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If you are going to Podcast, JUST PODCAST! – PHD121
June 13, 2019 13:40 - 7 minutes - 6.82 MBThe single best way to make sure your Title is what you want it to be EVERYWHERE is to use it as the blog title (assuming you are using WordPress to publish your podcast) or the TITLE box in whatever podcast service you are using. The Best way to make sure your "shownotes" are the same everywhere is to use it in the main post content box. There are, in Theory, ways to specify for different places different titles, post content and whatnot, but Apps do not have to follow those extra tags. ...
Breaking News from PHD News – Apple is making changes to Apple Podcasts
June 05, 2019 02:32 - 2 minutes - 2.42 MBThis is Wednesday's episode of my Alexa News Breif Podcast Help Desk news. In addition to killing off "iTunes" on the Mac Desktop, Apple is also changing up the categories. (Later this summer) Also adding some search and photo settings. Your podcast companies did not know about this ahead of time and will (the good ones anyway) be up to speed by the time this gets implmented at Apple.
Changing Your Podcast’s Title – PHD120
May 28, 2019 14:48 - 7 minutes - 7.28 MBOne of the questions I get a lot is how to change your podcast's title. In this short episode, I explain how to do it and why you might want to. Also some of the things that won't change because you change your title. As some of you might remember, this podcast used to be called "Podcasting Tech Coach" Back in Episode 13, I changed it to Podcast Help Desk Here is a link to that episode PHD013 - Rebranding This podcast is Sponsored by Blubrry.com - Hosting - Stats - Web and More!
6 Things Every Podcaster Should Know About Podcasting – PHD119
March 21, 2019 00:18 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBFor those that do not know me, I’ve been podcasting since 2005 and made every single mistake in the book. I’ve also worked in support for a podcast company for 10 years (as of next month). I think I might know what I’m talking about, at least about these topics. Know that Podcasting is PULL technology. All apps, subscribers, and directories PULL your RSS feed from wherever it lives. That means when you publish your podcast, there will be a delay between publishing and when that episode m...
Apple Backs Down on Episode Numbers in Episode Titles – PHD118
March 01, 2019 18:33 - 9 minutes - 8.44 MBApple seems to have backed down on Episode Numbers in Episode Titles. Here is a partial quote from the email they sent out... We’ve received a lot of questions about metadata best practices on Apple Podcasts. We want to provide more details and clarification as you think about improving your show’s metadata. Your Show Won’t Be Removed for Having Episode Numbers in Episode Titles Starting with iOS 11 in September 2017, we introduced modern RSS tags to improve podcast metadata. These tags in...
The End of Episode Numbers in Apple Podcasts? – PHD117
February 28, 2019 03:11 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBApple sent a letter to podcasters today (It was a bulk email NOT just to you). The big takeaway is that you need to remove episode numbers from your titles. I have a way of doing that and keeping them in your blog titles (as you can see above) and Keep Apple happy. Here is what they sent: Dear Podcast Provider, To improve your experience with Apple Podcasts, we want to share the following information and updates. Optimize Your Show’s Metadata The metadata of your show is your product pack...
Bad Podcast Advice? Not one size fits all – PHD116
February 24, 2019 14:53 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBIs all Podcast advice applicable to your goals in podcasting? Be careful about who you are getting your advice from. Do they have an agenda? (most do) Do they match YOUR goals in podcasting? Not everyone wants advertisers. A lot of advice given on the Facebook groups is not applicable to the person sitting next to the water heater in a basement studio. This is my little rant/brain dump on the subject of advice. Be sure to listen to the last episode with Paul Culligan as well.
Paul Colligan Podcast Pioneer
February 21, 2019 09:20 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBPaul Colligan is a Podcast Pioneer, Marketing guy, Podcaster, Author and Speaker who was around in the early days of Podcasting. Paul sat down with me and we talked about, you guessed it, Podcasting (duh!). Paul's Links: PaulColligan.com The Podcast Report Paul's Twitter Paul's Facebook Paul's books Thanks for listening. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an Episode!
