Two Decades of Podcasting Insight

June 19, 2014

362 Podcasting App To Be UnRemovable in iOS 8? Three Ways To Read All Written Reviews of Your Podcast. Can You Fanscribe Your Podcast? And Much Much More!

Permanent Podcasting App in iOS 8? Special thanks to Troy Heinritz for alerting me to a Mac Rumors article noting that the Podcasts App, from Apple, is pre-installed in the new iOS8 beta 2 version of the software. If this rem...
June 13, 2014

361 The Next Level Studio

I'm In My New Studio! I know that I've been talking about getting ready to move into my new studio for a very long time. We started the building process, of our new home, a full year ago. I've been dreaming of the day that I ...
June 6, 2014

360 Does Listening Via Stitcher Really Support Content Producers?

Why I Found Stitcher's Last Email To Be Misleading! (00:34:32) Recently, the CEO of Sticher Radio, Noah Shanok, sent an email, to those who use their app, to apologize for “instances where their ad system performed in unexpec...
May 29, 2014

359 Should I Rebrand & Relaunch My Show To Take Advantage of New & Noteworthy?

Immediately after recording this episode, I announced to those who were watching live, in the chat room, that I would personally rate this episode about a 6 out of 10 on a quality scale. Going into the episode, I was pretty e...
May 22, 2014

358 Should I Use SoundCloud? Setting Boundaries With Your Audience? Co-Hosting Advice & More

Why Every Entrepreneur Should Become An Expert At Saying No! Recently, I received an email, from Gloria, that said… “I Just spent the day listening to your podcast! So valuable and I feel so blessed to have found it! In episo...
May 15, 2014

357 How Do I Get More Feedback From My Audience? And Much More!

Catching Up On Voice Messages In this week's episode of Podcast Answer Man, I share my latest thoughts as I continue to daydream about what life will be like when I am in my new studio space once our new home construction is ...
May 9, 2014

356 The Response To Last Week’s Episode & An Interview With Dane Sanders

Response To Last Week's Episode Last week's episode of Podcast Answer Man prompted a large amount of feedback related to three items. First, I had made a point to produce the entire episode without a single audio clip include...
May 1, 2014

355 Why You Should NOT Start A Podcast – My Thoughts Regarding Spencer Haw’s Blog Post On This Topic.

This week's podcast episode is unique in several ways. First, I made the intentional decision to not use any audio clips within the podcast from beginning to end. I did this as a means of motivation for brand new podcasters w...
April 24, 2014

354 The New New Twitter – Book Recommendations – And Much More

The New New Twitter Is Getting Close It's been a few years since Twitter had a major overhaul of their web user interface. Twitter recently rolled out a redesign of their User Profiles. The change to the new design will event...
April 17, 2014

353 Can I Make Money If My Podcast Is Not A Business? How Long Can I Still Answer Every Email? Why Do I Not Recommend Using Your Media Host’s RSS Feed? And How To Avoid Interrupting Your Co-Host

Why Do I Not Recommend Using Your Media Host's RSS Feed? Several people have been emailing me, recently, telling me that they have been getting a lot of conflicting advice regarding which rss feed they should use. Specificall...
April 10, 2014

352 Twitter Photos – Photo Tagging – Skype TX – Patreon – Naming New Studio And More!

Twitter Photos & Tag Spam In this week's social media segment, Erik Fisher joins me to discuss Twitter's new ability to upload four pictures to a single tweet using their mobile application. We also talk about the ability to ...
April 3, 2014

351 On Air Signs – Shark Tank Podcast – And So Much More

Remote Controlled On Air Sign I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner. However, it recently occurred to me that I could use one of those WeMo switches by Belkin to operate a plugged in On Air Light/Sign that I could pl...
March 20, 2014

350 Ten Common Mistakes That New Podcasters Make And What To Do If You’ve Made Them – & Much Much More

Ten Common Mistakes That New Podcasters Make In this episode, of Podcast Answer Man, I share ten of the most common mistakes that I have seen thousands of brand new podcasters make. I not only share my thoughts on why these a...
March 13, 2014

349 Dealing With Negative Feedback – How To Come Back From A Podfade – DropCam Pro Review

Dealing With Negative Feedback It's been a long time since I last covered the topic of dealing with negative feedback. Earlier this week, I was listening to the Jillian Michaels Show and she had an episode titled Haters Are G...
March 6, 2014

348 The Episode I Almost Deleted

It's been a long time since I recorded an episode of Podcast Answer Man that I actually deleted. I have had a few episodes where I went back and re-recorded a section or two. There have even been a few episodes that I had to ...
Feb. 27, 2014

347 Appear.In Free Peer to Peer Video Conferencing & The Podcast Movement Conference

Keynoting At The Podcast Movement In this episode, I talk with Jared Easley and Gary Leland who, together with Dan Franks and Mitch Todd, are putting together the new Podcast Movement National Podcasting Conference. During my...
Feb. 20, 2014

346 Should We Stop Using The Term Podcast?

Why I Still Defend The Term PODCAST Matt Lovell is one of thirty students who are currnetly going through the 15th session of my Podcasting A to Z training course. Matt started a conversation inspired by something that he hea...
Feb. 13, 2014

345 Podcast Patent Update – A Talk With Michael Stelzner About Social Media Marketing World – Paper App by Facebook – The Whiteification of Twitter – Flappy Bird – And More!

Social Media Marketing World In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I talk with Michael Stelzner from Social Media Examiner. The main focus of our conversation is to discuss what the Social Media Marketing World Conference is...
Feb. 6, 2014

344 Why I’m Shutting Down The Podcast Mastermind, Even Though It Generated Over $57,000 In 2013

In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, I share one of the top five most difficult decisions that I've had to make in my business. February 2014 marks the second anniversary of The Podcast Mastermind. In spite of the fact that...
Jan. 30, 2014

343 Five Tips for Reducing or Eliminating Mouth Noises From Your Podcast

Reducing or Eliminating Mouth Noises Over the past eight years, I've had the privilege of working with thousands of people on the launch of their podcast. On average, about one out of ten individuals have experienced a signif...
Jan. 23, 2014

342 – Five Tips For A Relational Approach To Twitter & A Conversation With Scott Stratten

Five Tips For A Relational Approach To Twitter In several recent episodes of Podcast Answer Man, Erik Fisher and I have discussed our desire to get back to using Twitter the way that we did in the old days. The main problem, ...
Jan. 16, 2014

341 Music For Your Podcast – How Can I Play Licensed Music In My Podcast? – Royalty Free Music – Independent Music – Podsafe Music – Jingles – Custom Music & More

Can I Play Music In My Podcast? One of the top five things that I am most often asked about is whether or not you can play music in your podcast. I created this extended edition of Podcast Answer Man to serve as a resource th...
Jan. 9, 2014

340 New Media Expo 2014 Review

New Media Expo 2014 Review I just returned from New Media Expo and the reality is that I should have taken this week off. I had such an amazing time at the event. However, the lack of sleep and the long days did wear me down ...
Dec. 26, 2013

339 The Value of Grind-It-Out, Slow & Steady Podcasting – You Don’t Have To Be Another Podcasting Rock Star!

Tom Adams Shares The Value of A Small Narrow Niche Audience Podcasting to a small, niche audience is an often overlooked opportunity by many potential podcasters. Tom Adams has discovered just how valuable they can be. Tom is...