Podcasting Guides & Resources

It’s extremely common to use Skype for podcast interviews. It’s free, most people already have an account, and it’s easy to use.

Makes sense so far.

But recording your Skype calls requires additional software or hardware, or both.

I also recommend you have your guest use a dedicated microphone if at all possible. And make sure they are using Skype on the computer, not on their phone. Those can be interrupted by regular phone calls.

I’ll highlight 4 different ways you can record your Skype interviews, starting with the easiest: [Read more…] about How To Record A Podcast With Skype (3 Different Ways)

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just record your podcast, wait a couple days, and have a perfectly edited and ready-to-go podcast episode to deliver to your audience?

Well, you can!

There are a number of podcast editing services that will do just that. But that’s not all. Many of them will implement ID3 tags, create show notes and links, and even upload the episode for you.

They can help you choose podcast equipment, design cover art, consult on show ideas, submit to podcast directories.. you name it!

The services – and prices – vary between companies, so I’ll highlight what’s included and what you might have to pay extra for.

Here’s my list of top podcast editing services (not in any specific order): [Read more…] about Best Podcast Editing Services

So you’ve created your podcast, but you’re only getting a few listeners. How can you get more? One of the most important steps to increase your podcast’s reach is to distribute it to additional places that people are listening from or places where people are looking for podcasts to listen to.

The most popular place to distribute your podcast is iTunes, but there are several other large sites that can get you a lot more listeners. There are also podcast directories that you can submit your podcast to so you can be found more easily.

Many podcast listening apps and directories automatically update from the iTunes API as well, so you may find your podcast listed on sites without submitting.

To be clear, these are not places where you host your podcast. These sites just read an RSS feed that is created automatically by your website or podcast host. Check out the best podcast hosts for sites that store your actual audio files.

Let’s start with the “big 4” and then we’ll list other popular directories and sites to get found on… [Read more…] about Ultimate Guide To Podcast Distribution: Learn How To Get More Listeners

Prime Day 2017 is over. I hope everyone found some great deals. I’m going to leave this page live and update it next year.

The 3rd annual Amazon Prime Day is coming up on July 11th. Well, officially it kicks off at 9 pm EST on July 10, with a few deals happening earlier…

That means you’ll have a chance to get amazing discounts on podcasting gear. I’ve mentioned before that I got a Blue Yeti microphone for under $90 during Prime Day and you should expect to find deals at least as good this year – last year they discounted over 100,000 products.

As the name might imply, you’ll need to be an Amazon Prime member to take advantage of these deals, but you can sign up for a free 30-day trial here.

We don’t know exactly what items will be discounted yet, but if you add products you’re interested in to a wishlist, Amazon will let you know if they go on sale. Look below for some of the podcasting gear that went on sale in previous years too.

Deals over 🙁 [Read more…] about Amazon Prime Day 2017: The Best Podcasting Deals Of The Year