Ross Winn, Author at Podcast Insights®

Blue Yeti Upgrades: Accessories To Improve Your Yeti Microphone

By Ross Winn

Updated April 7, 2021

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The Blue Yeti microphone is one of the most popular microphones for podcasting, gaming, YouTube, and any other type of recording you typically do in front of your computer.

It’s an excellent microphone out of the box – it’s our top pick for USB microphones and gaming microphones – but there are a few things you should get to increase your audio quality and make it easier to use properly.

Update: You can get the brand new Blue Yeticaster Bundle that includes the Blue Yeti, Blue Radius III shock mount & Blue Compass boom arm – and you save a bunch by getting them together!

Check out the top Blue Yeti accessories here:

Best Interview Microphones (Handheld, Shotgun & Lavalier)

By Ross Winn

Updated December 27, 2021

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There are many different ways to record an interview: outside or inside, sitting or standing, planned or spur-of-the-moment, video or audio-only, and likely more that I haven’t thought of.

Each scenario will excel with a certain type of microphone and for planned interviews, people will commonly use a shotgun mic combined with a lavalier mic as a backup.

You will find the sections below highlighting handheld mics, shotgun mics, lavalier mics, and other accessories you may need. You’ll also find wireless options where it makes sense.

Best Earbuds (In Ear Headphones) For Listening To Podcasts & Music

By Ross Winn

Updated April 7, 2021

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In-ear headphones are easily the most common type of headphones to use with smartphones for listening to music or podcasts.

Check out the best podcast apps.

They are small and light, making them easy to carry or travel with. Audio quality is usually excellent, although that tends to scale with price (i.e. higher price = better quality) for the most part.

We are going to highlight the best wired earbuds for music and podcast listening in 2026. We won’t be specifically highlighting active or sport models as that deserves its own post, although most will work just fine for light activity.

They are organized by price, so you can easily find something that fits your budget.

Want to see the best closed-back over-ear headphones?

Best WordPress Plugins For Podcasters & Bloggers

By Ross Winn

Updated November 30, 2021

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I highly recommend using WordPress for your website whether you’re a podcaster, blogger, or anyone else who wants to consistently reach an audience.

See our recommended WordPress hosting companies – along with special offers just for our readers!

WordPress is great in its stock form, but there are many plugins that add functionality or enhance existing functionality.

I’ve tried hundreds of different WordPress plugins among many different categories, and this list is personal recommendations on based on what works best, which ones are well supported, and which plugins keep your site running quickly.

If you’re looking for a WordPress podcast plugin to create an RSS feed or find an embeddable player, just hop down to the “Podcaster Plugins” section.

Podcasting Resources & Tools For Every Level

By Ross Winn

Updated April 20, 2022

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These are my favorite tools and resources for podcasting. I currently use or have previously used all the tools listed here and highly recommend them.

I broke them up into sections so you can easily find everything: podcasting resources, website resources, and graphics & video resources – but most podcasters will need all of the above at some point.

Featured Podcasting Tools For:

Podcast Hosting

Buzzsprout

Web Hosting

Bluehost

Podcast Music

PremiumBeat

Remote Recording

Iris

Blue Yeti Upgrades: Accessories To Improve Your Yeti Microphone

Best Interview Microphones (Handheld, Shotgun & Lavalier)

Best Earbuds (In Ear Headphones) For Listening To Podcasts & Music

Best WordPress Plugins For Podcasters & Bloggers

Podcasting Resources & Tools For Every Level