedBurner [in-depth audio]
Bloggers and podcasters are panicing that Google could be shutting down FeedBurner. I don't believe that will happen, but these steps will explain how you can move anyway.
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How to Fix a Podcast Mistake
Follow these 7 steps to fix your podcast when you make big or little mistakes—even if you already published the episode!
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How to use Chains in Audacity to save time
Learn how to simplify repetitive tasks editing audio by making custom Chains in Audacity.
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How to Make Money through Audible from Your Blog or Podcast
Monetize your blog or podcast easily with an Audible affiliate and earn $15 per FREE trial you refer!
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5 Steps to an UNSTOPPABLE Vision for Your Blog or Podcast
When your podcast has goals, you have the right focus, you know where you want to be, and take steps to get there, nothing will stop your vision!
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Should your podcast or blog have its own Twitter account?
Learn when you should or shouldn't have a Twitter account for your blogging or podcasting brand.
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How to use Gmail the RIGHT WAY for podcast feedback email
Gmail is a fantastic email client, and I highly recommend it for podcasters. I'll show you how to use Gmail without giving a gmail.com address.
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How to organize audio/video podcast projects
Recording into Audacity can be fun and easy. But organizing the projects, especially if you have many episodes, can seem overwhelming. Here are several tips to help you organize your thoughts, files, and editing software.
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Is FeedBurner still necessary for blogging and podcasting?
Is FeedBurner still relevant and useful to bloggers and podcasters? I share 8 things FeedBurner can do, and 8 things it can't or shouldn't do, and let you decide based on your needs.
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5 Things that WILL Enhance Your Podcast
Learn how a few investments can improve your audio or video podcast.
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5 things that WON’T enhance your podcast
If you're looking for ways to improve your podcast, skip these. They may improve your podcasting workflow, but they won't make your podcast better.
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Audacity 2.0.1 update and Apple’s Podcasts app for iOS
Why Audacity 2.0.1 is the most-helpful update and you should get it. And how Apple's Podcasts app for iOS works and will benefit podcasters.
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4 steps to make every podcast voicemail feedback better
Podcasters know how exciting it is to receive a voicemail! With some basic editing, these voicemail messages can also be enjoyable for the rest of your listeners.
All of these ideas and tips will apply in any audio-editing software, but I focus on Audacity's specifics in the audio podcast, so make sure you listen to hear all the details!
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How podcasting led from a hobby to a dream
I share my story of podcasting and how it enabled me to follow my dreams.
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7 tips for effective blog/podcast cards
Learn how "business cards" for your blog or podcast can help you promote and grow your audience.
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New iTunes specs for podcasting and PowerPress 4.0
Learn about Apple's new podcast specs for iTunes, what this means for podcasters (especially the new cover art recommendation), and how PowerPress 4.0 meets these needs and adds new features.
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5 tips to sound great with ANY microphone
Simple mic technique can fix your podcast from sounding cheap and amateur to far more professional. Apply these five simple tricks to sound better podcasting!
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Turning a podcast into a business (with Gordon Firemark)
Want to earn money, get tax benefits, or gain press access with your podcast? Then you need these legal answers with Gordon Firemark. He also shares what to do when you get a lawyer letter.
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Why you need your own privacy policies, disclosures, and releases for blogging or podcasting
How to easily make a privacy policy and what it should contain, how to get releases for your cohosts and guests, necessary disclaimers and disclosures, and how to avoid defamation. Legal answers with Gordon Firemark.
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Trademarks for Bloggers and Podcasters (with Gordon Firemark)
Show you claim something as a trademark? Do you have to register trademarks? How can we protect trademarks in social media? And more trademark questions answered by entertainment lawyer Gordon Firemark.
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Copyright laws for bloggers and podcasters
Can you use copyrighted material in your personal podcast? What about "fair use"? And more copyright questions answered by entertainment lawyer Gordon Firemark.
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7 free and easy ways to give your podcast new life
It may feel like your podcast is dying. That doesn't always mean it's time to quit. Sometimes, your podcast just needs a bit of new life! If you have extra money to spend, I also include some bonus tips.
This is more than just finding content for your podcast, but bringing new inspiration and flavor to what is still your passion.
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5 reasons bloggers and podcasters MUST have audacity
Learn why you need guts to blog or podcast. It's not just about a computer program.
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Is Zune still important for podcasters?
Rob Greenlee from Zune tells us that the Zune Marketplace isn't dead, and we talk about the future of Zune and podcasting in general.
