Getting started with podcasting is a relatively inexpensive venture. The equipment and software required for podcasting is inexpensive for a business contemplating podcasting as a new marketing and communication adventure.

Podcast Rewards

Many people assume that podcasting is all about audio and fail to acknowledge the writing behind the show. Skilled communicators understand the type of planning required in order to pull off a clean final product. The most memorable and effective podcasts are always well planned. Some of the best podcast shows use a script and follow a structured format. The preparation that occurs behind the scenes is similar to what would take place for a radio show.

Effective Podcasting Tips

Potential podcasting content covers the gamut. With more than millions of podcasts now available, there are few topics that are not covered by this popular communication channel.

Podcasting Content

You should not have to look far to find content or new ideas for your podcast show. Look to your daily sources to find fodder and ideas for new podcasting segments.

Where do you find content for your podcast?

The term podcast was initially used to reference an RSS feed that contained audio files in the items enclosure field. The meaning of podcasting has since expanded, and now refers to RSS feeds that contain all types of media, including audio and video, in the items enclosure field. For the non-technical folks, podcasting is simply a means of syndicating and distributing rich-media files via the Internet. The content contained in a podcast can vary significantly, from a song, to a educational lecture, to a political debate, to just about anything else. One great thing about podcasting is the wide variety of content formats it can contain. And unlike radio or television broadcasts, the recipient can listen or view at their leisure, choosing for themselves when and where they wish to listen or view a podcast.

What Exactly is Podcasting?

Potential podcasting content covers the gamut. With more than millions of podcasts now available, there are few topics that are not covered by this popular communication channel.

Creative Podcasting for Businesses

If you are spending the time and energy to publish a regular podcast, make sure to give it the exposure it deserves.

How Do I Promote My Podcast?

Regardless of the size of your business, or whether your company is public, private, a government agency, or a non-profit... there is little doubt that you should consider podcasting. Podcasting is a 21st century medium, and has proven that it is far more than just a passing fad.

Podcasting for Businesses

There are many, many things that separate a good podcast from all the rest. Here are a few to consider...

Recording Quality
The quality of the recording is probably the most critical component of a podcast. A good podcast is easy to understand, and should be recorded at a volume level that makes it easy for listeners to hear all that is said.

The Hallmarks of a Good Podcast

The growth of video on the web has exploded in recent years. Competitors will leave you in the dust if you fail to adapt and provide the medium your customers are exploring. Keep in mind that simply having a video is not enough! To make the most of your video content, you should take steps to optimize the video and increase your exposure.

Video Optimization

NotePage, Inc. the publishers of the audio recording software, RecordForAll, has created an audio education center. The audio education center is designed for podcasters interested in audio recording and editing.The audio education center contains a collection of educational articles, video tutorials, and support resources for podcasters.

The Audio Education Center can be accessed at http://www.recordforall.com/audio-education-center.htm

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Podcasting is an up-and-coming and increasingly popular medium for communication. The following are common questions about podcasting, perfect for those just getting started in podcasting as a communication channel...

Questions About Podcasting

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Podcasting is an up-and-coming and increasingly popular medium for communication. The following are common questions about podcasting, perfect for those just getting started in podcasting as a communication channel...
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Here are some helpful tips regarding how to get your podcasts listed in the iTunes Music Store...

iTunes Compatibility
In order to have your podcast included in the iTunes Music Store, you must first add the iTunes extension to your RSS feed. This means that you will need to modify the RSS feed for your podcast or videocast so that it includes tags that are specific to iTunes.

How to Submit Podcasts to iTunes Music Store

Podcasting has a very low barrier to entry; all you need is audio recording software and a means of creating an RSS feed, be it through software or manual work. As a result, just about anyone can podcast, and the quality of podcasts is therefore highly variable; there are professional podcasts that rival professional broadcasts in quality, and there are amateur podcasts that can not even be heard clearly.

Podcasts and Copyights

I meant this to be one of my first posts on podcasting, but I guess I have some kind of bump to my head. With Audioblog.com, you can do a professional grade audio post of longer than five minutes (up to an hour by phone) for $5 a month or $50 a year. I can definitely dig that.

