Send us a Text Message. You've seen those cool videos with the subtitles and words popping up on the screen? Looks cool, and it looks time-consuming. Clickscribe does this and a whole lot more. SO MANY TOOLS You can come up with headlines, make text in 17 languages, create a custom countdown timer, create a template and use it over and over (saving you MORE time), you can export in a format ready for your website. ClipScribe helps you easily create attention-commanding subtitled videos for socia...
Dec 08, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Send us a Text Message. On-Air lights are either cheap and look bad, or made of wood, look great - but are super expensive. I found this affordable like that looks good and doesn't cost an arm in a leg. It is made out of plastic (so don't step on it), and it runs on batteries (which makes it easy to hang on a wall) or a usb cable (so you could plug a brick into it) I know a person who plugged it into a Smart plug so he could tell Alexa to turn it on and off. So if you need a way to let your fami...
Dec 02, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Send us a Text Message. SurferSEO is a tool to help you rank higher in Google. They use NLP algorithms, Save hours by using Surfer to prepare a plan optimized to your domain, niche, and audience. Then, dominate your niche with dozens of strategic ideas. Get optimized, unique paragraphs categorized into the proper headers, which you can tailor to match your tone and voice. Then, copy-paste to your article, saving both time and energy. Get guidelines based on top-performing pages. Gain valuable in...
Nov 24, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Send us a Text Message. Cleanvoice is a service where you upload you audio and they remove Ums, Mouth click and noises Empty space Stuttering You can have it to di automatically or you can let the software find it and you decide to delete or keep Pricing starts around $10 they do have a 30-minute trial Find out more at cleanvoice.ai If you find this episode useful, do consider buying me a coffee . JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener ...
Nov 17, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Send us a Text Message. Its very simple search in podcast apps is not great. But search on a website is actually pretty good thanks to our good friends at Google. One of the things that can really make your podcast grow is by writing better headlines . And today, I've got a great tool that I just bought and couldn't wait to share with you. One of my top pet peeves is when I see somebody put the name of their show. And then they'll actually read out the words, Episode 16. So something like this: ...
Nov 10, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Send us a Text Message. Check out www.newpodcastapps.com also, see www.podcastingresources.net/boost You can see videos on how to set this up at my show about bitcoin and podcasting www.leadingthebleeding.com/video Your audience can now stream bitcoin to you. The longer they listen the more you make. JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get access to Step by Step tutorials A Phenomenal Private Podcasting Community UNLIMITED one-on...
Sep 20, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Send us a Text Message. Voiceform is on App Summo for a one-time lifetime fee of $69. This is an amazing tool that makes it super to make a traditional survey, but wait, now you can add your voice to the survey. Then your audience can reply with their voice. You can use this to get feedback on your show, but you could also get feedback on each episode. All the answers are organized together. You can even download all of the audio feed with one click. Here is what one reviewer said on the App Sum...
Aug 05, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Send us a Text Message. Riverside.fm claims to be "The easiest way to record podcasts and video interviews in studio quality from anywhere. All from your browser." Guests and producers join with one click. All from your Chrome browser on laptop or desktop. They also have an iOs app. They do have some interesting features. You can have up to 8 people on a session. It records the audio and video separately (in WAV for the audio and in 4K for the video) and uploads the recordings while you are reco...
Jul 28, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Send us a Text Message. If your current transcription is 90% accurate, that still means you are changing 10 words for every 100 words in your transcript. With Rev your podcast episode is transcribed by an actual person and will be 99% accurate 100% guaranteed. They also do captions for videos and more. I used them to help me write books in the past by transcribing episodes. Check out Rev JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get ac...
Jul 21, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Send us a Text Message. My Podcast Reviews I first talked about My Podcast Reviews back in episode 3. While this tool is amazing for getting all of your reviews in one place from ALL of the countries, it also has a tool to make it easy to share your podcast. For example, if you go to https://followthepodcast.com/sop that will take you to a screen where you can subscribe to the School of Podcasting show based on the apps on your device. Instead of trying to get people to subscribe/follow on a spe...