Spotify + Anchor + Gimlet Media - What it might mean to Independent Podcasters
February 07, 2019 14:00 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBWhat does this accusition mean to the average independent Podcaster? Not much is my guess. This is just me doing a bit of a brain-dump about the big news of yesterday. Is it good for Podcasting in General? Is it Good/Bad for Indy podcasters? Who knows? We will see how it shakes out. Also, I talk about a new App called Himalaya You can go over there and claim your show. I'm testing it out as a listening app. I will let you know what I think in a future episode. In the show I couldn't rememb...
Elsie Escobar talking about Podcasting
January 19, 2019 19:05 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBElise Escobar stopped by the Podcast Help Desk a while back and we had a great conversation about podcasting (what else?) and what she is doing in podcasting. Elsie is a Hall of Famer, Podcaster and Social Media at Libsyn - The Feed and She Podcasts. I also talk about Podcast Help Desk News Alexa skill (and now REAL podcast).
Separate Blog Posts and Podcast Posts
December 14, 2018 13:41 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBDo you want to separate your blog posts from your podcast posts on your website? It might be a bad idea. First - How to do it if you really really want to in WordPress Create a category for the podcast. DO NOT USE "podcast" as a category. Enable Category Podcasting in PowerPress Settings (at the bottom of each setting page) In the Category Podcasting menu (found under PowerPress in the sidebar) tick the box that says "Strict Categories" Save settings. Back in the category podcasti...
The Technical Side of Podcast Promotion
October 18, 2018 12:34 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB1. Never Promote something you do not own. Send people to your website and then give them all the choices you can reasonably. Apple 🍎 Google Podcasts (notice I didn't say Google PLAY‽) 💻 RSS 🖥 Tunein 📻 Spotify 💩 Android 📱 Stitcher 🎧 2. Having your RSS feed come from your website with YOUR domain in it will help you in Google search. 3. "Write your show notes for Google Search. Make your show audio for your listeners." - Todd Cochrane 🚒 4. Don’t try to game the syste...
A conversation with Evo Terra, Podcast Pioneer and all around good guy
September 13, 2018 08:20 - 49 minutes - 45 MBI got to chat with my old friend and podcast pioneer, Evo Terra. We talk a bit about the good old days of podcasting and some about what is going on now. Just a couple of old guys chatting it up. Some of the things Evo is doing or has done: Co-author of the first versions of Podcasting for Dummies Host of ShEvo vs. The First World Former Co-host of The Bangkok Podcast He owns Simpler Media at https://podcastlaunch.pro Also, make sure watch his facebook for Podcast Pontifications...
Episode Level Artwork - Where does it show?
September 05, 2018 10:22 - 10 minutes - 9.77 MBEpisode level images. Only some apps use the images and those apps use different images if they do. Here is a list from an experiment I did on my podcast Mike Dell's World. Episode 308 has episode level images. One image is embedded in the mp3 file in the iD3 tags. It is white with red writing. The other image is in the tag on the episode level in the RSS feed. It's green with white writing. Results: Apple Podcasts - Does not use either image. Just the main artwork for the feed. (But doe...
Apple Podcasts is getting picky
August 18, 2018 15:07 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBIt seems that Apple is getting more picky about Titles and Author tags in Podcast Feeds. Titles should be just "the title" like - Podcast Help Desk. Not "Podcast Help Desk | The best place to learn to podcast like Dave Jackson and Daniel J. Lewis" Also, the Author tag should be: Mike Dell Not "Mike Dell, Talking about podcasting like Zig Zigler, Tony Robbins and Pat Flynn talk about business" In other words, use the tags for what they are for, not for some gray-hat SEO within Apple Podcast...
Podcast Help Desk Hijacked! – PHDspecialReport
June 30, 2018 19:42 - 9 minutes - 9.2 MBCastBox.fm seems to have hijacked a bunch of feeds. If you are listing on CastBox, please visit PodcastHelpDesk.com and make sure you are subcibed to the real thing and not some cheap copy of the shows I put out. I have a website for each of my shows for a reason! I don't mind at all that someone lists my shows on their directory, app, site or whatever, but DO NOT REMOVE the links to MY site! That is a violation of my rights as a content creator. I don't think castbox.fm was TRYING to hijack...
