The success of your podcast’s downloads is largely dependent on two things. “This week’s episode got a lot of downloads. It must be a good show. Let’s do all our episodes just like that one.” I challenge you to think about that statement – and see for yourself that it isn’t true. Why? Because there […]
How Many Characters Display in iTunes Episode Descriptions (and other Podcast Directories)
When it comes to show notes and episode descriptions: Less is more. It’s natural for a podcaster to write in the way that we think or speak. However, we need to get to the point when it comes to the limited space iTunes/Apple Podcasts and other podcatchers give us to explain what’s “today’s episode is […]
How to Customize Folder Icons on a Mac
This has nothing to do with podcast editing, but it does have everything to do with making your workstation a lot more fun. (Follow these instructions for Windows machines) How to change folder icons on a Mac: 1) Open the image you want to use and Command-C to copy Note: Do not click on the […]
Using Levelator? Split the tracks before leveling the audio
I’ve been asked if I level the audio before or after editing. I always run audio through a normalizing, compression and leveling process BEFORE editing. My reason for this is so I don’t have to go through the project a second time if the process increases the volume of breaths between sentences. I always use […]
How many times does my RSS feed get pinged?
Have you ever wondered how often your podcast RSS feed gets pinged? It’s a lot more than you think. I was recently tasked with moving the Money Tree Investing Podcast‘s RSS feed away from their WordPress website feed to the one provided by their libsyn account. One of the steps was to create a permanent […]
Top 10 Gifts for Podcasters (under $30)
What do you get a podcaster who has everything while spending less than $30? How about a mic flag, neon “On Air” sign or a podcasting t-shirt? Here are my Top 10 Gifts for Podcasters under $30.
How I Manage ID3 Tags for Multiple Podcasts
Do you edit more than a few different podcasts? I manage more than 20 shows – many of which use ID3 tags. This is the process I found that works FASTEST: 1: Use ID3 Editor by PA-Software 2: Save the tag data for each show in a single DropBox folder 3: Load tag data to […]
How to Embed a libsyn Podcast Player in Your Website
Media host provider libsyn offers a number of podcast players you can quickly embed on almost any website. If you can embed a YouTube video on your website, then you can do this too. Steps to Embed a libsyn Podcast Player in Your Website Step 1: Log into your account Step 2: Go to […]
Are you podcasting ABOUT, BECAUSE or FOR?
There are plenty of podcasts launched “because” the host wants to talk “about” a particular topic. However, it’s the show that podcasts FOR the listener that will foster the deepest relationship – and will turn your audience into raving fans! It might seem a little “woowoo“, and it probably is, but the way […]
How to Dig Deep into libsyn Podcast Stats
A client asked why his downloads for the day were so high. Were they legit or was his show the victim of another onslaught of python-request? Here is how I dig deep into libsyn podcast stats to validate their authenticity: