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The only official show notes for this episode is the following image. It will make perfect sense once you listen to the full episode. Special Thanks to my Patreon Supporters I am so incredibly thankful for those who have decided to show their support for Pursuing A Balanced Life by becoming a Patreon […]
Remote Controlled On Air Sign I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner. However, it recently occurred to me that I could use one of those WeMo switches by Belkin to operate a plugged in On Air Light/Sign that I could place just outside my studio. In fact, I may place a second […]
Ten Common Mistakes That New Podcasters Make In this episode, of Podcast Answer Man, I share ten of the most common mistakes that I have seen thousands of brand new podcasters make. I not only share my thoughts on why these are mistakes, I also give suggestions of what you can do if you have […]
Dealing With Negative Feedback It's been a long time since I last covered the topic of dealing with negative feedback. Earlier this week, I was listening to the Jillian Michaels Show and she had an episode titled Haters Are Gonna Hate. CLICK HERE FOR FULL SHOW NOTES
It's been a while since I recorded an episode of Podcast Answer Man that I actually deleted. I've had a few episodes where I went back and re-recorded a section or two. CLICK HERE FOR FULL SHOW NOTES
Keynoting At The Podcast Movement In this episode, I talk with Jared Easley and Gary Leland who, together with Dan Franks and Mitch Todd, are putting together the new Podcast Movement National Podcasting Conference. CLICK HERE FOR FULL SHOW NOTES
Why I Still Defend The Term PODCAST Matt Lovell is one of thirty students who are currnetly going through the 15th session of my Podcasting A to Z training course. Matt started a conversation inspired by something that he heard on Dan Miller's podcast. CLICK HERE FOR FULL SHOW NOTES
Social Media Marketing World In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I talk with Michael Stelzner from Social Media Examiner. The main focus of our conversation is to discuss what the Social Media Marketing World Conference is about and who, specifically, should consider attending. (Starts at 00:38:57) CLICK HERE FOR FULL SHOW NOTES
In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I share one of the top five most difficult decisions that I've had to make in my business. February 2014 marks the second anniversary of The Podcast Mastermind. In spite of the fact that it was responsible for generating over $57,000 in profit for my business in 2013, […]
Reducing or Eliminating Mouth Noises Over the past eight years, I've had the privilege of working with thousands of people on the launch of their podcast. On average, about one out of ten individuals have experienced a significant issue with mouth noises. CLICK HERE FOR FULL SHOW NOTES
Five Tips For A Relational Approach To Twitter In several recent episodes of Podcast Answer Man, Erik Fisher and I have discussed our desire to get back to using Twitter the way that we did in the old days. The main problem, however, has been that it is increasingly difficult to use twitter in this […]
Can I Play Music In My Podcast? One of the top five things that I am most often asked about is whether or not you can play music in your podcast. I created this extended edition of Podcast Answer Man to serve as a resource that I can point folks to as questions related to […]
New Media Expo 2014 Review I just returned from New Media Expo and the reality is that I should have taken this week off. I had such an amazing time at the event. However, the lack of sleep and the long days did wear me down quite a bit. With that, I originally recorded episode […]
Tom Adams Shares The Value of A Small Narrow Niche Audience Podcasting to a small, niche audience is an often overlooked opportunity by many potential podcasters. Tom Adams has discovered just how valuable they can be. Tom is a consultant, executive coach and author, as well as the President of a boutique web marketing agency […]
Creating Evergreen Content In this episode, I talk about the value in intentionally creating evergreen content. In my weekly podcast, I may discuss topics that are extremely relevant today but may not be applicable months or years down the road. However, I will often create a segment of an episode or even full episodes where […]
Wired Lavalier Recommendation for Speakers and Presenters I've often been asked what type of lavalier mic I would recommend for a professor who wanted to record their classroom lectures or for speakers who wanted to have an audio recording of their own presentation. CLICK HERE FOR FULL SHOW NOTES
In this week's episode of Podcast Answer Man, I asked Erik Fisher to join me for the whole show to discuss more thoughts related to what we started to discuss in episode 335, related to how Twitter seemed to be losing losing sight of what originally made it so useful in building relationships. This topic […]
Behind Every Great Man, You Will Find A Great Woman! In this week's episode I am honored to have my wife, Stephanie, as a guest with me in the studio. I shared, previously, that we were shocked to learn just how many folks in the Podcast Answer Man community who had no idea that Stephanie […]
I Checked My Guns At The Door! In this week's episode, I share my thoughts as I return from the Platform Conference. I talk about the conference itself, I share my favorite thing about the past week and I share a great deal of information about the talk that I gave and how I took […]
Why I Downgraded To Keynote 09 This week, I made the decision to go ahead and upgrade a few of my computers to the latest version of Apple's Mac OSX operating system, Mavericks. In the episode, I share my experiences with the upgrade and how much I love the multiple display support. During the upgrade […]
Facebook Page or Personal Profile (00:24:41) In this week's social media segment, Erik Fisher and I respond to someone who asked our thoughts on promoting our brand with a Facebook Page vs. a Facebook Personal Profile. CLICK HERE FOR FULL SHOW NOTES
Skype Cutting Access To Software Recorders I've recently been informed that Skype is shutting down it's desktop API in December 2013. This will affect podcasters who rely on software plugins like Pamela or Call Recorder to record Skype conversations for their podcasts. Skype has a brief note about this on their support website. The developers […]
7 Ways To Market Affiliate Products In this week's episode I am joined by my great friend, Mark Mason, from the Late Night Internet Marketing Podcast. In our conversation, we discuss seven things that podcasters can do to market affiliate products. (This Topic Starts at 00:21:36) CLICK HERE FOR FULL SHOW NOTES
Three Ideas For Finding Your Voice In this episode, I invite Joel Boggess and Dr. Pei Kang back to Podcast Answer Man. Joel and Pei were featured as guests back on episode 226 where we discussed how you can make yourself newsworthy. Joel is coming out with a new book titled “Finding Your voice – […]
Inspiring Personal Plug of The Week (00:02:30) This week's personal plug of the week is the High-Income Business Writing Podcast with Ed Gandia. In fact, episode 22 of Ed's podcast caused me to think of a number of valuable topics that I decided to share in this episode, while I was recording on the fly. […]
iTunes 11.1 Now Syncs Podcasts With iOS Yesterday, it seemed as though everyone was focused on the fact that Apple released iOS7. However, Apple also snuck out an update for iTunes bringing us version 11.1. One of the most interesting features, to me, was that you can now sync your podcast subscriptions, via iCloud, with […]
Let's Talk Affiiliate Marketing In this week's episode I am joined by my great friend, Mark Mason, from the Late Night Internet Marketing Podcast. A majority of this week's show is focused on things that podcasters should know when it comes to affiliate marketing. CLICK HERE FOR FULL SHOW NOTES
Show Me The Money! (Topic starts at 00:03:44) There are times when I feel like Jerry Maguire in this scene from the movie (WARNING: Strong language in clip). Okay, so this is a bit of an exaggeration. The fact is that I have made it a point to not yet enter into a relationship where […]
Invest In Conferences (Starts At 00:25:03) I have been interviewed hundreds of times and I am often asked if I would change anything if I had the chance to go back and do things differently. My response to this has often been “nothing.” I've stated that I am who I am today because of all […]
Falling In Love With Evernote? (Starts at 00:46:52) In this week's episode, I invite Erik Fisher to be a sounding board while I go on and on about why I have made the decision to dive, head first, into Evernote. Are you an Evernote fanatic? If so, please share what you love about Evernote and […]
In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I talk with Ken Davis from Dynamic Communicators International. Ken is one of the country’s most sought after motivational and inspirational speakers. He's also the business partner of my great friend, Michael Hyatt. I know that many of you have a desire to do a little public speaking […]
In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I am very delighted to share a conversation with Mark Pentleton from RadioLingua.com. I first learned about Mark through his Coffee Break Spanish podcast back in the Summer of 2007 when my wife and I were going on vacation to Los Cabos, Mexico. I was looking for a […]
In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I am delighted to share an interview with my great friend, Stuart Crane. I've talked about stuart in Podcast Answer Man on many occasions, though I may have only mentioned him by name a handful of times. I first met Stuart back in July 2011. My first introduction […]
In this week's episode, I am delighted to have my friend, Leslie Samuel, return to Podcast Answer Man. Some of you will remmember that I had Leslie on episode 251 to share his story about how his online efforts helped him land his dream job. In this episode, I've invited Leslie to share five tips […]
In this week's episode, I answer two questions off the voicemail feedback hotline. First, I answer the question, “Can you read entire chapters of books in your podcast?” Next, I answer the question about how I you go about getting audio clips to play directly into my podcast recording. My great friend, Erik J Fisher […]
In this week's episode, I open by sharing how not everyone was happy with my previous episode where I shared my thoughts on podcast interview etiquette. At seven and a half minutes into the episode, I give a very brief recap of my two week vacation, one week of which was spent with members from […]
Hey folks. Here is another episode that I pre-recorded before leaving for my two week family vacation. In this episode, I share twenty two tips that will help you improve your podcast interviews. These tips start 29 minutes into the episode. I use the opening of the show to I discuss a few details related […]
