Video Podcasting: Not Everyone Can Be Hulk Hogan

So you want to create your own video podcast, eh? But, you’re afraid you missed the opportunity, there are so many great video podcasts on the Internet that rank huge in iTunes, that have had viral results on youtube and are featured in directories across the world. Who are you?
Let’s flash back in history a [...]

Build a Bond Before You Build A Brand

Everyone wants their podcast to be an instant success. If you’ve got a popular brand with a large fan base, you’ll find you can start up a new property and get a lot of interest right away. Of course, that doesn’t mean your new brand will be successful over the long term but you can [...]

Women Need More Podcasts!

It’s fairly well known that most podcasts, today, are catering to the 18-34 demographic with way too many focusing on men and what men want. From video games to beer games, hobbies and wines, many of the most dominant podcasts are catering to guys and are hosted by guys. Less than 20% of internet users [...]

Creativity, Quality and Passion

I’ve listened to a lot of different and unique podcasting techniques. Aside from the “big boys” in the industry with their 200,000+ downloads per episode and those that have been doing this in “real life” before the advent of podcasting, you’re making it all up as you go along. What puts your podcast on par [...]

My Podcast Receives No Listener Feedback – Why?

If podcasting is the door to many opportunities where the hell is the key? A huge podcaster issue, a nightmare of sorts, is listener feedback and the lack of any to be found. If podcasting is the door, listener feedback is the metaphorical key to opening the door. Or, is it?
Podcasters track their downloads, watch [...]

Twitter Can Be A Tool, But So Can You

I’m fairly certain I am not the only person that hates people selling crap at my door. When people in suits start walking up the driveway or parking outside my house I let out the dogs to keep them away. This is my home, if you want to sell me something then you need to [...]

Gray Areas Between Approachable and Annoying

I’m a huge fan of so many great audio and video podcasts that I’m often lost with way too much content and way too little time to hold my attention. Podcasting in both audio and video form, in my mind, is an art. I’ve learned a lot from practicing and watching how others work their [...]

Being Afraid of Failure is Being Afraid To Learn

There are a lot of people on the internet thinking about their own video and audio podcasts. Hell, there are a TON of people that are thinking about starting their own projects from websites to full blown businesses. Of course, economic times have everyone worried for any job at all, let alone starting their own. [...]