Send us feedback/questions via Text Satish Gaire joins us to talk Podmio.com where their website states they are When Jim and I asked how this could be, Satish stated when a potential podcaster comes to your page we have to convince them. The idea is that this platform is more innovative (after playing with it for a week, it's not, and its kind of buggy). Here is the demo. https://youtu.be/ye8ouS4Zllo If you want to kick the tires of podmio.com , you can save 10% using the coupon code sop10...
Dec 27, 2017•41 min•Ep. 193
Send us feedback/questions via Text Black Friday deals? - Here are some fun tools to think about Hard Drives, Alexa Devices, Google Home, Flash Drives Replacing things that are getting old slickdeals.com vs camelcamelcamel.com Looking at What Worked and What Didn't Keep Your Website (especially WordPress) updated. First Impression of a show Praxey.com will podcast listeners pay to talk to the host? Clarity.fm New Podcasters have a different skill level Jim's new favorite soda/tea Fuze ...
Dec 03, 2017•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 191
Send us feedback/questions via Text Today we talk about the following topics: Merchandise / Swag There are places you can do this with Amazon and Teepublic make it easy to create t-shirts and other swag items. Collector's items and scarcity can help sell items Soundpage.fm - create website from an RSS feed CPM at Spreaker is .0026 per download The smallest episode on horseradionetwork.com is also his most profitable The Messengers is now available on Amazon Prime Video How a pre-interview c...
Nov 25, 2017•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 190
Send us feedback/questions via Text Randy Cantrell from the Leaning Towards Wisdom show growgreat.com joins Dave to answer your podcast questions Today we talk about Common Podcast Mistakes Advertising Questions - Do We Charge People to Be a Guest? FTC Guide Code3 Podcast Google Forms Dana Carvey Show on Hulu - How they didn't know his audience. Tips on Contacting support staffs Opening Chit Chat often ruins your show Podcast Review Show Harry Durran Secrets of Dynamic Communications: Prepa...
Nov 04, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Today we are joined by Tory Heinritz from the Blacklist Exposed Podcast and the Packers Fan Podcast. 7:30 Dealing with Celebs 13:30 Sports Podcasting 18:00 Dealing with Trolls 26:54 Supporters 27:15 Patreon 29:35 Serious Simple Podcast Plugin 33:08 iTunes Tags 38:00 Troy's Recording Process 47:45 Easy Solutions For Advanced Podcasts 55:02 Zoom Vs Skype Featured Supporter: Ask Ralph Podcast Control your finances with a Christian perspective at askralphpodc...
Oct 28, 2017•59 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Today Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting is joined by special guest Stephen Jondrew of the Gonna Geek Network and co-host of the Better Podcasting Show Use the coupon code dop at bigpodcast.com this weekend in Nashville In Today's show, we discuss the following topics 2:00 Microphones 4:46 Weird Sounds in a Slightly Advanced Setup 10:15 Podcasting with iPads, iPhones, Chromebooks 18:47 What happens if your guest is accused of embellishment? 23:30 ...
Oct 18, 2017•1 hr 3 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Today Ramona Rice from Podcastwebsites.com joins Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting to talk about the most frequently asked podcast questions in honor of International Podcast Day. Questions include: What Microphone? ATR2100 is a great place to start. Here is a kit with a stand and pop filter What Media Host. Libsyn.com is a great choice with prices starting at $5/month (use the coupon code sopfree to get a free month). If you want your website and med...
Sep 30, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Ask the podcast coach answers your podcast questions every week live. This week we answered questions about 3:00 Zencast.com and recording shows with people in different locations 6:00 We help Nancy answer questions about owning your feed (find Nancy at whineat9.com) 13:00 We talk about podcast titles 22:00 International Podcast Day 26:40 Shows with common phrases like Fantasy Football 28:00 Music intros at the beginning 30:00 Do I Need a Mixer ( see this epis...
Sep 19, 2017•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 185
Send us feedback/questions via Text Fresh back from Podcast Movement 2017, Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network share their thoughts on Podcast Movement 2017 Topics Mentioned Favorite Take Aways Meeting Ravi From Coolcastplayer.com All comedians use the same microphone on a comedy night Ribbon Microphones 17:50 Redirecting your Feed to Anchor is a really bad idea as you are "leaving" your host, and losing all control Podcast Awards - ...
Sep 03, 2017•1 hr
Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave is joined by Chris Curran of the Podcast Engineering School. Find Chris at www.podcastengineeringschool.com . Call in your question 888-563-3228 How to take care of your mixer? 11:14 Most Common Mistake 17:22 Behringer ultavoice xm1800s $23 24:00 Why podcasters obsess over their sound - the psychology 30:00 Changing items in Libsyn 32:20 what is the Libsyn slug? 34:00 Email Dave about Libsyn? Email libsyn first... 39:00 Biggest take aways from the Podcast...
