Podcast Answer Man Episode 136
Interview With Mignon Fogarty

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Last night, my wife and I had the opportunity to discuss podcasting as a career with Mignon Fogarty, also known as Grammar Girl. Mignon is the creator of Grammar Girl and the founder and managing director of Quick and Dirty Tips.

This opportunity came about due to the fact that Mignon was going to be in Cincinnati for a book signing related to her new book “The Grammar Devotional.” Her first book, “Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing” achieved enough success that she made it on the New York Times Best Seller List.

We were very excited when the message came in from Mignon saying that she had remembered that we’re in the Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky area and that she’d love to meet us for dinner.

In this episode, we invite you to sit down at the restaurant with us as we discuss how podcasting was the catalyst for her published books, an appearance on the Oprah show (clip1 – clip2), and a life altering decision to go into podcasting as a full-time career.

Important highlights from the interview include:

Mignon started with an original podcast that took her as much as 20 hours a week to produce. She later made a decision to do something different, even though her original podcast had even won awards.

Mignon “fell into it (podcasting as a career).” It started out just as a hobby that she did in her free time.

There is a discussion that demonstrates the role of passion and enthusiasm about the topic(s) you podcast about. She mentions that she listens to a sports podcast because of their passion and enthusiasm, not because she loves sports.

It became a business when she got some publicity that led her to writing a book. However, the book would have never happened had it not been for the podcast.

Mignon says that she makes about as much money from podcasting as she did as a technical writer. She was a pretty successful technical writer. We both agree that we, as people who have found a way to turn podcasting into a career, are an anomaly and that there is no real formula for “being discovered” and making it work. Mignon shares about who invested in her podcast network and a little bit about how that is all managed.

We talked briefly about the ability to have a positive impact on the lives of others through your podcasting and the importance of picking the right format and being focused on consistency.

I hope that you enjoy the conversation with Mignon.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 135
Will Affiliate Advertising Increase Your Credibility?

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In this episode, I share my thoughts on the question of whether or not having affiliate marketing is a good way to build credibility during the initial growth phase of your podcast. I share my thoughts of “Calling In Favors” from your audience. I also took a few other calls as well.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 134
gspn.tv Studio Tour

It’s not very often that I put a video episode into the Podcast Answer Man podcast feeds, let alone a 30 minute one. However, the community has been begging for a video tour of the gspn.tv studio for the longest time.

Until recently, I’ve never been happy with the video quality that I’ve got with my video projects. That has all changed now with my Kodak Zi8 pocket HD Camera.

In this video, I explain how I use each computer in my studio as well as show you the the equipment that I make use of in my podcast productions.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 133
Leo Laporte Admits Nobody Cares About Video

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In episode 130, I shared some audio clips from a talk that Leo Laporte gave at the Online News Association Conference in San Francisco recently.

In that talk, Leo had shared that he made over 1.5 million dollars last year from advertising on his podcast network. Soon after sharing this revenues from the previous year, he stated that “Podcasting, essentially, is dead.”

Of course, in that episode, I argued that podcasting is what earned Leo his 1.5 million dollars, not live video. In fact, I played audio clips from his talk where Leo shared that with us.

In this episode, I share two very important things from two different podcasts that Leo produces. In episode 13 of This Week In Google, Leo shared that this year, Leo has already earned 2.5 million dollars from his podcasting. Doesn’t sound like a dead industry to me.

However, even more shocking than that, I was blown away by something that Leo shared in This Week In Tech episode 218. If you go and try to find the quote I’m talking about in the episode from the TWiT.tv website, you will not be able to find it. In fact, the episode had been pulled offline, edited, and re-released without the quote included in the episode.

Luckily, I had my original copy in the recycle bin on my laptop. In this episode, I share the audio where Leo says… “This is nuts… I spent all this money to broadcast video. Who’s watchin’? Nobody’s watchin’ video. They all just listen in their car. Nobody wants this.”

I admire and respect Leo Laporte a great deal. I credit him for my inspiration to get into podcasting. As shared in this episode, I’ve found great success in finding my passion in the field of podcasting and have found a way to support a family of five with a career in podcasting myself.

I know that Leo doesn’t really believe that podcasting is dead. However, those are the words he spoke. Those words were spoken to a great number of people who don’t understand podcasting at all. I got upset with Leo when he said that because he was setting up a powerful story about the power behind podcasting and then totally turned a possibly interested crowd away form the thought of pursuing podcasting.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 132
What Does Soda Pop Have To Do With Podcasting

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In this episode, I explain why I think this YouTube video about soda pop holds one of the major keys to successful podcasting.

I also mentioned a service called Tungle. Be sure to listen to the interview we did with the CEO.

A listener wrote in with a question about getting subscribed to a podcast in the Russian version of iTunes.

And to wrap things up, I reminded you that now is the perfect time to let me know what training products you would like me to produce.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 131
Branding A Mustache

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In this episode, I hit record without any show notes in front of me. However, I came prepared with a great deal of community feedback. I play several bits of feedback about the episode I did last week regarding Leo Laporte. I had an interesting question about branding my mustache.

While I didn’t take any notes while recording the show, I’m sure I tossed in a few other topics into the discussion about podcasting along the way.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 130
Leo Laporte Makes 1.5 Million From Podcasting

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In this episode, share my thoughts and reactions on a Mashable blog post that said, “Podcast pioneer Leo Laporte gave a talk at the Online News Association Conference in San Francisco recently, giving insights into the future of media coupled with anecdotes from his work in television and radio.

The keynote, entitled “Lunch with Leo”, runs 40 minutes, but it’s well worth the time if you’re involved in online media and broadcasting.

The most interesting tidbit: Laporte’s TWiT (This Week in Tech) network does $1.5 million in revenue per year, doubling yearly.

His costs, however, are more impressive: it only takes $350,000 per year to run the business with 7 employees.”

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 129
Finding Music For Your Podcast

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In this episode, I answer several listeners from the podcasting community. First off, I answer the question about where you can find music for your podcast. I mention MusicBakery.com, GarageBand’s free music provided on the mac, as well as the music over at MusicAlley.com. Oh yeah, and I think I even mentioned that Geoff Smith can create a custom jingle for you.

Also in this episode is talk of mono v/s stereo recording for podcasts and some thoughts on the idea of audio and or video automatically loading on your website.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 128
Extending Your Brand With Twitter

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In this episode. I mentioned that I was recently interviewed by my friend Ray on his Podcaster’s Studio Podcast.

I share a personal story of the power of Twitter in extending your brand.

