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16th May 2008

Millionaire Minds Get Published

YouPublish is Mark Victor Hansen’s Latest Publishing Innovation

Last night’s Peak Potentials Ambassador program teleconference was lead by Manny Goldman. It was OUTSTANDING! At the beginning of the call he mentioned that all the suggestions he intended to discuss would be applicable to any business venture. Manny referred listeners to several social networking sites as a way to expand our professional networks. He mentioned a site that Mark Victor Hanson had developed, YouPublish, went live on May 11, 2008. As soon as the Ambassador Talk was finished I reviewed the YouPublish site.

WOW!!

What a gift to the technically timid! I LOVE the clarity of the instructions, the visual simplicity of the site, the ease of posting, and the flexibility to change things, whenever. I first posted my ebook for sale and then changed it to free — and now will unabashedly invite my list to check out YouPublish.”

— Esther Jantzen, YouPublish Customer Comment

You publish.com lets you publish any file, so you can upload books, music, videos, photos, spreadsheets, CG files, seminar packages, software… whatever! And you can sell your creations — or share them for free. It’s up to you!

You can even do combinations of files, like a book and audio together. Just select both files when you upload. When you join YouPublish, (IT IS FREE TO JOIN!) you’ll get your own URL (web address) and a public profile page to showcase your works and creations—and every file you publish has its own URL too! You’ll also get a referral link to send to all your friends.

My referral link is:
youpublish.com/referredby/millionairemind

The site is VERY user friendly. Click the instructional video. It will guide you through the registration and publishing process. This site really addresses the issues setting up a shopping cart, accepting payment; download capability, all of the ecommerce stuff that usually stops would-be authors at the starting gate. In just a few minutes you will be able to:

* Publish any file, in any format.
* Create your own public profile page to showcase your works.
* Join a community of users from 26 countries (and growing!).
* Sell your creations or share them for free.
* Find useful files and download them at your convenience.
* Get paid for referring your friends.
* Dead simple and wicked fast.

There is no fee for setting up an account on YouPublish and no fee for posting your publications (e-books, audio, videos, photos, software, seminar packages, and the like).

The largest file YouPublish accepts right now is 100MB. This will improve this as site develops.

When you sell products on YouPublish, you get 50% of the revenue, and they get 50%. (Traditional publishers pay 7% to 10% to authors, and last time we checked, Amazon was paying 35% to its e-book publishers.)

You will also receive 7.5% of publication sales from user accounts registered using your Personal Referral Link. This will expire in two years. You can’t get paid for referring yourself or somebody else in the same household.

To keep things efficient, YouPublish will only make payments when there is $100 or more owing to your account.

Payments are made monthly.

The first time YouPublish pays you, they will ask you for all the information they need to get the job done. You need to claim money owing to you within one year.

You are responsible for paying your own taxes (guess we all are).

The stuff you publish can either be free or you may require a payment for downloading. If you set a price for your stuff, it needs to be at least $1.00. (The credit card companies won’t process anything less.)

You get to keep all the rights to the stuff you publish through the YouPublish site. You give YouPublish the right to store the stuff their servers, make back up copies, and do all the other stuff they need to do to provide their services. You also give the other users on the site the right to download, print for their own use, and generally use the stuff they download.

There is much more information on the YouPublish site. Spend some time looking around; sign up as part of the community.

This site is ONLY FIVE DAYS OLD…

and with Mark Victor Hansen behind it — you know YouPublish will be HUGE!

When you go the site please use my reference link —
youpublish.com/referredby/millionairemind

I’m really focusing on my “Lucrative opportunities always come my way,” and Being an EXCELLENT Receiver” Attitudes of Wealth.

I’m ready to receive “Lots of Link-Love!”

