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Today Steve Stewart from stevestewart.me is sitting in Dave's Chair as Steve and Jim Collison from the Average Guy Network take your calls (Dave is moving to a new apartment).

3:55 Doing a Live Show is Tough

8:30 Doing Giveaways On Your Show - Fine Print? - It's easy to do a giveaway. Steve used Rafflecopter. Another plugin you might want check out is Contest Blitz a plugin (premium) for contests. Dave recently talked about both of these on an episode of Weekly Web Tools.

15:30 Is the Money In the List? 

22:25 Pruning Your Twitter List

26:55 Twitter Automation - Hootesuite VS Buffer

30:40 How do you show Blab question on the screen?

31:20 Steve has joined a network, and talks rebranding his show. He is part of the Two Guys Talking network. 

33:50 Mike Dell from Podcast Help Desk recently joined and then left a network.

35:25 Should Every Podcaster be on a Network?

40:25 Did Steve stick with the same format all 5 years?

42:25 How Do You Reach Out To a Network?

49:25 Windows 10 Update - Should We Update to Windows 10?

56:15 What is Your Biggest Challenge?

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Today Jim is in another fun location and back form Microsft's channel 9 studio.

Libsyn Launches a Plugin to Publish directly from Wordpress

2:10 Do NOT us the Libsyn plugin if you've been publishing with Powerpress. It's more for new websites. Here is the demo video. Keep in mind this is a beta release.

People using Podcasts to Grow their List by Creating a Special Download for Every Episode

5:30 This is a strategy people are trying to create a "lead magnet" for each episode that people can get for signing up to your email list. You can see an example of this by going to www.schoolofpodcasting.com/headlines thanks to Ileanesmith.com

If you have the budget and the resources, then why not use a transcript. Dave like Rev.com 

Make Sure You Check the Emails from Amazon.com

11:45 Another Amazon Story. Dave needs you to purchase his book (.99) to test to see if it's working

Be part of this yea'rs book by going to www.schoolofpodcasting.com/favorite

Jim Got Some Honest Feedback from His Audience

14:45 If you say you're going to put something in the show note, be sure to deliver it. It's always good to get feedback from your actual audience. Dave explains how he is not going to do news at the beginning of the show anymore (after reviewing his own show) as it can make your show sound dated. Instead news will be at the end of the show.

Joe Pardo From Disney - Wants to make his intro a blip. It's a balance to give people an idea of what they are getting into. It can be quick, long, it's your show.  Some people love to hear the intro over and over while others will hit the fast forward button.

having a Backup Recording

25:40 Having Multiple Recording Going from Jason from matttalkonline.com

Camera kit to plug Atr2100

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The show must go on, and when

1:31 3 Years Later Matt Says His Life Has Changed Because of his podcast - thanks to JIM! Matt started for for fun and now is getting to do all sorts of things. Find him at obstacleracingmedia.com

4:54 Jeff Hollbrook - Everyone should play their first episode (as we all have gotten better since our first podcast)

6:08 is NMX Dead? We have no official word. It seems like its in limbo.

7:02 Best Microphone for Starting a podcast check out the Audio technica 2100

8:16 Is there a benefit for recording higher than 44.1 ?

9:36 What about the New Google Play?

12:52 What kind of stand do I need? I like the Griffin boom arm.

14:12 Ryan from foodcraftsmen.com wants to know if we see new trends in podcasting coming?

17:54 Chrome Operating System is Dead Operating System Walking - Being merged into Android.

20:24 Jason from matttalkonline.com wants to know how to do an interview over breakfast

26:28 SD Card Discussion - Rename Your Folders to Describe the Content. 

29:28 Behind the Scenes always works

31:02 Uberconference as a interview recording tool uuperspective.com

33:06 Starting a New Podcast - Podcast Launch on a Shoestring Budget 

Use the coupon code sopfree at libsyn.com, blubrry.com or Spreaker.com to get a free month. Audio boom messes up your ID3 tags.