I also answered a question from Jerilyn who wrote…. “I know you don’t edit your shows anymore to save time, but my question is when working with a partner, co-host or guest speaker and you, as the producer, think their conversation is a bit dull, or kinda blah, or not very dynamic/funny -do you just go with it, try to re-direct the conversation somehow – or just wait until the recording is over and then maybe not release it? I know with Stephanie you don’t have that problem, but am wondering if it ever has come up – or what you do when you feel a podcast isn’t quite 100% what you want. I’d love to hear your thoughts – thanks!

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 127
Improving Your Sound Quality

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In this episode, I share an example how a client recently improved the quality of the sound of his show by simply using a professional digital audio recorder like the Edirol R-09. Several folks who were watching as I recorded this episode purchased and Edirol from me that day.

Next, I shared an answer to a question that I had received in the 48 Days Podcasting and New Media Group that I run. I provided my answer in audio form as to demonstrate the before and after effects of the advice I was giving.

Finally, I took a call from Gordon who wanted some advice on how I manage my show notes for all the various podcasts that I produce. Of course I told him that the answer is simply GOOGLE DOCS.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 126
Making Money With Your Podcast

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In this episode, I share some basic thoughts about how one can make money from producing a podcast. There are so many options out there. Join a network that will try to find advertisers for you. Try to get your own advertisers. Learn the difference between an advertiser and a sponsor. Premium Content Models. Selling products and services, etc, etc.

Also, I answer a question from someone who asked why I chose to run so many podcasts off of just one site at gspn.tv rather than having a different website for each show.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 125
Digital Recorders And Bit Rates

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In this episode, Scott shares some thoughts after having me do a 100 point evaluation of his podcast, The SciFi Diner Podcast.

Another client, Ray, called in to share his appreciate of the new equipment that he recently purchased from me. As a result of this bit of feedback, I ended up spending a great deal of time explaining many of the benefits of having a portable digital audio recorder.

Finally I shared a pre-recorded conversation with my friend, Daniel Lewis, about audio bit rates.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 124
Thoughts On Enhanced Podcasts

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In this episode, I share some insights as to the process of how an mp3 goes from being uploaded to libsyn.com, posted into a Wordpress entry, which creates a link to the file in an rss feed published by Wordpress, which is then converted to an iTunes compatible rss feed by Feedburner for one of my clients.

I also share some thoughts on Embedding audio player in HTML Site.

Will Brown a Blog titled “Fear and Trembling – Or Not: Thoughts on the VoloMedia Podcasting Patent”

Steve Rinkenberger for a link to a blog post by the Law Office of Steve O’Donnell, Ph.D. titled “Scary podcast patent not that scary”

I mentioned that you should check out Social Media Serenity.

Nick and Lee both called in some thoughts about Soundboard.

I attempted to answer some questions about bit rates.

I wrapped up the show by sharing my thoughts on Enhanced Podcasts.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 123
A Patent For Podcasting?

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In this episode, I share some shocking news in the world of podcasting. There has been a story posted that states that a Californian company receives patent for Podcasting.

I share what this article says, the response from the company who has been awarded the patent in question, and my thoughts on the whole thing.

I think the main thing to take away from this episode is that this isn’t anything we should be losing sleep over just yet. We’ll keep our eye on this story.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 122
Audio Editing Software For Podcasters

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In this episode:

* Nick called to mention Mail Chimp as an option for mailing lists.

* Jonathan shared some additional insight on naming schemes.

* Jonathan also shared some thoughts on other businesses poaching from Twitter Followers List.

* My thoughts on Audio Editing Software For Podcasters. Audacity is Free. Adobe Audition is my favorite. For the Mac I suggest either GarageBand or Sound Studio.

* Wayne Henderson called in about an episode of another podcast that I produce where I talked about rechargeable batteries. I share my thoughts on how I’ve saved 100’s of dollars using NiMH rechargeable batteries.

* I wrap up the episode with an amazing testimonial that I was blessed to have received this past week. You can see it at the top of the Recommendations Page.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 121
100 Point Podcast Evaluation

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In this episode Nick Padley called in about an Update to Garage Band. As it turns out, they added an option to turn off the auto-normalize process when exporting your recordings to mp3.

Jerrica was in our live chat room and asked me to share my thoughts on on Audacity as an audio editing program program.

I share a story news item that says Skype might have to shut down because of a dispute over the core technology used to make the Internet telephone system work. Of course I share that I don’t think this will really ever happen.

Wayne called in to share some additional thoughts on mixing audio and video in the same rss feeds.

I end the show by announcing a brand new service that I’m offering here through my Podcast Answer Man consulting business. Please contact me if you are interested in a 100 Point Evaluation of Your Podcast. Full details are mentioned in this episode. Or if you like, feel free to contact me and I’ll explain how it all works.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 120
Naming Schemes And Email Lists

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In this episode John called in to ask about Email Lists. I mention how I use Google Groups. While I’ve never used their service, I’ve heard a lot of good things about Constant Contact.

Jonathan sent and audio recording to ask about Naming Schemes. I give a little background on why I’ve chosen to name my audio files the way that I have over the years. Personally, I don’t feel that naming schemes are all that important. However, I would highly recommend being consistent with how you name your files. As this audio feedback proves, people do pay attention.

Finally, I threw out a discussion starter about Social Networking & Business Competitors. I don’t know if I’ll get any response to this or not. This is something I’ve never thought of before. Normally, I’d just say, be so good at what you do that people would never want to go to your competitor.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 119
Feedburner And Old Episodes

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In this episode, I share some thoughts on the use of Feedburner even if you are using a hosting service that provides iTunes optimized rss feeds.

Chris Oatley called to say thanks for Episode 80 which was a screen cast on Google Analytics.

I share some thoughts I’ve been having on how to best handle the old archives of Podcast Answer Man.

Finally, I close the show out with a call from Daniel Johnson Jr. regarding limited speaking times at Podcamps and my thoughts on his comments.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 118
Mixing Content In Feeds

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In this episode, I give some thoughts on the idea of mixing content in the same podcast feed. Whether it be mixing video with audio or even long shows with short shows. Ultimately, I think it really depends on what your audience wants. The best thing to do is simply to ask them.

I also took two calls asking about doing Live Shows. I quickly give some thoughts on that topic.

Finally, I share who did my cartoon picture that I use for my avatar. It’s a question that I’m asked quite frequently. Click Here For The Site.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 117
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In this episode, I share an amazing opportunity available to podcasters that will not last long. …………………

Please note: I’ve removed this episode from the archives due to the fact that the information is outdated and is no longer relevant to the Podcast Answer Man audience. I’ve not had a chance to go back into the archives to remove all outdated material from the archives. However, this is one episode where I felt that the suggestions offered in the episode may no longer provide value to podcasters.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 116
Audio Levels And A Lot More

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In this episode I cover the following….

* I talk just briefly about Podcamp Ohio.