Live Well, Publish and Prosper,

Sandi

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26th March 2008

Part 9:STARTING YOUR OWN PODCAST— ADD YOUR PODCAST TO ITUNES AND OTHER PODCAST

Step 9. ADD YOUR PODCAST TO ITUNES AND OTHER PODCAST DIRECTORIES

This information comes from an industry report produced by Voices.com, the technology and industry leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talents. Contact information for Voices.com is included at the end of this Blog.

iTunes - How to submit your podcast to iTunes

1. Open the iTunes program.
2. Sign-in to the iTunes Store. You’ll need to create an account if you don’t have already one.
3. Within the Store, click on the section called “Podcasts” on the left hand side menu bar.
4. Click on “Submit a Podcast” on the left hand side menu bar.
5. Enter in your podcast feed URL.
6. Confirm the on-screen detail, the click submit. You’ll receive an email once your podcast has been accepted by the iTunes team.

There are also a few dozen great podcast directories that we’ve listed below.

AllPodcasts
Website: http://www.allpodcasts.com/ Submit here: http://www.allpodcasts.com/Update.aspx

Blinkx Podcast and Video Directory
Website: http://www.blinkx.tv/ Submit here: http://www.blinkx.tv/beta/PodcastSubmit/

BlogExplosion Podcast Directory
Website: http://www.blogexplosion.com/podcast/
Submit here: http://www.blogexplosion.com/members/podcast_main.php

BlogUniverse Podcast Directory
Website: http://www.bloguniverse.com/radlinks/

Digital Podcast
Website: http://www.digitalpodcast.com/
Submit here: http://www.digitalpodcast.com/add_anywhere.php?cat=1

GetAPodcast.com
Website: http://www.getapodcast.com/addfeed.aspx

Gigadial
Website: http://www.gigadial.net/

IdiotVox
Website: http://www.idiotvox.com/
Submit here: http://www.idiotvox.com/index.php?spid=7

Internet Archive
Website: http://www.archive.org

iPodderX
Website: http://ipodderx.com/directory
Submit here: http://ipodderx.com/directory/add

Loomia
Website: http://www.loomia.com/
Submit here: http://www.loomia.com/addfeed

Odeo
Website: http://www.odeo.com/
Submit here: http://odeo.com/create/import-feed

Ourmedia
Website: http://ourmedia.org
Submit here: http://ourmedia.org/publish

Open Media Network
Website: http://www.omn.org
Submit here: http://www.omn.org/submitfeeds.htm

OpenPodcast
Website: http://www.openpodcast.org/

Penguin Radio
Website: http://www.penguinradio.com/podcasting/#version

Plazoo
Website: http://www.plazoo.com/
Submit here: http://www.plazoo.com/en/addrss.asp

Pocketcasting
Website: http://www.pocketcasting.com/
Submit here: http://directory.pocketcasting.com/

Podcast.net
Website: http://www.podcast.net/
Submit here: http://www.podcast.net/addpod.cgi

Podcast Alley
Website: http://www.podcastalley.com/index.php
Submit here: http://www.podcastalley.com/add_a_podcast.php

Podcast Bunker
Website: http://www.podcastbunker.com/
Submit here: http://www.podcastbunker.com/Podcast/

PodcastDirectory
Website: http://www.podcastdirectory.com
Submit here: http://www.podcastdirectory.com/add/

PodcastHost
Submit here: http://podcasthost.com

Podcast Pickle
Website: http://www.podcastpickle.com/?p=home
Submit here: http://www.podcastpickle.com/actions/addCast.php

Podcasting News

Website: http://www.podcastingnews.com/
Submit here: http://www.podcastingnews.com/

Podcasting Station
Website: http://www.podcasting-station.com/index.php
Submit here: http://www.podcasting-station.com/submitrss.php

PodcastShuffle
Website: http://www.podcastshuffle.com/
Submit here: http://www.podcastshuffle.com/submitpodcast.cfm

Podcast Tools
Website: http://www.podcasting-tools.com/
Submit here: http://www.podcasting-tools.com/submit-podcasts.htm

PodCatch
Website: http://www.podcatch.com/
Ping URL here: http://www.podcatch.com/howToPing

Podfeed
Website: http://www.podfeed.net/
Submit here: http://www.podfeed.net/add_podcast.asp

Podfeeder
Website: http://www.podfeeder.com/
Submit here: http://www.podfeeder.com/add/