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New SEO for Google, Audacity 2.0, New iPad, Mobile-Friendly [podcasting news]
Is your blog or podcast ready for Google's new algorithm? Should you update to Audacity 2.0? What the new iPad means for podcasters. Becoming mobile-friendly.
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How to Use PowerPress to Setup Your WordPress Blog for Podcasting
Learn how to setup Blubrry's PowerPress plugin for WordPress, including feed and iTunes settings, category podcasting, channels, and how to attach podcast episodes.
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Accents, Cover Art, and Stitcher’s Terms [feedback]
Will a native-language accent turn away listeners? How to fix a cover art display issue. And whether Stitcher's legalese is evil.
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How to Use Truncate Silence and Sound Smarter with Audacity
Learn how to remove verbal crutches and automatically shorten long silences.
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Top Podcast Directories and How to Get in Them
The worldwide web is a big place and having your podcast on just your website will prevent you from growing an audience—or getting one in the first place.
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Podcasting Stuff You MUST Get Right the First Time
Podcasters don't have to be perfect, and it's easy to fix most of our mistakes. But here are thirteen things that you can't fix later if you don't get it right when you start podcasting. Most of these apply to blogs, too.
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11 Ways to Use Twitter to Promote Your Blog or Podcast
Twitter can be a tool to find, grow, and mature your audience, as well as a great way to promote your blogging and podcasting. Here are eleven ways to help you succeed!
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Live calls, chatrooms, Audacity plugins, and podcast cards [Feedback]
How to take live phone or Skype calls, managing Audacity plugins, effectiveness of podcast cards, live-streaming a Skype conversation, how to get a chatroom, and multiple USB mics/inputs on Windows.
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Audacity Compressor Showdown
The contestants: Audacity's built-in compressor, Chris's Dynamic Compressor, C3 Multiband Compressor, and Levelator. I was personally surprised by the winner.
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13 Ways to Be a Great Podcast LISTENER
As podcasters, we should be setting the examples of being great listeners and encouraging our audiences to be the same.
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Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) vs. Blogging and Podcasting
This is a hot topic for Internet content-creators: bloggers, podcasters, YouTubers—almost anyone with a presence on the Internet could be affected.
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11 Ways to Improve Your Blog or Podcast in 2012
While everyone is making New Year's Resolutions in their personal lives, think about how you can improve your blogging and podcasting passions in 2012. Here are eleven suggestions.
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What’s New in Audacity 1.3.14
See what's new with the latest 1.3.14 update to the free audio-editor Audacity and whether podcasters will need it.
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How to record and edit a podcast with Audacity
Back to basics! Learn what you need to edit your first podcast and some tips you may have missed if you're already podcasting with Audacity.
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Should You Podcast in Mono or Stereo?
5 things to consider as you decide whether stereo or mono is best for podcasting.
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How to start a blog or podcast website and hosting recommendations
5 simple steps to get your own website, install WordPress, and start blogging or podcasting.
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How to Find Content for Your Blog or Podcast
Learn twelve things you can do to get content for blogging or podcasting.
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9 Things Audacity Doesn’t or Can’t Do
Audacity, like any program, has its limits. There are workarounds to some of these, or alternatives to others.
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Top 7 Deadly Fears of Podcasting
We chase away the undead ideas that scare away many people from podcasting or blogging, or frighten even seasoned podcasters or bloggers.
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9 Tips for How to Grow Your Audience by Attending Social-Media Events
In-person social-media events are a lot of fun and can be opportunities to grow your audience. Learn 9 tips for taking advantage of these events without being a spammer.
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How to Setup and Use Feedburner for Blogging or Podcasting
Feedburner provides useful subscription stats and powerful overrides that any blogger or podcaster can use. Learn how to setup Feedburner with your WordPress website for your blog or podcast.
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How to properly add ID3 tags to audio podcasts
Learn what ID3-tagging software you can use (most free), how to enter ID3 tags, and taking advantage of iTunes fields for podcasting with PowerPress.
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How to Pick the Best Time to Live-Stream or Publish a Podcast
Whether live-streaming or only offering a download, your timing is important! Learn some tips on picking the best time for you and your audience.
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How to Improve Your Voice from a Cheap Microphone with Audacity
Learn three easy Audacity tips for making your voice sound better, regardless of what microphone you use.
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9 Steps to Better Podcast Show Notes and 7 Benefits
Your show notes are the life of your podcast's Internet home. Writing and posting effectively will boost your podcast SEO, ranking, and accessibility.
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Productivity Tips for Podcasters, with Stever Robbins (@GetItDoneGuy)
Stever Robins has 180,000 listeners to his personal-productivity podcast. He shares several tips and tricks for podcasters to be productive in their podcasting.