* I explain why I think all podcasters should be excited about the release of the OS 3.0 software for the iPhone, even if you don’t own an iPhone yourself.

* I answer a question from Rick in Wisconsin regarding why some podcasts have a much lower volume level than others.

* I answer a question from Nick who wants some advice on ways to possibly record a podcast while commuting to work.

* I answer a question from Steve who wants some advice about what to do when his co-host on Skype seems to be over modulated.

* I answer a question from Jeff who wants to know how I monitor my own audio when doing Skype interviews.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 115
All About Wordpress

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In this episode, I have a great conversation with Mitch Canter from StudioNashVegas.com. The focus of our conversation is about using Wordpress not only as a blog, but as an overall solution for your website.

Here is the list of Wodress Plugins that we discussed during the show:

C Forms
http://www.deliciousdays.com/cforms-plugin

Life Stream
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/lifestream/

Yet Another Related Post Plugin
http://mitcho.com/code/yarpp/

Stumble For Wordpress
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/stumble-for-wordpress/

WP Greetbox
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-greet-box/

Google Analyticator
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-analyticator/

Google XML Site Map
http://www.arnebrachhold.de/projects/wordpress-plugins/google-xml-sitemaps-generator/

All In One SEO
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/

fotobook
http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2254862517

Facebook Connect
http://www.sociable.es/facebook-connect/

BB Press
http://bbpress.org/

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 114
Show Some Love

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In This Episode:
* Some audio feedback from Evan Agee talking about the benefits of using the word “podcast” in your site’s url.
* Answer to some questions sent in by David Herron regarding some insights into my production process.
* Slight discussion about using an outline v/s a script for your show.
* Some ideas on how to reduce the need of editing out the “ums” in your podcast.
* The awesomeness of the Pretty Link Plugin for Wordpress.
* Wayne Henderson and I discuss what he and Jeff Roney have been up to regarding a concept they’re calling “Show A Podcaster Some Love.”

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 113
Artwork And Domain Names

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In This Episode:
I give some advice on business and podcast website design.
My affiliate account for OverNightPrints.com is now active.
I give some thoughts on choosing a domain name for your site

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 112
An Example of Podcasting With Purpose

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In This Episode:

First off, I want to remind you to REGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR that is coming up this weekend.

In the last episode, I shared with you the idea of podcasting with a purpose. In this episode, I give you an example of what this sort of thing actually looks like by sharing a recent episode of my newly re-branded podcasts called “Pursuing A Balanced Life.”

There are a few things about this episode that I think podcasters might find interesting. Here are a few things to consider when listening

*Notice the transition sound effect when I fade into the episode that I share with you.

*Notice the amazing audio quality of the Edirol R-09HR audio recorder – Available for purchase through me.

*Notice out I used the voice mail feedback line to play audio from a listener and interacted with him during the recording of the content.

*Notice the fact that you don’t have to be “in studio” to record a podcast. Many of my listeners enjoy the ambient noises of me being outside more than sounding great in the studio.

*Notice the use of Social Media Tools to help brand your show. Seriously, CLICK HERE FOR AN EXAMPLEM.

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Podcasting With Purpose
And Rebranding Shows!

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In this episode:
Valuable information about voice mail for podcasters!
Ambient Sounds set the stage!
Bloopers – Keeping It Real!
Should Podcasting Sound Like Radio?
Podcasting With Purpose
Rebranding Shows
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Podcast Answer Man 110
RSS Feed Limits? Webinar Announcement!

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In this episode, I answer a question about why I have over 100 episodes of my Podcast Answer Man podcast in my rss feed, while I only have 15 episodes of my various other shows’ rss feeds. Is there a limit on the number of shows you can put in one rss feed? What do you do with old episodes when you have hundreds of episodes?

Also, in this episode, I tell you all about the Podcast Production Setup and Workflow Webinar. You don’t want to miss this webinar as this will be the most comprehensive two hour webinar I’ve done to date. It will be held on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 7:00 PM EDT. If you would like to attend, please do Click Here To Register Now.

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Podcast Answer Man 109
Edirol Recorder and Voice Mail Options

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In this episode, I answer some questions from one of my clients who has recently ordered a few pieces of audio gear from me. He’s considering the purchase of the Edirol R-09HR recorder and wanted to know if I recommended that he should use an external mic when doing interviews.

I share a few sample recordings using the Edirol with and without an external microphone. In the example where I do use an external microphone, I’m using the Electrovoice RE50/B microphone. Both the Edirol and the Mic are available for purchase through me!
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Also in this episode, I share three options for having a Voice Mail Feedback Line. The first two options, J2.com and K7.net are free services. The third service, which is the one that I use, is BroadVoice.com. If you choose to sign up with BroadVoice, please use my listener feedback line as the number that referred you to them. My Voice Mail Number with them is 859-795-4067.

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Podcast Answer Man 108
Carrie Runnals from Words To Mouth

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In this episode, I have the honor of interviewing Carrie Runnals from The DivaCast and Words To Mouth Podcast. I know many of you are inspired by the stories and insights of other podcasters and Carrie is one of those people who is really passionate about what she podcasts about. This to me is among the greatest traits that any podcaster can have.

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Podcast Answer Man 107
Marketing Your Podcast

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In this email, I share a direct message that I received from my friend, Daniel Johnson, Jr. He had provided me a link to this wonderful blog entry from Seth Godin. That of course inspired some additional thoughts on my mindset related to marketing your podcast.

Also in this episode, I answer a few listener questions. Steve McQueen from MCNationPodcast.com asked about placing a TalkShoe recording and putting it on your own podcast site. I also gave just a brief example of the sound of the JK Audio Broadcast Host. Finally, I took two calls from Tess from London, England regarding Wordpress and iTunes.

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Podcast Answer Man 106
Handling Critical Feedback

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In this episode, I share three of the most recent critical feedback emails that I’ve received. Two of the three had a very negative tone with the criticisms. In each of these three examples, I share how it is possible to turn these types of emails into an opportunity to build a relationship. It’s not always possible to do this. However, when it comes to building community, it is important to understand that it really does happen one person at a time.

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Podcast Answer Man 105
The Personal Touch

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In this episode, discuss the different approach to podcasters being available to their audiences. I also share some thoughts about using headphones to monitor your audio levels while recording. A few other items thrown in there as well.

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Podcast Answer Man 104
Phone Interviews And Skype

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In this episode, I answer a question about the use of Skype Out to record phone interviews for a podcast. I give my thoughts on this type of recording and other possible solutions.

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Podcast Answer Man 103
Blogs And Podcasts Combined

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In this episode, I spend some time answering a question about using a single installation of wordpress to combine both your blog and your podcast.

