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15 Minutes of MadnessJoin Alex as he shares the most inane, funny and ridiculous things that you may or may not have heard before. From the very popular show The Exum Experience, we bring you 15 Minutes of Madness...a compilation of show intros spanning 11 years and two shows: The Exum Experience as well as Live Talk.Also, ONE intro is new and has not aired yet...can you guess which one? https://www.alexexum.com
Biophilic vs NecrophilicWhich are you? Supreme Court on Roe vs Wade has Unleashed the Demons.Mother Angelica On Lifehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMf1SyVKPCoThe Approach of Midnight - Archbishop Fulton J. Sheenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLQ3lNrxQkMThe end of Roe v. Wade has huge ECONOMIC implications for male partners, toohttps://www.npr.org/2022/06/27/1107715589/abortion-access-impact-on-men(what a terrible headline!) Ana Navarro; Abort those with Autistism, Down Syndrome to spare caregivers from financial and emotional hardshiphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDbfPSvulpUFREE MOVIERisen (2016) This Biblical story follows a powerful Roman military leaderand his aide as they attempt to solve what happened to Jesus after the crucifixion.https://tubitv.com/movies/580543/risenhttps://alexexum.com/Copyright © 2022 Alex Exum
State of the Union Address. Russia vs Ukraine. Project Aquarius. The Exum Experiencehttps://alexexum.com/
You know when you get chance to meet or chat to someone you have followed for years it kinda feels like you know every single bit about them right? This weeks guest is 100% like that to me. When i started podcasting i done hours of research, listened to loads of podcasts that taught me the trade. One of them being The Spreaker Live Show, presented by Rob Greenlee. His right hand man went on to produce his own Podcast show, The Exum Experience and today is an Actor and Radio presenter at Fringe FM . All the way from Long Beach, America i introduce to you ALEX EXUM
DID I GO TOO FAR?Thank you for nominating 'The Exum Experience' the Best Podcast 2018 Readers’ Poll! We have created this final voting ballot based on the businesses who received the most nominations from our readers during the nomination period, which ran from July 11 to August 24. Voters will have until September 28 to cast their final vote. Winners will be announced in the October 18th Best Of 2018 issue highlighting the best Orange County and Long Beach has to offer!#1. Go To: https://www.ocweekly.com/best-of-2018#2. Click 'Arts & Entertainment' section.#3. Scroll down to 'Best Podcast' and select, 'The Exum Experience."#4. Enter an email address and click 'Ready to Submit'.THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!CHECK OUT LIVE TALK! EVERY TUESDAY @ 5PM PSThttp://www.livetalk.liveEasy to Leave a Podcast Review at iTunes!https://link.alexexum.com/itunesStep 1: Go to the iTunes Preview page for The Exum Experience: www.link.alexexum.com/itunesStep 2: Click the “View in iTunes” button.[Clicking the 'View in iTunes' link will launch iTunes]Step 3: Click the Subscribe button (if you haven’t already)Step 4: Click the 'Ratings and Review' tab.Step 5: Rate the podcast by selecting 1 to 5 stars (If you enjoy the podcast please consider a 5-star rating)Step 6: Write a brief and but honest review. (1 to 3 sentences)When you’re finished just hit 'Submit.Thank you for your support!
