How would you launch a new podcast as your primary focus today? How would you take the platform you’ve already built to give more energy to your new priority? Join Ray Ortega , Daniel J. Lewis , Dave Jackson , Stuart Yoshida and Brandan Schulze to discuss ways you can leverage something old to launch something new. Also available in video! You can watch now on YouTube . You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up , if you'd like ...
Oct 24, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 102
Podcast stats. Do you track your downloads? What do you do with that information? Join Ray, Daniel, Dave, Shawn Thorpe , and Stephen Lee to discuss measuring your podcast listens and different ways podcasters use stats. Subscribe to join us live http://youtube.com/podcastersroundtable The audio-only, podcast version, as well as all archived Rounds, can be found at http://PodcastersRoundtable.com/archives. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox aut...
Sep 25, 2017•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 101
Celebrate our 100th Round with us and find out how other podcasters have marked this same occasion on their own podcasts. Join Ray , Daniel , Dave , Ryan Gray and Steven Phillips to discuss reaching 100 episodes and celebrating milestone achievements in podcasting. What are the challenges to producing one-hundred podcast episodes? What was the hardest part and how did each person get through it? And when each person reached 100 episodes, how did they celebrate? Should you even bother?? You can s...
Sep 11, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 100
Where can your podcast be found? Inspired by a tweet I made about not worrying about being on Spotify, we discuss their impact on podcasting and podcast discovery. I found someone doing well on Spotify and so we talk about how much that really matters as it pertains to all platforms. In fact we talk about being featured on any platform and how much difference it makes for your show being "discovered." What about the stats? Will your podcast grow to amazing numbers once you're finally featured on...
Aug 15, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 99
Podcasts for kids and kids who podcast are both becoming popular genres. Do your kids listen to podcasts? Have you started a podcast with your child? What's different about these types of podcasts and what issues do you have to consider when starting a podcast with or for kids? Join Ray , Daniel , Dave , Kitty Felde, Isabel and Marty to discuss the intersection of kids and podcasts. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up , i...
Aug 01, 2017•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 98
Is podcasting expensive? When you are starting out, podcasting is relatively affordable and there are all kinds of ways to save money if necessary. However, if you succeed in moving a lot of people to your podcast and your podcast's website, the price can go up; a lot. Join Ray , Daniel , Dave , Rob Greenlee , Todd Cochrane and Glenn Hebert to discuss the not so obvious costs of podcasting. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sig...
Jul 11, 2017•1 hr 23 min
Can you make money with a podcast that has a "small" audience. Yes, maybe even more than one with a large audience. And it doesn't have to be spammy! Join Ray , Daniel , Stacey Simms and Jennifer E. Snyder to discuss how to earn revenue with a smaller audience. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up , if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Rou...
Jun 27, 2017•1 hr 14 min
Ray, Daniel and Dave choose a few news stories in podcasting and discuss. Let us know what you think of our take. Join Ray Ortega , Daniel J. Lewis , and Dave Jackson , to catch up on some need-to-know podcasting news. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up , if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable on YouTube and use the bell icon to...
Jun 12, 2017•1 hr 11 min
How do you find an audience? You've started a podcast and now you want to find as many people as you can to listen to it. You'd also like to find the people who will subscribe and stick around because it's content that resonates with them. But where do you look? Do you look at all or just keep producing episodes and hope they'll find you? Join Ray Ortega , Daniel J. Lewis , Dave Jackson , and Hilda Labrada Gore to discuss building an audience for your podcast. Watch on YouTube ✅ http://youtube.c...
May 30, 2017•1 hr 20 min
Talking about what has changed over the last decade in podcasting advice (Feedburner, bit rates, USB mics, etc.) Join Ray Ortega , Daniel J. Lewis , Dave Jackson to discuss podcasting advice, then versus now. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up , if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable on YouTube and use the bell icon to set notif...
May 15, 2017•1 hr 29 min
Taking a look at the newest podcast consumption research data from Edison research. Who is listening, how much and is podcasting still growing? Join Ray Ortega , Daniel J. Lewis , Dave Jackson and Mathew Passy to discuss 2017 podcast listening stats. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up , if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable on ...
