wordpress and podcasting go together like peas and carrots
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Ways Podcasts and Posts are the Same
• Both require planning and preparation
• Both require layout and formatting
• Both can make use of plugins
• Both require promotion
Ways Podcasts and Posts are Different
• Different Mediums
• Different Hardware
• Different Software
• Different Hosting
Preparation
•Why do I want to podcast?
• Am I committed?
• Am I passionate about my topic?
•What do I want to talk about?
Preparation•Which Format - Video or Audio
•What Style of Show• Single host or multiple host
• Interview
• News / Reviews
• Magazine
HardwareBlue Yeti & Yeti Pro
• Condenser Mics
• $100 - $150 Yeti
• $225 - $250 Yet Pro
• Use a pop filter
Music and Sounds
•DigCCMixter.com
•Opuzz.com
•YouTube.com/AudioLibrary
•Google “Royalty Free Music”
• FreeSound.org
• Fiverr
Performance - It’s Show Time
•Have a framework. Do it the same every time
•Be prepared. Do your research.
•Have a script but leave room for improv
• Smile when you talk
•Remember a podcast is a conversation.
Post-ProductionGarage Band Why?
•You own a Mac• It’s already there•Get’s the job done•Well supported
Post-ProductionPlugins Why?
• Enhance podcast on site
•Better podcast players
•RSS Warnings
PowerPress Seriously Simple Podcast
Promotion
Get Listed in Directories
CC Benz. Darkness
I mean iTunes
PromotionGet Listed in Directories
•Blubrry• Stitcher• Spotify – Beta• TuneIn•Google “Podcast Directories”
PromotionSocial Media
• Look for Integration with your
hosting company
• Promote, promote, promote
• Don’t Be Sleazy
• It’s about the content not the
podcast
PromotionPodcast Page
• Entry for Each Episode
• Link to Show Notes
• Show Summary
• Embedded player
Podcast Nerd Info
Spoken Word Shows: Stereo Bit Rate: 192 kbps (In Mono this gets cut in half)Sample Rate: 44.1 kHzChannels: Mono
DO NOT use Variable Bit Rate. You want your MP3 files to be CBR (Constant Bit Rate). VBR = Bad. CBR = Good. Here is a link to more on why VBR = Bad
Settings for WAV to MP3 conversion using iTunes
64 kbps = 0.5 MB per minute96 kbps = 0.75 MB per minute128 kbps = 1.0 MB per minute
Source: http://support.libsyn.com/faqs/recommended-file-formats/
Thank You
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