How to Submit Your New Podcast to iTunes

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One of the most important things you can do as a new podcaster is submit your show to iTunes. If you, like me, are new to podcasting, however, you might not know where to go in the iTunes stores to get your podcast listed. Luckily, one of our past speakers, Ray Ortega, breaks it down … [Read more]

Please, Stop Talking: How to Better Interview Your Podcast Guests

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Please, stop talking. Have you ever had a personal crutch or cliché that you used more often than you thought? It may have been something you didn’t realize until somebody brought it to your attention. Have you ever said, “Wow! I had no idea I did that all the time”? I’m here to tell you … [Read more]

How Your Podcast Can Ruin Your Credibility

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It happened in all of about thirty seconds. The reading of one e-mail and her credibility was shot. I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts. The host will occasionally answer e-mail questions from listeners. This particular show was no different. Until this fateful e-mail came along. I’m changing the names here to protect … [Read more]

Don’t Tell Me Your Podcast Is Funny

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Don’t tell me your podcast is funny. Being funny is not easy. It is also not something everyone should try. Some people are naturally funny. Some people are not. Those are the people who should not try to be funny. There are few things less entertaining than someone trying to tell you they are funny. … [Read more]

The Only Four Things Your Really Need to Start Video Podcasting

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At NMX 2013, Perry Lawrence gave a great presentation on how to get started video podcasting. When you break it down, there are only four things you really need to begin: An Idea The Desire A Budget Discipline Let’s take a close look at these four necessities to help you on the road to video … [Read more]

Podcasting isn’t Dead

In his post titled The Resurrection of Podcasting, Mitch Joel asks the question “Does anyone listen to podcasts anymore? Does anyone even care?” Yes Joel, I’m listening, I care. So do nearly twice the number of people who have Twitter accounts. According to Edison Research, 17% of the U.S. population has listened/viewed a podcast in … [Read more]

4 Things Your Podcast Can Learn From The Super Bowl

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Watching the Super Bowl, the championship of the National Football League in America, I was reminded of a few things you can do to improve your podcast. Your podcast can mimic a lot of the steps taken by the NFL to create a successful show. Here are four: It’s Always Showbiz Regardless of the topic … [Read more]

The Top 10 Funniest Podcasts

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Not only are podcasts a great source of information, they also provide lots of entertainment options. I wanted to share with you the top 10 funniest podcasts out there, so I went to comedian Jordan Cooper of Blenderhead Media to get his recommendations on the best comedy podcasts. Here’s Jordan’s take: 1. Bill Burr’s Monday … [Read more]

Ten Reasons Your Blog Needs a Podcast

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Okay, I have to admit it: After attending NMX 2013, I kind of want to start a podcast. About what, I don’t know, but the podcaster presence there rocked, and the Podcast Awards was one of my favorite parts of the whole show. I’ve been involved in podcasts in the past, but I never realized … [Read more]

How to Create Podcast Artwork – and Why it Needs to Be Good

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You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, and you shouldn’t just a podcast by its artwork—but you know what we do all the time? We judge books by their covers and podcasts by their artwork. We judge websites by their visuals before we start reading their content and we judge podcasts by the artwork that we are presented with in the iTunes podcast directory, the Zune marketplace, in our mobile podcast apps, and everywhere else podcasts live. Make yours good.