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Podcast Answer Man 102
Podcamp Nashville Review & My Talk

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In this episode, I share my thoughts about Podcamp Nashville 2009. I also share the talk that I gave during the my time there. Of course I mention it in the episode, but I just want to say that I thought it was an awesome event. The location and style was perfect this year and I had the opportunity to connect with a lot of great people from the Nashville area and other from other places as well.

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Podcast Answer Man 101
Tascam DR-07 Video Review

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In this episode, I provide you a video review of the Tascam DR-07, which you can purchase by either emailing me at Cliff@gspn.tv or calling me at the number listed at the top of my equipment page.

Video Review Here:

Please note that in episode 100, I provided an audio review of this same unit.

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Podcast Answer Man 100
Tascam DR-07 Audio Review

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In this episode, I provide you an audio review of the Tascam DR-07, which you can purchase by either emailing me at Cliff@gspn.tv or calling me at the number listed at the top of my equipment page.

Please note that in episode 101, I’ll be providing a very in depth video review of this same unit.

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Podcast Answer Man 099
Feedburner/Google Server Transition

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In this episode, I share my updated thoughts of the Feeedburner/Google sever transfer. I mention the January 19th blog post where I personally suggested waiting to do the transfer.

I’m happy to announce that Google seems to have resolved most every issue that anyone had reported up to this point with the exception of those who are using Yahoo Pipes as their source rss feed. In the episode, I personally give a green light and say that making the transition seem to be a pretty seamless one at this point.

Feedburner MyBrand Users:
For those who are using the MyBrand feature of Feedburner. Google is reporting that “After transferring your account, you will be sent an email with instructions on how to change MyBrand. You can also get these instructions on the MyAccount page after the transfer.”

You will be required to change your DNS CNAME to the Google hosted domain service, the same service that handles custom domains for Google applications like Blogger and Google Apps for Your Domain. Please note that the CNAME will no longer be the same domain as the domain that serves feeds, but the service level and functionality will be identical.

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Podcast Answer Man 098
Interviewed By Mark Hunter

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In this episode, I’m interviewed by Mark Hunter from the Social Media Podcast.

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A talk with James Paolantonio of
XZapps iPhone Apps.

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In this episode, I have a talk with the man who designed my gspn.tv iPhone Application. In our discussion, you’ll learn that version 2.0 of the gspn.tv app is coming soon with the ability to download episodes. Also, James is making an announcement that he has a new site, linked above, where you can get your own iPhone application for your podcast.

PLEASE NOTE: This is not a paid endorsement and while using promo code “answerman” will get you a 10% discount on the creation of your iPhone app, should you choose to order one, we do not get any sort of a commission from your purchase.

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A talk with Chef Mark Tafoya of
Culinary Media Network.

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Podcast Answer Man
Episode 095 – Girls Night In Radio

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In this episode, I interview the girls from Girls Night In Radio. A podcast that was started by girls who had met one another as a result of the gspn.tv community.

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A Talk With Joe Lamp’l
Growing A Greener World Podcast

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In this episode, I have one of my consulting clients join me during a 24 hours podcast marathon that we did to celebrate our third anniversary in podcasting my first year of doing podcasting full time as a career.

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Podcast Answer Man #93
With Liberty And Justice For All

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In this episode, I talk with Stephen Cross, as gspn.tv community member who created one of the best new podcasts in 2008. You must check out With Liberty And Justice For All to see a very creative approach to podcasting!

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A talk with Father Roderick from SQPN.com

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In this episode, I am joined via skype with one of my all time favorite podcasters, Father Roderick. We talk about many aspects of podcasting, from technology to the community.

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A Talk Amongst Those Who Plan To Podcast For Years To Come

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In this episode, I share a talk with some folks who are pretty well known in the podcasting community. If there was any doubt as to whether podcasting is working for folks, I hope this conversation will put your mind to ease.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 090
Podcasting Is Dead? I Disagree! A Talk With Michael W Geoghegan

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In this episode, I talk with Michael W Geoghegan regarding his recent comments about the statement of podcasting made in his blog regarding the demise of Podango.

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Podcast Answer Man Episode 089
Sad News Regarding Podango

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This weekend, I learned of some very shocking and extremely sad news regarding Podango. On Friday, December 26th, the president of Podango, Douglas G. Smith, published an entry on the Podango company blog. In the post, Doug writes, “Our ability to continue operations past the end of this year (2008) is in question. We do not want any of you, or any of your shows to be negatively affected by this uncertainty and so we are encouraging you to begin taking all necessary steps to secure your data or begin moving to another hosting provider.” … “As of today, the last day to move or secure your data is December 31st.”

In case you don’t have a calendar in front of you, that’s less than five full days from the date of the notice till the time that it is “possible” that Podango content producers will no longer have access to any of the content they’ve uploaded to the Podango servers and any and all rss feeds hosted by Podango cease to exist.

You may remember that I was considering a two year contract with Podango for the entire gspn.tv network. In this audio episode of the Podcast Answer Man, I share the story of why I chose not to sign with Podango at the very last minute.

Also in the episode, I talk with Todd Cochrane from GeekNewsCentral.com and Rawvoice.com. I brought Todd online because he has a hosting company that is a one of a few hosting options for these Podango content producers who are looking for a new home.

I know that many of you in the gspn.tv and PodastAnswerMan.com are personally affected by this news. My heart goes out to you! I can’t imagine that you saw yourself spending your holiday break working on a podcast show transition such as this.

One last thing mentioned in this episode was Michael W. Geoghegan’s blog entry asserting that this is further proof that “podcasting is dead.” Michael, I love and respect you man… I certainly agree that podcasting didn’t turn out to be what so many folks in the old days thought it would become. However, it’s far from dead. In a way.. Actually, in a BIG WAY, I’m glad it didn’t turn out the way everyone had thought it would. I’m totally digging the path that podcasting has taken me down!

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I wanted to share this announcement with you in a video episode of Podcast Answer Man so that I could play around with different methods of posting video content that I’ll be getting while I’m in at the conference. To bring this episode to you, I held a simple point and shoot camera in my right hand as I walked down the street filming myself. I loaded the video into a program called ScreenFlow. I exported the video as a .m4v for use in my rss feed for download. I then exported the video into a Quicktime .mov file which I then uploaded to Facebook, YouTube, and Blip.tv.

I actually need your help. Can you tell me which embedded player do you think looks better? Is there a difference in your opinion?

This version is from Blip.tv

This version is from FaceBook! (I didn’t know they allowed you to embed video. Till Now!)

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In this episode, I talk with Jay Berkowitz of 10GoldenRules.com. Jay shares some insights on how we, as podcasters, can optimize our websites for best search engine results.

