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Ask the Podcast Coach

472 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 53 ratings

Dave Jackson has been helping people launch podcasts since 2005 and every Saturday he is joined by Jim Collison to is runs the Average Guy Network. Together they have 20 years of podcasting experience and coaching.

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Where to Spend Your Podcast Budget

December 09, 2018 04:37 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB

1:30 The best money I've ever spent on Podcast was .... 7:08 Is this many downloads good for my show? 11;45 Starting off your show with a mistake got Dave a ton of "engagement." 12:55 Should I upgrade to a Sure SM7B with a Cloudlifter? or Should I go DBX286? Also, see a Fethead 17:00 Wordpress 5 is out with Gutenberg is a bit of a culture shock and you can install the classic editor 20:15 Is Dave a Wet Blanket? Mentioned: Samson Q2U 24:06 What is shaping Dave's attitude towards C...

Has Anchor Gone Legit?

December 01, 2018 22:26 - 1 hour - 57.3 MB

10:50 Is Anchor the New YouTube? 15:51 Celebrity in Podcasting 19:00 Global Audience Agency 25:00 Does all the garbage block good shows? 26:50 Doing a show like Joe Rogan 38:00 Cross promotion after 235 episodes and WEB RINGS 39:53 Thanks to ALL of your Supporters see www.askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome 45:00 Ann Murray, Mikey Dolenz, Alice Cooper, and John Lennon see picture 51:00 Do you have a link in your signature? 53;15 Jim's cool podcasting story. "Is that the podcasti...

Pointless Podcast Obsessions

November 24, 2018 18:58 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

Dave Jackson and Jim Collison gather for a post-Thanksgiving Food Coma induced episode of Ask the Podcast Coach Cracker Barrel to Go Was Delicious 3:48 Should I take time off for the holidays and skip some episodes 7:25 What email address should I use, my name or something generic like "Feedback?" 11:15 Facebook groups rarely give you a usable answer ( and can't take a yes or no answer) 15:13 Does speeding up playback make them sound like Chipmunks 16:10 Bedtime Fan App 17:35 P...

The Rode RODECaster Pro Integrated Podcast Production Console - New and Shiny

November 18, 2018 19:55 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

Full show notes (with videos at www.askthepdocastcoach.com/233 ) 1:33 The importance of Goals 3:25 Stitcher's Podcast Group 6:25 Do podcast numbers change during the holidays? 10:35 Should I do a daily show? 17:34 What day should I release on? 20:15 Jim's Favorite clip from the Networking episode from the School of Podcasting 22:00 Handing Explicit issues (should I go back and change episodes) 25:10 Getting blocked by YouTube from something in the video (NFL) 26:38 Little t...

Is Apple the Van Halen of Podcasting?

November 03, 2018 19:17 - 1 hour - 57.5 MB

Today I am joined by Super Joe Pardo who is a podcaster, author, and the man behind Podcast Mid Atlantic. Van Halen is a band that was huge in the 80's. They are a huge Hall of Fame band. Yet they do not communicate with their audience AT ALL. You never really know who is in the band, are they recording, are they touring, etc. They are radio silence and with the new wave of people getting kicked out of Apple, with many people wondering how many downloads does it take to get stats, is Apple t...

Don't Get Bitter - Get Better: Podcast Charts

October 27, 2018 21:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MB

Jim's appearance on the Podcast Engineering School Show 3:22 The Joys of Coming Home 4:48 Austrailia Reflections There are No Kolala Bears - Know Your Audience 12:54 Are Charts Healthy? Do We NEED Podcast Charts? 16:52 Jim discovers its best to be yourself 21:04 Podtrac and their "industry charts" 22:45 Don't Get Bitter Get Better 23:46 Latin Podcast Awards were last night 24:40 Our Awesome Subscribers  26:24 Facebook Group Dedicated to Feedback for Your Show 33:46 Emily'...

Are There Too Many Podcasts?

October 13, 2018 21:37 - 1 hour - 57.7 MB

Today on episode 230 we are joined by Emily Prokop who has her book "The Story Behind" launching next week and is the host of the Story Behind Podcast and an editor at Epodcast Productions Reminder: No Show Next week Dave binge listened on Making Oprah (now renamed Making Obama) 4:42 Are there too many podcasts? 10:43 If you borrow a style of someone who is no longer doing a show.... (the Led Zepplin approach) 12:00 Emily's new book "Drops" on Monday ORDER TODAY 16:30 Do we need ...

