Zune Podcasting And Zoom H1 Digital Audio Recorder Review

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In this episode, I am delighted to share an interview that I had with Rob Greenlee from Microsoft’s Zune Podcasting department. In the conversation with Rob, we learn why so many podcasters had not be able to get their feeds listed in the Zune podcasting directory. I am very happy to announce that any podcaster who wants to get their show listed in the Zune Directory can do so by emailing Rob@Zune.net. Speaking with Rob has helped renew some passion for the fact that Microsoft is paying to employ someone who’s purpose in the company is to support podcasters. This is very good news!

Also in this episode, I am delighted to let you know that I have finally received my review unit of the Zoom H1 Handy Digital Audio Recorder. If you simply REFUSE to pay more than $99 for a digital audio recorder, then I would say that this is a “decent” option. However, you simply must order a windscreen to go with this unit and be sure to have plenty of batteries on hand. The H1 review portion of this episode was actually recorded on the Zoom H1 recorder.

Here are just a few of my concerns about the Zoom H1 Recorder:
* No AC adapter included
* AC power is not an option at all!
—UPDATE— Turns out that you can get a USB/AC Adapter to power the unit.
* No pause recording functionality
* No windscreen included (This is a MUST HAVE ITEM)
* No USB cable included
* No ability to keep the backlit display turned on.
* Memory card compartment door is LIKELY to be broken.
* Menu functionality is clunky to say the very least.

I do feel that this is a decent option for a recorder if you are only willing to spend $99 on such a device. Personally, the inability to use an ac adapter —UPDATE— Turns out that you can get a USB/AC Adapter to power the unit. and the lack of the pause recording feature are enough to make this a deal breaker for me. If those are not deal breakers for you and you have a very tight budget to work with, I’d say that it’s worth the $99.

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How To Get An All Expenses Paid Sponsorship To Attend A Conference! And Podcamp Boston 5 Information #PCB5

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Schedule Update: Podcast Answer Man is on my schedule to record at the end of the day on Thursdays, after I’ve shut down the live show stream. All of our shows from Thursday, including Podcast Answer Man, should be online by Noon on Friday each week, if not sooner.

Notes From This Episode:

Podcamp Boston 5 Trip Sponsorship
Last week, I inserted a short note about the fact that I was looking for a sponsor for our trip to Podcamp Boston 5. I was approached by two companies who had a strong desire to sponsor the trip for Stephanie and myself! I’m proud to announce that Dane Falkner from DivineOffice.org is paying ALL EXPENSES for Stephanie and I to attend Podcamp Boston 5. When I say all expenses, I’m talking about round trip airfaire, hotel accommodations, meals and transportation while in Boston, admission to the conference, AS WELL AS the costs for quality childcare for our three children for four days.

What did I offer to my sponsor?
First off, I will create a blog post that will be easily found at http://gspn.tv/divineoffice. This blog post will include a video explaining how I met Dane and how he had just recently sponsored the podcasting track at the CNMC event that I spoke at in Boston just recently. I will explain what a financial blessing this is to us personally and professionally.
I will explain what it means to me that Stephanie will be able to attend the event and, of course, I will explain what DivineOffice is.

The blog post will also include some written information to summarize the contents of the video and will have a brief description of the Divine Office ministry and how considering the purchase of their iPhone/iPad application is a great way to thank them for this generous sponsorship.

This blog post is a critical ingredient to the sponsorship. Rather than go on for 5 to 10 minutes about the sponsorship, like a certain podcaster that I love, I can simply say thanks to Dane at DivineOffice.org for his sponsorship and ask people to please go to http://gspn.tv/divineoffice to leave a comment thanking them for the sponsorship. In fact, I’d like to ask you, if you are excited about the fact that I’ll be able to bring coverage about and produce content from Podcamp Boston 5, please head over there and leave a comment thanking them.

I will be talking up the Podcamp Boston 5 trip in many of my podcasts, on a weekly basis, leading up to the trip. Of course, a quick thanks will be given to Divine Office and a mention of the post at http://gspn.tv/divineoffice.

They will gain some Brand Exposure On Twitter/Facebook/Linked In During The Event. I describe this in a little more detail in the episode.

YouTube video updates from the event will include a short note of thanks to Divine Office with a mention of the post at http://gspn.tv/divineoffice.

My Podcamp Boston Talk: I will be talking about how you can earn an income from podcasting about your passion. You can bet I’ll be talking about how Stephanie and I are attending this event on a 100%, all expenses paid basis thanks to DivineOffice.org and if they are interested in more information about how that came about, they should check out this episode of Podcast Answer man or the blog post found at http://gspn.tv/divineoffice.

I explained the value of all my face-to-face/one-on-one conversations that I will be having with people and how the word will spread about the the things that I share with these people. I give a little more detail in this episode, however, I shared with Dane the following two audio clips to demonstrate how people who have a chance to hear my story will talk about it to others.

Mac & Katherine from the Catholic In A Small Town podcast:

Greg & Jennifer from The Catholics Next Door show on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio

Of course thanks would be given and mention of the post at http://gspn.tv/divineoffice whenever we refer to our trip to Podcamp Boston 5 in our podcasts after we return.

I shared the story of how being the first to sponsor an event like this would certainly be included in at least one book that I plan to write and will likely be shared in many of my future speaking engagements.

There is the TARGET AUDIENCE to consider. I have amazing relationships with very influential Catholics in new media around the world. Just listen to the two audio clips mentioned above to get a feel for this fact.

Here’s the deal: it took me YEARS to get to the place where I have a lot to offer to my sponsor! Building meaningful relationships with people around shared passions and giving sacrificially to others, over the course of years, is what has made this a reality.

I turned down the 2nd sponsor, as I wanted to make sure to funnel all attention to a single sponsor that has paid for ALL EXPENSES. I believe that carries a lot more weight than mentioning a LIST of sponsors. I do not want to dilute the exposure to my sponsor and I don’t want to overwhelm my audience with requests to thank multiple sponsors.

So what’s the big deal about Podcamp Boston 5 anyway?
First off, if you haven’t heard of a podcamp before, simply check out http://podcamp.org for more details. Boston is a major social media hub on the East Coast. Boston is where Podcamp first started! Boston is a very beautiful city to visit. I attended Podcamp Boston 2 and the relationships I made there literally helped me launch my business.

Podcamp Boston is a 2 day event!
More people will travel farther distances to attend a two day event.
At single day events, hardly anyone shows up for pre-podcamp parties.
At single day events, hardly anyone sticks around long enough for the evening party.
At two day events both the pre-party and official podcamp party are HIGHLY ATTENDED!

Networking & Socializing!
It’s not all about the sessions! At least not for me. Some sessions will be really great. Some sessions will be absolutely horrible. I plan on spending more time in the hallways than in the sessions. I plan to meet as many new people as possible. The parties are great places to get to know people. And I am hoping to find just the right dinner party to attend!

