Two Decades of Podcasting Insight

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan146-CommitmentToCommunityStatsAndMore.mp3] 146 Podcast Answer Man – Commitment To Your Community, Stats, And More Right Click Here To Download In this episode, cliff covers the following items: # Commitments To Your Community # How do you set up a Compressor/Limiter/Gate? # Google Buzz # Media Hosting for your mp3 files # Podcast Stats # Edirol R-09HR […] The post 146 Podcast Answer Man – Commitment To Your Community, Stats,...

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan145-HowDoYouGetFeedbackForYourShow.mp3] 145 Podcast Answer Man – How To Get People To Leave Feedback Right Click Here To Download In this episode, cliff covers the following items: Podcamp At Sea Podcamp Nashville When To Launch Additional Podcasts What Forum Software Do I Prefer? Playing audio from the same computer you are recording to. How do you […] The post 145 Podcast Answer Man – How To Get People To Leave Feedback appeared first ...

144 Podcast Answer Man – Interviews – Recording Procedures v/s Post Production Workflows – Multiple Podcasts On One WordPress Site – And How To Come Up With Consistent Relevant Content. Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I cover the following topics: My Thoughts on Interviews The concept of Recording Procedures v/s Post Production […] The post 144 Podcast Answer Man – Interviews – Recording Procedures v/s Post Production Workflows – Multiple Podcasts On One WordPress Site – And How T...

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan143-AndroidAppsProcessingGear.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 143 Podcast Answer Man – Android Apps & Processing Gear Right Click Here To Download In this episode,James called in to tell us that he has found that, using http://www.artisteer.com, you can actually create your own WordPress theme using a visual editor. Brad West called to ask three questions. He […] The post 143 Podcast Answer Man – Android Apps & Processing Ge...

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan142-WhatIsAPodcastAndMore.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 142 Hosting, Engaging Your Audience, Audio Quality, And More Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I shared how Dr. Thomas Lamar, of Spinal Column Radio, has done an amazing job providing a teaching tool for his audience, explain what a podcast is and how you the benefits of […] The post 142 Podcast Answer Man – What Is A Podcast? And More appeared first on Th...

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan141-Hosting-EngagingAudience.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 141 Hosting, Engaging Your Audience, Audio Quality, And More Right Click Here To Download In this episode you will hear the following information: I take a call from Dave Dufour where he asks a few questions about hosting your podcast on your own v/s hosting with a network. Next, Eirk […] The post 141 Podcast Answer Man – Hosting, Engaging Your Audience, Audio Qual...

Dan Miller Interview – Author of 48 Days To The Work You Love I started podcasting as a hobby four years ago, on December 16th, 2005. Over the course of the first two years, it became a dream of mine to do podcasting full-time as my career. Two years ago, on January 1st, 2008, I […] The post 140 Podcast Answer Man – Dan Miller Interview – Author of 48 Days To The Work You Love And No More Mondays appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan139-WhenPodcastBecomesAnInfomercial.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 139 What To Do When Your Podcast Becomes An Infomercial Right Click Here To Download I recently received an email from a long time listener who suggested that he was contemplating unsubscribing from the Podcast Answer Man podcast and he provided his thoughts on why this was. In his email, […] The post 139 Podcast Answer Man – What To Do When Your Podcast Bec...

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan138-CrushingIt.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 138 Crushing It Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I pretty much bounce all over the place. The main theme of this episode is how excited I am about the content found in Gary Vaynerchuk's new book titled “Crush It.” During the conversation, I mentioned these links: http://gspn.tv/pablchallenge […] The post 138 Podcast Answer Man – Crushing It appeared first on The Cli...

IMPORTANT: It is very important to note that this post was created in November 2009. Since this time, I no longer recommend the JK Audio Telephone Interface Device (OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR DEVICE), except only as a last resort. Since this post was created, Skype's ability to dial out to a telephone line has improved […] The post 137 Podcast Answer Man – Broadcast Host Vs Telos One appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

Podcast Answer Man Episode 136 Interview With Mignon Fogarty Right Click Here To Download Last night, my wife and I had the opportunity to discuss podcasting as a career with Mignon Fogarty, also known as Grammar Girl. Mignon is the creator of Grammar Girl and the founder and managing director of Quick and Dirty Tips. […] The post 136 Podcast Answer Man – Interview – Mignon Fogarty – Grammar Girl appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan135-WillAffiliateAdertisingBoostCredibility.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 135 Will Affiliate Advertising Increase Your Credibility? Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I share my thoughts on the question of whether or not having affiliate marketing is a good way to build credibility during the initial growth phase of your podcast. I share my thoughts of “Calling […] The post 135 Podcast Answer Man – Will Affiliat...