Jul 14, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Send us a Text Message. First thing first, I have not used this software (I use Camtasia ). For free software that works on Mac or PC, this is pretty powerful, and that have a fair amount of videos on their website. Cross-platform video editing software (Linux, Mac, and Windows) Support for many video, audio, and image formats Powerful curve-based Key frame animations Desktop integration (drag and drop support) Unlimited tracks / layers Clip resizing, scaling, trimming, snapping, rotation, and c...
Jul 08, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Send us a Text Message. Compose bold, clear, mistake-free writing with Grammarly’s AI-powered writing assistant. Grammarly now organizes your writing feedback by theme, so you can see how each change will help your readers better understand your message. For me, I thought Microsoft Word would be good enough, but you will be amazed at all the things Grammarly finds AFTER you run it through Microsoft Word's spellcheck. It integrates with Slack, Google docs, twitter, medium, and any other place you...
Jul 01, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Send us a Text Message. Today I interview Brenden Mulligan from Podpage. I spoke about Podpage on episode 18, and for me, it is THE WAY to make a great-looking website for your podcast without having to go back to school to get your geek on. It's amazing and it just keeps getting better. Brenden now has over 1000 podcasters in his Facebook group and they work together to provide feedback so Podpage is THE TOOL for creating a podcast website in just a few minutes. In this episode, you will hear a...
Jun 24, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Send us a Text Message. Today we look at premium/bonus content which is a way for podcasters to monetize their podcast. I talk about this in the book Profit from Your Podcast . Realistic Expectations Keep in mind that 3-5% of your audience will join a premium program. Fees Apple will take 30% Patreon takes 5-12% of your monthly revenue PLUS processing fees PLUS payout fees PLUS conversion fees (according to the Supercast website) Supercast takes .59 per active user per month. Clicks and Joining ...
Jun 16, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Send us a Text Message. Melody Loops is a unique resource in that you can buy one song and then have them create a 10-second, 15-second, or 4-minute - you get the idea (any length of a song), and they will create it for you. Pay once and use music in many projects with a royalty-free license. Downloads Packs start from $29 per three tracks. Buy Unlimited Downloads with an easy-to-use subscription. JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener ...
Jun 09, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Send us a Text Message. With Krisp you can remove unwanted noise from both ends of a conference call. You can remove room echo removal. It works with 800+ communication apps. With the free plan, you get 240 minutes a week of: Microphone noise removal, and Speaker noise removal. Download the software from their website JOIN the School of Podcasting and save using this special link www.schoolofpodcasitng.com/listener and get access to Step by Step tutorials A Phenomenal Private Podcasting Communit...
Jun 03, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Send us a Text Message. I have a teepublic site at www.podcastclothes.com where I have shirts for my show, but also shirts I think the podcast community would enjoy. (Note to self pick a domain that is easy to pronounce). I've heard of podcasters who have their audience design the shirt, then they vote on it, and the top shirt then become a "one time only" run (to put a little fear of missing out into the marketing mix) and the whole communities buys the shirt (and the artist gets a piece of the...
May 26, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Send us a Text Message. With events coming back into play, it's time to make sure you have business cards. When it comes to business cards, I like Moo.com (another company with a funny name) A couple of quick tips: Stick with a traditional size, but if you want it more "Modern" put a QR code on the back of the card for people who just want to scan your show Don't buy a TON of podcasts. Yes, the cards are cheaper when you buy 1000 cards, but that is A LOT of cards. I would start with 200-300 card...
May 19, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Send us a Text Message. I've used StickerMule for a few orders. I believe my favorite item is when I ordered Vynl letters for the back window of my car. I like sticker mule because they have free shipping, free online proofs, and fast turnaround. They offer stickers, buttons, magnets, buttons, and more. A 2X2" sticker of your album artwork starts at $57 for 50 stickers. With events starting up again, you might want some swag for any people you meet at events. Use the link https://supportthisshow...
May 13, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Send us a Text Message. Recording your podcast is really only half the battle of podcasting. The other half is getting people to find it and getting people to like it. You need to catch their attention. You need a marketing team. So you're not a marketing person, I get that. You just want to talk into the microphone, but that's just not going to do it. Just putting your podcast in a "if you build it, they will come" way is not going to do it. I found a tool that if you go to supportthisshow.com/...