It is simply an enriching experience. I’ve been to a lot of podcamps at this point. Podcamp NYC 2 was another great two day Podcamp. However, It’s hard to beat the original. You should attend Podcamp Boston 5!

That’s all I have for you this week. I’m simply going to ask you to head over to http://gspn.tv/divineoffice and leave a comment thanking Dane and the team for making it possible for Stephanie and I to attend this event. As the result of their sponsorship, you’ll be able to experience it from my perspective.

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BlackBerry Podcast Announcement, CNMC, And More

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Last weekend, I had the most amazing opportunity, as I was invited to speak at the CNCM in Boston. One of the greatest highlights of my trip to Boston was that I finally had the opportunity to meet my long time friend, Fr. Roderick, face to face.

Some of you will remember back in January of 2009 when I released an interview that I did with Father Roderick in episode 92 of Podcast Answer Man. If you want to hear all about my weekend trip to Boston, I would encourage you to start with Pursuing A Balanced Life episode 475 which is the first episode in a four part series titled “My Catholic Weekend.”

In this week’s episode, I cover the following topics:
* BlackBerry Launches Official Podcast Application (Link)
* Submitting Your Podcast To BlackBerry Podcast Directory (Link)
* Tech Specs PDF from Blackberry (LINK)
* Short interview with Avery Grant from the Live Out Loud Podcast. (iTunes Link) (Website Link)
* Blue Host Podcast Hosting (Blog Post With Affiliate Link)
* Wanna Sponsor Our Trip To Podcamp Boston 5? (Email Me)
* Ron Nutter Shares a testimonial for WordPress for Podcasters (More Info Here)

Here are the links to the CNMC talks that I did with Fr. Roderick:
Session 1 Recorded on Ustream
Session 2 Recorded on Ustream
Session 3 Recorded on Ustream

Here are some photo highlights from my trip: (CLICK HERE FOR A FULL SLIDESHOW)

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Choosing The Right Co-Host

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In this week’s episode, I cover the following topics:
* What video formats do I use when I distribute video on the web?
* How do I choose the right co-host for my podcast?
* How do I go about getting celebrities on my show for an interview?
* How can I get three dynamic mics to plug into a mixer with only two XLR ports?
* How do I get my artwork on my iTunes listing to update to my new artwork?
* Check out the my updated testimonials page.
* Becky Johnson submitted an audio testimonial for my video training tutorials.

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How To Add An Addon Domain in BlueHost

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I don’t often send video episodes into the Podcast Answer Man feed. However, I wanted to share a short little bonus video that I created for the folk who had purchased my WordPress for Podcasters video tutorial.

The reason I have decided to share this in the feed, this week, was to give you a sample of what my video training products look like. As you can see, I take both audio and video quality seriously when producing my training products. After capturing a screencast tutorial, I do a great deal of post production, panning and zooming at the important parts of the screen, so that you can see exactly what each step in the process looks like.

In this bonus video, I had decided to record the process that I needed to go through to launch a brand new website that I’m going to be working on over the next few weeks. The website that I’m launching is called WorthSavingFor.com. The details of what this site is all about will be released in the near future.

To help you understand what is happening in this video, I currently have a Godaddy Account where I manage all my domain names. I suppose I’ll eventually move all of these domains over to my BlueHost account. However, for now, it’s just so much easier for me to manage all my domain names in one place.

I do have a Godaddy hosting account which still hosts many of the sites that I run. However I’ve personally had several issues with reliability and uptime with this hosting account and I refuse to add any new sites under my Goaddy hosting account as a result.

Several months ago, I set up my own BlueHost Hosting account to launch http://VirtualAssistantPodcast.com. I had decided to use BlueHost because in all my hears of podcast and new media consulting, I had worked with countless hosting providers and I simply found BlueHost to have the best customer service and server speeds when it comes to making changes to your account. The speed will be clearly shown in this video demonstration. I literally launched this new site in under 12 minutes.

In the past, I move this site, http://PodcastAnswerMan.com, off of Godaddy.com and over to my BlueHost hosting account. I recall thinking to myself, I should have recorded a video tutorial of how I did that. So when I decided to create this new site, I figured I’d go ahead and show you just how easy it is to add a new domain and website on a BlueHost Hosting account.

Here’s the result:

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Why I Still Highly Recommend Blue Host

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I’m not kidding when I say that I packed in a TON of information into this episode. Here is a list of items covered.

* Boston Social Media Tweetup – http://gspn.tv/BostonMeetup
* YouTube increased to a 15 minute limit of videos uploaded to their servers!
* Thoughts on using Archive.org for media hosting for podcast episodes
* Passive Income For Podcasters Webinar coming August 28th (Join The Mailing List To Be Notified of More Details)
* Podcast Master Class Webinar w/ Father Roderick coming September 18th (Join The Mailing List To Be Notified of More Details)
* I used the Audio-Tecnica MT830R Lapel mic in the video found here. (Amazon Link For Mic)
* Sima SL-20LX Ultra Bright LED Light (Amazon Link Here) (My Blog Post Review)
* Thoughts on rechargeable batteries for digital audio recorders.
* Do I still recommend Blue Host after reading THIS and THIS?
* My thoughts on the potential reach of podcasting.
* Do I have any instructional materials for setting up the equipment packages that I sell on my site?

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Syndicating Your Podcast To Radio

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I am absolutely certain that if you enjoy the content in Podcast Answer Man, you will want to listen to Social Media Serenity Episode 50 titled Ning Vs BuddyPress.

In this episode, Chris called to ask what he should do about his iTunes subscribers since he is in a place where he needs to change the host for his .mp3 files.

Pete called in to ask about how to get to the top of the iTunes Rankings and how to maintain your place at the top. Pete also mentioned that he had some great success in getting his show syndicated on radio shows. I emailed Pete to see if I could get some more details on how he was able to pull this off. Of course I share his response here.

Andy called in to let us know that you can change your iTunes Store location to another country to see reviews that others around the world have left for you, and how to do it.

Finally, I share some of my thoughts on the WordPress Vs Thesis debate over the GPL license. If you want to listen to the interview between Chris Pearson and Matt Mullenweg, I encourage you to do so by clicking here.

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An Unpolished Approach to Podcasting

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In this episode, I started off by sharing some technical woes that I have had over the last two days. Learn what the three pieces of audio equipment are that I have had over the years that have needed to be replaced. I think it is worthy to mention that my original Edirol R-09 recorder had recorded well over 2,200 podcast episodes before the 1/8″ line input jack developed a short in it.

Dave called from Australia about an iTunes review that he posted. I explain how you can go in and edit a review that you’ve previously posted, should you ever want to do so.

Walter called in with some constructive feedback on what I call my “unpolished approach to podcasting.” Of course, I very much value Walter’s feedback, especially in the spirit in which it was given. However, I very much like the natural feel of letting my audience experience what I was doing, as I was doing it. I believe that Dave’s call, the first call in the show, is perfect to explain that my show is not just about the technical content. There’s much more to it than just sharing information in a professional, polished, totally prepared way. Some people like more tightly produced audio. I prefer a more laid back approach. My suggestion to all podcasters is to find that place where you are most comfortable and understand that your content is not going to appeal to everyone.

