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There are only so many ways you can MONETIZE your podcast...and my guest today is part of a team that is brainstorming and creating a new way to do it, including the integration of your media host into the monetization act. Today I'm chatting with Matt Basta of http://www.Pinecast.com (www.Pinecast.com )and he's going to tell us about all the bells and whistles of their podcasting platform in a way that enables you to "Focus on podcasts not funding." (That's their tagline, by the way). On this episode we're going step by step down the page of their website, so if you want to follow along that would be really peachy and cool. Matt's going to give us the lowdown and I'm going to be asking the questions. https://plinkhq.com/i/999802464 (Subscribe to Podcastification Here!)

If you do interview or conversation style podcast episodes, you know the pain and trouble that can come from trying to wrangle up a new guest every single episode.Andrew Allement felt that same pain and decided to do something about it. In the spirit of http://www.helpareporter.com/ (Help A Reporter Out), Andrew has put together http://www.PodcastGuests.com (www.PodcastGuests.com) (affiliate link) - a simple and easy way for you to submit your podcast and yourself to an online directory to receive offers for podcast appearances and to make your podcasting guest opportunities known to people who may be interested in sharing their expertise. I think Andrew's come up with a brilliant idea here that's pretty easy to pull off - but most of all it will be very helpful to the podcasting community. Listen to the episode to get all the details. LINKS MENTIONED: http://www.PodcastGuests.com (www.PodcastGuests.com (affiliate)) http://www.DomainNameWire.com (www.DomainNameWire.com) http://www.IOTPodcast.com (www.IOTPo

As you can tell, I am a huge fan of great audio recording solutions...and there are more and more apps coming out that are so helpful in getting those long distance recordings down with almost flawless sound quality. Technology marches on. This episode covers yet another of those recently developed apps that's proving to be super helpful for the podcast community. I'm talking today with Josh from http://www.Zencastr.com (Zencastr) - in my opinion one of the cleanest and easiest to use apps that is out there. On this episode Josh and I talk through how the app idea and development came about, how he created it, what it can do (step by step) and how you can get in on the beta testing so that you can get a discount when Zencastr goes to a paid model in a very short time. You gotta' hear this one. It's a great episode. (Recorded using Zencastr - BTW). https://plinkhq.com/i/999802464 (Subscribe to Podcastification Here!)

http://www.PodcastFastTrack.com/moreshows (http://www.PodcastFastTrack.com/moreshows) Is it a good idea to publish more than one podcast show at the same time?Should you produce multiple podcast shows at once? To some of you the idea sounds really exciting. To others, you think I'm crazy even to ask the question. Maybe "crazy" is the right word, because... I have to admit that this particular episode of the podcast is purely a selfish endeavor. That's because I've been considering starting a second podcast or maybe even a third. I've got all these ideas banging around my head, and I wanted to talk to someone who has actually done it and has learned the hard lessons and has good ideas about how to avoid the pitfalls. So... I invited Daniel J. Lewis of "http://TheAudacityToPodcast.com (The Audacity To Podcast)" onto the show today.Daniel is not only an experienced podcaster in his own right, but for this conversation what mattered most is that Daniel has produced and is currently producing multiple sh

Podcast Hosting is one of the basic things you need to get in place if you're going to start a podcast.And there's lots of great services out there. http://www.Libsyn.com (Libsyn) http://www.blubrry.com (Blubrry) https://aws.amazon.com/s3/?sc_channel=PS&sc_campaign=acquisition_US&sc_publisher=google&sc_medium=s3_b&sc_content=s3_e_control&sc_detail=amazon%20s3&sc_category=s3&sc_segment=85675223922&sc_matchtype=e&sc_country=US&s_kwcid=AL!4422!3!85675223922!e!!g!!amazon%20s3&ef_id=VhvEFgAAAI90GyKM:20160203131741:s (Amazon S3) (OK, it's not a podcast focused media host, but it can be used) and others Today's episode is focused on a relative newcomer to the growing list of podcast hosting solutions out there, http://www.ShoutEngine.com (ShoutEngine) Chris Hayes, one of the founders of Shout Engine says that he got started building their media hosting platform because he was a bit... uhhhh... miffed about the way stats were counted in traditional platforms. What has re

https://www.PodcastFastTrack.com/podfading (https://www.PodcastFastTrack.com/podfading) The Podfading spectre is alive and well.I've done my share of sporadic publishing of my show. If you've listened for any amount of time, you know that to be true. On this episode of Podcastification I'm going to chat a bit about the things I've learned from my personal experience and the interactions I've had with over 20 clients in my podcast production and show notes business. There's a lot more to podfading than you think, and I think there are even some ways it can be a good thing Find out more on this episode. https://plinkhq.com/i/999802464 (Subscribe to Podcastification Here!)

