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School of Podcasting Episodes

Aug. 27, 2007

102 Reviewing the Behringer USB Podcast Studio

Today I am looking at the Behringer USB Podcast Studio . This retails for $100 and it comes with everything you need to start podcasting (cables, mic, software, etc). This is geared towards the (in my opinion) single podcaste...

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Aug. 20, 2007

101 Recording Phone Calls Without Skype

Today I exposure my mistake using voiceemotion.com to record Kevin Bromber from Nowlive.com so instead of embarrassing myself, (and the fact that Skype broke down), I used my "recount" of the interview with Kevin. We also get...

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Aug. 14, 2007

100 Reflections on 100 SHows of Podcasting Tips

Today I talk about any regrets I have after doing 100 shows. I have one thing I've changed (as of today). We also get some great feedback on organizing your podcast content. We also get a last 5 in 5. (11:15) Organizing Your ...

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Aug. 7, 2007

99 Organzing Podcast Content

We have a ton of studd on the show today. We give away Sound Pack 3 from soundgods.com Congrats to Paul Clifford of the Tech, No bable Show You can earn money at Podcast Picke For Reviewing Podcast s We talk about how to keep...

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July 30, 2007

98 A Podcast That Never Expires

The great thing about podcasting is its getting big enough for companies to start building tools for podcasters. Today we look at the Audio Lite system from Gigavox (the makers of the Levelator). www.gigavox.com You can recor...

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July 23, 2007

97 Free Sound Effects and Running the Numbers

Today I went and looked at some numbers regarding people using phones to listen to the School of Podcasting's Morning Announcements. I use voiceindigo.com and I had anywhere from 15 to 47 downloads a month. I also looked at h...

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July 16, 2007

96 Understanding Double Enders

Today we talk about what a double ender is, and some tips on recording them. We also talk about the newdirectory I've added at Also mentioned: www.box.net Mentioned in this episode: 2025 Audience Survey I Want Your Opinion I ...

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July 10, 2007

94 One to One Podcasting with Paul Colligan

In the episode we interview Paul Colligan of www.paulcolligan.com who has created a new Premium Podcast Solution that you can find at www.onetoonepodcasting.com This solution has three difference levels (including free), that...

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July 2, 2007

93 Flipping the Podcast Promotion Switch

Is there ONE thing that you can do to bring a giant number of listeners? Probably not, but the key values are the same - find out where your listeners hang out and get some information to them. "You need to move to where the ...

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June 25, 2007

92 Affordable Wordpress Hosting

I've started my own hosting company at www.coolerwebsites.com and have created some packages geared towards podcasters who are looking to host their files at Libsyn , and have a Wordpress Blog on their own site. Are you ready...

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June 18, 2007

91 When Your Podcast Explodes

Members of the School of Podcasting have another discount to take advantage of from studiocutz.com on their Podcaster Toolkit DVD. Members get 15% (25 bucks!) off using a coupon code found inside the members area (and yes you...

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June 11, 2007

90 Podcast Contest Secrets

Join us as we interview "Ringmaster Greg" from the Dancing With Elephants Podcast ( http://www.dwithe.com ) about the contest that involved cross promotion with other podcasters to help give away an ipod shuffle. In the end t...

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June 4, 2007

89 Never Have an Outdated Podcast Again

I am looking for answers to the question: I couldn't have done ___ if it was for podcasting. Or I sure am glad I started podcasting because _______ I talk with Ram Krishnan of www.castmetrix.com which is a company that allows...

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May 28, 2007

88 You Don't Need a "DJ" Voice To Podcast

Today we talk about using a "Radio Voice" to be a podcaster. I talk about Dr Dave from www.shrinkwrapradio.com who was worried that he didn't have a "DJ" voice. He's doing fine, and remember that many people do NOT want to he...

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May 21, 2007

87 Pacing Yourself as a Podcaster

I talk about pacing yourself (your conent) when you hit the jackpot. We also talk about bulletin boards (forums), and how to fight spam. Wew also talk about doing an "Anniversary show." We also throw out the question, "Does a...

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May 14, 2007

86 Podcast Flyer Tips and Revisting Your Episode Name

Today I talk about some experiments I've done promoting my podcast. I also talk about some of the results I've done by finding a tool thats fits your listeners - in my case it was bookmarks promoting m podcast to college stud...

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May 7, 2007

85 Never Lose Your Voicemail Number

Did you know that if you don't use your k7.net phone number in 30 days it will go away? Well here is a way to never worry about losing your voicemail. Check out www.trykall8.com where you can get a toll free number for $2 a m...

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April 30, 2007

84 Getting More Podcast Subscribers

In this podcast we throw out some podcast promotion tips, why "hard sell" podcasts are stupid, and some new free services for podcasters. TIMELINE: 1:30 Feedback from Taylor Marek about a promtion that was being run by Dancin...

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April 23, 2007

83 Chalk Up Another Podcast Promotion Idea

Dave gets some listener feedback from Chris at amateurtraveler.com and Paul from technobabelshow.com I was reading a book about marketing a musical group and it mentioned using chalk to promote your band. Would this work for ...

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April 9, 2007

82 Creating Same Page Podcasting

People have asked me "Should I write down what to say on a podcast?" When they ask this they mean every word. This is NOT the way to go. I talk about a podcast that is the EXACT content I'm looking for and I CAN'T LISTEN as t...

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April 2, 2007

81 Icing on the Cake - Presentation Tips

NEW SPONSOR: www.trypersony.com The power of online meetings without the monthly fees. Today I'm talking about some tips for presentation, as well we WHY you should be doing some osrt of introduction for your podcast. This in...

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March 26, 2007

80 Changing Your Feed in ITunes

In this episode I talk about a couple of nightmares I've run across including: My RSS feed in iTunes somehow got changed to http://s (podpress maybe? I'm not sure...). I had to change my RSS feed in iTunes To change this you ...

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March 19, 2007

79 Podcast Secrets with Paul Colligan

Dave talks with Paul Colligan of www.paulcolligan.com about the upper level class starting MARCH 20th! about monetizing your podcast. Here are some thing they will be teaching you: * Exactly 8 reasons why Podcasting brings t...

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March 12, 2007

78 Three Sides to Every Podcast

WARNING - This show contains clips of Keith and the Girl (and are NOT worksafe). Dave continues his talk that was started by people passing information about Podshow.com that was false. This week will be the final word from m...

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