I share a little bit of what I found while attempting to do my Blog Talk Radio experiment. I explain why I decided to abandon the project before it really got started.

Other topics covered in this show:
* Can I do effective podcasting and new media work with HugesNet Internet Access?
* How can I go about screening calls using TalkShoe?

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Blog Talk Radio and the Audio Snob

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If there was ever an episode that I was a little self conscious about releasing, it would be this episode of Podcast Answer Man. I’m not sure how many times I confessed that I’m an audio snob, but it was a lot. Please know that when I share my thoughts in my podcasts, I share the real me and my own thoughts and opinions. I have a strong desire to see people take their podcasts to the next level when it comes to content, quality, and engagement with their audience.

At times, I think I forget that I didn’t just start running in this arena. I started small, with horrible sounding audio, and I slowly added new pieces of audio equipment along the way to get to the level of audio quality where I am today. Heck, one only needs to go back into the archives of this very podcast to hear me talk about how excited I was about my MXL 990 condenser microphone back in the day. Today, when I hear someone get excited about their condenser microphone, I cringe. I don’t mean to place judgment on those podcasters, it’s just I have learned, from experience, that there are better ways to spend one’s money on new equipment.

Anyway, I share this episode with the world, as everything I said, is exactly what I truly feel about the subject matter discussed. I never have and never will subscribe to an audio podcast where the host of the show is in telephone audio quality and I’m not a fan of condenser microphones as the echo in the host’s voice is less appealing than the other content choices that are out there for me.

Please forgive me for being the audio snob that I am.

In this episode, I cover the following topics:
* How do I change the category for my podcast in iTunes?
* How do I feel about accepting payments via PayPal?
* How do I feel about Blog Talk Radio and other services like it?
* Be sure to check out the Adobe Audition 101 on the Products Page.

Be sure to tune in next week when I share some constructive criticism that I have received about this podcast.

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Snowball Microphone And So Much More

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* Would an Edirol Recorder be good for both voice & guitar recording?
* Resounder iPhone application used at Podcamp
* My Thoughts on the Blue Snowball Microphone
* Adobe Audition IS DEFINITELY COMING TO THE MAC (predicted #163)
* Thoughts on WordPress v/s iWeb or Rapid Weaver
* ID3 Tag Editor For The Mac
* Listener Feedback Hotline Scripts
* Please check out my Digital Video Training Products!

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Billions of New Potential Podcast Subscribers

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In this episode, I talk about what to do when other podcasters in your niche start talking trash about your show and other shows in your niche. David asked how to change your artwork and description that is found on your iTunes listing page. I also shared an issue that I’ve been having on my Mac when deleting items off my SD card where it is not freeing up that memory. A few solutions are provided to solve this issue.

Juan emailed me with a few questions about podcasting and I chose to go ahead and include those here in the podcast as well. If you have questions about podcasting and don’t have money in the budget to hire me for one on one consulting, please submit your questions via audio feedback to 859-795-4067.

WordPress 3 has been released, though I’ve not yet had time to update any of my sites yet. I would suggest running it on a test site first with all your plugins to see how it reacts. Of course, I strongly suggest a complete backup of all your WordPress folders and subfolders, as well as your SQL Database, before upgrading to 3.0 just to be safe.

Libysn blogged about the fact that iTunes is going to do something that will potentially expose us to BILLIONS of new potential podcast subscribers.

Oh and one more thing; in this episode, I mentioned the talk that I gave at Podcamp Ohio titled “Making Money With Your Podcast.” I am making this available for free to anyone who is subscribed to the Podcast Answer Man Mailing List. If you are not on the list, click here to subscribe. Once you are on the list, please send an email to Assistant@PodcastAnswerMan.com with “Podcamp Ohio Talk” as the subject line and my assistant will confirm you are on the mailing list and will send you a link to the page where you can either stream or download the talk.

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Become An Expert In Your Field

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In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I share some feedback from Troy that is a perfect example of how you can become an expert in your field through the process of creating a podcast around your passion/niche.

I also took an impromptu call from @MarcusCarey. I promise that I did not ask Marc to call and didn’t know what he wanted to share when I decided to take the live call. With that said, Marc shared some very kind words about the value in the coaching that I’ve done with him. It was a very flattering testimonial. Thank You Marc!

I took another question from the community about creating an “all-inclusive” feed for multiple podcasts. I mentioned how I do this through the use of a single installation of WordPress. I also share how you can use Yahoo Pipes to combine multiple feeds into one.

Finally, I jokingly said that this week’s episode is sponsored by ME!!! I took just a moment to talk about a video training product that I created called Social Media 101 – How I Built My Brand.

Social Media 101: This is a two hour video training product broken up into five, 20 to 30 minutes video sessions. In this training, I share how I have used social media to build my brand and to build a community with those who listen to my podcasts. There are far too many items covered in this product for me to list here. However, the following will give you just a hint as to what is included:

* How did I build my audience?
* How did I promote my brand online?
* What is community and how do we build it?
* The importance of owning your own “Home On The Web.”
* Why I choose WordPress for my home one the web.
* Why I do audio podcasting v/s video podcasting.
* How I build relationships with the use of email and a voicemail hotline.
* How live shows with a chat room help foster community.
* When to add an online discussion forum, and when not to.
* The value of comments on your blog.
* How I “join the conversation.”
* How and why I use Twitter.
* How I stay connected with those on Facebook, even though I only log on once a week.
* How I promote my social media profiles online!
* I’m not kidding when I say AND SO MUCH MORE!!!

The cost of this training product is only $100 and is available for purchase by emailing me at Cliff@Ravenscraft.org and letting me know of your interest in this training.

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Stop Expecting Overnight Success

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In this episode, I cover the following items:
* What are my thoughts on Podcaster’s Liability Insurance?
* Would you like me to arrange for a teleseminar with an entertainment lawyer?
* Should it take two weeks to get listed in iTunes?
* Where are those video training products that I keep talking about?
* Jason Fried’s book Rework.

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In the video above, we are lead to believe that someone is doing a demonstration MAC VERSION of Adobe Audition’s audio editing software. If this is real, I can tell you that I will be every so glad to say goodbye to Windows FOREVER!!!! Right now, I keep Windows XP running in Parallels on my 27″ iMac for the sole purpose of processing each of my audio recordings with Adobe Audition 3.0.

What are your thoughts? Do you think this could be real with the current war going on between Adobe and Apple over Flash?

How to End An Interview And More

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In this episode, I cover the following items:
• Andy L. Called in to tell us about the Smart 404 WordPress Plugin.
• Thoughts on how to end an interview.
• SoundByte Cart Software for Audio Clips
• Erik called to ask if it is possible for me to track states on my Plus Member Podcasts
• Andy asked me for my initial thoughts on the Zoom H1 recorder which I will have a demo unit of soon.

