Podcast Help Desk

Every part of my studio, other than the mic boom and cable is new.  The Rodecaster Pro has replaced a whole rack of stuff.  I gush about how much Love this thing.  It may not be perfect but man-o-man does it make things a bunch easier for most average ...

A quick update of what is going on with Podcast Help Desk and Blubrry. Will be at Podcast Movement with "Podcast Help Desk" office hours.  Stop by the booth if you need some help with your show's tech.

Today I go through what I'm using currently for podcast production.   Here is the list: - Mackie 1202VLZ4 Mixer Behringer Composter PRO XL 2 channel Compressor, Limiter, Gate Denon DN-300R Rack Mount Digital Recorder Heil PL-2T Boom

The single best way to make sure your Title is what you want it to be EVERYWHERE is to use it as the blog title (assuming you are using WordPress to publish your podcast) or the TITLE box in whatever podcast service you are using.

This is Wednesday's episode of my Alexa News Breif Podcast Help Desk news. - In addition to killing off "iTunes" on the Mac Desktop, Apple is also changing up the categories.  (Later this summer) - Also adding some search and photo settings. -

One of the questions I get a lot is how to change your podcast's title. - In this short episode, I explain how to do it and why you might want to.  Also some of the things that won't change because you change your title. -

For those that do not know me, I’ve been podcasting since 2005 and made every single mistake in the book. I’ve also worked in support for a podcast company for 10 years (as of next month).  I think I might know what I’m talking about,

Apple seems to have backed down on Episode Numbers in Episode Titles.  Here is a partial quote from the email they sent out... We’ve received a lot of questions about metadata best practices on Apple Podcasts.

Apple sent a letter to podcasters today (It was a bulk email NOT just to you). The big takeaway is that you need to remove episode numbers from your titles. I have a way of doing that and keeping them in your blog titles (as you can see above) and Keep...

Is all Podcast advice applicable to your goals in podcasting?  Be careful about who you are getting your advice from. Do they have an agenda? (most do) Do they match YOUR goals in podcasting?    Not everyone wants advertisers.

Paul Colligan is a Podcast Pioneer, Marketing guy, Podcaster, Author and Speaker who was around in the early days of Podcasting. Paul sat down with me and we talked about, you guessed it, Podcasting (duh!). Paul's Links: PaulColligan.com

What does this accusition mean to the average independent Podcaster? Not much is my guess. - This is just me doing a bit of a brain-dump about the big news of yesterday. Is it good for Podcasting in General? Is it Good/Bad for Indy podcasters?

Elise Escobar stopped by the Podcast Help Desk a while back and we had a great conversation about podcasting (what else?) and what she is doing in podcasting. - Elsie is a Hall of Famer, Podcaster and Social Media at Libsyn - The Feed and She Podcasts...

My Alexa Skill (in the news brief area) is now 3 days a week.  Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  Other days when there is breaking news. - Please enable the "Podcast Help Desk News" skill in your Alexa App. -

Do you want to separate your blog posts from your podcast posts on your website?   It might be a bad idea. First - How to do it if you really really want to in WordPress Create a category for the podcast.  DO NOT USE "podcast" as a category.

1. Never Promote something you do not own.   Send people to your website and then give them all the choices you can reasonably. Apple

I got to chat with my old friend and podcast pioneer, Evo Terra. We talk a bit about the good old days of podcasting and some about what is going on now.  Just a couple of old guys chatting it up. - Some of the things Evo is doing or has done: -

Episode level images. Only some apps use the images and those apps use different images if they do. Here is a list from an experiment I did on my podcast Mike Dell's World. Episode 308 has episode level images. -

It seems that Apple is getting more picky about Titles and Author tags in Podcast Feeds. - Titles should be just "the title" like - Podcast Help Desk. Not "Podcast Help Desk | The best place to learn to podcast like Dave Jackson and Daniel J.

CastBox.fm seems to have hijacked a bunch of feeds. If you are listing on CastBox, please visit PodcastHelpDesk.com and make sure you are subcibed to the real thing and not some cheap copy of the shows I put out. -

This is the first test recording using the New Denon DN-300R recorder.  Having the digital recorder mounted in the rack and always hooked up seems to be a better plan (for me) than using a portable recorder as a backup. -

Hi all! Yup, still here.   Been busy with other projects. - Lots going on in the podcasting space.  Google's new podcast strategy, Spotify and other things. - Good to get back behind the mic here. -   -  

I was the featured speaker at The Columbus Ohio Podcaster's Meetup in March.   Today's episode is the recording of that presentation. - It's all about Beginner Podcasters Tech Mistakes and how to avoid them.   It was held at the RawVoice Inc.

I've been having a few things on my mind so I figured rather than write it out and rant on Facebook, I would flip on the mic and just speak it. - This is a somewhat different episode. It's me rambling on a bit about Passion for podcasting.

Today I talk about recording your episodes. It's an off the top of my head episode about how I record, some tips for recording. - The main points are: - 1. Find some quiet time in a quiet space. 2. Allow enough time for re-dos and editing (while it'...

