Spreaker Live Show #185 for April 17th, 2019

Show Duration: 60 minutes

- Host: Rob Greenlee, VP of Podcaster Relations of Voxnest that operates Spreaker. I am a 14+ year podcaster that started out on the radio. This is the official podcast of Spreaker platform.
@robgreenlee - rob(at)voxnest(dotcom)
- Co-Host: Alex Exum, Host of "Live Talk" and “The Exum Experience Podcast” on Spreaker
- We stream LIVE every Weds at 3pm PST / 6pm EST from SpreakerLiveShow.com
-You can now get the show on Google Podcasts App on Android
- You can hear this show on Amazon Echo Smart Speakers now via the New Spreaker Skill
- If you want to send me an audio promo for your show, I would be happy to play it on the show.
- Just create an MP3 and give me a brief description of your show in an email to me at [email protected]
- Spreaker Blog Topics: http://Blog.Spreaker.com


On the show this week:

- How Important is Podcast Distribution to Growth of Your Show?
- Spreaker’s NEW Announcement: One-Tap Podcast Distribution in Spreaker Studio on iOS
- Spreaker Blog Post: Distribute your podcast is easier than ever before.
- https://blog.spreaker.com/distribute-your-podcast-is-easier-than-ever-before/

- The Interview: The very well known Lilian Garcia, Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia Podcast on Spreaker, She shares her tips on building a growing podcast *Play clip from the interview

- Podcast Review of the Week: History Unplugged Podcast
- Featured Podcast Promo of the Week → Attention Horrors
- Topic/Hosts of the Podcast are Donald Wood, Mike Chiari and Brandon Galvin break down the world of the weird with a splash of humor, including serial killers, aliens, bigfoot, ghosts, magick, cryptids and so much more!
- If you want to send me an audio promo for your show, I would be happy to play it on the show.
Just create an MP3 and give me a brief description of your show in an email to me at [email protected]

- Podcasting & Spreaker’s Events Calendar
- Listener Comments


Let's get into the show:

- How Important is Distribution?
- Spreaker’s NEW Announcement: One-Tap Podcast Distribution in Spreaker Studio on iOS
Our goal is to create the best all-in-one podcast creation app, one which is portable, flexible and works for every level of podcasters.
This year we’ve made two further steps towards achieving this goal: in February we announced our first post-production feature, allowing iOS users to edit while on-the-go, and in January we added a new navigation bar, giving users clear access to their episodes drafts, previous episodes, and stats.
Continuing this mission of creating an app tailored to podcasters’ needs, we’re super excited to announce the launch of a new update.
Be ready to enjoy our one-tap podcast distribution feature, a function we know will help to remove some of the complications and fuss out of creating a podcast!
One Tap Distribution – Minimum Effort, Maximum Results. One tap will give you (both Android and iOS users) the power to reach literally millions of new listeners by publishing to Apple Podcasts via Podcast Connect Apple ID login as we pass your feed URL to Apple Podcast Connect No Cut and Pasting, Spotify, iHeartRadio and Spreaker.

Also, once a podcast is available on Apple Podcasts it automatically becomes available on other key listening platforms such as Breaker, Pocket Casts, Overcast and more – giving you the opportunity to literally double your audience.
The importance of good distribution is equally as important as creating excellent content,...

Todd Cochrane and Rob Greenlee discuss the week in Podcasting. #243

Spreaker Live Show #184 for March 27th, 2019

Show Duration: 60 minutes

- Host: Rob Greenlee, VP of Podcaster Relations of Voxnest that operates Spreaker. I am a 14+ year podcaster that started out on the radio. This is the official podcast of Spreaker platform.
@robgreenlee - rob(at)voxnest(dotcom)
- Co-Host: Alex Exum, Host of "Live Talk" and “The Exum Experience Podcast” on Spreaker
- We stream LIVE every Weds at 3pm PST / 6pm EST from SpreakerLiveShow.com
-You can now get the show on Google Podcasts App on Android
- You can hear this show on Amazon Echo Smart Speakers now via the New Spreaker Skill
- If you want to send me an audio promo for your show, I would be happy to play it on the show.
- Just create an MP3 and give me a brief description of your show in an email to me at [email protected]
- Spreaker Blog Topics: http://Blog.Spreaker.com


On the show this week:

- Power of Impactful Content & Being Easily Found
- Voxnest Data Shows Women Over the Age of 55 Listen to More Podcasts than Men +55
- The Interview: Fred Jacobs, President of Jacobs Media Strategies - Discussing 2019 TechSurvey Radio related Research on Podcasting *Play clip from the interview
- Podcast Review of the Week: It's Not That Serious” Humor writer and popular online personality Anna Lind Thomas hosts
- Featured Podcast of the Week → Dunc'd On Basketball with Nate Duncan - NBA Topic Podcast
- https://www.spreaker.com/show/duncd-on-basketball-nba-podcast
- If you want to send me an audio promo for your show, I would be happy to play it on the show. Just create an MP3 and give me a brief description of your show in an email to me at [email protected]
- Podcasting & Spreaker’s Events Calendar -
- Listener Comments


Let's get into the show:

- Power of Impactful Content & Being Easily Found
Deliver Value and being entertaining drives desired sharing and word of mouth recommendation. I subscribe to a podcast when the content matches my interests and name, audio quality is good, focused, and they drive value to listener life - What does the listener get from the content or what emotions are driven… impactful!!
Deliver undeniable value first, and then ask for the commitment of a subscribe in Apple Podcasts or other listening apps.
Send listeners to your website and place “Subscribe” links to Apple, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc. You can include directions on what to do with these links if you want… many folks just don’t understand all that stuff

- Voxnest Data Shows Women Over the Age of 55 Listen to More Podcasts than Men +55
When looking at the gender split, podcast listening takes a turn when looking at age groups. 2019 might be the year of the woman, with listening jumping from 41.5% to 44.9% for women, while decreasing from 58.5% to 55.51% for men.
Females aged between 55-64 and over 65 have been listening to more podcasts than males in the same age groups. This likely is due to more content being published for a female audience, as shows focused on genres such as true crime surge in popularity.
https://blog.voxnest.com/data-finds-women-over-the-age-of-55-listen-to-more-podcasts-than-men/#more-623

- Podcast Review of the Week: “It's Not That Serious” Humor writer and popular online personality Anna Lind Thomas hosts the irreverent, hilarious and faith filled podcast that will inspire you to fully enjoy life, even when things look grim. First step? Stop taking crap so...

Spreaker Live Show #183 for March 20th, 2019

Show Duration: 50 minutes

- Host: Rob Greenlee, VP of Podcaster Relations of Voxnest that operates Spreaker. I am a 14+ year podcaster that started out on the radio. This is the official podcast of Spreaker platform.
@robgreenlee - rob(at)voxnest(dotcom)
- We stream LIVE every Weds at 3pm PST / 6pm EST from SpreakerLiveShow.com
-You can now get the show on Google Podcasts App on Android
- You can hear this show on Amazon Echo Smart Speakers now via the New Spreaker Skill
- If you want to send me an audio promo for your show, I would be happy to play it on the show.
- Just create an MP3 and give me a brief description of your show in an email to me at [email protected]
- Spreaker Blog Topics: http://Blog.Spreaker.com


On the show this week:

- The Power of Joining or Starting Podcaster and Listening Communities
- In The Interview: We are discussing Creating a Podcast Business Plan as Most Podcasts are actually small businesses. Guest is Debbie DeChambeau *Play clip from the interview
- Podcast Promo of the Week: Multilinguish Podcast by Babbel - for the Language Curious
- Featured Podcast Promo of the Week → The Live Drop w/Mark Valley - Stories from the Elusive World of Intelligence Collection and Espionage
- If you want to send me an audio promo for your show, I would be happy to play it on the show. Just create an MP3 and give me a brief description of your show in an email to me at [email protected]
- Podcasting & Spreaker’s Events Calendar
- Listener Comments


Let's get into the show:

-The Power of Joining or Starting Podcaster and Listening Communities
Spreaker has published a terrific blog post about this topic at Blog.Spreaker.com
The two platforms that dominate for building these communities are Meetup and Facebook or mix of both, but Google Groups does still exist but is a little old school

The one exception is “Telegram” a platform that has gained traction in Spanish speaking countries.

Generally Meetup excelled in event discovery by attendees, but Facebook was more appropriate for group discussion. Totally makes sense to me.

Seems like the power is to use both Meetup and Facebook Groups
Organizers discussed in the blog post generally feel like Meetup is great for RSVPs but those people aren’t as likely to show up. Those that find out about events on Facebook do tend to show up more. Meetup attendees are notoriously flakey”. I agree, I have run Podcaster Meetups in Seattle for Years.

Attendance will vary a lot based on month of the year, venue and purpose of the event
Communities attract all levels of podcaster

Being an Event Organizer can have many professional benefits - building your leadership brand can help your podcast grow too.
On the listener community side, I would recommend to create just a Facebook group for your listeners to engage with each other and ge listener feedback on topics and building intra-listener relationships.

