Send us feedback/questions via Text Sometimes when we don't know what we don't know it can be tightening. Today Dave and Jim explain the new Google Podcasts Manager and answer questions about starting your own podcast network. Sponsor: PodcastBranding.co Affordable, professionally designed podcast websites and artwork to help your show stand out. Cover Art Logos Websites Social Media ebooks and Lead magnets Blog Mark is an award-winning graphic and web designer with over 30 years in the design f...
May 17, 2020•58 min•Ep. 294
Send us feedback/questions via Text Are we allowed to talk about something besides this stupid virus? Is it disrespectful? SPONSOR : Podcastbranding.co Affordable, professionally designed podcast websites and artwork to help your show stand out. Cover Art Logos Websites Social Media ebooks and Lead magnets Blog Check out at www.podcastbranding.co Time Table 00:00:44 Sponsor: podcastbranding.co 00:02:50 What Have We Learned in 8 Weeks 00:07:42 Descript 00:09:47 Is it disrespectful to NOT talk COV...
May 09, 2020•59 min•Ep. 292
Send us feedback/questions via Text Today Dave and Jim talk about artwork, your podcast name, and your overall brand, and the best podcast marketing ideas. TimeLine 00:00:40 Sponsor: www.podcastbranding.co 00:09:38 Chipotle Report 00:12:54 New Podcasts Are Up 00:16:35 The Daily Chicken 00:21:05 Turning Off Dead Podcasts 00:25:39 Dead Podcasts Hosts 00:29:04 Fat Fifty and Frisky 00:30:29 How do you grow your audience? 00:34:32 Its hard to approach random people 00:36:30 My Awesome Supporters 00:3...
May 02, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 291
Send us feedback/questions via Text April is behind us, and as we prepare to think about moving forward with the world, many things are still up in the air. The question is would you attend an online conference? Every week Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network answer your podcast questions. This episode 290is part of the Power of Podcasting Network Here is the timeline from today's show 00:40 The Morning Pour 04:15 Advertisements vs Downloads 08...
Apr 25, 2020•53 min•Ep. 290
Send us feedback/questions via Text As we end week five of the pandemic, we are talking about how people with no technical skills are now becoming masters of zoom. Educational systems are adapting. It's not fun, but we are learning to adapt and get through this tough time. Full show notes at www.askthepodcastcoach.com/289 Start Your Podcast Today Join the School of Podcasting Step by step tutorials Live group coaching (get your questions asked) Private Facebook filled with other brilliant podcas...
Apr 18, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 289
Send us feedback/questions via Text Every week Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network answer your podcast questions. This episode 288is part of the Power of Podcasting Network. Today Dave and Jim talk about Table of Contents 00:36 Coffee Pour 04:18 Easter Weekend 08:34 Top Podcast Hustles 19:32 Indeed and Linkedin 23:53 Our Awesome Supporters 25:39 Jim had the ultimate guest 28:45 Using Eventbrite to Promote Free Events 31:39 Video Replies 40:25 ...
Apr 11, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 288
Send us feedback/questions via Text Every week Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network answer your podcast questions. Your about page is one of the most popular pages on your show. Are you helping people by giving them the information they are looking for? Today Jim and Dave tackle that question along with podcast stats, saving money, free hosting (not anymore) redirects and more. Subscribe to the show and never miss an episode. Become a supporter...
Apr 04, 2020•51 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text While we deal with the pandemic, there are some brighter sides to life at the moment. Jim is spending more time with his kids and spouse. Dave is digging into some of the technology he uses. So today we talk about: 01:39 Jim and his Daughter being home 02:51 Getting More Out of Your Current Technology 03:38 Freshbooks Alternative And Co 07:56 Will you be my mentor? 08:48 Late Night Talk Shows 13:38 Trouble With Ideas 17:57 Yes Dave Does Consulting 20:02 Bon Jo...
Mar 28, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 286
Send us feedback/questions via Text Another week dealing with a pandemic, Dave and Jim talk about: 01:31 What are People Doing? 05:26 How Podcasters Can Survive 07:10 The Fall of Credible Sources 13:35 Numbers Up or Down? 20:50 What are you doing to fill time? 23:04 COFFEE NOW! 30:48 The Awesome Supporters 32:36 christiantt.com 33:26 s tudio21podcast.cafe 36:47 Open Live Streams 40:38 What About Captivate ? 45:45 Pinecast 51:58 Podcahser Keeps Adding Updates 53:01 IAB Certification 54:00 Switchi...
Mar 21, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 285
Send us feedback/questions via Text Well with the world bracing and reacting to the coronavirus, Jim and Dave share what it's like to work from home and answer some podcast questions. Table of Contents 06:56 Working From Home 11:41 Zoom Isn't so Easy 12:29 Podfest Reflections 30:44 Our Awesome Supporters 34:46 Find the time to Podcast 40:40 Top Podcast Launch Tip 46:17. Which Show Do You Go to ? 47:44 Business with Employee Hosts 51:33 Should you publish an unedited podcast? 56:13 Spotify Dumped...