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I use the following Plug-Ins

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On-demand backup of your WordPress database.
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ShareThis: Let your visitors share a post/page with others. Supports e-mail and posting to social bookmarking sites.

KG-EnclosureFlex: Gives you the flexibility to choose which files you want to enclose in your RSS feed, and allows you to suppress all enclosures if you want.

Audio player: A highly configurable but simple mp3 player for all your audio needs. You can customise the player’s colour scheme to match your blog theme, have it automatically show track information from the encoded ID3 tags and more.

Akismet: Checks your comments against the Akismet web service to see if they look like spam or not.

Wordpress Automatic Upgrade: Allows a user to automatically upgrade the wordpress installation to the latest one provided by wordpress.org using the 5 steps provided in the wordpress upgrade instructions.

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In this episode, I give my review of of iTalk. (iTunes link) iTalk is a new sound recording app for iPhone, iPhone 3G, and 2nd generation iPod touch that turns the iPhone or iPod touch into a mobile audio recorder.

I’ve been using the the application to record several episodes of my daily audio journal podcast titled “My Crazy Life.” However, I’m becoming increasingly more frustrated with the audio glitches that I point out in this review. I’m at the point that I love this application to just let it go. I’m contacting Griffin Support on Monday to see if I can find out if they are aware of this issue.

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In This Episode, I share an interview I did with Tim Bourquin after he had finished interviewing me for his New Media Expo Podcast.

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Never heard of Google Analytics before? No worries, I also show just how much useful information you can learn about how people find your site and what they do once they get there. Best of all, Google Analytics is absolutely free.

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In This Episode, I answer questions about noise reduction, mic choices, and so much more. I talk about Isolation, Absorbtion, Podcast Stats, and Condenser Vs Dynamic Microphones.

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In This Episode, I answer a question about how to make a portable studio setup. I also share how the TWIT.tv podcasts have been really burning me out with all their advertisements. Of course I share a major change as to the revenue approach for this podcast, announcing that starting immediately, we are switching the Podcast Answer Man to where only ever other episode will be released in the free feed. Plus Members will continue to get every episode. To learn more about Plus Membership, please visit http://gspn.tv.

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In This Episode, I share an update on the gspn.tv iPhone Application that I mentioned in episode 074 of The Podcast Answer Man Podcast.

I share my excitement over a real time website analytics program called Woopra.

I mention my blog post that describes How To Embed MP3 Flash Players On Regular HTML Sites.

I talk about SurveyMonkey.com and how conducting a survey of your listeners can help you learn things that could be useful in growing your audience.

Finally, I share with you one of my favorite new podcasts put together by a fifth grader and her father titled “With Liberty And Justice For All.” Check out the show, leave her some feedback, and tell her the Podcast Answer Man told you about her.

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In this video episode I explain how to create a one click subscribe button for the zune and for iTunes. Doing so for iTunes is as simple as changing the url pre-fix of your rss feed from “http://” to “itpc://” Creating a zune one click install button is as simple as using this online zune podcast subscription tool.

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In this episode I explain why it has been a few weeks since I last released an episode of the Podcast Answer Man podcast. Of course you can see the new layout of the site here. Believe it or not, this theme you see on this site is the exact theme that I used to build this site for a client. I mentioned that we recently released our 1,000th episode for gspn.tv. I also mentioned that I spent more than 10 hours working on this 30 minute video project. I didn’t mention it in the episode, but this is another video project that I did for myself.

I took some time to answer a question from someone in the community regarding setting up an rss feed with feedburner so that you can change from one domain to another without asking your subscribers to subscribe to a new feed.

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In this video episode, I share with you the iPhone application that I’ve had made for our podcasting network. It should be available within the next few days or it could take up to three weeks to get into the iTunes store. I’ll keep you posted.

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In this episode:

1) Show Started off with an update on my web hosting issue that I shared in the last episode (ep 72). I’m sticking with my shared hosting account with Godaddy.com. If I ever need a web host in the future, I will very much re-consider going to mosso.com. They had great customer service and support!

2) Next up, I shared that I’ve been working with a lot of new podcast start ups. In this episode, I shared just two of them to give you and idea of what some folks are doing in the field of Podcasting.

http://LoudounWildlife.org/category/podcasts
http://PinkAcres.tv

3) I answer an email from Russell who asked about how to bring in live callers into his high-school sports broadcast. We talked about the use of a JK Audio Broadcast Host, Skype’s Skype-In Service, as well as two suggestions… a) Use a hard wired connection for the internet, b) consider moving to a service like ustream.tv v/s windows media encoder.

4) Finally, we ended the show with a call from our good friend Wayne Henderson who loves the fact that I often will put fun stuff to read here in my lyrics tags.

I shared that my favorite mp3 tagging tool for the PC can be found for free at http://mp3tag.de

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In this episode I share some of my experiences with my current web hosting situation.

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In this episode, I share my thoughts on the Features and Drawbacks of Plurk.com and explain why I have actually got caught up into using this slightly odd named web 2.0 micro-blogging service. I also share my thoughts on Ping.fm.

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In this episode I share a recent event where I had to change the name of my consulting business. I also talk about a few questions some consulting clients have recently asked.

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Bob mentioned the REC Forums where he has been sharing a lot of his stories of his involvement in the music industry. You should CLICK HERE to check it out as there are links to photos, videos, etc that Bob has pulled out of the archives.

Of course I also mentioned in this podcast that I did an entire episode of the Podcast Answer Man to demonstrate the Power of the Heil PR 40. Click Here to listen to that episode.

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On this episode, I catch up on a few comments and questions that had come in on the Podcast Answer Man Voice Mail Line. Of course you can always call in your comments and questinos 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling 859-795-4067.

The following video was mentioned by one of our callers. This video is from Paul Figgiani and Doug Kaye of IT Conversations. It’s a very informative video. However, I must point out, that I do not recommend relying on software for the recording of important Skyped interviews. You are always better off using a hardware based solution with an audio mixminus with even the least expensive of mixers out there and recording into a digital audio recorder.

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In this episode, I finally go public with my thoughts on the TalkShoe Incident! Also I share my excitement over the release of the Edirol R-09HR recorder. If you are interested in the purchase of any podcasting gear, please do give me a call! I have some pre-built packages for podcasters or we can create a custom package just for you.

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This is a conversation with Jason Van Orden. Jason Van Orden is a consultant, author and speaker on podcasting and social media. Jason, a webpreneur and would-be rock star, dove into podcasting with the same passion he has for music and internet business.

In this conversation Jason and I discuss the process of how community is built over time.

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In this episode, I have lunch with DG Hollums, a local podcasting pastor from Northern, Ky. We share our lunch time discussion of various podcasting topics. Check out DG’s podcasts The Guys Podcast and Praxis Podcast.

