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Which Sounds Worse a Blue Yeti or a Cell Phone? Jan 19, 2019

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This week Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network take your questions live and talk about the following subjects.

4:10 The Phone Sounds bad from last week

5:40 Blue Yeti vs Cell Phone

15:45 Camera Audio is horrible

16:18 Does good content make you sit through audio that sounds bad?

22:46 Chromecast is going away

25:30 Dave's TV in the background

33:05 YouTube Flagged the NFL without sound (creepy?)

34:45 Jonathon Bloom From Weekly Awesome Podcast chimes in on Podcast Backgrounds

38:30 Jim and Dave both use the Logitech C920 camera

41:35 Thanks to our Awesome Supporters

42:03 Cool Links for Google and Apple from Podcastnews.net from Emily from The Story Behind podcast search for your show on Podnews.net

49:25 Watch adding advertising redirects into your feed as it can cause weird issues.

52:15 Emily will be appearing on inside edition

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The Blue Yeti Microphone. This is NOT a bad microphone. Everyone likes it as it is long as you know how to use it. One way to make it sound better is to get it closed to your mouth and they have a new "Yeticaster" package which comes with a very nice boom arm and shock mount for $199, and then I would still pick up a pop filter for an additional $19. You just need to practice with your mic technique, and to make sure you are using it correctly. (see video)

If you compare that to the Samson Q2U package that is $69 and sounds just as good.

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Using the Rodecaster Pro For Live Calls on Your Podcast Jan 12, 2019

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Today Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting is joined by John Bukenas of Audio Editing Solutions. Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network joins us to kick the tires on a few things including:

Rode Rodercaster Pro in a Live Streaming Situation and for Taking Live Calls
Using Call In Studio to create a call QUE
Dave has a new TV as his background

2:35 Asking better interview questions
6:10 John helps produce shepodcasts.com hatetoweight.com and brilliantobservations.com
7:50 Microphone shootout between the Rode Procaster and the Electrovoice RE320
11:50 Jim calls in and we talk about the phone system setup
25:30 Learning things the hard way, and failing in public
28:40 Thanks to our awesome supporters
30:14 Things that people obsess over -episode numbers
34:36 replacing files
46:26 Storing Past episodes
50:40 You can't play jingles and be on the phone at the same time

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Should I Launch My Podcast With a Patreon Campaign? Jan 05, 2019

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Dave Jackson of the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network catch up after being off for the holiday, and talk a little clarity in podcasting, promotion, and the following subjects

3:43 Are you moving toward your goal

7:15 We need to get on Instagram

8:00 Don Miller's Storybrand Book and having a clear message

12:57 The early episodes of Ask the Podcast Coach were HORRENDOUS

16:00 Thanks to our $20 Supporters! as you get mentioned every show

17:33 Should I launch my podcast with a Patreon Campaign?

27:00 Lead your audience by the hand to subscribe (video)

28:40 80% of Europe is on Android

30:50 Thanks to our $10 Subscribers you are listed on our website

32:00 How do you create a competition to have your audience vote on new artwork?

33:30 Dave struggles with Divi and web design

37:12 Tracking plays on your website, but it may depend on your audience

42:26 How do I know if My audience is growing (video available to patrons - join today)

45:48 Thanks to our $5 and below supporters!

54:07 OBS and adding a crawler to the show

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The Return of Bossjock Studio Dec 22, 2018

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Today Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting and Jim Collison from theaverageguy.tv answer your podcast questions about

1:30 Update on the Rode Rodecasterpro

Link to reviews of the Rode Podcaster Pro

9:30 Backpack studio

16:55 Changing Your Brand

21:29 The history of Dave's gray hair

23:05 Should I release more episodes per week?

31:00 Thanks to our Awesome subscribers! see www.askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome

32:42 Common perks of Patreon

34:28 Patreon has been kicking people off of their platform

https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/qvqeev/crowdfunding-site-patreon-is-purging-far-right-figures

Link to response from Patreon

46:50 Thoughts on 2019?