Google Podcasts and Denon DN-300R test recording
June 21, 2018 15:20 - 4 minutes - 4.36 MBThis is the first test recording using the New Denon DN-300R recorder. Having the digital recorder mounted in the rack and always hooked up seems to be a better plan (for me) than using a portable recorder as a backup. I also talk briefly about the new Google Podcasts "app" on Android.
Rambling Update From Podcast Help Desk
June 15, 2018 21:27 - 9 minutes - 9.02 MBHi all! Yup, still here. Been busy with other projects. Lots going on in the podcasting space. Google's new podcast strategy, Spotify and other things. Good to get back behind the mic here.
Columbus Meetup - Beginner Podcast Tech Mistakes
April 04, 2018 03:53 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBI was the featured speaker at The Columbus Ohio Podcaster's Meetup in March. Today's episode is the recording of that presentation. It's all about Beginner Podcasters Tech Mistakes and how to avoid them. It was held at the RawVoice Inc. / Blubrry Podcasting HQ in Columbus Ohio. More information about the meetup here.
Podcast Passion
January 27, 2018 20:36 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBI've been having a few things on my mind so I figured rather than write it out and rant on Facebook, I would flip on the mic and just speak it. This is a somewhat different episode. It's me rambling on a bit about Passion for podcasting. Also about learning your craft. Even the techy parts. The main things I tried to get across is this: Learn how this stuff works. Not the super geeky bits, but the basics. Spend the little bit of time it takes to understand what is supposed to happen when yo...
Recording an Episode
December 02, 2017 15:52 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MBToday I talk about recording your episodes. It's an off the top of my head episode about how I record, some tips for recording. The main points are: 1. Find some quiet time in a quiet space. 2. Allow enough time for re-dos and editing (while it's fresh). 3. Don't overthink it. 4. Get comfortable with the tech and talking on the mic. 5. Don't be afraid to do 2 or 3 retakes if needed. I also tell you about how I started a new show (Fast Food History) and how it's a bit out of my comfort zone...
Recording Equipment for Your Podcast
November 08, 2017 16:08 - 23 minutes - 10.7 MBNews: Blubrry/RawVoice has acquired Cast Feed Validator (castfeedvalidator.com) Recording Equipment You do not need anything a smartphone to start podcasting. Some people have good luck with just a smartphone and if done right, they can record a good show with just that. Microphones. I suggest NOT getting a USB Condenser mic Go for a dynamic mic. ATR2100 is a good starter mic if you have to use USB. You can go with a more expensive microphone and use a USB interface. Mixer - You ...
Planning Your Podcast
October 21, 2017 13:35 - 25 minutes - 11.5 MBPlanning your Podcast 1. Pick a subject 2. Pick a title 3. Get a domain name 4. Figure out ahead of time how you are going to do the RSS feed a. WordPress/PowerPress b. No website but use RSS from Media host c. Roll your own XML (rss) feed d. Proprietary service (Soundcloud, Podbean, others) 5. Get ARTWORK - VERY SPECIFIC ARTWORK SEPCS 6. Show format This show is brought to you by Blubrry Podcasting - For a free Month of Podcast Hosting, Stats or Deluxe PowerPress Sites, use the promo code...
Season 2 Trailer – PHD
September 19, 2017 11:44 - 4 minutes - 1.89 MBBeing that IOS11 and the new Podcasts App is out today, I figured I would play with things and do a trailer for "Season 2" of the Podcast Help Desk. So, here it is. These will be the next 10 episodes. I will also include some news, views and the normal stuff in htere as well as the "lesson" of the episdoe. 101 - Planning your podcast 102 - Getting recording equipment 103 - Recording that first episode 104 - Myths about “Launching” a podcast 105 - Artwork and branding 106 - Setti...
