Podcasting Observations Newsletter

School of Podcasting Episodes

Jan. 22, 2018

Switching Podcast Hosting Companies

As a podcast consultant, I like to try all sorts of technology to stay informed with what is going in the space. Today I'm going to talk about things to keep in mind when you move, how to move, and why or why not you should m...

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Jan. 15, 2018

Be a Guest - Book a Guest: Andrew Alleman of Podcastguests.com

Because Of My Podcast - I Got To Hang With Rock Royalty Paul Colligan has a client who invited him to comes to a charity event run by Alic Cooper where he got to meet Ace Frehley (Kiss) Slash (Guns and Rose) Edgar Winter, Rob...

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Jan. 8, 2018

This Episode is Not About Podcasting - Ask Dave Anything

Every 100 episodes, I break my format. Today I completely broke it and decided to try something I've heard others do and that is an "Ask Me Anything" episode. It was hard as people sent in some questions that were very hard. ...

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Jan. 1, 2018

How to Make Your Audience Go WOW

Every year I read/listen to the book Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World . For me, this is the same as a football go saying, We need to get back to the basics. It reminds me of what my goals are as a content creator. In th...

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Dec. 25, 2017

Top Podcasts Of 2017

Every year I wind up the year by asking you what your favorite podcast is (if you could only listen to one sh0w) and more importantly why is it your favorite show. Here are the responses: 2:53 Kit from Active Travel Adventure...

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Dec. 18, 2017

Simple Works - New Apple Stats - and One Size Does Not Fit All

This weekend I had "Christmas" with most of my family as my brother goes to Florida for Christmas with his in-laws. We bought my nieces and nephews who are ages 8 and under some of the toys we grew up playing. I noticed that ...

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Dec. 11, 2017

Lessons and Observations from PodCon

I attended the first ever PodCon in Seattle this weekend. It was cofounder by Hank and John Green who are You tubers who have a successful Dear Hank and John show , Joseph Fink from Welcome to Nightvale , Justin and Travis Mc...

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Dec. 4, 2017

Flattening the Podcast Learning Curve EP 595

Because of My Podcast - My Band Sold Out Our Kickstarter 1:30 Matt from the band EleventySeven tells how his band had "taken a break" for the better part of four years. They decided to get the band back together, but how are ...

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Nov. 27, 2017

What Will You Do Differently For Your Podcast in 2018?

Every now and then I do an episode where you provide an answer to a question and we all learn together. This episode we asked the question, "What will you be doing differently in 2018?" Here are the people and their answers (...

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Nov. 20, 2017

Should You Make Your Guests Jump Through Hoops?

Last week I explained how I learned of a strategy from Doug Sandler of the Nice Guys on Business show where the goal is to bring on guests who would be a good client for you (assuming you're podcasting as part of your busines...

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Nov. 13, 2017

Your Customer Is Your Guest

Today I'm back from Speaking at DC Podfest (what a great event) and I went to a session that had some interesting points that I wanted to share. The session was titled, "Size Doesn’t Matter: Build a Monetization Program with ...

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Nov. 6, 2017

Creating Events For Your Audience Part 2 - Mark Deal

Today we are talking with Mark Deal who has grown Podcast Atlanta to over 500 members ( www.podatl.com ). We get great tips on growing a local meetup, tips, and resources for better interviews, and how is creating podcasts fo...

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Oct. 30, 2017

Lessons From Steven Spielberg - Podcast Woodshed

Because of My Podcast, I Will Be Attending A Taping of the Black List Television Show - Troy Heinritz 1:58 Troy Heinritz has had story after story when it comes to his Black List Exposed show. He recently won a podcast award,...

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Oct. 23, 2017

New Ideas - Lead To New Facts - Lead to New Actions

The Essential Items For Your Podcast Website Let me state, that this has nothing to do with Wordpress vs Wix vs Squarespace. These are the items that I feel should be on your website (and why) A Play Button Think of this as a...

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Oct. 16, 2017

Are You Doing Everything To Grow My Podcast Audience?

I was listening to the Book Feed the Muscle Burn the Fat and he relayed the story of a man at a Tony Robbins event (Tony is a major Business Guru). He told Tony that he had done EVERYTHING to grow his audience. Since he had t...

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Oct. 9, 2017

Simply Sonic SS1 and Second Line Dix WordPress Theme Reviews

Simply Sound Company SS1 PreAmp Review While I've never used any preamps like the Triton Audio Fethead Microphone Preamp or the Cloudlifter CL-1 , I was really impressed with the amazing amount of boost to the sound. The larg...

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Oct. 2, 2017

Finding Podcast Listeners At the Mall?

In honor of International Podcast Day, I went to the local mall (that's still open) and asked people, "Have you have of podcasting?" If they said yes I would ask, "Have you actually heard a podcast?" Many people said NO. The ...

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Sept. 28, 2017

International Podcast Day

Hello, everyone, I realized in my last episode I didn't talk about International Podcast Day. If you haven't checked out their site it is www.internationalpodcastday.com They have cool tools to help you promote the power of p...

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Sept. 25, 2017

Creating Events For Your Audience Part 1

The fastest way to connect with your audience is face to face. You may be thinking of creating a meetup, or a workshop, or yearly event around your topic/show. How do you go about doing it? Today we have Chris Krimitsos who i...

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Sept. 18, 2017

Juggling the Podcaster Attitude

The podcaster attitude can be a tricky one to juggle. You care about your content, you care about your audience, but at times you might want to try something new, and that means your audience may not like it. If you like it, ...

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Sept. 11, 2017

How To Compete with the Big Networks

Glenn the Geek Hebert (from horseradionetwork.com )shares what he learns from talking to "Radio People" from Podcast Movement. We discuss being more focused with our podcast, so I bring on Addy Saucedo who is the author of Th...

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Sept. 4, 2017

Um, Yeah, NO! - Keeping Bad Content Away From Your Audience

Every month I ask my audience a question. This month is have you ever been approached by someone who OBVIOUSLY has NO CLUE about your show? Special Thanks To: Bernie from Bernie the Cat Show Lee Silverstein from the Colon Can...

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Aug. 28, 2017

Podcast Movement 2017 Refrelections

I'm back from podcast movement, and I had a blast. I also have insights from one of the hardest assignments I've done in a long time. My Impression of Podcast Movement 2017 Nothing cooler than being picked up at that airport ...

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Aug. 21, 2017

Sound Devices MixPre-3 Review

Full show notes can be seen at www.schoolofpodcasting.com/580 Why Keeping It Simple is a Good idea I do a show every Saturday call Ask the Podcast Coach with Jim Collison from theaverageguy .tv and at one point I decided to c...

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