194 Podcast Answer Man – What Piece of Equipment Should I Upgrade First? And So Much More!

January 28, 2011

In this episode, I answer the following quesitons: George Edwards called in a question about whether or not he should go ahead and get the Heil PR-40 Microphone or his basic setup would not be able to provide the resources necessary to to drive the benefits of the microphone. In response I share what I [...]

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193 Podcast Answer Man – New Online Community Site – Every Episode Now Free – And Answers To Your Questions

January 20, 2011

In this episode cover the following topics: – How To Use A Heil Microphone for Webinars (Rich Avery) – How do you determine the pricing for webinars and digital products? (Gorden Firemark) – How do you add a Subscribe With iTunes Button on WordPress.com? (Troy Price) – Jason asked why caption ID is showing up [...]

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192 Podcast Answer Man – Podcasting While Driving – Can You Give Away Too Much For Free? – And A WHOLE LOT More!

January 14, 2011

The Future of Plus Membership? In this episode, I share that I’m about to make the biggest decision related to my career in podcasting and new media since I actually made the decision to leave my career in insurance after 11 years to pursue podcasting and new media full-time! I believe that every podcaster, who [...]

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191 Podcast Answer Man – What I Think About Podcast Awards & More

January 6, 2011

- Feedback on Lee Andrew’s Heil Recording. – Why didn’t I join a podcast network? – How do I build relationships with my existing audience? – Question about THE LAUNCH! – What are my thoughts on Podcast Awards? Right Click Here To Download MP3 Version PODCAST CONSULTING: I’m available for one on one podcast consulting [...]

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Just Ordered A New Nitrozac Portrait To Update My Profile Pics!

January 5, 2011

Chances are, if you are reading this blog post, that this comic image of me is pretty familiar to you. In May of 2009, I began a journey of pursuing a more balanced and healthy lifestyle. As a result of regular physical activity, changing the foods that I eat, and a determination to never go [...]

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190 Podcast Answer Man – New York Times Says Leo Laporte Has Shown There Is A Lot of Life In Podcasting!

December 28, 2010

In this episode, I answer a few questions from the voicemail feedback hotline (859-795-4067) and I share some thoughts from a recent New York Times article that done about Leo Laporte and his efforts in podcasting. The first question of the day was from Tony who asked for my thoughts on how long a podcast [...]

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189 Podcast Answer Man – Why I Share Date Sensitive Information In A Time Shifted Podcast And So Much More!

December 23, 2010

In this episode, I share a few things that have been on my mind as it relates to my business and overall podcasting endeavors. I share that I’m getting ready to end the the Virtual Assistant Podcast next week and that I have initial ideas of starting a new podcast devoted to the inner workings [...]

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188 Podcast Answer Man – Why I Still Podcast After Five Years

December 17, 2010

- Celebrating Five Years – I Can Hardly Remember Life Before Podcasting – Why I Podcast – FFTH 139 Link – Thoughts on My Massive Email Subscription Exodus – Shutting Down A Podcast More Sources For Audio For Your Podcast: (Thanks Chris Beiting) http://shockwave-sound.com http://www.stockmusic.net http://MusicBakery.com http://MusicAlley.com Right Click Here To Download MP3 Version PODCAST [...]

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187 Podcast Answer Man – Audio Queue Software – Benefits of Feedburner – Backing Up Your Archives – And More!

December 3, 2010

What software do you use to queue up your audio clips? On the PC, I used a program called Pod Producer that can be found at http://PodProducer.net – It’s Free! On the Mac, I use SoundByte which you can find at http://PodcastAnswerMan.com/soundbytelink – It’s $39 and they have a Windows & Mac Version. Is there [...]

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186 Podcast Answer Man – Are You Willing To Step Up And Be A Leader?

November 23, 2010

Topics Covered In This Episode: – My blog post about my hosting issues at http://gspn.tv/godaddy. – Spend less time marketing your podcast and more time making it better. – Anyone has the potential to stand up and be a leader. – It is possible to make a living with a tribe of only 1,000 people. [...]