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Interviewed By Dan Miller

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This week’s episode may be the longest episode of Podcast Answer Man to date. It is another interview. However, this week, the tables are turned as I am the one being interviewed.

It was just December of 2009 that I released my interview with Dan Miller here on Podcast Answer Man. Since that time, Dan has become not only one of my clients, but also a really good friend.

This interview is from where Dan paid me one of the highest honors as he positioned me in front of his community on a member only teleseminar. He was kind enough to allow me to share this interview with you here in this week’s Podcast Answer Man. I hope that there are some areas of insight that you will find helpful.

You can find Dan Miller’s podcast at 48Days.com.

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Interview with Rob Walch from Libsyn and Wizzard Media

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In this episode, I have a conversation with Rob Walch about the recent transition of Libsyn users to the new Libsyn Three system. The conversation actually led to some very insightful information in the area of knowing how you can instantly overwrite a file that you may want to replace.

Also, I ended the show talking more about some additional comments that Leo Leporte has shared related to the medium of podcasting.

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Is Libsyn Going To Insert Ads In Your Podcast?

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In this episode, I discussed the following items:
* http://Mardel.com/gspn
* Is Libsyn going to automatically insert ads into your podcast?
* My thoughts on recording interviews into separate tracks.
* Walter’s thoughts on Blogging And Podcasting.

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How Podcasting Can Be Great For Businesses

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In this episode, I talk with Dr. Joseph Valenzi from TalkToTheDentist.com. Joe came to me back in September of last year wanting to launch a podcast about dentistry. After some consultation with him, I had convinced him of the advantages of including his podcast on his main dentistry website rather than launching the podcast on a site of its own. More than six months later, he has now produced 23 podcast episodes and is in a position to share how producing a podcast has benefited his local business.

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Libsyn Three Media Hosting Transition

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In this episode, I share quite a bit about my experience with the transition that Libsyn just did on my accounts moving me to a new server and a new system that they have called “Libsyn Three.” Some folks are not happy with the changes. I’m reserving judgment about the aesthetics of the new system as I’ve not had enough adjustment time to get used to the new layout. I will say that there seem to be a LOT MORE CLICKS involved in simply uploading an episode from their web interface. I’ve simply chosen to go back to ftp to upload my new content.

I also shared that I received an email from MailChimp.com this week saying they were cutting my monthly bill in half! This makes me like them a ton more than I already did!

Mary called in because iTunes moved the “Convert To MP3″ link on her. For those looking for this option, highlight your file in iTunes and then click on the “Advanced Menu” and you’ll see it there!

Wayne Henderson called in and told us about the Vericorder Mini Mic for the iPhone/iPad.

Finally, I end the episode by sharing my favorite podcast moment of the week from ConnieAndSheilaTalk.com.

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Social Media Icons

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In this episode, I cover the following items:

I had to keep this week’s episode a bit shorter than normal due to some special programing coming out of the gspn.tv studios. In this episode, I answer a call from Jim who wanted to know how I go about recording my walkcast episodes of Pursuing A Balanced Life podcast.

Here are some links mentioned in this episode:
http://iconspedia.com/
http://www.iconfinder.com/
Coach Radio Interview

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Outliner For The iPad

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In this episode, I cover the following items:

Outliner for the iPad
http://carbonfin.com

Degradable HTML5 audio and video plugin
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/degradable-html5-audio-and-video/

Thoughts on Feedburner’s subscribe via email option as Newsletter Replacement

Tony wants to know when he and his wife should launch their solo shows.

My Blog Post about e-book publishing
http://podcastanswerman.com/epub/

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iPad – Video Players – Plugins

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In this episode, I discuss the following:

* My new iPad – Help I Got A Mac Episode 113
* Vimeo v/s Blip.tv Video Players
* Visual v/s HTML editor for WordPress
* PowerPress Plugin
* ShareThis Plugin
* VirtualAssistantPodcast.com

Here’s the screen shot I took from my iPad during this podcast.
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Deep Fried Roadkill

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In This Episode, I discuss the following topics:
* Embedding Videos On Your Website
* Why you can’t use |’s in your lyrics tag
* What to do when you say something stupid in a live show
* Why I moved my site to Blue Host
* Why I redid my site using the Thesis Theme
* Mobile Browser Plugin For WordPress

Links:
Vimeo.com
Blip.tv
MP3Tag.de
UberCaster
WPTouch Plugin
Thesis Theme
Blue Host Hosting

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iTunes Listing – Digital Products – And More

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Documentary On Lost Podcasting – MP3 Tags – WordPress Themes

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This episode, contains information regarding the following items:
- Documentary On Lost Podcast
- Podcasting without headphones
- I’m teaching myself how to use Thesis WP Theme (Affiliate Link)
- Thoughts about MP3 Tags

Here’s a screen shot of where I tagged a recent episode of another podcast that I produce:

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Rebranding & Blogging Between Episodes

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This episode, contains information regarding the following items:
- My Podcamp Nashville Experience
- Thoughts On Rebranding Your Podcast
- Using video and written blog entries between podcast episodes.
- Format Factory Software
- Digital Products Update
- Equipment Sales Update

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Stats Vs Influence

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In this episode, I talk about the following items:
- iTunes Listing Rankings
- Stats v/s Attention & Influence
- Voice Memo Recordings from the iPhone
- My Future Equipment Sales

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Bringing Telephone Calls Into Your Podcast

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In this episode, cliff shares four different options for bringing in telephone calls into your podcast. If you are interested in the JK Audio Broadcast Host option mentioned, click here for more information on this piece of equipment.

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147 Podcast Answer Man – A Perfect Phone Interview And More

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In this episode, cliff covers the following items:
# Story of A Perfect Phone Interview
# My Session at Podcamp Nashville 2010
# BlueHost is now my Preferred Web Host
# The danger of assuming that people listen the way we do
# More on using Compressor/Limiter/Gate with Skype
# Are there legal considerations to starting a Fan Podcast?

Links Mentioned In This Episode
http://gspn.tv/perfectinterview
http://podcastanswerman.com/pcn10 (My Podcamp Nashville Session)
http://PodcastAnswerMan.com/bluehostlink (My Blue Host Affiliate Link)

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146 Podcast Answer Man – Commitment To Your Community, Stats, And More

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In this episode, cliff covers the following items:
# Commitments To Your Community
# How do you set up a Compressor/Limiter/Gate?
# Google Buzz
# Media Hosting for your mp3 files
# Podcast Stats
# Edirol R-09HR Firmware update
# Update on Webinar Products

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145 Podcast Answer Man – How To Get People To Leave Feedback

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In this episode, cliff covers the following items:
Podcamp At Sea
Podcamp Nashville
When To Launch Additional Podcasts
What Forum Software Do I Prefer?
Playing audio from the same computer you are recording to.
How do you get people to start leaving feedback for your show?

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144 Podcast Answer Man – Interviews – Recording Procedures v/s Post Production Workflows – Multiple Podcasts On One WordPress Site – And How To Come Up With Consistent Relevant Content.