Mar 15, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 284
Send us feedback/questions via Text Every week Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network answer your podcast questions. This episode 283is part of the Power of Podcasting Network Topics Covered Today [01:35] Daves Tour Reflections [07:37] Podcast Academy Interview on New Media Show [17:14] People's Choice Podcast Awards Nominations Are Open [19:03] Best Podcast Host (libsyn.com use the coupon code sopfree) [28:10] Dave Can't Test Every Host [29:49] ...
Feb 29, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 283
Send us feedback/questions via Text Here are the topics we covered this week. I will be "On Tour" and we won't be back until February 29. 00:01:14 Show Taking a Break While Dave Goes on Tour 00:02:10 Jim Shares Live Podcasting Insights 00:09:08 Eventbrite Discussion 00:13:34 Zoom Webinars 00:16:02 Podcastingevents.net and PM Evolutions 00:18:58 Weird Flight Horror Stories 00:22:37 A Letter From Apple to Chill 00:27:38 RSS Discussion and Obsessions 00:33:37 Make it easy to ask about podcasting 00...
Feb 01, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 282
Send us feedback/questions via Text 00:00:57 Special Guest Host Binky from Binky and the Whiz. 00:03:52 Glow.fm 00:06:53 Buy Me a Coffee see Dave's Page 00:20:18 Music in Podcasts 00:22:33 CCPA 00:24:23 Consistent Release Dates 00:27:10 Podcasting Reddit Group Reaches 1 Million 00:28:39 Podcaster Being Sued For Slander Tulsi Gabbard Files $50M Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton for ‘Russian Asset’ Claim 00:32:28 Dave Dodged Lawsuits 00:38:40 Thanks to our Awesome Supporters 00:41:36 Paying Guests t...
Jan 25, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 281
Send us feedback/questions via Text Every week Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network answer your podcast questions. This week Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from The Average Guy Network answer your questions. Today we start off with a podcast on Facebook from the hosts of the Latter Day Lesbian Podcast who took a screenshot of a one-star review and put it on a T-shirt. This kicks off the show with everyone talking ab...
Jan 19, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Every week Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network Everyone was watching the ball fall on US TV. Same topics with different views and approaches. This episode 279 is part of the Power of Podcasting Network 00:06:26.400 Power Rant: Quick Money 00:10:16.150 Multiple Local Podcasts 00:15:35.100 Podcorn Spam 00:25:27.200 How long does it take to be profitable 00:32:11.850 Sharing Links to Your Show 00:35:13.000 Call...
Jan 04, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 279
Send us feedback/questions via Text Today Dave Jacks from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network take a look back at the year in podcasting. Just using stats to gauge your show might not be a good strategy. 4:15 Taking phones calls on a live podcast ( callinstudio.com) 11:00 Biggest Surprises of 2019 26:00 Most overused phrase in podcasting 32:30 Ross's great predictions post ( check it out it's amazing). 41:00 Thanks to our Awesome Supporters 43:00 How to get bac...
Dec 28, 2019•59 min•Ep. 278
Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network answer your questions on the following topics this week: 00:01:39.900 End of Year Wrap Up 00:07:19.750 Chris Nesi and Tik Tok 00:18:44.200 Changes in 2020? 00:23:43.150 Surviving Editing 00:26:02.350 Adding a Different style of Episodes to a Feed 00:28:18.700 What to Post During a Break 00:30:12.600 Thanks to Our Awesome Supporters 00:31:59.175 Transfer Audio Audience to V...
Dec 21, 2019•59 min•Ep. 277
Send us feedback/questions via Text Today Jim is back from his trip to London and explains how he got to do a presentation as the sunset on London how cool). 7:50 Dave is going to move website from Siteground to Maple Grove Partners (they are a little more expensive than coolerwebsites.com but they provide a little more service). This is a TEST to dip his toe in the water. 15:44 Awesome $20 Supporters 18:28 Starting a meetup in your town 26:45 London took NINE YEARS to happen. 33:07 Awesome $10 ...
Dec 16, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 276
Send us feedback/questions via Text Today while Jim is in London, I hang out with Kyle Bondo of Gagglepod.com and talk podcasting. 0:45 The Story of Gagglepod.com 02:45 Powerrant - "Find me in Apple..." 05:23 Water Reminder Tool Ula 50% off Deal 07:20 Is it too late to get listed in Apple in 2019? 09:45 Getting a Link to Apple 15:17 Choosing You Podcast Name is Hard 19:50 Kyle's Microphone is an ATR2100 20:49 Working with Celebrity Handlers 31:05 Multiple media hosts? 39:02 Thanks to Our Awesome...