49:20 I can't find my why, should I start a podcast?

53:00 Tip on using Zoom.us with auto record

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Behind the Scenes of an NPR Fellowship Dec 15, 2018

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Today Dave Jackson from the School of Podcasting is joined by special co-host Monica Rivera from the You Wanna Do What? podcast to talk a bit about her time after doing a fellowship with NPR

8:40 The Secrets of Dynamic Communication

11:48 Using Transcriptions to speed up your editing (check out otter.ai ) also mentioned www.temi.com

15:28 Episode numbers in your show

19:30 Marketing for Podcasters

22:03 Making marketing materials

23:40 Headliner for making audiogram

Mentioned:

https://www.photopea.com/

www.pixlr.com

https://squoosh.app/

27:29 Our Awesome Supporters THANK YOU We need ONE MORE for the month Join for as little as $1 a month

30:05 How to ask that better - NEW SEGMENT. When did you get into podcast vs When did you know you wanted to be a podcaster?

32:00 Checking stats, the good, the bad, the ugly.

37:00 Apple Popularity indicators in Apple iTunes

39:00 Monica's absolute favorite podcast

42:00 Find Monica at www.youwannadowhat.com

43:00 A great indicator that your audience is engaged (Monica's recent surgery)

48:55 How many episodes are a season, and how long a break should you take?

52:47 Dave is getting ready to binge the Book Marketing show

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Where to Spend Your Podcast Budget Dec 08, 2018

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1:30 The best money I've ever spent on Podcast was ....

7:08 Is this many downloads good for my show?

11;45 Starting off your show with a mistake got Dave a ton of "engagement."

12:55 Should I upgrade to a Sure SM7B with a Cloudlifter? or Should I go DBX286? Also, see a Fethead

17:00 Wordpress 5 is out with Gutenberg is a bit of a culture shock and you can install the classic editor

20:15 Is Dave a Wet Blanket? Mentioned: Samson Q2U

24:06 What is shaping Dave's attitude towards Chartable.com see article

31:15 Thanks to our Awesome Supporters. We want to have one more patron that we did last month. You can join for $1 at www.askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome

33:00 Cool Patreon Tip from Tom Merrit (see the webinar with by being a $5 Patron.

34:09 The old "get things in writing" and working with co-hosts topic

39:50 Restarting a podcast/YouTube channel where do I start my episode numbers?

44:40 Focus on doing a few episodes first.

48:40 Apple discussion on how important it is?

50:35 Do people listen to podcast trailers??

53:00 Ask the Podcast Coach Stats

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Has Anchor Gone Legit? Dec 01, 2018

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10:50 Is Anchor the New YouTube?

15:51 Celebrity in Podcasting

19:00 Global Audience Agency

25:00 Does all the garbage block good shows?

26:50 Doing a show like Joe Rogan

38:00 Cross promotion after 235 episodes and WEB RINGS

39:53 Thanks to ALL of your Supporters see www.askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome

45:00 Ann Murray, Mikey Dolenz, Alice Cooper, and John Lennon see picture

51:00 Do you have a link in your signature?

53;15 Jim's cool podcasting story. "Is that the podcasting guy?"

56:00 Dave's new computer update

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Dave's new "Anchor Sucks" show

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Pointless Podcast Obsessions Nov 24, 2018

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Dave Jackson and Jim Collison gather for a post-Thanksgiving Food Coma induced episode of Ask the Podcast Coach

Cracker Barrel to Go Was Delicious

3:48 Should I take time off for the holidays and skip some episodes

7:25 What email address should I use, my name or something generic like "Feedback?"

11:15 Facebook groups rarely give you a usable answer ( and can't take a yes or no answer)

15:13 Does speeding up playback make them sound like Chipmunks

16:10 Bedtime Fan App

17:35 Podcast Numbers - Nobody Cares

23:05 Custom Tracking Codes at Libsyn

26:50 Podcharts? Are you using? Stats Obsession

28:30 Feedback vs Downloads

33:04 Our Awesome Supporters

35:00 Things you planned on doing, that you didn't get to...