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In this episode, I cover the following topics:

My Thoughts on Interviews
The concept of Recording Procedures v/s Post Production Workflows
Thoughts on doing multiple podcasts on a single WordPress site
And How To Come Up With Consistent Relevent Content

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 143
Podcast Answer Man – Android Apps & Processing Gear

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In this episode,James called in to tell us that he has found that, using http://www.artisteer.com, you can actually create your own WordPress theme using a visual editor.

Brad West called to ask three questions. He wanted to know why I use hardware for EQ & Compressor/Limiter/Gate in the studio rather than doing processing in software. He asked for my thoughts on building an audience before launching a podcast. He also asked my thoughts on having multiple Twitter accounts.

Steve called in an shared some thoughts on available Android Podcasting Apps.

Dave called to ask for my thoughts on which podcast directories you should be sure to list your podcast in.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 142
Hosting, Engaging Your Audience, Audio Quality, And More

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In this episode, I shared how Dr. Thomas Lamar, of Spinal Column Radio, has done an amazing job providing a teaching tool for his audience, explain what a podcast is and how you the benefits of subscribing to the podcast feed. I encourage everyone to take a look at his What Is A Podcast Page.

Next, Jonathan Nation send in an audio question about why I have such a long email signature and who effective has it been. Click Here To See My Email Signature.

I also shared a short interview with Howard Sheppard who just launched a brand new podcast called Life Beyond The Assembly Line. I felt that the difference in audio quality between episode 1 and episode 2 was so drastic, that it would be great to get him onto the show to talk about what he changed to get that better sound. The interview has the added value of getting an insights from a brand new podcaster whose podcasting with a passion and a purpose.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 141
Hosting, Engaging Your Audience, Audio Quality, And More

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In this episode you will hear the following information:

I take a call from Dave Dufour where he asks a few questions about hosting your podcast on your own v/s hosting with a network.

Next, Eirk Fisher called in to ask me what I am using in Adobe Audition to generate some of the same results of what I used to get when I was using Levelator.

Next, Brent Green called in to ask what are my suggestions for engaging your audience.

Then I took one final call from Gordon Firemark who shared some thoughts about the problem of Paralysis by Analysts and suggested that people just need to get out there and do something. During his call, he said “Pretty Good is More Than Enough” and “Quantity beats quality every single time.” While I totally agree that people need to forget about PERFECTION when starting and that Pretty Good is “good enough” to get started. I would argue that “pretty good” is NOT “MORE THAN ENOUGH.” I don’t want to discourage anyone from getting started. But good enough is just “good enough” which is “enough” to get started. Listen to the podcast for more details.

At the end of the show, I announce that I’m launch a Podcast Answer Man BootCamp Webinar Series.
Here is the schedule. For more details, email me at Cliff@Ravenscraft.org
Saturday, Jan 9th 12Noon Behind The Scenes of How I do Premium Membership
Tuesday, Jan 19th 8:30pm Adobe Audition, Why & How I Use It.
Saturday, Jan 23rd 12Noon WordPress For Podcasting – A Demo Of How I Set It Up
Tuesday, Jan 26th 8:30pm Audacity 101
Saturday, Jan 30th 12Noon How I Use Social Media To Build My Brand & Build Community
Satruday, Feb 6th Garageband for Podcasting 101
Saturday, Feb 13th 100 Point Inspection!

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 140
Dan Miller Interview – Author of 48 Days To The Work You Love

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I started podcasting as a hobby four years ago, on December 16th, 2005. Over the course of the first two years, it became a dream of mine to do podcasting full-time as my career. Two years ago, on January 1st, 2008, I took the bold step of leaving my 11 year career in insurance, making $87,000 per year, to make my dream a reality.

I’m going to post some important links below in just a moment. However, right now, I want to tell you how yet another dream has been made a reality. You see, when I started my business, I had NO IDEA what I was doing. I had never had any formal business training. I had no clue about how to deal with accounting, taxes, unemployment insurance, etc. It was all very overwhelming to me and I had a great deal of anxiety about how to make the work I love to do pay the bills.

I’m so thankful that I had purchased the books “48 Days To The Work You Love” and “No More Mondays” by Dan Miller. These two books, and Dan’s Podcast changed my outlook on everything!

I hope that you enjoy the interview with Dan nearly as much as I enjoyed the opportunity to have this conversation with him. Here are the links that I mentioned in the episode:

http://gspn.tv/passion – This link will take you to Pursuing A Balanced Life Episode 425 titled “Follow Your Passion And The Money Will Follow.” I hope that you’ll find this episode inspirational as I share just how far our business has come in under two years.

http://gspn.tv/passion2 – This link will take you to Family From The Heart episode 88 titled “Difficult Decisions.” This episode is like a sequel to the episode mentioned previously. In this episode, my wife joined me as we shared the reality of just how difficult things were in that first year of doing our own business.

http://gspn.tv/48-Days – This link will take you to a special page that I created where I have all the episodes that I recorded as my audio review of the book 48 Days To The Work You Love. In fact, when I listen back to these episodes, I’m amazed at just how much my mindset about what I do has changed.

Again, I hope that you find this episode enjoyable. Please leave your feedback in the comments section below or call my voice mail feedback hotline at 859-795-4067.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 139
What To Do When Your Podcast Becomes An Infomercial

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I recently received an email from a long time listener who suggested that he was contemplating unsubscribing from the Podcast Answer Man podcast and he provided his thoughts on why this was. In his email, he suggested that with the number of subscribers that I have to this podcast, that I might not even notice the loss of a single subscriber.

If you are interested in hearing what reasons he gave as to why he had considered dumping the show and moving on and/or my response to whether or not I am concerned about the loss of a single, long time subscriber of my podcast, then you need to listen to this episode.

This episode is an example of what I think should be done in the event your podcast ends up sounding like an ongoing infomercial for your brand, products, and/or services.

Of course, I also shared an “anonymous” comment left on a previous episode of Podcast Answer Man. It’s amazing how different my reaction is to “concerned listener” as it is to “Charley’s” email. I did an episode while back titled “Handling Critical Feedback” (Episode 106)

Finally, somewhere in this episode, I asked for your thoughts on what Leo Laporte announced on his blog recently. Basically, even though his network has generated 2.5 Million dollars in revenue, he’s suggesting that there is still a role for donations in his network and he plans to allow these donations to be what actually pays his personal income from the network. Click Here To Read His Blog Entry. Share your thoughts in the comment section below or by calling our voice mail feedback hotline at 859-795-4067

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 138
Crushing It

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In this episode, I pretty much bounce all over the place. The main theme of this episode is how excited I am about the content found in Gary Vaynerchuk’s new book titled “Crush It.”

During the conversation, I mentioned these links:

http://gspn.tv/pablchallenge
http://gspn.tv/passion
http://podcastanswerman.com/criticalfeedback

I wrapped up the show with a few other topics such as competition among podcasters and why I decided to make a change to the release schedule for the shows that I record on Thursdays.

