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At least 5 people have asked me how to start a podcast and I have shied away from writing anything about it until now. It’s been 15 episodes since I started my “webcast” and after all those Fridays out in my freezing garage, I am only now starting to get a handle on what its all about. Here are a few essential tips that would be good to note:
- Get a good mic and a solid setup you can trust in. You don’t want to worry about pops and clicks or the recording not taking when you are recording your podcast.
- Do it weekly or even less often but stay on a regular schedule. Podcasting requires long strecthes of time to analyze what you do and get those magical ideas of inspiration that never come on demand.
- Set up your blog to create iTunes podcast feeds. I use the Wordpress Podpress plugin. It’s really helpful.
- Think of your name and your content as a “brand” that you should be able to characterize and sell. If it’s generic or common, rethink your branding.
- Have intro and closure music. Figure out how to work with a multi-tack audio recorder. Check out my first one with intro music, I’m very excited about this one.
- Once you get your webcast the way you like it, get it on iTunes. This is free and just takes some basic reading at the iTunes FAQ area.
- Let people in your social networks know you have a podcast. It’s quite amazing to me how much people are impressed with these. Much more so than they are about a blog. I use Twitter and Facebook to remind people about my latest episodes.
Stay tuned for more info as I learn it. This is quite a journey. Please subscribe to my webcast and tag along for the ride. If you have any questions about podcasting or audio webcasting, please just ask!