37:28 Automating a newsletter (works with most providers like Aweber, Mailchimp and Convertkit

38:22 Cleaning Your Studio can boost creativity

42:35 Simplify your process to make it easier on yourself, and think about outsourcing

46:00 Throw out things you don't need - the clutter adds stress

47:00 What is podcasting clutter - Make a folder structure

48:50 Alexa fail on remembering stuff.

50:18 As podcasting takes "so much time" the more organized you are the less time it takes

52:30 The Importance of backing up your computer. Dave uses Backblaze to back up his PC

53:30 Black Friday Deals?

57:25 Dave decided to just upgrade iJingle for playing clips and such.

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The Rode RODECaster Pro Integrated Podcast Production Console - New and Shiny Nov 18, 2018

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1:33 The importance of Goals

3:25 Stitcher's Podcast Group

6:25 Do podcast numbers change during the holidays?

10:35 Should I do a daily show?

17:34 What day should I release on?

20:15 Jim's Favorite clip from the Networking episode from the School of Podcasting

22:00 Handing Explicit issues (should I go back and change episodes)

25:10 Getting blocked by YouTube from something in the video (NFL)

26:38 Little things that sound easy but they are not

31:50 Our Awesome Subscribers THANK YOU

33:10 iJingle just quit working for no reason

43:12 Rodcaster all in one podcast recorder may be the coolest tool to come out on podcasting.

38:45 Dave bought a Behringer U-PHORIA UMC404HD USB Interface

This unit is $129 and has inserts if you want to add hardware like a DBX 286

Dave likes the Focusrite 2i2 that he got when Focusrite sponsored the School of Podcasting

42:00 Dave forgot to record again

43:00 Pandora has jumped into podcasting

51:55 Are you on Spotify?

School of Podcasting Amazon Alexa Skill

54:45 Saturday Night Live the Poddy's Parody ( YouTube Video )

55:30 Spotify Stats

Big Black Friday Special on The Average Guy

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Is Apple the Van Halen of Podcasting? Nov 03, 2018

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Today I am joined by Super Joe Pardo who is a podcaster, author, and the man behind Podcast Mid Atlantic. Van Halen is a band that was huge in the 80's. They are a huge Hall of Fame band. Yet they do not communicate with their audience AT ALL. You never really know who is in the band, are they recording, are they touring, etc. They are radio silence and with the new wave of people getting kicked out of Apple, with many people wondering how many downloads does it take to get stats, is Apple the Van Halen of Podcasting?

2:29 Sales won't save your business? What you talkin' bout Joe?

4:45 Big Interview leads to small downloads, why?

10:17 Fixing volume issues when someone is too quiet. See auphonic.com

13:10 Your Studio is on fire, what can you grab? - backup systems like Backblaze

16:44 Napodpomo.org ?

20:36 Recording a year in advance?

25:20 How has podcasting changed in 10 years?

27:03 What phrase does it take to have you lose respect for someone (for them to lose their credibility)

30:03 Dave's Video about New and Noteworthy

33:44 Joe uses the Rode Video Micro to record his video and then strips the audio

34:52 How long until Apple loses their influence

37:56 How many downloads does it take to have stats show in podcastsconnect.apple.com

40:28 an ATR2100 microphone didn't work for a second and it took a reboot to fix

43:30 THANKS TO ALL OF OUR SUPPORTERS

48:45 Emily at Harvard says the content creators need to teach people how to subscribe

50:00 Dave is speaking at DCPodfest
50:54 Does Dave feel constrained working for Libsyn? Do I feel I am limited? (get a free month using the coupon code sopfree at libsyn.com )

54:23 The pursuit of happiness, or the pursuit of fame and fortune.

57:30 Dave dating podcast? That was the original intent of Building a Better Dave