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Yet Another Video Episode

Podcast Answer Man Episode 137
Broadcast Host v/s Telos One

I break out my Kodak Zi8 once again to bring you this very brief episode with my thoughts of how the JK Audio Broadcast Host compares to the Telos One Digital Hybrid (Both of which are available for purchase through me).

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 136
Interview With Mignon Fogarty

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Last night, my wife and I had the opportunity to discuss podcasting as a career with Mignon Fogarty, also known as Grammar Girl. Mignon is the creator of Grammar Girl and the founder and managing director of Quick and Dirty Tips.

This opportunity came about due to the fact that Mignon was going to be in Cincinnati for a book signing related to her new book “The Grammar Devotional.” Her first book, “Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing” achieved enough success that she made it on the New York Times Best Seller List.

We were very excited when the message came in from Mignon saying that she had remembered that we’re in the Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky area and that she’d love to meet us for dinner.

In this episode, we invite you to sit down at the restaurant with us as we discuss how podcasting was the catalyst for her published books, an appearance on the Oprah show (clip1 – clip2), and a life altering decision to go into podcasting as a full-time career.

Important highlights from the interview include:

Mignon started with an original podcast that took her as much as 20 hours a week to produce. She later made a decision to do something different, even though her original podcast had even won awards.

Mignon “fell into it (podcasting as a career).” It started out just as a hobby that she did in her free time.

There is a discussion that demonstrates the role of passion and enthusiasm about the topic(s) you podcast about. She mentions that she listens to a sports podcast because of their passion and enthusiasm, not because she loves sports.

It became a business when she got some publicity that led her to writing a book. However, the book would have never happened had it not been for the podcast.

Mignon says that she makes about as much money from podcasting as she did as a technical writer. She was a pretty successful technical writer. We both agree that we, as people who have found a way to turn podcasting into a career, are an anomaly and that there is no real formula for “being discovered” and making it work. Mignon shares about who invested in her podcast network and a little bit about how that is all managed.

We talked briefly about the ability to have a positive impact on the lives of others through your podcasting and the importance of picking the right format and being focused on consistency.

I hope that you enjoy the conversation with Mignon.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 135
Will Affiliate Advertising Increase Your Credibility?

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In this episode, I share my thoughts on the question of whether or not having affiliate marketing is a good way to build credibility during the initial growth phase of your podcast. I share my thoughts of “Calling In Favors” from your audience. I also took a few other calls as well.

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Special Video Episode

Podcast Answer Man Episode 134
gspn.tv Studio Tour

It’s not very often that I put a video episode into the Podcast Answer Man podcast feeds, let alone a 30 minute one. However, the community has been begging for a video tour of the gspn.tv studio for the longest time.

Until recently, I’ve never been happy with the video quality that I’ve got with my video projects. That has all changed now with my Kodak Zi8 pocket HD Camera.

In this video, I explain how I use each computer in my studio as well as show you the the equipment that I make use of in my podcast productions.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 133
Leo Laporte Admits Nobody Cares About Video

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In episode 130, I shared some audio clips from a talk that Leo Laporte gave at the Online News Association Conference in San Francisco recently.

In that talk, Leo had shared that he made over 1.5 million dollars last year from advertising on his podcast network. Soon after sharing this revenues from the previous year, he stated that “Podcasting, essentially, is dead.”

Of course, in that episode, I argued that podcasting is what earned Leo his 1.5 million dollars, not live video. In fact, I played audio clips from his talk where Leo shared that with us.

In this episode, I share two very important things from two different podcasts that Leo produces. In episode 13 of This Week In Google, Leo shared that this year, Leo has already earned 2.5 million dollars from his podcasting. Doesn’t sound like a dead industry to me.

However, even more shocking than that, I was blown away by something that Leo shared in This Week In Tech episode 218. If you go and try to find the quote I’m talking about in the episode from the TWiT.tv website, you will not be able to find it. In fact, the episode had been pulled offline, edited, and re-released without the quote included in the episode.

Luckily, I had my original copy in the recycle bin on my laptop. In this episode, I share the audio where Leo says… “This is nuts… I spent all this money to broadcast video. Who’s watchin’? Nobody’s watchin’ video. They all just listen in their car. Nobody wants this.”

I admire and respect Leo Laporte a great deal. I credit him for my inspiration to get into podcasting. As shared in this episode, I’ve found great success in finding my passion in the field of podcasting and have found a way to support a family of five with a career in podcasting myself.

I know that Leo doesn’t really believe that podcasting is dead. However, those are the words he spoke. Those words were spoken to a great number of people who don’t understand podcasting at all. I got upset with Leo when he said that because he was setting up a powerful story about the power behind podcasting and then totally turned a possibly interested crowd away form the thought of pursuing podcasting.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 132
What Does Soda Pop Have To Do With Podcasting

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In this episode, I explain why I think this YouTube video about soda pop holds one of the major keys to successful podcasting.

I also mentioned a service called Tungle. Be sure to listen to the interview we did with the CEO.

A listener wrote in with a question about getting subscribed to a podcast in the Russian version of iTunes.

And to wrap things up, I reminded you that now is the perfect time to let me know what training products you would like me to produce.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 131
Branding A Mustache

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In this episode, I hit record without any show notes in front of me. However, I came prepared with a great deal of community feedback. I play several bits of feedback about the episode I did last week regarding Leo Laporte. I had an interesting question about branding my mustache.

While I didn’t take any notes while recording the show, I’m sure I tossed in a few other topics into the discussion about podcasting along the way.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 130
Leo Laporte Makes 1.5 Million From Podcasting

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In this episode, share my thoughts and reactions on a Mashable blog post that said, “Podcast pioneer Leo Laporte gave a talk at the Online News Association Conference in San Francisco recently, giving insights into the future of media coupled with anecdotes from his work in television and radio.

The keynote, entitled “Lunch with Leo”, runs 40 minutes, but it’s well worth the time if you’re involved in online media and broadcasting.

The most interesting tidbit: Laporte’s TWiT (This Week in Tech) network does $1.5 million in revenue per year, doubling yearly.

His costs, however, are more impressive: it only takes $350,000 per year to run the business with 7 employees.”

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 129
Finding Music For Your Podcast

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In this episode, I answer several listeners from the podcasting community. First off, I answer the question about where you can find music for your podcast. I mention MusicBakery.com, GarageBand’s free music provided on the mac, as well as the music over at MusicAlley.com. Oh yeah, and I think I even mentioned that Geoff Smith can create a custom jingle for you.

Also in this episode is talk of mono v/s stereo recording for podcasts and some thoughts on the idea of audio and or video automatically loading on your website.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 128
Extending Your Brand With Twitter

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In this episode. I mentioned that I was recently interviewed by my friend Ray on his Podcaster’s Studio Podcast.

I share a personal story of the power of Twitter in extending your brand.