Rejected by Apple Podcasts

October 06, 2018 20:47 - 1 hour - 55.1 MB

Today we are joined by John Bukenas from Audio Editing Solutions 2:50 Finding your saved Facebook posts are at www.facebook.com/saved 3:52 Audiograms? 8:50 What do I put in the author tag for Apple? 12:10 the Band Hammer from Apple 15:36 What do you do with TV shows? 23:08 Underdog Podcasting - Condensor vs Dynamic Microphones 24:0 Do I need a mixer, what is a mixer 25:20 Podcast Experts: Is this a bad word? 26:14 Monthly Squats don't mean anything 29:52 Are Podcast Gurus...

Apple's Recommended File Format

September 29, 2018 19:50 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MB

To we are joined by Chris Nesi of www.chrisnesi.com 2:00 My listener is somewhat abusive, how do I handle this? 9:50 Apple Recommended AAC over Mp3 see  https://help.apple.com/itc/podcastsbestpractices/#/itcdfa57bad5 12:57 Hindenburg allows you to make chapter markers in mp3 files - should I use them? 18:15 Calendar and planning ahead 18:20 Do you have a show calendar? 22:30 Hearing other people talk about you, should I change the name of the Podcast Rodeo show? 30:08 Burt Reynolds...

How Much Data is Enough Data for Apple Podcasts Connect?

September 22, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB

2:28 Most if the time when I listen to a podcast, I am giving it my undivided attention (I might be walking, etc, but my brain is only focused on the podcast) 12:32 Minor issues with Chat wing 13:52 Miss Ilene wants to know what the criteria is to see your stats in PodcastsConnect.apple.com 28:32 Does Simplecast make Dave's list of media hosts? (They do something to my file) 30:30 Podbean's ad insertion tool 32:20 Unique vs Total Downloads  38:30 Kim from onthetablepodcasts.com S...

Podcast Interviews Are Harder Than They Look

September 15, 2018 20:05 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

Today on episode 226 of Ask the Podcast coach we talk about the following topics: Dave shares a little about Podcast mid-Atlantic 4:10 Mike and Jim were twins earing The Story Behind Podcast as we prepare for her book launch 6:15 Always press record on the player 6:45 Big Online Summits Where You Can Speak and what it really means 10:45 Podcast Junkies is a great example of conversational interviews 11:45 Live podcasting keeps you on your toes 16:21 Over prepare for your episod...

Always Tap on Your Mic

September 01, 2018 17:53 - 1 hour - 58.2 MB

Jim shares a story about how his recording on the Podcasting For Radio Dummies where he accidentally use his camera as a microphone.  5:10 Blue Snoballs and Blue Yeti Nano Review 13:28 The Mixer Buzzing Problem 13:44 What happens when you go over the free messages at Slick Text? 16:12 Stats on Shout Engine and Archive.org 22:30 Subscribe tools that subscribe to podcast and email? (Slick text) 23:50 Dave uses Zapier to automate things 26:23 Text Expander and Divi add automation ...

Be Careful Joining a Podcast Network

August 25, 2018 17:52 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB

1:00 DILLY DILLY How adding stories to football makes me want to watch it more 4:55 Should I join a podcast network? 12:10 Hardware deals from Jim 17:25 a Discussion of OneDrive from Microsoft mentioned mediafire.com 24:00 Thoughts on relying on your guest to promote your show (from Josh) Mentioned: Stop Chasing Influencers: The True Path To Building Your Business and Living Your Dream 29:15 SP from the gonnageek.net network shares insights into the Gonna Geek Network. 44:2...

Solving Podcasting's Discovery Problem

August 18, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB

2:06 Optimized Podcast Workflow - Show Notes First 5:43 Why did Rob Sanchez not stand up for podcasting on the Word From Mouth when they say there is a discovery problem 8:00 Proving there is no discovery problem in podcasting 12:48 Gary V on launching your podcast 21:00 Be Yourself - Ronnie James Dio 28:46 My last episode was not great 34:27 Our Awesome Supporters 36:00 The Story Behind Book almost released 38:20 Boats on YouTube 42:00 Repurposing your content 47:00 The ...

