Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave Jackson of the School of Podcast is joined by Carey Green of Podcast Fast Track to answer your podcast questions live. 1:20 Carey and Dave have known each other a while - we were promo buddies 3:10 Carey and Podcast Fast Track 4:30 what's a good ratio for advertisement vs content? - Poll 9:15 Dave's Radio Book Insights 13:10 HD Radio Drives me Nuts 14:40 Carey defines what he won't work with 19:40 Dave almost quit doing the podcast review s...
Mar 18, 2017•58 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Today Dave Jackson is at Podfest in Florida and Jim is in the driver's seat and Mike Howard is filling in. Mike does some serious video for his podcast, and today we dig in deep into his gear. 5:00 Check your self for Cancer 6:35 Mike's Video setup 9:20 hosting video files for iTunes Mike uses a Virtual Private Server Mentioned In This Episode OBS Open Broadcast Softwar e XSPLIT Vmix switchboard 26:40 Workflow post recording 32:15 Don't Get Chea...
Mar 11, 2017•57 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text LEaving Zoom WEbinar 4:00 How any podcasts do you listen to? 5:00 Behind the Scenes of Dave's Closing Keynote at Podfest.us 7:00 When in doubt practice and cut stuff loose 10:15 Behind the Scenes of my Local Podcasting Episode 11:35 Corey from Ivy Envy had his audience for him to go to Spring Training 12:45 The importance of backing up your Wordpress 14:45 Dave's Loves Manage WP, but that works for him. You may be different. Some consultants prescrib...
Mar 03, 2017•1 hr 5 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Moving to YouTube Live? 7:00 Would you podcast Live? 11:50 Launching a Podcast - You Do Not Need 1,500 19:45 What do you pay for that you don't use? 24:15 Hindeburg Journalist is on Sale (the sale is over Tunrtable Losing Fire 26:55 Patreon was down - but its back 28:00 Twitter Went Nuts 35:40 Polling what is the makeup of this audience? 37:20 Acronis backup system 40:40 Changing the Name of a Podcast Featured Supporter: Ask Ralph Podcast Control your fin...
Feb 18, 2017•48 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text cast Network Gone Bad 11:55 Media hosting is like the Electric Company 15:30 Getting back into iTunes after you get removed. 18:55 Battling Bad Audio Last week 19:45 Jim's Inner Show Roundtbale 22:30 Loundness Units 26:05 Tips for Setting volume levels 30:05 Patreon Update 33:00 Making Easy to remember Links 35:00 Jim's Skis Are Famous 37:30 Huzza Gets Purchased and Shut Down 39:10 Streaming to Facebook 45:20 Poll Do You Listen to Radio Still? 52:20 ...
Feb 11, 2017•57 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text 2:00 Test stuff Bluehost is awful 6:30 Daves typical Day 6:54 Should I join a network? 10:27 Making a book out of my show and sell them. 13:40 What Makes a Podcast Explicit? 16:08 The Messengers Podcast had to Go Explicit on their last episode themessengerspodcastdoc.com/podcast 21:00 Explicit and itunes 22:40 Business cards and Podfesst 24:30 Bad TV 26:16 Apps For Your show 28:48 What do Podcast Website need? 30:37 I want to make something memorable - what is...
Feb 03, 2017•55 min
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 ...
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 ...
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 po...
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 Presenta...
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 D...
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...
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 t...
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 Button...
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 an...
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 samp...
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 2 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...
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 Repeat...
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...
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 g...
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 ...
Jul 29, 2016•1 hr 1 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text See www.askthepodcastcoach.com/133 for full notes Featured Supporter: Ask Ralph Podcast Control your finances with a Christian perspective at askralphpodcast.com Podcast Hot Seat Grow your podcast audience with Podcast Hot Seat. We help you do more of what is working, and fine tune those things that need polished. In addition to the podcast audit, you get a FREE MONTH at the School of Podcasting (including more coaching). Check it out at https://www.podcasthot...
Jul 22, 2016•59 min
