The Cliff Ravenscraft Show

Hey folks, I am actually on vacation this week. In fact, I am on a Disney Cruise with members of my podcast community. We are hosting a meetup, at Disney World, on Friday, June 28th. If you are reading this in time, there may still be time to rsvp by clicking here. I recorded this […] The post 314 Who Would Listen To A Podcast About Wooden Boots? appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show . I ha...

In this week's episode of Podcast Answer Man, I briefly mention that I will be hosting a community meetup at Walt Disney World on Friday, June 28th (RSVP HERE), I answer a few questions off the listener feedback hotline and I share a Social Media Segment where we talk about #Hashtags coming to Facebook and […] The post 313 How You Can Use #HashTags To Market Your Podcast And A Few Questions From T...

Do You Take Ads On Your Site Or Podcast? In this week's episode, I focus a great amount of time answering many questions that have come in on the voice mail feedback hotline. One of the questions that seemed to get the most time was whether or not I take on advertising on my website […] The post 312 Do You Take Advertisers On Your Podcast And So Much More! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft S...

Podcast Patent Update There has been a lot of new buzz happening around the Podcasting Patent Lawsuit lately. If you have not already heard them, I encourage you to listen to episode 292 and episode 298 of Podcast Answer Man to hear the full details about where this story started. In this episode I share […] The post 311 Podcast Patent Update & Who Cares About Klout? appeared first on The Clif...

I Have Started A New Vlog! Earlier this week, I made the decision to take my YouTube presence to the next level. I have been inspired by my good friend, Fr. Roderick Vonhogen and Chris Pirillo. In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I share my motivations for wanting to create a YouTube vlog. I […] The post 310 Five Creative Ways For Podcasters To Utilize YouTube & The Reason Behind Creating M...

What Day Should I Releasing My Podcast? In this week's episode of Podcast Answer Man, I share my feelings on what day of the week is best for releasing your podcast. The fact is that the best part of podcasting is that it is time shifted and people can choose to listen to your show […] The post 309 What Day of The Week Is Best For Releasing A Podcast? appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show ....

Three PAM Episodes Per Week? In this week's episode of Podcast Answer Man, I explain why I had recently given a great deal of consideration to the thought of producing three 20 minute episodes or two 30 minute episodes, per week, instead of continuing my production of one 60 minute episode each week. There are […] The post 308 Three Reasons I Considered Going To Multiple Episodes Per Week And Thre...

Hey folks, I'm in Orlando Florida this for a conference. However, before I left town, I recorded this extra episode and scheduled it for release here on the site while I was away. Using Vine To Engage With Your Audience In this week's social media segment, Erik Fisher and I talk about how we can […] The post 307 Why Don’t I Have Thousands of People Listening To My New Podcast? Using Vine To Engage...

Get Creative When Naming Your Podcast In iTunes! In this week's episode of Podcast Answer Man, I explain how you can get creative with the way that you name your podcast so that your show will turn up in more search results within iTunes. (This topic starts at 00:27:38)     Adding Pictures & Videos […] The post 306 How To Show Up In More iTunes Search Results – Adding Pictures &...

One of the questions that I am asked most often is “How do I increase the number of people who subscribe to my podcast?” I usually point these folks to episode 254 where I discuss How To Grow Your Audience And Market Your Podcast!. My number one recommendation for growing your audience is to build […] The post 305 How To Increase Your Twitter Followers, Scientifically appeared first on The Cliff R...

I had an amazing experience at the Social Media Marketing World conference that was held last week in San Diego, California. In this episode, I share why this conference was not only a huge win for me, professionally, but I also share why it was a major win for Podcasting as an industry. The title […] The post 304 – Michael Stelzner says… “Podcasting, Bar Nothing In Our Study, Is The Hottest Thing...

The 10,000 Hour Rule by Malcolm Gladwell Many people believe that Malcolm Gladwell teaches that you have to work for 10,000 hours in a specific area before you become an expert. This could not be further from the truth, and in this episode of the Podcast Answer Man I explain what the rule actually says, […] The post 303 Ten Thousand Hour Rule – EverGreen Content – And So Much More! appeared first...

