220 Podcast Answer Man – What Is The Difference Between Shared Hosting And VPS aka Virtual Private Server Hosting? Interview with COO of ServInt Hosting

July 22, 2011

In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I am delighted to bring you an interview with Christian Dawson, COO of ServInt Hosting. I have a blog post about my thoughts on hosting for podcasters at http://PodcastAnswerMan.com/hosting. I must admit that shared hosting served me well for several years. However, back when I was with GoDaddy, [...]

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219 Podcast Answer Man – New Show Prep Organization And So Much More!

July 14, 2011

This week, I’m delighted by the result of my decision to remove the Podcast Answer Man podcast off my Live Show Thursday Schedule. I felt so much more relaxed as I prepared and shared the content that is contained in this episode. I hope you find something valuable within the episode to help you take [...]

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218 Podcast Answer Man – Very Initial Reaction To Mixlr – Pros And Cons of Removing This Show From Live Format – And More!

July 7, 2011

Removing Podcast Answer Man From Live Show Format Once Again It seems that I keep going back and forth on this topic. The main benefit, to me, of having Podcast Answer Man on the live show format has been that the episode is scheduled and a live audience brings a level of accountability to actually [...]

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217 Podcast Answer Man – Another Podcaster Experiences Passive Income And Taking Your Show To The Next Level

June 30, 2011

This episode is a bit shorter than normal due to the fact that I am currently out of town for days on a trip with my family. We left on Friday, June 24th and stopped in Nashville, TN where I will help my friend, Dan Miller, hook up some new podcasting gear that he has [...]

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216 Podcast Answer Man – Would Someone Really Listen To All 500 Episodes of Your Podcast?

June 23, 2011

Will Someone Really Listen To 500 Episodes of Your Podcast? I recently recorded the 500th episode of my Pursuing A Balanced Life Podcast. Wondering if anyone had listened to all five hundred episode, I asked those who had listened to every episode to please let me know. To my surprise, four people contacted me to [...]

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MailChimp Vs AWeber Email Marketing – Why I Switched!

June 22, 2011

In episode 215 of Podcast Answer Man, I shared that I have finally made the decision to switch my email marketing service provider from MailChimp over to AWeber. Many of you have been asking me why I made this decision. I plan to answer this question in this post. However, let me give you a [...]

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215 Podcast Answer Man – Music For Your Podcast At Only 99 Cents? And More!

June 16, 2011

Music for your podcast for only 99 cents? This episode started off by me asking if JewelBeat.com is too good to be true? They claim that you get royalty free music for only 99 cents per download. This low cost purchase gives you full access to use the music in any of your media productions. [...]

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214 Podcast Answer Man – Enjoy Your Time Behind The Microphone – Mixing Audio And Video In Podcast Feeds – Interview With Farnoosh Brock – And So Much More!

June 9, 2011

I started this episode off by sharing something that has been on my mind as the result of watching the The Voice. The idea of simply making a point to really enjoy yourself behind the microphone. Too many people forget to just let go and let your passion lead you. Attitudes are contagious and you [...]

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First Client To Get Pi$$ed Off Since I’ve Started Consulting/Coaching!

June 8, 2011

This is longer than my normal blog post! Use the button above to send the story to your kindle! Here’s the deal, I chose an appropriate title for this blog post that is very genuine and does fit in with the content of this story that I want to share with you. However, for those [...]

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213 Podcast Answer Man – BlogWorld NYC 2011 Interview With Rick Calvert – Co-Founder and CEO of BlogWorld #BWENY

June 5, 2011

Hey folks, I was happy to get a chance to interview Rick Calvert who is the CEO and Co-Founder of BlogWorld & New Media Expo. The interview runs about 12 minutes and includes great information regarding how BlogWorld got started, how the Podcast & New Media Expo got rolled into BlogWorld, and why BlogWorld left [...]

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212 Podcast Answer Man – BlogWorld And New Media Expo NYC 2011 Talk – The GSPN Story – Building A Community That Pays The Bills #BWENY

June 4, 2011

As I mentioned in episode 211 of Podcast Answer Man, I had an amazing time at BlogWorld & New Media Expo NYC 2011. Many of you, who were unable to attend the event, had expressed a desire for me to record video of my talk to share with you. I am happy to announce that [...]

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211 Podcast Answer Man – Promoting Your Podcast Without A Promo – Single Site Or One Site To Rule Them All – And So Much More!

June 2, 2011

If you are interested in hearing my full recap of my BlogWorld trip to NYC, check out Episode 499 of Pursuing A Balanced Life. It was an amazing opportunity that has already led to several other amazing opportunities. Tony called in to ask how I am able to keep my Skyped in guests and co-hosts [...]