Podcasting From Nashville

August 11, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

Emerald City Productions Tour 8:30 The Nashville Podcasters Meetup 11:20 Meetup Tips.  16:20 Thanks to Our Awesome Supporters 18:29 People get all of your episodes when they subscribe 22:01 Are people overthinking it? 27:47 the Blue Yeti has a RIGHT setting? - The Accessories are super expensive  33:23 Bossjock with Multiple volume issues - solution? auphonic.com  Ferrite Recording Studio for iPad 37:04 Uploading to Auphonic, is the desktop better? 40:25 the Ease of Use o...

Scheduling Your Podcast Episode

August 04, 2018 16:00 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MB

4:00 Scheduling your episodes for the future 6:00 Having Alexa remind you to go to bed 8:25 Huckster! ( see http://betterdave.com/huckster/ ) 9:33 My first episode got so-so feedback. Podcasting is like bowling 16:00 Find your best talents and use those 18:45 Guess the microphone 24:55 USing Questions to help determine who can join your facebook group 26:33 Dave uses a DBX 286and loves it. 29:19 Sound Devices did a classy thing 30:55 Which Website to use? MIx Pre-63 $649 ...

Hall of Fame Reflections

July 28, 2018 16:00 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MB

Daniel (from the audacity to podcast ) did a great job of inducting Dave into the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame 3:55 There were a ton of new people at Podcast Movement 2018 5:45 Jim talks about how Dave did a "greatest hits" version of his speech which was inspired by Craig from https://www.inglespodcast.com/ 7:40 Dave's mouth wouldn't work during his speech 17:20 Dave got a free microphone from https://www.mikme.com/ they have a lower priced version at https://www.indiegogo.c...

Tips on Attending Conferences

July 21, 2018 17:33 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MB

Jim had a busy schedule of a wedding and a HUGE conference 2:42 Taking time off from your podcast 4:44 Moving from Wordpress.com to Wordpress.org (Dave recommends Siteground for hosting), and Generatepress, and Divi for Themes. For backup check out Manage WP 13"04 Why wordpress.org instead of wordpress.com? 15:46 Podcast Movement Tips  23:00 Office Lens to Manage Business Cards by taking pictures of them see https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/office-lens/9wzdncrfj3t8?activetab=pivot...

Don't Think Sponsor - Think Partner

July 15, 2018 03:13 - 58 minutes - 54 MB

Today we are joined by an old friend Steve Stewart of www.stevestewart.me Steve has been podcasting for a while and now does editing for other podcasters full time. He also has a course on Audacity 2:00 Steve's history and the reality of working from home 3:40 Sponsorships - Partnerships http://audacityworkshop.com/podcast-sponsorships-must-be-partnerships/ 11:20 Host Reads need to be entertaining 13:08 Where is all the "bad" information coming from? 15:44 People are obsessed with ...

Should I Buy A Wordpress Theme For My Podcast?

July 08, 2018 01:57 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MB

Did anyone notice the weird noise in last week's episode? Drive my car by the Beatles, you can't un-hear the cowbell 4:45 What do you do with bad audio? 7:25 Should I buy a Wordpress Theme for My Website? Dave loves the Generate Press theme. It's $39 for unlimited websites. Other Themes discussed Divi and Thrive 13:25 Emily Prokop from The Story Behind wants to know if other companies will make an Amazon Skill (besides Libsyn) 18:50 Secure RSS feeds SLL Certificates 23:14 Get...

Overcoming Impostor Syndrome

June 30, 2018 16:00 - 55 minutes - 51.9 MB

1:50 Would you move to a new media host for "more exposure." 5:25 Super Sexy websites for Media Hosts does not mean they are a good host 7:10 Castbox seems to not have an understanding of how podcasting works 18:16 Dealing with Imposter Syndrome 26:11 Practice interviewing by interviewing your parents 30:37 Using the Nox Android emulator with Bill from www.ywampodcast.com See video at  https://youtu.be/cvbP-ttKEfM 39:16 Thanks to our Awesome Supporters. Become an awesome supp...