Hey folks, I am actually on vacation this week. In fact, I am on a Disney Cruise with members of my podcast community. We are hosting a meetup, at Disney World, on Friday, June 28th. If you are reading this in time, there may still be time to rsvp by clicking here. I recorded this […]
In this week's episode of Podcast Answer Man, I briefly mention that I will be hosting a community meetup at Walt Disney World on Friday, June 28th (RSVP HERE), I answer a few questions off the listener feedback hotline and I share a Social Media Segment where we talk about #Hashtags coming to Facebook and […]
Do You Take Ads On Your Site Or Podcast? In this week's episode, I focus a great amount of time answering many questions that have come in on the voice mail feedback hotline. One of the questions that seemed to get the most time was whether or not I take on advertising on my website […]
Podcast Patent Update There has been a lot of new buzz happening around the Podcasting Patent Lawsuit lately. If you have not already heard them, I encourage you to listen to episode 292 and episode 298 of Podcast Answer Man to hear the full details about where this story started. In this episode I share […]
I Have Started A New Vlog! Earlier this week, I made the decision to take my YouTube presence to the next level. I have been inspired by my good friend, Fr. Roderick Vonhogen and Chris Pirillo. In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I share my motivations for wanting to create a YouTube vlog. I […]
What Day Should I Releasing My Podcast? In this week's episode of Podcast Answer Man, I share my feelings on what day of the week is best for releasing your podcast. The fact is that the best part of podcasting is that it is time shifted and people can choose to listen to your show […]
Three PAM Episodes Per Week? In this week's episode of Podcast Answer Man, I explain why I had recently given a great deal of consideration to the thought of producing three 20 minute episodes or two 30 minute episodes, per week, instead of continuing my production of one 60 minute episode each week. There are […]
Hey folks, I'm in Orlando Florida this for a conference. However, before I left town, I recorded this extra episode and scheduled it for release here on the site while I was away. Using Vine To Engage With Your Audience In this week's social media segment, Erik Fisher and I talk about how we can […]
Get Creative When Naming Your Podcast In iTunes! In this week's episode of Podcast Answer Man, I explain how you can get creative with the way that you name your podcast so that your show will turn up in more search results within iTunes. CLICK HERE FOR FULL SHOW NOTES
One of the questions that I am asked most often is “How do I increase the number of people who subscribe to my podcast?” I usually point these folks to episode 254 where I discuss How To Grow Your Audience And Market Your Podcast!. My number one recommendation for growing your audience is to build […]
I had an amazing experience at the Social Media Marketing World conference that was held last week in San Diego, California. In this episode, I share why this conference was not only a huge win for me, professionally, but I also share why it was a major win for Podcasting as an industry. The title […]
The 10,000 Hour Rule by Malcolm Gladwell Many people believe that Malcolm Gladwell teaches that you have to work for 10,000 hours in a specific area before you become an expert. This could not be further from the truth, and in this episode of the Podcast Answer Man I explain what the rule actually says, […]
Why Audio Podcasting Can Work For Visual Topics! I am very happy to feature Chef Keith Snow and his Harvest Eating podcast as my personal plug of the week. I asked Keith if he would be willing to record an audio clip for Podcast Answer Man where he would share some details about a conversation […]
YouTube Thoughts For Podcasters I can't believe that I have barely had any coverage of YouTube here on Podcast Answer Man. In this episode, I have Erik Fisher join me for an extended Social Media Segment to spend a great deal of time talking about YouTube and how podcasters can make use of this wonderful […]
Celebrating My 300th Episode I knew that I wanted to do something special to celebrate my 300th episode of Podcast Answer Man. I thought that sharing one of the greatest keys to my success would be the perfect way to do that. What is this key to success? It's the value that I place on […]
Telephone Interviews & Taking Live Calls Justin called in to say that he's thinking about getting rid of Skype for his interviews, especially those of the telephone variety. In this episode, I try to convince Justin to investigate improving Skype before going to other interview recording solutions. In response to his question about other options […]
Podcast Patent Update: EFF & The SHIELD Act If you have not yet listened to Episode 292 of Podcast Answer Man where I introduced the Podcasting Patent Lawsuit, you may want to consider listening to that episode first. Now, several podcasters have received letters from Personal Audio, LLC with a request to contact them to […]
The SCOORE Conference I'm very excited to announce that I have officially registered for the SCORRE Conference in an effort to take my public speaking to a whole new level. If you have been thinking about improving your own speaking skills, I encourage you to listen to this episode to find out what this conference […]
An Interview With President George W. Bush Before you click the play button above to listen to this interview, check out the video that I recorded in the Green Room at the Platform Conference. CLICK HERE FOR FULL SHOW NOTES
Why Am I Losing Subscribers? Tom recently called in to say he created a podcast four months ago. Today, approximately 50 people are downloading each episode. This is down from 400 downloads per episode in October. Tom’s question was what would cause this decline to happen. I review various aspects of Tom’s show such as […]
Exclusive Audio Branding Offer With Mike & Izabella Russell! I am so thrilled to spend some time introducing Mike and Izabella Russell, from Music Radio Creative, to the Podcast Answer Man community. I was first introduced to Mike and Izabella several months ago when they had contacted me about my Podcast Answer Man referral network. […]
SpeakPipe Coming out of Beta – Announces Pricing Plans! I recently received an email from Vladimir Pankratiev, the founder of SpeakPipe stating that the SpeakPipe service is expected to come out of beta status effective March 1st, 2013. The great news is that many of those who have come to rely on this service for […]
The Podcast Patent Lawsuit Against Content Creators I recently received an email from a very concerned podcaster, Jason Pyles, who notified me that one of the podcast networks that he was a part of was going to end all functions related to podcasts, effective January 31, 2013, as a result of hearing that podcasters are […]
Thoughts From NMX 2013 This week's episode was recorded late Monday evening, after hosting an amazing meetup here in my suite at the Rio hotel in Las Vegas. It is my hope that by listening to this conversation, you'll be inspired to make plans to attend New Media Expo next year. This was such a […]
So Looking Forward to a Week in Las Vegas! I'm excited about so many different things when it comes to Las Vegas. Some of the things that I'm most looking forward to are the fact that I’m going to be able to hang out with 15 members of the Podcast Mastermind that are coming out, […]
Where Does Microsoft Stand on Podcasting? This week, I'm joined by my good friend, Rob Greenlee. Rob manages the Podcasts Marketplace on Windows Phone/Zune at Microsoft. He and I have a very lively conversation about the state of podcasting on the Windows Platform. During our conversation, we covered a great deal of territory. Here […]
My Secret Podcast Project Revealed In this episode, I finally reveal that The Lord of the Rings Fan Podcast is the secret project I've been working on over the past several months. I explain why I decided to create a Lord of the Rings fan podcast, the approach I'm taking to the show and the […]
First Impressions of the New MySpace In this week's Social Media Segment, Erik J. Fisher and I discuss our first impressions of the new MySpace. We both created profiles which you can find at http://new.myspace.com/gspn and http://new.myspace.com/erikjfisher (These links only work if you have access to the private beta at this time). We talk a […]
How My Production Quality Has Evolved Over 3000 Episodes I received a question from Matt on the voicemail feedback hotline. He said that he'd love to have a link to my first episode and possibly have me put together a montage of my production quality evolution over the years. In this episode I actually do […]
What Was I Thinking That's the thought that came to mind as I was preparing the content to record this week's episode of Podcast Answer Man. The first half of this episode sounded more like an episode of Pursuing A Balanced Life as I shared a lot of thoughts off the top my head without […]
One Event To Rule Them All I open this week's episode explaining why I am thrilled that NMX has made the decision to do a single event each year. Many of you know that I have been working hard to put together an amazing podcasting track for the NMX (New Media Expo) event that is […]
My Thoughts on the iPad Mini Most people who know me, know that I am a huge fan of Apple products. When the original (1st generation) iPad came out, I purchased it hoping to use it to consume more ebooks. At the time, I had just read my first two ebooks on my iPhone via […]
Speak It Forward Bootcamp Review I spent a few days last week in Atlanta, Georgia so that I could attend Kent Julian's Speak It Forward Bootcamp. I went because I've been receiving an increasing number of invitations to speak publicly and I wanted to simply take my public speaking to the “next level.” Below are […]
Leo Laporte Is Coming To NMX I could not be more thrilled than I am to announce that I was able to get Leo Laporte to come to NMX (New Media Expo). Have a listen to the episode and you'll certainly hear my excitement and learn what he'll be doing at the event. If you […]
8th Annual Podcast Awards Nominations Open Till October 15th The nomination process for the 8th Annual Podcast Awards is now open. If you consider nominating any of the shows that I produce, please see http://gspn.tv/awards for important information regarding which category to nominate each show for. Personal Plug of the Week This week's personal plug […]
Tools To Manage Who You Follow on Twitter In episode 276, I shared how Robin Dunbar and Michael Hyatt influenced my decision to make a radical change in the way that I use twitter. If you have not yet heard that episode, I encourage you to check it out. In this week's extended social media […]
