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Send us feedback/questions via Text 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 Affili...

Send us feedback/questions via Text The Show Must Go On. We learn that dave pulled lots of muscles in his back this morning but the show must go on when you do a live episode.  If this was something we put out later (instead of doing a live show) we probably would've put off  2:58 Because of My Podcast Mashup Discussion (clip at the end of the show) 4:50 Episodes that have gone above and beyo...

Send us feedback/questions via Text 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/ye...

Send us feedback/questions via Text 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...

Send us feedback/questions via Text 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 i...

Send us feedback/questions via Text 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...

Send us feedback/questions via Text 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 Feat...

Send us feedback/questions via Text 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 w...

Send us feedback/questions via Text 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 star...

Send us feedback/questions via Text 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 phra...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Fresh back from Podcast Movement 2017, Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network share their thoughts on Podcast Movement 2017 Topics Mentioned Favorite Take Aways Meeting Ravi From Coolcastplayer.com All comedians use the same microphone on a comedy night Ribbon Microphones 17:50 Redirecting your Feed to Anchor is...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave is joined by Chris Curran of the Podcast Engineering School. Find Chris at www.podcastengineeringschool.com . Call in your question 888-563-3228 How to take care of your mixer? 11:14 Most Common Mistake 17:22 Behringer ultavoice xm1800s $23 24:00 Why podcasters obsess over their sound - the psychology 30:00 Changing items in Libsyn 32:20 what is the Libsyn...

Send us feedback/questions via Text How long should your intro be? What should be in it? Should it be scripted? Should it be the same every week? This week Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from The Average Guy Network talk about intros and take questions from the live audience. 9:50 Podcast Mixed Messages 14:00 Podcast Artwork 19:30 Your First Podcast Episode 29:15 Troll...

Send us feedback/questions via Text How do you start a podcast network? Should I start a podcast network? Dave Jackson from www.schoolofpodcasting.com  and Jim Collison from www.theaverageguy.tv  are join By Glenn Hebert ( www.horseradionetwork.com  ) and Jason Bryant from www.mattalkonline.com Other topics include: Learning from Podcasts that didn't go as you had hoped. Setting up expectatio...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Do you have enough time to podcast? How much time does it take? Today Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network tackle that question in addition to the following subjects: What did you give up to podcast? How much time does it take to create an hour long podcast How to get the most out of podcast movement Why you sh...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave Jackson of the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison of The Average Guy Network take your live questions. In this week's show, we talk about Jim got to record his podcast live in front of a lot of people, and he got to hang out all week with his audience. The challenges of scheduling interviews when your guests are on a global stage. See Calendar tools...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Today Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network answer questions about: A teacher wants to create multiple shows with one login, paying one fee, but wants multiple podcasts ( see spreaker.com using the coupon code sopfree ). While you will have limited space, you will have more than enough space for your project.  S...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave Jackson ( www.schoolofpodcasting.com ) and Jim Collison ( www.theaverageguy.tv ) answer your podcast questions including: Soundcloud 8:20 Getting Good Recording Levels 19:50 Libsyn Advanced Stats Grandfathered in? 20:30 Spotify open to everyone? 24:20 Spreaker and getting answers quickly from your hosting company 27:30 My numbers and followers are spiking,...

Send us feedback/questions via Text You never know who is listening says Cale from www.hamradio360.com who got a message from NASA. In this episode we also talk about: Microphone Technique How do you gauge success if you don't count downloads and money? How do you make money with a podcast? FIRST, make a show that is great and obtain an audience. This may take a year or two. (depends on the c...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave is flying solo today and discusses and update with the Messengers: A Podcast Documentary update as well as brainstorming an idea about creating a podcast focus group service for the community. There is no show on 6/24/17 we will return on July 1st at 10:30 AM EST at www.askthepodcastcoach.com/live Featured Supporter Chris Stone Cast Ahead has carved a niche...

Send us feedback/questions via Text In this episode we talk about the following: 2:00 Portable recorders, are they needed? 11:30 Apple Announcements 28:00 Supporters Join at www.askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome 30:40 Radio Vs Podcasting 35:30 Should you record episodes or build a website first? 40:40 Recording Skype with multiple people in the same room 44:00 Listing Amazon Books. Start your podcast...

Send us feedback/questions via Text 1:55 YouTube Issues - Strike One! Jim had a channel closed. no notice, etc. Just GONE. 10:00 Disruption Podcast and killing media 15:00 Willam Shatner Shats on a podcaster. Being asked to appear on a podcast 21:26 How to approach a podcaster 25:00 What if someone asks you to take something down? 30:37 I Want an Audience NOW 38:30 Thanks to Our Supporters  42:15...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Today on Ask the Podcast Coach episode 172 I am joined by Chris Nesi from the House of Ed Tech and we talk about: 4:32 My Episode isn't' appearing in iTunes 5:14 Your guest promoting your show 7:38 Your guest sounds like they are in a cave 11:32 Bad sound quality 15:00 How do you make the phone - NOT sound like the phone 18:10 Do you have issues with s...

Send us feedback/questions via Text David Fori asked a question on Quora. I am thinking about launching a podcast, I don’t want any paid sponsors I want to use it to boost it in the rankings. I have a company and I want potential customers to find and listen to the podcast. Here was Dave's  response: I want to be an Olympic gold medalist, does anyone know where I can buy a Gold Medal? Even if...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Today Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network and Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting talk about inadvertently offending people 18:40 Should You Start a Second Podcast? 23:50 My Audio Isn't Loud Enough 25:53 Revoice.me 28:00 Worst Thing About Starting a Patreon? 32:49 Can a show for "Everyone" get a Sponsor? 41:00 Dave is not promoting bl...