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Free iPhone App For Your Podcast

Today I have a few ways you can try to monetize your podcast. One (which costs you nothing) is to have Wizzard Media create an iphone app for your podcast. They sell it for $1.99 and you get a portion of the price. They take the rest (as they should they built the ap...

(http://schoolofpodcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/donate2-150x150.png)Today I go through some numbers to give you an informed idea if you want to use "donations" as your primary form of having the podcast pay for itself. Last month I urged listeners to help me celbrate my 45th birthday and c...

There is more than one way to record a phone call without expensive equipment or a skype out account. Today I explain that if your cell phone has a headphone (ear buds) jack. You can purchase a cord that goes from 1/8" jack to 1/4" jack and plug it into your mixer. This also gives you the ability to...

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I was chatting on Catherine Kames www.myspace.com/goosenotchicken (http://www.myspace.com/goosenotchicken) and she had given up on trying to create a podcast. Where did she get hung up? Creating the RSS feed. Catherine is getting hung up on the same part that most people get hung up on (so don't fee...

Today we talk about two shows who had their fans say "Stick to the topic." The good news is many people don't give that kind of feedback (they just unsubscribe). So when you are planning your podcast be sure to think about how wide a topic you want to go...

Where is Podcasting Going in 2010? (http://schoolofpodcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/googlelisten.png)Well I’m going to state the obvious. Yes iPods and portable media players are wildly popular, but after purchasing a Droid phone, I now see clearly how everything is going to end up on you...