I am no Pro, and had very little experience when I started, but I do get a lot of compliments on my editing…

Which I personally think is a hack job half the time. LOL.

I often joke that I’m a technophobe, but the truth is I don’t have time OR patience to learn complicated software or hardware. If it’s not quick & easy, I’m probably not doing it. Which is why I chose the video editing hardware I did.

So let’s dig in and I’ll show you exactly what I use, and (in my opinion) the best video editing software…

Video Editing Software

As you can see in the video above, I am using iMovie on a 13.3″ Macbook Pro.

It is the EASIEST video editing software I have ever used in my life! I tried other programs in the past, Camtasia etc, but nothing compares to the simplicity of iMovie. Even for a total newbie.

I’m still running PC’s in my home office, but got the Macbook specifically for mobile video editing. That was the best decision I could have ever made!

Video Editing Hardware

The camera I am using is a Canon Vixia HD Video Camera w/Remote. I chose this make & model after HOURS of research. It has good battery life, and best of all – it works beautifully in AUTO mode. Which is great for people like me that don’t have a clue what all those buttons & features are, and don’t have time to read through the manual.

It has a flat bottom, which is great for setting up anywhere, and it has a flip-out touch screen too. The flip-out screen was a must for me as I do a lot of self-video, and it’s impossible to frame yourself correctly in a video if you can’t see the screen!

This was the thing that drove me mad about the popular Flip Video cams. Handy as they were, it’s hard to believe they were called that when they don’t DO that…

It also comes with a remote, which is GREAT. Especially if I want to be further away from the camera with an external mic. You can use the remote to zoom in and out too, in addition to stop/start. Very nice!

I’ve been told the Canon Vixia is not AS simple with PC’s, but I have never tried it. With the Macbook it just plugs in, imports, is ready to edit, and you can upload straight to YouTube from there!

Video Camera Accessories

Here’s a quick list of my accessories, all of which I LOVE:

• Wenger Camera Case
• Extended Life Battery Pack
• Mini Tripod
• Audio-Technica Lavalier Mic

Everything is very mobile, and it all fits right in my camera bag – except the tripod, which has it’s own carrying case w/shoulder strap. The extended life battery pack is a MUST in my opinion, by the way. It gives me well over two hours of shoot time, and it means I always have a spare charged battery in the bag. It comes with it’s own wall charger as well, which works with both batteries.

The external mic has a super long cable, and is “plug & play”. No special settings or buttons required! I simply plug it in, clip it on, and go.

I haven’t gotten into green screens or anything advanced, simply because I’m not doing pro-level productions. I’m mainly doing fun personal videos for my blog at LynnTerry.TV such as this one, which happens to be about coming up with blog content & video topic ideas:

Here is the rest of my Home Office.
That’s where all the magic happens.

If you don’t have a Mac, and don’t plan to get one, you should definitely check out this extremely cheap ($37) step-by-step course by Oliver Olsen. He walks you through free PC software options & all the ins and outs of producing high quality marketing videos. See Video Marketing Problem: Solved! -Highly Recommended

See: Free Video Marketing Tutorial

I hope that answers some of your questions about my video editing software & hardware, how I do the cool transitions & scenes, etc. Of course, if you have feedback or questions… I’m all ears! Just leave a comment below.

Best,

But for some reason the web seems to be awash in just that – poor, amateurish sounding (or referring to it by the technical term – crappy) audio.

Here’s the thing that really makes me shake my head. Lots of folks, including the big names in the internet marketing community, create great-looking sales videos and then publish them with voice narration that sounds like it was recorded in a bathroom. Ironically, that same narration audio was probably recorded on a pretty expensive microphone.

The problem isn’t the lack of expensive or high-end recording gear. It truly boils down to good old fashioned know-how. So let me ask you a question. Would you rather…

1. Create crappy audio with expensive gear?, or

2. Create professional sounding audio with inexpensive gear?

If you picked #2, you’re in the right place. And since so many marketers on the internet seem to be doing #1 (referring to the above audio choices, that is), you can likely gain a bit of a competitive advantage without spending a dime just by putting the following tips into play:

1. Get Close to the Mic – Regardless of what mic you use, it is likely you’re recording at your computer, which is probably in a spare room in your house. That just about guarantees a lot of “room sound.” Sound bounces off the walls, ceiling and floors, creating copies of your voice. Then these copy-cat sounds collide with one another, making even more copies that are all mutated and not-very-nice sounding. All these “knock-off” versions of your voice then go racing for the microphone trying to beat the original sound to the finish line.