Potkast
Website: http://www.potkast.com

Podscope
Website: http://www.podscope.com/
Submit here: http://www.podscope.com/submiturl.php

Podsites.com
Website: http://podsites.com/index.cfm
Submit here: http://podsites.com/submit.cfm

PublicRadioFan
Website: http://www.publicradiofan.com/podcasts.html

RSS Network
Website: http://www.rss-network.com/index.php
Submit here: http://www.rss-network.com/submitrss.php

SingingFish
Website: http://search.singingfish.com/sfw/home.jsp
Submit here: http://search.singingfish.com/sfw/submit.html

Spanish Directory
Website: http://www.podcastellano.com/directorio-de-podcasts

Spain Podcast Directory
Website: http://www.podcast-es.org/index.php/Directorio

Syndic8 Podcasts
Website: http://www.syndic8.com/podcasts/

Get reviewed at Podcast411
Website: https://sourceforge.net/projects/opda/

BONUS!
Time for a Check-Up

Now that you’ve released your podcasts and are gaining an audience, you can now take steps to measure and evaluate your success and take your podcast to the next level by expanding your audience.

Evaluation
There are a number of key areas that you’ll want to evaluate. Here’s a list to help you get started.

• Number of Subscribers VS. Number of Listeners
• Website Hits
• Feedback
• Promotional Efforts
• Web Presence
• Elements of your Podcast

Action Plan
Now that you’ve released your podcasts and are gaining an audience, give yourself the opportunity to measure and evaluate your success, thereby taking your podcast to the next level and expanding your audience.

Voices.com is the technology and industry leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talents. Radio and television stations, advertising agencies and Fortune 500 companies rely upon the Voices.com marketplace to search, audition and hire voice talents with the assistance of our innovative VoiceRank™ ranking engine and our award-winning Web service.

Info Contact:
Voices.com
130-100 Collip Circle
London ON N6G 4X8
Toll Free: 1-888-359-3472
Phone: 519-858-5071
Fax: 519-858-5197
http://www.voices.com
Public Relations:stephanie@voices.com

Copyright © Millionaire Minds, LLC 2008
All writings here are copyrighted. You may not use them without written permission but you may link to the posts or give out a link to the posts. And remember, You Have a Millionaire Mind!


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24th March 2008

Part 8:STARTING YOUR OWN PODCAST — BURN YOUR PODCAST FEED

Step 8. BURN YOUR PODCAST FEED

This information comes from an industry report produced by Voices.com, the technology and industry leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talents. Contact information for Voices.com is included at the end of this Blog.

FeedBurner
FeedBurner is an excellent service that manages your RSS feed for you.

What exactly is RSS?

RSS, commonly referred to as Really Simple Syndication, is a subscription mechanism that enables you to receive new content as it becomes available, either downloaded to your PC or media player. RSS files are used to summarize the contents of the audio programs. At FeedBurner, you add your blog’s RSS feed
(i.e. http://yourdomain.com/yourpodcastnamehere/index.xml) and burn that URL into FeedBurner, which makes your podcast available for subscription using any feed reader such as Google Reader, FireFox Feed Reader, Bloglines or hundreds of others. This feed is also used to submit to iTunes, so it’s best to use FeedBurner to make the next step. If you do, the marketing and promotion of your podcast, a whole lot easier.

Your FeedBurner feed will be something like this: http://feeds.feedburner.com/yourpodcastnamehere.

Look for final segment of the 9-part STARTING YOUR OWN PODCAST— ADD YOUR PODCAST TO ITUNES AND OTHER PODCAST in our March 26th Blog.

Voices.com is the technology and industry leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talents. Radio and television stations, advertising agencies and Fortune 500 companies rely upon the Voices.com marketplace to search, audition and hire voice talents with the assistance of our innovative VoiceRank™ ranking engine and our award-winning Web service.

Info Contact:
Voices.com
130-100 Collip Circle
London ON N6G 4X8
Toll Free: 1-888-359-3472
Phone: 519-858-5071
Fax: 519-858-5197
http://www.voices.com
Public Relations:stephanie@voices.com

Copyright © Millionaire Minds, LLC 2008
All writings here are copyrighted. You may not use them without written permission but you may link to the posts or give out a link to the posts. And remember, You Have a Millionaire Mind!


