The Gadget Show #051 (MP3 – 18.3MB – 53min 20sec)
[audio:http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_gadget_20060504_051.mp3]
Download the podcast by right-clicking on this link. [1]
David Gray [2] returns to the show for another Wannabe Geek session to talk about how to
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start a podcast. David recently launched the Global Geek Podcast [3], and so comes with a head full of useful information for a newbie podcaster.
Questions
- I have a great idea for a podcast, what makes a great idea anyway?
- What hardware do I need to get my own podcast happening?
- What software should I download or buy that would be useful?
- What is a bit rate?
- What is KHZ in my audio player?
- How should I record my podcast?
- Can I record Skype calls and are there any alternatives to buying a Mac?
- How should I record my podcast?
- OK Podcast recorded, what are the most important elements for a new
podcaster to get right, even though there will be things that are not right?
- What file format should I export the podcast as?
- What bit rate should the file be encoded at?
- What size should I expect my podcast to be and what do consumers think
is a reasonable size?
- So I have this GREAT Podcast I supose that I need to host it
somewhere, what are my options?
- If I want something fancy like a domain name how do I go about getting
one of those?
- What should I expect to pay for hosting?
- What are some ways of developing an audience and traffic on my site?
- What would a reasonable number of listeners be for my first couple of
shows?
- Can I make money from podcasting?
- Where is podcasting going and is there a place for my small production
in the future?
For those wanting to see what podcast rig I started with last year, you can find it at Flickr here [4], and the new rig here [5].
[1] http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_gadget_20060504_051.mp3
[2] http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://roostersrail.wordpress.com/
[3] http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://www.globalgeekpodcast.com/
[4] http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://flickr.com/photos/richardgiles/27520711/
[5] http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://flickr.com/photos/richardgiles/39800994/
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