Send us feedback/questions via Text This episode is special because it has BACON! Stargate Pioneer from Agentsofshield.com calls in to help with the phones (from the gym!) Having Good Hardware 3:50 Jim explains how having good hardware is vital. Live Interviews With Skype 7:05 Kim from o nthetablepdcasts.com asks about recording a skype call. Do I need a mixer? Jim has shipped people microphones like the Audio Technica 2100 to ensure you have quality. In Kim's case she tried to connect is skype ...
Jun 24, 2015•1 hr 3 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Dealing with Haters 6:55 Jessica and Elsie send in the question about dealing wit Haters. Some times you have to fire your listeners. In the immortal words of T. Swift, shake it off. How Do You Find a Good Podcast Consultant? 18:27 There are so many podcast training courses now, how do you spot a fake? See if they have a podcast, and do some research. The real snake oil, looks really slick. When you don't listen to the right consultant, you find yourself havin...
Jun 20, 2015•1 hr 6 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text For full show notes, including clickable time based links, check out www.askthepodcastcoach.com/78 To start podcasting, go to www.theschoolofpodcasting.com Supporter of The Week: John Muntz Check out John Muntz where curiosity meets exploration! Leave Your Question Go to askthepodcastcoach.com/voicemail and leave your message to be answered on the next show. Support the show BE AWESOME! Thanks for listening to the show. Help the show continue to exist and get ...
Jun 12, 2015•1 hr 11 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text This week Dave is flying solo, and going "old school" as this originally was Dave flying solo. There were tons of people at podcast midwest so Dave thought he would try doing the show solo. Spotify is Now In Spotify 2:22 Spotify embraces podcasting. It will be only certain shows through certain vendors starting out, but later this year the gates will be opened wider. This is more of an exposure thing than a make money thing (similar to Stitcher). Note: Later I...
Jun 08, 2015•1 hr 11 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave is back in the chair after attending Word Camp North Canton last week. Behind the Scenes of NMX Virtual Ticket [spp-timestamp time="2:20"] Dave shares the stories behind the New Media Expo Virtual Ticket Dave has been traveling between Michigan and Ohio a lot the past few weeks. Mike's Computer Blow Up [spp-timestamp time="5:43"] Jim explains his travels running the show and how Mike Howard from jpeg2raw.com had his computer blow up in the middle of the e...
May 30, 2015•1 hr 11 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Today's show has Jim Collison is at the Helm as Dave attends Wordcamp North Canton, so Mike Howard joins Jim to talk podcasting today. Jim and Mike Have Always Been Live 2:15Mike Howard from jpeg2raw.com talk about how they have done all their shows live. Mike uses Vmix Video Switching Software . Staying Focused While Doing Live 7:36 Have everything setup ahead of time is key. It gets hard to handle all the technology along with a chat room etc. Nick Sueberlin...
May 21, 2015•1 hr 1 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Website Hosting Issues [spp-timestamp time="1:48"] Dave has been with Hostgator.com forever (you can get 25% off using the coupon code " podcastcoach " ). He loves their support, but lately it seems like he is having more and more issues. He is thinking of moving the School of Podcasting to WPEngine.com before he does jim and Dave talk about some optional website hosting companies like Maplegrove Partners . Clammr Dicusssion with Daniel J Lewis. Daniel is enjo...
May 15, 2015•1 hr 11 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text [2:45]What did you learn from New Media Expo? People need to make sure what they say their podcast is about - is accurate. We come up with a great title, but it has nothing to do with the episode. Dave is ready to see people blow up the podcast bluebprint, and do something original. Podcasting For Free forced Dave to get out of his comfort zone. Make the beginning of your show great to get people sucked in. Its going to be interesting to see if people start gr...
May 01, 2015•1 hr 8 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave is back from Vegas with lots of stories and behind the scene stories from the New Media Expo. [5:38]Podcast Awards The awards show was "blue" and awkward. [17:57] - Some Things You Can't Control Its hard to pull off a conference. The schedule changed, we had some speakers who had issues getting in on time. The Westgate was remodeling. The networking was kind of hard as it was hard to find people. The schedule was weird due to the NMX being co-located with...
Apr 25, 2015•58 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text The show must go on! Dave's site is being bombarded with all sorts of bad stuff. Thanks to twitter and our community we all got together. Dave is getting prepared to the go to the New Media Expo Thankfully for Google+ as a backup. In regards to Spreaker and Mixlr, the Mixlr chat is better. [7:00] Patent Troll Defeated. Full story. If you were worried about this, its pretty much done. [10:15] Podcasting Fears: I might get fired. Dave is preparing for his speach...
