How To Launch An Awesome Podcast: From Creation To Marketing and Beyond

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Podcasting is a great way to get your message out there and bring exposure to your blog, business and/or brand. This is from a talk I did at Digital Colab, where I answer the following questions: Why should I start a podcast? What are my equipment and software options? How do I record, edit and post my podcast episode? How do I plan my episode effectively? How do I get maximum exposure for my podcast and brand? If you've been thinking about starting a podcast, check it out. Leslie Samuel - http://www.becomeablogger.com

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How To Launch An Awesome

Podcast: From Creation To

Marketing and Beyond @LeslieSamuel

www.becomeablogger.com

In This Session . . .

Why should I start a podcast?

What are my equipment and software options?

How do I record, edit and post my podcast episode?

How do I plan my episode effectively?

How do I get maximum exposure for my podcast and brand?

Why Should I Start A

Podcast?

400 Million Blogs250K

Podcasts

Learning

With

[YOU]

What are my Equipment Options?

@LeslieSamuel

Audio Technica ATR-2100 USB $59.99

Desktop Mic Stand

$8.06

Windscreen $1.99

Basic Podcasting Setup

The Mixer

Workflow Diagram

Equipment OptionsMicrophone:

Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB > $59

Rode Procaster > $229

Heil PR-40 > $295

Mixer:

Mackie VLZ3 > $99 - $399

Digital Recorder:

Roland R-05 > $202 Cables

Audio Playback

Soundbyte - Black Cat Systems

Recording Interviews

Ecamm Callrecorder

Bossjock Studio

How do I record, edit and post my podcast

episodes?@LeslieSamuel

After RecordingExport as an MP3 File

Tag the file with ID3 Editor

Upload Tagged MP3 file to Podcast Hosting Server

Embed MP3 audio file in your Wordpress blog

Add your show notes to your post

ID3 Editor

www.pa-software.com/id3editor/

Audio Processing

www.auphonic.com

Podcast Hosting Service

www.libsyn.com

Adding Podcast To Blog

Blubrry Powerpress Plugin

Show NotesIntroduction

Announcements

Outline of what was covered

Listener question

About podcast

Question

Link to Subscribe in iTunes

Submitting To iTunesCreate a category for your Podcast episode

Grab the category feed and create a new Feedblitz or Feedburner feed for your podcast episode(www.becomeablogger.com/category/podcast/feed)

Submit that new feed to iTunes(feeds.feedburner.com/learningwithleslie)

Submitting To iTunes

Submitting To iTunes

How do I plan my episodes effectively?

@LeslieSamuel

Planning Your Episodes

3 Parts Introduction

Meat

Closing

Structure Of Podcasts

Introduction

The Meal

How do I get maximum exposure?

@LeslieSamuel

www.freebloggingvideos.com

Practice Makes Perfect

In Review . . .

Why should I start a podcast?

What are my equipment and software options?

How do I record, edit and post my podcast episode?

How do I plan my episode effectively?

How do I get maximum exposure for my podcast and brand?

Q&A@LeslieSamuel

www.becomeablogger.com

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