If you've ever been a part of a Facebook group, you've probably seen someone post a Poll, usually asking questions like...

Who should I host my podcast with? Polls are great if you really are looking for people to vote on the answers, and you want to be able to quickly know the results and find a winner, or a trend, at the end.

Unfortunately, neither Facebook or Twitter consider those check-box marking action as "engagement" - at least not enough to give your post any kind of a boost in the algorithm.

I see a lot of new podcasters doing this: They have a website, and they're hosting it with a regular web host like Godaddy or Dreamhost or Hostgator etc. And their current web host is probably promising them unlimited bandwidth and tons of storage space.

So they're like: Why can't I just host my podcast audio files on my own web host, and use a plugin like PowerPress to create my podcast RSS feed? Why do I need to pay for a podcast host?

On this episode, I explain why.

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I recently saw a post on twitter from @Matineegirl, in which she wrote:

Read because you want to.

Read whatever floats your boat.

Read as quickly or as slowly as you do.

Read books only with orange covers if you want to.

Read 1 book or 500 books a year.

There are no rules. Just read.

That's so awesome! I loved that tweet.

So I re-tweeted that by adding my own little twist for Digital Creators.

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How can I help you? In general, that's a great thing to say to someone in most situations.

Like, if you're a company owner or an employee, and you get a call, you can pick up the phone and say, "Hi, How can I help you?"

Except... that's probably the worst thing to say on social media to a stranger who has just accepted your friend request.

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Think about these 3 lines from that Wikipedia fund-raiser email:

* "This is awkward to admit, but I have to be honest: 98% of our readers don't give"

* "they simply look the other way."

* "You are part of the 2% of readers who donated to support Wikipedia"

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You know the saying: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"? That rings very true especially when it comes to mission critical systems like your website or computer software.

And it is EVEN MORE true when it comes to making big changes - or even small changes - on a Friday.

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If you are a digital creator, it is absolutely critical that you Own Your Platform.

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I recently saw someone ask this in a Facebook group: Who will be the king of Podcast Streaming in the battle between Spotify vs Apple?

So here's my answer...

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The saying goes that people judge a book by its cover. That is still true to some extent.

But what's even more today in the age of endless stream of content and information and noise, is that your book is no longer being judged by just its cover, it is judged by its table of contents.

So if someone were to look past the cover of your life, and look into the table of contents of the content you're putting out there into the world, what will they learn? What will I learn?

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When selecting lighting for your home or office, other than just brightness, there's one other very important thing you need to consider: And that's the "temperature" of the light.

Warm white lights are those that have a very warm, orangey or yellowey tinge. Also know as soft white.

Cool lights are more bright, more white, and have a cool bluish tinge. Also known as bright white or daylight white.

So where are and how these used?

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