Podcasts Help - The What To Do With Them Bit

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Word up fellow Warriors,

I have a whole folder of podcasts I have recorded in the last few months that I just whacked on my blog.

Ive read on the forum you can do more with Podcasts to drive traffic...so what is the best traffic plan given I have the MP3 files ready to go?

Thanks in advance for you help.

Jon
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  • Profile picture of the author Gail_Curran
    Funny, I was just wondering the same thing. Looking forward to what the experts have to say about podcasts.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dean Martin
    Get an rss feed set up so that you can feed them to itunes, zune and any of the other podcast feed aggregators.

    Apply for an itunes podcast feed (it will take a couple of days to approve) and start feeding them in one every couple of days.

    Once you have everything set up there are a plethora of sites you can submit your podcast feed to for backlinks and traffic.

    Wordpress and Blubrry plugin are your two best friends to ease this process
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  • Profile picture of the author Jon Daniels
    Can you dumb that down for me a bit?

    So i put the MP3 file on my blog the take the RSS feed to submit?
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  • Profile picture of the author Dean Martin
    Sorry abt that - let's go back to the beginning

    Are you using wordpress or a similar content management system?

    Have you registered an iTunes feed yet?

    tx,
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  • Profile picture of the author Jon Daniels
    Cheers.

    I use Weebly for my sites.

    I have 10 15min podcasts MP3's on my laptop.
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  • Profile picture of the author aandersen
    @dlmartin -

    oh wow, i never seen that blubrry plugin before.

    in the past i have set up all my podcasts by hand. every time i upload a new audio file i manually append the new episode to my xml file and upload it at the same time.

    i guess i just never looked for an easier way. Now that i read this I will give it a shot. It appears to handle everything. thanks for the share


    @OP -

    get some hosting and host it your self. If you go with wordpress i think this recomended plugin will make it very easy for you. although, you don't need wordpress to run a podcast. you can just upload your audio file to your server, create an xml file, validate it, and upload the xml file.

    I do not know if weebly will allow you to do this, but my guess is that they will not. Even if they do let you, i suggest hosting it your self. there are toooo many reason why hosting assets on other people's platforms are not good.


    wordpress (selfhosted), weebly, static site, it doent matter the end results should be the same. your mp3s will end up on the web server and there will be an XML file (the RSS feed) that points to them. You use that RSS feed and distribute it to podcast directories.

    most of the sites will periodically check your RSS feed from time to time. so, everytime you update your site with a new episode (and the RSS feed updates) the aggregators will (or should) auto-update with your new episode as well. The idea is that if someone is subscribed to your channel on any podcast directory they would then receive the update

    there are many of thse sites. of course itunes is the big dog and you should use them. but they are not the only show in town

    a few months back i compiled a nice list of podcast sites. I started with a very large list and went through 1 by 1 and elimiated all the sites that no longer work and this was my final product. Its been a few months so i do not know if they are all funcitonal at this point

    Code:
    http://www.podcastalley.com/add_a_podcast.php
    http://podcastpickle.com/AddPodcast.php
    http://www.podcastdirectory.com/add/
    http://www.digitalpodcast.com/add_anywhere.php?cat=1
    http://www.zencast.com/contactus/submit.asp
    http://getapodcast.com/AddFeed.aspx
    http://www.podomatic.com/podcast
    http://www.podfeed.net/add_podcast.asp
    http://www.mirpod.com/addpodcast.php?lang=en
    http://www.podcasting-station.com/submitrss.php
    http://gigadial.net/public/choose-or-create
    http://podfeeder.com/add/
    http://audio.weblogs.com/
    http://www.blogexplosion.com/podcast/category.php?cmd=addPodcast
    http://www.blogexplosion.com/members/podcast_main.php
    http://www.podcastblaster.com/directory/add-podcast/
    http://thepodlounge.com.au/add_podcast
    http://www.podsonoro.com/addrss/
    http://allpodcasts.com/PingAll/Default.aspx
    http://amigofish.com/catcher/podcast/submit
    http://epnweb.org/index.php?view_mode=suggest
    http://recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/info/providefeed.php
    http://www.fluctu8.com/add-podcast.php
    http://britcaster.com/user/register.html
    http://podcast.co.za/submit.php?p=international
    http://www.appliantechnologies.com/guide/
    http://podcastpup.com/addpodcastform.asp
    http://www.vicasting.com/Secure/addcast.aspx
    http://podcastlikethat.com/
    http://elpodio.com/index.php?page=AddAPodcast
    http://hardpodcafe.com/modules.php?name=pod_add
    http://podcast.com.ar/
    http://itunestracks.co.uk/podcasts/howtosubmit.asp
    http://www.blubrry.com/addpodcast.php
    http://www.podbean.com/podcast-directory-add-feed
    i know there are a few that are probably missing from that list but that is enough to get you started.


    ok that is all for now, hope this helps
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  • Profile picture of the author aandersen
    paul,

    i look forward to hear what you have to say. This is a subject that interests me. I have been trying to do more and more with podcasts in the last 6 months or so