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21st March 2008

Part 7:CREATE YOUR PODCAST EPISODE AND SHOW NOTES

Step 7. CREATE YOUR PODCAST EPISODE AND SHOW NOTES

This information comes from an industry report produced by Voices.com, the technology and industry leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talents. Contact information for Voices.com is included at the end of this Blog.

The Upload
This is where your web publishing tool comes into place. For simplicity, we’ll use Blogger as the example. In essence, you’ll be creating a “New Entry” just like you would when posting an article on your blog. How does it differ then from a regular blog post? You’ll be including a hyperlink to the MP3 file on your server where the MP3 is hosted.

Tips for Creating a Podcast Episode Entry

  • Give your podcast a title
  • Number your episode
  • Add a short description for your episode
  • Add a hyperlink to the MP3 file for this episode
  • Add tags to help search engines identify the contents of your podcast episode

Once you’re done creating the episode, click “Publish” and you’ll see your post on the Internet.

Look for Part 8 of the 9-part STARTING YOUR OWN PODCAST Series — BURN YOUR PODCAST FEED in our March 24th Blog.

Voices.com is the technology and industry leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talents. Radio and television stations, advertising agencies and Fortune 500 companies rely upon the Voices.com marketplace to search, audition and hire voice talents with the assistance of our innovative VoiceRank™ ranking engine and our award-winning Web service.

Info Contact:
Voices.com
130-100 Collip Circle
London ON N6G 4X8
Toll Free: 1-888-359-3472
Phone: 519-858-5071
Fax: 519-858-5197
http://www.voices.com
Public Relations:stephanie@voices.com

All writings here are copyrighted. You may not use them without written permission but you may link to the posts or give out a link to the posts. And remember, You Have a Millionaire Mind!


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19th March 2008

Part 6: STARTING YOUR OWN PODCAST — UPLOAD YOUR EPISODE

Step 6. UPLOAD YOUR EPISODE TO A WEB HOSTING PROVIDER

This information comes from an industry report produced by Voices.com, the technology and industry leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talents. Contact information for Voices.com is included at the end of this Blog.

Next, you’ll need to upload your MP3 file to a web hosting service. By doing so, you’ll be making the audio available for download by anyone with Internet access. Sounds great, doesn’t it?

Free Podcast Hosting Services
The easiest solution is to host your MP3 at a podcasting hosting service, such as LibSyn.com or AudioBlog.com. These are wonderful web services that will not only store the MP3 file of your podcast, but also provide you with some statistics including number of downloads.

Regular Web Hosting Services
If you currently have a web host, for example, the company that is already hosting your website, you can just as easily work with this set-up. You may need your webmaster to assist you with configuring this part, however in short, you’ll need to create a new directory on the server called “podcasts” and upload the MP3 file to that directory using FTP, short for File Transfer Protocol, which is the standard means of adding new files to a website. At the end of this step, you should have your first episode uploaded to a web hosting provider.

Look for Part 7 of the 9-part STARTING YOUR OWN PODCAST Series — UPLOAD YOUR EPISODE in our March 21st Blog.

Voices.com is the technology and industry leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talents. Radio and television stations, advertising agencies and Fortune 500 companies rely upon the Voices.com marketplace to search, audition and hire voice talents with the assistance of our innovative VoiceRank™ ranking engine and our award-winning Web service.

Info Contact:
Voices.com
130-100 Collip Circle
London ON N6G 4X8
Toll Free: 1-888-359-3472
Phone: 519-858-5071
Fax: 519-858-5197
http://www.voices.com
Public Relations:stephanie@voices.com

All writings here are copyrighted. You may not use them without written permission but you may link to the posts or give out a link to the posts. And remember, You Have a Millionaire Mind!


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17th March 2008

Part 5: STARTING YOUR OWN PODCAST — EDIT, MIX AND EXPORT YOUR EPISODE

Step 5. EDIT, MIX AND EXPORT YOUR EPISODE

This information comes from an industry report produced by Voices.com, the technology and industry leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talents. Contact information for Voices.com is included at the end of this Blog.

