Set Sail: A Podcast About Podcasting & Marketing

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Post Updated March 30, 2018 / Ross
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Best Pop Filters For Recording Vocals 2018

Pop filters do what their name suggests – they reduce or eliminate popping sounds.

In natural speech, certain letters tend to cause your mouth and breath to produce fast-moving air. These plosives typically come from the letters P, T, and K.

Try saying the word “podcast” or “pop filter” while holding your hand in front of your mouth – you’ll feel the air.

This air can easily overwhelm a microphone, causing distortion and clipping.

We definitely don’t want that.

So let’s take a look at some of the best pop filters to use when recording vocals… [Read more…] about Best Pop Filters For Recording Vocals 2018

Post Updated February 21, 2018 / Ross
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Set Sail Podcast Launch Giveaway

No more entries for this contest, but I’d love it if you would subscribe anyway 🙂

Hey, want to win some awesome prizes? It’s easy!

How To Enter

Go to our iTunes podcast page or find it on your favorite podcast app
Click the ‘Subscribe’ button
Take a screenshot
Share the image on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter with the hashtag #setsailpodcast (just make sure it’s public so we can see it – tag @podcastinsights (Instagram, Twitter & Facebook) to be extra sure)
There’s no 5 – you’re entered!

Video Instructions

Post Updated January 16, 2018 / Ross
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SS 0: Welcome To The Set Sail Podcast

Hey and welcome to the episode 0 of the Set Sail Podcast!

We’ll be talking all about podcasting – as well as business, marketing, SEO, Facebook Ads, Google AdWords, landing pages, microphones, tech stuff and more.

Basically, all the stuff that supports a successful podcast. [Read more…] about SS 0: Welcome To The Set Sail Podcast

Post Updated March 30, 2018 / Ross
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Best WordPress Hosting Sites For Podcasters & Bloggers 2018

I consistently recommend having your WordPress site separate from your podcast host. I have briefly highlighted a few of my favorite web hosting companies for WordPress, but I wanted to go a little deeper and give you my full list of recommendations.

You won’t see most of the common web hosts that a lot of sites recommend. Why? Because most people just recommend those companies because they have higher than average affiliate payouts. I’ll show you what I mean:

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If you dig a little deeper, you’ll find awful support, slow sites, lost backups, and other issues that should be considered dealbreakers.

And if you dig even deeper, you’ll see that most of these cheap hosts are actually owned by the same company. What that means is that many people get unhappy and leave, only to sign back up with the same company, just under a different brand.

My first recommendation: Avoid any brands owned by EIG in 2018 – do that and you’ll be doing great!

I’ll recommend website and WordPress hosts that have proven to work well for podcasters and bloggers. I have personally used all but two of them.

The prices tend to vary by how many resources they allocate to you and how many additional features are included. Things that tend to increase the price and performance are RAM, CPU, SSD vs HDD, CDNs, staging sites, WordPress optimization, and more.

I have found that a little extra cost not only allows your site to handle more users but also makes it easier to manage, saving you time.

Most people reading this will want managed WordPress hosting, meaning that the hosting company handles all the confusing server stuff. What’s important is that they keep your server online and loading fast. Several of the web hosts below offer both standard hosting and managed hosting. I’ll highlight the different tiers where it makes sense.

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Post Updated February 8, 2018 / Ross
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How To Upload A Podcast (To iTunes Or Any Other Directory)

It’s a fairly common misconception that iTunes and other podcast directories host your podcast media files (typically an MP3). You don’t actually upload your podcast episode files to iTunes.

What really happens is that you show iTunes where your podcast files are located in the form of an RSS feed.

Then every time you upload a new episode, your feed is automatically updated – and iTunes updates your show with the new episode accordingly.

Make sense?

I’ll show you the exact process: [Read more…] about How To Upload A Podcast (To iTunes Or Any Other Directory)