Personal Plug of the Week This week's personal plug of the week is the Entrepreneur On Fire podcast from John Dumas. John has taken the bold challenge of creating a daily podcast that will feature interviews with inspiring entrepreneurs. I encourage you to check out the podcast. If you enjoy it, please let John know […]
Personal Plug of the Week This week's personal plug of the week is the Dispatches From The Buckle podcast from Dr. Lee Camp. Before I discovered podcasting, I used to listen to this thing called the radio while I was on road trips. I often would come across the “A Prairie Home Companion” show and […]
My Own Next Step? – Way Beyond My Comfort Zone! The main purpose of Podcast Answer Man is to help inspire the podcasting community to think about how they can take everything they are doing to the “next level.” I have a strong belief that to inspire others, you must first be willing to do […]
Over the past few months, I have been talking about the fact that I would be speaking at the Catholic New Media Conference in Arlington, Texas. I'm excited to share the audio recording of the talk that I gave in this episode of Podcast Answer Man. This was the first time I'd ever given a […]
Are You Creating Life Changing Content? This week, I was reminded, once again, why it is that I produce this show and create the content that I make available here on this site. That reminder came from an email that I had received from John Bukenas who wrote an email to me that started with… […]
Equipment Options For Under $200 My primary focus with Podcast Answer Man is to help people create amazing sounding and extremely well produced shows. However, I am often asked what is available to those who want to record their audio on a very limited budget. In this episode, Steve called in to ask what the […]
The Strangest Secret I must have heard my great friend, Dan Miller, talk about The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale at least 30 to 40 times before actually searching out this resource for myself. I'm so glad that I did! When I first heard it, I do recall telling myself that I wanted to actually […]
What Plugins Do I Use And Recommend Today? I typically receive between 40 to 100+ emails each day. There are a number of questions that I get over and over again and one of the more popular questions is “What plugins are your currently using for WordPress?” I've answered this question on previous episodes of […]
Is There A Market For Podcast Producers? Nathan called in to ask if I thought there was a market for someone who wanted to produce podcasts for others rather than produce their own show(s). He also asked how I might go about convincing someone that they need to create a podcast. I share my thoughts […]
Sony MDR-7506 Headphones For the past several years, I had been using Bose AE2 style headphones. When I was in NYC for BlogWorld & New Media Expo, I visited the SiriusXM studios. While in the studio, I noticed that they only used Sony MDR-7506 headphones. I was so pleased with the sound quality that I […]
How Do You Determine The Potential Size of A Podcast Audience? In this week's episode, Eddy called in to ask if it is possible to determine the potential size of a podcast audience. He explained that he was trying to find out if there is “enough of an audience there waiting” for a certain topic. […]
Learn How Audio Podcasting Has Benefited Existing Bloggers! At this years's BlogWorld & New Media Expo's NYC event, I was thrilled to have my great friend, Pat Flynn, put together a panel titled “More Traffic, More Authority, More Customers: Why All Bloggers Should Be Podcasting.” The description of the session read: Successful bloggers don’t just […]
It Was No Rumor! Apple Releases Official Podcasts App! In last week's episode, I shared the rumors and speculation that surrounded the idea that Apple might release a standalone Podcasts App for iOS. Earlier this week, Apple actually released such an app. Personally, I'm thinking that they may have rushed it out the door due […]
Is Podcasting Getting It's Own Application in iOS 6? By now, most podcasters have heard the rumors and speculation that Apple may be kicking podcasting out of the iTunes application and giving the podcasting platform its very own official podcasting application in iOS6. So far, all reactions to this information have been positive, where folks […]
Facebook Uses Mafia Tactics Not long ago, Facebook introduced the ability for you to promote your page posts. Facebook says that “promoted posts are a simple way to reach more of the people who like your Page and their friends.” In this week's episode, I invite our GSPN Social Media Correspondent, Erik J. Fisher, to […]
Interview With Noah Shanok, CEO of Stitcher Radio One of my favorite benefits of the iPhone and the others smart phones that followed them is that they have made it increasingly easier for “normal people” to consume podcast content. Today there are many “apps” that allow to manage and even subscribe to your favorite podcasts […]
Making Podcasts Cool Again? Playa Please! This past weekend, someone sent me a link to an article on Gigaom.com. The article was titled “Player FM makes podcasts look cool again.” The first few works of the article stated… “Podcasts may have fallen a bit out of fashion lately, but the new cloud-based podcast playback and discovery […]
Michael Hyatt Talks About Building A Platform In this week's episode, I am super excited about talking with Michael Hyatt. Michael is the Chairman of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the largest Christian publishing company in the world and the seventh largest trade book publishing company in the U.S. He has over 200,000 subscribers to his personal […]
Will Google Take Live Streaming To The Next Level? A recent post on the Google Blog announced that Google Plus Hangouts On Air feature is going to be rolled out to all members of the Google Plus Community. The post said that you will be able to broadcast publicly. By checking “Enable Hangouts On Air,” you […]
A Case of Stolen Network Identity In this week's episode, I share how upset I was to learn that someone had gone and copied everything that I had spent seven years building at gspn.tv. Some say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. To some degree, I certainly believe this is true. However, there […]
From Hobby To Profitable Podcast Network In this episode, I interview Andrew Zarian of the Guys From Queens Network. Andrew shares how he started out with a hobby of streaming video via Ustream.tv after being laid off in 2008 and how he turned that hobby into the profitable podcast network that he runs today. I […]
Random Plug of The Week This week's random plug of the week goes out to the Busy Mom's Survival Guide with PJ Jonas. If you check out her show and like it, please be sure to let PJ know you heard about her show from The Podcast Answer Man! Problem Getting Audio Clips Into Skype […]
iTunes Changes Podcasting Specs To Request 1200×1200 Podcast Artwork If you look at the updated iTunes Podcast Specs, you will notice that they now “PREFER” square .jpg images that are at least 1200 x 1200 pixels. They also have stated that in order for a podcast to be eligible for an iTunes Store feature, the […]
The Podcast Report – Devoted to the Podcasting Track of BlogWorld & New Media Expo Earlier this month, I accepted an offer to join the BlogWorld & New Media Expo team in building an amazing Podcasting Track for their conference. Over the past few weeks, I have been on the phone with no less than […]
So You Have A Podcast… Now What? One the questions that I am asked most often is “How Do I Grow My Audience?” Many times it's phrased something like, “I've been podcasting for (insert number) of months/years and I only have (insert number) of people who are consistently downloading each of my episodes.” Those who […]
Mixergy Interview I started off this week's episode explaining what honor it was to be invited as a guest on Andrew Warner's Mixergy podcast. If you would like to see the interview, please check it out at by clicking here. Random Plug of The Week This week's random plug of the week goes out to […]
You Inspired Me To Stop Podcasting I never thought the day would come where I would be happy to receive feedback from a podcaster who said that I've inspired them to end several of their podcasts. However, I could not be more delighted to receive such feedback from John Wilkerson of the Wired Homeschool Podcast. […]
Leslie Samuel's Online Content Paves Way For Dream Job! I am so excited about this week's “Where Are They Now” interview with Leslie Samuel from LearningWithLeslie.com and Interactive-Biology.com. Leslie's story is full of so much valuable insight and inspiration. I know that you are going to love hearing about how a site with some online […]
Should Podcasters Have An Interest In Pinterest? There has been an increasing amount of buzz in the media and in the social networking community about Pinterest. What is Pinterest? Rob Lammle from Mashable says that… “Pinterest is a place to organize and share online images that you find interesting or inspiring. Once uploaded or shared […]
What Does This Have To Do With Podcasting? The first 11 minutes of this episode may seem to have very little to do with the world of podcasting and taking your show to the next level. However, by the end of that 11 minutes, I hope that I will have convinced you otherwise. Random Plug […]
Random Plug of The Week This week's random plug of the week goes out to the Farm And Ranch Country Podcast from Bill Graff. If you take some time to check out his podcast, please let him know that you heard about them from The Podcast Answer Man. Getting More Tweets This week, our social […]
Facebook Edge Rank This week, Erik Fisher shares some amazing insight that is sure to please those of you who manage Facebook fan pages. A few episodes back, we talked about how Facebook had changed their algorithm in such a way that content from fan pages are ranked with the lowest priority when it comes […]
The World Needs You To Be A Leader! Since December 2006, I’ve personally helped hundreds of individuals launch successful podcasts through my one-on-one consulting and coaching. I have found one common thread among all podcasters who have achieved great success. They each understood their role, as a leader and they each took that role seriously. […]
How Do I Get Rid of This Hiss Sound? Tom called in and told us that he had a hiss sound when he talks into his microphone. While I didn't have enough information to diagnose his problem, I did share how I typically go about troubleshooting such issues. The key is going through, step by […]
Building Community From From The Hospital I started this episode off by sharing that I spent this past weekend in the hospital. I mentioned that if you wanted to know why I was in the hospital, you could read all about it in my blog post found at http://gspn.tv/hospital2012. I made the decision to share […]
