Time Says 00′s Worst Decade Ever? Screw Them.
Time magazine is calling this the decade from hell, seriously? I guess it depends on your perspective. They source a few good arguments in the “why” behind their decision: 9/11 to start the decade and economic crises to end it. What ever happened to learning from experiences and failures, have we learned nothing? 9/11 was [...]
Gary Vaynerchuk Says Hustle, But I Think That’s Changing
While Gary Vaynerchuk has successfully built a small wine store into a much larger business and is on the forefront of social media, I think life will be changing for him very soon. He’s not only a representative for the Wine Library and WLTV branding, he’s sharing his knowledge with others on his blog and [...]
How Often Should I Release A New Episode?
I’ve received a few e-mails lately asking about how I handle some of my shows release schedules. In short, how often should a podcaster or video podcaster create a new episode? Every situation may be different but there are some obvious trends I’ve seen over the last few years. Although a release schedule really depends [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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. [...]
Welcome, How To Introduce Myself…
I guess the best way to describe me is as a blogger. Sure, I have a day job, a few side jobs, but… for fun, I like to write blogs. I cannot remember my exact outlet for fun before blogging. Perhaps I just watched TV like He-Man, Captain-N The Game Master or other cartoons but [...]
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