Sep 02, 2017•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 183
Send us feedback/questions via Text How long should your intro be? What should be in it? Should it be scripted? Should it be the same every week? This week Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from The Average Guy Network talk about intros and take questions from the live audience. 9:50 Podcast Mixed Messages 14:00 Podcast Artwork 19:30 Your First Podcast Episode 29:15 Trolls 41:10 Don't pick the small office to record in 49:09 Get Featured 52:20 Jim's hardware T...
Aug 30, 2017•59 min•Ep. 182
Send us feedback/questions via Text How do you start a podcast network? Should I start a podcast network? Dave Jackson from www.schoolofpodcasting.com and Jim Collison from www.theaverageguy.tv are join By Glenn Hebert ( www.horseradionetwork.com ) and Jason Bryant from www.mattalkonline.com Other topics include: Learning from Podcasts that didn't go as you had hoped. Setting up expectations with co-hosts When NOT to start a podcast Find Jim at www.theaverageguy.tv Find Dave at www.schoolof...
Aug 06, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 181
Send us feedback/questions via Text Do you have enough time to podcast? How much time does it take? Today Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network tackle that question in addition to the following subjects: What did you give up to podcast? How much time does it take to create an hour long podcast How to get the most out of podcast movement Why you should avoid Windows S (for now) Be sure to have multiple backups of your podcasting files (Dave uses ...
Jul 29, 2017•1 hr 4 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave Jackson of the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison of The Average Guy Network take your live questions. In this week's show, we talk about Jim got to record his podcast live in front of a lot of people, and he got to hang out all week with his audience. The challenges of scheduling interviews when your guests are on a global stage. See Calendar tools A Podcast named " Searching for Shame " and coming up with a pitch to get people to liste...
Jul 24, 2017•59 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Today Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network answer questions about: A teacher wants to create multiple shows with one login, paying one fee, but wants multiple podcasts ( see spreaker.com using the coupon code sopfree ). While you will have limited space, you will have more than enough space for your project. Soundcloud lays off 40% of their workforce (See https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/12/soundshroud/ ) Trint...
Jul 22, 2017•1 hr 1 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave Jackson ( www.schoolofpodcasting.com ) and Jim Collison ( www.theaverageguy.tv ) answer your podcast questions including: Soundcloud 8:20 Getting Good Recording Levels 19:50 Libsyn Advanced Stats Grandfathered in? 20:30 Spotify open to everyone? 24:20 Spreaker and getting answers quickly from your hosting company 27:30 My numbers and followers are spiking, is it real? 32:40 Recording and Streaming Live and taking Phones Calls 42:00 Advertiser looking for ...
Jul 13, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text You never know who is listening says Cale from www.hamradio360.com who got a message from NASA. In this episode we also talk about: Microphone Technique How do you gauge success if you don't count downloads and money? How do you make money with a podcast? FIRST, make a show that is great and obtain an audience. This may take a year or two. (depends on the content, and depends on the niche, it may not take long, but if you have 50 downloads per episode aft...
Jul 01, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave is flying solo today and discusses and update with the Messengers: A Podcast Documentary update as well as brainstorming an idea about creating a podcast focus group service for the community. There is no show on 6/24/17 we will return on July 1st at 10:30 AM EST at www.askthepodcastcoach.com/live Featured Supporter: Ask Ralph Podcast Control your finances with a Christian perspective at askralphpodcast.com Podcast Hot Seat Grow your podcast audience with...
Jun 22, 2017•1 hr
Send us feedback/questions via Text In this episode we talk about the following: 2:00 Portable recorders, are they needed? 11:30 Apple Announcements 28:00 Supporters Join at www.askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome 30:40 Radio Vs Podcasting 35:30 Should you record episodes or build a website first? 40:40 Recording Skype with multiple people in the same room 44:00 Listing Amazon Books. Start your podcast today at www.schoolofpodcasting.com/start Featured Supporter: Ask Ralph Podcast Control your financ...
Jun 17, 2017•59 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text 1:55 YouTube Issues - Strike One! Jim had a channel closed. no notice, etc. Just GONE. 10:00 Disruption Podcast and killing media 15:00 Willam Shatner Shats on a podcaster. Being asked to appear on a podcast 21:26 How to approach a podcaster 25:00 What if someone asks you to take something down? 30:37 I Want an Audience NOW 38:30 Thanks to Our Supporters 42:15 Dave can't let his issues go..... 42:44 Super Niche Podcasts 45:39 Dave dealing with negative co...
