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Podcasting - How To Podcast For Profit And Fun
Podcasting - How To Podcast For Profit And Fun
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Podcasting - How To Podcast For Profit And Fun
Podcasting is a new and exciting combination of existing technologies that allows people to hear information on topics of interest to them. Podcasting is a blossoming opportunity and everyone is getting on board. It benefits the podcaster as an opportunity to be heard. It benefits you as the listener, as a way to get only the information you want and to listen to when and where you want. And, podcasting is an opportunity for the entrepreneur to develop into a part time or even full time business.
Podcasting is an unregulated medium which means no standards or quality control. People can turn to the medium if they find regulations keep them from sharing their views on other forms of media. That means that not all podcasts will have content that you or your children will want to hear. Be sure to monitor what podcasts your family members hear, and be prepared you weed through the many podcasts out there right now.
The three things you need to know:
1. Podcasts can be an informative way of learning or being entertained while giving you the greatest amount of control on what to listen to and when or where to listen.
2. Podcasting is a great tool to be used by individuals, business, and organizations looking to connect with other people in a way that can add value to the lives of interested and dedicated subscribers.
3. Podcasting is still in its early stages, so learning about it now will help you cash in on the opportunities that lie just around the bend in the road.
In the next chapter we’ll talk about how you can start enjoying podcasts today and how you can start podcasting. It’s easier than you think! In fact, it will probably take you longer to read the next chapter than it will to listen to your first podcasts and create your own!
And later, you’ll find out how you can make really good podcasts for personal or business use. Podcasting: For Fun & Profit!
Getting started by downloading and listening
Questions this chapter will answer
What kinds of podcasts are out there?
Will I find a podcast that I might be interested in?
How can I listen to a podcast?
Can you help me download my first podcast?
Do I have to commit to anything?
Does it cost anything?
How can I get started in podcasting?
Can I try it out first before I have to buy anything?
What happens if I love it and want to podcast professionally?
Chapter Contents
What you need to know
Introduction
How to download
Project #1 – Get set up and listen to a podcast
Uses of podcasting
Forums on podcasting
Preparing your first podcast
Project #2 – Preparing to podcast
How to become a podcaster
Project #3 – Become a podcaster
Going Pro
The length-to-width ratio
How much time should I put into my podcast?
Project #4 – Developing your podcast
Maintaining Momentum
Project # 5 – Keep your podcast going!
Action steps
Useful sites
Do it now! – for personal podcasters
Do it now! – for business podcasters
Wrap Up
If you tell people that you are getting into podcasting and would like them to subscribe, they will probably tell you that they can't since they don't have an iPod. The great thing about listening to podcasts is that you don't even need an iPod to do it! And, while its beauty is the potential portability, you don’t need a portable MP3 player to join either! If you have either one you can enjoy podcasts on the go. But all you need is a fairly recent computer with a program like Windows Media Player and you can get started right away.
A little bit later we will look at some sites that are good places to go to get a variety of podcasts and we’ll go into a little greater detail about the technical aspect of listening to podcasts. But for now we will look at how you go about downloading and listening to a podcast and listen to a one right now.
What we’ll do next is download the program you need to get podcasts, then we’ll find a podcast and tell the program to retrieve it for us, then we’ll enjoy listening to one.
Are you ready? Let’s get started...
Get your copy of "Podcasting For Profit And Fun" now!
Podcasting is a new and exciting combination of existing technologies that allows people to hear information on topics of interest to them. Podcasting is a blossoming opportunity and everyone is getting on board. It benefits the podcaster as an opportunity to be heard. It benefits you as the listener, as a way to get only the information you want and to listen to when and where you want. And, podcasting is an opportunity for the entrepreneur to develop into a part time or even full time business.
Podcasting is an unregulated medium which means no standards or quality control. People can turn to the medium if they find regulations keep them from sharing their views on other forms of media. That means that not all podcasts will have content that you or your children will want to hear. Be sure to monitor what podcasts your family members hear, and be prepared you weed through the many podcasts out there right now.
The three things you need to know:
1. Podcasts can be an informative way of learning or being entertained while giving you the greatest amount of control on what to listen to and when or where to listen.
2. Podcasting is a great tool to be used by individuals, business, and organizations looking to connect with other people in a way that can add value to the lives of interested and dedicated subscribers.
3. Podcasting is still in its early stages, so learning about it now will help you cash in on the opportunities that lie just around the bend in the road.
In the next chapter we’ll talk about how you can start enjoying podcasts today and how you can start podcasting. It’s easier than you think! In fact, it will probably take you longer to read the next chapter than it will to listen to your first podcasts and create your own!
And later, you’ll find out how you can make really good podcasts for personal or business use. Podcasting: For Fun & Profit!
Getting started by downloading and listening
Questions this chapter will answer
What kinds of podcasts are out there?
Will I find a podcast that I might be interested in?
How can I listen to a podcast?
Can you help me download my first podcast?
Do I have to commit to anything?
Does it cost anything?
How can I get started in podcasting?
Can I try it out first before I have to buy anything?
What happens if I love it and want to podcast professionally?
Chapter Contents
What you need to know
Introduction
How to download
Project #1 – Get set up and listen to a podcast
Uses of podcasting
Forums on podcasting
Preparing your first podcast
Project #2 – Preparing to podcast
How to become a podcaster
Project #3 – Become a podcaster
Going Pro
The length-to-width ratio
How much time should I put into my podcast?
Project #4 – Developing your podcast
Maintaining Momentum
Project # 5 – Keep your podcast going!
Action steps
Useful sites
Do it now! – for personal podcasters
Do it now! – for business podcasters
Wrap Up
If you tell people that you are getting into podcasting and would like them to subscribe, they will probably tell you that they can't since they don't have an iPod. The great thing about listening to podcasts is that you don't even need an iPod to do it! And, while its beauty is the potential portability, you don’t need a portable MP3 player to join either! If you have either one you can enjoy podcasts on the go. But all you need is a fairly recent computer with a program like Windows Media Player and you can get started right away.
A little bit later we will look at some sites that are good places to go to get a variety of podcasts and we’ll go into a little greater detail about the technical aspect of listening to podcasts. But for now we will look at how you go about downloading and listening to a podcast and listen to a one right now.
What we’ll do next is download the program you need to get podcasts, then we’ll find a podcast and tell the program to retrieve it for us, then we’ll enjoy listening to one.
Are you ready? Let’s get started...
Get your copy of "Podcasting For Profit And Fun" now!
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