Two Decades of Podcasting Insight

Equipment Options For Under $200 My primary focus with Podcast Answer Man is to help people create amazing sounding and extremely well produced shows. However, I am often asked what is available to those who want to record their audio on a very limited budget. In this episode, Steve called in to ask what the […] The post 273 Recording Audio On A Tight Budget – Multiple Guests With Audio Clips – File Formats – And More! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

The Strangest Secret I must have heard my great friend, Dan Miller, talk about The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale at least 30 to 40 times before actually searching out this resource for myself. I'm so glad that I did! When I first heard it, I do recall telling myself that I wanted to actually […] The post 272 What Is Success? My Best Podcast Episode Ever! SpeakPipe For Feedback! And So Much More! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

What Plugins Do I Use And Recommend Today? I typically receive between 40 to 100+ emails each day. There are a number of questions that I get over and over again and one of the more popular questions is “What plugins are your currently using for WordPress?” I've answered this question on previous episodes of […] The post 271 PlugInPalooza – Backup Buddy – Lead Player Plugin – Pretty Link – And 13 Other Plugins That I Use & Highly Recommend appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

Is There A Market For Podcast Producers? Nathan called in to ask if I thought there was a market for someone who wanted to produce podcasts for others rather than produce their own show(s). He also asked how I might go about convincing someone that they need to create a podcast. I share my thoughts […] The post 270 Is There A Market For Podcast Producers? Why We Wear Headphones – Apple Podcasts App Update – And SO MUCH MORE! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

Sony MDR-7506 Headphones For the past several years, I had been using Bose AE2 style headphones. When I was in NYC for BlogWorld & New Media Expo, I visited the SiriusXM studios. While in the studio, I noticed that they only used Sony MDR-7506 headphones. I was so pleased with the sound quality that I […] The post 269 New Social Media Strategy And My New Sony MDR-7506 Headphones appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

How Do You Determine The Potential Size of A Podcast Audience? In this week's episode, Eddy called in to ask if it is possible to determine the potential size of a podcast audience. He explained that he was trying to find out if there is “enough of an audience there waiting” for a certain topic. […] The post 268 How Do You Determine The Potential Size of A Podcast Audience? Facebook Now Allows Unpublished Posts. And So Much More! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

Learn How Audio Podcasting Has Benefited Existing Bloggers! At this years's BlogWorld & New Media Expo's NYC event, I was thrilled to have my great friend, Pat Flynn, put together a panel titled “More Traffic, More Authority, More Customers: Why All Bloggers Should Be Podcasting.” The description of the session read: Successful bloggers don’t just […] The post 267 Why Bloggers Should Consider Podcasting – Pat Flynn – Adam Baker – Derek Halpern – Katie Davis appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscra...

It Was No Rumor! Apple Releases Official Podcasts App! In last week's episode, I shared the rumors and speculation that surrounded the idea that Apple might release a standalone Podcasts App for iOS. Earlier this week, Apple actually released such an app. Personally, I'm thinking that they may have rushed it out the door due […] The post 266 Apple Gets Podcasts App Right! Well Almost! – Take Your Community On A Cruise – And My Thoughts On The Freemium Model & More! appeared first on The Cliff R...

Is Podcasting Getting It's Own Application in iOS 6? By now, most podcasters have heard the rumors and speculation that Apple may be kicking podcasting out of the iTunes application and giving the podcasting platform its very own official podcasting application in iOS6. So far, all reactions to this information have been positive, where folks […] The post 265 Is Podcasting Getting It’s Own Application in iOS 6? appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

Facebook Uses Mafia Tactics Not long ago, Facebook introduced the ability for you to promote your page posts. Facebook says that “promoted posts are a simple way to reach more of the people who like your Page and their friends.” In this week's episode, I invite our GSPN Social Media Correspondent, Erik J. Fisher, to […] The post 264 Facebook Uses Mafia Tactics And Top Ten BlogWorld & New Media Expo NYC Experiences appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

Interview With Noah Shanok, CEO of Stitcher Radio One of my favorite benefits of the iPhone and the others smart phones that followed them is that they have made it increasingly easier for “normal people” to consume podcast content. Today there are many “apps” that allow to manage and even subscribe to your favorite podcasts […] The post 263 Managing Multiple Brands – Mission Statements – And An Interview With Noah Shanok, CEO of Stitcher Radio appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

Making Podcasts Cool Again? Playa Please! This past weekend, someone sent me a link to an article on Gigaom.com. The article was titled “Player FM makes podcasts look cool again.” The first few works of the article stated… “Podcasts may have fallen a bit out of fashion lately, but the new cloud-based podcast playback and discovery […] The post 262 Making Podcasts Cool Again? Player.fm Playa Please! – Interview With Angelo Mandato, Creator of PowerPress – And So Much More! appeared first on The ...

