The Gadget Show #51: Wannabe Geek - How To Podcast

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/show less...