Producing Less For The Purpose of Greater Production During the open of last week's episode of Podcast Answer Man, I hinted that I was considering the thought of producing less shows moving forward. As I share in this episode, the reason is that I want to maximize the value of any of the work that […]
Less Shows Moving Forward? One of the thing that puzzles me is the number of people who seem to want to follow in my footsteps of creating a large number of podcasts. Since I started podcasting in December of 2005, I have launched at least 24 of my very own podcasts. At one point, I […]
Not A Fan of FeedValidator.org Gordon called to say that when he ran his rss feed through FeedValidator.org, he found that it was reporting errors with his rss feed. He wanted to know if I had any thoughts on what might be causing some of these issues. In response to Gordon, I pretty much shared […]
Celebrating Six Years of Podcasting! It was December 16th, 2005 when I published my very first audio podcast to the web. Little did I know that this event would radically transform my life. I started off this week's episode of Podcast Answer Man with my thoughts from six years of creating audio content for the […]
Please Spread The Word! This week, I started the episode off by talking about my good friends Barry and Lynne Morgan, from SimpleGoodLifeNetwork.com. Many of you may recall that I interviewed Barry and Lynne back in episode 208 of Podcast Answer Man. Barry emailed me a few weeks ago to let me know that he […]
The Canon HF G10 Camera This week, I started the episode off by talking about how and why I have been dabbling with video more and more lately. Those who know me, know that I am a strong believer that there is more power in audio podcasting than there is in video podcasting. However, I […]
A Video Blog Style Update: Every now and then, I like to sit and think about all the wonderful things I have experienced on my journey in pursuing the work that I love and feel called to. If I were to talk about all the blessings that have come my way in 2011, the video […]
My Interview With Leo Laporte Folks, I am so excited to share this interview with with you. There is no doubt that this will forever be one of my all time favorite episodes of Podcast Answer Man. I'd encourage you to watch the interview via the video that I have embedded below. At the same […]
My BlogWorld LA 2011 Talk I am so excited to share my BlogWorld LA 2011 talk with you here in this episode of Podcast Answer Man. The talk was titled “Forget CPM! Proven Strategies For Generating Serious Income From Your Podcasting Efforts.” The audio of this is included in the podcast feed. However, I'm also […]
Recording From The Road In this special episode of Podcast Answer Man, I am joined by Anne-Sophie Reinhardt from FightingAnorexia.com and MyInterContinentalLife.com. Together, while driving from Petaluma to Oakland California, we give you our review of BlogWorld LA and share our amazing journey of visiting the TWiT Studio. Meeting Leo Laporte There is no doubt […]
Podcamp Cincinnati Reactions I kick off this episode of Podcast Answer Man by giving my reactions the first ever, Podcamp Cincinnati. I share why I felt that this was one of the best Podcamp experiences to date. Missing Artwork Previews On The Mac Katie Davis called in to say that she watched the video on […]
Very Important Announcements Hey folks, I had to release this very special episode to provide a few very time sensitive announcements. Please take a few moments to have a listen to this brief episode to learn what I've got planned for my trip to the West Coast. Here is some important information from the announcements […]
How Do I Set Up Email With My Podcast? Mark called in and shared that he is setting up his podcast so that his website is running on WordPress and his media files will be hosted with Libsyn. He states that he is having a difficult time figuring out how to get email set up […]
Have You Asked Yourself Why? In has been six years since I was first introduced to the world of audio podcasting. You only need to go through the information on my about page to learn just how much of a profound impact podcasting has had on my life. Last week, I was interviewed by John […]
Big Things Happening In Other Areas of Life: I'm excited to bring to bring you this episode of Podcast Answer Man. As the show starts, I mentioned a few links that you can check out to see what has been going on in some other areas of my life over the past few weeks. Here […]
This episode is far different from my normal Podcast Answer Man episode, especially when it comes to production quality. However, I have been wanting to do this sort of episode for quite some time to demonstrate just what can be done with a single digital audio recorder and a little post production work. This entire […]
Why My Show Has Been Posting Late I start this episode by answering the #1 question that I've been asked over the past 24 hours. Whenever I don't get my Podcast Answer Man episode posted online by Friday afternoon, I get a lot of emails and notes vial social networks asking if there was a […]
Making Yourself Newsworthy In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I am happy to share an interview that I did with Joel Bogges & Pei Kang from http://4PointsCoaching.com. The reason I brought them on the show was to talk about the idea of making yourself newsworthy so that you can leverage the local, traditional, media […]
In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I share two stories that I hope will inspire those of you who have been sitting on the sidelines, just waiting for the right moment to launch your podcast. Many of you are already familiar with my story of how I started podcasting, as a hobby about something […]
In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I share the following: Check out http://BusinessTechWeekly.com Use http://Repportive.com to connect with your audience Free Podcasting 101 Webinar – http://PodcastAnswerMan.com/pod101 Webniar Bridge Plugin – http://WebinarBridge.com Thoughts on Katie's clipping audio issue. iTunes Ratings – http://PodcastAnswerMan.com/itunesratings PowerPress 2.0.4 Display Settings http://share.gspn.tv/9ZA1 & http://share.gspn.tv/9ZLE The Blog Post that convinced me […]
In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I cover the following topics: How to update feed titles within Feedburner. Podcast voicemail options – http://PodcastAnswerMan.com/voicemail I'm speaking at Financial Blogger Conference – http://FinancialBloggerConference.com Chicago Meetup on Friday Sept 30th – http://gspn.tv/chicagomeetup Podcamp Cincinnati Oct 22nd – http://PodcampCincinnati.com Thoughts on ways to podcast for free. Why mp3 […]
Buzzing Noises When Connecting To A Computer – Ground Loop Have you ever had everything set up and working perfectly with your microphone, mixer, and digital audio recorder only to go and bring in either sound clips or a Skype co-host into the mix, via a computer connected to your mixer, and end up with […]
Life Show Production In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I had both Wade and Buddy call in to ask about options for doing a live show for their podcast. Bofore going into details about how to accomplish this, I ask them to consider the pitfalls of the live show format. I talked about this […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. More details at http://PodcampCincinnati.com Judi Graff from http://farmandranchcountry.com called in some feedback to share her thoughts on her […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
– 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
– Celebrating Five Years – I Can Hardly Remember Life Before Podcast – 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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 X 10.5.7 or Mac OS X 10.6. There is no serial number or activation for […]
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 – Today’s episode is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan177-PattFlynnSmartPassiveIncome.mp3] 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. If you take anything away from […]
[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan176-LookAtWhatYouCanDo.mp3] Look At What YOU Can Do! Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan175-ZunePodcastingAndZoomH1.mp3] 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 […]
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[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan173-BlackberryPodcatApp.mp3] BlackBerry Podcast Announcement, CNMC, And More Right Click Here To Download 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. […]
[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan172-ChoosingTheRightCoHost.mp3] 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 about getting celebrities on my show […]
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 […]
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 […]
[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan-WhyIStillHighlyRecommendBlueHost.mp3] 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 15 minute limit of videos uploaded […]
[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan069-SyndicatingYourPodcastToRadio.mp3] 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 should do about his iTunes subscribers […]
[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan168-AnUnpolishedApproachToPodcasting.mp3] 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 needed to be replaced. I think […]
[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan167-BlogTalkRadioAndTheAudioSnob.mp3] Blog Talk Radio and the Audio Snob Right Click Here To Download 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. […]
[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan166-SnowBallMicrophonesAndSoMuchMore.mp3] Snowball Microphone And So Much More Right Click Here To Download * 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 […]
[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan165-BillionsOfNewPotentailSubscribers.mp3] Billions of New Potential Podcast Subscribers Right Click Here To Download 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. I answer David's question about how to change your artwork and description that is found on […]
[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan164-BecomeAnExpertInYourField.mp3] Become An Expert In Your Field Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan163-StopExpectingOvernightSuccess.mp3] Stop Expecting Overnight Success Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan162-HowToEndAnInterviewAndMore.mp3] How To End An Interview And More Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan161-InterviewedByDanMiller.mp3] Interviewed By Dan Miller Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan160-RobWalchInterview.mp3] Interview with Rob Walch from Libsyn and Wizzard Media Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan159-IsLibsynGoingToInsertAds.mp3] Is Libsyn Going to Insert Ads In Your Podcast? Right Click Here To Download 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. Discuss podcasting with […]
