Send us feedback/questions via Text 3:00 How do I know people are listening 5:10 Don't ask for help in Facebook if you haven't gone through the proper channels. 7:40 SOund is still not good 8:40 Podbean and their directory 10:45 Bluehost is crap 13:15 PAtreon Best Practices 21:35 Making the Phone Suond Better 26:22 Podbean's Patreon Feature 26:56 Mp3 Skype Recorder 30:22 Surely People Can't Be Listening to Me 34:30 Getting MOre Android Subscirbers 35:35 Getting More Podcasts Guests 38:40 Free An...
Jan 28, 2017•54 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text We somewhat break format today to have Rob Greenlee join us to talk about the new Ad Revenue Sharing that is happening on the Spreaker platform (you can get a free month at Spreaker using the coupon code sopfree). Keep in Mind This is a Beta Test It only works in the USA at the moment. You need to setup your taxes and bank account It only works on the embedded player and apps (not spreaker.com - that's coming) You can join or not join, but you can't choose adv...
Jan 20, 2017•59 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text 2:00 Apple is looking for a podcast producer thanks to Emil from thestorybehind.com 5:58 Searchability and Discovery is going to be tough 7:55 Toast Talk Podcast Bingo 14:26 Recording a Roundtable 16:32 Turning Down interviews - Doing what you do best 21:28 YouTuber Vs Podcaster Vs Journalism 27:48 New and Noteworhty Broken? Who Cares! 28:28 Jim is going to Podcast Movement 30:56 Getting the most out of conferences conferencetopia.com 32:32 How do you get a gu...
Jan 14, 2017•57 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave shares some insight on the Radio City Music Hall Rockets 2017 Podcast Predictions 1:40 Jim thinks Facebook live will lead to people tuning out of live streams (Dave agrees there will be a ton of noise). 4:45 Dave thinks Apple will go to less than 50% of consumption in your stats (other apps will rise up to replace). Jim fixes the bad search by having a website go right to his item homegadgetgeeks.com which point to his apps 8:10 Jim thinks The bigger show...
Jan 07, 2017•54 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Should you podcast through the holidays? 4:00 Staying consistent to be consistent 4:40 Dave talks about his Trip to Florida to hang out with Glenn the Geek of the Horse Radio Network Glenn runs his show like a business. Dave was super impressed with his STANDING DESK ($250). Doing his live show wasn't that scary as Glenn had a structured outline Dave's presentation at the Tampa Bay Business Owners Group Jim has been helping people do some business podcasts. Ji...
Dec 31, 2016•54 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text 2:25 Free Resources for Podcasters? www.podcastingresources.com 3:35 Advertising Networks are coming out of the woodwork. 6:05 Feedback - You have to check the email that you give out. 8:15 Live "radio streaming station" Dave uses Abovecast.com 9:25 You need to send more than one email 11:30 Recovering from When Things Go Wrong 15:00 Behind the Scenes of the Solopreneur Hour 16:00 How to stop saying crutch words 21:10 No Show Next Week 23:45 Presentation Tips ...
Dec 24, 2016•56 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text 2:10 Jimmy Fallon does a podcast skit. The cool part is he didn't have to explain what a podcast is. 6:20 Dave shares that he's testing getting his podcast on the Amazon platform (he hasn't been approved.) 7:50 Is it Rude to ask how many downloads you get? 17:40 Podcast Engagement - Sponsors That Fit 20:45 How much to charge for sponsorship ( Jessica Kupferman Interview ) 29:25 Do stats go down around the holidays? 32:40 Podcasting Myths 35:10 Dan Carlin Break...
Dec 10, 2016•58 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text 1:30 Reverse Engineering Things We Watch on TV 6:20 Free Podcast Hosting From pippa.io 9:00 Advertisecast.com "partners" with podomatic. We don't need more podcasts, for these to flourish, they need advertiser Chris Nesi from houseofedtech.com share some insights on pippa.io (this idea has been tried multiple times in the past (free hosting powered by sponsorship) and it hasn't worked - podango.com anyone?) 15:30 Common Podcast Questions 18:15 Dave has a sleep...
Dec 02, 2016•1 hr
Send us feedback/questions via Text 1:40 iTunes Reviews Take Too Long to Show Up - Issues (To Track Your Own Reviews, Check out My Podcast Reviews 6:14 New and Noteworthy is a Waste of Time 9:22 Podcasting Burnout 13:48 How do you define success with your podcast? 19:44 What is the Best Platform to Sell your Podcast? Patreon Gumroad Then you can earn affiliate income using links from places like Shareasale.com 22:38 Security and Backups iThemes Security Wordfence Updraft (for backups) - Jim Uses...
