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Dave Jackson has been helping people launch podcasts since 2005 and every Saturday he is joined by Jim Collison to is runs the Average Guy Network. Together they have 20 years of podcasting experience and coaching.

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Windows 10 - Upgrading Gear - Troubleshooting Apr 01, 2016

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1:20 I Get No Sound From My Speakers

2:09 Windows 10 and Podcasting any issues.

6:14 Tryca.st Anybody used it yet?

11:07 Solving Dennis' Audio Issue

17:23 Cast.market what is it?

19:16 Advertisecast.com

20:46 Michael Fixes his Blab Problem.

21:16 Recording Blab. Dave uses a Zoom H5 to have a backup recording.

23:19 Cale wants to know what gear should he upgrade as he has some money to spend.

Microphones mentioned Heil PR40, EV RE320, Zoom H5,

MDX 4600

Dave's Audio Technica ATH-M30 Headphones

28:06 Dennis is Back!

28:47 Dave's been Obsessed over a piece of gear since 2011

33:08 What effects unit? I used to use an SPX90 effects processor. Most of them are built into the mixer these days, but they are 99% useless. You can do this in software.

34:47 Co-host doesn't sound good when I mix it down. Get the audio the best you can, then put them together in Audacity/Audition. Check out Auphonic to level volume Work as hard as you can to get it right at the source.

43:39 Discussion on headphones. Apple Earbuds are not bad Jim likes Yurbuds

45:20 Thanks to our Awesome Supporters!

47:08 Earbuds Part 2 Headphone Amplifer and headphone volumes

50:49 Libsyn and Blubrry both have updates coming (Libsyn now has ID3 tagging, and Blubrry will be able to embed a player)

53:31 Libsyn Wordpress Plugin

55:09 What microphones are we using ATR2100 USB and the RE320

56:56 Difference btween an RE320 and an RE20

Dave reviewed the Podcast Interview Wizard

Find Jim at www.theaverageguy.tv

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This is a replay of the live broadcast with Dave Jackson, Jim Collison, Pirate Michael, Daniel J. Lewis, and Tone Thanks to Stargate Pioneer For the sending me the RC-ZH5 Remote Control 3:02 Podcast Awards Need help www.gofundme.com/podcastawards I've Mar 25, 2016

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This is a replay of the live broadcast with Dave Jackson, Jim Collison, Pirate Michael, Daniel J. Lewis, and Tone

Thanks to Stargate Pioneer For the sending me the RC-ZH5 Remote Control

3:02 Podcast Awards Need help www.gofundme.com/podcastawards I've chipped in $100. We all need to chip in whatever you can.

5:02 How long does it take to show up in Spotify?

6:42 New and Noteworthy is not a Ranking System. See this post on the Audacity to podcast.

9:30 an Awkward moment after the Huffington Post Article

12:44 If only Roger would use his powers for good...

13:54 Jim's cool Slack Twitter Hack.

18:30 Blab for Demonstration Videos?

21:34 PowerPress Channels vs Categories

23:38 What Plugins are a "must use"

Shareaholic

Akismet

Pretty Link

26:00 Do we get that much plays from a player on your website?

Awesound.com has a player with multiple play back speeds

29:54 What do I do with left over hosting space?

30:30 How do You Prioritize your time so you have time to podcast?

Turn off the TV.

One day write 1 - 24 on a piece of paper and every hour write down what you are doing.

Check out Rescue Time (free) to track the time you spend on the computer

35:50 Getting a Sponsor for your show (Glenn the Geek episode)

37:16 Apps for your podcast? - Depends on the audience.

40:10 Should my podcast be on my website, or have its own site.

43:20 Do you use Parascope while you do this show?

49:10 Tracking Twitter

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Handling Controversial Guests Mar 08, 2016

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Ask the Podcast Coach 2-20-14 Feb 24, 2016

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Which Comes First The Podcast or the Website? Feb 12, 2016

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4:00 Dave is Joined by Ryan K Parker of foodcraftsmen.com who has had some tests going on with things strapped to his head.

