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Are You Bored With Your Podcast Format? Dec 05, 2020

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Every week Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network answer your podcast questions.
This episode 322 is part of the Power of Podcasting Network.

Today we talk about:

00:01:06 www.podcastbranding.co
00:02:49 Changing Your Shows Format
00:11:02 Joe Rogan is Now Spotify Only
00:16:57 Podcast Rolemodel
00:19:38 Relisten to Old Shows
00:21:03 Popular Polzarizing People
00:22:41 Awesome Supporters
00:26:59 Sweetwater Insights
00:27:39 Cutiepie YouTube Woes
00:31:12 Podcaster Liability Insurance?
00:40:52 The McDonald's Coffee Story
00:41:40 Introducing a New Show on a Network
00:48:04 Tik Tock

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Petrifying Podcast Fear Nov 28, 2020

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If you need a logo, artwork, a website that makes you look UBER professional then check out PodcastBRanding.co Today on the show I read some of the awesome testimonials from Mark's customers. You can see them by going to www.podcastbranding.co

TABLE OF CONTENTS

00:01:09 Sponsor: podcastbranding.co

00:03:17 Black Friday Deal?

00:04:29 Petrifying Podcast Fear

00:14:26 Check Your Universal Power Supply

00:16:44 Music in Podcasts

00:29:07 Thanks to the Supporters

00:35:10 $100 Mic and 100 Hours of Research

00:55:27 YouTube Stalkers

Every week Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network answer your podcast questions.

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Good Audio Starts With Good Mic Placement Nov 21, 2020

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Every week Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network answer your podcast questions.
This episode 320 is part of the Power of Podcasting Network

SPONSOR: Podcastbranding.co

If you need a logo, artwork, website and you want it to look GREAT then check out www.podcastbranding.co

00:02:53 Power Rant: Bad Advice
00:08:27 Apple Holiday Schedule

November 22 to December 2
December 23 to January 2

00:09:19 Quibi Episode Preview
00:10:31 What Link to Share on Social?
00:14:30 Buzzsprout Stats
00:25:44 Thanks to our Patrons!
00:31:04 Sweetwater Partnership
00:35:32 Online Events

12/9 2 PM ET Podcast Movement Holiday Meetup (Virtual) https://fb.me/e/1IxgEzHtK 12/

11/23 10: AM ET Rode "Ask Me Anything" http://www.reddit.com/r/pocasting

00:38:35 Wireless Headphones
00:41:29 Are You Speaking at Podcast Movement?
00:44:18 Online Presentations?
00:50:03 Zoom P8 Vs Zoom L8
00:58:19 What is Coming Up?

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01:00:41 Referomatic.fm
01:11:30 Naked Without Your Phone
01:12:35 Rating And Reviews Have Nothing to Do With Rankings
01:17:19 Triple Your Downloads?
01:19:19 Master Feeds For a Network
01:23:34 Recording Video on Your Phone in the Car

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Avoid Being Nickel and Dimed Nov 14, 2020

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Hey Look it's November, and all those great deals you got last year are "this close" to renewing at their regular pricing. Table of content: 00:01:10 SPONSOR: PodcastBranding.Co If you want to look professional, go talk to Mark. Both Jim and I plan on using Mark and his service the future. 00:02:12 Dave is Investigating Podpage for Networks 00:07:18 Nickle and Dimed to Death 00:15:50 Dave Got an Amazon Halo 00:17:30 Jim's Echo Flex 00:27:18 What would you use a VA for if you could afford it? 00:29:33 Our

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Power Rant Hat Trick: Pitches, Links, and Anchor Nov 07, 2020

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Jim is holding a meetup and has a "smoker cam" going on his back porch and Dave shares some things that are getting under his skin.

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TOPICS:

00:00:58 Podcast branding.co Sponsors the morning Pour

00:02:27 Jim's Meetup and Smoker Cam

00:06:43 Advice on Moving Your Podcast

00:10:01 Playing with the Zoom Podtrak P8

00:11:26 Jim is Stalking the Motu M2

00:13:41 How upgradable is the Podtrak P8?

00:16:16 The Zoom P4

00:16:53 Starting a Sports Themed Podcast

00:24:25 How Many Tries to Get to a Yes

00:25:44 Power Rant 1: Another Bad Pitch

00:28:07 Pay Me What I'm Worth

00:31:52 Sneaky Security Software

00:35:32 The Awesome Supporters

00:37:50 Smoker Check

00:40:41 Apple Search Still Sucks

00:41:49 Power Rant 2: Third-Party Link Tools

00:44:59 Power Rant: Anchor Submissions

00:48:43 Qu'd Up Podcasting

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Evaluating Your Guest Appearances Oct 31, 2020

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SPONSOR: Podcast Branding

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TIMELINE:
00:02:33 Reflections on Jim's Trip East
00:05:19 Dave's Book Update
00:06:10 David Vs Goliath Book
00:07:06 Last Week's Blast From the Past
00:11:52 Jim Got to Go Critique Cigar Authority
00:15:28 Evaluating Your Guest Appearances
00:24:00 Accepting Feedback on your first show
00:28:55 Thanks to Our Awesome Supporters
00:32:25 Sure Mv7 Microphone
00:36:32 MOTU M2
00:37:13 I Don't Recommend Mixers Anymore
00:43:57 Epoccam Rewind
00:46:20 Joe Rogan Had Alex Jones
00:47:46 People Stealing Your Content?
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Sure MV7
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Memory Lane: Revisiting "Episode 1" Oct 24, 2020

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Today I am moving into what I'm calling "My new old house." While I'm seating and hoping the movers don't break my standing desk, I thought I would take a trip down memory lane and dig out some of the first episodes of "Ask the Podcast Coach."