[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan158-DrJoeValenzi-TalkToTheDentist.mp3] How Podcasting Can Be Great For Businesses Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan157-LibsynThreeTransition.mp3] Libsyn Three Media Hosting Transition Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan156-SocialMediaIcons.mp3] Social Media Icons Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan155-OutlinerForTheiPad.mp3] Outliner For The iPad Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan154-iPad-VideoPlayers-Plugins.mp3] iPad – Video Players – Plugins Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan153-DeepFriedRoadkill.mp3] Deep Fried Roadkill Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan152-Only5IniTunes.mp3] iTunes Listing – Digital Products – And More Right Click Here To Download Discuss podcasting with other listeners in the Podcast Answer Man section of the gspn.tv Community Forum. PODCAST CONSULTING: I'm also available for one on one podcast consulting. Whether you want someone to get everything set up for you or you just […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan151-DocumentaryTagsAndWPThemes-e.mp3] Documentary On Lost Podcasting – MP3 Tags – WordPress Themes Right Click Here To Download 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 Discuss podcasting with other listeners […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan150-RebrandingAndBloggingBetweenEpisodes.mp3] Rebranding & Blogging Between Episodes Right Click Here To Download 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 Discuss podcasting with […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan149-StatsVsInfluence.mp3] Stats Vs Influence Right Click Here To Download 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 — Discuss podcasting with other listeners in the Podcast Answer Man section of the gspn.tv […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan148-BringingInTelephoneCallsToYourPodcast.mp3] Bringing Telephone Calls Into Your Podcast Right Click Here To Download 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. — Discuss podcasting with other […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan147-APerfectInterviewAndMore.mp3] 147 Podcast Answer Man – A Perfect Phone Interview And More Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan147-APerfectInterviewAndMore.mp3] 147 Podcast Answer Man – A Perfect Phone Interview And More Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan146-CommitmentToCommunityStatsAndMore.mp3] 146 Podcast Answer Man – Commitment To Your Community, Stats, And More Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan145-HowDoYouGetFeedbackForYourShow.mp3] 145 Podcast Answer Man – How To Get People To Leave Feedback Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan144-InterviewsStudentPodcastingWorkflowsAndMore.mp3] 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 Relevent Content. Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I cover the following topics: My Thoughts on Interviews The concept of Recording Procedures v/s Post […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan143-AndroidAppsProcessingGear.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 143 Podcast Answer Man – Android Apps & Processing Gear Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan142-WhatIsAPodcastAndMore.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 142 Hosting, Engaging Your Audience, Audio Quality, And More Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan141-Hosting-EngagingAudience.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 141 Hosting, Engaging Your Audience, Audio Quality, And More Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan140-DanMillerInterview.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 140 Dan Miller Interview – Author of 48 Days To The Work You Love Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan140-DanMillerInterview.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 140 Dan Miller Interview – Author of 48 Days To The Work You Love Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan139-WhenPodcastBecomesAnInfomercial.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 139 What To Do When Your Podcast Becomes An Infomercial Right Click Here To Download 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, […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan139-WhenPodcastBecomesAnInfomercial.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 139 What To Do When Your Podcast Becomes An Infomercial Right Click Here To Download 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, […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan138-CrushingIt.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 138 Crushing It Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan138-CrushingIt.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 138 Crushing It Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
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). […]
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). […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan136-MignonFogarty.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 136 Interview With Mignon Fogarty Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan136-MignonFogarty.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 136 Interview With Mignon Fogarty Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan135-WillAffiliateAdertisingBoostCredibility.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 135 Will Affiliate Advertising Increase Your Credibility? Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan135-WillAffiliateAdertisingBoostCredibility.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 135 Will Affiliate Advertising Increase Your Credibility? Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan133-LeoSaysNobodyCaresAboutVideo.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 133 Leo Laporte Admits Nobody Cares About Video Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan133-LeoSaysNobodyCaresAboutVideo.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 133 Leo Laporte Admits Nobody Cares About Video Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan132-PassionAndProducts.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 132 What Does Soda Pop Have To Do With Podcasting Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan132-PassionAndProducts.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 132 What Does Soda Pop Have To Do With Podcasting Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan131-BehindTheMustache.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 131 Branding A Mustache Right Click Here To Download 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. […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan130-LeoMakesMillions.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 130 Leo Laporte Makes 1.5 Million From Podcasting Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan130-LeoMakesMillions.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 130 Leo Laporte Makes 1.5 Million From Podcasting Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan129-FindingMusicForYourPodcast.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 129 Finding Music For Your Podcast Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan129-FindingMusicForYourPodcast.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 129 Finding Music For Your Podcast Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan128-ExtendingYour_BrandWithTwitter.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 128 Extending Your Brand With Twitter Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan128-ExtendingYour_BrandWithTwitter.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 128 Extending Your Brand With Twitter Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan127-ImprovingTheQualityOfYourSound.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 127 Improving Your Sound Quality Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan127-ImprovingTheQualityOfYourSound.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 127 Improving Your Sound Quality Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan126-MakingMoneyWithYourPodcast.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 126 Making Money With Your Podcast Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan126-MakingMoneyWithYourPodcast.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 126 Making Money With Your Podcast Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan125-DigitalRecordersAndBitRates.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 125 Digital Recorders And Bit Rates Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan125-DigitalRecordersAndBitRates.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 125 Digital Recorders And Bit Rates Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcasAnswerMan124-ThoughtsOnEnhancedPodcasts.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 124 Thoughts On Enhanced Podcasts Right Click Here To Download 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, […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcasAnswerMan124-ThoughtsOnEnhancedPodcasts.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 124 Thoughts On Enhanced Podcasts Right Click Here To Download 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, […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan123-ThePatentForPodcasting.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 123 A Patent For Podcasting? Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan123-ThePatentForPodcasting.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 123 A Patent For Podcasting? Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan122-AudioEditingSoftwareForPodcasters.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 122 Audio Editing Software For Podcasters Right Click Here To Download 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. […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan122-AudioEditingSoftwareForPodcasters.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 122 Audio Editing Software For Podcasters Right Click Here To Download 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. […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan121-100PointPodcastEvaluation.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 121 100 Point Podcast Evaluation Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan121-100PointPodcastEvaluation.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 121 100 Point Podcast Evaluation Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan120-NamingSchemesAndEmailLists.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 120 Naming Schemes And Email Lists Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan120-NamingSchemesAndEmailLists.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 120 Naming Schemes And Email Lists Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan119-FeedburnerAndOldEpisodes.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 119 Feedburner And Old Episodes Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan119-FeedburnerAndOldEpisodes.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 119 Feedburner And Old Episodes Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan118-MixingFeeds.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 118 Mixing Content In Feeds Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan118-MixingFeeds.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 118 Mixing Content In Feeds Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
