BeginnersGuide ToPodcasting
Your first step in joining the newmedia revolution.
Robert J. Safuto
Beginners Guide To Podcasting
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This very basic guide is intended to give beginning podcasters information on how to get started.It is barely possible to provide all the information necessary to excel at podcasting in just a fewpages so I recommend that you dedicate some time each week to searching out new resourcesand tips on how to improve in the medium.
Table of Contents
Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 3
Getting Started ....................................................................................................................................... 3
Audio Tools ........................................................................................................................................... 3
Video Tools ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Media Formats ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Recording and Editing Tips ................................................................................................................... 5
Media, RSS and Presence ...................................................................................................................... 5
Branding Your Podcast .......................................................................................................................... 9
Promoting Your Podcast ........................................................................................................................ 9
Monetizing Your Podcast .................................................................................................................... 10
Podcast Statistics ................................................................................................................................. 12
The Legalities Of Podcasting .............................................................................................................. 12
The Podcasting Community ................................................................................................................ 13
Additional Resources .......................................................................................................................... 14
About Awakened Voice ....................................................................................................................... 16
Beginners Guide To Podcasting
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Overview
The technology of podcasting allows you to publish rich media (audio or video) that people canconsume on the web and subscribe to in order to get automatic updates. Think of podcasting as a digitalvideo recorder (DVR) for the web. As a podcaster you make content available that people can get howthey want, when they want. All anyone really needs to consume podcasts are a computer and anInternet (preferably high speed) connection.
Getting Started
For those at the beginning of the podcasting journey there are two very important decisions to make.1.
What will be the theme of your podcast?
I recommend that you pick something you arepassionate and knowledgeable about.2.
In what format will you distribute your podcast?
This choice depends on your theme and alsothe technology you are comfortable with. Some themes work best with video but if you arecomfortable with audio tools then maybe you should start with audio. Either way, plan oninvesting time to learn the tools to help create the media for your podcasts in the format yousettle on.Cost may be a factor in getting started as well. I recommend that you get started with the most basicequipment possible. In the beginning, podcasting is about creating content and getting familiar with theprocess. If you have large debts for equipment hanging over your head you will be stressing about thewrong things.I also recommend that you think of a unique name for your podcast and secure a domain (or domains)that reflect that name. Domains are very inexpensive these days, costing on average less than $10 peryear, so there's no reason you shouldn't stake your claim on a domain name that can represent yourpodcast. Two very popular sites where you can search for and register domains are GoDaddy and
Namesecure.
Audio Tools
If you choose an audio format then you'll want to know about some of the basic tools you can use torecord and edit audio. We're going to focus on a totally computer based setup for the purposes of thistutorial.
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