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185 Podcast Answer Man – Android Podcasting Applications And So Much More!

November 11, 2010

Buzzing Sounds In Your Audio, Advice On Mixers, Android Podcasting Apps & So Much More! Question About Upgrading from a Xenyx 1002fx Mixer & the MDX4600 Adobe Audition For The Mac Beta Now Available! Mac users can download the beta version of Adobe Audition at labs.adobe.com/technologies/audition. The program requires an Intel Mac running Mac OS [...]

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184 Podcast Answer Man – Leo LaPorte Says Audio Is What People Really Want!

November 4, 2010

Topics Covered In This Episode: – Episode 130 was titled Leo Laporte Makes 1.5 Million From Podcasting – Link Here – Episode 133 was titled Leo Laporte Admits That Nobody Cares About Video – Link Here – Episode 180 was titled Why I Prefer Audio Over Video Podcasts – Link Here – Leo Laporte’s thoughts [...]

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Inside The Studio: Equipment Setup & Podcast Workflow Tutorial

November 2, 2010

Now Available For Purchase! Only $75.00 When it comes to podcasting equipment and actual podcast production, I’ve come a long way. Back in December of 2005, I started podcasting, as a hobby, with a cheap (less than $40) Logitech headset with microphone off to the side and free recording software running on my laptop computer. [...]

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The Power of Podcasting For Your Business

October 29, 2010

I recently spoke about the power of podcasting for your business at a special conference in Nashville, TN. The message I shared is an important one and I figured I’d try to squeeze the message to fit the 15 minute or less format of a YouTube video. The following video is what I came up [...]

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183 Podcast Answer Man – The Fraunhofer MP3 Encoder – LAME MP3 Encoder – A Recommendation For In-Person Interview Recorder – Getting Rich Quick and Making Money While You Sleep!

October 27, 2010

Questions/Topics Covered In This Episode: 1 – If you don’t like the LAME encoder, then what alternatives are there? I prefer to use Adobe Audition, personally. because it is a full editing suite with the fraunhofer mp3 encoder built into it. Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (FhG) is a German company that helped pioneer MP3 technology. The institute is [...]

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182 Podcast Answer Man – Flyers – Tagging – Training

October 21, 2010

I received a very interesting email this week: The email was from Connie & Sheila from Connie & Sheila Talk. They sent a promotional email and THIS PDF to notify their audience of an important upcoming episode of their podcast. Video Blog Post demonstrates MP3 Tagging: On of the most common mistakes made by new [...]

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Tagging Your MP3 Files – Many New Podcasters Miss This Step

October 21, 2010

I often get emails that say something lik this…. My artwork shows up when I do a search for my podcast in the iTunes store, but it does not show up in my library. I changed a couple of things in my feedburner, however it still hasn’t changed in my itunes library. Any ideas? Thanks! [...]

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181 Podcast Answer Man – Example Issue With Recording To Computer Software

October 14, 2010

Back To Google Docs For My Show Notes: I just went back to using Google Docs for show notes prep. This time, I’m using a single document for all my shows shared with all my co-hosts and my assistant. With all the shows that I produce each Thursday, the only bottleneck in getting content posted [...]

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180 Podcast Answer Man – Why I Prefer Audio Over Video Podcasts And Plugins Update

October 9, 2010

Why I Prefer Audio Over Video Podcasts Now many of you know that I prefer audio podcasts over video podcasts. However, occasionally, I know of a video podcasters that just “crushes it” with a video podcast. In the episode, I mentioned how Carrie Wilkerson is knocking it out of the park with her Barefoot Executive [...]

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Important Note About The Microphone When Recording Video On An iPhone 4

October 1, 2010

In the following video, I share a very important discovery that I made this weekend regarding the microphone on the iPhone 4 when recording video. I hope this tip helps you avoid the loss of audio during the videos that you record with your iPhone 4.