Apr 29, 2017•1 hr 20 min
How do you connect and record podcasts with guests and/or co-hosts who are not in the same studio as you? Skype? Hangouts? Double-ender? There are many ways to do it. What has worked for you, what hasn't? Join Ray Ortega , Daniel J. Lewis , Dave Jackson , W. Scott Smith , Mike Rondeau , Mark 'Fletch' Fletcher , and Martin Lindeskog to discuss recording podcasts with remote guests. Subscribe on YouTube. The audio-only, podcast version, as well as all archived Rounds, can be found at PodcastersRou...
Apr 12, 2017•1 hr 4 min
After the first ten episodes of your podcast, you'll really start to get a sense of what your podcast is going to be like. Will people listen, do you work well with your co-hosts, how long does an average episode run? You may have answered all of these questions before you ever published your first episode but did it go as planned? Did you even have a plan? Do you need one? Join Ray Ortega, Dave Jackson , Logan Anderson , Cheri Fields , and Jason Jones to talk about the first ten episodes of you...
Mar 29, 2017•1 hr 6 min
We're finally having the all ladies edition of Podcasters' Roundtable! Elsie Escobar will be taking over the hosting seat and she'll be joined by a fantastic line-up of her podcasting peers. More and more podcasts are taking their show on the road, from conferences to on site celebrity interviews, bar crawls and sporting events. What are the types of equipment you need to make your onsite episodes shine? What kind of prep work is necessary before taking the show on the road? How do you land thos...
Mar 06, 2017•1 hr 5 min
Have you ever looked at the code of your RSS feed? You'll see tags such as "title", "iTunes:owner" and many others. But what do they all mean and what should you have inside yours? How do you even edit these tags if needed? Join Ray Ortega , Dave Jackson , Daniel J. Lewis and Glenn Bennett to talk about the insides of your RSS feed and what it all means. Subscribe to the new YouTube channel and use the notification feature on the subscribe button to make sure you are notified each time we go liv...
Feb 14, 2017•1 hr 34 min
You talk to a lot of people (listeners) through your podcast but is that it? Do you carry the conversations outside the feed? How else are you connected to your audience and the community that exists around your podcast? Join Ray Ortega , Dave Jackson, Troy Heinritz , Christine Blackburn and Kevin Bachelder to talk about creating and interacting with a podcast's community. Subscribe to the new YouTube channel and use the notification feature on the subscribe button to make sure you are notified ...
Jan 31, 2017•1 hr 1 min
How do you handle your .mp3 file? What bit rate do you record at? Do you use mono or stereo in your finished audio file? Do you insert ID3 tags? Everybody has their own method for producing their audio and the finalized .mp3 audio file. What's yours? Join Ray Ortega, Dave Jackson, and others to talk about the production of your podcast media file. Sign up to appear on a Roundtable via podcastersroundtable.com/guest
Jan 17, 2017•1 hr 9 min
We moved! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel and use the notification feature on the subscribe button to make sure you are notified each time we go live! How do you know when a brand should be separate from another? When do you put your podcast on your website or decide it should live on its own site? Join Ray Ortega , Dave Jackson, Rob Greenlee and Sean McCabe to talk about managing multiple brands. Join us live for the next Round at PodcastersRoundtable.com/live . You can subscribe to the ep...
Jan 03, 2017•1 hr 17 min
We moved! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel and use the notification feature on the subscribe button to make sure you are notified each time we go live! We discuss podcast apps and how they could be better. Also, podcast stats and measurement, who is listening? And ideas that might help podcasting inch closer to "mainstream." Question, what feature would you put into the ultimate podcast app? Type your answer in the comments below. Join Ray Ortega , Daniel J. Lewis , Brian Sanders , and Tony ...
Dec 22, 2016•1 hr 4 min
We moved! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel and use the notification feature on the subscribe button to make sure you are notified each time we go live! Do you know where your audience is? They might not even be listening to podcasts...yet. Make sure you are getting your podcast into Make sure you are getting your podcast into front of the people who need see and hear it. Join me, Daniel J. Lewis, Dave Jackson and Glenn Hebert to talk about reaching your audience. Join us live for the next Ro...