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210 Podcast Answer Man- Creating Promos And An Interview With Darrell Darnell

May 19, 2011

iTunes Ratings/Rankings Blog Post In this episode, I talked shared about a recent blog post that I wrote about iTunes Ranking. In the post, I shared how I was able to get a new podcast to rank higher than Oprah’s Book Club podcast in the literature category after having the podcast in the directory for [...]

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iTunes Ratings/Rankings – A Show Bigger Than Oprah!

May 16, 2011

I don’t typically like to double post my blog posts. I just published the following on our gspn.tv network blog at http://gspn.tv/biggerthanoprah. There is no doubt that there are going to be many people who frequent PodcastAnswerMan.com who are not subscribed to the gspn.tv community blog. The following blog post was written to the gspn.tv [...]

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209 Podcast Answer Man – A Formula For Success In Podcasting And So Much More

May 12, 2011

In this episode I share some more thoughts on my blog post about where I was invited to speak at BlogWorld & New Media Expo NYC. If you live in the NYC area, I hope that you will consider joining me for a special meetup I’m planning for Monday, May 23rd. For more details of [...]

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I Will Be Speaking At BlogWorld Expo 2011 NYC

May 10, 2011

I’m very excited to announce that I will be speaking at the BlogWorld & New Media Expo that is being held May 24th – 26th, 2011 in New York City. I would have loved to have given you all a more advanced notice about this. However, the invitation to speak at the event came in [...]

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208 Podcast Answer Man – ServInt Recommendations And Interview With Barry And Lynne Morgan

May 5, 2011

In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I open the show by talking about a new video blog post that I did at http://PodcastAnswerMan.com/podcasting101. The post is titled “How Podcasting Works” and is intended to give you the “Big Picture” of how podcasting actually works. I answer a question from Dodge who asked if I [...]

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How Podcasting Works – A Brief Overview of How To Podcast

May 4, 2011

I am delighted to finally have the opportunity to produce the following video to give a simplified overview of how podcasting works. This video is intentionally over-simplified for the purpose of giving just the “big picture” view of what a podcast is and how it works. I’ve been helping podcasters set up and configure their [...]

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207 Podcast Answer Man – A to Z Success Story – Adobe Audition CS5.5 – Alesis iO Dock For Podcasting? And More!

April 28, 2011

Adobe Audtiion CS5.5 Adobe Audtion 4.0 is actually named Adobe Audition CS5.5. The new version is now available for both PC and Mac users and is available for pre-order now. The affiliate link (http://goo.gl/SRC9q) here on my site will automatically take you to the page where you can pre-order the new version. If you simply [...]

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206 Podcast Answer Man – The Gateway Content Strategy And So Much More!

April 21, 2011

In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I share the concept of what I call “gateway content” that helps me introduce new people to my brand. This topics is actually addressed at the end of the episode. I started this episode by answering the following questions: – Is there an affordable way to have transcripts [...]

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205 Podcast Answer Man – Blogging – Pay Per Episode – YouTube – Podcasting As A Family And More!

April 14, 2011

In this episode of Podcasting Answer Man, I covered the following topics… Educating Your Audience About Podcasting Danielle from the Netherlands asked about how to train your audience to subscribe and download your podcast episodes. I believe it is important for us, as podcasters, to educate our audience about the benefits of subscribing to podcasts. [...]

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How To Assemble A Cowboy Studio Softbox Lighting System

April 13, 2011

I am so excited to announce that I have just purchased the CowboyStudio 2275 Watt Digital Video Softbox Lighting Kit. If you have seen any of my videos from the studio here, you have probably noticed that I have not had the best lighting setup. I recently shared that I had just upgraded my sound [...]

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Please Do Not Do This On Facebook!

April 13, 2011

First off, If the first words of a message from a friend is “I promise this is not spam mail!” There is a 99.9999% chance that it IS INDEED spam. I get that some people just don’t get technology and social media. But wow, this message is bad on so many levels that I immediately [...]

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Sony UWP UWP-V6 Wireless Microphone Package Review

April 9, 2011

If you’ve listened to my Podcast Answer Man podcast for any length of time, you probably know that I’m pretty picky when it comes to audio quality. While I do prefer audio over video podcasts 99.9% of the time, I believe that every audio podcaster should make use of written blog posts and video content [...]

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204 Podcast Answer Man – Panel Discussion – How Much To Charge Your Sponsor – How To Become A Thought Leader And Influencer With Your Audio Podcast – And So Much More!