My History in Podcasting
September 03, 2017 04:01 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MBNews: Podcast Movement 2017 Shows I’ve started. (starting in April 2005) Benzoid Report / Mike Dell’s World (93 episodes of BR and the rest MDW) Your Podcast by Blubrry Traverse City Podcast Geek of the North What’s Up With That? Quick Hits 5 Min with Mike RetroTech Strange Today Today in Aviation History Aviation History This Week Ham Radio Podclass Guest on several shows. And a few more I forgot :) Best I can guess I’ve done somewhere around 2700 episodes ...
Podcast Help Desk News Flash Briefing available on Alexa
August 04, 2017 13:47 - 2 minutes - 950 KBJust a short note and announcement to let you know that a new Skill is available from the Podcast Help Desk (me). Just look for Podcast Help Desk News and add the skill. Then in your flash briefing on your Alexa device, you will hear a 1-2 min news clip from Podcast Help Desk News that will be either a short news story about podcasting, a podcasting tip or once in a while a small rant from Your's truly.
Why Does Real Podcast Hosting Cost So Much More Than Soundcloud?
July 29, 2017 16:36 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBNews: Messengers movie available for Pre-order at iTunes Soundcloud is dying. Run for your lives! (really, make other plans if you are on soundcloud). Audioboom makes deal with Deezer (or is it the other way around?) ------------- Q: Why is XXX (Blubrry, Libsyn, Spreaker) so much more expensive than Soundcloud? A: Because, businesses that host podcasts have to buy bandwidth. Bandwidth costs money. If you charge less than it costs you and don’t make a profit, the business won't ...
What You Shouldn’t Worry About
April 11, 2017 03:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MBHere are the things I DO NOT worry so much about in my Podcasting: 1. My Statistics / Numbers 2. My Reviews, Ratings and Rankings 3. iTunes 4. Audio Perfection 5. Being Absolutely Everywhere 6. MP3 File Names Things I do worry about: 1. Audience - Give them a reason to listen 2. Knowing my listeners 3. My RSS feed address 4. Being everywhere that matters 5. Ease of use for my listeners and web visitors You will have to listen to the show to find out more :)
New Beginner Series – Getting Started
March 30, 2017 01:15 - 28 minutes - 13 MBHe's Baaaaackkkk! :) Today I give a bit of an overview of what you need to do BEFORE you put out your first episode of your podcast. 1. Pick a Topic 2. Pick a Title (for the show) 3. Pick and get your domain name 4. Figure out how you are going to do your RSS feed 5. Setup your site and feed 6. Figure out how and what you are going to use to record your podcast 7. Test record to make sure you know how to use your mic, software, devices and whatever else you use to record and edit your files...
I’m Still here
March 09, 2017 19:49 - 1 minute - 735 KBJust a short note to let everyone know I'm still here and will be producing podcasts again VERY SOON! Thanks for staying subscribed!
LAUNCH! Your Podcast – PQH013
January 12, 2017 21:16 - 5 minutes - 2.43 MBDon't fall for all the "launch" strategies that people are trying to sell you. Just "START" your podcast. To get into iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and other places, you only need 1 podcast episode in your feed. Not 3, 5, 7 or whatever, just one. START your podcast and don't LAUNCH it.
What are ShowNotes? – PQH012
January 03, 2017 13:48 - 4 minutes - 2.37 MBShownotes are anything in this part of my post. Wherever you are seeing this, this is the show notes. They are the main content area in your blog post. Podcasting is just Blogging with media. So, no matter how you are doing your RSS feed, you are blogging. To get an episode you make a post. What you write in the main content area of that post, is your Show Notes.
How Wrong Was Mike? – Podcast Predictions From Last Year – PHD095
December 31, 2016 05:01 - 12 minutes - 5.99 MBMy Predictions from 2015 in podcasting for the Year 2016 I Made some guesses on what was going to happen in 2016 back in Episode 71. Now we find out just how wrong I was. Soundcloud will no longer be a podcast media host (Wrong, they are still here) Soundcloud is still here and still nobody has bought them and they haven’t gone out of business (yet) There will be at least one new podcast media hostt (Right) Dan Benjamin's Fireside along with a BUNCH of others that didn’t really make a spl...