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9 must-haves for a live-streaming page
Your podcast's live page shouldn't be merely another page on your site. This page needs special content and optimization to be effective. Learn nine things you should include on this page.
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How to put a live chat room on a podcast website
Encourage viewer-participation with a chat room during your live-streaming, podcast-recording sessions.
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How to embed live-streaming video on a podcast website
Once you have your podcasting equipment setup, it's time to pick your live-streaming service and embed it on your website!
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How to Live-Stream and Record a Podcast with Others
Learn how to setup your basic to advanced equipment for live-streaming your podcasting sessions with cohosts.
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How to Live-Stream Yourself While Podcasting
Basic equipment recommendations and then different setups for live-streaming just yourself with the equipment that you already have.
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How to Podcast Live: 5 Reasons, 4 Cautions
This is the launch of a miniseries about live-podcasting. Before we get into the "how to podcast live" specifics, it's best to answer why you should podcast live.
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WordPress Plugins for Podcasting (or Blogging)
My favorite WordPress plugins that enable me to effectively podcast. This is not just another list of plugins that all do the same thing, but each plugin has a special purpose and all work together.
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10 Tips for How to Keep Audacity from Crashing
I have almost never had problems with Audacity, except when I did something stupid. If you'd like similar success, try these and share any suggestions and experience you have.
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5 Ways to Make Money from Your Podcast or Blog
Whether you have a small or large podcast, you can make money from it. While this is not an exhaustive list, Daniel J. Lewis shares his top five ways to monetize the content you're posting on the Internet in your podcast or blog.
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Recording Skype Calls, Multiple USB Mics, Soundboard 2.0, and Video Podcasting [Feedback]
Listeners share their software and tricks for podcasting, as well as get their questions answered.
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5 Steps to an Effective (Podcast) Website
Your website is the Internet home for your podcast. Here are several easy things you can do to make your website appeal to gain more listeners and make it easier for current subscribers.
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3 Ways to Record Multiple Onsite Podcast Hosts
Learn how to effectively use three ways of recording more than one person in a podcast, and how to avoid ineffective ineffective applications of the same three ways.
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What’s New in Audacity 1.3.13 (with screenshots)
I share the full list of changes in Audacity 1.3.13 and personal experience with several of them. Ron Eastwood shared a fun special effect in Audacity.
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How to Apply Special Effects with Audacity or a Mixer
Make your voice or music sound crazy with these special effects that you can apply post-process (after recording) or in real-time with a mixer.
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HTML5 Audio and Video Players and Blubrry PowerPress 2.0
It's now possible and easy for you to upgrade your podcast website to support an HTML5 audio/video player, but not leave Flash Player behind.
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Truth about iTunes Subscriptions and Dropped pingPodcast
What you've heard about iTunes's auto "unsubscribing" and pingPodcast is probably wrong. Hear some truth plus two new launches for podcasters.
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Rethinking and More Podcasts about Podcasting
I'm rethinking the "podcaster's theme" for WordPress, the podcast megasite, and weekly podcast schedule. I also share more podcasts about podcasting.
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How to Have an Effective Podcast Intro/Opening
How you open your podcast episodes could be turning people away from your podcast. I share eleven potential elements of an opening/intro, examples, and my suggestions for an effective podcast opening.
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How to Record and Mix Multiple Hosts in Audacity (Double-Ender)
I explain how to setup, record, share, and mix a double-ender podcast. Audacity or any other audio-editor.
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Sports Sounds Pro, Giving Back to Podcasters, and Making Friends [Feedback]
I comment on feedback regarding another sound cart manager (soundboard), friends made through podcasting, listeners giving back to podcasters, and a podcasting goal for 2011.
Audacity tip: importing M4A (AAC), WMA, FLAC, and other special audio files.
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5 New Year’s Resolutions for Podcasters
Don't forget your podcast in planning your new year's resolutions! I share five suggested goals to improve your podcasting in 2011.
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10 Ways to Give Back to Your Listeners
In the spirit of Christmas, I want to inspire you find new ways to give back to your listeners, if you aren’t already.
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10 Christmas gifts for podcasters
Find the right Christmas gift for your podcaster or yourself.
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How to make your podcast shownotes easy to get to
The accessibility of podcast shownotes is important, but forgotten by most podcasters. Learn how to make short, easy-to-use URLs with Pretty Link for each of your podcast episodes.
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How to Insert Background Music or Sound Effects in Audacity
I focus completely on Audacity in this episode! This time, I share a brief explanation of copyright laws for podcasters, where to get music and sound effects, and three ways to work with background music or sound effects in your podcast.