Your Goal with Editing
Your finished podcast should flow seamlessly from one sentence to the next. If your editing has caused abrupt interruptions, or simply doesn’t make sense (not a good thing), then perhaps you should reconsider your editing style or seek help from a professional to fine tune your production and achieve a “podcast-ready” podcast.

Room Tone - Natural Sound Temperature
A location’s room tone is its auditory fingerprint. These are non-specific sounds generated by the natural acoustics of the room. Editing may also be required when sounds overlap. If they occur while you or another individual in your podcast are speaking your editing can be more challenging. To preserve the original performance, try to find another take of the word(s) in question (the one you want to replace) and edit or splice the word in to replace the unusable take.

Production Techniques - Mixing in your show intro, imaging, and musical transitions
Remember when you wrote your podcasting script? Now is the time to mix in your show intro, the section that announces the name of your podcast and the episode number. It is most effective if this is the voice of an announcer, distinct from your own. Try fading your background music in when a new segment beings. Lower the volume level of the music when you are speaking so that your listeners can hear every work you say. At the end of the segment, fade your background music out. Use musical transitions between the various segments of your podcast. These musical transitions are known as bumpers, stages or sweepers.

Key Points About Mixing
In this section you balanced the volume levels of the voice-over(s), music and sound effects. You are now ready to export your podcast recording into an MP3.

Look for Part 6 of the 9-part STARTING YOUR OWN PODCASTS — UPLOAD YOUR EPISODE in our March 19th Blog.

Voices.com is the technology and industry leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talents. Radio and television stations, advertising agencies and Fortune 500 companies rely upon the Voices.com marketplace to search, audition and hire voice talents with the assistance of our innovative VoiceRank™ ranking engine and our award-winning Web service.

Info Contact:
Voices.com
130-100 Collip Circle
London ON N6G 4X8
Toll Free: 1-888-359-3472
Phone: 519-858-5071
Fax: 519-858-5197
http://www.voices.com
Public Relations:stephanie@voices.com

All writings here are copyrighted. You may not use them without written permission but you may link to the posts or give out a link to the posts. And remember, You Have a Millionaire Mind!


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14th March 2008

PART 4: STARTING YOUR OWN PODCAST — RECORD YOUR PODCAST

Step 4. RECORD YOUR PODCAST

This information comes from an industry report produced by Voices.com, the technology and industry leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talents. Contact information for Voices.com is included at the end of this Blog.

Recording a Long-Distance Interview
For interview-style podcasts, you can record using Skype to record or plan to record via a conference call with free services such as FreeConference.com. Both services allow multiple people to participate on a call.

Recording an In-Person Interview
For those of you who intend to record and conduct on-site interviews, I’d recommend visiting the location of the interview ahead of time to become familiar with your surroundings. Scope out the best place to setup shop and minimize any extraneous or background noise (unless that’s the atmosphere you are trying to create).

Recording One-Person Shows
If you are hosting the podcast and are speaking directly to your audience, life becomes a lot easier because you are in control of where you record, how you record, and the material you present. Simply have your show outline ready, plug in your microphone, set-up your recording software and hit record. Be sure to record in a quiet environment and let anyone present in the office ( or house ) know that you are not to be disturbed until the recording is finished.

Look for Part 5 of the 9-part THE GUIDE TO STARTING YOUR OWN PODCAST Series — UPLOAD YOUR EPISODE in our March 17th Blog.

Voices.com is the technology and industry leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talents. Radio and television stations, advertising agencies and Fortune 500 companies rely upon the Voices.com marketplace to search, audition and hire voice talents with the assistance of our innovative VoiceRank™ ranking engine and our award-winning Web service.

Contact Info:
Voices.com
130-100 Collip Circle
London ON N6G 4X8
Toll Free: 1-888-359-3472
Phone: 519-858-5071
Fax: 519-858-5197
http://www.voices.com
Public Relations: stephanie@voices.com

All writings here are copyrighted. You may not use them without written permission but you may link to the posts or give out a link to the posts. And remember, You Have a Millionaire Mind!