-Podcast Promo of the Week: Multilinguish Podcast by Babbel USA Team: Are Not multilingual, but language-curious? Explore how language connects us all — from the producers at the language-learning app Babbel. In season 1, we dig into unsolved linguistic mysteries, sexist robots, the best travel advice you've never heard, if language affects our worldview, which accents are sexiest, and more! New episodes every Tuesday. Play Audio Clip -->

Featured Podcast Show Of The Week: The Live Drop -- Join host Mark Valley as he ventures into the elusive world of intelligence collection and espionage to spot, assess and debrief: spies, spy catchers, analysts,...

In episode #238, we are Live on stage at Podfest Expo in Orlando, Florida March 9th, 2019. Hosts: Todd Cochrane, CEO of Blubrry, Rob Greenlee, VP, Podcasters Relations, Voxnest's Spreaker and Guests: Elsie Escobar, Communitity Manager at Libsyn, Host of "The Feed" and "The She Podcast" and James Cridland, Editor of Podnews.net Newsletter. Topics: Global Adoption of Podcasting, Women in Podcasting and How does Podcast Advertising need to Change to scale to $1 Billion in ad revenue.

Spreaker Live Show #182 for Feb 27th, 2019

Show Duration: 70 minutes

- Host: Rob Greenlee, VP of Podcaster Relations of Voxnest that operates Spreaker. I am a 14+ year podcaster that started out on the radio. This is the official podcast of Spreaker platform.
@robgreenlee - rob(at)voxnest(dotcom)
- We stream LIVE every Weds at 3pm PST / 6pm EST from SpreakerLiveShow.com
-You can now get the show on Google Podcasts App on Android
- You can hear this show on Amazon Echo Smart Speakers now via the New Spreaker Skill
- If you want to send me an audio promo for your show, I would be happy to play it on the show.
- Just create an MP3 and give me a brief description of your show in an email to me at [email protected]
- Spreaker Blog Topics: http://Blog.Spreaker.com

Here is what have on the show this week:

-5 Steps to Creating a Podcast Budget
-The Interview: Tom Webster, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Marketing, at Edison Research
-Podcast Review of the Week: Out of the Shadows Series by Shane Waters
-Featured Podcast of the Week → Halli Casser-Jayne Show - A terrific Politics and Entertainment topics program
-If you want to send me an audio promo for your show, I would be happy to play it on the show. Just create an MP3 and give me a brief description of your show in an email to me at [email protected]
- Podcasting & Spreaker’s Events Calendar

On the show today:

-5 Steps to Creating a Podcast Budget
It’s a myth that setting up a podcast needs to be costly or expensive (of course it can be!) but podcasting on a budget is totally achievable. Whatever your budget or level, you can make podcasting work for you

-Understand Your Income

Therefore step number 1 is to make a clear goal of exactly what you want to do with your new podcast. By defining the purpose of your show and its format (how and where you are producing it etc) will help you create the foundations of the budget you need to create.

TIP: Always remember to take into consideration whether this is your profession or a hobby – how much you initially input will differ if you see this having cash rewards or not!

Determine your fixed costs
Next on your to-do list is to identify all of your fixed costs necessary for running your show.

Based on your planning around how you’re going to produce your show, you’ll need to do some research what options there are for your show’s needs and requirements. The things you need to take into consideration are items like your host platform, microphone.

-One of the main fixed costs (your host platform) can be kept to a minimum, by choosing free or low-cost podcast hosting platforms such as: Free getting started plan options.

TIP: Make sure you haven’t missed anything by taking a look through past bank statements and tick off everything in there.
Identify your variable (and one-off expenses)
Variable costs are those which are necessary for your business to continue functioning but change from month to month. And, if this is the beginning of your podcasting journey you’ll also need to include your one-off costs – money to cover your basic equipment: microphone and headset and also some $ to create some awesome cover art (we’ve written a guide to creating great cover art, here).

Wondering how to identify your variable costs? Look at what you’ve spent on office supplies, marketing / promotional costs or replacing old equipment over the last 6 months and calculate an average outgoing cost. About to start your podcast? Try and predict what you might spend (we’ve written a blog on launching a podcast you might want to take a look at) and use this to structure your budget for...