http://www.PodcastFastTrack.com/GetSomeMusic (http://www.PodcastFastTrack.com/GetSomeMusic) Podcast music is something that makes a show stand out... in good ways and bad ways.Your podcast can STAND OUT in a bad way if YOU USE COPYRIGHTED MUSIC AND GET SUED. Your podcast can STAND OUT in a good way if you use music that makes your audience think of you, and ONLY YOU! So where can you find podcast music that is legal and gets you noticed in the good way? That's what I'm going to cover on this episode of Podcastification... here's the links to the sites I mention: ROYALTY FREE MUSIC (means you pay a small fee, download the music, and use it. But others can use it too) http://www.InstantMusicNow.com (www.InstantMusicNow.com) http://www.PartnersInRhyme.com (www.PartnersInRhyme.com) http://www.Opuzz.com (www.Opuzz.com) http://www.NeoSounds.com (www.NeoSounds.com) http://www.MusicRadioCreative.com (www.MusicRadioCreative.com) CUSTOM MUSIC (means you pay for something that is only for you... often you'll have t

http://www.PodcastFastTrack.com/AlwaysDoThis (http://www.PodcastFastTrack.com/AlwaysDoThis) Today I'm going to tell you to do something every single time you publish a podcast episode that I have NOT always done.That's part of the force behind why I think this is so important. If I don't always do it, I'm pretty sure you don't either... and it's a powerful way you can help your audience share your episode with people in their circles. 1 thing you should ALWAYS do on your #podcast episodes Are you curious? You should be... this is good stuff. I'll give you a little hint... It has to do with podcast apps. You may not know it even exists. It has the potential to get your show "out there" where people can find it. Want to know more? Listen in... And THANKS for listening... I'd love to hear your comments below. https://plinkhq.com/i/999802464 (Subscribe to Podcastification Here!)

Episode Titles are a lot more important than many podcasters think...Most of us are done with: blocking out the time to record scheduling interviews doing the recording post recording work optimizing and tagging the audio uploading to our media host And THEN we think about what to call this thing we just recorded. But episode titles deserve and NEED much more attention than that. In this episode I'm going to give you 5 thoughts on why your podcast episode titles are much more important than you think. I'd love to hear your comments below! https://plinkhq.com/i/999802464 (Subscribe to Podcastification Here!)

Is your old podcast audio doomed to obscurity?As you may know from listening to previous episodes of Podcastification, one of the things I absolutely HATE about podcasting is that I create this great audio content (one of my shows has over 90 episodes of past interviews and instruction) and once it has it's initial blast of buzz, it's gone into the realms of internet obscurity. I hate that. But I love it at the same time. Because it gives ME the opportunity, the challenge, the HIGH CALLING to get those episodes BACK into the light of day - somehow. In this episode of Podcastification I'll be revealing to you ONE MORE way that you and your team can get your old podcast content repurposed to be of benefit to your audience once again. It's short - and worth listening to. And if you'd like to talk to me about doing this very thing for you... it's part of what my team does. You can contact me at Carey(at)PodcastFastTrack(dot)com https://plinkhq.com/i/999802464 (Subscribe to Podcastification Here!)

If you really want to be a top guest interviewer, this is all you need.Honestly. I've been doing podcast interviews for some time now and this tip somehow alluded my notice. Until I read about it on the Vimeo blog. You can find the post that inspired this mini-episode https://vimeo.com/blog/post/one-simple-technique-to-elicit-better-interview-an (HERE). So listen in to this episode of the podcast to discover this simple trick to make your interviews engaging and powerful. https://plinkhq.com/i/999802464 (Subscribe to Podcastification Here!)

One of the things I HATE about podcasting is that my episodes might have a good run of listens when they're first released...And then they seem to drop off the face of the earth. I've come to realize that the content I'm creating deserves a longer life-span than that. And it's up to me to make sure it continues to add value to the lives of the audience I'm trying to serve. In this episode of Podcastification I'm going to explain how I go about using social media, and social media management systems to schedule out my content in a way that keeps it breathing long after the initial "splash" of it's publication date. It's not a perfect system and I'm still working out things every week, but I believe it will help you. Resources mentioned in this episode: https://www.google.com/sheets/about/ (Google Sheets) http://www.Hootsuite.com (Hootsuite) http://www.Buffer.com (Buffer) http://meetedgar.com (Edgar) http://eclincher.com (eClincher) Contact me with your tips, tricks and suggestions about reviv

Podcasts are THE new media of the masses... and it's only growing!That's my interpretation of the results Edison research released from their January/February 2015 survey. Why would I say that? Because the number of people listening to podcasts is growing every year. Because those who do listen, usually listen to as many as 6 podcasts each week. It's a survey filled with insights regarding the general target market of EVERY podcaster... and it gives plenty of info on how you and I can increase the likelihood that our podcast is found and listened to by people who WANT the niche information we have to distribute. In this episode, I outline the findings of the survey, and what I think it means for podcasters. The Podcast Consumer 2015 from Edison Research https://plinkhq.com/i/999802464 (Subscribe to Podcastification Here!)

