The Audacity to Podcast® - tips and how to start and grow profit in podcasting

Get your body and voice ready for audio podcasting with these 13 preparation tips. These also work great for video!

The Audacity to Podcast is now five years old. These are the biggest five lessons I learned from taking podcasting seriously and professionally for the last five years.

The future of podcasting is more than "more": more podcasts, more podcasters, more money, more Android/iPhone, etc. I presented this as the opening keynote for Podcast Midwest 2015 in Chicago. Big thanks to Dan Franks and Jared Easley for inviting me to speak.

May 28, 2015 is Audacity's 15th birthday! Celebrate with me as I speak with Audacity founder and creator, Professor Roger Dannenberg. Huge thanks to the whole Audacity team: http://web.audacityteam.org/about/credits

Collaboration is important when podcasting with guests or cohosts. These free and premium tools will help your plan your episodes and show notes better!

It seems that podcasts split themselves into two sides: "amateur" and "professional." But are these really the right labels? How should this affect how you podcast?

There were many great topics, podcasting gear, video equipment, and conversations at New Media Expo (NMX) and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show. Here are my biggest thoughts and takeaways.

Recorded from New Media Expo 2015, hear podcasters' favorite podcasting tools and share your own!

Celebrate Audacity's 15th birthday early with version 2.1.0! This introduces real-time effects previews, better monitoring meters, a new and improved noise-reduction effect, support for Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, and more!

People are listening to, watching, and subscribing to podcasts more on mobile devices than anything else. Here are nine things to make your podcast mobile-friendly.

Whether a single podcast episode or a whole podcast series, there will be moments when something isn't going well. Here's how you can rescue your podcast.

Podcasting attracts all kinds of individuals: purists, hobbyists, marketers, traditional broadcasters, wannabe entrepreneurs, and more. Some get into podcasting specifically to make money, some hope just to cover expenses, and some have no plans to monetize and may even believe the art should remain free of cost and advertising. Thus, we raise the question, should we even try monetizing a podcast?

Whether you're already podcasting or about to start podcasting, how you approach your show could contribute to success or failure. Here are three approaches you can take, and how to work best with each of them.

Most TV shows are seasonal for good reasons. But does a seasonal schedule or approach have a place in podcasting? Here are the pros and cons.

Podcasting with an iPad or Android tablet is possible, but have you consider adding a tablet to your current podcasting workflow? Here's how to use a tablet with your podcast!

Does your audience love your podcast? Do they love you? Here's how to earn the love of your podcast listeners to grow your podcast.

How ethical are your podcast promotion, profit, promises, and pride? This is a free-flowing episode where I share my genuine thoughts on these issues, after being an "innocent accomplice" to unethical Twitter-bombing.

Content, presentation, production, and promotion. These are the four cornerstones for a great podcast. A lack of quality in these could hurt the growth of your podcast. But improve these cornerstones and you will grow your podcast.

Learn the monetization strategies that other podcasters are using as I'm joined by Brian from ProfitCast in this special crossover episode.

Many podcasters want to make money from podcasting, either to pay for your hobby or for a business.

What goals do you have for your podcast? Are they specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-based? Learn how to set and achieve your goals with your podcast!

Here are the new live-streaming technologies I now recommend to podcasters who want to broadcast live. Also listen to my previous miniseries of episodes about live-streaming at https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/livestreaming .

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Podcasting can have many milestones—episode numbers, birthdays, and more. Here are some suggestions for celebrating your podcast milestones.

To celebrate the 200th episode of my podcast about podcasting, I talk with John Lee Dumas about his massive podcasting success and pull tips and tricks we can use to grow our own podcasts.