Dec 07, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 275
Send us feedback/questions via Text 3:19 Overcoming Podcasting Solo Jitters with Chris Nesi 14:01 Black Friday Deals - what did you buy? Here is what Dave bought? 16:35 Using Child Themes in WordPress Child Theme Configuration or Dave jas used Child Themify in the past. 22:40 Web Hosting Pricing. Typically around $10 Coolerwebsites is $7/month. Places like Siteground start cheap and you end up paying $20 a month. 29:30 Similar Name Podcast 45: 03 Disagreeing with Dave on Anchor 50:22 Listening t...
Nov 30, 2019•1 hr
Send us feedback/questions via Text 01:39 - How does Libsyn syndicate your show to Apple? https://support.libsyn.com/kb/directories/ You submit to these places once, and then they syndicate all your future episodes 8:46 Apple Search is bad - Jim can't find anything 14:13 Soundcloud issues 19:54 Facebook Groups are Getting Spammy 22:53 Vice Versa 27:09 Awesome Supporters 29:20 Intro/Outro Questions 39:38 Nady Microphone horror stories 41:38 Podcasting during the holidays 45:12 Jims trip to London...
Nov 23, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 273
Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network answer your podcast questions. Including: 3:49 Jim is going to London and is taking a USB Interface. He bought a Behringer unit. (BEHRINGER audio interface (UMC22). Mixers are great if you're recording things via a live stream where you want to adjust the tone of your voice where using a USB interface makes the interface less frightening and it works great. 11:55 Dave's su...
Nov 16, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text 01:26 Shipping Microphones to Guests 04:04 Jared Easily on Podlords 4:52 Where did Dave's beard Go? 7:48 What podcasters can learn from Peloton bikes (the Nordictrack S22i is less expensive is very similar) 17:28 Reddit Groups 21:16 The Case Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CASE_Act 22:34 YouTube Changes and Commercial Viability? 27:37 Facebook and YouTube Censorship 31:46 Our Awesome Supporters 34:02 Simplecast 37:36 Free Podcasting: you get what you pay for...
Nov 09, 2019•59 min•Ep. 271
Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network answer your questions Getting caught up with Jim and his students. 3:15 Doyo event 8:50 Losing your content 14:48 My Guests are not prepared when I interview them 19:50 Bob Pittman is the Donald Trump of Podcasting 26:4o Moving a Podcast off of a Free Media Host 28:40 Rebranding your show 33:00 ID3 tags are not used in 99% of apps 35:25 "A Very Special" episode that breaks...
Oct 26, 2019•59 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Jim is still out on assignment and Joel Sharpton from Always Listening (a podcast on podcast news that Joel does with Jay “PodVader” Soderberg), as well as a professional podcast editor, joins the show as guest co-host 3:32 Google Play Music is Almost Dead (and that's a good thing) 8:40 Putting your show on YouTube 11:04 Where is Jason Bryant? 11:38 the EU Supreme Court and Facebook see https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/technology/facebook-europe.html 32:11 L...
Oct 06, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 269
Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and guest co-host David Hooper from Big Podcast talk a little book publishing and answer your podcast questions 1:49 The Daves share insights into writing a book, working with publishers and the magic that is Steve Stewart and his Audacity Course 10:30 Podcasting helps the writing process 15:05 Podcast Websites Bring More Visitors and Downloads 18:15 Good Audacity Course? See Audacity Course www.hatetoweight.com http:...
Sep 28, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 268
Send us feedback/questions via Text Today we look at comparing last year to this year (comparing seven days of downloads). Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network and Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting answer your podcast questions including: How do I know if my podcast is growing? 9:50 the power of persistence 12:22 Goodbye Podcoin 14:30 Drunkcasting 20:54 Streaming vs Downloads 26:00 Thanks to our Patrons 27:20 Proper Podcast Length and the importance of focus groups 31:48 Mike Rowe ...
Sep 21, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 267
Send us feedback/questions via Text You want to switch web hosting companies. How do you do this without losing your audience? You have a tool to help you build a Church website. Should I use them for my podcast? These questions and more are answered on today's episode as Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network tackle your podcast questions including: 5:30 Captin Bob ( https://cominghomewell.com ) created a meetup for me (and other reflections fro...
Sep 14, 2019•1 hr 1 min
Send us feedback/questions via Text Today Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network answer your podcast questions including: Taking on too many projects can lead to mistakes 7:00 Road Trip to Mapcon ? 09:00 Spext.co seems similar to Descript 13:00 Otter.ai and Jonathan from Trivia Warfare 16:15 Seo, YouTube, Thumbnails can be an all-day job 19:00 Patron Changes will Change a bit in 2020 23:30 Starting a second show 28:14 Using a VA to help remove so...
Aug 31, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 265
Send us feedback/questions via Text Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network are back from Podcast Movement and share what they saw and learned. In general, the whole thing was great. The only drawback was all the parties were super loud. 07:13 Meeting Leo Laporte 10:15 We create content creators - Tom Webster's presentation. 15:00 Dave's presentation including a fire alarm 19:15 Free puppies and beer - cheesey? 28:30 Audimute.com sound baffling 31...
Aug 24, 2019•1 hr