Spreaker Live Show #181 for Feb 20th, 2019

Show Duration: 78 minutes

- Host: Rob Greenlee, VP of Podcaster Relations of Voxnest that operates Spreaker. I am a 14+ year podcaster that started out on the radio. This is the official podcast of Spreaker platform.
@robgreenlee - rob(at)voxnest(dotcom)
- Co-Host: Alex Exum, Host of "Live Talk" and “The Exum Experience Podcast” on Spreaker
- We stream LIVE every Weds at 3pm PST / 6pm EST from SpreakerLiveShow.com
-You can now get the show on Google Podcasts App on Android
- You can hear this show on Amazon Echo Smart Speakers now via the New Spreaker Skill
- If you want to send me an audio promo for your show, I would be happy to play it on the show.
- Just create an MP3 and give me a brief description of your show in an email to me at [email protected]
- Spreaker Blog Topics: http://Blog.Spreaker.com


Here is what have on the show this week:

-Mobile Audio Editing in Spreaker Studio for iOS has been Announced
Whether you want to give it one last edit before publishing or shorten it before saving it to your phone – the new iOS version of Spreaker Studio lets you do all that in seconds.
How to use Spreaker Studio’s new trimming feature, on iOS devices.
Super simple to use, after recording you can easily trim or shorten the length of your audio clip by tapping on “Edit” and accessing the trimming mode.
The tool lets you cut any extras at the beginning, like someone talking before their cue, or at the end, like if you start to trail off into something way off topic!
Simply play the recording until the desired start or end point is reached and click to confirm.
https://blog.spreaker.com/new-from-spreaker-studio-edit-while-on-the-move/

-Podcast Review of the Week: History’s Top Story Tonight! by Jane Wells - This series is a very unique storytelling podcast that makes KEY historical events like the Bible and the Mayflower trip to the New World into NEWS Like Headline “Evening News” type episode presentations that are very interesting and different from any other history podcast. In this most recent episode clip the show turns The Bible! Genesis Chapter 1 into BREAKING NEWS. When God decides to create the heavens and the earth (and Man), the media is there! Confused reporters do their best to explain the unexplainable! Play Audio Clip from -->

-Featured Podcast Show Of The Week: NAB Show Podcast (National Association of Broadcasters) -- >
NAB Show is the premiere destination for content creators around the globe and this deep dive proves it. Learn about the vast amounts of education and exhibits dedicated to content creation. Here is a bit more from them! - Sent us a Terrific Show Promo -- play here

-Listener Comment - My name is Ricky from the 5ive (Five) Star Wrestling Show and I am a HUGE fan of the Spreaker Live Show and it has helped tremendously!

I also am a huge fan of Alex Axum and read his articles "Top Reasons to Podcast Live" and "The Biggest Problem Podcasters Have (And How to Fix it)" in the podcast business journal. Very insightful and straightforward.

My listener comment: This is a question for both of you. Are there any aspects (timing, concepts, equipment) in the radio world that podcasters are not utilizing to help their show be more entertaining, engaging or structured?

Sorry for the book! Thank you for your consideration!

Spreaker Show Link: https://www.spreaker.com/show/five-star-wrestling-show
Spreaker Channel Linkl:

Spreaker Live Show #180 for Feb 13th, 2019

Show Duration: 60 minutes

- Host: Rob Greenlee, VP of Podcaster Relations of Voxnest that operates Spreaker. I am a 14+ year podcaster that started out on the radio. This is the official podcast of Spreaker platform.
@robgreenlee - rob(at)voxnest(dotcom)
- Co-Host: Alex Exum, Host of "Live Talk" and “The Exum Experience Podcast” on Spreaker
- We stream LIVE every Weds at 3pm PST / 6pm EST from SpreakerLiveShow.com
-You can now get the show on Google Podcasts App on Android
- You can hear this show on Amazon Echo Smart Speakers now via the New Spreaker Skill
- If you want to send me an audio promo for your show, I would be happy to play it on the show.
- Just create an MP3 and give me a brief description of your show in an email to me at [email protected]
- Spreaker Blog Topics: http://Blog.Spreaker.com


Here is what have on the show this week:

-Why and Ways to bring Listener Calls into your show
-The Interview: We have an interesting conversation with Jared 12 year-old Spreaker show host of “The Fire-Rescue Show podcast -
-Podcast Review of the Week: This Week Unwrapped - https://www.theweek.co.uk/the-week-unwrapped
-Featured Podcast Promo of the Week → Mean Book Club Podcast
-If you want to send me an audio promo for your show, I would be happy to play it on the show.
-Just create an MP3 and give me a brief description of your show in an email to me at [email protected]
-Podcasting & Spreaker’s Events Calendar - Valentine's Day is coming

-On the show today:
Why and Ways to bring Listener Calls into your show
Spreaker Studio for Desktop - with Uber Conference, Skype Conference or Zoom
Rodecaster Pro Mixer $599 - https://www.rode.com/rodecasterpro - Great Demo on YouTube Video Demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSYPv3QI5c0 and Rode Video Demo https://youtu.be/04_tOvJe2O8
You can use the Rodecaster with Spreaker Studio for Desktop
The only limitation is no call screener abilities, get a friend to help you with this screening
Calls via mobile phone can be ok, if not a co-host and is only a listener calling in