April 7, 2011

In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I cover the following topics. Dave Thackery called in to ask how much he should charge a new sponsor for an upcoming podcast. In response, I shared the many things that I consider when thinking about how much to charge for sponsors of my own podcasts. Here’s a [...]

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203 Podcast Answer Man – Podcamp Cincinnati – Migrating Your Podcast To Libsyn – And More!

March 31, 2011

In this episode, I invite my friend, Daniel J. Lewis of http://Noodle.mx , into the gspn.tv / Podcast Answer Man studio to discuss the upcoming Podcamp Cincinnati event that will be held on Saturday, October 22nd, 2011. Learn more about Podcast Cincinnati at http://PodcampCincinnati.com. Judi Graff from http://farmandranchcountry.com called in some feedback to share her [...]

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Facebook Takes Several Months To Deny Me Admin Rights!

March 30, 2011

Facebook changed their personal profile pages a few months back. When they did, I updated my place of employment as PodcastAnswerMan.com. They didn’t tell me that they were going to do this ahead of time, but they crated a PodcastAnswerMan.com community page for my business. There was a link where you could click to “Request [...]

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202 Podcast Answer Man – Mic Placement – Digital Product Delivery – Libsyn Premium Content Solution – And So Much More

March 24, 2011

In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I share some updated information to confirm that the R-09HR recorder has been discontinued. I assure those who have purchased the R-09HR that they should not feel bad because it is actually a better recorder than the R-05 due to his superior mp3 encoding as mentioned in episode [...]

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201 Podcast Answer Man – Roland R-05 Digtal Audio Recorder Review

March 22, 2011

Roland R-05 Digital Audio Recorder Review In this special episode of Podcast Answer Man, I give a pretty thorough review of the new Roland R-05 Digital Audio Recorder. I put the record though the test of recording in a walkcast environment which is typically the way I record my Pursuing A Balanced Life podcast. I’m [...]

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200 Podcast Answer Man – What To Do When Your RSS Feed Is Held Hostage!

March 17, 2011

Celebrating 200 Episodes! I’m very excited to celebrate my 200th episode of Podcast Answer Man. In this episode, I share that the goals that I had hoped to accomplish with this podcast had been realized years before I had anticipated. I did spend the first six minutes of the episode talking about what is possible [...]

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199 Podcast Answer Man – Custom Music For Your Podcast – Mixing Audio And Video Content – And More!

March 10, 2011

In this episode, I started off by stating that you do not want to miss the 200th episode of Podcast Answer Man where I will be explaining why I have unsubscribed to every single podcast that I have been subscribed to in iTunes. Zack called in to say how much he enjoyed hearing my wife’s [...]

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198 Podcast Answer Man – Am I Just An Egomaniac? My True Motives For Podcasting Exposed!

March 3, 2011

This episode is very different from my normal format for Podcast Answer Man. I was not very happy how the last thirty minutes of last week’s episode went. It turns out that I was not the only one who was unhappy with that portion of the episode. It’s ironic in response to John Wilkerson’s question [...]

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197 Podcast Answer Man – How To Get More Feedback – Podcamp Nashville 2011 Thoughts – And So Much More!

February 24, 2011

In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I cover the following topics. John Wilkerson called in to ask for some thoughts on how he can entice his audience to provide him with more feedback to his podcast. Evan Waterman called in to ask me which USB sound card I use in my equipment setup? Last [...]

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How To Get More Podcast Feedback From Your Audience!

February 24, 2011

Many podcasters ask me how they can gain more engagement with their podcast audience. Specifically, they are interested in generating more voice mail feedback for their show. I wanted to post a list of ideas that I believe will be helpful in generating more voice mail feedback for your show.  I am going to address [...]

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196 Podcast Answer Man – Outgrowing Shared Hosting And More

February 10, 2011

In this episode, I shared the following: Walter called in to share some of his thoughts on he Edirol R-09 Recorder. He does like that you can’t keep the usb cable plugged in at all times. Other than that, he loves the recorder. I share how I transfer my recordings to my show. Dustin called [...]

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195 Podcast Answer Man – How Long Does It Take To Produce A Podcast Episode? Recording Into A Computer Woes and So Much More!

February 3, 2011

In this episode, I discuss the following topics: Jonathan Nation called in to asked how much time it takes to produce a single episode of a podcast, including show preparation through post production. I mentioned the Inside The Studio Equipment Setup and Podcast Workflow product that you can get at http://PodcastAnswerMan.com/studiosetup. Richard called in a [...]

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