The further away from the microphone your lips are, the more mutant versions of your voice will get to the mic before the real thing. At best, the result will sound like the bathroom example I referred to above. But all sorts of other potential sound nastiness can also result. The solution? Make sure version 1.0 of your voice wins this race. You can accomplish this by making sure your lips are between 6 inches or less away from the mic. This is known as “close mic-ing” and will result in a better, and usually deeper and richer sound. That brings us to the second tip,

2. Beware of the P-Pops – When you use the close-mic technique with vocals, you will inevitably create p-pops, otherwise known as “plosives.” These are unpleasant sounding little explosions of air that accompany plosive consonants such as Bs and most infamously, Ps. The first thing you can do to reduce plosives is to put a pop-screen (sometimes called a pop-filter) between your lips and the microphone. Never record your voice without one of these. They really do a good job of reducing the number and severity of p-pops.

However, in my experience even recording with a pop filter will not prevent all plosives from sneaking into the recording. When that happens, you’ll want to open an audio editing program.

Audacity is a free editor you can use for this. Open the audio file in the editor, zoom in on the offending consonant and highlight just the “p” sound, taking care not to select any of the actual voice sound if possible (ex. if the word is “pop,” try not to select any of the “ah” sound), and open the Equalization (or EQ) tool. All editing programs have one. Reduce the volume of the lower frequencies, from about 200 Hz and below.

Some experimenting will be helpful since all voices are different. A good place to start would be to lower the volume slider at 200 Hz just a little bit, then lower each subsequent frequency to the left a little more until the left-most slider is all the way down. See the picture below and to the right to understand this a bit better.

EQ for P-Pops

One other edit that often helps is to highlight the plosive in the editor again and use the “Fade In” tool. Again, every editor I’ve used has had one. In Audacity, find it under the “Effect” drop-down menu.

Oh, and don’t tell anyone about this trick. I discovered it by accident one day and sometimes it works better than using EQ. It can be our little secret.

That leaves us with…

3. Avoid Distortion – Have you ever heard that terrible buzzing sound on audio that is too loud for the equipment? It happens on public address systems all the time. That is because the signal from the microphone is too “hot” for the amplifier and the sound distorts into a buzzy, ear-splitting, body-cringing distortion. This can, of course, happen in recording as well.

Ironically, this is more common with folks who use a more expensive recording setup because they usually use more electronic gizmos in their audio chain, such as the microphone plugged into an audio interface box, plugged into a computer. All too often the person will decide they can’t hear the audio well enough while recording and will turn knobs (sometimes at random) until it sounds loud enough. Unfortunately this can cause the signal going from the interface box to be too loud for the computer input.

These audio interface boxes come with some kind of meters that you can see on the face of the box. Sometimes you just get two lights, a green one and a red one. Here’s the hint. The red light should rarely, if ever, light up while you record. The goal is to see MUCH more green than red. If you see lots of red, turn down the “gain” knob on the interface box. If the audio isn’t sounding loud enough in your headphones (never record with the speakers on if the mic is in the same room), then make sure the knob you turn up is the “headphones” knob and NOT the gain knob.

The good news for those of you using USB mics plugged directly into your computer is that distortion is rarely a problem. Just make sure that any software meters (like the ones on programs like Camtasia or in the Windows mixer) also stay “in the green” by adjusting the virtual volume sliders in those programs.

So there you have it. These three tips, which don’t require you to buy anything at all, can make the difference between a mediocre or amateurish presentation to a professional one. This is one more example of our motto at Home Brew Audio – Knowledge Trumps Gear. Said another way, if you know just a little bit about audio, you can save yourself a boatload of money and time.

Good luck recording your professional podcasts and videos!

- by Ken Theriot of Home Recording Studio

Like these tips? Be sure to visit Ken’s website for more!

The main difference is that you’ll need a video camera & video editing software. There are also a few more marketing angles you can use to promote a video podcast.

Keep in mind that you can easily do both. A podcast doesn’t have to be one or other other, but can be a combination of media files. See What is a Podcast? for details.

There are a variety of ways to create a video podcast. You have your traditional “talking head” video where you record yourself talking or giving a demonstration. You can also create screencasts for things like software or web-based tutorials. There’s also side-by-side Skype video interviews. Lots of options!

