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Dave Jackson
You want to start a podcast, but you’re unsure where to start. You need advice on how to grow or monetize your show, and stop being so scared that it won’t work! I can help by showing you what mistakes NOT TO MAKE and much more. Subscribe to the show and soak in the 18+ years of podcasting experience from Podcaster Hall of Fame Inductee Dave Jackson.
Electrovoice RE320 Microphone Vs Sure SM58
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18:2916/06/2011
Podcasting Changes Lives
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15:3714/06/2011
Podcasting Questions Answered
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19:5704/06/2011
Starting Small but Starting
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22:1028/05/2011
The Bad Side of Podcasting
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17:1522/05/2011
Put a Sock On it
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18:2316/05/2011
Why Not Host My Media Where I Host My Website?
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20:3509/05/2011
Top 5 Questions From Podcamp Cleveland
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19:1602/05/2011
Do I Really Need A Portable Recorder
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18:2124/04/2011
The Cost of Starting A Low Budget Video Podcast
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14:0816/04/2011
Thirteen Thousand Listeners Per Week
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14:4803/04/2011
Wizzard Media Launches Web Based Premium Podcast Subscription Service
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21:3720/03/2011
Podcasting Live - Taking Phone Calls
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10:4213/03/2011
Voicing Your Opinion
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12:1807/03/2011
Spending Your Tax Return
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12:0527/02/2011
Getting More Podcast Subscribers
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14:0120/02/2011
1.64 Billion Downloads
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18:0913/02/2011
To Cuss or Not to Cuss
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15:4407/02/2011
Topping the Charts From the Basement
I was reading an article about the Swerdlick family from Plymouth Minn. Here Father Dave and his two daughters Hannah and Zoe (ages 10ish-12) produce Kid Friday. The show is the three of them talking tech. Let’s face it kids love new stuff. I was at a McDonald’s the day after Christmas and overheard a [...]
09:2724/01/2011
Time Shift the Gold
I was speaking with Rabbi Steve again, and he was very excited as he is preparing to launch his podcast. He was able to score an interview with an "A list" celebrity in his niche. When he spoke with the person they told him he had 15 minutes for the interview. It turns out this [...]
07:2017/01/2011
Podcasting Still Making Headlines
Stuff You Should Know Podcast Featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution A recent article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution mentioned that two guys in their 30s recording in a studio in Atlanta. The Podcast is Stuff You Should Know. The article mentions that it is number 7 on the “Best Podcasts of 2010? list in iTunes. What does that [...]
09:0803/01/2011
Why Do You Podcast?
Most of my podcasts I'm giving you information, but today I'm asking for some information from you. Call in your comments 888-563-3228 (or record a quick mp3 and email it to me dave "at" schoolofpodcasting "dot" com). Podcasting can hep you build a relationship with your audience. Musicians have found this over the years. Don't [...]
10:1923/12/2010
USB Headset Test
Today I answer a few questions about intro/outro music. Charles Maxwood had asked about intro and outro music. First of all I think its important to have into and outro music. It sets the tone of the podcast. It gives it a professional feel. The music I use for this podcast’s intro and outro music [...]
16:4913/12/2010
Calling Your Audience to Action
Today we get a phone call from Rich Palmer of Audio Gumshoe who chimes in our discussion from last week about how far podcasting has come since it began. Its much easier to consume podcasts, there are more and more devices that are building directories for podcasts. Greg Fitzsimmons Finding Loyal Audience with Podcasting Greg [...]
15:1106/12/2010
Taking Another Look at Podcasting
I was reading the Libsyn blog, and I thought about all the things that have changed in the past six years. iTunes exists iPhones Exists Wi-Fi hots spots everywhere Blackberry phones are now more entertainment oriented Adnroid Phones can subscribe to Podcasts - no computer needed More people moving away from television and consuming content [...]
13:4427/11/2010
Creating Intriguing Content
Today i talk about making great content. To me this is content that is intriguing. This typically is information you can't get any place else. It is one of a kind (or hard to find) information. An example of this is Mar Maron and his WTF podcast. He is interviewing comedians about their life along [...]
11:5707/11/2010
Live Podcasting Pros and Cons
Creating a live podcast using free software can seem like a great idea. As a podcast consultant, I see there are times when it makes sense. Today we talk about the pros and cons of creating a podcast live, when it is a good idea, and when it should be avoided.
12:0310/10/2010
Radio Appears to be 38 Percent Commercials
The number 1 afternoon radio show in Cleveland is the Mike Trivisonno show. He is entertaining. Much like most podcasters, Mike is not really a “broadcaster.” He is more “one of us” behind a microphone. However, there are times when I leave my job and I won’t actually here Mike for 10 minutes. I sit [...]
15:5203/10/2010
Headline Animator – Truth in Advertising
I read a Podcast Academy: The Business Podcasting Book: Launching, Marketing, and Measuring Your Podcast and there was a cool publicity tip about using feedburner's headline animator. I had seen that a while ago, but was unaware they had an option to allow visitors to "grab this code" and put the widget on their site. [...]
16:1026/09/2010
When is it Time to Podfade?
Edgy Podcast Reviews (a show that reviewed other podcasts) has (more than likely) "Podfaded" (gone of the air). The reason? According to one of the hosts, "It's just not fun anymore." The great thing about podcasting is: 1. You choose to start a podcast. 2. You choose how long the podcast is, how often you [...]