This Episode Has Been Removed Podcast Answer Man Episode 117 Removed Episode This episode has been removed from the archive because the content is not only out of date, but the suggestions offered in the episodes are no longer felt to be of value to the Podcast Answer Man audience. Discuss podcasting with other listeners […]
This Episode Has Been Removed Podcast Answer Man Episode 117 Removed Episode This episode has been removed from the archive because the content is not only out of date, but the suggestions offered in the episodes are no longer felt to be of value to the Podcast Answer Man audience. Discuss podcasting with other listeners […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PAM116-AudioLevelsAndMore.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 116 Audio Levels And A Lot More Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PAM116-AudioLevelsAndMore.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 116 Audio Levels And A Lot More Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan115-AllAboutWordpress.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 115 All About WordPress Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan114-ShowSomeLove.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 114 Show Some Love Right Click Here To Download 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. * […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan114-ShowSomeLove.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 114 Show Some Love Right Click Here To Download 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. * […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan113-ArtworkAndDomainNames.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 113 Artwork And Domain Names Right Click Here To Download 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 Discuss podcasting with other listeners in the […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan112-ExampleOfPurposePodcasting.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 112 An Example of Podcasting With Purpose Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan112-ExampleOfPurposePodcasting.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 112 An Example of Podcasting With Purpose Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan111-PodcastingWithPurpose.mp3] Podcasting With Purpose And Rebranding Shows! Right Click Here To Download 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 REGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR! Discuss podcasting with other listeners in the Podcast Answer […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan110-RSSLimitsAndWebinar.mp3] Podcast Answer Man 110 RSS Feed Limits? Webinar Announcement! Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan109-EdirolAndVoiceMail.mp3] Podcast Answer Man 109 Edirol Recorder and Voice Mail Options Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan108-CarrieRunnalsWordsToMouth.mp3] Podcast Answer Man 108 Carrie Runnals from Words To Mouth Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan107-MarketingYourPodcast.mp3] Podcast Answer Man 107 Marketing Your Podcast Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan106-HandlingCriticalFeedback.mp3] Podcast Answer Man 106 Handling Critical Feedback Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan105-ThePersonalTouch.mp3] Podcast Answer Man 105 The Personal Touch Right Click Here To Download 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. Discuss podcasting with other […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan104-TelephoneCallsAndSkype.mp3] Podcast Answer Man 104 Phone Interviews And Skype Right Click Here To Download 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. Discuss podcasting with other listeners in the Podcast […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan103-WordpressAndBlogsCombined.mp3] Podcast Answer Man 103 Blogs And Podcasts Combined Right Click Here To Download 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. Discuss podcasting with other listeners in the Podcast Answer Man section of the gspn.tv Community Forum. […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan102-ConfessionsOfAFullTimePodcaster.mp3] Podcast Answer Man 102 Podcamp Nashville Review & My Talk Right Click Here To Download 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 […]
Special Video Episode Podcast Answer Man 101 Tascam DR-07 Video Review Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I provide you a video review of the Tascam DR-07, which you can purchase by either emailing me at Cliff@gspn.tv or calling me at the number listed at the top of my equipment page. Video Here:–> […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan100-TascampDR-07AudioReview.mp3] Podcast Answer Man 100 Tascam DR-07 Audio Review Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I provide you an audio review of the Tascam DR-07, which you can purchase by either emailing me at Cliff@gspn.tv or calling me at the number listed at the top of my equipment page. Please note that in […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan099-FeedburnerGoogleTransfer.mp3] Podcast Answer Man 099 Feedburner/Google Server Transition Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I share my updated thoughts of the Feeedburner/Google sever transfer. I mention the January 19th blog post where I personally suggested waiting to do the transfer. I'm happy to announce that Google seems to have resolved most every issue […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan098-SocialMediaPodcastInterview.mp3] Podcast Answer Man 098 Interviewed By Mark Hunter Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I'm interviewed by Mark Hunter from the Social Media Podcast. Discuss podcasting with other listeners in the Podcast Answer Man section of the gspn.tv Community Forum.
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan097-iPhoneAppsForPodcasters-E.mp3] A talk with James Paolantonio of XZapps iPhone Apps. Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I have a talk with the man who designed my gspn.tv iPhone Application. In our discussion, you'll learn that version 2.0 of the gspn.tv app is coming soon with the ability to download episodes. Also, James is […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan096-QandAWithChefMark.mp3] A talk with Chef Mark Tafoya of Culinary Media Network. Right Click Here To Download Discuss podcasting with other listeners in the Podcast Answer Man section of the gspn.tv Community Forum. EQUIPMENT SALES: Please consider purchasing from me when making your next purchase for audio gear to improve the sound of your podcast. Email […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan095-GirlsNightInRadio.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 095 – Girls Night In Radio Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I interview the girls from Girls Night In Radio. A podcast that was started by girls who had met one another as a result of the gspn.tv community. Discuss podcasting with other listeners in the Podcast […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan094-GrowingAGreenerWorld.mp3] A Talk With Joe Lamp'l Growing A Greener World Podcast Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I have one of my consulting clients join me during a 24 hours podcast marathon that we did to celebrate our third anniversary in podcasting my first year of doing podcasting full time as a career. […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan093-WithLibertyAndJusticeForAll.mp3] Podcast Answer Man #93 With Liberty And Justice For All Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I talk with Stephen Cross, as gspn.tv community member who created one of the best new podcasts in 2008. You must check out With Liberty And Justice For All to see a very creative approach to […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan092-FatherRoderick.mp3] A talk with Father Roderick from SQPN.com Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I am joined via skype with one of my all time favorite podcasters, Father Roderick. We talk about many aspects of podcasting, from technology to the community. Discuss podcasting with other listeners in the Podcast Answer Man section of […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan091-FutureOfPodcasting.mp3] A Talk Amongst Those Who Plan To Podcast For Years To Come Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I share a talk with some folks who are pretty well known in the podcasting community. If there was any doubt as to whether podcasting is working for folks, I hope this conversation will […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan090-PodcastingIsDead.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 090 Podcasting Is Dead? I Disagree! A Talk With Michael W Geoghegan Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I talk with Michael W Geoghegan regarding his recent comments about the statement of podcasting made in his blog regarding the demise of Podango. Discuss podcasting with other listeners in […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan089-SadNewsForPodango.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 089 Sad News Regarding Podango Right Click Here To Download This weekend, I learned of some very shocking and extremely sad news regarding Podango. On Friday, December 26th, the president of Podango, Douglas G. Smith, published an entry on the Podango company blog. In the post, Doug writes, “Our ability […]
I'm excited to finally be able to tell you that I'm going to CES 2009 as a guest of Panasonic. Stay tuned to PodcastAnswerMan.com as this is where I will be posting all my official coverage. I wanted to share this announcement with you in a video episode of Podcast Answer Man so that I […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/pam87mcl343combined.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Podcast CES 2009 Coverage Coming Soon! Right Click Here To Download Don't forget to call in your questions for the show at 859-795-4067 You can also post questions in the Podcast Answer Man section of the gspn.tv Community Forum.