Why Audio Podcasting Can Work For Visual Topics! I am very happy to feature Chef Keith Snow and his Harvest Eating podcast as my personal plug of the week. I asked Keith if he would be willing to record an audio clip for Podcast Answer Man where he would share some details about a conversation […] The post 302 Audio Works Great For Visual Topics – What If I Make A Mistake? – Should I Ditch My $1,1...

YouTube Thoughts For Podcasters I can't believe that I have barely had any coverage of YouTube here on Podcast Answer Man. In this episode, I have Erik Fisher join me for an extended Social Media Segment to spend a great deal of time talking about YouTube and how podcasters can make use of this wonderful […] The post 301 YouTube Thoughts For Audio Podcasters appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft...

Celebrating My 300th Episode I knew that I wanted to do something special to celebrate my 300th episode of Podcast Answer Man. I thought that sharing one of the greatest keys to my success would be the perfect way to do that. What is this key to success? It's the value that I place on […] The post 300 The Importance of Networking With Others Online – My Story of Networking With Pat Flynn – Google...

Telephone Interviews & Taking Live Calls Justin called in to say that he's thinking about getting rid of Skype for his interviews, especially those of the telephone variety. In this episode, I try to convince Justin to investigate improving Skype before going to other interview recording solutions. In response to his question about other options […] The post 299 Telephone Interviews – Taking L...

Podcast Patent Update: EFF & The SHIELD Act If you have not yet listened to Episode 292 of Podcast Answer Man where I introduced the Podcasting Patent Lawsuit, you may want to consider listening to that episode first. Now, several podcasters have received letters from Personal Audio, LLC with a request to contact them to […] The post 298 Podcast Patent Lawsuit Update – Support The SHIELD Act!...

The SCOORE Conference I'm very excited to announce that I have officially registered for the SCORRE Conference in an effort to take my public speaking to a whole new level. If you have been thinking about improving your own speaking skills, I encourage you to listen to this episode to find out what this conference […] The post 297 SCORRE Conference – Twitter Archive – Posterous Shutting Down – And...

An Interview With President George W. Bush Before you click the play button above to listen to this interview, check out the video that I recorded in the Green Room at the Platform Conference.   Meet John C Morgan! Okay, so person I'm speaking to in the video above, and in the interview found in […] The post 296 President George W Bush Interview And My First Singing Gig! appeared first on The...

Why Am I Losing Subscribers? Tom recently called in to say he created a podcast four months ago. Today, approximately 50 people are downloading each episode. This is down from 400 downloads per episode in October. Tom’s question was what would cause this decline to happen. I review various aspects of Tom’s show such as […] The post 295 Why Am I Losing Subscribers? What Defines Success For A New Po...

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SpeakPipe Coming out of Beta – Announces Pricing Plans! I recently received an email from Vladimir Pankratiev, the founder of SpeakPipe stating that the SpeakPipe service is expected to come out of beta status effective March 1st, 2013. The great news is that many of those who have come to rely on this service for […] The post 293 SpeakPipe Pricing Plans – BluBrry PowerPress Security Update – SD C...

The Podcast Patent Lawsuit Against Content Creators Please note: If you want to skip directly to the discussion of the Podcast Patent Lawsuit Against Podcasters, you can forward directly to 38 minutes and 54 seconds into this episode. Starting there, through the end of the episode, is all abou this topic. I recently received an […] The post 292 The Podcast Patent Lawsuit Against Content Creators A...

Thoughts From NMX 2013 This week's episode was recorded late Monday evening, after hosting an amazing meetup here in my suite at the Rio hotel in Las Vegas. It is my hope that by listening to this conversation, you'll be inspired to make plans to attend New Media Expo next year. This was such a […] The post 291 Thoughts From New Media Expo 2013 appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show .

So Looking Forward to a Week in Las Vegas! I'm excited about so many different things when it comes to Las Vegas. Some of the things that I'm most looking forward to are the fact that I’m going to be able to hang out with 15 members of the Podcast Mastermind that are coming out, […] The post 290 Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That – Goals Vs Resolutions And More! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft...