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 #140 – What Is Podcast Success?

In this week’s episode we ask the question “What is Podcast Success?” No really, we actually asked it – and today we have a bunch of people answering what that question means to them. In this week’s Better Podcasting Download we talk about a recently …

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Better Podcasting #139 – ID3 Tag Breakdown

This week we get technical as we break down ID3 tags line by line, and discuss how they apply to podcasters. We also share the results of a few samples that we did on how various podcasts use ID3 tags. In this week’s Better Podcasting Download, we revi…

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Better Podcasting #138 – Video Podcasts: Reloaded

By listener request, we’re talking about video podcasts again. A lot has changed since we last spoke (episode 14, 15, 16, 17) which is why this week we’re giving an overview of the information we think is most relevant to podcasters wanting to start do…

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Better Podcasting #137 – Podcast Players… And What They Mean to Podcasters

In this week’s episode we talk about Podcast Players, why it’s important you keep your finger on the pulse with them, and what they mean for you as a podcaster. Better Podcasting correspondent Emily Prokop even provides some first hand insight into Goo…

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Better Podcasting #136 – Acceptable Podcast Audio Standards in 2018

We kick off this week’s episode asking how someone can save their podcast if their WordPress installation was hacked.

In this week’s featured topic, we discuss ways to make your audio “listenable” in 2018 audio standards.In this week’s Better Podcasting Download we talk about how Google Podcasts dropped their app, and what Stephen’s experience was with it so far.

Finally, we take listener feedback, including reviewing the results of the Better Podcasting Poll we posted about whether or not podcast consumers could go to a streaming-only model.

Not familiar with Better Podcasting? We’re a podcast that provides podcasting advice focused toward hobby podcasters. We focus on the ways that you can help make your podcast better while also keeping you informed about the latest podcast news and updates.

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Better Podcasting #135 – Podcast Innovations

In this week’s episode we talk about a variety of ways that podcasting has evolved, and what these innovations mean for podcasters. We’ll talk about advancements in podcasting with hardware, software, services and a few that fall in between those categories.

In this week’s Better Podcasting Download, we’ll go over a recently announced changed in Audioboom’s strategy. As well, it is looking like Google may actually be building a podcast app. Finally, we take listener feedback in the Better Podback, including from one listener who had a way to power a Zoom H5 at a convention.

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Better Podcasting #134 – Podcasting Without A Computer

In this week’s episode we analyze several different ways to podcast without using a traditional computer (desktop / laptop). From Android to iOS, hardware recorders to wifi SD cards, we’ll brainstorm a variety of methods to achieve this. In this week’…

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Better Podcasting #133 – Keeping Track of Your Podcast History

Whether it’s your individual podcast’s history, or your personal podcasting history (ie. your podcast resume), this episode we talk about ways to keep track of your podcast history, and pros/cons of doing so. In this week’s Better Podcasting Download …

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Better Podcasting #132 – What Is Your Podcast Mission?

In this week’s episode we start off by a How I Could Have Saved My Podcast story before we ask the question – WHAT IS YOUR PODCAST’S MISSION? In this week’s Better Podcasting Download, we discuss a reddit article questioning the future business of pod…

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Better Podcasting #131 – Making Time For Other Activities

Whether it’s with the family or independently, there are many benefits to making time for activities outside of podcasting. In this episode we discuss these benefits, as well as what makes for a good activity outside of podcasting.  Before we get to t…

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