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Stephen is a west coast Canadian who enjoys pretty much all things geeky. Whether it's podcasting, playing with tech or just watching a great re-run of Star Trek, Stephen is probably interested in it. GonnaGeek is the brain child of Stephen. You see, for years he has helped run a variety of specific genre websites (such as comics, Star Trek, etc) but sometimes he found himself needing to talk more than just comics... that's why he created GonnaGeek. Stephen is currently the Producer, Editor and a Co-Host of the Official GonnaGeek.com Show (www.gonnageek.com/show/) and Better Podcasting (www.betterpodcasting.com). He also runs www.thepodcastforum.com

Better Podcasting #312 – Our Gear 2024

You’ve been waiting all year, and it’s finally here, we’re talking about our gear! We carry on our annual tradition of talking about our gear changes this past year. In the Better Podnerings this week, topics include: BlogTalkRadio Closure Acast limits free plan StreamYard updates TOS Finally, in this week’s Better Podback topics include: Is…

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Better Podcasting #311 – Archiving

Whether your podcast is active or you’re retiring it, there is likely some level of archiving that you’ll have to do for your podcast. In this episode we’ll discuss our personal methods for podcast file archiving, some other ways you may consider archiving and we’ll discuss archiving your entire podcast when it’s done. In the…

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Better Podcasting #310 – Podcast Websites in 2024

There’s been a lot of change in the podcast website space since we last chatted about it, so it’s time for us to do a revisit. In this episode we’ll discuss some reasons you may want a website for your podcast, some methods for building your website, some recommendations that we have for building a…

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Better Podcasting #309 – Podcasting 2.0

Whether through our podcast or elsewhere, you’ve likely heard rumblings about Podcasting 2.0 by now. In this episode we’re going to try to break down what Podcasting 2.0 is, how it might benefit hobby podcasters, some ways that hobby podcasters could be negatively impacted by it, and some general considerations that you may want to…

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Better Podcasting #308 – Social Media for Hobby Podcasters

Are you looking to use your social media to help your hobby podcast? If so, this episode might be for you. There’s been a TON of changes in social media since we last talked about it, so in this episode we’ll run down several potential social media platforms that you may want to consider, we’ll…

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Better Podcasting #307 – Podcast Trends

Analyzing podcasting trends can be fun, especially when it’s your hobby! In this episode we reflect on podcast trends from about 15 years ago, compare how they stack up with trends today, and we also discuss why you my want to pay attention to some podcast trends whilst ignoring others. In the Better Podnerings this…

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Better Podcasting #306 – Hobby Podcaster Gear in 2024

So you’re a hobby podcaster and know you have some gear purchasing ambitions, but where do you start? It’s been a long time since we ran down podcast gear considerations, and there’s been a lot of change in both the gear space, which is why we decided it was time to re-visit the topic. In…

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Better Podcasting #305 – Episode Descriptions

In this episode we talk about some considerations you may want to have when writing your show notes (aka episode descriptions). We talk about what makes a good episode description, why you should put some effort into the description, ways you can make it easier for you to balance your valuable time as a hobby…

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Better Podcasting #304 – RSS Feed Migration Issues & Maintenance Best Practices

We kick off Season 5 of Better Podcasting sharing some lessons learned from our RSS migrations over the last couple months. We’ll run down a variety of issues we encountered while doing our migrations, some recommended best practices, and some of the ways we tried to make our migration process more meaningful AND easier. In…

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Better Podcasting Season 5 Teaser (Bonus content: StreamYard Price Increase)

It’s official, we have our Season 5 return date set! In this teaser episode we tell you about when we’ll be returning, how long you can expect our (as previously discussed) shorter season to run, and when you can catch our next live stream. To tide you over until next week, we discuss recent StreamYard…

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