Podcasters' Roundtable

Ray Ortega, Dave Jackson, Daniel J. Lewis.•podcastersroundtable.com

Discussing the issues that face podcast producers and podcasting. Each Roundtable features a new podcaster from the community of viewers listeners. We talk less about the 'how-to' and more about the 'why.' You'll learn how to improve your podcast through the shared experience of other podcasters.

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PR013 – Dealing with Negative Feedback

Ever receive a negative comment regarding your podcast? How did it feel? How did you respond? Certainly, if you've been podcasting for any significant amount of time there's no doubt that indeed you've received a negative iTunes review, a "bad" comment on your website or a disparaging remark on your podcast's Facebook page. Perhaps it happened after your first episode! As podcasters we put our content and ourselves out into the world for anyone to see, hear and comment on. This inevitability mea...

Jun 05, 2013•1 hr 26 min

PR012 – What Do You Call Your Podcast?

The term podcast has a specific meaning and if you have a show (audio or video) that you post to an RSS feed, congrats you have a podcast. But what do you call it? If not a podcast then what? A show, internet broadcast, netcast, or something else. And more importantly, why? Does the term "podcast" affect the medium's growth either good or bad? Does it even matter what we call it? Let me know in the comments what you think of the word "podcast." Guests for this Round included +David Jackson, +Dan...

May 06, 2013•1 hr 12 min

PR011 – Podcast Purchase Decisions

What gear, software and services would you purchase if you were starting your first podcast? Find out what experienced podcasters +David Jackson +Daniel J. Lewis +Jeffrey Bradbury and myself (Ray Ortega) would purchase if we were starting our first show and had the knowledge we now possess after years of producing podcasts. Based on experience in podcast production, we'll take a mock budget and spend it on what we think are the most valuable items for starting a podcast. If you're starting your ...

Apr 20, 2013•1 hr 22 min

PR010 – Podcasting “Success” with Pat Flynn

What defines success in podcasting? Is it subscribers, downloads, website traffic, money or something else? Watch/listen to +Pat Flynn from the Smart Passive Income blog and podcast along with +Daniel J. Lewis +David Jackson and myself (Ray Ortega) discuss the concept of success as it applies to podcasting. Pat was a very successful blogger (numbers, money, recognition, etc.) before he ever started a podcast. We'll find out how starting a podcast has increased his own measure of success and lear...

Mar 30, 2013•1 hr 16 min

PR009 – When to Start Another Podcast?

How do you know when it's time to add another podcast to your lineup? We discuss some of the things to consider when thinking about starting another show as well as our opinions about when is the right time for adding a new podcast. You'll hear from experienced podcaster +Daniel J. Lewis about having multiple podcasts, podcaster +Mike Howard who has one show but has considered starting another, and +Chris Christensen, +Jim Collison and myself who all run successful multi-podcast brands. We'll al...

Mar 06, 2013•1 hr 5 min

PR008 – What Do Podcasters Owe Their Audience?

As a podcaster, what do you owe your audience? Whether someone subscribes to your show or listens only once, what obligation do you feel to that person? Do you feel like you should always bring your best content, be well organized, entertaining or never miss an episode? Perhaps you don't owe them anything at all? Join +David Jackson, +Daniel J. Lewis, +Allan Newsome, +Jeffrey Powers and Ray Ortega as we discuss a podcaster's obligation to their audience.

Feb 08, 2013•1 hr 20 min

PR007 – Podcast Promotion Challenges

How do find balance when it comes to producing content and then having to promote it via any number of ways (social networks, blogs, forums, etc.)? Have you ever been overwhelmed trying to keep up? Has the need to always be promoting your show in order to grow left you feeling burnt out on podcasting? We'll be discussing podcast promotion and how much is too much? How do you know if what you're doing is actually working and is it really worth your time? The discussion will be focused less on whi...

Jan 20, 2013•1 hr 13 min

PR006 – Competition in Your Niche

We discuss the concept of "competition" as is applies to podcasters podcasting in the same niche. How much do you share with podcasts in your niche? Do you cross promote their shows? Do you have them as guests on your show or even co-host shows together? Is it possible to share audiences? Do you fear losing your audience to another show in your niche? What steps do you take to prevent this from happening? Do you think it's even necessary to compete or can working together actually benefit you? A...

Dec 21, 2012•1 hr 10 min

PR005 – Podcasting Pet Peeves

On this Round, I talk to six podcasters (the largest Roundtable to date) about their podcasting pet peeves. Those things they see other podcasters doing that frustrate them. We also talk about things we've done wrong with our own podcasts and how we fixed those errors. Learn about the most common mistakes we see podcasters making on a daily basis and how to avoid those in your own show. Joining me for this Round was Daniel J. Lewis, Nick Seuberling, Daniel M. Clark, Martine Ellis, Jason Nagy and...

Nov 15, 2012•1 hr 9 min

PR004 – What’s Going on with FeedBurner?

Over the last year several changes have been made to Feedburner including twitter feed shut downs, deprecation of API's, the loss of the .jp domain and a failure of the statistics system. All of this led to a perfect storm of fear that the core service was also shutting down. On this Round we discuss the facts and fiction of what's going on with Feedburner and ways to move forward using the service or how to get rid of it all together. Panelist on this Round: Ray Ortega from The Podcasters Studi...

Oct 05, 2012•1 hr

PR003 – The Future of Podcasting

Rob Greenlee, Steven Lee, Daniel J. Lewis and Ray Ortega discuss where podcasting has been, is now and where it's headed in the future.

Sep 05, 2012•1 hr 12 min

PR002 – Processing Your Podcast’s Audio

A live discussion about processing your podcast's audio with hardware and/or software. We discuss if this is a necessary step or just something audiophiles enjoy. Roundtable guests for round two: David Jackson, Mike Phillips, Adam Tinkoff and Mike Russell.

Aug 10, 2012•57 min

PR001 – Control and Ownership of Your Podcast

How much of your podcast do you own? Join Ray Ortega, Dave Jackson, Daniel J. Lewis and Mike Dell to discuss taking as much control over your show as possible whether you're using WordPress, Libsyn, Feedburner, or any one of the many third party options for building and hosting your podcast.

Jul 27, 2012•54 min

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