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In this episode I am interviewed by gspn.tv community member, Andrea Zuniga. She recently interviewed me for her podcast called Geek Is Chic.

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In this episode I discuss how to make a link to subscribe to iTunes using an image. I answer a question about how to set up a domain name to forward to your free wordpress.com or blogger account. I also share my initial thoughts on Blogger & Podcaster Liability Insurance as discussed in TWIL Episode 14. There are quite a few other nuggets to be mined in this episode as well.

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Here is the recording I did of my talk at Podcamp NYC titled “Communicating With Your Audience / Building A Community Around Your Podcast.”

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In this episode, I share a bit of an update while outside the studio. There are going to be quite a few field recordings coming up from my trip to Podcamp NYC. Also, I share that I’ve been planning a lot of “meet ups” with those who listen to our podcasts. I encourage you to set up some meetups with people who listen to your show.

I also share my thoughts after giving my first ever Podcasting Webinar. I’m already excited to do my second Podcasting 101 webinar this coming Tuesday, April 29th.

Future Webinar Topics Include:
Improving Your Audio – Recording & Editing Techniques
Producing A Live Show!
Multi-Location Co-Hosting & Interviews
Basic Video Podcasting Using The Mac!
Working With ID3 Tags
FeedBurner & Feed Options
Web Technology Hints & Tips – Twitter, Skype, Facebook, Online Forums, EventBrite
Wordpress Basics for Podcasting
Podcast Equipment Workshop – What Equipment Is Right For Me?

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In this episode, I am joined by Jeff Roney of Roney Zone Productions. We talked about a few low cost ideas on how you can promote your podcast!

We talked about Building a relationship with another show, bringing value to the conversation, the use of sub domains for branding purposes, video as a promotional tool even for audio podcasters, and the power of the written word.

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In this episode, I review the Marantz PMD620 Professional Portable Digital Recorder. I also give a bit of an update regarding my feelings on the Zoom H2 Recorder. I also compare both the Marantz and the Zoom recorders to the Edirol R-09. Folks may be shocked to learn that if I had to replace my Edirol, there is a good chance that I might do so with the PMD620.

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I had a touch of nerves just minutes before I spoke, but like normal, that all went away after I got started.

Here are my notes that I was reading from!

Podcasting As A Career in TWENTY MINUTES or less!

Introduction in 3 minutes or less!

CC Chapman’s Managing The Gray – Episode 50
How to Break Into New Media as a Career

CC gave some great tips to folks who often ask how to break into new media as a career. I want to tell you a little about my story and then let you know how I got to where I am today, fits in with the advice that CC gave in his show!

My name is Cliff Ravenscraft
I’m married, going on 12 years, to my lovely wife, Stephanie
I have three children ages 8, 6, and 2
I recently left my career in insurance after 11 years to pursue my passion for a living as a full time podcast and new media personality.

A Couple of Facts About Me that helped lead me to where I am today!
Insurance Agent – I Love To Sell!
Associate Pastor – I Love To Talk!
Pastor of Small Groups – I Love To Teach!
I Love People!
I Love Technology – I’m a gadget freak!

How I got into podcasting as a hobby in five minutes or less!
Leo Leporte + Father Roaderick + A Couple From Hawaii

My First Podcast – Lost – Faith – Technology! – Generally Speaking!
People begged me to do just Lost!
14,000 Listeners within just the first few episodes!
My Calling To Ministry
Launched More Podcasts!

The Decision To Go Full Time! – In 4 Minutes Or Less!
Used to be VERY Successful as an insurance agent!
Lost All Passion for Insurance!
Podcasting On My Mind Every Waking Moment!
January 2007, decided to do it as a part time job!
Started Consulting
Got too busy and really affecting my DAY JOB!
Decided I either had to go full time or go back to podcasting as a hobby!
Decided to focus on the Day Job!
Became Extremely Miserable!
Everyone told me, CLIFF YOU ARE MEANT TO BE A PODCASTER!
My Listeners
My Insurance Clients
My Underwriters
My friends
My pastor

MOST IMPORTANTLY!!!! MY WIFE!

How To Tell My Parents!!!!!
The 90 Day Notice!

HOW DOES ONE EARN A LIVING PODCASTING AS A PROFESSION – IN 3 MINUTES OR LESS!

ANSWER: I’m still working on that one!

Donations! – The gspn.tv Monthly Support Team!
1000 listeners as a part of the gspn.tv Monthly Support Team!
1,000 people at $10 per month is $10,000 per month income!
I started this 3 weeks ago and I have 26 listeners join to date!
Donating either 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, or 30 per month

Sponsorship!

Webinars!

Podcast Consulting

Equipment Sales!

I’m constantly looking into other avenues for stream of income

THINGS CC CHAPMAN SHARED IN HIS MANAGING THE GRAY!

You Must Discover Your Niche!
Entertainment
Technology
Faith

Be Passionate About Your Niche!
People Are Drawn To Passion
I’m pretty darn Passionate

You Need A Strong Work Ethic!
I recently had to MAKE MYSELF declare one day a week as a day I don’t work!

Be involved!
I answer every single email
I try to play ever call in our shows
I create ways to interact with people and for them to interact with each other.
Online Forum
Twitter
Facebook
LIVE EVENTS!

WHAT CC SAID:

Be Curious! – Have Fun With New Technology
I try nearly every new technology that hits the block!
I try to find ways to use it to interact with my community.

Network, Network, Network.
That’s Why I’m Here
Podcamp Boston- Over 200 Business Cards!

Working Hard is Important, but luck can play a vital role.
CC called it luck, and didn’t want to really go into the discussion of destiny, fate, etc. That’s just not what his show’s about.

For me, you can call it luck, but I know in my heart, I was born to podcast! This is my calling in life.

You Have To Get Paid – Don’t UnderValue Yourself!
This was the most difficult thing to grasp!
I’m still working on how to go about charging for stuff that is just second nature to me!

To Me…. Podcasting is all about Entertaining, Encouraging, and Inspiring Others and Building Community

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Upcoming PodCamps: (Note: There may be more that I’m not yet aware of)
Bold = Events that I am registered for!