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan085-JayBerkowitzSEO.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Podcast Jay Berkowitz – Search Engine Optimization Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I talk with Jay Berkowitz of 10GoldenRules.com. Jay shares some insights on how we, as podcasters, can optimize our websites for best search engine results. Don't forget to call in your questions for the show at […]
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan083-iTalkAppReview.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Podcast Griffin iTalk iPhone Application Reveiw Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I give my review of of iTalk. (iTunes link) iTalk is a new sound recording app for iPhone, iPhone 3G, and 2nd generation iPod touch that turns the iPhone or iPod touch into a mobile audio recorder. […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan082-LibsynMediaFileHosting-PLUS.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Podcast How Libsyn works for hosting media files Right Click Here To Download Don't forget to call in your questions for the show at 859-795-4067
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan081-TimBourquinInterview.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Podcast Interview with Tim Bourquin of New Media Expo Right Click Here To Download In This Episode, I share an interview I did with Tim Bourquin after he had finished interviewing me for his New Media Expo Podcast. Don't forget to call in your questions for the show at 859-795-4067 You […]
In this video screen cast, I share how how to install Google Analytics on your Worpress based website. Never heard of Google Analytics before? No worries, I also show just how much useful information you can learn about how people find your site and what they do once they get there. Best of all, Google […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan079-Isolation-Absorbtion-Stats-Dynamic-Condenser.mp3] In This Episode, I answer questions about noise reduction, mic choices, and so much more. I talk about Isolation, Absorbtion, Podcast Stats, and Condenser Vs Dynamic Microphones. Plus Members get EVERY EPISODE of the Podcast Answer Man! To learn more about Plus Membership, please visit http://gspn.tv. Don't forget to call in your questions for […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan078-13MinutesOfAds.mp3] In This Episode, I answer a question about how to make a portable studio setup. I also share how the TWIT.tv podcasts have been really burning me out with all their advertisements. Of course I share a major change as to the revenue approach for this podcast, announcing that starting immediately, we are switching […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan077-EmbeddingMP3sAnalyticsAndSurveys.mp3] In This Episode, I share an update on the gspn.tv iPhone Application that I mentioned in episode 074 of The Podcast Answer Man Podcast. I share my excitement over a real time website analytics program called Woopra. I mention my blog post that describes How To Embed MP3 Flash Players On Regular HTML Sites. […]
In this video episode I explain how to create a one click subscribe button for the zune and for iTunes. Doing so for iTunes is as simple as changing the url pre-fix of your rss feed from “http://” to “itpc://” Creating a zune one click install button is as simple as using this online zune […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan-075-TransferableRSSFeeds.mp3] In this episode I explain why it has been a few weeks since I last released an episode of the Podcast Answer Man podcast. Of course you can see the new layout of the site here. Believe it or not, this theme you see on this site is the exact theme that I used […]
In this video episode, I share with you the iPhone application that I've had made for our podcasting network. It should be available within the next few days or it could take up to three weeks to get into the iTunes store. I'll keep you posted. Right Click Here To Download This Episode
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan073-LiveCallInsAndLyricsTags.mp3] In this episode: 1) Show Started off with an update on my web hosting issue that I shared in the last episode (ep 72). I'm sticking with my shared hosting account with Godaddy.com. If I ever need a web host in the future, I will very much re-consider going to mosso.com. They had great […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan072-DataMigration.mp3] In this episode I share some of my experiences with my current web hosting situation. Right Click Here To Download
In this episode, I share my thoughts on the Features and Drawbacks of Plurk.com and explain why I have actually got caught up into using this slightly odd named web 2.0 micro-blogging service. I also share my thoughts on Ping.fm. Right Click Here To Download
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan070-LiveCallers.mp3] In this episode I take Live Calls for the first time in the Podcast Answer Man show. Right Click Here To Download
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan069-QuestionsAndAnswers.mp3] In this episode I answer a few questions that had come in recently. Right Click Here To Download
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan068-BusinessNameAndMore.mp3] In this episode I share a recent event where I had to change the name of my consulting business. I also talk about a few questions some consulting clients have recently asked. Right Click Here To Download
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan067-PodcastingAsACareer.mp3] In this episode, I share the talk that I gave at Podcamp Ohio. During my talk, I referenced Episode #150 of My Crazy Life. This was a great episode that eventually led right up to the decision and podcast that I was actually referring to which was, in fact, Episode #151 of My Crazy […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan066-PodcampOHBreakout.mp3] In this episode, I'm joined by a few friends to in a small breakout session to discuss how the first annual Podcamp Ohio is going. Links to: Robin Maiden, Alison Lukan, Jeremy Laughlin, Daniel Lewis Right Click Here To Download
In this episode, I speak with Bob Heil of Heil Sound. Heil Sound of course is the company that produces the most awesome broadcast quality microphone in the world known as the Heil PR-40. Bob shares a little bit about how he got started in the audio equipment industry. [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan065-BobHeil.mp3] Bob mentioned the REC Forums […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan064-CommentsAndQuestions.mp3] On this episode, I catch up on a few comments and questions that had come in on the Podcast Answer Man Voice Mail Line. Of course you can always call in your comments and questinos 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling 859-795-4067. The following video was mentioned by one of […]
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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan063-TalkShoeEdirolR09HR.mp3] In this episode, I finally go public with my thoughts on the TalkShoe Incident! Also I share my excitement over the release of the Edirol R-09HR recorder. If you are interested in the purchase of any podcasting gear, please do give me a call! I have some pre-built packages for podcasters or we can […]
[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-4776/TS-118723.mp3] This is a conversation with Jason Van Orden. Jason Van Orden is a consultant, author and speaker on podcasting and social media. Jason, a webpreneur and would-be rock star, dove into podcasting with the same passion he has for music and internet business. In this conversation Jason and I discuss the process of how […]
[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-4776/TS-116619.mp3] In this episode, I have lunch with DG Hollums, a local podcasting pastor from Northern, Ky. We share our lunch time discussion of various podcasting topics. Check out DG's podcasts The Guys Podcast and Praxis Podcast. CALL IN YOUR PODCAST & NEW MEDIA COMMENTS & QUESTIONS 859-795-4067! Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. […]
[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-4776/TS-113941.mp3] In this episode I am interviewed by gspn.tv community member, Andrea Zuniga. She recently interviewed me for her podcast called Geek Is Chic. CALL IN YOUR PODCAST & NEW MEDIA COMMENTS & QUESTIONS 859-795-4067! Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. Special Thanks to Evan Agee with AGEE DESIGN for sponsoring the Podcast Answer […]
[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-4776/TS-112385.mp3] In this episode I discuss how to make a link to subscribe to iTunes using an image. I answer a question about how to set up a domain name to forward to your free wordpress.com or blogger account. I also share my initial thoughts on Blogger & Podcaster Liability Insurance as discussed in TWIL […]
[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-4776/TS-111150.mp3] Here is the recording I did of my talk at Podcamp NYC titled “Communicating With Your Audience / Building A Community Around Your Podcast.” CALL IN YOUR PODCAST & NEW MEDIA COMMENTS & QUESTIONS 859-795-4067! Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. Special Thanks to Agee Design for Sponsoring Our Podcast! Mention Podcast Answer […]
[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-4776/TS-110531.mp3] In this episode, I share a bit of an update while outside the studio. There are going to be quite a few field recordings coming up from my trip to Podcamp NYC. Also, I share that I've been planning a lot of “meet ups” with those who listen to our podcasts. I encourage you […]
[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-4776/TS-106274.mp3] In this episode, I am joined by Jeff Roney of Roney Zone Productions. We talked about a few low cost ideas on how you can promote your podcast! We talked about Building a relationship with another show, bringing value to the conversation, the use of sub domains for branding purposes, video as a promotional […]
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan-055-MarantzPMD620Review.mp3] In this episode, I review the Marantz PMD620 Professional Portable Digital Recorder. I also give a bit of an update regarding my feelings on the Zoom H2 Recorder. I also compare both the Marantz and the Zoom recorders to the Edirol R-09. Folks may be shocked to learn that if I had to replace […]
[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-4776/TS-102230.mp3] In this episode, I talk about a new web clipping tool called EverNote. I have a block of invites to the private beta program. I also ever several other items in this episode. Links Mentioned In This Show Podcamp NYC April 25th – 26th Podcamp Ohio June 28th Evan Agee – Agee Design – […]
Links Mentioned In This Show Podcasting News Directory of International Podcasts By Language Main Podcamp Site iTunes Music Store Directory Podcasters Across Borders Visual Hub for the Mac Videora iPod Converter for PC SourceForge Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. Special Thanks to Agee Design for Sponsoring Our Podcast! Mention Podcast Answer Man for […]
Links to Folks I talked to in this episode: The Diva Cast Mitch Canter Dave Delaney Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. Special Thanks to Agee Design for Sponsoring Our Podcast! Mention Podcast Answer Man for a 20% Discount! Right Click Here To Download This Episode
Links to Folks I talked to in this episode: Scott Maentz of SweatCast.tv Rob Williams of Tupelo Catholic Podcast Marc Smith of the Wild Tangents Blog Mangy Dog Radio Hour Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. Special Thanks to Agee Design for Sponsoring Our Podcast! Mention Podcast Answer Man for a 20% Discount! Right […]
This is my recording from my talk at Podcamp Nashville this morning. I literally typed up the outline just hours before I spoke. You know me, I just like to speak from my heart. I had a touch of nerves just minutes before I spoke, but like normal, that all went away after I got […]
My thoughts looking back on my first month in New Media as a career! Click Here To Download This Episode
In this episode, I talk about the importance of doing everything you can to make things work for your sponsor. There is great potential to do relational based endorsements that would far exceed the effectiveness of nearly any other form of marketing out there. However, there is great potential to really do sponsorships poorly. Either […]
In this episode, I discuss what a Podcamp is and why I plan to attend no less than four of them this year. A PodCamp is a usually free, community driven, UnConference for new media enthusiasts and professionals including bloggers, podcasters, YouTubers, social networkers, and anyone curious about new media. The first PodCamp was held […]
Heil PR-40 In this episode, I've decided to show off one of my favorite pieces of equipment in my studio. My Heil PR40 microphone was recommended by Leo Leporte. I'm using this episode to show the MAJOR difference in the audio between cheap microphones as they compare to the Heil PR-40 sound. Of course, I […]
In this episode, I record from a live demonstration at a meet up for NewMediaCincinnati.com. Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode Thanks to Agee Design for sponsoring the Podcast Answer Man!