In addition to the items on the checklist for creating a traditional audio podcast, you’ll need a video camera and video editing software.

How To Create A Video Podcast: Hardware

I have a couple of inexpensive hand-held HD quality video cameras, similar to the Flip Video, which work great for shooting video on the go. Very compact and portable, and super simple to use.

I prefer the RCA EZ300HD Small Wonder for it’s simplicity, but mainly for it’s flip-out screen – which is ideal for self-recording. With a Flip and most other handheld camera styles, which do not have a flip-out lens, you’ll have a hard time framing yourself correctly in the video if you’re on the other side of the camera.

I’m currently looking at upgrading to a higher quality camera to set up in my home office. Not necessarily pro-quality (or pro-price) but a good high quality mid-range HD video camera that also takes quality still pics.

While reviewing Jeff Walker’s free product launch formula blueprint, I noticed that he had a camera listed in the resources section – so I’m checking that out. It’s the Canon VIXIA HF S20 Dual Flash Memory Camcorder – 2010 MODEL and looks like it will fit my needs nicely for high quality video podcasts:

So the first step is a decent quality HD video camera to shoot your video podcasts. And yes, the Flip or similar will work. I’ve even seen people record video podcasts via iMovie on a Macbook Pro.

Tip: You want to record & publish your video podcast in HD format so make sure you have a camera that supports that.

Next is video editing…

How To Create A Video Podcast: Software

I use iMovie on the Mac for video editing, and Camtasia Studio on the PC. There is also an open source video editing software similar to Camtasia called CamStudio.

Anyone can shoot a video and upload it to YouTube, but for a video podcast I recommend you go the extra mile. Create a custom intro, use cool transitions, etc. I’m no video pro myself, but you can study the help files or tutorials for your video editing software. You’ll also find tons of tips & tricks on the web.

If you are not the creative type, you can get a video intro clip created fairly easy. Just post a job request at freelance sites, or ask around for recommendations. You can also purchase a stock video – or a video theme/template to customize yourself. Search Google for “video intro theme”, “video intro templates”, and “introduction video clips” as a start.

Once you create your first video podcast episode, you’ll want to upload it to the web and start building your subscriber base.

Just like with an audio podcast you’ll need a host that offers plenty of storage & bandwidth – at a low price. The ideal hosting solution is Amazon S3.

The PodPress WordPress Plugin, which I recommended for audio podcasts, also supports video podcasts. It will create an RSS Feed for your video podcast which you can then submit to iTunes. It will also allow you to embed your episodes into individual blog posts, which you can optimize for free search engine traffic.

In addition to these basic promotion strategies, with a video podcast you’ll have the added benefit of being able to submit your feed to video podcast directories.

Refer back to the checklist on How To Create A Podcast for links and additional resources for setting up your video podcast.

Have questions – or want to share additional tips & resources for how to create a video podcast? Leave us a comment below!

Best,

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Fortunately it wasn’t nearly as technical or difficult as I originally thought it would be. I think you’ll be surprised at just how easy (and inexpensive) it is to get started.

The process of creating a podcast is fairly simple. You record it, share it, and promote it. I’ll break it down into a simple checklist for each of those 3 tasks…

Recording A Podcast

To record an audio podcast, you’ll need a microphone and a computer. You will also need audio recording & editing software. I use the Audacity software which is free, and both Mac and PC compatible. It’s super easy to use – in fact, it’s simplicity is it’s best feature in my opinion. No complex bells & whistles.

A high quality microphone is ideal for podcasting. I have been using the Plantronics Wireless USB Headset for interviews, webinars, guest appearances on podcasts, audio/video creation, etc – and I love it.

For my podcast, I decided to go to a higher quality mic and chose the Blue Yeti USB Microphone. You can listen to a sound quality comparison of the two at that link.

You’ll simply plug your mic into your computer, open Audacity, and start recording. You can also edit your audio in audacity, and easily add intro music or an intro clip.

For intro music do a search on Google for “royalty free audio” or “royalty free podcast music” as a start. I decided to have a custom intro (a “jingle”) created for my own podcast, for stronger personal branding.

You can hear my new podcast jingle here, as an example:

(created by @GeoffSmith)

Also see: How to create a Video Podcast

How/Where To Upload Podcasts

In order to share your podcast with others, you have to upload it to the web. The most popular and least expensive option is Amazon S3. There is a Firefox Plugin that makes uploading your podcast episodes (media files) to S3 very easy.

