Podcasting 101

In this episode of Podcasting 101, Courtney McKenzie of Entrepreneur 2.0 fame joins us for a quick half hour to talk about podcasting. Releasing a show 3 days a week you've got to be prepared. Courtney shares some scheduling tips with us as well as a tip on booking all of those interviews. We also talk the importance of having a "behind the scenes" team who can help you produce a solid podcast from the first time you launch an episode. There is a lot that goes into podcasting, before and after you hit the record button. If you want to start off on the right foot, take a few minutes...30 if you're starting with this episode, and learn some tips and tricks from the pros! If you haven't yet, please subscribe and review "Podcasting101", we love hearing from our listeners. Also, if there is something you want to hear us discuss in a future episode please contact us and let us know, we'd love to hear from you! Also, don't forget to subscribe to Epic Podquest! Contact: Twitter: @Podcaster101 Email: 7DAGpodcasting101

Podcasting 101 is back! Sorry for the short hiatus.  Today we come back and talk all things podcasting with Sherley from the Chonilla podcast. Sit back, relax and enjoy the show!  

Multiple Book Author and Podcaster, Grammar Girl joins us this week to talk about accidently building her Grammar Empire. On top of a few degrees and being a master at everything I learn that she's also designed her own "Word Game" for the iPad! She's smart, friendly and fun to talk too. Her podcast is only a few minutes long but she's great at making it both fun and informative. Mignon was a pleasure to talk to, I'm hoping to find a way to have her on the show again in the future, though I just won't trust her to hold a microphone! Ha! (you'll have to listen to the episode to see why) If you're looking for ways to keep your podcast fun, informative as well as find ways to attract and keep your audience then this episode is for you! You can find Mignon on twitter @grammargirl as well as over at grammargirl.com. Also, look for her new game, "Grammar POP" on your iDevice! Contact us at: Twitter: @Podcaster101 Email: 7DAGpodcasting101@gmail.com Voicemail: 206-424-0772

Daniel J. Lewis from "The Audacity to Podcast" visits Podcasting 101 to talk all things podcasting. If you haven't guessed by now...it's sort of what we both do. Though Daniel had been around quite a bit longer than I. He's got this "How to" podcasting thing down! Wait...wait...before you click unsubscribe and hightail it over to his podcast I would just like to say...there is room in your feed for both of ours shows! LOL Daniel also runs his own network, Noodle.mx network. He has a handful of shows on the network as well as another fist full of shows that he has brought into the network. He has a ton of advice to give and hands it out freely on this show...not to mention weekly on his podcast...and his blog! This man is a jack of all trades when it comes to podcasting. Without even knowing it he's kind of a mentor, I think he's doing great things for us podcasters and for that I'd like to say thank you! Now, we do things a bit different, and thats ok...but at the end of the day we both love podcasting and we

Today we are joined by the podcast that came from no where, they are successful bloggers, podcasters and geeks about Pop Culture, Tech and more. They are the "Epic Podquest." Hosted by Nayt, Grant, Justin and John, these guys share everything they've learned. Well, as much as I could squeeze from them in 40ish minutes.  These guys have great chemistry and pull no punches when talking about running a successful show and even talking about eachother! They clearly have passion for it and after hearing what they've achieved in a year...they have drive too! We talk building an audience, marketing via social media and using other podcasters as friends, community and another avenue to get heard. The key is to have fun... If you haven't yet, please subscribe and review "Podcasting101", we love hearing from our listeners. Also, if there is something you want to hear us discuss in a future episode please contact us and let us know, we'd love to hear from you! Also, don't forget to subscribe to Epic Podquest! Contact: T

In this episode, we talk podcast hosting providers like Libsyn, Podbean, Blog Talk Radio or hosting them yourself via a website provider. There are Do's and Don'ts to some of these. We also talk about booking that famous person for your podcast. In today's world of social media, do you really need to find a PR person? A few tips and tricks are laced in this episode for sure! Also, are you looking for a better sound for your podcast? We've got that covered! This is something that all you podcasters should adapt to immediately! I know I will be! As always, thanks for listening and please help others out by passing this show along to others! CONTACT US: TWITTER: @Podcaster101 Email: 7DAGpodcasting101@gmail.com Voicemail: 206-424-0772

There is a podcast for everything, even for people who love board games. I sat down with the guys from ALL US GEEKS to talk about their show, there particular niche for geek and everything else that goes into building a podcast.  Pay attention to how they market their show, they use their interests to build interests. Forums, Cons, Word of mouth and even Kickstarter. I think the thing to take away from this episode is, if you want people to talk about your podcast then you have to talk about it first!  Enjoy! Untill Next time... Contact us:  Twitter: @Podcaster101 E-mail: 7DAGPodcasting101@gmail.com Voicemail: 206-424-0772