In this episode, I talk about the importance of taking your time when naming your podcast Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode Thanks to Agee Design for sponsoring the Podcast Answer Man!
Click Here To Download If you use twitter at all, there's no doubt that you've recently seen a bit more GREEN in folk's avatars! If you are wondering what in the world is up with all the peas popping up all over the place, don't feel bad. Heck it took about a week of seeing […]
Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. In this episode, I do a screencast explaining why I love Netvibes and why it is now my personalized home page. If you would like to add the gspn.tv podcasts tab that I showed in this video, CLICK HERE after you have your netvibes account set up. If […]
In this episode, I share my concerns about those who attempt to start podcasting using the Live Show format. I was shocked at how this almost came out as sort of a “rant.” I didn't intend for it to come out that way. I'm wondering if this might spark an ongoing conversation on the topic. […]
Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. If you are interested in talking with me about my podcast consulting services, you can reach me by email at Cliff@Ravenscraft.org or you can use the contact page at BitCastMeida.com. Right Click Here To Download This Episode Thanks to Agee Design for sponsoring the Podcast Answer Man!
Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. In this episode, I share why I rely so heavily on using an audio mixer in my podcast recordings. I also explain what a mix-minus is and how to set one up. Check out the new equipment page on the blog! If you are interested in talking with […]
Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. In this episode, I take a quick lunch break to bring you a video podcast of some options out there for microphones for your podcast. Check out the new equipment page on the blog! If you are interested in talking with me about my podcast consulting services, you […]
Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. In this episode, I discussed how The Podacast Answer Man will now be a part of my personal/professional blog at CliffRavenscraft.com. Also, I explained that I am going to official end the NetJunk and Pursuing Your Passion podcasts and move the content from those shows into the Podcast […]
In this episode, I talk about An Article From Gigaom that discussed an increased concern about where you might be downloading your wordpress themes from. If you use WordPress, I strongly encourage you to listen to this episode of the Podcast Answer Man and then read the article for yourself! Episode 035 Update Regarding the […]
In this episode, I give you my review of the Samson Zoom H2 Portable Digital Recorder. You can help support gspn.tv by purchasing this item by contacting Cliff (cliff@gspn.tv) at $191.00! Free S&H to the continental US and no sales tax if you are outside the state of Kentucky. UPDATE 11/27/2007: Please note: The Zoom […]
Steps Mentioned In The Podcast 1) Determine your message – What your show will be about. 2) Determine who your audience is. 3) Choose a title. 4) Record your show – Audacity 5) Set up a website. 6) Find a place to host your files 7) Upload your file 8) Link to your file in […]
In this episode of the Podcast Answer Man, we talk with Victor Cajiao from The Typical Mac User Podcast. Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode
In this episode of the Podcast Answer Man, we talk with Cali Lewis from GeekBrief.tv Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode
Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode
Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode
Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode
Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode
Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode
Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode
Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. In this episode, I mentioned that I would start a section in the forum to discuss the use of Feedburner. CLICK HERE to go directly to that section! Right Click Here To Download This Episode
Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode
Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode
In today's Podcast Answer Man, I share with you a story I found on Paul Colligan's Blog. The news is that Microsoft will now support Podcasting on its new Zune 2 devices out of the box. Not only that, but Zune 1 users will get an update to their firmware that will also support podcasting. […]
Today I share a brilliant marketing ploy that was pulled off at the New Media Expo this past weekend. Here is the link to the blog post I read from! Shout out to Chris Brogan for alerting me to this via twitter. Image referenced in this episode: Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the […]
In this episode, I talk to Greg Willits, Father Roderick, Megan aka PodcastJunky, and Mike James. Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode
Cliff and Chef Mark Tafoya take some time to discuss ADM. Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode
Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. This episode is being pulled directly from the Remarkably Mark Podcast of our friend Chef Mark Tafoya. Before hearing about this on his podcast, I had not heard of the ADM, Association for Downloadable Media. I'm releasing both Session 1 and 2 from Mark's […]
Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. This episode is being pulled directly from the Remarkably Mark Podcast of our friend Chef Mark Tafoya. Before hearing about this on his podcast, I had not heard of the ADM, Association for Downloadable Media. I'm releasing both Session 1 and 2 from Mark's […]
Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Links: Garage Band by Apple MusicBakery.com Old Time Radio Sound Effects Right Click Here To Download This Episode
What is the best place to host your files? How can I get good stats reporting? How do I get my podcast image to show in iTunes? How do you handle negative feedback? Right Click Here To Download This Episode
Is it possible to use two usb mics to record audio for my podcast? How does Cliff get his audio clips into podcast recordings? How much does the Broadcast Host Cost? How can I resample my voice mails from 8000hz to 44100hz in Audacity? Right Click Here To Download This Episode
One of the most overlooked details of setting up an audio podcast is the LOOK of the podcast itself. What I mean is that often times, the website that hosts your podcast show notes is the first impression someone will get of your audio production. This is especially true when folks find you through a […]
As a podcaster, my greatest desire has been to get as much audience participation as possible. Most podcasters have tried to use such tools as the comments section on their show notes, online forums, listener feedback phone lines, and email. Yet, today, there is a very small percentage of podcasters who have actually tried to […]
In this episode, Cliff shares two different FREE options for recording telephone interviews for your podcasts. If you are going to be doing a lot of interviews and you are willing to make an investment to do so, you might want to check out the gspn.tv Equipment Page to see some of the equipment mentioned […]
Cliff is joined by Chef Mark Tafoya of the Remarkable Palate Podcast and the Remarkably Mark Podcast. Mark C. Tafoya is a personal chef in New York City. He is also a world traveler and self-taught gourmand. He is a graduate of Yale University, worked as an actor for 10 years, both On and Off […]
Steve Webb was one the very first Christian podcasts that was not simply a ministry broadcasting their Sunday sermon series. I've been listening to Steve's Lifespring podcast for a little over a year now and I'm amazed by the care he takes in explaining the Christian faith in words that anyone can understand. His approach […]
It was my honor to be able to interview one of my favorite podcasters, Mark Hunter. Mark produces The Tartan Podcast which showcases the greatest music from the Scottish Independent Music Scene. Here are some links to help with things discussed in the show: The Tartan Podcast Podcast User Magazine Amplifico Talking Voices Podcast Production […]
I was recently interviewed by Jules from TalkShoe.com on his podcast titled “Successful Podcasters On Podcasting.” Right Click Here To Download This Episode
Today I talk about Castblaster & PodProducer. Right Click Here To Download This Episode
In this episode, I interview the CEO of TalkShoe.com, Dave Nelson. Right Click Here To Download This Episode
Have you thought about starting your own podcast, but haven't done so because your just not sure how to do it? Have you been spending hours upon hours of your free time podcasting but finding it difficult to find out how to get paid for the time you put into podcasting about your passion? I've […]
In this episode, I share my experience with various services that provide low cost voice mail solutions where your podcast listeners can call from any telephone and given feedback and comments to you that will be delivered to your email inbox. This is should be very helpful for the podcaster who wants to include their […]
Welcome to the Podcast Answer Man podcast! This podcast is for those who know little to nothing about podcasting but would love to start a podcast if they only knew how. This show can help you start a show no matter what your budget is. This podcast is for those who have already started to […]