43:06 CD Cards Are Cheap so You Can Archive Them from legendsofshield.com

45:02 What is your Favorite podcast and why. Get featured on a website, podcast, and book. Go to www.schoolofpodcasting.com/favorite

46:04 Update from the Starbucks Parking Lot

47:24 Michael wants to know 

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This is a replay of the live broadcast with Dave Jackson, ClassyLittlePodcast, moulay assaltan, Jason Bryant, Michael Crose, UU Perspective, Shelton Bumgarner, Matt B. Davis , StargatePioneer, Jim Collison, Jeffrey K. Holbrook, Luis Pampilhosa, and Whine At 9 The show must go on, and when Jim found himself without great wi-fi he took off for […]

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This is a replay of the live broadcast with Dave Jackson, Ileane Smith, Jason Bryant, Jim Collison, youssef ag, Mike Dell, and Mike Wieger. If you're ready to start podcasting, check out www.schoolofpodcasting.com

Production Music in Podcasts

1:40 Some people do not use intro music on their show. While it's nice to set the tone and fell of the show, you can get away without it. In regards to it sounding under water, its because you are using the streaming version of the audio which has been compressed for streaming (NOTE: This episode is using the audio from blab.im)

4:20 Resources for Production Music. Check out Audio Jungle for more check out podcastresources.com 

Jim uploads any music to YouTube to see if it will get flagged.

7:43 Dave talks about not getting distracted by the chat room.  We also talk about getting in trouble with YouTube an how they block videos. It seems to get hyper focused if monetization features are turned on.

SquareSpace and Podcasting?

14:55 Mike from 2980network.com wants to know what are our thoughts on SquareSpace? We find that people who start using this platform end up wanting to do the "Cool" stuff that people on WordPress are doing (and they can't_. It sounds like we need to go check them out and see how they have improved. It sounds like if you don't mind the inconvenience of adding the redirect for a third party stat service like Blubrry (use the coupon code sopfree) to get better stats. Their RSS feed is not robust.

18;54 Mike Dell from Podcast Help Desk chimes in on SquareSpace.

Clammr Numbers

26:14 Do clammr plays mean downloads? Not really. If someone clicks on the "Hear More" button that will count as a download, but I'm not sure if those will show up in your download stats. Simple Podcast Press makes it easy to create clammrs on your website.

27:50 Overcast.fm will turn time stamps into click able links. See if you type 27:50 its a clickable link that takes you to the 27:50 mark in my show. COOL. You don't need any

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This is a replay of the live broadcast with Dave Jackson, Ileane Smith, Jason Bryant, Jim Collison, youssef ag, Mike Dell, and Mike Wieger. If you’re ready to start podcasting, check out www.schoolofpodcasting.com Production Music in Podcasts [1:40] Some people do not use intro music on their show. While it’s nice to set the tone […]

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This is a replay of the live broadcast with Dave Jackson, StargatePioneer, Jerry Jay Hunter, Ileane Smith, Jason Bryant, Hani Mourra, Jim Collison, Bang's Naughty Bits, Daniel J. Lewis, Bill Conrad (Wizard), and The Dr. Vibe Show™

 Podcasting Myth on Podcast Launch Busted

1:36 When you launch with more than one episode you do no automatically get 8 downloads if you launch with 8 episodes. The Audience has to manually go and download the other episodes. 

iTunes Ranking Discussion - How Do You Know How Many Subscribers You Have

5:30 We talk about the recent podcaster's roundtable that discussed iTunes Stats.

8:20 Overcast is a great app for managing podcasts. Dave made a free tutorial. The app syncs all your devices with their website. The website does not allow you to create or manage your playlists. 

10:50 New Podcasts launched including Alanis Morrisette.

Feedburner Should Be Dead and How Do I leave Feedburner

11:40 Feedburner had it purpose, but there are better tools .Think of it like an 8-track tape. It was fine until something better came along. See a post Dave has on his blog.

Does My Podcast Need an Editor?

17:50 Should I match room tone?