* PodCamp Nashville – February 9, 2008
* PodCampMidWest – February 15-16 – Kansas City
* PodCamp Seattle – Februaryish, 2008 (in planning) – Seattle
* PodCamp Toronto 2 – February 23-24, 2008 at Ryerson University
* PodCampWesternMass, March 8, 2008
* PodCampSA (South Africa), – early March 2008 in Bloemfontein, South Africa
* PodCampSLC – March 29th, 2008 – Salt Lake City, Utah
* PodcampDC is coming April 18-20 2008
* PodCamp NYC 2.0, Friday April 25 and Saturday, April 26th, 2008
* PodCamp San Antonio – Numero Dos, May 3, 2008
* PodCamp Atlanta 2 – May 17-18, 2008
* PodCamp Chicago Somewhere in Chicago – June 6, 7, and 8th 2008
* Podcamp Austin – Austin, Texas – June 20, 21, 2008
* PodCamp Ohio – Columbus, Ohio – June 28, 2008
* PodCamp SF – January 18, 2009 @ MacWorld SF

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Heil PR-40
In this episode, I’ve decided to show off one of my favorite pieces of equipment in my studio. My Heil PR40 microphone was recommended by Leo Leporte. I’m using this episode to show the MAJOR difference in the audio between cheap microphones as they compare to the Heil PR-40 sound.

Of course, I want you to know that one stream of income that I have going in my career as a podcast and new media consultant is that I am a reseller of audio equipment. The Heil PR-40 microphone is by far my most popular item. I can assure you that if you contact me directly, you’ll not find a lower price on this microphone!

If you are saving up money to improve the quality of your audio sound. Before you buy Compressors, Gates, Equalizers, etc, you should first purchase a professional microphone like the Heil-PR40 and it will increase the quality of your audio well above 95% of all the other podcasts out there.

If you want to purchase this microphone from me, please send me an email at Cliff@gspn.tv for more details.

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In this episode, I record from a live demonstration at a meet up for NewMediaCincinnati.com.

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In this episode, I talk about the importance of taking your time when naming your podcast

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If you use twitter at all, there’s no doubt that you’ve recently seen a bit more GREEN in folk’s avatars!

If you are wondering what in the world is up with all the peas popping up all over the place, don’t feel bad. Heck it took about a week of seeing these peas multiply through my twitter contact list before I finally climbed out from behind my rock and asked someone to explain to me what this was all about. Before I share the answer, let me give you a little back story.

It’s the most amazing story in new media in 2007 as far as I am concerned. Susan Reynolds is a name that came across my radar about three months ago. It was just at the time that I had announced that I was leaving my job to start a career in full time podcasting and new media that my friend Kim told me that I should check out Second Life. She told me that if I wanted to know about the marketing possibilities of Second Life, I should get in touch with Susan Reynolds as she was like the Queen of Second Life Marketing.

Because I’ve been working through the end of this year at the insurance agency while working at night trying to do the work for my current podcasting clients and potential clients and setting up the business end of things, Second Life had been pushed to the back burner as something to look into in the new year when I am devoted to new media full time.

So here we are at present time where I recently asked what was the deal with all these peas everywhere. Several people immediately pointed out that the peas were in support of Susan Reynolds who had recently been diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Susan explains the connection to the peas best in her blog post titled “What’s With The Peas?”

In short, when Susan when in to be tested, they did a lot of poking and prodding and in her own words, “To keep bleeding down & relieve pain I’d need to keep things cool. Traditional ice packs are hard and heavy. As much as I try to be a good sport I’m not into having a brick sitting on my chest….”

This is where a bag of frozen peas comes into the story! Susan writes, “I tucked it in my bra, took a picture, and was ready to tell the story later that night. That bag of peas added a touch of lightness to what could have been a sad and serious tale.” And thus began the uplifting and encouraging support of the New Media Community.

It’s amazing how something as simple as a pea can be used through this social media networking to bring us all together and cause us to band together in prayer and well wishes for Susan’s fight against breast cancer. I’ve seen the new media rally together to support a cause before, but never like this.

New Media Jim just met up with Susan Reynolds this evening and in new media fashion, they released an utterz message for us!

Useful links to follow-up on Susan’s fight!
Boobs On Ice – Susan’s Blog where she shares her fight against cancer!
Frozen Pea Fund – A website created to raise money for breast cancer research in honor of our friend, Susan Reynolds.
Frozen Pea Friday – A Flickr Group where you can share your Pea-Vatar!
Twitter – Follow Susan’s Twitter Updates
PEAple – A special Twitter account for riends of @susanreynolds, determined to help her kick breast cancer’s hind end.

Susan, I’m sure you’ll come by and read this. You and I have never personally met. I only know you through a friend who only knew you through social and new media. However, I feel very connected to you through your sharing this painful circumstance in your life. Sharing our lives online and being real and authentic is what I find so amazing about New Media.

Normally, when I learn of a crisis moment in the life of someone I know, I often times don’t know what to do or say to encourage the person. Sometimes, so much that I almost feel like sticking my head in the ground and avoiding the person who is suffering through the crisis. However, your effort in thinking ahead about how to share this with the community in a way that opens the window to be a little bit more light about such a serious topic was brilliant.

Thank you for bringing us all together! My prayers are with you as you go to the hospital tomorrow! We’ll be following you and encouraging you as you fight this cancer. I have faith that you will go from being a cancer patient to a cancer survivor!

Sincerely,
Cliff J. Ravenscraft
twitter.com/gspn

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In this episode, I do a screencast explaining why I love Netvibes and why it is now my personalized home page. If you would like to add the gspn.tv podcasts tab that I showed in this video, CLICK HERE after you have your netvibes account set up.

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In this episode, I share my concerns about those who attempt to start podcasting using the Live Show format. I was shocked at how this almost came out as sort of a “rant.” I didn’t intend for it to come out that way. I’m wondering if this might spark an ongoing conversation on the topic.

In the episode, I shared my suggestion that using a cheap microphone and recording into AUDACITY would bring you a much higher quality of sound than that of recording into a phone line. Not only that, but I prefer listening to a podcast when the host(s) are pretending that they are speaking to, or for the benefit of, ME, the downloading listener. I don’t get this same feeling from many of the shows that focus so much of their attention on those who have joined them live.

It’s just been something going through my head I guess and I am not sure I delivered my thoughts well in this episode, but I got it off my chest and we’ll see what comes of it.

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In this episode, I share why I rely so heavily on using an audio mixer in my podcast recordings. I also explain what a mix-minus is and how to set one up. Check out the new equipment page on the blog!

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In this episode, I take a quick lunch break to bring you a video podcast of some options out there for microphones for your podcast. Check out the new equipment page on the blog!

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In this episode, I discussed how The Podacast Answer Man will now be a part of my personal/professional blog at CliffRavenscraft.com. Also, I explained that I am going to official end the NetJunk and Pursuing Your Passion podcasts and move the content from those shows into the Podcast Answer Man show. This is an an effort to streamline my efforts in podcasting. More about this in the episode.

T.J. called in with a question about how I play my audio clips right into the show as we record. I use a program called Pod Producer which you can get for FREE at PodProducer.net.