Podcasting News: Podcast Doubles NPR Show's Online Audience: "CyberJournalist.net reports that podcasting has doubled the number of online listeners WNYC's On the Media reaches, in just four weeks."Another example of what podcasting can do for your business. I'll have the free ebook on podcasting coming out in a few weeks, so make sure you're subscribed to the feed for updates.

What's a codec? " Short for compressor/decompressor, a codec is any technology for compressing and decompressing data. Codecs can be implemented in software, hardware, or a combination of both. Some popular codecs for computer video include MPEG, Indeo and Cinepak" from http://www.xilinx.com/publications/glossary.htmSo if you are having trouble translating a version of video that you created,

Bonnie of http://www.developmentseed.org/ writes:"Today at 5pm on channel 4, NBC news will air a story on podcasting in the District featuring interviews from local listeners and podcasters.Eric Gundersen, a web designer at Development Seed (http://www.developmentseed.org/) will show how you can download andplay podcasts from your computer or MP3 player and play clips from his favorite podcasts.

Interesting News from Search Engine Watch... : "Now, according to a news release, TVEyes technology will begin keyword indexing audio and video podcasts via a site called Podscope. The release doesn't mention precisely when the service will be available and the Podscope.com site currently says the service is 'coming soon.' Podcasters are also able to submit url(s) for crawling." Read the whole

I know I haven't been around much... I was sick all of March and the top of April. But I'm back with a bunch of free resources. Today we can start with Podscribe, which my good buddy TL Pierce of How to Blog for Fun and Profit turned me on to. The place is called Podscribe. When you reach maximum absorption go to their links page - tons of great stuff.

Instead of trying to explain Podcasting to your audience, for a donation of $50, you could distribute this tool with your podcasts pre-loaded. Branded already. Great, great tool... when I'm done with my review I'll let you know. It's a great idea - thanks to the cats at the Internet Warriors forum for putting the word out about it.

Podbus.com - Podcast / Audioblog /Web Hosting: "At Podbus.com, we're here to provide you with an easy and inexpensive way to host your podcasts. For only $4 per month (less than a really good cup of coffee!), we provide you with 300 MB of space and a lot of bandwidth. There's no advertising to get in your way and all you need to do is upload your podcast to your own podbus virtual server -

According to msmobiles.com: "For the first time Microsoft officially recognizes Podcasting and offers Podcasting channel for MEDC 2005 ! While Symbian and Nokia are still oblivious to podcasting, Microsoft already offers it. " So much for the podcast backlash. Read the rest of the article - Microsoft starts podcasting:

Intruiguing concept that would automatically promote your podcast to its 1500 subscribers - you send five minutes of content to the address on the OpenPodcast.org homepage. I haven't had the chance to listen to it yet, so I wouldn't suggest sending in talk format... in fact I'd suggest you have a listen before you send anything. Here's a quote from the site. "OpenPodcast.org is a dynamically

Not only has Infinity Broadcasting, owner of a huge network of radio stations, become a podcasting pioneer with its podcast-dedicated station. Not only are the podcasts it gets a hold of broadcast on AM radio.YOU can submit your podcast for airing at their site. You have to register for free at their site, then according to their website, you can upload any of the following formats - this is

According to the AP Wire release on Mercury News: "The move by Sirius comes just days after Viacom Inc.'s Infinity Broadcasting unit said it would convert a struggling talk radio station in San Francisco to an all-podcast format. The show, which Sirius was expected to formally announce on Monday, will begin broadcasting weekdays on May 13. It will be hosted by Adam Curry, the former MTV

I saw this at MacDevCenter.com: last week, a tips article on recording a podcast, focusing on turning interviews into podcasts in particular. Here's a quote. : "Podcasting could be seen as just another way to push audio to people who want to listen to it, but it's really a unique combination of subscription and publication.My stumbling block? Turning interviews into podcasts using entirely

PodcastDesign.com makes podcasts so you don't have to - seens a great idea for people who have the knowledge but not the time- though you may have to wait until they have more time for you: "The HTML was written, the pages were formed, and the site was FTPd. It then took less than 2 hours for David Lawrence, the founder and lead podcast designer for PodcastDesign.com (http://

Clip ==> Basic Set Up1) Launch Audio Hijack Pro and create a new session.2) Select Audio Device in the first popup menu of the Input tab.3) Set the Input Device to the appropriate device, your microphone. You'll also want to set an Output Device, either a pair headphones (to avoid feedback) or Silence Output.4) Now, adjust the settings in the Recording tab as you desire. For a talk program, an

Thoughts ==> Here's another great place to ping when you podcast, complete with resources. Hopefully Pingomatic and Feedburner will support this soon. Link ==> Freshpodcasts.com.