I also answered a question from Jerilyn who wrote…. “I know you don’t edit your shows anymore to save time, but my question is when working with a partner, co-host or guest speaker and you, as the producer, think their conversation is a bit dull, or kinda blah, or not very dynamic/funny -do you just go with it, try to re-direct the conversation somehow – or just wait until the recording is over and then maybe not release it? I know with Stephanie you don’t have that problem, but am wondering if it ever has come up – or what you do when you feel a podcast isn’t quite 100% what you want. I’d love to hear your thoughts – thanks!

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 127
Improving Your Sound Quality

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In this episode, I share an example how a client recently improved the quality of the sound of his show by simply using a professional digital audio recorder like the Edirol R-09. Several folks who were watching as I recorded this episode purchased and Edirol from me that day.

Next, I shared an answer to a question that I had received in the 48 Days Podcasting and New Media Group that I run. I provided my answer in audio form as to demonstrate the before and after effects of the advice I was giving.

Finally, I took a call from Gordon who wanted some advice on how I manage my show notes for all the various podcasts that I produce. Of course I told him that the answer is simply GOOGLE DOCS.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 126
Making Money With Your Podcast

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In this episode, I share some basic thoughts about how one can make money from producing a podcast. There are so many options out there. Join a network that will try to find advertisers for you. Try to get your own advertisers. Learn the difference between an advertiser and a sponsor. Premium Content Models. Selling products and services, etc, etc.

Also, I answer a question from someone who asked why I chose to run so many podcasts off of just one site at gspn.tv rather than having a different website for each show.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 125
Digital Recorders And Bit Rates

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In this episode, Scott shares some thoughts after having me do a 100 point evaluation of his podcast, The SciFi Diner Podcast.

Another client, Ray, called in to share his appreciate of the new equipment that he recently purchased from me. As a result of this bit of feedback, I ended up spending a great deal of time explaining many of the benefits of having a portable digital audio recorder.

Finally I shared a pre-recorded conversation with my friend, Daniel Lewis, about audio bit rates.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 124
Thoughts On Enhanced Podcasts

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In this episode, I share some insights as to the process of how an mp3 goes from being uploaded to libsyn.com, posted into a Wordpress entry, which creates a link to the file in an rss feed published by Wordpress, which is then converted to an iTunes compatible rss feed by Feedburner for one of my clients.

I also share some thoughts on Embedding audio player in HTML Site.

Will Brown a Blog titled “Fear and Trembling – Or Not: Thoughts on the VoloMedia Podcasting Patent”

Steve Rinkenberger for a link to a blog post by the Law Office of Steve O’Donnell, Ph.D. titled “Scary podcast patent not that scary”

I mentioned that you should check out Social Media Serenity.

Nick and Lee both called in some thoughts about Soundboard.

I attempted to answer some questions about bit rates.

I wrapped up the show by sharing my thoughts on Enhanced Podcasts.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 123
A Patent For Podcasting?

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In this episode, I share some shocking news in the world of podcasting. There has been a story posted that states that a Californian company receives patent for Podcasting.

I share what this article says, the response from the company who has been awarded the patent in question, and my thoughts on the whole thing.

I think the main thing to take away from this episode is that this isn’t anything we should be losing sleep over just yet. We’ll keep our eye on this story.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 122
Audio Editing Software For Podcasters

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In this episode:

* Nick called to mention Mail Chimp as an option for mailing lists.

* Jonathan shared some additional insight on naming schemes.

* Jonathan also shared some thoughts on other businesses poaching from Twitter Followers List.

* My thoughts on Audio Editing Software For Podcasters. Audacity is Free. Adobe Audition is my favorite. For the Mac I suggest either GarageBand or Sound Studio.

* Wayne Henderson called in about an episode of another podcast that I produce where I talked about rechargeable batteries. I share my thoughts on how I’ve saved 100’s of dollars using NiMH rechargeable batteries.

* I wrap up the episode with an amazing testimonial that I was blessed to have received this past week. You can see it at the top of the Recommendations Page.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 121
100 Point Podcast Evaluation

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In this episode Nick Padley called in about an Update to Garage Band. As it turns out, they added an option to turn off the auto-normalize process when exporting your recordings to mp3.

Jerrica was in our live chat room and asked me to share my thoughts on on Audacity as an audio editing program program.

I share a story news item that says Skype might have to shut down because of a dispute over the core technology used to make the Internet telephone system work. Of course I share that I don’t think this will really ever happen.

Wayne called in to share some additional thoughts on mixing audio and video in the same rss feeds.

I end the show by announcing a brand new service that I’m offering here through my Podcast Answer Man consulting business. Please contact me if you are interested in a 100 Point Evaluation of Your Podcast. Full details are mentioned in this episode. Or if you like, feel free to contact me and I’ll explain how it all works.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 120
Naming Schemes And Email Lists

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In this episode John called in to ask about Email Lists. I mention how I use Google Groups. While I’ve never used their service, I’ve heard a lot of good things about Constant Contact.

Jonathan sent and audio recording to ask about Naming Schemes. I give a little background on why I’ve chosen to name my audio files the way that I have over the years. Personally, I don’t feel that naming schemes are all that important. However, I would highly recommend being consistent with how you name your files. As this audio feedback proves, people do pay attention.

Finally, I threw out a discussion starter about Social Networking & Business Competitors. I don’t know if I’ll get any response to this or not. This is something I’ve never thought of before. Normally, I’d just say, be so good at what you do that people would never want to go to your competitor.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 119
Feedburner And Old Episodes

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In this episode, I share some thoughts on the use of Feedburner even if you are using a hosting service that provides iTunes optimized rss feeds.

Chris Oatley called to say thanks for Episode 80 which was a screen cast on Google Analytics.

I share some thoughts I’ve been having on how to best handle the old archives of Podcast Answer Man.

Finally, I close the show out with a call from Daniel Johnson Jr. regarding limited speaking times at Podcamps and my thoughts on his comments.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 118
Mixing Content In Feeds

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In this episode, I give some thoughts on the idea of mixing content in the same podcast feed. Whether it be mixing video with audio or even long shows with short shows. Ultimately, I think it really depends on what your audience wants. The best thing to do is simply to ask them.

I also took two calls asking about doing Live Shows. I quickly give some thoughts on that topic.

Finally, I share who did my cartoon picture that I use for my avatar. It’s a question that I’m asked quite frequently. Click Here For The Site.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 117
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In this episode, I share an amazing opportunity available to podcasters that will not last long. …………………

Please note: I’ve removed this episode from the archives due to the fact that the information is outdated and is no longer relevant to the Podcast Answer Man audience. I’ve not had a chance to go back into the archives to remove all outdated material from the archives. However, this is one episode where I felt that the suggestions offered in the episode may no longer provide value to podcasters.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 116
Audio Levels And A Lot More

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In this episode I cover the following….

* I talk just briefly about Podcamp Ohio.

* I explain why I think all podcasters should be excited about the release of the OS 3.0 software for the iPhone, even if you don’t own an iPhone yourself.