11:5420/09/2010
The Return of Podcast Promo Swapping
Turning Your Email Newsletter into a Podcast If you are producing an email newsletter, you already have the content for a podcast. When I mention this to some people they state, "I just want to use e-mail" or "I'm not geeky enough to create a podcast. Well if you can email a family member a [...]
19:5613/09/2010
The Importance of the About Page
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13:4704/09/2010
New Podcast Directories
// If you are hearing advice on podcasting, and someone tells you to save your file as Mono instead of stereo to make your file smaller, you need to find a new source of advice. I'm working on a youtube video for this, but you can do this at home. Take any file and mix [...]
16:1523/08/2010
The EASY Way to Record A Skype Call
There are many podcast consultants like myself we give advice for want-to-be podcasters. Most of the time there are answers that are fairly universal, but I feel there are times when the answers differ greatly. One such answer is recording a skype call. The answer I often hear is to set up a "mix minus" [...]
03:5416/08/2010
Why WordPress is the Best
Today I answer some questions about Podcast equipment on a budget, and we get some feedback on last week's show about over editing your audio. There is a program called Feed For All that allows you to create an RSS feed. When I started back in 2005, I had created my website in dreamweaver, and [...]
13:5508/08/2010
Over-Editing Your Sound
Podcasting News I was interviewed on the Podcast Advisor show with Andy White. I answer some questions about what I get out of Podcasting, what gear I use, what hurdles I've come across and more. Andy is great guy. Adam Curry is slowly exiting Mevio. One of the things he will be focusing on "The [...]
15:0302/08/2010
Who, What, Why, When, Where, and How of Podcasting
Who Who am I? I'm Dave Jackson and I've been podcasting since 2005. I have a bachelor's degree in Education specializing in techncial education, and I feel I can explain anything in terms that make it easy to digest. Who should Podcast? Anybody with passion for a subject and wants to reach the world What? [...]
09:2325/07/2010
From H2 to ESPN
Today we hear from former school of podcasting student Dave Gardner of the Rat Cast who has gone from using a small portable recorder to report on minor league hockey to being asked into the booth of ESPN. He first did a podcast about a single team, then expanded to be a podcast about the [...]
12:1918/07/2010
The Pros and Cons of Starting a Forum
Today we talk about Forums. These may be called "message boards" and are a great tool for your audience to interact with each. For some websites, people use them to support a product or service. They can be lovely additions to your online promotional arsenal. There are some great advantages to having a forum. Podcasts [...]
21:0111/07/2010
Freemium Resources
This episode originates from the School of Podcasting Freemium Resources When you provide a free podcast to promote a service that people pay for, this is called "freemium" approach. You provide free information hoping they will pay for your premium services. Christopher sent an email about wanting to start a website where people pay for [...]
13:3104/07/2010
Automated Backup For Your WordPress Installation
Today we are talking about Podcasting in a round about way. We are talking about my recommended software for podcasting which is WordPress. Recently WordPress had a major upgrade, and in some cases your upgrade may not have gone so smooth (my site was down for a short bit, but up with some help from [...]
16:2528/06/2010
WordPress 3.0 Initial Reactions
WordPress 3.0 was rolled out this week. It is a merger of WordPress multi-user and the previous version of WordPress. It has a new default theme called 2010 that allows you to customize the menu system, the background, and easier editing of the footer. The band news is most of the themes available do not [...]
16:0020/06/2010
Podcast Voicemail Call Button
Today I talk about a "new" feature I found at podcastvoicemail.com when I logged into get my messages (typically they forward the voice mail to me in a wav format, but I accidentally deleted the message, but it still resided on their website. When I logged in, I saw where I could create call now [...]
11:5614/06/2010
A Free Software Program That Won’t Crash
Today I got a new computer from Dell. I paid about 800 bucks for it, and it is running Windows 7. It turns out my Sony Sound Forge 8 doesn't run on Windows 7, my Pain Shop Pro runs in a strange mode. I ended up loading a free version of Sony Acid xpress. I [...]
16:3606/06/2010
You Can’t Please Everybody
Today I talk about the fact that when you voice your opinion in a public manner, not everyone will appreciate it. Likewise, there will be people who love every word that comes out of your mouth. In the same way that you are not as good as the person who loves every syllable, you are [...]
13:2531/05/2010
Garbage in Garbage Out
You can't polish a turd
09:0421/05/2010
Proof Content is King
Today I talk about an example of how content is king. When you have content that people want to forward to their friends, you have great content. The book is Stuff white people like by Christian Lander. Here is his story in a nutshel. His original concept was sent via text to a friend on [...]
11:2911/05/2010
Samson Go Mic Reviewed
Today we have a guest reviewer a Fred Castaneda of the Stuggling Entrepreneur Podcast gives us some hands on insight into the Samson Go Mic. This tiny little microphone is a easy to use USB device that can even clip on your laptop (for those who want a better sound than their built in microphone. [...]
09:1003/05/2010
Great Resource For Great Podcast Content For Free
I have said that one of the easiest ways to grow your audience is to do interviews. Why? Because the person being interviewed (in theory) has people who follow them. So if you interview someone who writes a book about getting more traffic to your website through Search Engine Optimization (SEO), and your website is [...]
29:5520/04/2010
If I Had To Do it All Again…
I had a listener write in and ask, "What mistakes have you made in the past, that if you had to do it all again - you would avoid. 1. I would use wordpress. When I started I built my website in Dreamweaver, and I did my RSS feed in a different program. When I [...]
16:0802/04/2010