Google Podcasts App - Will Google Get It Right?

June 23, 2018 21:42 - 57 minutes - 53 MB

1:34 Remote Recording, how do we connect headphones? Voicemeeter Bana Mackie ProFX8 (4 XLR Inputs) Headphones Splitter Cable  Zoom H6 4 input recorder Alesis MultiMix 4 USB FX Mixer ($99) 2 XLR inputs Atr2100 Microphone Desktop Boom Arm Art Headphone Amp Behringer HA400 Stereo Headphone Amplifier 13:46 Do you need Pamela if you have a portable recorder? Dave has been using Squadcast which records both sides of a conversation and then you mix them together You can get ...

The Problem With Podcast Facebook Groups

June 16, 2018 23:08 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MB

Questions? 888-563-3228 1:40 What is Bingo? Check out www.bingobaker.com 3:40 What would you do with $500? Zoom H6 $349 DBX 286 $199 Podcast Rodeo Show Heil PR40 16:20 Dave Ventures back to the 1940's 18:40 14 Years of Podcasting and how things have changed over time 20:05  If you tell them they will come (with permission) 26:14 The Problem With Podcast Facebook Groups 32:10 Updates From Apple Keynote - Don't spam the carts 34:05 Talking bingo 35:28 Thank you to our...

550,000 Podcasts in Apple Delivering 50 Billion Downloads

June 09, 2018 22:55 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MB

2:14 Should I do a podcast under my umbrella and work with a client who has a large audience, or should I do the podcast for them so it goes to that big audience, but now I would need to get approval for content.  10:44 The "giant" commitment of a podcast launch 13:48 550,000 podcasts in Apple Podcasts Read Story 18:42 Should I start a podcast? Everyone is ahead of me... 16:56 Howard Stern Interview on Netflix on David Letterman show 21:14 Jm and Emily listen to each other's show ...

Can I Be On Your Podcast?

June 02, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MB

Questions? 888-563-3228 Dave is being inducted into the Academy of Podcasts Hall of Fame 5:50 thecornercutterpodcast.com What questions can you ask to keep the conversation going with your emailers? 12:02 How do I ask the be on a podcast? 25:40 What's the deal with listennotes.com ? 28:30 Podcastguests.com/sop helps you find guests and helps you be found 30:26 Thanks to all our Awesome supporters. Become a supporter today 34:56 Ivyenvy.com is having a synchronized watching of...

How Many Podcast Subscribers Do I Have?

May 26, 2018 18:49 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MB

Got a Question? 888-563-3228 4:25 Splitting up a long interview 7:45 Conferences and virtual tickets 11:15 Live Streaming 28:05 Health Documentaries 31:46 Ringr Review / Weird Issues With Google Hangouts / Auphonic / 35:44 Zencastr is getting better... 36:36 How many Subscribers Do you Have? 39:20 Submitting your show to apps Podbean Castbox.fm submission form  42:08 Audiomack.com limits uploads 45:20 podcastconnect.apple.com stats  54:50 Andoird devices are not all...

Is there an App Gap?

May 19, 2018 16:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MB

livestreamforthecure.com (epic Film guys) 3:42 What is the cheapest setup to record two people without latency? Zoom H2 Rode Lavalier microphones 7:24 What should I take to Podcast Movement? 12:22 Updating a File that I've already published 16:02 New Google Search Widget Update they only want one. 17:34 Audioboom has four weeks left 23:14 Audioburst.com supposed to be the biggest library of audio...*sigh* 27:00 Thanks to our supporters 27:50 App Gap? Do I Need My Own App? ...

Talking Dirty

May 12, 2018 16:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MB

Today on episode 209 Dave Jackson and Jim Collison are joined by a live chat room to talk about the following subjects Mother's Day is Tomorrow 2:30 Should You Podcast Angry? 8:30 The Seven Dirty Words 11:15 Distorted View Daily 15:15 Should I upload in Mono or Stereo 20:40 Microphone Technique 22:44 voicecon.co 29:48 Thanks to our Awesome Supporters 30:36 Google Search 33:48 sonix.ai Transcription dave has been using Temi.com 40:00 Why are We texting? 42:00 What is the average ...