Ryan Price demonstrates it in this video:

Sign up for Amazon S3 and get the S3 Firefox Plugin

I am starting with Amazon S3 myself, but ultimately plan to invest in a higher quality podcast host that allows easy insertion and removal of advertising across a series or set of podcasts. Ideal if you plan to monetize your podcast with sponsors or advertising. I’ll share details on that host & the features when I have it myself.

Promoting Your Podcast

Once you have created your media file and uploaded it to the web, you’ll want to share it with the world. The first step is creating an RSS Feed for your podcast.

The PodPress plugin for WordPress is a good solution, as it integrates your podcast with a WordPress blog – and generates an iTunes friendly RSS feed at the same time.

You can now submit your podcast to iTunes so that it can be found by searchers. You’ll also be able to properly optimize the blog posts for each episode, bringing in free search engine traffic.

Also set up a Facebook Page, a Twitter & YouTube account, and a Gmail account for your podcast. Anytime you set up a blog, website, podcast, etc you should set up all of the related social media accounts for personal branding. And of course, start interacting in those spaces.

One other thing you’ll need is Album Art. This is an image that represents your podcast in iTunes, and can also be used across your social media profiles. You want to create this in super high quality, 1280×720 so that it doesn’t look grainy on Apple TV and similar. You can easily outsource this task on freelance job boards if you’re not the creative type.

Now that you’ve generated an RSS Feed and WordPress blog for your podcast, be sure to submit it to both podcast and blog directories!

How To Create A Podcast – Master Checklist

Use this master checklist to get your podcast created, from start to finish:

• Get high-quality mic
• Create Album Art
• Download Audacity
• Record Your Podcast
• Insert intro clip or jingle, and exit clip
• Convert recording to MP3 format
• Sign up for Amazon S3
• Download the Firefox S3 Plugin
• Upload media file to S3
• Install PodPress Plugin on WordPress Blog
• Submit your Podcast to iTunes
• Submit your Podcast to directories

The podcast report mentioned below will contain detailed screenshots, resources and help with each of these steps

Once you have everything set up, continue recording & uploading on a regular schedule. Creating a publishing schedule will help you line up topics and stay on track – consistency is good.

You can tweet when you have a new episode available, and also involve your followers by letting them submit questions or suggest topics they’d love to hear. Your blog and social media profiles can do a lot to grow your listener base and make your podcast successful!

Best,

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When I flew to Portland to spend the day with Paul Colligan to learn how to create a podcast, this was one of my top questions.

I was very direct about it. I asked Paul, “What is the point of podcasting? (He took it very well -LOL) I went on to ask, “Is it all vanity – wanting to broadcast your voice out to the world – or is there an actual business model with profit potential to podcasting?”

He assured me that there were plenty of broke podcasters out there, but also that there was indeed a model – and multiple ways to make money with a podcast…

Obviously, your revenue model begins with your business model and how you plan to incorporate podcasting into your business. In other words, you need an objective – not just starting a podcast for the sake of podcasting.

Podcasting can also be a profitable business model on it’s own. There are several ways you can monetize a podcast, whether it’s integrated into your current business model, or a stand-alone business.

Either way, you need a plan going in. A specific strategy. This is the #1 thing that I took away from my day of learning about podcasts. You need to identify your target market, what they want to hear, and what they should do next.

From that perspective, I found it very much like blogging- in a different format.

How To Make Money Doing A Podcast

Paul explained how to make money doing a podcast by giving me 18 specific strategies, and also taught me about Top of Funnel Strategies and Off Casting Actionizers. He then gave me a blank monetization map to brainstorm my overall monetization & marketing strategy.

For now I’ll condense it into 6 ways to make money with a podcast…

• Sponsorships & Paid Advertising
• Affiliate Sales
• Selling Your Own Products/Services
• Paid Podcast Model, or Premium Content Offer
• Repurposing Content for Physical Product Sales
• Related, Revenue Producing Website

Of course, Paul goes into great detail about these methods (and the others) in his podcasting course, which I believe will be available again in the near future. And the video from our live training session in Portland should be ready soon as well.

That’s where you’ll be able to watch my entire day with Paul Colligan as if you were sitting right there in the studio with us.

