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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 Happy PIE DAY. Today Dave and Jim answer your podcasting questions on the following topics today: 4:20 Dual XLR into 1/8" Cable Review John Morgan from  Lets Talk Metal Detecting and Treasure hunting John has a cable that allows you to put  two Microphones into the portable recorder . When you record your voice you want to get as close to zero without going...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Reaching Your Audience You need to go to where they are, make friends with them, and THEN tell them about your podcast (not go there, tell them about your podcast, and then make friends). Dave has business cards to promote the show (not him) and he hands them out and occasionally leaves them in places where his target audience is. Make sure your family and frien...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Missing Items on Your Website [5:20] Social Subscribe and Follow  Plugin [12:00] Academy of Podcaster Awards [16:30] Can I start a Show a Certain Way [18:50 ] Gear Talk and Microphones   Roland CS-10EM Binaural Microphone Earphones How to do a Call In Show? [39:40] Resources: Callinstudio.com ( Blog Talk Radio  ($40 a month) Mixlr.com Uberconference.com   Featur...

Send us feedback/questions via Text This week isn't your typical show as Dave and Jim took a week off to do some extreme sports (Jim) and spend some time with your family (Dave). We start off the show talking about how Google and Apple's systems still don't work together. We get a call from Bill who has a question about Noise Gates. Gates are great at live events when you need to cu...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Happy Valentines Day Everyone! Today we talk about a marketing idea of Easter Eggs in your podcast. This uses the idea of an "insiders club" which seems to work per the book "contagions" Michael Ray asked about parking domains. Most of the time Dave just redirects them to a website, not so much as an SEO tactic, but just to do  something with...

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 Bryan from  Profitcastuniverse.com  comes on board and brings his infectious energy. Dave and Bryan talk about how some catch phrases start by accident. Do You Visit Podcaster's Websites?[6:00-ish ] Many podcasts I listen to I find in iTunes, and I never visit their website. Do you visit podcasters websites on a regular basis. In some cases if they give you...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Today Dave and Jim talk about: Getting into iHeart Radio (2:00) From Justin Harvey: Is there a way to speed up the iHeart radio submission process? (not really) Stitcher Update 8:30 Jim submitted his shows one at a time to get the updates to the name changes. Jim found them supportive when he used their email, and their support portal. Tweeting them didn't...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Podcast Awards are Open For more information go to  www.podcastawards.com Stitcher Experience 13:50 Jim shares his experience trying to get Stitcher to update his podcast. Squarespace Discussion. [20:22] Is it a good solution for podcasting? Stitcher Discussion Continued 21:50 Josh Rivers uses Stitcher and doesn't mind the audio quality because his work env...

Send us feedback/questions via Text What Recorder to Buy? Michael is looking at different  portable audio recorders . Is there much of a difference between the Roland R-05, the Zoom H4n and the Zoom H5. The Roland has a link and mic in (but not XLR). The H4n has two XLR inputs, and a line/mic in. The H5 has everything that the H4 has AND it has the ability to change the built in microphone. Speaki...

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 Dave and Jim talk about how nice it is when technology works. Last week we had some issues and this week went smooth. What is Normalizing and Compression[2:36] Here are some video that help explain Normalizing and Compression http://youtu.be/9kal7soRvT0 http://youtu.be/4SxClRg-JOU In a nutshell, you tell the software what you want to be the loudest level, and it...

Send us feedback/questions via Text In this episode we have a technical hiccup, but the show must go on. This means we start off with Jim as a caller until Dave's machine finally units updating itself and we get back to normal. We talk with Mike Deck of  podcasthelpdesk.com  and he talks about the new PowerPress update. Powerpress is a very popular plugin for wordpress that does the following...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Screencasting / Video Strategy [1:40] Fred from  skillsinscreencastsandpodcasts.com wants to know my strategy for using video and audio. Steve Stewart has a class called " how to use Screenflow " which you can use to make videos on your Mac, and you can use Camtasia on the PC. Audello has lots of bugs and I do not recommend it. If you have more than on...

Send us feedback/questions via Text My Old Mixer Died so I Bought a New One [2:30] I purchased a  Behringer Mixer  when the old one died. I used  Same Day Music . which allows me to split the price over two payments Test Driving Blog talk Radio Today [7:00] They have a new HD version of their service and they are letting me use it. I have not been a fan in the past, but they have upgraded their se...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Replacing your iTunes Artwork 1:50 The big key when replacing your iTunes artwork is to change the name of your file. So if your original artwork was called, artwork.jpg you should name your new image artwork2.jpg (or whatever you want to name it). You want to avoid using the exact same name as iTunes won't see it as changed and it won't update. Curren...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Today we were under a bute force attack which made it very hard for the site to stay up. The community rallied and we got the word out and everyone showed up (YOU ROCK). Today we have a special guest as Daniel J Lewis from Ask the Podcast Coach from the Audacity to podcast comes to answer some questions about Wordpress Multi-Site. We are using the  X Show Latest...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Go to  www.askthepodcastcoach.com/52 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...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Trying to Do a Live Call In Show Tools we use: bossjock studio  to play sound effects Callinstudio.com  to patch in Live Callers Magic Jack to add a phone line You DO have the skills to podcast. You may want to start out just making content and then add the callers and live streaming later.  Audello Final Thoughts [13:35] Dave lost his cool in a video when it ap...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Today we talk about Stitcher, Making Money, Growing Your Audience, see askthepodcastcoach.com/50 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 leav...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Today we had a scare where some of the technology we use to produce the show was down. So we switched things up and in the end we ended up with a more robust live page with a better chat interface. The cool thing about Chat Wing is you can login with all of your social media sites (twitter, facebook, etc). It is occasionally flaky.  Podcast Guest Releases [6:20]...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Today we talk about what makes a good presentation as Dave prepares for selecting speakers for the New Media Expo.  What Was One of the Best Presentations You've Ever Seen [4:00] Dave wants to know what presentations stick out in your head that you've seen? Style can play alot into what makes a good presentation.  We need people to get to the point You...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Business Podcaster Summit [2:00]   Fred Caastaneda at from the Podcast Report podcast filled us in on Podmov.com and some other websites have closed. Business Podcaster Summit is an online podcast event in January   Director of Podcasting [16:00]   Dave shares his thoughts on being named the new Director of Podcasting and the New Media Expo   Thoughts on what I&...

Send us feedback/questions via Text Today we are joined by Charles McFall of  Successreaks.com  and  House of the Bear.  Charles was a guy who was doing live, and talked me into trying it. Its been a fun experiment and I love Saturday mornings. Today we talk about the following: Bad Names for Podcasting [4:30] The Magic of 3% [8:10] (based on a chapter from the book  Podcasting Good to Great: How...