Nov 25, 2016•1 hr
Send us feedback/questions via Text This was recorded on 11-12-16 Dave an Jim are back in their respective studios. Happy Veterans day to all of our veterans. 2:15 DC Podfest reflections - I'm a Digital Influencer, Amolto Skype Recorder and Free Skype Recorder 6:20 Why Do We use Skype? Why not Tryca.st or Zencastr ? Zoom ? Jim states that Skype is going to change over the next few years, and he would jump ship and find a skype alternative 11:50 Google Hangouts Where is It? Google had some things...
Nov 19, 2016•59 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Got a question? Call it in 888-563-3228 Dave flies solo today and decides to give Smiletime.com one more try. Some people had some issues getting smiletime on their phone so you will hear me mention mixlr. I received some feedback from people saying they are tired of my trying so many different options. It turned out that smiletime had changed their interface, and in the long run, I'm probably going back to Google Hangouts. 3:10 Adding Subscription Buttons To ...
Nov 13, 2016•49 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text See askthepodcastcoach.com/145 Call in your questions 888-563-3228 7:00 How to Ask For Help 15:00 Doing a Call in Show - Different strategies 27:30 This is a brave podcast - Facebook Live on a Desktop 28:50 Geekslife.com 32:0 Strbucks podcast 33:15 What Jim Learn While He was Gone - Growing Your Audience 47:30 POdfest coupons for october 44:50 Jim Gets Recognized in the airport Want to start a Podcast? Check out www.theschoolofpodcasting.com Need One on One Co...
Nov 03, 2016•53 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Cal in your questions 888-563-3228 Dave is flying solo and is using smiletime.com and is using the chat room as his co-host. It's a cool tool for about 20 minutes of the show. Then things go south. It's a free service, and well, sometimes you get what you pay for. 7:25 Firetalk.com pulls one of the dumbest business moves I've ever seen. 10:55 Glen Hebert from horseradionetwrok.com helps Dave kick the tires on Smiletime.com Glenn is in Florida and had to postpo...
Oct 21, 2016•55 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text We are joined by Michael Sharkey from the Talent Show and Zen Shark Media who helps people shape their content. Firetalk is dead and we've moved to huzza.io 3:50 What does a producer do for the show? 6:23 What is a typical day like in radio? 10:50 Any thoughts on keeping your thoughts organized 13:42 Heilo insights its twitter with audio 15:50 International Podcast Day 18:55 Behind the scenes stories of Radio - its chaos 21:44 Podcast Bingo - A quick sample of...
Oct 14, 2016•54 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Rob Greenlee, head of Spreaker.com , co-host of the New Media Show , and the Speaker Live show joins us for another fun session of Ask the Podcast Coach. Rob has previously worked for Podcast One, and Microsoft. 1:20 Social Media Question: Automation vs Authentication from Jeffery at podcastfiend.com 15:10 Grandma is on Facebook 17:10 Rob shares some insight on the Adore Podcast Network 24:10 Cast Away Awards http://castawayawards.com.au/ 26:00 Weird Spam Comm...
Oct 01, 2016•1 hr 2 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Today Dave is joined by the host of the Just the Tip podcast Tim Wohlberg. 2:42 Do I Split My Topics into Separate Podcasts? from transmissionspodcast.com 11:19 Update from Podcast Mid Atlantic see askthepodcastcoach.com/mapcom for the virtual ticket 17:27 Nails on a Chalkboard to Tim - You Need to Tease Your Audience Where do you put the tease? Well a tease is for something that is coming up, so up front and as you go forward. 26:15 Doing a topic over episode...
Sep 23, 2016•1 hr 3 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text 2:00 Switching hosting at Host Gator , there are so many hosting types. Does it matter? You can get by with shared hosting, if you have the budget go for the Wordpress hosting. Dave has most of his sites on Host Gator , and the School of Podcasting is on WPEngine but he is thinking of moving back to Host Gator . 9:00 Should I start a Daily show? It is a large time issue, and get a bunch in the can. Make sure to do a bunch, make sure you have enough content and...
Sep 15, 2016•1 hr 3 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Call in your question for the show at 888-563-3228 1:20 I had a client pose an interesting question to me today: Is there a way to turn off comments/ratings for their podcast on iTunes/Google Play etc? I've never had anyone ask me to do that for their yet to launch show. Has anyone else had a similar experience? - Jennifer Navarrete It's great to want to get things right, but sometimes people over think things. FOMO. Fear of missing out. 3:50 Can you be too la...
Sep 02, 2016•1 hr
Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave is preparing for a film crew to show up at his house to interview him for the Messengers Documentary (support the film by going to www.supportthemessengers.com ) Call in your question by calling 888-563-3228 2:40 Live Streaming Discussion 5:15 Transcripts and Captions 8:15 Troy Heinritz Blakcklist Exposed Story Continues 15:55 Podcasting At Work - Keep People Up to Date with Your Numbers 19:15 How do I get the Courage to Jump into Podcasting? 24:20 Jim Ma...
