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Jan. 2, 2011

Podcasting Still Making Headlines

Stuff You Should Know Podcast Featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution A recent article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution mentioned that two guys in their 30s recording in a studio in Atlanta. The Podcast is Stuff You Should Know. -

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Dec. 23, 2010

Why Do You Podcast?

Most of my podcasts I'm giving you information, but today I'm asking for some information from you. Call in your comments 888-563-3228 (or record a quick mp3 and email it to me dave "at" schoolofpodcasting "dot" com). -

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Dec. 12, 2010

USB Headset Test

Today I answer a few questions about intro/outro music. - Charles Maxwood had asked about intro and outro music. First of all I think its important to have into and outro music. It sets the tone of the podcast. It …

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Dec. 6, 2010

Calling Your Audience to Action

Today we get a phone call from Rich Palmer of Audio Gumshoe who chimes in our discussion from last week about how far podcasting has come since it began. Its much easier to consume podcasts, there are more and more …

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Nov. 27, 2010

Taking Another Look at Podcasting

I was reading the Libsyn blog, and I thought about all the things that have changed in the past six years. iTunes exists iPhones Exists Wi-Fi hots spots everywhere Blackberry phones are now more entertainment oriented

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Nov. 6, 2010

Creating Intriguing Content

Today i talk about making great content. To me this is content that is intriguing. This typically is information you can't get any place else. It is one of a kind (or hard to find) information. An example of this …

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Oct. 10, 2010

Live Podcasting Pros and Cons

Creating a live podcast using free software can seem like a great idea. As a podcast consultant, I see there are times when it makes sense. Today we talk about the pros and cons of creating a podcast live, when …

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Oct. 3, 2010

Radio Appears to be 38 Percent Commercials

The number 1 afternoon radio show in Cleveland is the Mike Trivisonno show. He is entertaining. Much like most podcasters, Mike is not really a “broadcaster.” He is more “one of us” behind a microphone. - However,

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Sept. 26, 2010

Headline Animator – Truth in Advertising

I read a Podcast Academy: The Business Podcasting Book: Launching, Marketing, and Measuring Your Podcast and there was a cool publicity tip about using feedburner's headline animator. I had seen that a while ago,

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Sept. 20, 2010

When is it Time to Podfade?

Edgy Podcast Reviews (a show that reviewed other podcasts) has (more than likely) "Podfaded" (gone of the air). The reason? According to one of the hosts, "It's just not fun anymore." The great thing about podcasting is: - 1.

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Sept. 13, 2010

The Return of Podcast Promo Swapping

Turning Your Email Newsletter into a Podcast If you are producing an email newsletter, you already have the content for a podcast. When I mention this to some people they state, "I just want to use e-mail" or "I'm not …

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Aug. 23, 2010

New Podcast Directories

// - If you are hearing advice on podcasting, and someone tells you to save your file as Mono instead of stereo to make your file smaller, you need to find a new source of advice. I'm working on a …

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Aug. 16, 2010

The EASY Way to Record A Skype Call

There are many podcast consultants like myself we give advice for want-to-be podcasters. Most of the time there are answers that are fairly universal, but I feel there are times when the answers differ greatly. One such answer is recording …

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Aug. 7, 2010

Why WordPress is the Best

Today I answer some questions about Podcast equipment on a budget, and we get some feedback on last week's show about over editing your audio. - There is a program called Feed For All that allows you to create an …

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Aug. 2, 2010

Over-Editing Your Sound

Podcasting News - I was interviewed on the Podcast Advisor show with Andy White. I answer some questions about what I get out of Podcasting, what gear I use, what hurdles I've come across and more. Andy is great guy. …

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July 25, 2010

Who, What, Why, When, Where, and How of Podcasting

Who - Who am I? I'm Dave Jackson and I've been podcasting since 2005. I have a bachelor's degree in Education specializing in techncial education, and I feel I can explain anything in terms that make it easy to digest. …

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July 18, 2010

From H2 to ESPN

Today we hear from former school of podcasting student Dave Gardner of the Rat Cast who has gone from using a small portable recorder to report on minor league hockey to being asked into the booth of ESPN. He first …

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July 10, 2010

The Pros and Cons of Starting a Forum

Today we talk about Forums. These may be called "message boards" and are a great tool for your audience to interact with each. For some websites, people use them to support a product or service. They can be lovely additions …

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July 4, 2010

Freemium Resources

This episode originates from the School of Podcasting Freemium Resources When you provide a free podcast to promote a service that people pay for, this is called "freemium" approach. You provide free information hoping they will pay for your premium …

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June 28, 2010

Automated Backup For Your WordPress Installation

Today we are talking about Podcasting in a round about way. We are talking about my recommended software for podcasting which is Wordpress. Recently Wordpress had a major upgrade, and in some cases your upgrade may not have gone so …

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June 20, 2010

WordPress 3.0 Initial Reactions

Wordpress 3.0 was rolled out this week. It is a merger of Wordpress multi-user and the previous version of Wordpress. It has a new default theme called 2010 that allows you to customize the menu system, the background, and easier …

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June 14, 2010

Podcast Voicemail Call Button

Today I talk about a "new" feature I found at podcastvoicemail.com when I logged into get my messages (typically they forward the voice mail to me in a wav format, but I accidentally deleted the message, but it still resided …

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June 6, 2010

A Free Software Program That Won’t Crash

Today I got a new computer from Dell. I paid about 800 bucks for it, and it is running Windows 7. It turns out my Sony Sound Forge 8 doesn't run on Windows 7, my Pain Shop Pro runs in …

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