Apr 11, 2015•1 hr 1 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Supporter of The Week: John Muntz Check out John Muntz where curiosity meets exploration! Leave Your Question Go to askthepodcastcoach.com/voicemail and leave your message to be answered on the next show. Support the show BE AWESOME! Thanks for listening to the show. Help the show continue to exist and get a shout-out on the show by becoming an awesome supporter by going to askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome want a one time donation? Buy Dave a Coffee....
Apr 04, 2015•1 hr 2 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Happy PIE DAY. Today Dave and Jim answer your podcasting questions on the following topics today: 4:20 Dual XLR into 1/8" Cable Review John Morgan from Lets Talk Metal Detecting and Treasure hunting John has a cable that allows you to put two Microphones into the portable recorder . When you record your voice you want to get as close to zero without going over. If you leave a lot of room between the recording level and zero it will be filled in with hiss. So y...
Mar 15, 2015•1 hr 4 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Reaching Your Audience You need to go to where they are, make friends with them, and THEN tell them about your podcast (not go there, tell them about your podcast, and then make friends). Dave has business cards to promote the show (not him) and he hands them out and occasionally leaves them in places where his target audience is. Make sure your family and friends have them as well. They cost like .05 a piece. You need to hustle. It may be a better strategy to...
Mar 13, 2015•57 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Missing Items on Your Website [5:20] Social Subscribe and Follow Plugin [12:00] Academy of Podcaster Awards [16:30] Can I start a Show a Certain Way [18:50 ] Gear Talk and Microphones Roland CS-10EM Binaural Microphone Earphones How to do a Call In Show? [39:40] Resources: Callinstudio.com ( Blog Talk Radio ($40 a month) Mixlr.com Uberconference.com Supporter of The Week: John Muntz Check out John Muntz where curiosity meets exploration! Leave Your Question Go...
Mar 06, 2015•1 hr 9 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text This week isn't your typical show as Dave and Jim took a week off to do some extreme sports (Jim) and spend some time with your family (Dave). We start off the show talking about how Google and Apple's systems still don't work together. We get a call from Bill who has a question about Noise Gates. Gates are great at live events when you need to cut down on feedback, or any place where you are trying to cut out background noise. Here is the noise gate Dave uses...
Feb 27, 2015•26 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Happy Valentines Day Everyone! Today we talk about a marketing idea of Easter Eggs in your podcast. This uses the idea of an "insiders club" which seems to work per the book "contagions" Michael Ray asked about parking domains. Most of the time Dave just redirects them to a website, not so much as an SEO tactic, but just to do something with them. You could always set up a landing page that points to you other sites. Jason Bryant from mattalkonline.com on East...
Feb 20, 2015•59 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Supporter of The Week: John Muntz Check out John Muntz where curiosity meets exploration! Leave Your Question Go to askthepodcastcoach.com/voicemail and leave your message to be answered on the next show. Support the show BE AWESOME! Thanks for listening to the show. Help the show continue to exist and get a shout-out on the show by becoming an awesome supporter by going to askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome want a one time donation? Buy Dave a Coffee....
Feb 13, 2015•1 hr 4 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Bryan from Profitcastuniverse.com comes on board and brings his infectious energy. Dave and Bryan talk about how some catch phrases start by accident. Do You Visit Podcaster's Websites?[6:00-ish ] Many podcasts I listen to I find in iTunes, and I never visit their website. Do you visit podcasters websites on a regular basis. In some cases if they give you a reason and have good show notes and there is content that needs notes. Pat Flynn of SmartPassiveIncome.c...
Feb 06, 2015•1 hr 9 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Today Dave and Jim talk about: Getting into iHeart Radio (2:00) From Justin Harvey: Is there a way to speed up the iHeart radio submission process? (not really) Stitcher Update 8:30 Jim submitted his shows one at a time to get the updates to the name changes. Jim found them supportive when he used their email, and their support portal. Tweeting them didn't seem to help Spreaker Stats 12:00-ish Spreaker stats have updated to combine all downloads (so you can't ...
Jan 31, 2015•57 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Podcast Awards are Open For more information go to www.podcastawards.com Stitcher Experience 13:50 Jim shares his experience trying to get Stitcher to update his podcast. Squarespace Discussion. [20:22] Is it a good solution for podcasting? Stitcher Discussion Continued 21:50 Josh Rivers uses Stitcher and doesn't mind the audio quality because his work environment Full Time Podaster Common Traits? 29:45 People that podcast full time often: Have a spouse who ma...