The 12 Things you should NOT do in 2017 – PHD094
December 22, 2016 23:05 - 38 minutes - 17.7 MB1. DO NOT Host your mp3 files on your own webserver Hosting your files on a webserver is the single quickest way to get kicked off of your web hosting server. Plus, if you get popular at all, your mp3 downloads will compete with your website and your RSS feed. It’s simply not a good idea. 2. DO NOT Use Feedburner (or feedblitz or any other 3rd party RSS feed service) We have beaten this dead horse but I get calls every week from someone who is on feedburner and something goes wrong. Elimin...
Posting to Social Media With Blubrry Hosting – PQH011
December 19, 2016 14:56 - 5 minutes - 2.56 MBBlubrry Podcasting has released Post to Social so you can post your episodes to Social Media (YouTube, Facebook and Twitter) from your Podcaster Dashboard at blubrry.com See the announcement here: http://www.powerpresspodcast.com/2016/12/13/5327/ Find out how to do it here: https://create.blubrry.com/resources/podcast-media-hosting/post-to-social/
What is a Podcaster? – What is a Podcast? – PHD093
December 15, 2016 21:51 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBNews: Spotify NOT buying soundcloud after all Was your show canceled by the Podcast Authority? --------------------- Listener Question Q: Is a Blue Yeti a good microphone to start out with? A: NO Now, to be fair, the Blue Yeti is a nice microphone and would be a great mic for someone that has a very quiet recording environment and/or is willing to put in the time to learn how to use it properly. Is it the best? No, is it the worst? Sometimes. -------------------- What is a podcast? ...
Radio 2 Podcast – PQH10
November 17, 2016 22:33 - 5 minutes - 2.84 MBMy friend Steve launched his podcast today after being on local radio for 10 years in this area and 25 years total elsewhere. I think it's great when Passonate radio guys discover podcasting. It makes for an interesting show. Go check out Omelette's new show here: http://omeletteradio.com/
MacKenzie Bennet from the PowerPress Podcast and Feedburner Again – PHD092
November 07, 2016 23:31 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBToday I talk to MacKenzie Bennett from The PowerPress Podcast about her journey in podcasting as a beginner. MacKenzie is the Affiliate and Services Coordinator at RawVoice Inc. and Blubrry Podcasting. You can contact MacKenzie at [email protected] or on twitter @MacKenzieB6 I also went on another rant about Feedburner and the few podcast "gurus" out there that still say you should use feedburner. If you would like a free month of Hosting or Stats at Blubrry.com, use the promo code HELP...
New and/or Noteworthy – PQH9
October 12, 2016 10:00 - 5 minutes - 2.64 MBDon't fall for the HYPE out there about podcasting and iTunes New & Noteworthy. it's all hype. Just post your first episode and go from there. There is no need to "LAUNCH" with more than 1 episode. Just make content, do your own thing and promote it. The rest will come.
Rebranding Your Show – PQH8
October 11, 2016 02:43 - 5 minutes - 2.56 MBRebranding your show is something you can do as a podcaster if your show changes topic a bit, or you just get tired of the name. This podcast was rebranded with this episode. It's not Podcast Quick Hits - By PHD. It will likely just be Podcast Quick Hits soon, but that's what I did here. I changed the artwork int he feed, and the title of the feed and it took about 8 hours for iTunes to pick up the change. And I'm going to watch the other directories and see how long that took, but I figure ...
Gary Leland and Podcasting For Business (and other fun stuff) – PHD091
October 07, 2016 04:04 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBI got to chat with Gary Leland from, originally, Podcast Pickle and a bunch of other sites, podcasts and businesses in the Dallas / Fort Worth area of Texas. We also got into a lot of the "back in the day" about podcasting and generally have a great conversation. You can find out about all that Gary does here: Gary Leland dot com Also here: https://fastpitch.tv/, Fast Pitch Radio Network and a few other places found on GaryLeland.com. It was a fun conversation. ------- Check out my other ...
