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Thirteen Thousand Listeners Per Week
I had talked about this story on my blog (http://davidjackson.org/2011/02/28/ready-set-knit-to-13000-listeners/). There is a podcast about knitting that is getting 13,000 listeners per show. What made the show successful? Kathy cites promoting the podcast
Wizzard Media’s New Web Based Premium Subscription Service
Today I'm talking with The Vice President of Podcast Relations who discusses their new Web Based subscription service. Here are some details of the service. Revenue from subscriptions will be split 60-20-20. Sixty percent of the profit will go to the po
Podcasting Live – Taking Phone Calls
(http://schoolofpodcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/confercecalling.png)I was holding our webinar last week, and I used freeconferencecalling.com (http://www.freeconferencecalling.com) to test out the service. I really liked their web interface. It
Voicing Your Opinion
Today I cover a topic that I've mentioned before. The topic is that when you put your opinion, some people will agree, some people will disagree, and some people just won't care. The point is you may want to think about what you are about to say before y
Spending Your Tax Return
Do you have a tax return burning a hole in your pocket? You can start podcast using affordable podcasting equipment. I was talking with a client this week who asked, "Dave if you had an unlimited budget what would you get?" Ooooh. Good question. The most
Getting More Podcast Subscribers
Make A Custom Page for Traffic Coming From iTunes There is a link in your iTunes tags that point at your website. As this link will be displayed (more or less) only in iTunes. With this in mind, why not make a special page on your website specifically des
Free Podcast Production Music
(http://davidjackson.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/royaltyfreemusic.png)I've been podcasting since 2005, and right now I'm saying this is the best deal I've found on production music (royalty free so you can use it in your podcast as intro/outro/transiti
To Cuss or Not To Cuss
To Cuss or Not To Cuss (http://schoolofpodcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/washoutmouth.jpg)Someone had asked for my opinion on their podcast, and some other technical questions. I went to listen to their podcast and heard something I had never hea
Topping the Charts From the Basement
I was reading an article (http://www.kansascity.com/2011/01/18/2591126/playing-with-the-big-kids-one.html) about the Swerdlick family from Plymouth Minn. Here Father Dave and his two daughters Hannah and Zoe (ages 10ish-12) produce Kid Friday (http://www
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 inter