Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses.

In this episode:

Which microphone to pick

Video podcasting on Spotify

Kermode & Mayo - what we can learn for our own podcasts

Links:

www.answerthepublic.com

https://www.kermodeandmayo.com/

www.verbu.co.uk/incubator

 

 

Hello! I’m Rick Simmonds. My day job? I help entrepreneurs and SMEs start, maintain and grow their podcasts; alongside working on large UK commissions for charities, universities and businesses. In this episode:

Why Podcasting Is The Future

Why a major broadcaster is making 25% of its TOTAL income from podcasting!

Diary Of A CEO - what we can learn for our own podcasts

Links:

www.answerthepublic.com

https://stevenbartlett.com/the-diary-of-a-ceo-podcast/

www.verbu.co.uk/incubator

 

 

A delayed* upload of my review of the week ending 6th February 2022 considering the implications of BBC Sounds making some content exclusive to their platform (amongst other providers recently), good news for Buzzsprout and why the Apple vs Spotify podcasts debate continues to run as a result of their numbers AND why you might want a headphone splitter/amplifier but also why you might NOT.

As always, get in touch here:

verbu.co.uk/podcast

For the headphone amplifier suggestion this week:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Behringer-HA400-Microamp-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B000KIPT30/

*(my daughter fell off her scooter and faceplanted onto the pavement... she's ok, but it took a while to get her seen at the minor injuries unit etc. etc.)

 

Every week, Rick picks a couple of podcasts from Apple's 'New & Noteworthy' and gives them the once-over.

What can we podcasters learn from the podcasts that have grabbed Apple's attention - and how can we integrate what they do into our own productions?

This week it's 'Wild Things' and 'Death Of A Rock Star'.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wild-things-siegfried-roy/id1599176021

https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/death-of-a-rock-star/

This is just a part of what members of the Podcast Clarity Community get on a weekly basis. To find out more, go to verbu.co.uk/podcast and see how Rick can help you.

Review of the week ending 30th January 2022 with 'that' Spotify story, an awesome microphone, developments with Apple Podcasts and why you should be considering TikTok.

As always, get in touch here:

verbu.co.uk/podcast

For the microphone recommended this week:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samson-Q2U-Dynamic-Microphone-Recording/dp/B0876TR1ZS/

On a Monday, Rick picks a couple of podcasts from Apple's 'New & Noteworthy' and gives them the once-over.

What can we podcasters learn from the podcasts that have grabbed Apple's attention - and how can we integrate what they do into our own productions.

This week it's 'Conflicted' and 'The Coming Storm'.

https://messageheard.com/podcasts/conflicted

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001324r

This is just a part of what members of the Podcast Clarity Community get on a weekly basis. To find out more, go to verbu.co.uk/podcast and see how Rick can help you.

It can only be described as a 'hiatus'.

But Rick from Verbu is back with short, snappy podcasts. He'll tell you his reasons - and why you should consider cutting your shows into shorter chunks.

For a free 30 minute podcast checkup, contact Rick at verbu.co.uk

In this episode, we explore whether the new Clubhouse phenomenon is really anything like podcasting and whether you should script or ad lib your podcast.

Rick mentions the Crafting Your Digital Message, Fresh Start online event. For more details, and to book, head here: www.cloudhillproductions.com/fresh-start-workshop

And for more on Verbu, head to www.verbu.co.uk (sign up at the bottom of the front page to receive our Weekly Word newsletter)

 

This week, an introduction to some audio editing basics.

Links mentioned in the podcast:

6 C's Of Podcasting Challenge:  www.facebook.com/groups/1778336122345783

Marketing Workshop:

https://www.cloudhillproductions.com/fresh-start-workshop

Verbu is - as always at www.verbu.co.uk

We asked our community what they most wanted to hear about in this week's podcast - and the answer was "publicising my podcast".

So here you go!

It was such a big subject that we didn't have the space to squeeze the other blog of the week into the recording - so you can read the most up to date ramblings from Verbu at www.verbu.co.uk/blog