Fresh off my return from SXSW, I share my experiences from the conference and a couple panels I saw that led me to bigger ideas about my podcast, sharing and your show’s legacy.
One of the speakers I sat in on was Jason Scott from the Internet Archive. He talked about curating the culture of the web and capturing it for future generations. So what happens to your podcast when you’re gone? I discuss this
and suggest that you might want to backup your episodes to Archive.org. You’re creating great content that when viewed from a far in context with other shows produced during the same time, can lead to a bigger picture of what was happening in a particular time in our history. Save it.
I discuss a new episode of Podcast Quick Tips where I take a look at Skype’s new release which includes an option (for Mac users) to disable auto gain control. Windows users already have this in their version of Skype. Don’t let Skype control your microphone. Now you can easily disable this setting for times when you are using Skype to record a podcast.
Check out ThePodcastersStudio.Tumblr.com. Yet another way I’m using the content I create here to generate small amounts of income. The site is a collection of mobile photography of podcasting gear that I come into contact with, connected to affiliate links. This might be another revenue stream for your podcast. Anytime you are creating content that promotes other’s products, try and incorporate affiliate links. It adds no extra cost to your audience and it could help you offset the costs of producing your show.
Custom title tags are a way to help you write blog posts for humans and robots. I discuss how you can create catchy titles while still maintaining good SEO for the likes of Google, Bing, etc.
Finally, I take a look at PowerPress 3.0, the podcasting plugin for WordPress created by Blubrry.com. Once again they have added some great features that you are likely able to add into your podcasting site’s backend to help improve how your show is delivered to your community. Don’t miss the great resources I list for helping you work your way through the newest version of the plugin.
Links mention in this episode:
Jonathan Stark – The guy who gave the Internet free coffee
Archive.org – for free podcast hosting or archiving
How to disable Skype’s AGC and EC with HTML code
All in one SEO pack – plugin for WordPress
The School of Podcasting’s Morning Announcements – Feedburner Vs PowerPress – An interview with Mike Dell, part of the PowerPress tech support team
The Audacity to Podcast Episode 72 – How to Setup PowerPress 3.0 with video walkthrough
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I am using PowerPress, which is great, and the Flash based FlowPlayer option, so that others can Embed the player on their sites. You mentioned that the flash player won't work on an iPhone and other iOS devices. While that is true, I've tested my site out on both an iPhone 4S and the new iPad and on both the Flash player is switched out for a compatible player. I don't know whether it is PowerPress or the iPad etc. that is making the switch, but the audio was playable on both iOS devices.
Also, thanks for the tip on the gain control in Skype. I am interested to test that out and see how it changes the audio recording.
Jason thanks so much for listening, the kind words and contributing to the conversation.
The playback on your iOS devices is the function of the player you are using with PowerPress. It's built to have an HTML5 fallback player for devices that don't support flash.
However it doesn't necessarily say that in the description via the settings in PowerPress so I have an inquiry out to Blubrry to confirm if this is correct. Thanks
I really agree on your point and I am looking forward to your post on how to make a custom title tags that are good to help me to write better blog posts for humans and robots as well.
Thanks. The point about custom title tags is pretty much covered in this post. The main points being that you can name your post what you want so as to be catchy and interesting for people and then in your metadata section of your post, write a title that is more friendly for SEO/robots to read. Something that uses keywords and clearly relays what the blog post/episode is about.