Jan 23, 2015•1 hr 11 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text What Recorder to Buy? Michael is looking at different portable audio recorders . Is there much of a difference between the Roland R-05, the Zoom H4n and the Zoom H5. The Roland has a link and mic in (but not XLR). The H4n has two XLR inputs, and a line/mic in. The H5 has everything that the H4 has AND it has the ability to change the built in microphone. Speaking of those, they all have condensor microphones which can be used to record things on the road. If y...
Jan 17, 2015•1 hr 20 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Supporter of The Week: John Muntz Check out John Muntz where curiosity meets exploration! Leave Your Question Go to askthepodcastcoach.com/voicemail and leave your message to be answered on the next show. Support the show BE AWESOME! Thanks for listening to the show. Help the show continue to exist and get a shout-out on the show by becoming an awesome supporter by going to askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome want a one time donation? Buy Dave a Coffee....
Jan 09, 2015•1 hr 4 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave and Jim talk about how nice it is when technology works. Last week we had some issues and this week went smooth. What is Normalizing and Compression[2:36] Here are some video that help explain Normalizing and Compression http://youtu.be/9kal7soRvT0 http://youtu.be/4SxClRg-JOU In a nutshell, you tell the software what you want to be the loudest level, and it looks at the current loudest level and boosts it the difference - across the whole file. Compressio...
Jan 02, 2015•1 hr 1 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text In this episode we have a technical hiccup, but the show must go on. This means we start off with Jim as a caller until Dave's machine finally units updating itself and we get back to normal. We talk with Mike Deck of podcasthelpdesk.com and he talks about the new PowerPress update. Powerpress is a very popular plugin for wordpress that does the following: 1. Creates an iTunes compliant fed. 2. Puts a player on your website 3. Puts a play in a new link Now the...
Dec 26, 2014•1 hr 4 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Screencasting / Video Strategy [1:40] Fred from skillsinscreencastsandpodcasts.com wants to know my strategy for using video and audio. Steve Stewart has a class called " how to use Screenflow " which you can use to make videos on your Mac, and you can use Camtasia on the PC. Audello has lots of bugs and I do not recommend it. If you have more than one show, it can really mess up your podcasting. I did get my refund, but I wouldn't use it now. Ringr.us is set ...
Dec 19, 2014•56 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text My Old Mixer Died so I Bought a New One [2:30] I purchased a Behringer Mixer when the old one died. I used Same Day Music . which allows me to split the price over two payments Test Driving Blog talk Radio Today [7:00] They have a new HD version of their service and they are letting me use it. I have not been a fan in the past, but they have upgraded their service and they asked me if I wanted to play with it Video Podcasting [10:45] Tim wants to know my thoug...
Dec 12, 2014•1 hr
Send us feedback/questions via Text Replacing your iTunes Artwork 1:50 The big key when replacing your iTunes artwork is to change the name of your file. So if your original artwork was called, artwork.jpg you should name your new image artwork2.jpg (or whatever you want to name it). You want to avoid using the exact same name as iTunes won't see it as changed and it won't update. Currently the iTunes artwork is 2048X2048 jpg. The minimum size is 1400X1400 jpg. The album artwork inside the mp3 w...
Dec 06, 2014•55 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Today we were under a bute force attack which made it very hard for the site to stay up. The community rallied and we got the word out and everyone showed up (YOU ROCK). Today we have a special guest as Daniel J Lewis from Ask the Podcast Coach from the Audacity to podcast comes to answer some questions about Wordpress Multi-Site. We are using the X Show Latest YouTube plugin which shows the live stream when we are live, or the time to the next live event when...
Nov 26, 2014•1 hr 7 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Go to www.askthepodcastcoach.com/52 Supporter of The Week: John Muntz Check out John Muntz where curiosity meets exploration! Leave Your Question Go to askthepodcastcoach.com/voicemail and leave your message to be answered on the next show. Support the show BE AWESOME! Thanks for listening to the show. Help the show continue to exist and get a shout-out on the show by becoming an awesome supporter by going to askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome want a one time dona...
Nov 22, 2014•1 hr 9 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Trying to Do a Live Call In Show Tools we use: bossjock studio to play sound effects Callinstudio.com to patch in Live Callers Magic Jack to add a phone line You DO have the skills to podcast. You may want to start out just making content and then add the callers and live streaming later. Audello Final Thoughts [13:35] Dave lost his cool in a video when it appears a company lied to him about the length of time a discount was available. We have to make sure our...
Nov 12, 2014•1 hr 6 min
