Better Podcasting

We kick off our 2020 by talking about a variety of ways that you can be likable to your audience. While there may not be a one-size-fits-all formula, we hope that this episode helps you consider some of the thing that could potentially help with your particular show. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we talk about a podcaster who had a breakout year, and what we can learn from their statistics.  Finally, we catch up with what podcasters did over their holiday season. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/214/. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.bette

In this episode we conclude our annual 2-part tradition of running down our gear/podcast configuration changes of the year - this episode it's all about SP. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we talk about one way that Podcaster artwork is being eyed up by copyright holders. Finally, we have some listener feedback about a Humble Bundle deal for video creators. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/213/. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/discord/. This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 - Streamed Live to Geeks.Li

In this episode we start our annual 2-part tradition of running down our gear/podcast configuration changes of the year - this episode it's all about Stephen. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we talk about two changes to Alexa compatability for podcast consumers. Finally, we have a follow-up from Johan about his podcast setup. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/212/. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/discord/. This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 - Streamed Live to Geeks.Live.  Audio/Video Production by S

This week in the show we round up some listener/viewer feedback about what their one goal is that they've chosen for their podcast for 2020. In this week's Better Podcasting Download there's some new research that could indicate that podcasts might be getting a little shorter. Finally, in this week's Better Podback, we have some listeners talk about their experience with the Behringer HA400. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/211/. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/discord/. This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, December 9, 2019 - S

This week we discuss a variety of ways that you can do sound treatment for your sound. We discuss both sound treatment and full soundproofing ideas. In the Better Podcasting Download we discuss a recent report on news-based podcasts.  Finally, we have some listener feedback on how they're handling the holidays -- keeping their shows going. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/210/. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/discord/. This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - Streamed Live to Geeks.Live.  Audio/Video Production b

The winter holiday season is coming and that means some people will be taking a break from their podcast. In this episode we discuss some of the ways that you can keep working on your podcast while you still take a break from podcasting. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we highlight an article by SP on avoiding the question "Whatever happened to that podcast?" Finally, we have listener feedback about how to manage listener feedback.  Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/209/. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/discord/

There are often occasions where you may want to consider implementing some changes to your podcast. In this episode we discuss some of the reasons you may consider revising your show, some of the benefits to doing so, and some of the best practices that we recommend.  In this week's Better Podcasting Download we talk about a controversy surrounding the iHeart Podcast Awards. Finally, we take listener feedback including some listener's experiences doing #NaPodPoMo. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/208/. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.betterpodcasting.

Over the past few weeks you may have heard of something called NaPodPoMo (National Podcast Post Month), this week we explain what it is, discuss some pros/cons to it, and give some general best practices if you want to participate. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we discuss the annual Apple holiday schedule and YouTube needing to know about whether or not your target audience involves children. Finally, we take listener thoughts on NaPodPoMo. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/207/. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/discord/

In this episode we discuss some of the ways that we've prepared to push through our podcast through challenging circumstances. We discuss the ways we accomplished our podcast, some key take-aways, and some things we would do differently if we were to do it today. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we talk about how podcasting is finally being scanned for copyrighted music. Finally, we have a short Better Podback section showing some of the extra fun we have in our Discord server. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/206/. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http:

This week on the show we discuss the differences between making your show better, making your show easier to produce and growing your audience. These are three areas you can invest in, and we discuss how they are all uniquely different. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we discuss a recent mic comparison by former guest of the show, Bandrew from Podcastage. Finally, we round up the feedback in this week's Better Podback. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/205/. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/discord/. This podcast was reco

In this week's show we discuss why the definition of a podcast doesn't matter for hobby podcasters AND how you can embrace this concept to help you grow your show, all while enjoying it more. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we chat about a new IAB certified hosting provider. Finally, in this week's Better Podback we gather some thoughts about the Zoom L-8, as well as some people's thoughts about Podchaser. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/204/. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/discord/. This podcast was recorded on Wedne

