Better Podcasting

Welcome to Better Podcasting! We talk about podcast tips, tools and best practices to help you succeed with your podcast! Just like you we podcast purely out of the love and the fun of it. Podcasting is our hobby and we love that it is yours too! We always encourage your questions and feedback and you can find all of our contact information at betterpodcasting.com.

Better Podcasting #187 – Online Audio Recording Service Roundup

Following up to last week’s episode about Hangouts on Air going away, this week we’re going to run down a series of online audio recording services. Before we get there though, we’ll talk a bit about what they are, advantages of them, and some things to watch out for when selecting. Lastly, we’ll run down…

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Better Podcasting #186 – Hangouts on Air Is Going Away, What Next?

Last week we posted an article to GonnaGeek highlighting how Google announced that Hangouts on Air is going away soon. As Hangouts on Air (HOA) has been a staple that we’ve highlighted many times on this show, we thought that we’d do an episode where highlight some of the reasons why Hangouts on Air was…

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Better Podcasting #185 – Enhancing a Minimal Podcast Setup

We make it clear that our stance is that in order to podcast, you can achieve great sound simply by using a simple microphone like the Audio-Technica ATR2100, AT2005 or Samson Q2U. In this episode we discuss some ways you can attempt to enhance a simple podcast setup without buying new hardware (ok, we’ll talk…

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Better Podcasting #184 – Episode One

This week we conclude our arc on introductory episodes, this time talking all about episode 1. We’ll discuss how to balance your episode one with your episode zero, ways to make your episode one carry a punch, and some things to consider for your first episode if you’re not going to have an episode zero….

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Better Podcasting #183 – Episode Zero

This week we start our arc on introductory episodes, this time talking all about episode 0. We’ll discuss what episode zeros are, why you may want to do them, how to use them effectively, and things to avoid in your episode zero. In this week’s Better Podcasting Download, we talk about Libsyn adding a destination…

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Better Podcasting #182 – Celebrating Podcast Wins

Today we talk about celebrating the wins that you have with your podcast. We’ll discuss reasons celebrating can be beneficial, some reasons why people celebrate, and how some people celebrate podcast wins. In this week’s Better Podcasting Download, we discuss a change to Podtrac’s statistics. Finally, we run down some feedback, including one listener’s unfortunate…

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Better Podcasting #181 – Podcast Transcriptions

The podcast world is buzzing again about Podcast Transcriptions, so we thought it was time for us to talk about them. In this episode we’ll discuss how you can get them, what they are, pros of using podcast transcriptions, cons, and our opinion on whether or not it’s worth creating transcriptions for your shows. In…

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Better Podcasting #180 – Adjusting Your Show Length

As your podcast evolves, you may find that you need to drastically adjust the length of your show. If you’re making this change suddenly, there are some things that you may consider as you work through the change; in this episode we discuss those things. In this week’s Better Podcasting Download we say farewell to…

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Better Podcasting #179 – The Little (But Easily Forgotten About) Things of Podcasting

There are a lot of different component involved with the podcasting process, and when you break down those component, there are a ton of little things that become a part of your regular routine. While these things may be time consuming, after awhile they can easily be forgotten about. This week we’ve picked some of…

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Better Podcasting #178 – Our Criteria For Choosing A Podcast Media Host

For those of you who have talked to Stargate Pioneer about choosing a media host, you know that he’s got a pretty tight list about his recommended criteria for this. Today we’re going to run down this criteria and expand on the reasoning behind these suggestions – plus a few more. In this week’s Better…

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