Streaming or Downloading Podcasts – PHDQH7
October 06, 2016 10:00 - 5 minutes - 2.56 MBIn this Quick Hit, I talk about Streaming vs. Downloading podcasts. Downloading a podcast and listening to it "streaming" on your phone (or pressing play on the player above) are really the same thing. Also, check out this video of Tom Webster talking about podcasting for the next 10 years.
Be Everywhere – Podcast Directories – PHDQH6
October 05, 2016 10:00 - 5 minutes - 2.47 MBToday I talk about podcast directories and how you should be everywhere. Not just iTunes. For 100's of podcast directories, check out Podcast Places
Category Podcasting Revisited – PHDQH5
October 02, 2016 10:00 - 4 minutes - 2.39 MBSince episode 2 of Quick Hits, things have changed in the category podcasting world with PowerPress. I've changed my tune a bit and think that Category Podcasting is OK now. Still not as easy as single site / Single podcast podcasting, but very useable. If you want to have more than one RSS feed from your WordPress site, category podcasting is now the way to go.
Dangerous Web Players – PHD090 – PHDQH4
September 30, 2016 22:03 - 5 minutes - 2.58 MBSubscribe in Pocket Casts Happy International Podcast Day! For IPD, I thought I would put out a Quick Hit on the regular PHD feed. If you would like to continue to get these short 1 topic episodes from time to time, subscribe here. They are normally 5 minutes or less and a single topic of interest to podcasters. I only put them out when I have some news or a topic that is getting on my nerves. Could be a lot some weeks and maybe not so much other weeks. This quick hit is about dangerous we...
Do You Need A Website For Your Podcast? – phd089
September 23, 2016 04:01 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBSubscribe in Pocket Casts I’m back after taking the summer mostly off and I have a lot of news in this episode along with some things to think about when you are doing your website for your podcast. ------------------- NEWS IAB Podcast measurement guidelines released Overcast Ads? Patreon Launches Private Feeds International Podcast Day IPD Gratitude Awards ------------------- Website website website! Do you need a website for your podcast? YES!! Here is why: 1. Google - People can’...
One at a time Please – PHDQH003
September 22, 2016 18:33 - 5 minutes - 2.45 MBSo many new podcasters want to start a NETWORK. My suggestion is to get your first podcast going and get good at it before committing to do a bunch of snows or even a second show. This is the first episode in this feed since April 2015... See what I mean? :)
Podcast Movement 16 and Podcast2Radio with Rae Palermo – PHD088
July 20, 2016 18:50 - 43 minutes - 40.4 MBSubscribe in Pocket Casts Today I recap Podcast Movement 2016 in Chicago. I also talked with Rae Palermo from Strawberry Hill Prodcutions and Podcast2Radio. I'll be back around the middle of September with a full episode and will resume my weekly schedule.
iTunes Slow To Update Podcast Listings and More News – PHD087
June 09, 2016 19:20 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBTunes Listings for Podcasts are updating slowly It's a known problem at apple. They are having issues keeping listings updated. They know about it and are working on it. The iTunes store listing and what appears in your feed are two different things. People that subscribe to your feed in iTunes will get the new episodes as you post them but the listing at iTunes can lag by a few days (or up to a week or so) behind your feed. This is normal. People get the wrong impression that your RSS fee...
Is It A Good Idea To Put Your Podcast On Vacation? – PHD086
May 21, 2016 18:11 - 10 minutes - 4.72 MBThe answer to that question is... I don't know, but I'm going to try it for the summer. That's right, Podcast Help Desk is on Vacation. I'm taking the summer *mostly* off from this podcast. Instead of trying to put out an episode every Friday during the busy, project filled summer, I'm going to just say, the episodes will come out when they come out. My plan is to write more on this site. Podcast news, Tips, Tricks and other tidbits. AND, I will put out some episodes as I get them done, or ...