In the Podcasting Report that I promised you, I’ll go into detail on these 6 revenue-generating models. Including creative ideas and resources that will spark ideas for any podcast on any topic. You might be surprised at just how easy it is to monetize a podcast, and just how profitable it can really be. I know I was!

Next we’ll look at the software & hardware needed to create your own podcast, and the technical side of podcasting. Fortunately it wasn’t nearly as technical or difficult as I originally thought… *whew* lol

Best,

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I had always assumed it was just a trendy new buzz word for an MP3 or audio file. I was wrong. And I wasn’t alone in thinking that’s all it was. I discovered there’s a lot more to it than that actually, so I’ll share the details with you so we can both be up to speed…

The mode of delivery differentiates podcasting from other means of accessing media files over the Internet, such as direct download, or streamed webcasting. -source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast

As you can see from the wikipedia definition, it’s not about the file format but rather the delivery method. Many people assumed (myself included) that you need an iPod to listen to or subscribe to podcasts. Not the case…

So a podcast is not just an audio file, and is not just for iPods. Which still leaves us asking: Okay, then what is a podcast?

A podcast is a media file – which can be audio, video, or even a PDF file.

A podcast has an RSS Feed, which means that subscribers can receive the media files in a variety of ways. They use a device (iPod, iPhone, etc) or an application (iTunes, feed reader, etc) to receive the files automatically. Meaning the subscription process is automated.

Similar to a magazine subscription which gets delivered to your door every month, versus going to the newsstand and buying a copy, a podcast is delivered to the subscriber automatically every time there is a new episode.

You don’t need to be online, or even in front of your computer, to listen to the latest podcast episode. You simply open your device or application and any new content from that host is already there for you.

To improve on the definition quoted above, this 4-part definition of a Podcast has also been proposed:

A podcast is a digital audio or video file that is episodic; downloadable; programme-driven, mainly with a host and/or theme; and convenient, usually via an automated feed with computer software. -source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast

My big A-ha! moment

So I now know that a podcast isn’t just a fancy name for an MP3 file. Podcasting is actually a method of delivering content in a variety of formats. Since I already create audio, video and documents for my market… this is simply a means of delivering that content when and where they are.

Instead of hosting a webinar at a certain time on a certain day, people who want to listen in can listen anytime and anywhere. They may do it at 3am or 3pm, in front of their computer or while they’re out for a jog, they may listen all the way through or pause it and finish it later. It removes all the restrictions, and objections people may have for consuming your content!

And they don’t have to come to your website to receive the content. It comes straight to them on the device, or in the application they are already using every day.

The fact that you can offer a variety of content types (audio, video, document, etc) was a real eye-opener for me. I immediately saw huge potential for using a Podcast as a means of growing “a responsive list”. Generally we think of email marketing when we say that, but just imagine how you can increase your reach by offering a multi-media Podcast option instead of (or ideally, in addition to) email marketing!

Delivery Options

Since a Podcast has an RSS feed of it’s own, you can deliver your content (podcast) in a variety of ways. Enough ways to suit anyone and everyone that may be interested in your content:

• via iTunes & other podcast apps
• straight to mobile devices
• streaming/download online, in a blog post for example
• via Email using Aweber’s Blog Broadcast (with the RSS feed)
• in a FeedReader that supports media files

I decided that I’ll offer my Podcast through all of the above.

In an upcoming post we’ll explore the various ways you can subscribe to podcasts, or receive the content. Even if you don’t own an iPod!

But next we’ll talk about the “biz of podcasting”, or answer the question: What’s the point?? Now that we know what a podcast is, and what all we can do with it, we’ll dig in to the objective… Stay tuned!

Best,

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This is the same microphone that we used to record the latest IMTW podcast (episode #45) when we recorded it live in San Diego.

I have a Plantronics Wireless Headset that I currently use to host my webinars, do interviews, participate in the IMTW Podcast, etc – and I love it. It’s been an awesome headset. It’s great for web-based audio, but I really admired the Blue Yeti mic and asked Paul why I might want that over my Plantronics headset…

An obvious benefit is recording audio live with multiple people. In the IMTW episode, there were 5 of us sitting around a table, for example. And of course the Blue Yeti worked beautifully sitting between Paul and I during our recording session as well.

All I need is my Macbook Pro (or any laptop) and the Blue Yeti, and I can record a high quality interview or podcast live on the spot anywhere. A definite perk!

