Podcasting Tools
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Broadcast-Quality Audio:
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Olympus' DS-2 Digital Voice Recorder is smaller than a microphone. 64K flash memory = 22 hours in LP mode, CD-quality stereo at other speeds. Records in .wma, USB file transfer. Voice activation for hands-free recording; runs up to 18 hours on 2 AAA batteries.
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Studio-in-a-box:
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Portable, rugged.
Podcasters rave about it.
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Those three items above are at-the-beginning-of the content-creation conveyor belt, the "ingestion" stage. At the other end, your work falls-off-the-belt as "user experience." Anticipating that experience should be fundamental to your content design. In-between comes the Internet equivalent of radio's production chain: "management," "deployment," and "distribution." And the whole process can happen right here, on the computer you're using.
FREE software and tools to mix, master, and publish your work:
You already know about -- and should have an account on -- YouTube.com. You should also put your videos on Metacafe.com.
Best bet: TubeMogul.com, which will submit your video to both-of-the-above, and a bunch of other such sites.
There are places to park audio too. But first things first.
Here's "the plumbing" to help you create online content:
Great social networking, widgets, and community applications to engage site visitors, and turn 'em into evangelists, from KickApps.com
FREE editing software:
Edit audio with Audacity or JetAudio-Basic.
To edit video, look for Windows MovieMaker, which probably came pre-installed on your PC. Or help yourself to various other programs.
Then, once your work is produced...
FREE encoders:
Turn your work into Real and Windows Media.
Hosting?
Best bet on the Internet: Build-out one-of-umpteen attractive blog templates at Blogger.com, Podomatic.com, or Wordpress.com (where I host www.ListenToAmerica.com).
You can't go wrong hosting with GoDaddy.com, real economical, real reliable, easy interface.
And WHEREVER you host, you can "redirect" from your domain name...
Got LIVE video? Stream it FREE, at qik.com, Justin.TV, or Mogulus.com.
Got something to sell? I sell my newsletter and other PDF information products via Clickbank.com, and they're great.
Don't worry about the plumbing! Tools that let you concentrate on doing your show:
PodcastBlaster.com will write those nerdy RSS files for you. Then...
FeedBurner.com will do the handshake with iTunes, and other places you want to pop up.
The bottom line: Making make money with your online content:
The media kits from successful GrapeRadio.com and Mommycast.com are instructive.
And here are "26 Ways To Make Money" with Podcasts, by PodcastBrothers.com's Tim Bourquin, founder of the MUST-attend New Media Expo.
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