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12th March 2008

Part 3: STARTING YOUR OWN PODCAST — SET-UP RECORDING EQUIPMENT

STEP 3. SET-UP RECORDING EQUIPMENT

This information comes from an industry report produced by Voices.com, the technology and industry leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talents. Contact information for Voices.com is included at the end of this Blog.

Now, in with the hardware! Experimenting with recording your podcast can be done with your existing computer, some free software and online tools. Experimental is the key word here, as you do get what you pay for. Bear in mind that this set-up won’t give you or your audience a good indication of your vocal quality and may reflect poorly on your business. Yikes! For this reason, I’d strongly recommend investing a modest amount ( less than $500.00 ) in some basic recording equipment, specifically a microphone and a book about audio recording.

Computer Based Recording — Record Using Your Computer

One of the biggest trends in recent audio production involves merging digital recording with computer technology. The recording of audio onto a computers’ hard drive allows you to edit and manipulate your sound files. This data can be stored as a sound file such as .wav or .aiff. There are multiple advantages to recording and editing your voice-overs using your personal computer.

  • The ability to record long and uninterrupted narration. • Digital editing. Quickly and easily remove unwanted background noise or embellish the audio track with music and sound effects.
  • Digital Processing.

Add effects to your voice, such as reverb, or echo, and master your entire demo for sonic clarity.

PC Computers

Minimum voice-over requirements for PC

According to Gartner Research, Windows-based PC’s account for 90% of all computers worldwide. If you have purchased your personal computer in the last three years and you’re running Windows XP, your system should be more than adequate to record an audio file with a microphone, and then save the recording as an MP3 file.

Personal Computer

  • Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent Processor
  • Windows 2000 / Windows XP
  • iTunes for PC • 1 GB of available disk space.
  • 512 MB of RAM
  • Audio Line In and Audio Line Out

Mac Computers

  • Minimum voice-over requirements for Mac

Recently with the launch of Apple’s iTunes, it shows that Apple is committed to the digital revolution. Since most iPod owners are also Mac owners there is also a lot of great software available for the Mac platform. The misconception that the Mac is simply too expensive or that they are only for students and artists is quickly being proven wrong. Apple has also offers the Mac Mini, a scaled down version of the Mac that allows previous PC owners to make the switch but still keep their monitor, keyboard and mouse - all for just $499.

  • Mac G3 or better
  • Mac OS X
  • iTunes for Mac
  • 1 GB of available disk space
  • 512 MB of RAM
  • Audio Line In and Audio Line Out

Microphones Amplify Your Voice

Whether you are using a Mac or PC, you will need a microphone to record your voice into your computer. One option is to purchase a microphone (or you may already have one) with a 1/ 8th inch jack. This is the size of the jack or audio line in port on your personal computer. The other option is to purchase a USB microphone, which has made significant advancements in their quality over the past few years.

Look for Part 4 of the 9-part THE GUIDE TO STARTING YOUR OWN PODCAST Series — RECORD YOUR PODCAST in our March 14th Blog.

Voices.com is the technology and industry leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talents. Radio and television stations, advertising agencies and Fortune 500 companies rely upon the Voices.com marketplace to search, audition and hire voice talents with the assistance of our innovative VoiceRank™ ranking engine and our award-winning Web service.

Contact Info:

Voices.com
130-100 Collip Circle
London ON N6G 4X8
Toll Free: 1-888-359-3472
Phone: 519-858-5071
Fax: 519-858-5197
http://www.voices.com
Public Relations: stephanie@voices.com

All writings here are copyrighted. You may not use them without written permission but you may link to the posts or give out a link to the posts. And remember, You Have a Millionaire Mind!


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10th March 2008

PART 2: STARTING YOUR OWN PODCAST — WRITING A SCRIPT

Step 2 — WRITE A SCRIPT

This information comes from an industry report produced by Voices.com, the technology and industry leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talents. Contact information for Voices.com is included at the end of this Blog.

