School of Podcasting: Expert Tips for Launching and Growing Your Podcast

Dave talks with Paul Colligan of www.paulcolligan.com about the upper level class starting MARCH 20th! about monetizing your podcast.  Here are some thing they will be teaching you: * Exactly 8 reasons why Podcasting brings them, and can bring you, a critical business (and profit) advantage. * 7 secrets to producing profitable Podcasting content in the fastest possible time. * 9 marketing channels...

WARNING - This show contains clips of Keith and the Girl (and are NOT worksafe). Dave continues his talk that was started by people passing information about Podshow.com that was false. This week will be the final word from me on this. Some people still don't understand the concept of specifics reasons by throwing out inuendo and hearsay. Here are some of the things we've learned: When you are mak...

I change format today because I have a serious point to make. If we are the NEW MEDIA, we have the RESPONSIBILITY to RECOGNIZE that the Microphone has POWER. Here are some key points from my rant. BIG MEDIA wants us to fight amongst ourselves. Podcasting has enough competition from other meida sources, so why make one of our competitors "other podcasters." You can say negative things about other p...

Dave follows up on last week's show with some tips from Don Lewis of http://www.thebigbreakpodcast.com/ and Sallie from www.author-izer.com as we try to remove hum from a non-skype call. Dave is using a Ground-Loop Isolator Dave got a free subscription to Website Magazine . They have some interesting articles on blogging for money, website promotion and more. The best thing is you can read it onli...

Dave talks about the $270 he spent on an Inline Patch from JK Audio a few years ago has not produced better results than the $25 a year he pays for SkypeOut . Dave also has tried 2 FM transmitters for either the iPod or a portable player. The Griffin transmitter for the iPod had no volume control, and it was really quiet. This results in your cranking up your volume in your car. In the end, it was...

Dave continues on with a few other mistakes that Podcasters may be making: 1. SHOW ME THE MONEY- The person who doesn't even have a podcast topic, but knows he can sell it. Get your audience first, then monetize it. Paul Colligan has a great book  - The Business Podcasting Bible - about it. 2. Not reporting their music to the Podsage Music Network. I have a brand new show I'm testing. I've told on...

Dave talks about some common podcasting mistakes these include: Making your first impression by apologizing for not putting out a show. Remember there are lots of new listeners on the way (so why not do this at the end if you need to). People assume that people have heard Part 1 of an interview so they (literally) start the podcast with some opening music, and then (with no setup) go right back to...

In this podcast I answer one of the most frequently asked quesitons. "What is RSS, and why do I get jibberish when I click this orange thing?" Dave also assigns some "homework." LAST 5 IN 5 From John of The M Show ( www.themshow.com ) Barack Obama Us Senator for Illinois http://obama.senate.gov/podcast/ Rumor Girls http://www.rumorgirls.com/ Accident Hash http://www.accidenthash.com Radio Adventur...

Dave went back to colllege this week (but is still completely available to help new podcasters). He had a very difficult time getting bookmarks for his books. When he found one, he was amazed at how many times a day he viewed this bookmark. He did some research and found that you can have full color bookmarks create 500 bookmarks for 60.00 (see psprint.com ) or 1000 bookmarks for 94.00 (see brochu...

Dave talks about cross promotion, different samplg rates, and how he records a skype call. Special thanks to Jeff Lamb of www.buffalodick.tv for the awesome promo and testimonial. SponsorOnline Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting.com Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast

Dave talks about how easy it is (and free) to cross promote your podcast. This is helped by networking with other podcasters who have similar podcasts. I play a quick promo I did for the Daily Source Code, I then turned around and used the same set up and ending and substituted a personalized greeting for each podcaster. It worked. While cross promotion may not get you 100 listeners overnight, it...

Dave gets some more feedback on shaping your image with a podcast (as some feel www.betterdave.com is not the right image for Dave), and he answers a question about using podpress ( www.mightyseek.com/podpress ) with Libsyn and how to get the URL into WordPress. SponsorOnline Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting.com Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast P.S. I realize this episode breaks f...

In this episode Dave talks about the potential pitfalls of a diary - storytelling podcast. He started a new podcast Building a Better Dave . Keep in mind that EVERYONE can hear your podcast. You also never know when people will Google you. He mentions a few of his favorite storytelling podcasts including The Bitterest Pill and Digital Flotsam SponsorOnline Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting.com T...

