David Hooper's Blog: Build A Big Podcast, page 41

How To Make Your Podcast Sound Better - Part 1

Chris Curran is an audio engineer who, like me, made the switch from the music industry to podcasting. He runs Podcast Engineering School and can be heard of his own podcast, Podcast Engineering Show.

I'm in the process of tracking the audio version of my book, Big Podcast, and went to Chris to make sure I don't end up with hours of tape I can't use. He was very helpful in reviewing my recording setup, so I'm bringing him here to talk about easy things you can do with your recording setup to make your podcast sound better. In this episode, our focus in on improving your podcast recording space.

This is Part One of a two-part series.

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Don't Let CNN Do Your Podcast Intro

Cable television networks want ratings. That means warm bodies in front of their screens.

Or does it? The way we measure television ratings is more accurate than it's ever been, but it's still not as accurate as the way we measure podcast ratings (or the results we get for those who advertise with us).

Podcasters need something a little more specific – we need people to actually consume our content and actually buy things from us, not just listen to ads we run.

So never ever ever take advice on how to put your show together from cable television... 

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Stop Making Stupid People Famous

This episode is more of a request than podcast marketing advice. And that request is: STOP MAKING STUPID PEOPLE FAMOUS.

Mistakes happen. I had a Christian Pedophile on my radio show once. But if you know somebody is lying to you, look out for your listeners – they deserve better.

As podcasters, we are on the front line of media. Protecting the public against idiots and criminals starts with us.

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Podcast Movement Review

Podcast Movement 2019 is over. This episode talks about my experience in Orlando, including the good, bad, and ugly of the world's largest podcasting conference.

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Podcast Movement 2019 - Day 3

Even more thoughts on Podcast Movement 2019...

           

Podcast Movement 2019 - Day 2

Thoughts on Day 2 of Podcast Movement 2019...

           

Podcast Movement 2019 - Day 1

Live from Podcast Movement 2019...

           

The "Rock Star" Who Blew Me Off (Not In A Good Way)

Ran into a "rock star" at an industry event. I'm in Nashville, so I see musicians, many of them well-known, everywhere. 

But this interaction was different – he blew me off.

I'm often in situations where a lot of people are approaching me, so I get that it can be both difficult and energy-draining when it happens. But this interaction rubbed me the wrong way.

On a positive note, it's a great topic for an episode of Build A Big Podcast since you don't want to do what this guy did.

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How "Rock Stars" (And Great Podcasters) Are Made

Was hanging out with a music journalist friend and we got into a discussion about what makes artists great.

HINT: It's the same thing that makes podcasters great.

More info about how to get a great podcaster on this episode...

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Podcast Audio Settings – What I Recommend

Those spam emails you've been getting are right – size matters.

"Podcast hosting" isn't unlimited. And more and more people are getting their podcasts directly to mobile devices. Because of these things, the size of your podcast file matters – you want something that is quick to download and won't take up too much space in your hosting account.

More info on how to get the smallest (and best-sounding) podcast file in this episode...

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