If you're a soon to be podcaster this episode has tons of great advice in it for you! From a couple of real life brilliant scientists as well. They guys from Science ...Sort Of have been podcasting for a few years. If you're looking for great actionable advice on branding your show and maintaining a podcast then I can't recommend this episode enough. Ryan and Patrick are smart, passionate and are just great to listen too. They make podcasting sound easy, though they admit that at times it's not. It's very time consuming and it's something you should be passionate about. If you haven't already, please help us out by subscribing to the show and writing a review on iTunes. Help spread the word to all of the potential podcasters out there as well as all of the podcasters who want to raise the bar on their podcast! If you listen via Stitcher Radio, please give the show a thumbs up and hit that facebook and twitter button...share it with your feed! Thanks so much for listening, Contact us: Twitter

Looking for a community to talk about your podcast? Got a quick question and you want some answers? The Independant Podcast Alliance is a great place to start. Also, while you're on Facebook joining that group, head on over to 7 Days a Geek Podcast Sharing Group and join that group too. Network, network, network! Our guest today, Adam Spiegelman from the "Proudly Resents" podcast joins us to talk about forming his Cult Movie Podcast. If you're looking for advice on getting interviews and how to handle a guest, well we talk about this. Building a community is another. Looking for podcasting advice? We give that out too.  Just another day in the world of Podcasting101! Contact us: Twitter: @Podcaster101 E-mail 7dagPodcasting101@gmail.com Call our Voicemail 206-424-0772

Tim Keaty from "Surfing Aliens" tells us that one trick to building up a listening audience is to release 3 episodes of your podcast at once! Once you've recorded your practice podcast and listened back to it in shame...then record again, and again, and again! If you're proud of these episodes, and make sure that you are, they will represent to all your listners new and future, what your show will be. Release them all at once. This will show up on iTunes and instantly give your potential podcast listener a reason to hit the SUBSCRIBE button!

Social Media Marketing is the name of the podcast our guest Michael Stelzner is from, so of course we talk all things Marketing in this episode of Podcasting101. Are spreading the word of your podcast across all social media platforms? Also, how important is the written blog in the world of podcasting. Michael says that's easy, your podcast feed is already a blog...use it! Social Media Marketing has been out for just over a year and already has over a million downloads. It's averaging 21,000 downloads a week now. If you're looking for those types of numbers than I suggest you sit back, relax and enjoy the next 45 minutes! Oh, take notes if you'd like, I did! Thanks for all the downloads everyone! Just counting the downloads from our first FULL Month, you've helped us get over 9,100 downloads! That is amazing! Thanks so much for spreading the word via your social media outlets, it's helped a lot! Also, for all of you have subscribed via iTunes and written such nice things I thank you! For well over a year now

Building your podcasting audience is a constent struggle. Even when your doing good, you want to do better! Tyler Smith is the host of Battleship Pretension, a podcast that delves deep into the structure and theory of film.  Co-host David Bax (absent) and Tyler have built their podcast for the last 6 years and still struggle to get it to a place they are happy with. This is a common theme amongst podcasters, What defines a successfull podcast, A small legion of loyal listeners or is it just a numbers game? Does a large number of downloads define success? Of course our guest is the host of a movie podcast so there this episode is layered in a bit of film talk but we also talk Equipment as well as spend some time on how to market a podcast. This is an always changing, ever evolving creature in the podcasting world. If there is one way that will always show results, big or small, seems to be the guest host. With a guest host brings the possiblity of their fans following them to the show and if they like what the

Limited Release is a podcast about all things webseries. Candice and Nick come on over to Monkey Poo Studios via Skype to fill us in how they run thier show. This is an interesting listen for those that want to do a show with barely any Post Production. They teach us how to get all your sound files at the ready and play them as you record. How do you feel about editing? Some think it's a must...others don't. We discuss this and so much more. Enjoy! -AG

Radio Drama Creator/Writer/Producer of the awesome We're Alive! Podcast joins us to talk about his show. We get a behind the scenes tour of how he produces his show. We talk screenwriting for the radio drama, he gives us insite as to how he schedules his team of sound designers, actors and editors. The great thing about his story is he started out small just like all of us. He had a dream of telling a great story and built his audience by word of mouth. 20 listeners here...another 30 there. It took a while for him to reach the audience he has now. Millions of downloads to be exact. Hard work pays off. We're Alive is now part of the Nerdist Network and deservedly so. We want to hear from you! Subscribe to Podcasting101 on iTunes or like us on Stitcher Radio. Let us know what you think of this podcast. Reach out to us via Social Media Twitter: @Podcaster101 E-mail: 7DAGpodcasting101@gmail.com