Which Comes First the Website or the Audio Recording

5:46 Dave has had people who couldn't get the audio podcast off the ground (so any work on the website would be futile). Who has the better website (if you're not building your own). Libsyn, Blubrry, Spreakr or Podbean. Podbean's website tool looks like an old version of Wordpress. Their stats are not as cool as Libsyn or Blubrry. Get a free month at all of those services using the coupon code sopfree.

Google Play Making a Difference? Maybe we are going to have to educate the audience on how to use it.

14:00 We have to make sure as new tools are available that we keep an open mind as there may be new tools that are better.

Doing Redirects with pretty Link

29:55 Can you link to anything with Pretty Link Plugin? Yes, all you need is Wordpress so you can use the Pretty Link Plugin. It can link to anything. It's an awesome plugin

It really turns into a branding option, and we see how keeping things simple can result in less headaches later.

Sub Domains can be used to create redirecting links.

Jim Pops A Cork About the Cleaning Crew

38:55 Noting makes the cleaning crew, your neighbors, children, to make noise like pressing the record button.

Getting Better Audio Quality With Skype

42:45 Dave recommend the Atr2100 microphone, and from there make sure your computer is only running skype and any program that you need for the call. Close everything else. The caller is using a virtual cable. It may be better to use a mixer with mix minus settings. This video will help

Check out zencastr.com for a clean recording of audio. It's new and in beta, but it should work.

Dave explains that you only 10% of your audience will show up to a live show. You might check out www.blab.im

Dave Gets Downsized At Work

57:08 Dave tells the story about how when you work in training, when sales doesn't hit their quota it is the training department that gets downsized.

Daniel J Lewis is a funny dude. www.theaudacitytopodcast.com

01:02:00 Dave is coming to Florida at Podfest.us at the end of February.

When you use pictures in your blog posts they get shared more which may to more downloads.

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Zencastr and Getting Guests for Your Show Jan 23, 2016

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Cease and Desist - Website Compliance Dec 25, 2015

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This is a replay of the live broadcast with Dave Jackson, Ileane Smith, Jason Bryant, Austin Wood, Kim Krajci, Jim Collison, John Bukenas, Mike Dell, Carla, Craig Wealand, and James Prescott

Recap From Last Week on the Live365 Streaming

1:35 Dave checked his stats and he is up to 22 listeners so far this month. The stats are not impressive for the $89 a month they are charging. If you want a streaming station you can get the same playlist features with Abovecast.com, but you will have to list your show in directories manually (Dave is working on a list for those interested).

Libsyn as a New Player that has a lot more tools to customize your player on your site.

4:25 This is what it looks like

2016 will looks to be the year of the player. Appendipity player is in beta. Dave hasn't played with it yet. He has a copy of it.

Austin Wants to Know How to Grow Your Audience

8:25

Identify your audience
Create content that will impact them in a positive way
Go to where you audience is
Make friends with your audience
Tell them about your show

The equation for the number of downloads is:

Value in your episode multiplied by the amount of time spent promoting your shows = Total Number of Downloads

Austin should get a domain name, I prefer to have a self hosted Wordpress install (use the coupon code podcastcoach), and get a microphone like the Audio technica 2100

James Prescot: How to Grow Your Podcast

15:45 See above

John Bukenas Has A Client Who Got a Cease and Desist Order

17:40 How do you avoid this?

Google Search. Lots of Searches.
If you want to go the full route, you hire a lawyer.

Dave had a member of the School of Podcasting who had the Miami Valley Music Cast, but got a notice from the people who had musiccast. So he had to change the name of his show to www.audiogumshoe.com

As podcasting gets bigger we might see more legal issues come into the arena. Companies have to defend their trademark, and it gets fuzzy.

Craig Brings Up Making Sure your Website is Accessible to People Who Are Blind

24:25 Make sure your images and menus are setup for screen readers. Blab is not very accessible. Libsyn and Blubrry (media hosts for podcasts) are both accessible (use the coupon code sopfree to get a free month on either site).

31:00 Congrats to Craig who won an award for Best Education Podcast.m

Chuffed is the word of the day. It means happy or content

Miss Ileane Joins the Chat Thanks To Al Holtz for the Promoting the Show.