    FYI - the "audio podcasts" link in the "Connect with paul..." section of your site is broken it appers to point to /OnlineBusinessPodcasts instead of /OnlineBusinessPodcast (like "click on POD-MAN" graphic does)

    just thought i would let you know
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  • Profile picture of the author Jon Daniels
    Cheers Paul, I look forward to your response....the dummies guide to podcast is really what I am after. I know how to record them, it is just where do I put them and then what do I do after that.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dean Martin
      Originally Posted by Show Pony View Post

      the dummies guide to podcast is really what I am after. I know how to record them, it is just where do I put them and then what do I do after that.
      Yeah, you need to start with a 'real' hosting account. If you have a domain name I'll set you up with a free hosting account on one of my servers and do a little video course on how to set it up. I've been wanting to do this for a while anyway - it'll make a good test case.
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      • Profile picture of the author Jon Daniels
        Originally Posted by dlmartin View Post

        Yeah, you need to start with a 'real' hosting account. If you have a domain name I'll set you up with a free hosting account on one of my servers and do a little video course on how to set it up. I've been wanting to do this for a while anyway - it'll make a good test case.
        Cheers man, so if I just get a domain along longs of "www.mynichepodcasts.com" then point it at your servers we can get this up and running?

        Actually thinking about it, I can redirect my current domain back to a wordpress.org blog i have installed already. Apparently that has
        • 500Mb of disk space
        • 10GB Bandwidth per month
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        • Profile picture of the author Dean Martin
          Originally Posted by Show Pony View Post

          Cheers man, so if I just get a domain along longs of "www.mynichepodcasts.com" then point it at your servers we can get this up and running?

          Actually thinking about it, I can redirect my current domain back to a wordpress.org blog i have installed already. Apparently that has
          • 500Mb of disk space
          • 10GB Bandwidth per month
          If you're on a good hosting plan already and are happy with them then yes, just use that account. The only negative to that is that I would need ftp access to the account to upload files and add the plugins. If that's OK w/you then use your existing account. If you want to keep that private then use an account on my server.
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          • Profile picture of the author Jon Daniels
            Originally Posted by dlmartin View Post

            If you're on a good hosting plan already and are happy with them then yes, just use that account. The only negative to that is that I would need ftp access to the account to upload files and add the plugins. If that's OK w/you then use your existing account. If you want to keep that private then use an account on my server.
            Cool man, I have a spare domain that kinda fits this I can use, where do I need to point it for your servers?
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  • Profile picture of the author MickeyLSmith
    This is something that I am very much wanting to learn about. I've created both mp3's and mp4's for podcasting, just need to know how to self host, as I don't want to host on a platform that could just disappear.

    I see what looks like an awesome plugin above for Podcasting...Would you recommend a good WordPress template to display both Video and Audio Podcasts?
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  • Profile picture of the author ButterflyGarden
    Here are some tips for podcast promotion - How to Promote Podcasts
    HTH
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  • Profile picture of the author Jon Daniels
    Paul - Thanks for the report, that has def made things a lot clearer on how to do it.

    Dean - I will get the info you requested over to you in next day or so
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  • Profile picture of the author Dean Martin
    @paul - I love your site and would like to see your .pdf if you could send it to me.

    @show pony - well, I've been recording videos of the process and put the 2 shows online that you sent me. The last podcast I put live took 4 or 5 days to get approval - this one took 3 hours Long story short - I don't have the step by step videos done yet but you are live on iTunes already...
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    Dear Podcast Owner

    Your podcast, located at [ http://stepupspeakoutnow.com/feed/podcast/ ], has been approved. You should expect to see it in iTunes within the next few hours. When it's available, you will be able to access it with the URL below.

    http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/M...t?id=387377737

    Your podcast will be searchable within the iTunes Store in approximately 1-2 days.
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    I've never had one get approved and go live quite that fast

    If anyone else want's access to the 'how to videos' send me a pm with your email address. I'm not going to release them to the world because I'll probably try to put something together and offer just to my list as a freebee.
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    • Profile picture of the author MickeyLSmith
      @dlmartin - I don't yet have enough posts to send you a pm. I've even tried to respond to Paul, after he was so gracious to send me his Podcast for Profit Guide, and was unable to respond to a pm sent to me...can just read them.

      Would love to see your videos. I'm going to go through Pauls guide this weekend and start trying to figure all this podcasting stuff out. Any way you can send me the links via pm - or even your email through pm and I'll respond by sending my email address to yours.

      Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jon Daniels
      Originally Posted by dlmartin View Post

      @paul - I love your site and would like to see your .pdf if you could send it to me.

      @show pony - well, I've been recording videos of the process and put the 2 shows online that you sent me. The last podcast I put live took 4 or 5 days to get approval - this one took 3 hours Long story short - I don't have the step by step videos done yet but you are live on iTunes already...
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      Dear Podcast Owner

      Your podcast, located at [ Step Up Speak Out Now ], has been approved. You should expect to see it in iTunes within the next few hours. When it's available, you will be able to access it with the URL below.

      http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/M...t?id=387377737

      Your podcast will be searchable within the iTunes Store in approximately 1-2 days.
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      I've never had one get approved and go live quite that fast

      If anyone else want's access to the 'how to videos' send me a pm with your email address. I'm not going to release them to the world because I'll probably try to put something together and offer just to my list as a freebee.
      I bow down to you sir, this is freakin awesome of you. I look forward to seeing the videos. I have about another five recordings sitting here for uploading to look forward to growing this.

      Jon
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