Podcasting Resources

Send us a Text Message. If you hate Wordpress, but need more than your built-in website from your media host, Podpage is the tool for you. You no longer have to shoehorn a podcast into a wix or Squarespace site, and you have more features than your media host's website, and you don't have to worry about plugin conflicts, SSL certificates, and WordPress White screens of death. I use the p...

Send us a Text Message. Sure Amazon has free shipping (after you pay for prime) and they have good choices, but what happens when you get your podcasting equipment home? This is why I love sweetwater. They have just as good (f not better) prices as Amazon They have free shipping (that's actually free) They add on additional time to the built-in warranty. You can call their tech support if you...

Send us a Text Message. I understand that when people say there's a discovery problem, what they're really saying is, I have a discovery problem, people aren't finding my podcast. And so it kind of makes me scratch my head when I hear that because if only there was like some sort of tool that would search the entire internet. Oh, that's right, you may have heard of one. It&apos...

Send us a Text Message. Telbee lets you communicate with your customers by sending and receiving voice messages online so you can engage them quickly and easily in the most natural way possible... voice! Create and customize online voice recorders for your website, podcast, emails, social channels, or to access via QR codes. Let your visitors ask questions and share ideas quickly and naturally by...

Send us a Text Message. Are you a podcaster with a following? Selling premium podcast subscriptions directly to your own audience can be a more effective way to monetize than selling advertising. Your paid podcasts, including all future content updates, are delivered to your listeners’ accounts automatically through our secure mobile and web apps as soon as they purchase. There’s no need for your...

Send us a Text Message. Share a sale is one of my favorite affiliate directories. If you are new to affiliate directories here are the steps; 1. Sign up as an affiliate 2. Find a product that REALLY fits your audience (preferably one you use) 3. Apply to promote that product 4. (upon approval) Get your link 5. Promote the product using your special link 6. Someone buys something 7. You earn a comm...

Send us a Text Message. This is a resource I use on a DAILY basis. The resource is Canva the great thing is it is like having Photoshop in the cloud. I used the free resource which has thousands of templates and images. If you want to go to the pro version you get 420,000 templates and much more for $12/month (less if you purchase a year). It's an amazing tool You can even schedule images to...

Send us a Text Message. If you type the same thing every day or get asked for links to things every day. Text Expander is the resource for you. Here are some of my favorite things I use it for; My Bio Affiliate Links I Need on a Regular Basis Common Answers to Questions I Get All the Time. The Raw HTML of an episode template ( see video ) You can even have you prompt you to add a bit of personaliz...

Send us a Text Message. While there are other platforms that try to be everything to everybody (kajabi) one of those items is going to be "not so great." When I looked at a Kajabi demo, their community tool looked like a forum from 1995. Circle does one thing (Creating a Modern Community) and it does it so well. It has been around about a year and is gaining lots of steam as it is listen...

Send us a Text Message. I saw a friend's WordPress site. It just had polish. It was a sleek, well-organized site with subscribe buttons and a slick player. I was amazed when I found out it was only  $69 Check out their WordPress Podcast Themes Roogan and Megaphone They do add some plugins with the install of the theme, but the good news is you know the plugins won't cause conflicts. You...

Send us a Text Message. Podia is everything you need to sell online courses, webinars, downloads, and memberships without worrying about the tech. It’s like combining gumroad, sendfox , teachable, zendesk, and zoom all under one roof. Create your account, customize your brand, create your product, and start selling See Video For more resources see www.podcastingresources.com JOIN the School of Pod...

Send us a Text Message. Make scheduling your next meeting easy with calendar integrations, booking pages, and customization for a ONE TIME price of $19.99 If you’ve ever tried to schedule a meeting, you know the hassle of back-and-forth emailing to find a time that works. ( “Next month is a no-go, too. Should we try for 3 p.m. CT after the next solar eclipse?” ) Don’t forget about coordinating bet...

Send us a Text Message. PromptSmart teleprompter apps are unique because they include a patented VoiceTracktm method of scrolling the text. VoiceTracktm uses speech recognition to scroll as you speak and pause when you pause -- without the need for an internet connection -- helping to reduce anxiety associated with public speaking and with video production. The natural flow of the text reduces the...

Send us a Text Message. Sure there are places like Canva.com that enable you to make graphics for free. You can pay them $13/month to get their pro version. You can use Audio Jungle to get audio, and other sites to get video, WordPress Plugins, Themes, and more.  What if you could get all of these in one place for $16/month. I switched this year and it's great. Unlimited downloads for a singl...

Send us a Text Message. Today I'm talking about Acuity Scheduling This is such a powerful tool, the thing I love about it, is you can sync your calendar with pretty much whatever calendar you're using. I use Google Calendar and I love the fact that if I'm in front of somebody, and we set up an appointment, it syncs with the Google Calendar. Then if somebody online goes to schedule a...

Send us a Text Message. I met the team from Squdcast at an event and said, "Here is how you win this space. Make it simple and make it work." They did it, and they are one of the best.  Super easy for guests to connect Separate tracks for each participant (or choose to combine them) Your recording is uploaded as your interview progresses (so your guest doesn't have a long time to wa...

Send us a Text Message. It would take you 20 minutes to switch from country to country (and you can't do that anymore on a Macintosh computer) but with My Podcast Reviews, you can see what people are saying about your show in Apple, Stitcher, Podchaster and Castbox. This is a huge time saver as they get delivered to your email. You can also put in your competition and see what reviews they ar...

Send us a Text Message. Today we talk with Amira Valliani of Glow the makers of refer.fm a tool where you get to pick your own rewards, and you get a landing page where people can get their own unique link and refer.fm tracks the number of people they refer to your podcast.  You get notified with the name and email person of the "super fan" who wants to refer their friends (they are stor...