So, you’ve got the voice or at least a voice in mind for your podcast. What’s missing? A script or your game plan! Take a look at a typical outline that will help you to plan out the duration and distribution of content throughout your podcast.

Sample Show Outline

  • Show intro monologue (who you are, what you’re going to talk about): 30-60 seconds
  • Intro music jingle (repeat for each show so listeners identify the jingle with your show): 3060 seconds
  • Topic 1: 3 minutes • Topic 2: 3 minutes • Interlude (music or break): 30 seconds
  • Topic 3: 3 minutes • Topic 4: 3 minutes • Closing remarks (thank audience for listening, thank guests, talk about the next show briefly): 2 minutes.
  • Closing music jingle (suggest same as Intro music jingle): 2 minutes.

Look for Part 3 of the 9-part THE GUIDE TO STARTING YOUR OWN PODCAST Series — SET-UP RECORDING EQUIPMENT in our March 12th Blog.

Voices.com is the technology and industry leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talents. Radio and television stations, advertising agencies and Fortune 500 companies rely upon the Voices.com marketplace to search, audition and hire voice talents with the assistance of our innovative VoiceRank™ ranking engine and our award-winning Web service.

Contact Info:

Voices.com
130-100 Collip Circle
London ON N6G 4X8
Toll Free: 1-888-359-3472
Phone: 519-858-5071
Fax: 519-858-5197
http://www.voices.com
Public Relations: stephanie@voices.com

All writings here are copyrighted. You may not use them without written permission but you may link to the posts or give out a link to the posts. And remember, You Have a Millionaire Mind!


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7th March 2008

THE GUIDE TO STARTING YOUR OWN PODCAST

SMALL BUSINESS PODCASTING KIT

This information comes from an industry report produced by Voices.com, the technology and industry leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talents. Like a number of our Millionaire Mind Support Network™ members, Nick and I are in the process of adding Podcasts to our business sites. We found this information so helpful we wanted to share it with you. Contact information for Voices.com is included at the end of this Blog.

9-Steps to Making Your Own Podcast

Want to make your own Podcast? Follow this recipe, being sure to account for all of the ingredients ahead of time. If there is anything that most podcasters will tell you, it pays to be prepared! We spent some time and methodically broke down the steps necessary to build a framework around your podcast production. These tools below will help you to lay the foundation of your podcast. In 9 simple steps, you’ll learn how to make your own podcast.

1. PLAN YOUR PODCAST
With anything, including a podcast, it truly benefits you to be prepared. Whether you are in podcasting for leisure or business you will need a plan. Planning topics to discuss, possible guest interviews, and the duration of your show in advance will go a long way when producing a professional sounding podcast. Since you’ll be recording your podcast in an almost live fashion, you will have the flexibility of going back and re-editing sections before committing your show as “podcast-ready”.

Before you started, you’ll need:

  • A web publishing tool ( Try Blogger, TypePad, WordPress or MoveableType )
  • A file hosting service ( Try LibSyn for free, AudioBlogger is also a good choice ) • Recording software ( Try Audacity for Window-based PCs or Garageband on Mac
  • Microphone ( Try a good headset microphone or a USB Microphone )

Identifying The Theme of Your Podcast - The Nucleus of Your Podcast
Developing your podcast description is a necessary step in the branding process. When you are brainstorming your podcast description, make sure that it explains the purpose of your show and accentuates the theme of your podcast. Aim for two to three sentences in length.

Selecting a Name and Personify Your Podcast

When selecting a name, be sure that the name of your podcast reflects the content that you are recording. For example, if your subject matter is about travel, your podcast name should be branded to complement your show. To illustrate, a podcast about travel might be called Globetrotter, Passport Podcast, The Travel Guide, and so on. Make sure that the name you choose is also available as a domain name online. Try to make your name unique but easily understood and recognizable.

Acquiring a Domain Name and Blog Name
Once you have picked a name for your podcast, purchase the domain name for your podcast. This is extremely important because interested listeners and inquisitive searchers will be able to find your podcast in Search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, MSN and others.

Look for Part 2 of the 9-part STARTING YOUR OWN PODCAST — WRITING A SCRIPT Series in our March 10th Blog.

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