Podcasters using Skype for their interviews will want to listen to this one. The hosts of Beyond The 140, a play on the amount of characters allowed on Twitter, run thier whole podcast off of Skype. They are both in 2 seperate states. They've never even met. Every week they invite someone who's "Twitter Famous" to come on their show and have a chat. We also talk a lot about scheduling a show. Keeping in constent contact with the guest leading up to the interview is key. Having a Pre-show call is also very benificial. It helps all 3 get close like freinds. This show's in the interview. @IAmDelFreaky and @JCWisdomNuggets have got a lot of great nuggets (pun intended) to share with first time podcasters or any podcaster for that matter. If you're looking to do more interviews or want a good template to create for you to manage your show's upcoming interviews then you can learn a lot from these guys! Contact Twitter: @Podcaster101 Email: 7DAGpodcasting101@gmail.com Voicemail: 206-424-0772

Monica and Bill from Dazed and Convicted (@DazedConvicted) podcast join us today to share their experinces of podcasting. We discuss how amazing our listeners can be and how helpful they want to be! We really couldn't have the great shows that we have if it wasn't for them! If you're interested in podcasting for practically free, then this episode is a must listen. Back when Blue Bonnets, Bagpipes and Books joined us Deena gave a few examples of how to do things on the cheap! Well, Monica and Bill hand out a few more insanly easy methods that will have your savings account happy you listened! FREE! as in NO monthly charges! Fiver is also discussed. If your looking for professional work like Podcast Logo, Music or bumpers then look no further. This site has a little bit of everything for the podcaster who's trying to make their show stand out above the rest!

Siouxsie Q joins us from her popular Whorecast podcast. The podcast that's all about the sex industry. We talk about her struggles with Ira Glass and the original name of her podcast being This American Whore. Ira Glass is the host of a very popular radio show and podcast both titled "This American Life." She talks about lawyers and branding and being invited on CNN. She's a fan of SModcast and The Theater as well as geeky stuff like Star Trek.  Siouxsie Q was a pleasure to have on. She's very open with how she got started, marketing her show and give great advice to upcoming podcasters!  You can find her via Twitter at @Whorecast if you'd like. You can find us via Twitter at @Podcaster101 E-mail us at 7DAGpodcasting101@gmail.com Call our Voicemail at 206-424-0772

Ben stops work on his Higgs Boson and climbs out of his Black Hole to talk Science and Podcasting with us! If you're at all familiar with "The Big Bang Theory" both the TV show or the real deal...then you must check this episode out! We chat about getting interviews with the big people and how that could disrupt the flow of your podcast...or not. Depends on thier interest. How important the regular release of a show is to your audience and how to go about building said audience. The interesting thing about Titanium Physicists Podcast is that it's all done over SKYPE. Ben's co-hosts and guests are scattered across the globe so he talks a great deal in putting a show together via different kinds of editing software. This is both a fun, funny podcast with a ton of information thrown at you. So get out your notepad and take notes because Ben is a great teacher and he loves giving tests! Contact us! Twitter: @Podcaster101 Email: 7DAGPodcasting101 Voicemail: 206-424-0772

Today Deena from B3, Bluebonnets and Bagpipes joins us to talk about starting a podcast on the cheap. If you're looking for information on starting a podcast and not spending a whole bunch of money from the get go...this is the episode for you to check out!  Let us know what you think by leaving us a review on iTunes.  Wanna get ahold of us? Twitter: @Podcaster101 E-mail us: 7DAGPodcasting101@gmail.com Voicmail: 206-424-0772

Marc Hershon from Succotash Show joins us to talk all things podcasting! Marc hosts a comedy podcast about comedy podcasts so there is a lot of talk about scheduling, booking interviews and equipment (Starter mics, Professional mics) and the importance of editing! Listen to your show, it's not all good people! Cut the fat off. Cutting and trimming are good tools to learn in the podcasting game. Easy to learn too! Don't forget to check out the succotash show available on Libsyn, iTunes and Stitcher Radio! You can find the show on Twitter at @succotashshow You can find us on twitter at @podcaster101 e-mail us at 7DAGPodcasting101@gmail.com If you are a podcaster and you think you have something to offer and you'd love to be on the show, please e-mail us and tell us what show you host and some information about the advice you'd like to give and we will look at booking you on an upcomging episode! -AG