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Podcasters, Podcasting Equipment, and Podcasting Software that I’m Thankful For
I share a bunch of resources and inspirations for which I'm thankful. This is almost a "how I podcast" episode, but not quite.
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Shownotes URLs for Search-Engine Optimization (SEO)
How you title your blog posts and, by extension, your podcast episodes greatly affects your searchability and even your usability.
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Soundboard 2.0, Podcaster’s Theme for WordPress, and Pasting in Audacity
Review of Ambrosia Software's Soundboard 2.0, Podcaster's Theme for WordPress, compressor/limiter/gate on a small mixer, and pasting in Audacity.
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6 Tips for Picking a Good Domain for Your Podcast or Website
Your domain is one of the most-important parts of your branding, and it’s how people will get to your website from anything other than a hyperlink. I share six tips for creating your domain.
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New Feedburner, Facebook RSS Graffiti, GarageBand ’11, and More
Google updated Feedburner with mostly real-time stats, Apple released GarageBand '11, easily get your podcast into Facebook with RSS Graffiti, TechPodcasts Network, Podcast Awards, and a fellow podcaster launches Podcast Starter.
Audacity tip: finding answers in the Audacity Wiki.
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How Long and How Often Should You Podcast?
Daniel Lewis shares some tips on determining the right balance of frequency and length for your podcast episodes.
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How to Prerecord Episodes with Audacity and WordPress
During my honeymoon, I had several episodes of the Ramen Noodle and The Audacity to Podcast automatically post. How can you prerecord and schedule your episodes to magically post while you are away? I share some tips for workflow, Audacity, and WordPress.
This week's Audacity tip is the power of the pause button.
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Podcasting without Passion, Organization, or Dialog?
I'm back from my wedding and honeymoon, but still settling in with my wife. This is another prerecorded episode that started with a question about podcasting without passion.
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Interview with Fred Castaneda of Struggling Entrepreneur, Part 2
While I'm on my honeymoon, I have a two-part conversation with Fred Casteneda, a podcasting machine! We talk about his passion, organization, and dialog in his podcasting empire. This is part 2 of our previous conversation.
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Interview with Fred Castaneda of Struggling Entrepreneur, Part 1
While I'm on my honeymoon, I have a two-part conversation with Fred Casteneda, a podcasting machine! We talk about his passion, organization, and dialog in his podcasting empire.
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How to Remove Noise with Audacity
Noise is probably the most-common problem in amateur podcasts. Professional podcasts sound great not just because of the equipment, but also because of techniques. Learn some ways to reduce noise before and after you record.
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Podcasting with Software Compressors vs. Hardware Compressors
Compression, expansion, noise gate, threshold, ratio—what does it all mean? Should you use a software audio compressor, or a hardware compressor?
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Audacity and iTunes—Making Not-LAME MP3s
LAME is still the best MP3 encoder, but further tests and conversations reveal that it just may not be the best for podcasting.
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4 reasons why you shouldn’t use Audacity?
I address four of someone else's reasons why you shouldn't use Audacity. also share news about the BlackBerry Podcasts app for BlackBerry Smartphones.
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Website Stats and Feedburner’s RSS Subscriber Stats
You have probably heard a lot of false things about stats, especially Feedburner's RSS stats. I'm here to tell you the truth! Make sure you listen to the episode because I explain everything in much more detail than I'm writing in the shownotes.
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Changing iTunes Author Name, Cover Art, and Waveform Visualization
I take some time to answer questions on Audacity and podcasting.
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How to make LAME MP3s with Audacity
Stop making crappy MP3s with Audacity and LAME! I tell you how to encode MP3s the way LAME was designed to, so you get a great audio quality and small file size.
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How to use Chris’s Dynamic Compressor for great volume in Audacity
Adobe Audition has its fantastic multiband compressor, but did you know you can get fantastic audio compression from a free plugin to Audacity?
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Live-Podcasting Questions and Answers
After several live podcasts at PodCamp Ohio, I hosted a panel with most of the podcast hosts as we discuss our equipment and workflow for live-podcasting.
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The Bare Minimums for Podcasting
Don't think that you have to spend thousands of dollars to launch your podcast! I give you some tips for podcasting decently with the cheapest equipment.
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The Benefits of PodCamps for Podcasters
PodCamps are for more than just podcasters, but how can PodCamps specifically benefit podcasters? I share my thoughts and the three benefits.
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You Need Passion, Organization, and Dialog (POD) to Podcast
Welcome to the first-ever episode of The Audacity to Podcast! I share my vision, talk about the POD of podcasting, and more.
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