Special Video Episode Podcast Answer Man Episode 134 gspn.tv Studio Tour It's not very often that I put a video episode into the Podcast Answer Man podcast feeds, let alone a 30 minute one. However, the community has been begging for a video tour of the gspn.tv studio for the longest time. Until recently, I've […] The post 134 Podcast Answer Man – Video – Studio Tour appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

Podcast Answer Man Episode 133 Leo Laporte Admits Nobody Cares About Video Right Click Here To Download In episode 130, I shared some audio clips from a talk that Leo Laporte gave at the Online News Association Conference in San Francisco recently. In that talk, Leo had shared that he made over 1.5 million dollars […] The post 133 Podcast Answer Man – Leo Laporte Admits Nobody Cares About Video appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan132-PassionAndProducts.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 132 What Does Soda Pop Have To Do With Podcasting Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I explain why I think this YouTube video about soda pop holds one of the major keys to successful podcasting. I also mentioned a service called Tungle. Be sure to listen to […] The post 132 Podcast Answer Man -What Does Soda Pop Have To Do With Podcasting? appeared first on The Cliff Raven...

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan131-BehindTheMustache.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 131 Branding A Mustache Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I hit record without any show notes in front of me. However, I came prepared with a great deal of community feedback. I play several bits of feedback about the episode I did last week regarding Leo Laporte. […] The post 131 Podcast Answer Man – Branding A Mustache appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft...

Podcast Answer Man Episode 130 Leo Laporte Makes 1.5 Million From Podcasting Right Click Here To Download In this episode, share my thoughts and reactions on a Mashable blog post that said, “Podcast pioneer Leo Laporte gave a talk at the Online News Association Conference in San Francisco recently, giving insights into the future of […] The post 130 Podcast Answer Man – Leo Laporte Makes 1.5 Million From Podcasting appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan129-FindingMusicForYourPodcast.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 129 Finding Music For Your Podcast Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I answer several listeners from the podcasting community. First off, I answer the question about where you can find music for your podcast. I mention MusicBakery.com, GarageBand's free music provided on the mac, as well as […] The post 129 Podcast Answer Man – Finding Music For Your ...

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan128-ExtendingYour_BrandWithTwitter.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 128 Extending Your Brand With Twitter Right Click Here To Download In this episode. I mentioned that I was recently interviewed by my friend Ray on his Podcaster's Studio Podcast. I share a personal story of the power of Twitter in extending your brand. I also answered a question from […] The post 128 Podcast Answer Man – Extending Your Brand With Twitter appeared first o...

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan127-ImprovingTheQualityOfYourSound.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 127 Improving Your Sound Quality Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I share an example how a client recently improved the quality of the sound of his show by simply using a professional digital audio recorder like the Edirol R-09. Several folks who were watching as I recorded […] The post 127 Podcast Answer Man – Improving Your Sound Quality appeared first on T...

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/gspn/PodcastAnswerMan126-MakingMoneyWithYourPodcast.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 126 Making Money With Your Podcast Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I share some basic thoughts about how one can make money from producing a podcast. There are so many options out there. Join a network that will try to find advertisers for you. Try to get […] The post 126 Podcast Answer Man – Making Money From Your Podcast appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft...

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan125-DigitalRecordersAndBitRates.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 125 Digital Recorders And Bit Rates Right Click Here To Download In this episode, Scott shares some thoughts after having me do a 100 point evaluation of his podcast, The SciFi Diner Podcast. Another client, Ray, called in to share his appreciate of the new equipment that he recently purchased […] The post 125 Podcast Answer Man – Digital Recorders And Bit Rates...

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcasAnswerMan124-ThoughtsOnEnhancedPodcasts.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 124 Thoughts On Enhanced Podcasts Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I share some insights as to the process of how an mp3 goes from being uploaded to libsyn.com, posted into a WordPress entry, which creates a link to the file in an rss feed published by WordPress, […] The post 124 Podcast Answer Man – Thoughts On Enhanced Podcasts appeared first on The...

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan123-ThePatentForPodcasting.mp3] Podcast Answer Man Episode 123 A Patent For Podcasting? Right Click Here To Download In this episode, I share some shocking news in the world of podcasting. There has been a story posted that states that a Californian company receives patent for Podcasting. I share what this article says, the response from the company […] The post 123 Podcast Answer Man – A Patent For Podcasting? appeared firs...