Jun 09, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Today on Ask the Podcast Coach episode 172 I am joined by Chris Nesi from the House of Ed Tech and we talk about: 4:32 My Episode isn't' appearing in iTunes 5:14 Your guest promoting your show 7:38 Your guest sounds like they are in a cave 11:32 Bad sound quality 15:00 How do you make the phone - NOT sound like the phone 18:10 Do you have issues with skype? 22:36 Make your guest feel comfortable 24:26 YouTube Downloads. Should I add my show to YouTub...
Jun 01, 2017•56 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text David Fori asked a question on Quora. I am thinking about launching a podcast, I don’t want any paid sponsors I want to use it to boost it in the rankings. I have a company and I want potential customers to find and listen to the podcast. Here was Dave's response: I want to be an Olympic gold medalist, does anyone know where I can buy a Gold Medal? Even if I could buy a medal, it doesn’t make me an athlete. There are no shortcuts. There is no golden ticke...
May 26, 2017•1 hr 5 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Today Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network and Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting talk about inadvertently offending people 18:40 Should You Start a Second Podcast? 23:50 My Audio Isn't Loud Enough 25:53 Revoice.me 28:00 Worst Thing About Starting a Patreon? 32:49 Can a show for "Everyone" get a Sponsor? 41:00 Dave is not promoting blue host anymore... 43:00 Skype Talk 47:00 Mp3 Tag Software's Website is Confusing 51:00 ID3 tag...
May 19, 2017•59 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Happy Star Wars Day - Mark Hamil has never won an oscar. 5:27 Mixlr Changes their pricing 10:50 Would You Be interested in a banner exchange for podcasters? Take the Poll 20:40 Your First Podcast and Changing Formats 30:20 Podcasting for Free is it possible? 38:00 Chinese Images on Artwork? 46:50 Thanks to our Awesome supporters Become an Awesome Supporter today 48:45 You have to let people know it's your services ( Patreon , Memberships, Books, Services)...
May 13, 2017•1 hr
Send us feedback/questions via Text Ask the Podcast coach features Podcast Consultant Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and "The Coaches Coach" Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network . This week we talk about: 2:10 Patreon as a sponsorship tool 7:16 Affiliate links as ads (see shareasale.com ) 9:40 Patreon Shootout between Dave and Jim 19:40 What to do with a long interview from Kim at toastmasters101.net 29:12 Best Podcasting Practices from the Bridge Ratings 3 8:55 How yo...
May 05, 2017•1 hr
Send us feedback/questions via Text What kind of things can you edit if a show goes, "long"? If you start a question with, "I probably shouldn't " (you're probably right) Are T-shirts a good way to grow your audience? We play a little Podcast Rodeo with the Manly Dad Want a full review? Check out www.podcastreviewshow.com Adam Curry of the No Agenda Show was on Podcast Legends and gave the history of podcasting he also talked about his new tool to make podcasting ea...
Apr 22, 2017•1 hr
Send us feedback/questions via Text You can get free podcast consulting by joining Dave Jackson and Jim Collison as they bring their years of experience help you get your podcast questions answered: Today we mention Steve Martin's Master Class 5:50 Is it unfair that shows like stown have a large team producing them? 17:00 Dave celebrates 12 years in podcasting 18:15 Rebranding Your Podcast in Libsyn 22:50 Making sure your artwork meets Apple Specifications (see pixlr.com, http://www.iloveim...
Apr 15, 2017•1 hr 3 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text 3:50 Podcast Rodeo form radioyo.fm (you can be featured on iTune - not a typo) Dave likes abovecast.com for "radio streaming" 7:50 Using Linkedin on your podcast 10:10 Stitcher or Google Play? 11:20 Jim (and Dave) use bufferapp.com 12:30 Embed codes for players 13:10 It Takes 24 hours for your latest episode to show up in iTunes 16:30 Satchel App https://satchelplayer.com/ 19:20 What do you need to submit to iTunes? 21:20 Podcasts app are like shoes ...
Apr 15, 2017•59 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text The Messengers Documentary Premier Stories 7:35 Auphonic Saves the day 9:15 Google Translations 12:10 Podcast Chapters 17:30 How Long Does it take to build an audience? 20:25 When do you say, I have an audience? 22:44 Podhero Information Gathering 26:00 When half your audience hates something and the other half loves it. 28:10 Surviving your first one-star review 31:25 Dealing with Race issues 37:15 When someone says you offended them. Going out of character 3...
Apr 07, 2017•1 hr
Send us feedback/questions via Text 1:30 Where do You listen to Podcasts? ( take the poll ) 3:10 Cool Stories From Radio - Ways to Grow your Audience - T-shirts at an event 5:15 Lengths of Podcasting See article 10:00 How do you stop being boring? 13:10 What is Good content? 18:10 Podcasts hosts need to interact with every listener 19:15 Podcast is not fair as the media only promote shows from the media! 21:30 Jim got a letter from a listener 22:55 How do I contact Google Play Music (g.co/podcas...
Mar 30, 2017•56 min
