Unlock your podcasting potential with tips on rebranding, leveraging Podcasting 2.0, improving audio quality, and an opportunity to join the 30-Day Solo Podcasting Challenge for a special price (see cart and use coupon FINAL27) in this episode of Build a Big Podcast with David Hooper.
Episode Topics
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General Advice
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Importance of giving listeners something to care about and something they'll miss if it's gone.
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Sponsor Advertisement: Riverside.fm
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Features and benefits of Riverside.fm
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Overview of multitrack recording and its importance.
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Free trial and discount code (BIGPODCAST) for Riverside.fm.
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30-Day Solo Podcast Challenge
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Details about joining the 30-day challenge.
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Benefits: improving hosting skills, clarifying your message, and working with David Hooper and Big Podcast
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Temporary Rebranding
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Example of Goldfish crackers rebranding to Chilean Sea Bass
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How to use creative rebranding to attract attention to your podcast
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Podcasting 2.0
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Overview of the concept and its current state
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Benefits: listener messages, direct donations, advanced RSS features
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Mention of players supporting Podcasting 2.0:
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Podverse
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Fountain
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Technical Tips: Audio Editing
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How to make your voice sound better in Audacity
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Sequence of editing steps: EQ, normalize, compress, normalize
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Listener Engagement
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Story about an April Fool's joke that didn't go over well
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Discussion on how passive listeners often do not interact but still care
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Encouragement to consider every listener, even those who don’t actively engage
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Internet Domain Importance
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Story about the disappearance of the ".io" domain extension
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Importance of controlling your domain name and using domain-based RSS wrappers
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Episode Timestamps
- 00:00 Halloween enables authenticity; use it for podcasting
- 04:14 Postproduction enhances podcast transitions and content delivery
- 08:32 Podcasting 2.0 offers substantial, evolving upgrades
- 13:31 Audacity adds nondestructive editing (and how to improve your voice)
- 17:01 Each email/comment you get represents many unspoken voices
- 20:22 Domain control isn't always guaranteed; consider alternatives
- 23:25 Join the 30-Day Solo Podcast Challenge
The Newsletter for Podcasters
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About this episode of Build a Big Podcast:
This is the audio companion to Issue 204 of Big Podcast Insider. If you're interested in more info on what I talk about on this episode and also links, that's where to go. On this episode, I dive into where the money is made in podcasting. how to get more reviews (and subscribers) for your podcast, podcast hosting, and more.
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