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179 Podcast Answer Man – Horribly Non-Navigable Site

October 1, 2010

I am very glad to get back to answering your questions in this episode of Podcast Answer Man. The following items are the topics that I cover in this week’s episode. I start things off by answering two questions from Chef Tony. First off, he wanted to know my thoughts on whether or not podcast [...]

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How To Subscribe To A Podcast In iTunes

September 22, 2010

Did you know that there are a lot of people who will listen to your podcast on a regular basis only from your website? More times than you might think, folks are finding your audio content as the result of a Google search and have no idea what a podcast is. This is why I [...]

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It’s Nice To Know That You’re Missed When You Are Away! – More Website Issues On My gspn.tv Website

September 21, 2010

This morning, I did something I don’t typically like to do. I checked my email before I even got out of bed. Before you judge me, please let me explain why. I use my iPhone as my alarm clock. When I went to turn off my alarm, I noticed that the badge on top of [...]

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178 PAM – A New Thesis Design For GSPN – GoDaddy Sites Hacked – iOS Compatible Chat Room – And So Much More!

September 20, 2010

In this week’s episode, I share several updates about things that have been going on with my own podcasting journey. I hope the experiences I’ve had over the past few weeks provide you with some insights and give you things to consider in your own podcasting efforts. Please do call in your questions for future [...]

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177 Podcast Answer Man – Popular Blogger, Pat Flynn, Adds Podcasting To The Mix!

September 9, 2010

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Popular Blogger, Pat Flynn, Adds Podcasting To The Mix Right Click Here To Download In this week’s episode, I’m excited to be joined by my friend Pat Flynn from SmartPassiveIncome.com. Pat has a very interesting story as he is another example of how someone can really CRUSH IT. [...]

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176 Podcast Answer Man – Look At What YOU Can Do! And Telephone Interviews With An iPhone

September 2, 2010

Look At What YOU Can Do! In this episode, I decided to take a brand new approach to recording this show. I decided to take a “Build It As You Go” approach. I still need to go back and listen to this myself to see how it sounds for myself. I’d be happy to hear [...]

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175 Podcast Answer Man – Zune Podcasting And Zoom H1 Digital Audio Recorder Review

August 26, 2010

Zune Podcasting And Zoom H1 Digital Audio Recorder Review Right Click Here To Download 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 [...]

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174 Podcast Answer Man – How To Get An All Expenses Paid Sponsorship To Attend A Conference! And Podcamp Boston 5 Information #PCB5

August 22, 2010

How To Get An All Expenses Paid Sponsorship To Attend A Conference! And Podcamp Boston 5 Information #PCB5 Right Click Here To Download 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 [...]

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173 Podcast Answer Man – BlackBerry Podcast Announcement, CNMC, And More

August 14, 2010

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 [...]

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172 Podcast Answer Man – Choosing The Right Co-Host

August 6, 2010

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Choosing The Right Co-Host Right Click Here To Download 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 [...]

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171 Podcast Answer Man – Bonus Video – How To Add A Addon Domain To A BlueHost Hosting Account

August 1, 2010

How To Add An Addon Domain in BlueHost Right Click Here To Download 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 [...]

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170 Podcast Answer Man – Why I Still Highly Recommend Blue Host

July 29, 2010

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Why I Still Highly Recommend Blue Host Right Click Here To Download 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 [...]

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The Social Network Trailer Looks And Sounds Really Great!

July 28, 2010

Every now and then you come across something on the web, only to find yourself asking, where did that last hour and a half go? Tonight was one of those times for me and the thing that started it all was the new movie trailer for “The Social Network.” Have a look and listen for [...]

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169 Podcast Answer Man – Syndicating Your Podcast To Radio

July 22, 2010

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Syndicating Your Podcast To Radio Right Click Here To Download 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 [...]

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168 Podcast Answer Man – An Unpolished Approach To Podcasting

July 15, 2010

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] An Unpolished Approach to Podcasting Right Click Here To Download 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 [...]

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167 Podcast Answer Man – Blog Talk Radio And The Audio Snob

July 9, 2010

Blog Talk Radio and the Audio Snob 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 [...]

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