Comments on: How To Create A Podcast – Simple Checklist

By: shawn ozbun

shawn ozbun — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:55:18 +0000

Awesome information Lynn as usual. I actually have a product that I created that gives step by step video instructions on how to podcast from start to finish if anyone is interested. http://podcastbasicsnow.com

By: kristi

kristi — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:22:55 +0000

To record all kinds of conversations I use TalkAide for Skype.
http://www.talkaide.com/TalkAide_for_Skype/

By: celine@harley davidson handlebars

celine@harley davidson handlebars — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:56:54 +0000

thanks for the tips..I am just starting making podcast, but I guess I still have to edit those few that I’ve made already…

By: uger

uger — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:35:09 +0000

thanks for info, usually for recording skype calls I prefer to use IMCapture for Skype ( http://www.imcapture.com )

By: Nick Makris

Nick Makris — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:37:31 +0000

Hi Lynn – Thanks for the post. I’m a musician and I have recently started creating podcasts that discuss music its history and how and when it should be played. Your article and comments have given me some great insight on how to move forward. PodPress looks promising what do you think?

By: Sasha

Sasha — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:39:37 +0000

Thanks for all the great replies about recording Skype.

Lynn – what does Paul Colligan use to record Internet Marketing this Week? (Don’t you record that on Skype?).

Does he know of a PC equivalent of that?

Thanks again.

By: jtrigsby @ Life In the Internet

jtrigsby @ Life In the Internet — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:20:03 +0000

Great series you have running here Lynn!

My wife and I have been doing out podcast for a couple of months now and I definitely recommend PowerPress over PodPress. Its VERY easy to use!

I will also recommend hosting your files on Mevio. We’ve had great success with them and its super simple. The also handle the iTunes syndication automatically.

One other recommendation… have the podcast transcribed. I have a VA that does it for me, costs about $5 per episode ( a little more if I get long winded ). When she’s done she posts it to the site for me in a category that doesn’t post to the front page but does get indexed by Google. VERY good for traffic!

Last, and certainly not least, I’m also a big fan of @therisetothetop! Awesome show, definitely worth the time to watch.

Thanks again Lynn, keep ‘em comin!

By: Andy Traub

Andy Traub — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:48:29 +0000

Sorry David. Thx for forgiving my omission of “the” in @therisetothetop

By: David Siteman Garland

David Siteman Garland — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:10:59 +0000

Thanks for the shout out Andy. I’ll forgive you for forgetting the “the” in @therisetothetop

Great tips on here. Fantastic to see so many people interested in podcasting.

By: Andy Traub

Andy Traub — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:44:22 +0000

OH yeah, MAC only program

By: Lynn Terry

Lynn Terry — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:42:33 +0000

Libsyn is the one I’m looking into – and thank you for the note on podpress. I also have powerpress (bluebrry) installed and it is what I used to give the example jingle in my post above. Will definitely check into that – hoping it has all the same features, and also supports video podcasts. Thank you!

By: Lynn Terry

Lynn Terry — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:41:00 +0000

There are several options for recording skype conversations, and skype video conversations. Do a search on Google for “record skype conversations” and for “record skype video side by side”. I have a good link for that somewhere – I will find it and include the resource in my podcasting report.

By: Andy Traub

Andy Traub — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:47:41 +0000

The best (and maybe only affordable) option for recording Skype video conversations is http://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/ – Call Recorder – Dead cheap at about $20 and completely reliable. Note that it comes with some converters for the files since it saves them all as .mov and you’ll need to convert many of them to mp3 for example.

http://therisetothetop.com/ uses the program beautifully. He even has a tutorial on the setup for maximum results – It’s a bit tricky to set it up to get it looking great. – http://blog.therisetothetop.com/2010/03/how-to-create-amazing-side-by-side-interviews-using-skype/

You can follow him on Twitter at @RiseToTheTop – Great guy.

By: Dave Jackson

Dave Jackson — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 04:57:32 +0000

Sasha,
Check out powergrammo.com Its a software that makes recording skype easy. I also recommend using an external recorder (straight form the headphones out, and then plugin your headphones into the recorder to hear). This takes the stress of running skype, and recording skype off of the computer and puts it on to the external recorder. I like the Zoom H4, and they are coming out with a Zoom H1 in a few weeks ($99).

By: Dave Jackson

Dave Jackson — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 04:55:00 +0000

Lynn,
Podpress will work, but not my recommendation. The original developer has more or less “quit.” This left thousands of podcasters stranded a while a go with a plugin that didn’t work (it also had features such as stats that broke many a website). The last update of podpress came from the people who create wordpress as they someone HAD to do SOMETHING. It was a mess. I recommend powerpress from the blubrry network (google Powerpress). All the features of Podpress, and a dedicated person developing it and making sure its compatible.

Also, be careful with Amazon S3. Yes it’s Oprah proof, but that “cheap” can get expensive. Before I switched my last hosting bill was $44 (and rising each month). I have a few tools to help anyone in that boat and wants to switch. I too use Libsyn, and have never had an issue. The upside of Amazon is it has Amazon (who is not going anywhere) behind it.