This is the 4th of 3 posts on "SHOW NOTES" - hear the previous entries here (https://podcastfasttrack.com/show-notes-the-top-4-reasons-your-podcast-needs-them/ (Part 1), https://podcastfasttrack.com/show-notes-step-1-to-making-them-epic-podcast-21/ (Part 2), https://podcastfasttrack.com/show-notes-step-2-to-making-them-epic-podcast-22/ (Part 3)) Our show notes creation also includes social media blurbs...That's what we call them anyway. These are a combination of tweets and paragraphs, based on the episode content that we'll use to drive traffic to that specific episode. Do you get what we're trying to accomplish here? We've already produced a great audio episode We've already written great http://searchengineland.com/guide/what-is-seo (SEO-optimized) show notes We've got to do MORE than just create it, publish it, and then let it languish in internet obscurity! We've got to promote the show! We choose to do this for every one of our show notes clients WHILE we're creating the show notes themselves because

Quality show notes matter!Two episodes ago, I tried to convince you that you need to take the time to create quality show notes. If you missed that episode, you can go to www.PodcastfastTrack.com/shownotes1 to hear my reasoning. In the last installment of Podcastification I showed you the first step my Podcast Fast Track team takes to begin the show notes creation process. It included: Audio editing & creation of a bullet point outline of the episode Keyword research If you missed that episode, you can find it at www.PodcastFastTrack.com/shownotes2 Today I'm going to take you into the next step of our show notes creation process - The 500 word summary of the audio content. Remember, if you've followed my formula so far (covered in the last two episodes), you've already got 2 vital steps done: You've got a bullet-point outline of the audio - which will come in very handy at this point. And you've got a list of keywords to focus on when writing - which will also be very instrumental in creating a great

There is a two-fold problem when it comes to writing truly epic show notesGood show notes have to be optimized, which takes a certain degree of expertise. As with any blog post or web page, optimization includes some or all of the following: Keyword research (the most time-consuming part) Formatting that makes best use of those keywords and related phrases Proper use and optimization of images Formatting that is easy to scan, so readers can find exactly what they're looking for. All of that takes extra time, which most podcasters don't have. I know the headaches of being a part-time podcaster. I began doing my first podcast as part of a side-hustle while I was working full time at another job. I also know the headache of having to do something like show notes when there appear to be so many other pressing things to make my full-time business more profitable and effective. So if you want to do quality show notes, there are only two solutions: You figure out a system that enables you to do the job in the l

Creating quality show notes for a podcast episode takes time... is it worth it?I've heard all kinds of opinions about the subject... In Facebook groups Google Plus communities On actual podcasts about podcasting The truth is there's no one-size-fits-all answer. But as a podcast producer whose company https://podcastfasttrack.com/podcast-show-notes-service/ (PROVIDES SHOW NOTES) for many of my clients, I'm going to try to convince you that there is more reason TO create show notes than there is NOT to have show notes. Here are my top 4 reasons you should consider show notes a necessity. Show notes provide text-based content for search engines to find and display for people searching for the topics you cover in your show. In case you didn't know, Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other search engines don't have the ability to crawl through the audio of your podcast and pull out keywords and topics in order to discover what your episode is about. They rely on YOU to tell them what the audio is about, so that they

A bad recording space can ruin your podcast audio.Yes, I said, "ruin" it. What makes a room a bad place to record? There are many things but here's a list of the TOP 3 room issues, that I'm going to help you address in this episode: A large room. Lots of hard surfaces in the room (walls, floors, furniture, glass, windows, etc.). A hardwood or tile floor. All those and more cause the sound waves your voice is producing to bounce around the room, creating echoes and residual noise that your microphone can (and will) capture. Once I've stated these 3 issues so clearly, the solutions to them are pretty obvious - but I'm going to walk through my favorite ways to solve them. Then before we finish, I'm going to cover some extra steps you can take to take serious control of your sound quality. 1. Get out of that large room Think of it this way: The more space there is between your mouth and the walls of your room, the more distance the sound wave has to travel. And as sound waves travel, they get wi

Libsyn is one of the biggest names in podcast hosting. Wordpress is one of the biggest names in websites.Put them together and what have you got? A great combination of experience, efficiency, and effectiveness in getting your podcast audio out to the world. But most of you know that. Most podcasters who host their media files on Libsyn upload their file, add the title and description fields, and then publish the episode, grab the link, and insert it into their Wordpress site. That's great. It works great. No problems. However, if you're doing it that way you might have noticed that you're essentially posting your content twice - once to Libsyn, then you copy the download link and paste it in on your Wordpress site along with another copy of your show notes or blog post? As I said, that's great. It works great. No problems. But what would it do for your workflow if I told you about a way you could publish once on Libsyn, and not even have to touch your Wordpress site - and the content would publish there auto

Skype is one of those applications that has changed the world.Seriously, think about it. Most people listening to this podcast didn't grow up with the ability to video conference with a person across the globe. Now, we do it almost daily. For podcasters, Skype has become a great asset, enabling us to connect with experts around the world for interviews and conversations, all with the click of a couple of buttons. Maybe you're new to podcasting and don't know how to record a call using Skype. Maybe you're an old-timer who is considering a switch to a better option. In this episode I'm going to walk through some of the 3rd party applications that enable you to record Skype - both audio and video - and provide links to all of those resources so you can check them out and make up your own mind. Third party applications to record Skype calls. First, understand that when I say "third party" applications, I mean software programs that are not developed or distributed by the folks at Skype. These software packages c