Computer Hardware Discussion

May 08, 2018 01:49 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MB

Got a Question for the Show? 888-563-3228 2:00 Why was there no episode last week? 2:40 Should I go directly into the computer with a USB microphone or use the H6 as an interface. 2:50 Do not update to Windows 1803 update 7:40 Anti-virus discussion 16:3o Utah Podcast Summit 20:20 Our Patron Supporters 31:13 Taking Your Podcast On Tour Need Help With Your Podcast Click Here to Work With Dave

Stickers are Cool

April 14, 2018 16:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MB

Comments / Questions 888-563-3228 1:55 YouTube vs Podcasting for a School 12:12 What to do when you run out of Room on Soundcloud 13:00 Collaborative Show Notes? 15:00 One Person Can Ruin a Group (Voxer)   27:38 Speakpipe works on androids. Flipgrid Padlet  29:30 Shindig events New platform we will try belive.tv stage10.tv 35:30 Thanks to our awesome supporters 36:00 Stickers? Sticker Mule 39:00 I made $6 with T-shirts! vis teepublic 40:16 When you get pitched a bad...

To YouTube or Not to YouTube Your Podcast

April 07, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MB

Got a Question? 888-563-3228 1:10 Is there anything wrong with this clip? 3:40 Does Phantom Power Hurt an RE320? 13:43 It's OK To Sound Like You 20:21 Building Community Via iTunes Reviews Jeff Brown Input: What is a way you've maximized iTunes ratings and reviews that you'd recommend others consider? Mathew Passy The best way I have seen someone maximize their use of ratings and reviews is Dan Cummins Timesuck Podcast. For every 100 reviews posted, he releases a special bonus episo...

I Need a 4 Input Audio Device for Podcasting

March 31, 2018 16:00 - 56 minutes - 25.9 MB

1:42 I need an interface with 4 USB inputs Zoom H6 $349 Audiobox from Presonus Scarlet 18i8 $349 The Sound Devices MixPre-3 is $649 and the MixPre-6 is $899 Presonus Ar8 $400 8:46 Alex Inc has aired the first episode 12:34 Apple released a new version of Safari that broke some things 13:16 How do Podcasters Shoot themselves in the Foot? 16:38 Is the Lame Encoder upgraded when you upgrade Audacity http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#lame 25:...

People Are Deleting Facebook, Are You?

March 24, 2018 16:00 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MB

This show was plagued with technical issues with Dave finally powering up the world's slowest Laptop to do the show. Hence, no music in the show. Dealing with Technical Challenges 3:45 Windows 10 update 5:10 Deleting Facebook 18:35 Mastodon New Platform? https://mastodon.social/about 25:15 Forums vs Facebook 26:50 Thanks to our Awesome Supporters 28:30 Making Your site compliant for people who are visually impaired 34:40 Things that podcasters do who waste their time 38:00 Dave's C...

Creative Ways To Start Your Podcast Episode

March 17, 2018 16:00 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MB

Happy St Patricks Day and March Madness 4:15 What Happens if I wake up tomorrow with a million downloads? 07:00 What would you do if you have $1000 dollars 11:55 Listening to podcasters Faster 13:15 Finding Money to Pay For Your Podcast 14:30 How many mixers do you have? 15:45 Dave ponders cutting his cable TV 16:55 Spending money on equipment you are testing 19:15 Creative way to start off without sounding cheezy 27:30 We all want to be good, but do we want feedback? 31:10 Thanks...

How is this Crappy Show More Popular Than Mine?

March 10, 2018 17:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MB

Got a question? call it in 888-563-3228 (courtesy of podcastvoicemail.com ) 12:50 Matt from the Author Inside You joins us with some questions 17:12 is this too niche? podcastguests.com 23:18 Becoming the official podcast of an event 34:43 What lights are you using? 36:44 Dave Handles a Bad Pitch By Narking on the Company 38:09 Awesome Supporters 42:00 Accessing the Post show and Bonus Content 45:00 making a video for Amazon 49:00 What Makes Dave Really Mad Connect with J...

