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I've been out and about, and I'm glad to be back in front of the microphone. I got called out of town and with no planning I didn't have much time to plan. I had awful food choices and no time to exercise. Consequently, I gained week. Then the following week I get shipped out of time. This time I planned my food, and made a concerted effort to get active. The result? I lost weight. I'm down to 218...

Today I talk about David Letterman and what we can learn from his retirement. We also talk a little Podcast Movement (use the coupon sop to save at podcastmovement.com). Some people are NOT going to Podcast Movement because they invited Glenn Beck. How cool is it to be so hated that people will bite of their nose to spite their face? Because of My Podcast I'm Reconnecting With My Brothers Daniel H...

Podcast Rewind I appeared on the Podcasting Success Secrets podcast talking Podcasting for Authors I also appeared on the Podcasters Roundtable talking rebranding your show. What Appears to be Another Great Book on Word of Mouth Marketing I heard about Ted Wright and his book Fizz: Harness the Power of Word of Mouth Marketing to Drive Brand Growth  on the Social Media Examiner podcast I'm only thr...

Podcasting News: Spotify and Podcasting? According to an article, "Spotify was reported to be coming out with its own podcasting platform soon as well to corner a slice of the market. It is yet to be known whether this platform could deliver, but it only goes to show that podcasting has exerted a tremendous influence on the business models of such audio streaming platforms." Because of my Podcast:...

I was listening to the Podcasters Roundtable that they recorded live on the NMX floor (I was so bummed that I couldn't attend). They were doing a show with the topic of "podcasting issues" In other words, what were the hurdles you are having. One kept coming up over and over, and that was the issue of not having enough time. How To Avoid The Time Trap - Pick Your Schedule LAST I am working with a...

Accord to Bob Harper's new book is called Skinny Habits: The 6 Secrets of Thin People: Skinny Rules and in it he talks about these six habits that people who are healthy do. These include: They plan, * They push back, * They re-engineer their environment, * They challenge themselves * They rest, and * They dress for thinness. Also, Tyson vows to clean up their chicken by 2017. You can get the audi...

Today I take a look at Podcasts.com a new free media hosting company. I've seen a few services like this come and go along the last 10 years. So many people get excited because its free media hosting. Here are some of the things that I have experienced. They show Adam Carolla on their front page along with people like the Twit.tv network. I would be VERY surprised if these people were using their...

Seven minutes doens't sound long until your thighs are on fire. I just downloaded and used the 7 app from Perigee. Here is the specs of this free app. The goal is to exercise 7 minutes for 7 months. As you do the workouts you unlock new workouts (or you can purchase them for $1.99). You exercise for 30 seconds and then rest for 10 seconds. The game part is you start off with three hearts. Every mo...

Today I give some behind the scenes of NMX. This was a job 7 months ago I wasn't sure how to handle it. I did it, The show had some great moments, and some moments that we could not control (Podcast Awards). We answer the following questions: Why was the opening keynote on day 2? What happened to the Podcast Awards? Will we be co-located with NAB Show next year? Last 5 in 5 Mordant from www.succes...

I went to the New Media Expo last week. I walked a ton. 17,254 20365 11000 17,179 12521 7657 I barely had time to eat. A smoothie for breakfast and then "lunch" around 7 PM. I often missed lunch, and never even missed it. Am I suggesting we all starve ourselves? NO! My point is there are times when we eat, and we are not hungry. This past week proved to me I can go longer between meals and not die...

Today we have great new! The Podcast Troll has been stripped of their patent. We alos have a lovely story of a father and son creating a podcast together at oowrestlingreview.com Brandon Turner Adds Personality to His Website  Brandon has an article on Entrepreneur Magazine's website. It's title 5 Ways Podcasting Help Your Business.  His podcast helps him: 1. Generate traffic 2. Build relationship...

While one of the coolest features of the podcasts is the ability to time shift. I can record this on 4/2 and you can listen to it years later. There is one element missing in this and this is live feedback. You get feedback, but it is later when your audience consumes it. Like most things, the more features you add to a product, the more complex it gets. Taking (and recording) phone calls is one o...

Podcasting News: Adam Carolla and Dennis Miller Go on Hiatus after 6 Episodes Buzzfeed Starts Podcasting NPR is Building a Discovery Tool Podcast Monetizatrion Cash.me is a new way to accept donations. Want to test it check out www.cash.me/ $podcastcoach the fee is 1.5% Teespring is a cool mix of crowd funding and podcast promotion. Basic no logo t-shirts are 7.30 (just text), 14.75.  You can't or...

Everybody I know that is losing weight seems to always seem to say the same phrase: ..and I quit drinking (insert soft drink name). For me I've been stuck on Mountain Dew since I met a girl in my teens who drank it like water (and her ENTIRE family did as well). I go on and off the "Dew Wagon." I've had people say they are tired of me talking about mountain dew, so I want to put to rest. I have pl...

Want to join in on the conversation? CONTACT ME I read the book Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking and while the book didn't do a ton for me, it did provide me with one question that can help me build my audience. It provided a question that can help inspire word of mouth. Here it is: What is the topic you are covering in your podcast that will inspire your audience to...

Does it matter  where you host your media if it's an actual media host? What is Amy Schmittaur behind the camera? What kind of downloads can I expect from my first pdocast episode? If my show is really bad, what can I expect? All of these questions are answered in today's School of Podcasting's Morning Announcements episode 453. Dave's Thoughts on Spreaker Colin from Canada asks, "What are your th...

Today I share some insights from the new Dr. Phil book which starts of saying how bad the diet industry is and how every book states how their book is the truth and the rest are all lies. None of them work, and its a sham. He then states (and I'm paraphrasing), the diet industry is bad and every book states how their book is the truth and the rest are all lies. None of them work, and its a sham. H...

Libsyn.com Podcasting Stats from 1.9 Billion to 2.6 Billion downloads 1.9 Billion in 2013 2.5 Billion in 2014 8 Million daily audience requests for podcast during the fourth quarter of 2014 Unique monthly audience members continued to grow to 41 million individuals in 2014 versus 25 million at the beginning of 2013, marking another milestone achievement That represents a 37% increase in annual dow...

I am working on an episode that will have clips of people who have been on radio, and I'm still working on it. When I interviewed Jeff Brown from podcasteracademy.com and the Lead to Read Podcast (readtoleadpodcast.com) he just kept bring gold and I just couldn't wait to share it. We talk about Tips on conducting good interviews Keep a level of intimacy with your audience How Taco Bell Almost got...

In today's show we talk about a new  Podcast Award, some weird stuff at Fiverr.com, and I answer what I feel is value, the big question how do YOU define value. What value do you get from the podcasts you listen to? New Media Expo is Right Around the Corner Academy of Podcasters A new award has been created from Stitcher and the folks at podcast movement. For more information go to  http://academy...

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JOIN IN ON THE CONVERSATION 888-563-3228  Use the coupon code sop2015 to save $100 off at the New Media Expo go to http://www.schoolofpodcasting.com/nmx   There are those who get into podcasting for the sole reason of making some quick cash. I typically FEEL this is bad idea (cash? maybe, quick? hardly). There seems to be a few different schools of thought on how to get into podcasting. We have al...

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Want to join in on the conversation call 888-563-3228 or go to  www.schoolofpodcasting.com/contact Today I interview Jeff Chen of the new Podcast Monetization Platform JoyRide. I also share some podcasting news, and my community comes out (thanks to the kind heart of Steve Stewart) and wishes me a happy birthday as I turn 50!. Joyride has been mentioned in Forbes, Market Watch and many other publi...