The Early Episodes Sounded Bad, and I Was Awful

There is a ton of hiss in the first "School of Podcasting Live" was awful and this was in 2011. Later I wanted to test Blog Talk Radio and Spreaker for "The Podcast Coach" show and treated it like nobody was listening (because nobody was listening). Then on August 10, 2013, Jim Collison joined us. You can also listen to what might have been the seed for the "Podcast Rodeo Show."

Why Am I Subjecting You To Bad Content?

The goal is to show you that we all start ugly. We all get better over time, and maybe just maybe you should be a bit organized before pressing record.

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Using Podcasting To Boost Your Business Oct 17, 2020

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This week Jim is on the road and hanging out with Ed from Sonic Cupcake and Dave from the Cigar Authority at Studio 21 Cafe. We talk about his book David vs Goliath: How to Compete, And Beat, The On-Line Giant. 100 Proven Promotions For Brick & Mortar Retailers and how he uses his podcast to boost his business.

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TIMELINE

01:09 Sponsor: Podcastbranding.co

02:29 Jim Joins David Garofalo

03:20 David Garofalo has a book as well

04:56 How The Podcast is Boosting Cigar Sales

06:39 Promotion when your content is blocked

10:20 Getting Monetization Ideas From Your Audience

11:01 THREE YEARS (A Popular Answer)

13:41 WIN WIN WIN Can go Forever

15:15 The Power of the Niche

16:51 Anything Didn't work?

19:43 What Do You Think of the Set?

24:40 Using Your Podcast To Open Doors

27:43 How Long Does it Take A Traditional Store to Grow

30:29 Our Awesome Supporters

32:33 Advice for New Podcasters

34:46 How Do You Deal With Censorship?

39:52 Accepting Constructive Criticism

42:18 How Has COVID Affected Your Business?

46:45 Ask the Podcast Coach Downloads

47:20 The Motivation Behind Ask The Podcast Coach

48:50 Sponsors and Downloads

50:11 Same Formula Different Niche-Different Result

54:06 A Passionate Nich is Needed

56:25 Road Trip Report

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01:00:21 Cats Are Horrible Podcasters

01:02:49 EU Podcaster Gets Investigated

01:05:26 RIAA Takes Down Show

01:06:36 Focusrite 2i2 Question

01:12:23 Old Hissy Mixers

01:18:52 Normalization

01:23:43 Auphonic is great, but...

01:25:08 No Show on the 24th of October

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National Mental Awareness Day Oct 10, 2020

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Today is National Mental Awareness day. Jim and Dave talk about the importance of mental health in all of aspect of life.

Sponsor: Podcastbranding.co

[0:38] Check out podcastbranding.co for your website, podcast artwork and more.

Step # 1: Initial Consultation
Step # 2: Design and Presentation
Step # 3: Approval and Deployment

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Topics:

02:21 Word Mental Health Day
09:55 Podcasting is Cheaper than Therapy
11:24 Journaling Can Be Helpful
13:49 Profit From Your Podcast Update
15:44 Jim's Show Notes Experiment
21:48 Hated For My Free Stuff
24:50 Pricing Affects Perceived Value
32:03 Our Awesome Supporters
36:31 Should I Buy Radio Time?
45:05 Do You Listen to the Radio
46:24 Dave Got A Nielsen Rating Letter
48:50 Spotify Employees vs Joe Rogan
49:52 Too Many Ads
54:22 Jim's Nightmare
55:06 Amazon Prime Day

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58:15 Creativity in Podcasting
1:01:51 Don't Eat Me Bo Jiden
1:04:01 Creativity is in the Eye of the Beholder
1:07:42 Eddie Van Halen
1:14:47 Apps that allow Reviews
1:15:32 Review or Direct Contact?
1:19:10 Go Play In Traffic - Find Your Audience
1:21:45 The Last Word of Mouth Sensation?
1:23:27 Freedom of Consequences?
1:24:25 Find the Best Ranked Podcast in a Category

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This episode 313 is part of the Power of Podcasting Network

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Marathon Livestream Sessions Oct 03, 2020

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Today we hear from Jason Bryan of https://www.mattalkonline.com/ who just did a marathon Livestreaming session and shares his insights. Here are other topics:

Sponsor:

01:26 Check out podcastbranding.co for your website, podcast artwork and more.

Step # 1: Initial Consultation
Step # 2: Design and Presentation
Step # 3: Approval and Deployment

Check it out at www.podcastbranding.co

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Dave's Book Profit from Your Podcast

Additional Topics:

03:45 Adam Curry on the History of Podcasting
05:03 Dave Wins His Second Podcast Award
06:47 YouTube Adds AI Filters For Kids
15:27 Opinions on Divi
17:12 Audio Burst
19:53 Jason Bryant Marathon Wrestling Event
30:39 Will Jason Do It Again In the Future?
33:39 Jason's Opinion on Divi
39:47 Subscribe and Follow Plugin
41:27 Jim's All Day Barbecue Stream
43:52 Consider Twitch
45:35 Awesome Supporters
48:35 Video Podcasts Prejudice?
49:45 Focused Guests?
51:17 Jim Had a Great Guest
52:13 Zoom Podtrak P8 Coming
53:25 Your Ears During Marathons
56:37 What's Coming Up?

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