Crowd Funding Podcasts

 20:15 This seems to be a new strategy for launching podcasts. gofundme.com/truthandjustice

Simple Live Press Discussion

23:35 Hani from Simple Live Press joins us to discuss his new plugin that helps put your Blabs on your Wordpress site. Use the coupon code sop20 to save on Simple Live Press.

29:40 Can you filter out the comments when the blab is posted on your site?

Podcast Proposals

42:50 Dr Vibe wants to know what to include. I recommend outlining what the project is, what the expectations are in terms of payment, delivery, etc.

What Is the Next Step with Blab?

46:25 have something to say, and jump in. Don't be afraid to look silly.

PowerPress or Libsyn Feed?

48:50 Both can be broken. Right now, I'm running into more people having problems with Wordpress (it's not a PowerPress issue). The plugins can conflict. You can break a Libsyn feed as well

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Microphones Microphones and Microphones..

2:00 Seems to always be a discussion

3:38 Addy explains the Do It Podcast where she has been hiatus. I LOVE that Addy doesn't turn on the microphone unless there is something to say. She has been helping Brian with the AudioBooks.com Podcast

Why Do I Need an RSS Button on My Website

5:06 Bottom line some people use this.  You may not (maybe you use iTunes) but not everyone does.

What do I need to start a podcast?

6:18: The ATR2100 USB microphone is great. Then join the School of Podcasting

Podcasting boosts your confidence, and will help you attract like-minded people

Starting a Podcast From Scratch

8:45 Addy share what is going on with the audience of the AudioBooks.com Podcast

Audio book lovers are similar to podcasters.

How Do I Connect Everything?

10:14 (there is a tutorial on this at the School of Podcasting) . Microphone into the mixer, and record yourself talking about your settings.

We also talk about why you hate the sound of your own voice.

Patreon Got Dave Fixed

16:08 Patreon had been hacked and Dave had been kind of left out to dry

Overcast.FM is Now Free and Very Cool

16:39 Add yand Dave talk about switching from the Podcasts app to Overcast.fm app for iOs. This is a great App to listen to podcasts.

Daniel J Lewis and Miss Ileane chime on how he likes it because it solves volume issues. Here is a quick video overview from Dave.

How Hard is it to Rebrand a Podcast, Does it Hurt the Podcast?

30:44 We talk about the steps of changing the name of the podcast, and how it's not that big a deal. It probably makes more sense to keep the same feed and change the name (instead of starting from scratch).

34:25 Its up to you to start an "Archive" show of the old shows. Dave explains how his first show from 10 years ago is still being downloaded just from his website.

38:04 Mike D

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What's New?

Jim made a page for his new app, and you get notified when it goes live.

Dave didn't get interviewed on the local new 

Podcast Listening Tips

Troy from the Blacklist exposed shares a tip on using Overcast (this also works with the Podcasts app from Apple)

 Audacity Does not Work with Windows 10

9:08 - Update: Kim rebooted her machine and it seemed to fix the issue

Don't update to Windows 10 on a production box.

Where is Your Podcast?

15:00 Dave can't find Jim's new podcast (no official website for it yet).

Auphonic Audio on Mp3?

18:00 Auphonic uses the lame encoder on MP3's, this I don't use it for mp3's. I use it to make great sounding WAV files and then I use iTunes or Audition to create your mp3's.

"Meh" Reviews

20:13 What do you when you get a review from someone who isn't your target audience and they leave a review that is not so great ?

Make it Easy To Contact You

28:19 Jim and Dave talk about making it easy to contact you.

Buffer / Twitter Tips and Automation

33:56 Dave talks about a way you can find the best time to tweet using a tool at bufferapp.com Check out the post with screenshots.

You can pull RSS feeds into slack.com to bring them into channels. So you can use slack as an RSS reader. 

Dave is Having Issues With Patreon

39:22 Dave can't see his own posts. (Update, I finally am getting some help on this). You can become an awesome supporter at www.askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome

How is the Front Page of Blab Sorted?

42:47 : we speculate on how the front page is lined up.

Patreon Support Has Helped Corey

44:30 Corey explains how he has had great support from Patreon.

Handling Blab crashes...

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