* I answer a question from Rick in Wisconsin regarding why some podcasts have a much lower volume level than others.

* I answer a question from Nick who wants some advice on ways to possibly record a podcast while commuting to work.

* I answer a question from Steve who wants some advice about what to do when his co-host on Skype seems to be over modulated.

* I answer a question from Jeff who wants to know how I monitor my own audio when doing Skype interviews.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 115
All About Wordpress

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In this episode, I have a great conversation with Mitch Canter from StudioNashVegas.com. The focus of our conversation is about using Wordpress not only as a blog, but as an overall solution for your website.

Here is the list of Wodress Plugins that we discussed during the show:

C Forms
http://www.deliciousdays.com/cforms-plugin

Life Stream
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/lifestream/

Yet Another Related Post Plugin
http://mitcho.com/code/yarpp/

Stumble For Wordpress
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/stumble-for-wordpress/

WP Greetbox
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-greet-box/

Google Analyticator
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-analyticator/

Google XML Site Map
http://www.arnebrachhold.de/projects/wordpress-plugins/google-xml-sitemaps-generator/

All In One SEO
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/

fotobook
http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2254862517

Facebook Connect
http://www.sociable.es/facebook-connect/

BB Press
http://bbpress.org/

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 114
Show Some Love

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In This Episode:
* Some audio feedback from Evan Agee talking about the benefits of using the word “podcast” in your site’s url.
* Answer to some questions sent in by David Herron regarding some insights into my production process.
* Slight discussion about using an outline v/s a script for your show.
* Some ideas on how to reduce the need of editing out the “ums” in your podcast.
* The awesomeness of the Pretty Link Plugin for Wordpress.
* Wayne Henderson and I discuss what he and Jeff Roney have been up to regarding a concept they’re calling “Show A Podcaster Some Love.”

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 113
Artwork And Domain Names

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In This Episode:
I give some advice on business and podcast website design.
My affiliate account for OverNightPrints.com is now active.
I give some thoughts on choosing a domain name for your site

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 112
An Example of Podcasting With Purpose

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In This Episode:

First off, I want to remind you to REGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR that is coming up this weekend.

In the last episode, I shared with you the idea of podcasting with a purpose. In this episode, I give you an example of what this sort of thing actually looks like by sharing a recent episode of my newly re-branded podcasts called “Pursuing A Balanced Life.”

There are a few things about this episode that I think podcasters might find interesting. Here are a few things to consider when listening

*Notice the transition sound effect when I fade into the episode that I share with you.

*Notice the amazing audio quality of the Edirol R-09HR audio recorder – Available for purchase through me.

*Notice out I used the voice mail feedback line to play audio from a listener and interacted with him during the recording of the content.

*Notice the fact that you don’t have to be “in studio” to record a podcast. Many of my listeners enjoy the ambient noises of me being outside more than sounding great in the studio.

*Notice the use of Social Media Tools to help brand your show. Seriously, CLICK HERE FOR AN EXAMPLEM.

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Podcasting With Purpose
And Rebranding Shows!

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In this episode:
Valuable information about voice mail for podcasters!
Ambient Sounds set the stage!
Bloopers – Keeping It Real!
Should Podcasting Sound Like Radio?
Podcasting With Purpose
Rebranding Shows
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Podcast Answer Man 110
RSS Feed Limits? Webinar Announcement!

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In this episode, I answer a question about why I have over 100 episodes of my Podcast Answer Man podcast in my rss feed, while I only have 15 episodes of my various other shows’ rss feeds. Is there a limit on the number of shows you can put in one rss feed? What do you do with old episodes when you have hundreds of episodes?

Also, in this episode, I tell you all about the Podcast Production Setup and Workflow Webinar. You don’t want to miss this webinar as this will be the most comprehensive two hour webinar I’ve done to date. It will be held on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 7:00 PM EDT. If you would like to attend, please do Click Here To Register Now.

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Podcast Answer Man 109
Edirol Recorder and Voice Mail Options

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In this episode, I answer some questions from one of my clients who has recently ordered a few pieces of audio gear from me. He’s considering the purchase of the Edirol R-09HR recorder and wanted to know if I recommended that he should use an external mic when doing interviews.

I share a few sample recordings using the Edirol with and without an external microphone. In the example where I do use an external microphone, I’m using the Electrovoice RE50/B microphone. Both the Edirol and the Mic are available for purchase through me!
I take consulting requests and equipment sales directly from you at 859-757-1399.

Also in this episode, I share three options for having a Voice Mail Feedback Line. The first two options, J2.com and K7.net are free services. The third service, which is the one that I use, is BroadVoice.com. If you choose to sign up with BroadVoice, please use my listener feedback line as the number that referred you to them. My Voice Mail Number with them is 859-795-4067.

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Podcast Answer Man 108
Carrie Runnals from Words To Mouth

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In this episode, I have the honor of interviewing Carrie Runnals from The DivaCast and Words To Mouth Podcast. I know many of you are inspired by the stories and insights of other podcasters and Carrie is one of those people who is really passionate about what she podcasts about. This to me is among the greatest traits that any podcaster can have.

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Podcast Answer Man 107
Marketing Your Podcast

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In this email, I share a direct message that I received from my friend, Daniel Johnson, Jr. He had provided me a link to this wonderful blog entry from Seth Godin. That of course inspired some additional thoughts on my mindset related to marketing your podcast.

Also in this episode, I answer a few listener questions. Steve McQueen from MCNationPodcast.com asked about placing a TalkShoe recording and putting it on your own podcast site. I also gave just a brief example of the sound of the JK Audio Broadcast Host. Finally, I took two calls from Tess from London, England regarding Wordpress and iTunes.

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Podcast Answer Man 106
Handling Critical Feedback

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In this episode, I share three of the most recent critical feedback emails that I’ve received. Two of the three had a very negative tone with the criticisms. In each of these three examples, I share how it is possible to turn these types of emails into an opportunity to build a relationship. It’s not always possible to do this. However, when it comes to building community, it is important to understand that it really does happen one person at a time.

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Podcast Answer Man 105
The Personal Touch

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In this episode, discuss the different approach to podcasters being available to their audiences. I also share some thoughts about using headphones to monitor your audio levels while recording. A few other items thrown in there as well.

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Podcast Answer Man 104
Phone Interviews And Skype

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In this episode, I answer a question about the use of Skype Out to record phone interviews for a podcast. I give my thoughts on this type of recording and other possible solutions.

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Podcast Answer Man 103
Blogs And Podcasts Combined

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In this episode, I spend some time answering a question about using a single installation of wordpress to combine both your blog and your podcast.

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Podcast Answer Man 102
Podcamp Nashville Review & My Talk

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In this episode, I share my thoughts about Podcamp Nashville 2009. I also share the talk that I gave during the my time there. Of course I mention it in the episode, but I just want to say that I thought it was an awesome event. The location and style was perfect this year and I had the opportunity to connect with a lot of great people from the Nashville area and other from other places as well.

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