Dave talks about common mistakes that you can make that willcause errors inyour RSS feed. SponsorOnline Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting.com Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast This was inspired by the Podcast Brothers www.podcastbrothers.com show where they talked about a feed reader having issues with their feed. You can see a table of code to put display characters without causing...

Dave provides the results from last week's poll, a promtional Post Card Tool along with a podcasting idea. The One Minute How To PodcastA quick, fun way to cross promote your podcast. Check it out at http://www.oneminutehowto.com Dead Science Podcast http://www.deadscience.com Voice Over Work From Scott Fletcherhttp:// www.caraworks.com SponsorOnline Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting.com Try it...

Dave talks about a new Podcasting Report http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Podcasting.pdf Dave mentions how you can find out information fromyour audience using www.surveymonkey.com TAKE THE SURVEY (10 quick questions)To take Dave's Survey  click the image to the above or click HERE Dave will read the answers in next week's show. ALSO MENTIONEDDave also mentioned the Dead Science Podcast at www....

In this episode Dave talks about a new service that allows you to use Paypal and raise money towards a goal (might be great around expo time when you're raising money for plane tickets). The service is www.chipin.com and Dave used it to make www.schoolofpodcasting.com/donate Dave plays some samples from the Podcaster Toolkit CD that has 1000 mp3 files on it. Dave has been using this CD over the la...

Dave talks about how to conduct a PRE interview, we get a last 5 in 5 from Larry of daily-journal.com and Dave also points out that Google has a great tool for collaboration. SponsorOnline Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code " Podcast  "   Last 5 in 5 Courtesy of Larry from www.daily-journal.com HDTV Podcast http://www.htguys.com/ Podcast 411 www.podcast411.c...

Dave explains his abscence last week, comments on some comments , and we get a "last 5 in 5" from Corey of the Twisted Pickle. If you are looking for custom bookmarks check out PsPrint  (1000 bookmarks for 100.00) SponsorOnline Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code " Podcast  "   Last 5 in 5 from The Twisted Pickle www.thetwistedpickle.com Keith and the Girl -...

Dave talks about finding your target listener at the library and leaving them a path back to your podcast. We also get a "last 5 in 5" from Sallie at http://www.podcastasylum.com   Sponsor      Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code " Podcast  "   Building a Better Dave - Because Life is too important to be taken Seriously. www.betterdave.com   Last 5 in...

The holidays can be such a rush. Shopping, school events, travel, etc make the "Tour of Christmas 06" something that can make you tired jsut thinking about it. How are you going to find time to podcast? Dave explains some quick settings in Wordpress and Libsyn that allow you to prerecord some shows and release them in the future. Sponsor:“Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for...

Dave talks about all the cool stuff they've added to the International Podcasting Expo  including a life time liscense to Pamela (Skype Plugin). “Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code Podcast‿ We hear a promo for a show Dave is set to release this week (Building a Better Dave www.betterdave.com ) and we get a last 5 in 5 from Kevin Crossman from www.frat...

Dave reviews the new Free software "The Levelator" software (free for both PC and Mac). He uses a quick snippet from the Entrepreneurs Journey at http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/  I heard Yaro saying he was happy with the audio, so I ran a snippet through the Levelator. WOW. You got to hear this. Dave was listening to this episode at http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/492/podcast-michael-ch...

Dave crawls back to the microphone after a fun week in California. Some folks I mentioned Jason Van Orden ( http://www.podcastingunderground.com/  ) and Paul Colligan ( http://www.paulcolligan.com/  ). Paolo from www.italyfromtheinside.com   NEW TOYS FROM THE EXPOBoth of these tools allow you to update your pdocast from anywhere. www.imorphoisis.com  The "Coffe Warmer" podcast updating tool http:/...

Dave talks the upcoming expo in Ontario California and why should be ready to take advantage of the opportunity. It's humour cast as Dave is really, really tired. We also talk about getting feedback from friends on your podcast. We also have a "Last 5 in 5" from Paul at the Technobabel Podcast http://www.technobabelshow.com/   his last 5 in are: School of Podcasting (this site - thank you...)Crank...