32:35 Dave's My Favorite Podcast 2015 is coming out on Monday, and Al said he loved the Ask the Podcast Coach - especially when Miss Ileane is on the show.

Kim wants to know how to change the email that is listed in the feed

37:40 Kim from onthetablepocasts.com asks how to find the email address. First you need to know what generates your RSS feed. It's in the iTunes settings of PowerPress. Thanks to Mike Dell from podcasthelpdesk.com (who works for Blubrry)

We talk about identifying your audience and getting feedback from your target audience.

New Media Expo in 2016?

42:15 is NMC Dead? For 2016 more than likely.

Be Sure to Update Your PowerP

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Does Lean Back Listening Work For Podcasters? Dec 18, 2015

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Jim has never listened to Serial? It turns out that a whole bunch of people have not heard the Serial podcast. Mike Dell from podcasthelpdesk.com and was saying he thinks they drag out the stories too long.

Using Two Instances of Skype on the Same machine

8:00

Live365 Live Streaming System

09:26 Live365 has partnered with Blubrry to create podcast2radio.com which is $89 a month. Dave explains how he has had a streaming station and doesn't get that much traffic. He is paying around $15 a month.

Dave us getting around 70 listeners a month.

It depends on what format you stream, and how many total listeners you can have at one time. So with Live365 are paying for unlimited listeners, and when you first start off you don't need it (this will obviously depend on your genre, and your audience). My peak listener number was 7 at the same time.

You can list your station in iTunes Radio, Window Media Player, TuneIn, and other sites to be in directories (just like podcast). Dave feels they may be a little early (and that they need to taylor this to podcasting). Jason Bryant said he blocked over 300 ads on their site (that's a bit crazy)

What is Going to be the Big Thing In 2016 For Podcasters?

20:19 There are tons of people creating custom players for podcasters. Clammr has already stepped up their game. Bookmarks are pretty cool. Do players add to downloads? Probably not but they add to the experience. Dave uses Simple Podcast Press on this site. It would be nice if there was a player or app that made it easy to "take notes" in the app

There may be a bit of a divide between the NPR type podcasts because they are getting all the press because they have friends on the press. There may be a bit of divide between pro and amateur podcasters

How Do Get Money and Conversions with Podcasting?

26:50 CPM (pay per thousand downloads) is a horrible way to monetize a podcast. Dave explains to an "Internet Marketer" the ins and outs of podcasting and how it is a "Value for Value" model. You need to develop a relationship with your audience.

It takes time to develop a relationship (just like you do with your friends). Any sales is all about relationships.

I interview Glenn the Geek on the School of Podcasting who is making a living using Sponsors without selling CPM. Hear that episode here.

Directories Vs Apps Sticher/Spreaker/iTunes Confusion

33:25 Dave and Jim help explain the differences between these tools, and the difference between media hosting, directories, and "podcatching" apps. In some cases (Spreaker) a directory is also a host.

Do I Need and Expensive Microphone?

37:40 No, you can get the Audio Technica 2100 for around $50, or package it with a pop filter and stand for around $100 a BestPodcastinerGear.com (Dave's Amazon Site)

Some microphone's don't work for everyone. It depends on the timbre of your voice.

My Laptop Does Not Have a Line Out/Line In - Mix Minus Issue

44:18 Dave uses the Griffin imic to add a soundcard that has a line in and out.

Using Chrome Book To Podcast: What Kind of Computer Do I Need

46:35 It would depend the

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Troubleshooting Audio Problems - How Many Listeners Should I Have? Dec 14, 2015

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Today Dave is having a technical issue and had to revert to just using his Audio Technica 2100 into blab.

1:31 @nocupcakesone wants to know how to fix his podcast audio.

He is using a condensor microphone. These pick up everything. A dynamic microphone like the Audio Technica 2100

Separate the pieces in your sound chain (microphone, cables, power, etc). Get it down to the simplest for mat you can then build on that

Write down what you've learned from each step of the troubleshooting process.