News: Blubrry/RawVoice has acquired Cast Feed Validator (castfeedvalidator.com) - Recording Equipment - You do not need anything a smartphone to start podcasting.  Some people have good luck with just a smartphone and if done right,

Planning your Podcast - 1. Pick a subject 2. Pick a title 3. Get a domain name 4. Figure out ahead of time how you are going to do the RSS feed a. WordPress/PowerPress b. No website but use RSS from Media host c. Roll your own XML (rss) feed

Being that IOS11 and the new Podcasts App is out today, I figured I would play with things and do a trailer for "Season 2" of the Podcast Help Desk. - So, here it is. These will be the next 10 episodes. I will also include some news,

Do you think less of someone because of their email address? - say @hotmail.com, Outlook.com, Yahoo.com or AOL.com?   (Gmail.com seems to be my exception) - What say you? - Be sure to go back and listen to PHD100 if you haven't heard it and go to Po...

News: Podcast Movement 2017 - Shows I’ve started. (starting in April 2005) Benzoid Report / Mike Dell’s World (93 episodes of BR and the rest MDW) Your Podcast by Blubrry Traverse City Podcast Geek of the North

Just a short note and announcement to let you know that a new Skill is available from the Podcast Help Desk (me). - Just look for Podcast Help Desk News and add the skill.  Then in your flash briefing on your Alexa device,

News: Messengers movie available for Pre-order at iTunes Soundcloud is dying.  Run for your lives!  (really, make other plans if you are on soundcloud). Audioboom makes deal with Deezer (or is it the other way around?) - ------------- -

This is the first post on the new PowerPress Sites Deluxe powered Podcast Help Desk. - I've changed a few things on the transition over to PPS from Godaddy hosting (Nothing wrong with godaddy and I still have MikeDell.com over there). -

Here are the things I DO NOT worry so much about in my Podcasting: - 1. My Statistics / Numbers 2. My Reviews, Ratings and Rankings 3. iTunes 4. Audio Perfection 5. Being Absolutely Everywhere 6. MP3 File Names - Things I do worry about: -

My Opinion -NO! - Soundcloud is NOT a podcast company. They are a music and audio sharing platform kind of like YouTube is for Video. They have lost something like $300 Million since they started. Investors are bailing out on them.

He's Baaaaackkkk! 🙂 - Today I give a bit of an overview of what you need to do BEFORE you put out your first episode of your podcast. - 1. Pick a Topic 2. Pick a Title (for the show) 3. Pick and get your domain name 4.

Just a short note to let everyone know I'm still here and will be producing podcasts again VERY SOON! - Thanks for staying subscribed!

Don't fall for all the "launch" strategies that people are trying to sell you. Just "START" your podcast. - To get into iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and other places, you only need 1 podcast episode in your feed. Not 3, 5, 7 or whatever, just one.

Shownotes are anything in this part of my post. Wherever you are seeing this, this is the show notes. - They are the main content area in your blog post. - Podcasting is just Blogging with media. So, no matter how you are doing your RSS feed,

My Predictions from 2015 in podcasting for the Year 2016 I Made some guesses on what was going to happen in 2016 back in Episode 71. Now we find out just how wrong I was. Soundcloud will no longer be a podcast media host (Wrong,

1. DO NOT Host your mp3 files on your own webserver - Hosting your files on a webserver is the single quickest way to get kicked off of your web hosting server. Plus, if you get popular at all, your mp3 downloads will compete with your website and y...

Blubrry Podcasting has released Post to Social so you can post your episodes to Social Media (YouTube, Facebook and Twitter) from your Podcaster Dashboard at blubrry.com - See the announcement here: http://www.powerpresspodcast.

News: - Spotify NOT buying soundcloud after all - Was your show canceled by the Podcast Authority? - --------------------- - Listener Question - Q: Is a Blue Yeti a good microphone to start out with? - A: NO - Now, to be fair,

My friend Steve launched his podcast today after being on local radio for 10 years in this area and 25 years total elsewhere. I think it's great when Passonate radio guys discover podcasting. It makes for an interesting show. -

Today I talk to MacKenzie Bennett from The PowerPress Podcast about her journey in podcasting as a beginner. MacKenzie is the Affiliate and Services Coordinator at RawVoice Inc. and Blubrry Podcasting. You can contact MacKenzie at mackenzie@blubrry.

Don't fall for the HYPE out there about podcasting and iTunes New & Noteworthy. it's all hype. Just post your first episode and go from there. There is no need to "LAUNCH" with more than 1 episode. - Just make content,

Rebranding your show is something you can do as a podcaster if your show changes topic a bit, or you just get tired of the name. This podcast was rebranded with this episode. It's not Podcast Quick Hits - By PHD.

I got to chat with Gary Leland from, originally, Podcast Pickle and a bunch of other sites, podcasts and businesses in the Dallas / Fort Worth area of Texas. We also got into a lot of the "back in the day" about podcasting and generally have a great co...

In this Quick Hit, I talk about Streaming vs. Downloading podcasts. - Downloading a podcast and listening to it "streaming" on your phone (or pressing play on the player above) are really the same thing. Also,

Today I talk about podcast directories and how you should be everywhere. Not just iTunes. - For 100's of podcast directories, check out Podcast Places