Clip ==> "In addition to the prominent placement on Apple's home page, podcasts have a major place in Apple's iPod marketing. They are calling iPods 'podcast ready'. The iPod photo page mentions podcasts at least five times."Thoughts ==> Awwwww. Podlove.Link ==> Podcasting News: Podcasters Featured on Apple Home Page.PS- Don't forget to come by FreeTrafficTip.com tonight for a fresh podcast from

Thoughts ==> I'm actually putting together two podcasts today - one on how I traced my steps to find out how I ended up in iTunes without having submitted, and another to talk about what the benefits of podcasting are for business. It's great when you're doing your research and find that someone already explained a point better than you ever could on three hours of sleep. :-D Clip ==> "What

Quote :: Audacity had automatically formatted the sound in a file type unique to the program. It took some maneuvering to convert the file to MP3, the industry standard. I had to download a small file so that Audacity could handle the task.After that, I was set and transferred to file to the Web.Three minutes later, my podcast was on podblaze.com. I coerced a friend in New York to listen, just to

Are on Tumblr - not organized, just videos, links and a few paragraphs here and there.

Ninjalane Podcast: There comes a time in the growth of any podcast when you have to say goodbye to your existing gear and get something new.

Ninjalane Podcast: In this episode Darren brings up the topic of next gen consoles including what games will be available for the PS4 and XB1 and Dennis reminds us that Ninjalane does motherboard reviews.

Ninjalane Podcast: In this episode the duo talk about the current state of mobile devices and how they have really become more of a fondle device and less of a communication tool. Later they update us with the games they have been playing including some that aren’t so good.

Ninjalane Podcast - In this episode Darren talks about building a budget system using AMD FM2 Trinity

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When and how will the adult industry join the ride? Traditional audio blogging didn't suit them commercially. This time though they are going to explore the possibilities more successfully. Like? Well, imagine a podcast from your favorite Miss X: just enter your creditcard number, (nick)name and special 'subject' and she will podcast her private show automatically to your device. Plain (free)

Today podcasting got 'Wired' with an article called 'Podcasts: New Twist on Net Audio'. Shortly afterwards Cnet published the article 'Building a 21st century radio'. Dave Slusher was interviewed for the Wired article and has some comments. A month ago i googled 'podcasting', which gave me around 15-20 results. Now it's exactly 13.000. Interesting to see the impact of these two articles.

Why not? At the moment most audio podcasts are between 10mb and 50mb and hi-resolution movie trailers are around 20mb. Miramax listen up! and send me new movie trailers based on my profile. The moment they start listening the technology will be ready. Joshua Kinberg from Vipodder.org is already working on a Mac plug-in: expect a first public beta soon. Showtime!

Jim Kloss reacted extensively to some basic questions. Join the discussion ..

The possibilities of integrating the podcasting concept with a Global Positioning System are very interesting, both for the user and the commercial services industry. As soon as you near a certain location, the GPS triggers the download. It could be traffic information, information about the area, cities, neighborhoods or even buildings and people. Beyond that, it could trigger commercial

What about this special Podcasting Vibe? Everybody involved is buzzing with energy and ideas. Deep irritation about futile mishaps has given way to endless goodwill (ALL crucial systems halt while ipodder starts downloading!!) and most are suddenly blessed with a thick skin and flexible ego (nobody gets mad at Dave Slusher, no matter how hard he tries). Isn't Adam Curry's Daily Source Code above

The best so far: 'podience' and 'podvertising'. Tagline: 'Podcasting for complete choice of content and schedule'.

The name is fine. It's strange, it's funny and it has all the weird connotations to make it stick. Remember Walkman! Some disagree and suggestions are flying around. But .. renaming podcast producers to .. "broadcasters"? Why so puritanical? Many early adopters download podcasts manually to their pc or laptop without using (or sometimes even having) ipodder software. Does the fact that they don't