May 05, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Send us a Text Message. If you hate Wordpress, but need more than your built-in website from your media host, Podpage is the tool for you. You no longer have to shoehorn a podcast into a wix or Squarespace site, and you have more features than your media host's website, and you don't have to worry about plugin conflicts, SSL certificates, and WordPress White screens of death. I use the pro plan for $15/month. You can test it for free at www.supportthisshow.com/podpage Check out the free course a...
Apr 28, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Send us a Text Message. Sure Amazon has free shipping (after you pay for prime) and they have good choices, but what happens when you get your podcasting equipment home? This is why I love sweetwater. They have just as good (f not better) prices as Amazon They have free shipping (that's actually free) They add on additional time to the built-in warranty. You can call their tech support if you get stuck. They also add candy into the box. Who doesn't want candy? I've used them for my last few purc...
Apr 21, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Send us a Text Message. I understand that when people say there's a discovery problem, what they're really saying is, I have a discovery problem, people aren't finding my podcast. And so it kind of makes me scratch my head when I hear that because if only there was like some sort of tool that would search the entire internet. Oh, that's right, you may have heard of one. It's called Google. Today, we have a tool that makes it easier to be found in Google Now, right now, wherever you're at your cu...
Apr 14, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a Text Message. Telbee lets you communicate with your customers by sending and receiving voice messages online so you can engage them quickly and easily in the most natural way possible... voice! Create and customize online voice recorders for your website, podcast, emails, social channels, or to access via QR codes. Let your visitors ask questions and share ideas quickly and naturally by simply talking, whenever is convenient for them - and for you! Talking is faster than typing, and mo...
Apr 08, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Send us a Text Message. Are you a podcaster with a following? Selling premium podcast subscriptions directly to your own audience can be a more effective way to monetize than selling advertising. Your paid podcasts, including all future content updates, are delivered to your listeners’ accounts automatically through our secure mobile and web apps as soon as they purchase. There’s no need for your listeners to copy and paste private RSS feed links, which is a major hassle, can be very confusing f...
Mar 31, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Send us a Text Message. Share a sale is one of my favorite affiliate directories. If you are new to affiliate directories here are the steps; 1. Sign up as an affiliate 2. Find a product that REALLY fits your audience (preferably one you use) 3. Apply to promote that product 4. (upon approval) Get your link 5. Promote the product using your special link 6. Someone buys something 7. You earn a commission 8. You get paid. For more insights into how to make money with your podcast check out the boo...
Mar 24, 2021•3 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a Text Message. This is a resource I use on a DAILY basis. The resource is Canva the great thing is it is like having Photoshop in the cloud. I used the free resource which has thousands of templates and images. If you want to go to the pro version you get 420,000 templates and much more for $12/month (less if you purchase a year). It's an amazing tool You can even schedule images to post on social sites. They have great tutorials that really help you make great-looking graphics. Check i...
Mar 17, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a Text Message. If you type the same thing every day or get asked for links to things every day. Text Expander is the resource for you. Here are some of my favorite things I use it for; My Bio Affiliate Links I Need on a Regular Basis Common Answers to Questions I Get All the Time. The Raw HTML of an episode template ( see video ) You can even have you prompt you to add a bit of personalization. The best part is its less than $5 a month and it will save you A TON of time. Once you start ...
Mar 03, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Send us a Text Message. While there are other platforms that try to be everything to everybody (kajabi) one of those items is going to be "not so great." When I looked at a Kajabi demo, their community tool looked like a forum from 1995. Circle does one thing (Creating a Modern Community) and it does it so well. It has been around about a year and is gaining lots of steam as it is listening to its users and giving them what they want. What they do is it integrates into the platform you already h...
Feb 24, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send us a Text Message. I saw a friend's WordPress site. It just had polish. It was a sleek, well-organized site with subscribe buttons and a slick player. I was amazed when I found out it was only $69 Check out their WordPress Podcast Themes Roogan and Megaphone They do add some plugins with the install of the theme, but the good news is you know the plugins won't cause conflicts. You can sign up at their site and get a free demo site to play with the theme before buying. Check it out JOIN the ...
Feb 17, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 10
