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A podcast is a digital audio or video file made available on the internet for downloading to a computer, mobile media player, or smartphone.

It originated from the Apple iPod; hence the podcast. 

It is an outstanding companion for while:

• Driving

• Running, walking

• Sitting at a desk

New downloads can be received by a subscription on the smartphone.

Virtues of podcasting over traditional media:

• Don't have to create content for a massive audience

• Directed to specific niche interests

• For small audiences

• Small budget

Starting a Podcast

To start a podcast, consider:

• Monitoring metrics for success

  • Goals

• Content that is informative and helpful

  • Make it entertaining

• Talent acquisition and scheduling of the right host

• Committing to deliver engaging and useful content on a regular basis

  • Allow the host to facilitate relevant introductions

  • Research hosts and content

  • Weed quality content

    • Avoid weak questions and answers

  • Ask open-ended questions of what, how, why, when, and where

• Listening to guests

• Simple legal release form addressing topics that include:

  • Contract

  • Compensation

  • Releasing rights to actions of the audio and associated photography 

  • Copyrights

  • Trademarks

• Avoiding irrelevant value

• Focus on content, discuss host later in podcast

Podcasting Tools

Audio Software

• Audacity

• BluBrry Podcasting - podcast hosting - podcast statistics - PowerPress plugin for Wordpress

• Cast - Tryca.St

  • The Studio - Record high-fidelity audio, alone or with guests around the world with no extra software as it is all stored in the cloud.

  • The Editor - Edit your podcast in record time. Drop in audio, and make use of powerful presets including dynamic compression.

  • The Publisher - Publish your podcast with the click of a button – all Cast plans include hosting, RSS feeds, and analytics at no extra charge.

• Garage Band

• Libsyn - podcast hosting

  • FAQs

    • General Show Management

• Skype to record calls

Audio Hardware

• Blue Yeti USB microphone

Video Software

Recording / Editing

• Adobe Premier Pro CC

• Apple Final Cut Pro X

• iMovie

• Lightworks

Video Distribution

• Kaltura Video Solutions / Monetization and Syndication

• Livestream

Live Video

• Periscope

• Livestream

• Ustream

Stream Podcasts

• Acast - an app that claims 'The Future of Podcasts Your favorite shows. New voices. Stories you’ll love. Follow, share and connect with podcasters around the world' - popular in Europe

• Google Play Music

• Overcast - Podcast player app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

• Podbay 

• SoundCloud

• Spreaker - to record podcasts or host live radio shows from your computer or mobile device.

• Stitcher Radio

Authoring and Podcast Management

• Apple’s GarageBand for Mac

• Feedburner - a web feed management providing RSS feeds and management tools to bloggers, podcasters, and content publishers

• Huffduffer - Create your own podcast. Find links to audio files on the Web. Huffduff the links—add them to your podcast

• Podcast Generator

• Podcast Music

• Smart Passive Income - Pay Flynn

• PodOmatic

• RINGER - interview recording

• Smart Podcast Player (SPP) - for branded podcasts

Articles

• About USB and Podcasting

• What's So Special About Podcasting (includes video)

  • Stephen Hackett, one of the founders of Relay.FM

• To Attract New Listeners, Podcasts Need to Move Beyond Sound

• Podcasting is perfect for people with big ideas. Here's how to do it

• How “Welcome to Night Vale” creators turned a podcast experiment into an industry

• 5 Secrets of Success from the $4.3M First Lady of Podcasting

• Break through the noise: the power of podcasting in business

• America's Best History Teacher Doesn't Work At A School 

  • Dan Carlin has created a one-man podcasting empire by making the past as entertaining as a blockbuster

• Big Corporate Sponsors Could Change Podcasting Forever (WIRED)

• 19+ Tools To Start a Podcast From Scratch

• NPR Launches Earbud.fm To Tell You What Podcasts You Should Be Listening To

• Five tools for producing quality podcasts

• Pocket Casts now lets you spy on what people nearby are listening to

• Monetizing Your Podcast: 5 Simple Rules for Endorsements, Ads, and Testimonials

• Why podcasting your show is smart.

• Podcasting Basics: Audio Levels and Processing

• Podcast Recappers: Why podcasting can be valuable to B2B marketing

• 3 Awesome New Checklists on How to Make a Podcast | Process Street

• Success in Business Podcast with Tom Ryan

• Want A Lesson In How People Judge Women's Voices? Start A Podcast

• Podcast media hosting explained and compared

• Is Soundcloud A Legitimate Option for Podcasting? 8 Podcast Media Hosting Companies Compared

• The Best Podcast Hosting Services Compared

• Podcast Hosting : Compare Hosting

• Everything You Need to Know About Podcast Hosting - Kevin Muldoon

• Podcasts that will make you a better entrepreneur

  • Online Marketing Made Easy

  • The Introvert Entrepreneurs

  • Off the Charts

  • The Broad Experience

  • The Introvert Entrepreneurs

  • Raise Your Hand Say Yes

  • Social Media Examiner - iTunes

    • You Tube

• 8 of the Best Podcasts You Should Be Listening To

• 1. Startup

  2. Grow the Dream Show

  3. Serial

  4. The B.S. Report

  5. The Mortified Podcast

  6. 99% Invisible

  7. This Week In Startups

  8. Invisibilia

• Social media marketing - 16 must listen business podcasts

• Apple Podcast Resources

Podcasts

• The Podcast Producers.com

Also See

• Internet Radio

• RSS

• Scheduling

• Screencasting / Screen Recorders

• Self Publishing Author