In this episode we discuss what it means to podcast to perfection. We'll discuss some of the benefits, some of the challenges and some situations where you may want to consider podcasting with perfection in mind. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we give our initial thoughts on the Zoom L-8. Finally, in the Better Podback we discuss the challenges of loudness standards. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/203/. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/discord/. This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - Streamed Live t

Do you have podcast ambitions? You should. Today we take some "Wouldn't it be great if..." podcast ambition statements and discuss some considerations to help you work toward these, then we talk about some of the reality factors to do with these concepts. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we talk about some recent podcast news to do with Libsyn. Finally, we take listener feedback, including a listener question about buying a domain name internationally. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/202/. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.betterpod

Guests can be a key aspect to podcasting - sometimes you're having guests on your show, sometimes you're being a guest on a podcast. Although guesting can be a key part of cross-promotion, sometimes you can go too far to have a guest on your show, or trying to be a guest on other shows. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we talk about an update with the Deezer side of podcasting. Finally, we take listener feedback, including a listener question about the Rodecaster Pro functionality. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/201/. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at h

For our 200th episode we thought it was a good opportunity to talk about how hobby podcasting is still fun and why it still matters in 2019.  In this week's Better Podcasting Download we discuss Pocket Casts doing a change on their decision about their pricing model. Finally, we take feedback from our past podcasts selves in this week's Better Podback. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/200/. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/discord/. This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 - Streamed Live to Geeks.Live.  Audio/Vid

This week in the show we discuss why it's important to take time to reflect on your entire podcast endeavors in order to help maximize your time for your hobbies - to help ensure that you continue to have fun. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we talk about statistics on podcast equipment (as voted for by our live audience during our live recording). Finally, in this week's Better Podback we have someone ask out migrating media services - and Stephen has a tip if you're using PowerPress. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/199/. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the BEST geek community around on the GonnaGeek Discord Server

From time to time we find ourselves in conversations with people talking about things that they don't like within podcasts - today we want to talk about some things that turn us off of a podcast immediately. After we go through some of these, we'll also talk about some things that we've heard others say turn them off - but doesn't actually turn us away. As we go through we'll explain some of the reasons why these items bug us, and some suggestions we have. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we talk about some data on podcasting on smart devices. Finally, we take listener feedback in the Better Podback.   Find full episode information including links referenced inthis episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/198/. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Check out our companion shows at https://www.betterpodcastin

Back in May 2015 (in Episode 81), we tackled the idea of building a community around your podcast. However, since recording that, a lot has changed with both community structures, our experiences and community platform availability - that means it was time to revisit this topic. In this episode we'll talk about the considerations for building a podcast community, some best practices if you're going to, and our personal suggestion of platforms to try to build a podcast community in.  In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we revisit last week's discussion on Libsyn's IAB certified statistics to share the further details that SP mentioned last week on the show, and some new information received after Libsyn's Rob Walch reached out to us. ** Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/197/.** If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.c

Whether related to podcasting or the niche that you podcast about, as a hobby podcaster there are probably events that you wish that you could go to, but might not be able to. In this episode we discuss how you can identify events that you think have a take-away for you and how you can pull information from them remotely. We'll also talk about some of the things that you miss out on by not attending in person. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, SP shares some metrics from the podcasts that he has hosted on Libsyn, and how they were impacted by the new IAB certified stats. Finally, in the Better Podback we talk about a recent firmware update to the Rodecaster Pro. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/196/. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com.

Do all podcasts need to be launched with an indefinite end point? No. It's absolutely ok to create a podcast with a short-run timeline, and there are a variety of benefits that can come with this. In this show we'll discuss some of these benefits, some reasons you may want to do a short run podcast and some of the unique challenges of creating a short-run podcast. In this week's Better Podcasting Download, we talk about a Podcast Business Journal article titled "The Podcasting Space Is A Bit Of A Mess." Finally, we take listener feedback, including a voicemail from a listener who has feedback following up to our episode from a couple weeks back. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/195/. If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can follow us on all of our socials at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Check out our c