Temi - Transcripts For 10 Cents a Minute

February 24, 2018 17:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MB

Dave and Jim are joined by Emily Prokop from The Story Behind Podcast and E Podcast productions to talk all things podcasting 2:12 the 70 Million that Twitter gave Soundcloud is never coming back.  3:55 Squarespace makes it harder to leave them for an actual media host 7:00 The basic Libsyn page ( see www.thestorybehindpodcast.com ) 10:45 The computer skill of new podcasters 15:00 Does being an editor make you less patient? 16:30 Anchor.fm is still a bad idea 23:07 Transcripts ...

Your Podcast Launch

February 18, 2018 01:05 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MB

Call in your questions 888-563-3228 Quick Podfest Reflections - Nice Back Fat Stephen from Mic Rentals.com 8:21 Your Podcast Launch 27:01 Thanks to our Awesome Supporters 28:08 What was up with Dave's voice on the School of Podcasting 32:32 Audacity Tips? stevestewart.me 34:17 I'm So sorry about your cat 36:20 SHotgoun microphones 38:12 We have a weird sound glitch 38:48 Shindig.com? 41:17 Best part of Podfest Squadcast.fm 44:49 Preserving Audio with Zoom.us 46:29 L...

New Tools From Voxnest With Rob Greenlee

February 06, 2018 21:10 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MB

2:30 The New Mixer Review 8:27 Thanks for the Awesome Supporters 12:10 Rob Explains www.voxnest.com and Dynamo Dynamic Ad Insertion 60/40 split  19:45 What if you have ads on Spreaker? 23:00 Having a Launch on a certain day 26:25 Podcamp Toronto - Need a Passport? awards.podcamptoronto.com 27:45 Podsumit in Canada 28:20 Interviewing On Site 33:05 What to bring to your first event 38:40 What's the biggest podcast hurdle? 44:05 Formatting and outlines for an episode

Just a Podcaster

January 28, 2018 01:01 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MB

To Dave is Joined by Jeff From Teachercast.net Dave has a new mixer the Presonus AR-12 and it has been a little overkill to get everything going this week 3:16 Dave is not happy with the mixer's volume on the input 6:56 Jeff has helped produce podcasts for Microsoft. 10:34 Podcasting Cures Cancer 12:16 Dave is sporting the Just a Podcaster T-shirt from justapodcaster.com thanks to Jim Harold for the shirt. Check out www.resourcefuldesigner.com for help with Design. 15:00 Podcast ...

Cool Portable Mixer Behringer Xenyx 1002B

January 20, 2018 17:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MB

Nick Seuberling from Cincinnati Soccer Talk joins us this week as Dave dusts off his award 2:15 Gear Talk: HOw do you record multiple people on location on the road? Nick is using the BEHRINGER XENYX 1002B   09:15 Quitting a show that is getting thousands of downloads per episode 17:10 Thanks to Our Awesome Supporters on Patreon. Become an Awesome Support and keep the lights on 18:30 Spotify is creating a new format for podcasts that mixes images with audio.... 24:50 Spotify is b...

Wine and Mixers Don't Mix

January 14, 2018 04:17 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MB

 Jim's new mixer the Mackie PROFX8V2 after accidentally dumping an entire glass of wine into the mixer. The V2 may have better preamps. The PROFX4V2 is $119 but not USB. Jim loves the Alesis Multimix 4 USB FX is one of Jim's favorite Smaller boards. USB devices d mix minus automatic, but you can't split the track. 10:50 Dave forgot to press record (this is the auphonic file run through auphonic). 12:00 Mixer vs USB Interface like a Scarlett 2i2 interface 14:20 Behringer Mixers Bad? 1...

Racing to the Bottom With Podcasting CPM

January 11, 2018 03:25 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MB

IT'S FREEZING! 2:35 Bernie the Cat is No Longer With Us 7:15 Planning For Your Podcast If You Die 12:16 Planning For your Success 18:00 Dave got added to a bunch of emails lists that he didn't sign up  18:57 Are we catering to the CPM model too quickly? Getting .0002 cents per download 25:11 Sponsors vs Selling Your Own Products 29:56 What about Affiliate Links? 36:24 Thanks to Our Awesome Supporters  (join today and get bonus content 41:31 Am I going to Get a Pet?  43:09...