Paul explained the quality differences to me, something about digital vs analog, and also the hardware differences between something like the Blue Yeti and built-in or headset mics. I can’t remember it well enough to repeat it, but suffice it to say I was convinced to upgrade.

One of the things that convinced me, other than the option to record “on location” with other people in the recording, is the fact that I may want to take my audio off the web at some point – to CD or DVD quality production.

Plus, you gotta admit – the thing just looks good!

I left the Expert Studio that day, and ordered the Blue Yeti USB Microphone from Amazon as soon as I returned to my hotel room.

It arrived yesterday Amazon is fast!

I really expected it to be a high dollar gadget, but I discovered it was barely over 100 bucks. That really sealed the deal for me, as it seemed like a small but great investment into this new podcast that I fully intend to take to pro level.

I just unboxed the Blue Yeti this morning, and I was especially curious how it would perform compared to my Plantronics Wireless USB Headset. So I decided to record from both, and share those two recording with you here so you can check out the comparison as well.

Mic Comparison Audio File:

This one audio file starts with audio recorded from my Plantronics Wireless USB Headset, and leads into audio recorded from the Blue Yeti USB Microphone.

Results…

I turned up the volume and listened to the playback. The first thing I noticed is that the headset is catching my breath and creating an audible noise in the recording, while the Blue Yeti has a much smoother playback.

There’s definitely a difference in the audio quality. I’m sold!

I’m still very happy with my Plantronics Wireless Headset, especially for Skype conversations and other web uses where I can listen & talk without being attached to my desk. But for professional quality recording, the Blue Yeti is definitely IT

Best,

p.s. One of the things I love most about the Blue Yeti USB Microphone so far is that it comes with an extremely long USB cable. This gives you plenty of room to work, and… no limitations!

I only had one day in the studio with Paul, and walked in completely clueless on how to get started podcasting – or why I would even want to.

I know that may shock some of you, considering I’ve been a co-host on the IMTW Podcast for 45 episodes & well over a year now…

Surely I know something about the biz & tech of podcasting then, right? Wrong. All that really means is that I know how to use Skype. Every week the 4 of us meet online at a set time, Paul or Ed initiate a group call, and I simply join in on the conversation. What happened on their end before, during and after the recording – was always a mystery me. Until now.

Of course I understand that it’s a model, just like blogging or email marketing. It’s a means of communicating a specific message to a specific market, with a specific objective. I had just never figured out the tech behind creating and delivering a podcast, or the best ways to monetize it.

This is a good time to confess that I don’t subscribe to any podcasts. I have listened to them, and I do have an iTunes account (an empty one), but I hadn’t figured out that end of it yet either.

So that’s where I started (clueless!) when I flew to Portland to meet up with Paul Colligan. On my flight over, I jotted down 11 questions about how to create a podcast that I wanted to make sure got answered.

I got detailed answers to all 11 questions, and learned A LOT more!

In fact, I came home ready to start my new podcast.

There were video cameras running the entire time, along with audio and screen capture. Everything Paul and I did was documented and recorded. The editors are busily getting that ready for us to share – but in the meantime, I’ll share tips with you from my personal notes.

My Podcasting Questions:

• What is a Podcast?
• What is the point of Podcasting?
• How to make money doing a Podcast
• What software/hardware do I need to create a Podcast?
• How do I edit audio/media files?
• How do you add intro music to a Podcast?
• Do I need a “theme song”?
• How do I get my Podcast into iTunes?
• Are there Podcast stats? Where are they, and what should I track?
• Where are Podcasts actually hosted?
• How do I market my podcast, or get listeners?

We’ll start there, and you can also see the questions posted by others when I blogged from my mobile on the trip. Feel free to add yours as well.

I’ll be sharing answers to the questions in blog posts throughout the week, and compile it all neatly into a sweet little Free Report you can download as well.

Best,

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My plan is to learn everything I need to know to set up a profitable, successful podcast in ONE day.

I expect to learn a lot. Of course I’ll be sharing that with you too. And you won’t even have to make a cross-country trip.

On my flight over, I’m reading a great new report. It’s free, and you’re going to love it! I’ll share the details with you as soon as I’m done with it…

Talk soon!

p.s. If you have a podcast, I’d love to hear your biggest challenges and/or your story. And if you’re interested in podcasting, what questions do you have about getting started?

Next: Learning How To Create A Podcast

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