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Send us feedback/questions via Text Cal in your questions 888-563-3228 Dave is flying solo and is using smiletime.com and is using the chat room as his co-host. It's a cool tool for about 20 minutes of the show. Then things go south. It's a free service, and well, sometimes you get what you pay for.  7:25 Firetalk.com pulls one of the dumbest business moves I've ever seen. 10:55 Gle...

Send us feedback/questions via Text We are joined by Michael Sharkey from the Talent Show and Zen Shark Media who helps people shape their content. Firetalk is dead and we've moved to huzza.io 3:50 What does a producer do for the show? 6:23 What is a typical day like in radio? 10:50 Any thoughts on keeping your thoughts organized 13:42 Heilo insights its twitter with audio 15:50 International...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Rob Greenlee, head of Spreaker.com , co-host of the New Media Show , and the Speaker Live show joins us for another fun session of Ask the Podcast Coach. Rob has previously worked for Podcast One, and Microsoft. 1:20 Social Media Question: Automation vs Authentication from Jeffery at podcastfiend.com 15:10 Grandma is on Facebook  17:10 Rob shares some insight on...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Today Dave is joined by the host of the Just the Tip podcast Tim Wohlberg. 2:42 Do I Split  My Topics into Separate Podcasts? from transmissionspodcast.com 11:19 Update from Podcast Mid Atlantic see askthepodcastcoach.com/mapcom for the virtual ticket 17:27 Nails on a Chalkboard to Tim - You Need to Tease Your Audience Where do you put the tease?  Well a tease i...

Send us feedback/questions via Text 2:00 Switching hosting at Host Gator , there are so many hosting types. Does it matter? You can get by with shared hosting, if you have the budget go for the Wordpress hosting. Dave has most of his sites on Host Gator , and the School of Podcasting is on WPEngine but he is thinking of moving back to Host Gator . 9:00 Should I start a Daily show? It is a large ti...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Call in your question for the show at 888-563-3228 1:20  I had a client pose an interesting question to me today: Is there a way to turn off comments/ratings for their podcast on iTunes/Google Play etc? I've never had anyone ask me to do that for their yet to launch show. Has anyone else had a similar experience? - Jennifer Navarrete It's great to want...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave is preparing for a film crew to show up at his house to interview him for the Messengers Documentary (support the film by going to www.supportthemessengers.com ) Call in your question by calling 888-563-3228   2:40 Live Streaming Discussion 5:15 Transcripts and Captions  8:15 Troy Heinritz Blakcklist Exposed Story Continues 15:55 Podcasting At Work - Keep P...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave and Jim overcome a hurdle of firetalk.com not recognizing Dave's microphone so prior to this episode there were three "miss-starts". Dave shares a bit about Podcamp Pittsburgh.  4:00 How Can I Grow My Audience Watch Dave's impromptu Presentation at Podcamp Pittsburgh on Growing Your Podcast Audience 10:50 Tighten Up Your Show 12:00 Feedb...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave and Jim kick the tires on firetalk.com after leaving blab.im 2:00 Michael is the first one into the pool 3:30 Chris Nesi had issues with askthepodcastcoach.com/live which might've been a cache issue. Chris on the Home Gadget Geek Podcast 08:10 Create great content and ignore the live audience. 08:40 The Grocery store analogy for iTunes. https://youtu.b...

Send us feedback/questions via Text 1:50 Getting Old Sucks 2:20 How Dave's chair ruined his sound. His chair was adjusting knobs when it swiveled. 4:51 A New Microphone From Heil PR 77 6:14 Audition Crashing Problems? 7:51 John is using Cast as a producer and how he is using it to record the shepodcasts.com podcast 12:11 Who should submit the client's podcast to iTunes, you or the client...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Jim shares about a large summit he went to and almost lost his voice. They both talk about the power of meeting your audience face to face. 3:20 Dave talks about the book Facinate 08:00 How you inspire others to do things they may have thought they couldn't do. Sean Smith the Mobile Pro 10:05 Ringr Quick Review used to record interviews, and Dave talks abou...

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Send us feedback/questions via Text After multiple busy days and nights at Podcast movement, Dave's voice needs a bit of a break. So now show this week on 7/9/ Featured Supporter Chris Stone Cast Ahead has carved a niche in the podcasting industry by providing full-spectrum podcast production services tailored to each client’s unique needs See castahead.net Leave Your Question Go to askthepod...

