Audival - Podcasting Tips & Tricks

• Amateur mistakes: Not editing enough29 October 2009, 12:34 am
  If too much editing of podcasts is a common rookie mistake, not editing enough is also a common error made my amateur podcasters. Not editing enough is pretty apparent when you listen to these kinds of podcasts. The quality is really raw and there the whole podcast is not all over the place. The podcaster would [...]...
• Amateur mistakes: Edit overload29 October 2009, 12:34 am
  Editing software is one of the tools that podcasters usually use when preparing their podcasts. This software can give great benefits to podcasts by giving it a professional sheen because of the professional sounding editing. Unfortunately, being amateurs, some beginner podcasters get a little crazy with editing software. These podcasters act like children in a brand [...]...
• Amateur mistakes: Too general16 October 2009, 9:04 am
  Amateur podcasters understandably make rookie mistakes. They still don’t know the “lay of the land”, so to speak, and because of this, will often commit errors that immediately show that they’re still wet behind the ears. I’ll try to help amateur podcasters by pointing out common mistakes that they make. One of the biggest and most [...]...
• Market your podcast16 October 2009, 8:21 am
  I’ve mentioned before that one of the biggest hurdles of having a podcast is finding an audience that will support your podcast and be there to listen to it every time you have a new episode. The best way to ensure that you gain an audience and ensure that it grows is by marketing your podcast. [...]...
• External factors to ensure noiseless podcasts26 September 2009, 10:22 am
  I’ve talked about how to minimize noise in your podcasts by using different equipment and tweakingthe usage of these equipment. But one factor that also plays a big part in the production of noise in recordings is the environment itself. Look around the room where you record your podcasts. Most likely you will identify things inside [...]...
• The importance of consistency16 September 2009, 12:24 am
  Let’s face it. It’s hard to create an audience for your podcast. It takes a lot of work to entice people to check out your work and give you a chance. But what is harder is to actually keep that audience. That’s why, when you make your podcasts, you should always listen to your audience and [...]...
• Proper archiving is important15 September 2009, 11:27 pm
  Your podcasts are a great source of information for many people. You’ve put a lot of hard work on your podcasts and this hard work may have resulted in more people listening to your regular podcasts but without proper archiving you will throw all of your hard work out the window. You should have a good [...]...
• preparations before an interview30 August 2009, 12:46 am
  Before you even begin an interview, you should make preparations to ensure that everything runs smoothly. A good interview is something that has been painstakingly prepared even the interview happens. One of the things that you should do is to answer some questions yourself. How long do you plan to hold the interview? Are you going [...]...
• A gadget for better phone interviews30 August 2009, 12:06 am
  If you’re the techie type of podcaster, you’d be very open to buying different gadgets to help you in your podcasts. If you want to record your phone interviews with an exceptional level of quality you should get a handset tap. For example, a great gadget is the QuickTap manufactured by JK Audio. The $60 device [...]...
• The phone interview27 August 2009, 12:03 am
  An integral part of making content for your podcast is sourcing information from various sources. This often means interviewing people. An interview face to face while recording your podcast is a great way of making your podcast very interesting. But unfortunately, sometimes this is not possible. The only way to do the interview would be [...]...