Chris Oatley called in and asked about video podcasting. I do plan on doing more video podcasting and I will certainly be doing many episode devoted to the topic. In this episode, I do share some important tips as far as shopping for a camera. Make sure any camera you buy has an AUDIO INPUT JACK! This is extremely important. I also shared that a good place to host your video files is Libsyn at Libsyn.com. I also mentioned Podango, but asked anyone who was considering the use of Podango to hold off just another few days until they here our big announcement in the gspn.tv State of the Community address that I’ll be releasing this week.

Jon from MonsterCookies.ca wrote a question in our forum. He wanted to know why his artwork and description would not update in iTunes even though he had updated this information on his libsyn account. The problem is that Jon is using Feedburner. This is where iTunes is looking for the feed data. I explained that Jon needs to sign into his feedburner account, go to the “Optimize” Tab in the settings panel and then click on the “Smartfeed” option. It is here that he should change his podcast artwork, description, and keywords.

Call in your comments and questions to our Listener Feedback Line at 859-795-4067 and we’ll try to play your call in our next show.

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In this episode, I talk about An Article From Gigaom that discussed an increased concern about where you might be downloading your wordpress themes from. If you use Wordpress, I strongly encourage you to listen to this episode of the Podcast Answer Man and then read the article for yourself!

Episode 035 Update Regarding the Zoom H2:
Please note: The Zoom H2 will not mount as a USB Drive on MAC OS X 10.5.0 Leopard unless you update to H2 Firmware version 1.2 or higher. You may download the latest H2 frimware and read the installation instructions at Zoom’s site here.

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In this episode, I give you my review of the Samson Zoom H2 Portable Digital Recorder. You can help support gspn.tv by purchasing this item by contacting Cliff (cliff@gspn.tv) at $191.00!

UPDATE 11/27/2007:
Please note: The Zoom H2 will not mount as a USB Drive on MAC OS X 10.5.0 Leopard unless you update to H2 Firmware version 1.2 or higher. You may download the latest H2 frimware and read the installation instructions at Zoom’s site here.

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Steps Mentioned In The Podcast
1) Determine your message – What your show will be about.
2) Determine who your audience is.
3) Choose a title.
4) Record your show – Audacity
5) Set up a website.
6) Find a place to host your files
7) Upload your file
Link to your file in your website
9) Burn your feed using FEEDBURNER
10) Promote Your Feed!

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In this episode of the Podcast Answer Man, we talk with Victor Cajiao from The Typical Mac User Podcast.

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In this episode of the Podcast Answer Man, we talk with Cali Lewis from GeekBrief.tv

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In this episode, I mentioned that I would start a section in the forum to discuss the use of Feedburner. CLICK HERE to go directly to that section!

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In today’s Podcast Answer Man, I share with you a story I found on Paul Colligan’s Blog. The news is that Microsoft will now support Podcasting on its new Zune 2 devices out of the box. Not only that, but Zune 1 users will get an update to their firmware that will also support podcasting. The best part is that Microsoft is actually using the word PODCASTING! THIS ROCKS! Even if you never plan on purchasing a Zune EVER!

Listen to this episode of the Podcast Answer Man to find out why!

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Today I share a brilliant marketing ploy that was pulled off at the New Media Expo this past weekend. Here is the link to the blog post I read from! Shout out to Chris Brogan for alerting me to this via twitter.

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In this episode, I talk to Greg Willits, Father Roderick, Megan aka PodcastJunky, and Mike James.

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Cliff and Chef Mark Tafoya take some time to discuss ADM.

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This episode is being pulled directly from the Remarkably Mark Podcast of our friend Chef Mark Tafoya. Before hearing about this on his podcast, I had not heard of the ADM, Association for Downloadable Media.

I’m releasing both Session 1 and 2 from Mark’s Podcamp Recordings here in the Podcast Answer Man feed. I have scheduled a live discussion on TalkShoe this coming Sunday where Chef Mark and I will talk together about what ADM is and share our thoughts on the organization as it is today.

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This episode is being pulled directly from the Remarkably Mark Podcast of our friend Chef Mark Tafoya. Before hearing about this on his podcast, I had not heard of the ADM, Association for Downloadable Media.

I’m releasing both Session 1 and 2 from Mark’s Podcamp Recordings here in the Podcast Answer Man feed. I have scheduled a live discussion on TalkShoe this coming Sunday where Chef Mark and I will talk together about what ADM is and share our thoughts on the organization as it is today.

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Links:
Garage Band by Apple
MusicBakery.com
Old Time Radio Sound Effects

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What is the best place to host your files?
How can I get good stats reporting?
How do I get my podcast image to show in iTunes?
How do you handle negative feedback?

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Is it possible to use two usb mics to record audio for my podcast?
How does Cliff get his audio clips into podcast recordings?
How much does the Broadcast Host Cost?
How can I resample my voice mails from 8000hz to 44100hz in Audacity?

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One of the most overlooked details of setting up an audio podcast is the LOOK of the podcast itself. What I mean is that often times, the website that hosts your podcast show notes is the first impression someone will get of your audio production. This is especially true when folks find you through a search result in google. However, even in most podcast directories, there is a 300×300 image that can be used to display the logo or promotional graphic of your podcast.

In this episode, I interview the person who has been very helpful with the design work of much of what has been taking place with gspn.tv. Kim Fenolio is a great person to work with when it comes to graphic design. Kim recently started working for herself and has launched her business online at www.KimFenolio.com. If you are in need of some graphic design work, please do check out the work she does and the reasonable costs of doing business with her.

Here is one example of what I talked about in the podcast:

As a podcaster, my greatest desire has been to get as much audience participation as possible. Most podcasters have tried to use such tools as the comments section on their show notes, online forums, listener feedback phone lines, and email. Yet, today, there is a very small percentage of podcasters who have actually tried to do a Live Interactive Podcast format. In today’s episode of the Podcast Answer Man, we do an actual Live Interactive Podcast to talk about the benefits of the LIP format.

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In this episode, Cliff shares two different FREE options for recording telephone interviews for your podcasts. If you are going to be doing a lot of interviews and you are willing to make an investment to do so, you might want to check out the gspn.tv Equipment Page to see some of the equipment mentioned in this podcast episode.

As an added bonus, Cliff shares two strategies of how to bring in a remote co-host into your podcasts at the end. Enjoy!

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Cliff is joined by Chef Mark Tafoya of the Remarkable Palate Podcast and the Remarkably Mark Podcast.

Mark C. Tafoya is a personal chef in New York City. He is also a world traveler and self-taught gourmand. He is a graduate of Yale University, worked as an actor for 10 years, both On and Off Broadway, and in independent films. His love of travel and food has taken him around the world. In this episode, we talk about motivations for podcasting and quite a bit about podcasting gear.

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