Michael Hyatt Talks About Building A Platform In this week's episode, I am super excited about talking with Michael Hyatt. Michael is the Chairman of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the largest Christian publishing company in the world and the seventh largest trade book publishing company in the U.S. He has over 200,000 subscribers to his personal […] The post 261 Michael Hyatt Talks About Building A Platform – How Many Downloads Is A Good Number? – And More… appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft S...

Will Google Take Live Streaming To The Next Level? A recent post on the Google Blog announced that Google Plus Hangouts On Air feature is going to be rolled out to all members of the Google Plus Community. The post said that you will be able to broadcast publicly. By checking “Enable Hangouts On Air,” you […] The post 260 Will Google Plus Be An Option For Live Streaming? appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

A Case of Stolen Network Identity In this week's episode, I share how upset I was to learn that someone had gone and copied everything that I had spent seven years building at gspn.tv. Some say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. To some degree, I certainly believe this is true. However, there […] The post 259 A Case of Stolen Network Identity – The BlogWorld Virtual Ticket Option – PJ Jonas Tells Us About Using A Publicist appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

From Hobby To Profitable Podcast Network In this episode, I interview Andrew Zarian of the Guys From Queens Network. Andrew shares how he started out with a hobby of streaming video via Ustream.tv after being laid off in 2008 and how he turned that hobby into the profitable podcast network that he runs today. I […] The post 258 How Andrew Zarian Went From Hobby To Building The Profitable GFQ Network appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

Random Plug of The Week This week's random plug of the week goes out to the Busy Mom's Survival Guide with PJ Jonas. If you check out her show and like it, please be sure to let PJ know you heard about her show from The Podcast Answer Man! Problem Getting Audio Clips Into Skype […] The post 257 New Libsyn Stats Algorithm – Bringing Audio Clips Into Skype Call – And So Much More! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

UPDATE: A few weeks after this episode was posted, iTunes made an additional update an they now require 1400×14000 artwork. MAJOR UPDATE: Just a few short weeks after this episode was posted, iTunes made ANOTHER quiet change to their specs page and are not suggesting that they “prefer” 1400×1400 artwork. For full details, have a […] The post 256 iTunes Now Prefers 1200×1200 (UPDATE 1400×1400 Now) Podcast Artwork – Is Weekly Better Than Every Other Week? – Facebook Posting Advice – And So Much M...

The Podcast Report – Devoted to the Podcasting Track of BlogWorld & New Media Expo Earlier this month, I accepted an offer to join the BlogWorld & New Media Expo team in building an amazing Podcasting Track for their conference. Over the past few weeks, I have been on the phone with no less than […] The post 255 – Consistency Vs Can’t Live Without Content – New Podcast For BlogWorld & New Media Expo – And More! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

So You Have A Podcast… Now What? One the questions that I am asked most often is “How Do I Grow My Audience?” Many times it's phrased something like, “I've been podcasting for (insert number) of months/years and I only have (insert number) of people who are consistently downloading each of my episodes.” Those who […] The post 254 – How To Grow Your Audience And Market Your Podcast! Facebook Interest Lists And More! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

Mixergy Interview I started off this week's episode explaining what honor it was to be invited as a guest on Andrew Warner's Mixergy podcast. If you would like to see the interview, please check it out at by clicking here. Random Plug of The Week This week's random plug of the week goes out to […] The post 253 Podcast Answer Man – Slow Start With Affiliate Programs And An Interview With Gary Takacs appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

You Inspired Me To Stop Podcasting I never thought the day would come where I would be happy to receive feedback from a podcaster who said that I've inspired them to end several of their podcasts. However, I could not be more delighted to receive such feedback from John Wilkerson of the Wired Homeschool Podcast. […] The post 252 Podcast Answer Man – You Inspired Me To Stop Podcasting? appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

Leslie Samuel's Online Content Paves Way For Dream Job! I am so excited about this week's “Where Are They Now” interview with Leslie Samuel from LearningWithLeslie.com and Interactive-Biology.com. Leslie's story is full of so much valuable insight and inspiration. I know that you are going to love hearing about how a site with some online […] The post 251 Podcast Answer Man – Major BlogWorld Announcement – Interview With Leslie Samuel – And So Much More! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft ...

Should Podcasters Have An Interest In Pinterest? There has been an increasing amount of buzz in the media and in the social networking community about Pinterest. What is Pinterest? Rob Lammle from Mashable says that… “Pinterest is a place to organize and share online images that you find interesting or inspiring. Once uploaded or shared […] The post 250 Podcast Answer Man – Should Podcasters Have An Interest In Pinterest? And More! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.