Podmio Podcast Hosting

December 27, 2017 22:31 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MB

Satish Gaire joins us to talk Podmio.com where their website states they are When Jim and I asked how this could be, Satish stated when a potential podcaster comes to your page we have to convince them. The idea is that this platform is more innovative (after playing with it for a week, it's not, and its kind of buggy). Here is the demo. https://youtu.be/ye8ouS4Zllo If you want to kick the tires of podmio.com, you can save 10% using the coupon code sop10. The price goes from $14.99 to...

Take a Good Long Look As We Transition Into 2018

December 03, 2017 03:13 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB

Black Friday deals? - Here are some fun tools to think about Hard Drives, Alexa Devices, Google Home, Flash Drives Replacing things that are getting old slickdeals.com vs camelcamelcamel.com Looking at What Worked and What Didn't Keep Your Website (especially WordPress) updated. First Impression of a show Praxey.com will podcast listeners pay to talk to the host? Clarity.fm New Podcasters have a different skill level Jim's new favorite soda/tea Fuze with Lemon Thanks to our A...

Comparing Your Podcast to Others is Unhealthy

November 25, 2017 04:49 - 1 hour - 27.8 MB

Today we talk about the following topics: Merchandise / Swag There are places you can do this with Amazon and Teepublic make it easy to create t-shirts and other swag items. Collector's items and scarcity can help sell items Soundpage.fm - create website from an RSS feed CPM at Spreaker is .0026 per download  The smallest episode on horseradionetwork.com is also his most profitable The Messengers is now available on Amazon Prime Video How a pre-interview call can lead to smoo...

FTC Guidelines - Charging Guests to Be On Your Show

November 04, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 28.1 MB

Randy Cantrell from the Leaning Towards Wisdom show growgreat.com joins Dave to answer your podcast questions Today we talk about Common Podcast Mistakes Advertising Questions - Do We Charge People to Be a Guest? FTC Guide Code3 Podcast Google Forms Dana Carvey Show on Hulu - How they didn't know his audience. Tips on Contacting support staffs Opening Chit Chat often ruins your show  Podcast Review Show Harry Durran Secrets of Dynamic Communications: Prepare with Focus,...

Successful TV Podcasting

October 28, 2017 16:00 - 58 minutes - 27 MB

Today we are joined by Tory Heinritz from the Blacklist Exposed Podcast and the Packers Fan Podcast. 7:30 Dealing with Celebs 13:30 Sports Podcasting 18:00 Dealing with Trolls 26:54 Supporters 27:15 Patreon 29:35 Serious Simple Podcast Plugin 33:08 iTunes Tags 38:00 Troy's Recording Process 47:45 Easy Solutions For Advanced Podcasts 55:02 Zoom Vs Skype

Can I Podcast With Just an iPad or iPhone

October 18, 2017 16:36 - 1 hour - 57.3 MB

Today Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting is joined by special guest Stephen Jondrew of the Gonna Geek Network and co-host of the Better Podcasting Show Use the coupon code dop at bigpodcast.com this weekend in Nashville In Today's show, we discuss the following topics 2:00 Microphones 4:46 Weird Sounds in a Slightly Advanced Setup 10:15 Podcasting with iPads, iPhones, Chromebooks 18:47 What happens if your guest is accused of embellishment? 23:30 Where to Put the Guests ...

The Most Frequently Asked Podcast Questions With Ramona Rice

September 30, 2017 16:41 - 1 hour - 56 MB

Today Ramona Rice from Podcastwebsites.com joins Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting to talk about the most frequently asked podcast questions in honor of International Podcast Day. Questions include: What Microphone? ATR2100 is a great place to start. Here is a kit with a stand and pop filter What Media Host. Libsyn.com is a great choice with prices starting at $5/month (use the coupon code sopfree to get a free month). If you want your website and media host all in one, go to ...

Control and Rebranding Your Show

September 19, 2017 04:12 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB

Ask the podcast coach answers your podcast questions every week live. This week we answered questions about  3:00 Zencast.com and recording shows with people in different locations 6:00 We help Nancy answer questions about owning your feed (find Nancy at whineat9.com) 13:00 We talk about podcast titles 22:00 International Podcast Day 26:40 Shows with common phrases like Fantasy Football 28:00 Music intros at the beginning 30:00 Do I Need a Mixer (see this episode on bestpodca...

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