Aug 26, 2016•59 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave and Jim overcome a hurdle of firetalk.com not recognizing Dave's microphone so prior to this episode there were three "miss-starts". Dave shares a bit about Podcamp Pittsburgh. 4:00 How Can I Grow My Audience Watch Dave's impromptu Presentation at Podcamp Pittsburgh on Growing Your Podcast Audience 10:50 Tighten Up Your Show 12:00 Feedback from Audience that includes ZZZZZZzzzzzz (mentioned spreakerliveshow.com ) 20:40 Stop From Repeating Topics 22:20 Jim...
Aug 20, 2016•48 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave and Jim kick the tires on firetalk.com after leaving blab.im 2:00 Michael is the first one into the pool 3:30 Chris Nesi had issues with askthepodcastcoach.com/live which might've been a cache issue. Chris on the Home Gadget Geek Podcast 08:10 Create great content and ignore the live audience. 08:40 The Grocery store analogy for iTunes. https://youtu.be/-ogVhrM3MSw 16:55 People looking for podcast guests - How do you find guests? 24:40 The Messengers Docu...
Aug 12, 2016•50 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text 1:50 Getting Old Sucks 2:20 How Dave's chair ruined his sound. His chair was adjusting knobs when it swiveled. 4:51 A New Microphone From Heil PR 77 6:14 Audition Crashing Problems? 7:51 John is using Cast as a producer and how he is using it to record the shepodcasts.com podcast 12:11 Who should submit the client's podcast to iTunes, you or the client? 13:32 Should I join a network that charges me to join? 18:10 Guests are a no-show and Jim had to go solo 21:...
Aug 06, 2016•1 hr
Send us feedback/questions via Text Jim shares about a large summit he went to and almost lost his voice. They both talk about the power of meeting your audience face to face. 3:20 Dave talks about the book Facinate 08:00 How you inspire others to do things they may have thought they couldn't do. Sean Smith the Mobile Pro 10:05 Ringr Quick Review used to record interviews, and Dave talks about Cast . 13:00 Listening to Podcasts over the phone? Pretty horrible. 17:35 Pro Rocker Super Sturdy Deskt...
Jul 29, 2016•1 hr 1 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text See www.askthepodcastcoach.com/133 for full notes 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...
Jul 22, 2016•1 hr
Send us feedback/questions via Text After multiple busy days and nights at Podcast movement, Dave's voice needs a bit of a break. So now show this week on 7/9/ 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 becom...
Jul 09, 2016•3 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text 1:40 Tip Jars vs Patreon. You can use Paypal, Cash.me/podcastcoach (from square). What percentage will follow you? Some experts say 3% is good. 7:30 Survey of the week Do you listen to podcasts on a website? 8:33 Web hosting solutions? Dave uses Host Gator and WPEngine , Jim likes Maple Grove Partners 9:48 Best way to use an additional microphone with an ipad. Use a Camera Kit and plug an ATR2100 microphone and Bossjock 16:34 IPhone holder for mic stand 18:32 ...
Jul 01, 2016•59 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Happy Fathers Day One Day Early 2:15 Survey - What would you want to receive, CD, USB Stick, or Business Card ANSWER 6:02 Fascinate book - Different is better than better 8:00 Integrating Libsyn RSS feed with new Wordpress website. Should I use PowerPress? If it's a brand new site, use the Libsyn plugin. - Chris Nesi 10:45 How do I add an RSS button to my website? 16:05 Because of My Podcast - Please Subscribe, Rate, and review to Get into New and Noteworthy 1...
Jun 24, 2016•1 hr 1 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text 3:22 What are Meta/ID3 tags used for? Are they Important? 10:28 ID3 Listings are Taking Longer to update. Remember it takes up to 24 hours for your latest episode to appear in iTunes. Your subscribers have instant access to episodes in your feed. 16:50 Podcast Discovery, and why you want people to find your show on your website, in addition to iTunes. 18:20 Bad Podcast Titles ( see this free resource ) 19:09 PowerPress 7 Updates with Mike Dell from Podcast Hel...
Jun 17, 2016•57 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....
Jun 10, 2016•58 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Blab says they are not doubling down on braodcast tools - whatever that means 8:30 the name podcasting 09:10 Podast Awards Slate Anounced -still needed funding 18:38 Making an Mp3 file in iTunes and File formats 21:50 Upgrade to Windows 10 24:14 Recording interviews on a phone Ringr 26:24 Have a backup when using Zencastr. Bandwidth is king, and people are leaving before the file is uploaded. 30:19 PRX launches new company for podcasts apps. But not enough inf...
May 27, 2016•1 hr 4 min