-How or When to add Advertising to your Show -
Optionally, you can have advertising to your show from your first episode on Spreaker, but is up to you and your plan
If you are wanting growing income from your show, you need to plan for that.
Many choose to build audience first, then slowly get into advertising, keep in mind audience size is important to gaining revenue from advertising as is most of the time based on a CPM model or getting paid based on an increment of 1,000 download/plays of your show.
Ad’s can be either baked in “Host Reads”, typically only available to large audience shows in the 10’s of thousands range.
The other type is the monetization offered by Spreaker with every paid pro account utilizes Dynamic Ad Insertion and we do all the ad sales for you. You can enable Preroll, Midroll and Postroll Ads and it will just do it all for you and you get a revenue share on it. Just need to set your Midroll positions in each of your episodes.

-Podcast Review of the Week: This Week Unwrapped w/ Oilly Mann - The biggest unreported Global stories of the week, discussed, digested and debated. Hear a sample of “The Week Unwrapped delves behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. Is hypersonic flight the future of...

#236 Rob Greenlee, VP, Podcaster Relations at Voxnest (Spreaker) and Todd Cochrane, CEO of Blubrry.com talk about the big news in podcasting for the week. The main topic of the week is the acquisition by Spotify of Gimlet and Anchor, but we also talk about other big dollar investments in the medium and offer some perspective on what this all means in the content of the history and future of the podcasting medium.

Spreaker Live Show #179 for Feb 6th, 2019

Show Duration: 45 minutes

- Host: Rob Greenlee, VP of Podcaster Relations of Voxnest that operates Spreaker. I am a 14+ year podcaster that started out on the radio. This is the official podcast of Spreaker platform.
@robgreenlee - rob(at)voxnest(dotcom)
- Co-Host: Alex Exum, Host of "Live Talk" and “The Exum Experience Podcast” on Spreaker
- We stream LIVE every Weds at 3pm PST / 6pm EST from SpreakerLiveShow.com
-You can now get the show on Google Podcasts App on Android
- You can hear this show on Amazon Echo Smart Speakers now via the New Spreaker Skill
- If you want to send me an audio promo for your show, I would be happy to play it on the show.
- Just create an MP3 and give me a brief description of your show in an email to me at [email protected]
- Spreaker Blog Topics: http://Blog.Spreaker.com


Here is what have on the show this week:

-Is Podcasting Game Changing “Is Quality Job #1” Now more than EVER for Podcasters
-New Show Format and Music - Goal is high energy and informative.
-Interviews are back - we have a great one today in the last half of the show with Molly Schwartz of the “Preserve this Podcast” project with tips for podcasters about podcast episode storage and archival *Play clip from the interview
-Today a “State of the Podcasting Industry” interview with me was released - https://philsvitek.com/state-of-the-podcast-industry-2019-an-interview-with-rob-greenlee/

-Featured Podcast of the Week
If you want to send me an audio promo for your show, I would be happy to play it on the show.
Just create an MP3 and give me a brief description of your show in an email to me at [email protected]
Podcasting Events Calendar

On the show today:
-Is Podcasting Game Changing “Is Quality Job #1” Now more than EVER for Podcasters
-To grow audience - quality is key - driving value
-Audio sound fidelity is growing in importance
-What other factors impact this feeling of quality?
-Audio quality is tough

-New Show Format and Music - Goal is high energy and informative.
More audio sizzle and show format complexity
More like the old radio show that I did for many years
Hopefully rises the bar on the perception of the show production, still working out the kinks
Please let me know if you like it better and if somethings could be better

-Featured Podcast Show Of The Week:
Shelf Addiction Podcast hosted by Tamara Ford, Blogger & Audio Influencer, Book & Pop Culture - http://www.shelfaddiction.com - Sent us a Terrific Show Promo

Richard C Media - I've been wanting to start a podcast for a long time I even have a plan with spreaker but have never used it. I been really working here lately to get a show going but am kind of stuck on making sure I have content. I have been binge listening to your show today and have gotten some good information. Thank you, so hopefully I will have a show up on spreaker soon. https://www.spreaker.com/user/richc

You have two shows listed on your account: The Future You Podcast - Coffee with Jesus Podcast.. Just get going with episodes.

-Podcasting Event Calendar
Podfest Multimedia Expo in Orlando is Coming Too in March 7-9th, In Orlando - http://PodfestExpo.com

Interview:

Molly Schwartz, Studio Manager at METRO (Metropolitan New York Library Council) - Podcast...