Send us feedback/questions via Text 1:40 Tip Jars vs Patreon. You can use Paypal, Cash.me/podcastcoach (from square). What percentage will follow you? Some experts say 3% is good. 7:30 Survey of the week    Do you listen to podcasts on a website? 8:33 Web hosting solutions? Dave uses Host Gator and WPEngine , Jim likes Maple Grove Partners 9:48 Best way to use an additional microphone with an ipad...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Happy Fathers Day One Day Early 2:15 Survey - What would you want to receive, CD, USB Stick, or Business Card ANSWER 6:02 Fascinate book - Different is better than better 8:00 Integrating Libsyn RSS feed with new Wordpress website. Should I use PowerPress? If it's a brand new site, use the Libsyn plugin. - Chris Nesi 10:45 How do I add an RSS button to my w...

Send us feedback/questions via Text 3:22 What are Meta/ID3 tags used for?  Are they Important? 10:28 ID3 Listings are Taking Longer to update. Remember it takes up to 24 hours for your latest episode to appear in iTunes. Your subscribers have instant access to episodes in your feed.  16:50 Podcast Discovery, and why you want people to find your show on your website, in addition to iTunes. 18:20 Ba...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Featured Supporter Chris Stone Cast Ahead has carved a niche in the podcasting industry by providing full-spectrum podcast production services tailored to each client’s unique needs See castahead.net Leave Your Question Go to askthepodcastcoach.com/voicemail and leave your message to be answered on the next show. Support the show BE AWESOME! Thanks for listening...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Blab says they are not doubling down on braodcast tools - whatever that means 8:30 the name podcasting 09:10 Podast Awards Slate Anounced -still needed funding 18:38 Making an Mp3 file in iTunes and File formats 21:50 Upgrade to Windows 10 24:14 Recording interviews on a phone Ringr 26:24 Have a backup when using Zencastr. Bandwidth is king, and people are leavi...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Blab Woes 2:00 How long does it take to build a podcast audience? Ask Gary V Book  and Beyond Powerful Radio Book -defining your podcast success 11:30 Facebook Ads  14:34 I have a slight delay from when I speak to what I hear 17:25 Recording on the Road. Dave likes the Zoom H5   and what to do in a booth. -email like Mailchip or Aweber have ways to capture email...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Today Jim is out on assignment, and Aaron Dowd " the Podcast Dude " fills in this week. 1:30 How do I Get Started? Mentioned www.schoolofpodcasting.com/27steps 6:15 How Does Podcasting Work See Dave's Podcastng 101 Tutorial https://youtu.be/oRvSj7UWuvU 12:50 Blab as a podcasting tool 14:50 Podcast for yourself 16:00 The number of downloads you sho...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave Jackson and Jim Collison take your podcast questions. 1:09   MDX 4600 Tutorial at the SOP. Compressors. 2:22 Mailing Lists. Check out MailChimp , Aweber are very popular and integrate with everything it seems. Currently Dave is using Convert Kit 3:52 How Long should my show be? 5:44 CRM Software that emails Dave uses Nimble.com . Making mistakes. 10:14 Face...

Send us feedback/questions via Text 1:25 Podcast Coach vs Mentor andShow Vs Podcast The story of the butt-headcoach.  9:25 Put Your Shirt On! - TheJoys of Live 10:43 Stay focused or interactwith the chat room? 15:47 Multi Camera Shots on BlabHow Do you do it? Wirecast Software 16:53 PodcastingUsing Facebook Live ? 23:10 Matathon Podcasting? 27:41 Field Recording Shotgun,Lav, hand Held. Giant Squid...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave is back after last weekbeing out for a funeral. Thanks to Mike from jpeg2raw.com forfilling the seat.  Brief discussion on parents, andmaking them laugh or cry. 3:45 Recording on the Road. Audio Technica2100   Samson Go Mic  . Get a microphone and move on. Youdon't need a $300microphone 12:25 Create an environment ofconfidence. Mike Murphy Unplugged 17...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Special thanks Jim for moving into the driver's seat and to Mike Howard from jpeg2raw.com for filling in while Dave was out attending a funeral.  2;45 photography Piracy 5:35 Broken Camera 8:10 Facebook Live 12:10 Awesound Interview Check out Jim's interview on Home Gadget geeks 35:15 Flow of Interview recording to mp3 file 46:00 Google Play Update? 47...

Send us feedback/questions via Text 1:20 I Get No Sound From My Speakers 2:09 Windows 10 and Podcasting any issues. 6:14 Tryca.st Anybody used it yet? 11:07 Solving Dennis' Audio Issue 17:23 Cast.market what is it? 19:16 Advertisecast.com 20:46 Michael Fixes his Blab Problem. 21:16 Recording Blab. Dave uses a Zoom H5 to have a backup recording. 23:19 Cale wants to know what gear should he upg...