Dec 03, 2016•1 hr 4 min
As a podcaster, a content creator, what are you thankful for in 2016? Join Ray Ortega , Daniel J. Lewis , Dave Jackson , Tyler Stalman and Nick Seuberling to talk about those things we've appreciated this year while putting out podcasts, YouTube videos, blogs and social content. Watch this Round Subscribe on YouTube to watch live and join the chat. Sign up to appear on a future Roundtable. Thanks for listening!...
Nov 23, 2016•1 hr 12 min
Do you use podcasting as part of your business? Are you thinking you'd like to start a podcast to enhance your business marketing? Join Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, and Chris Risse to discuss the intersection of podcasting and business. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing list (http://eepurl.com/GnBwr) to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' ...
Nov 13, 2016•1 hr 2 min
What are the elements that go into making a podcast studio? What kind of space do you need to get started recording a podcast and how can you turn the space you already have into a good place to record a great sounding or looking podcast? Join Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, Dave Jackson, and Chris Curran to discuss some of the elements of putting together your own podcast studio. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing list (http://eepurl.com/GnBwr) to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatic...
Oct 26, 2016•1 hr 18 min
What are the differences between podcasting in the U.S. versus anywhere else? Do non-U.S. based producers have other considerations they have to make? Could U.S. based podcasters being doing a better job reaching a global market? Join Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, Dave Jackson, Orlando Mergal, and Robert Burriss to discuss podcasting from the perspective of podcasters outside the U.S. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing list (http://eepurl.com/GnBwr) to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox aut...
Oct 12, 2016•1 hr 10 min
Podcasts can be heard in many places—your website, facebook, twitter, email, etc. Turning those listens into subscriptions can be a challenge but in a medium driven primarily by subscribers, most producers would be wise to focus on increasing their subscriber numbers. Join Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, Dave Jackson, Glenn (The Geek) Hebert to discuss the challenges of turning listeners into subscribers. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing list (http://eepurl.com/GnBwr) to get new Rounds delivere...
Sep 27, 2016•1 hr 9 min
What's your workflow for planning, recording and publishing a podcast? Is it fast? Does it hinder you from getting your podcast published regularly? Join Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, Dave Jackson, Prescott Perez-Fox to discuss podcast workflows and ways that you might be able to improve yours. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing list (http://eepurl.com/GnBwr) to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to...
Sep 12, 2016•1 hr 14 min
Google Hangouts On-Air are moving from G+ to YouTube. We chat about that move, live-streaming for podcasters and the state of live-streaming tech. With the recent closing of Blab.im and now the move of Hangouts On-Air away from G+ to YouTube, what's the current state of tech for podcasters who want to live-stream their recordings? Join Ray Ortega, +Daniel J. Lewis, +Dave Jackson, +Rob Greenlee and +Krishna De to discuss the current state of live-streaming. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing li...
Aug 24, 2016•1 hr 8 min
Your podcast has its own website or some place online where a listener or viewer can go to get more information about your show but how well does it serve your audience? Can you play the episode on your website? Can you download the .mp3 file? Can you subscribe to the show on iTunes and beyond? What are the other features every podcast website should have when a listener shows up? Join Ray Ortega, +David Jackson +Daniel J. Lewis, Join Ray Ortega, +Daniel J. Lewis, +Dave Jackson, and +Shawn Thorp...
Aug 14, 2016•1 hr 6 min
There are many steps to consider when starting a podcast but which of those are critical, which can wait and what are some of the challenges to getting your first episode published? JoinRay Ortega, +Daniel J. Lewis, +Dave Jackson, Dwaine Stroud, Domingo Rogers and Harlan Meeks to discuss getting a podcast started. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing list (http://eepurl.com/GnBwr) to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thank...
Jul 05, 2016•1 hr 10 min
Does your podcast have its own twitter account? Does your show live on its own website or is it part of something larger that you're doing online? Join Ray Ortega, +Daniel J. Lewis +Dave Jackson, and +Roman Castro to discuss the intersection between podcast and podcaster and how we each distinguish between the two. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing list (http://eepurl.com/GnBwr) to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Than...
Jun 14, 2016•1 hr 14 min
