Start Your Own Podcast

So, there are some basics to creating your own Podcast, and you've done a few already, such as becoming a consumer of Podcasts, and downloading software to create podcasts (Audio Acrobat). Now lets look at the basics for developing your Podcast.

First, Plan your Podcast: how long is your Podcast? How much "post-production" do you plan to do? I think the most important question to ask yourself is: Who is your audience? Will they be expecting a show similar to a morning radio show, or are they expecting expert advice and industry news? There should be some basic formate, so that your listeners will know what to expect, yet don't be too predictable, as that can lose listeners. To learn more about how to develop your Target Market, listen to Indra's Voice on Target Marketing.

Second, Record your Podcast: use Audio Acrobat, a land-line telephone, and have fun. If you're planning on having interviews on the Podcast, arrange a time to record the conference call through Audio Acrobat.

Third, Post-Production: depending on your audience, this could take little time, or take three times more time than it did to record. Basic Post-Production: bumper music (a little music before the show and at the end-Indra's Voice uses bumper music), sound effects, editing "hick-ups" of an interview, edit in a monologue, and much more.

Forth, Distribute: Audio Acrobat helps a little with distribution, but you should also cruise the PodCasting distributors and send-in your RSS feed.

To learn more about Podcasting, I recommend the book: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Podcasting. Have fun!

PodCasting and More!

Audio Acrobat has been my life-saver for PodCasting, adding audio to our website, and soon to come-adding video to our website. Their program is incredibly easy to use, and their customer service is second to none. I had a little difficulty understanding how to have my PodCast, Indra's Voice, become an RSS feed on my site, so I called them up, and I got a live person on the other end that walked me through it! Amazing!

I also highly recommend them if you want audio testimonials. You can have your clients call a number, Audio Acrobat will record their testimonial, and you get the audio on your website.

Tomorrow, I'll explain what PodCasting is, why you should start one, and how to get started! Step one in PodCasting is click the Audio Acrobat link to sign-up for their free one-month trial!