The caller is using Spreaker and Uberconference. Uberconference provides a mp3. It's a better bad choice. Dave uses Callburner to record skype. You might also look into getting a skype in or a skype out number to call phones.

12:30 How Many Listeners Should I Have?

There is no one size fits all as different genres and topics have more potential than others. Right now the median of podcasting right now is 165 per episode.

Why did you start podcasting? While you can make money as a marketing tool for your company and products, podcasting is not a great tool for making "quick cash."

16:10 Podcasters Should Have A Website

@nocupcakesone does not have a dedicated website for his podcast. Facebook recently deleted a Facebook page of someone who had TONS of people on their page and they just deleted it. If you're not a "techie" then you can find affordable people to do the tech stuff for you.

20:32 I want to have a podcast behind a firewall.

I want to cut out the "gems" and put out the "gemless" version to his public audience and charge people get the best parts. It might be better to limit the number in the episodes in the feed and charge to get your complete episodes. Digital Access Pass provides a secure RSS feed.

You can tell people what to do for free, you charge to tell them how to do it.

24:45 Mixing items on Blab

You Can't

25:08 Because of My Podcast - I Got Some Media Coverage - After Three Episodes

A media outlet contacted the podcaster about their podcast. The interesting thing? They only had three episodes. LAUNCH!

A little editing can improve your podcast instantly.

If you make a mistake wait for 10 seconds. It makes it super easy to see your mistakes.

33:20 Fixing Categories in iTunes

Whatever you'r using to create your RSS feed, update the settings there. The RSS feed updates and iTunes looks at the RSS feed.

Spreaker has a customization button that you may need to click on the get the added details.

36:49 When is Google Play Coming?

Soon....

Dave is worried that Google Play may be a great tool, but he is hoping Google makes documentation to help people understand how to consume podcasts on their platform.

Can we get podcasters to unite with Google Play?

43:25 AM Radio is Beyond Bad

Jim went and listened to the local AM radio station, and it's terrible.

Dave is amazed at how many commercials are on television. He is fast forwarding through them at 4X

Radio need to be replaced by podcasting. it's just bad. The problem we face is podcasting offers too many choices.

47:28 Thanks to Our Awesome Supporters! become an awesome supporter today and get bonus content.

49:00 Dave was using Bossjock studio, but switched to iJingle.

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Which Comes First the Website or the Audio Recording

Google Play Making a Difference? Maybe we are going to have to educate the audience on how to use it.

Doing Redirects with pretty Link

Jim Pops A Cork About the Cleaning Crew

Getting Better Audio Quality With Skype

Dave Gets Downsized At Work

Squarespace RSS Feeds Still a Little Wonky

Relocating Your Blog Talk Radio RSS feed

Podcasting With Blab

The Weirdos on Live Systems

Microphone Stands

Recap From Last Week on the Live365 Streaming

Libsyn as a New Player that has a lot more tools to customize your player on your site.

Austin Wants to Know How to Grow Your Audience

James Prescot: How to Grow Your Podcast

John Bukenas Has A Client Who Got a Cease and Desist Order

Craig Brings Up Making Sure your Website is Accessible to People Who Are Blind

Miss Ileane Joins the Chat Thanks To Al Holtz for the Promoting the Show.

Kim wants to know how to change the email that is listed in the feed

New Media Expo in 2016?

Be Sure to Update Your PowerP

What is Going to be the Big Thing In 2016 For Podcasters?

How Do Get Money and Conversions with Podcasting?

Directories Vs Apps Sticher/Spreaker/iTunes Confusion

Do I Need and Expensive Microphone?

Using Chrome Book To Podcast: What Kind of Computer Do I Need

1:31 @nocupcakesone wants to know how to fix his podcast audio.

12:30 How Many Listeners Should I Have?

16:10 Podcasters Should Have A Website

20:32 I want to have a podcast behind a firewall.

24:45 Mixing items on Blab

25:08 Because of My Podcast - I Got Some Media Coverage - After Three Episodes

33:20 Fixing Categories in iTunes

36:49 When is Google Play Coming?

43:25 AM Radio is Beyond Bad

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