DID I GO TOO FAR?Thank you for nominating 'The Exum Experience' the Best Podcast 2018 Readers’ Poll! We have created this final voting ballot based on the businesses who received the most nominations from our readers during the nomination period, which ran from July 11 to August 24. Voters will have until September 28 to cast their final vote. Winners will be announced in the October 18th Best Of 2018 issue highlighting the best Orange County and Long Beach has to offer!#1. Go To: https://www.ocweekly.com/best-of-2018#2. Click 'Arts & Entertainment' section.#3. Scroll down to 'Best Podcast' and select, 'The Exum Experience."#4. Enter an email address and click 'Ready to Submit'.THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!CHECK OUT LIVE TALK! EVERY TUESDAY @ 5PM PSThttp://www.livetalk.liveEasy to Leave a Podcast Review at iTunes!https://link.alexexum.com/itunesStep 1: Go to the iTunes Preview page for The Exum Experience: www.link.alexexum.com/itunesStep 2: Click the “View in iTunes” button.[Clicking the 'View in iTunes' link will launch iTunes]Step 3: Click the Subscribe button (if you haven’t already)Step 4: Click the 'Ratings and Review' tab.Step 5: Rate the podcast by selecting 1 to 5 stars (If you enjoy the podcast please consider a 5-star rating)Step 6: Write a brief and but honest review. (1 to 3 sentences)When you’re finished just hit 'Submit.Thank you for your support!
My RETRUN to Facebook and My YouTube Appeal REJECTED, Why I Had No Choice, and I'm ROASTED by another Podcaster JM Fscher. The Exum Experience, Episode #334 5/21/2018.https://www.facebook.com/exumexperienceReview The Exum Experiencehttps://www.alexexum.com/itunesJM Fscher's 'The Weekly Cynic' Podcasthttps://www.jmfscher.com/the-weekly-cynic-podcast.htmlhttps://twitter.com/jm_fsch[Sources]Most Popular Websiteshttp://www.ebizmba.com/articles/most-popular-websitesRoger Self was a prominent businessman who had a background in law enforcementhttp://www.gastongazette.com/news/20180520/roger-self-was-prominent-businessman-who-had-background-in-law-enforcement[Required Listening]Deleting Google from My Life, Easier Said than Donehttps://www.spreaker.com/user/exum/deleting-google-from-my-life-easier-saidAlex Exum BANNED and PURGED by YouTubehttps://www.spreaker.com/user/exum/alex-exum-banned-and-deleted-by-youtubeMy Talk with Rob Greenlee on Spreaker Live Show about My Fight with YouTubehttps://www.spreaker.com/user/exum/my-talk-with-rob-greenlee-on-spreaker-li[Some more words I had to eat...]http://alexexumshow.tumblr.com/post/131316445532/why-i-left-facebook-and-you-why-should-toohttp://alexexumshow.tumblr.com/post/172350401227/facebook-is-the-pimp-and-you-are-the-prostitutehttp://alexexumshow.tumblr.com/post/137852143952/facebook-is-a-lie-you-only-have-four-real[Music] Risk Ya Life - Produced By 2Deephttps://twitter.com/alexexumwww.alexexum.com
My RETRUN to Facebook and My YouTube Appeal REJECTED, Why I Had No Choice, and I'm ROASTED by another Podcaster JM Fscher. The Exum Experience, Episode #334 5/21/2018.https://www.facebook.com/exumexperienceReview The Exum Experiencehttps://www.alexexum.com/itunesJM Fscher's 'The Weekly Cynic' Podcasthttps://www.jmfscher.com/the-weekly-cynic-podcast.htmlhttps://twitter.com/jm_fsch[Sources]Most Popular Websiteshttp://www.ebizmba.com/articles/most-popular-websitesRoger Self was a prominent businessman who had a background in law enforcementhttp://www.gastongazette.com/news/20180520/roger-self-was-prominent-businessman-who-had-background-in-law-enforcement[Required Listening]Deleting Google from My Life, Easier Said than Donehttps://www.spreaker.com/user/exum/deleting-google-from-my-life-easier-saidAlex Exum BANNED and PURGED by YouTubehttps://www.spreaker.com/user/exum/alex-exum-banned-and-deleted-by-youtubeMy Talk with Rob Greenlee on Spreaker Live Show about My Fight with YouTubehttps://www.spreaker.com/user/exum/my-talk-with-rob-greenlee-on-spreaker-li[Some more words I had to eat...]http://alexexumshow.tumblr.com/post/131316445532/why-i-left-facebook-and-you-why-should-toohttp://alexexumshow.tumblr.com/post/172350401227/facebook-is-the-pimp-and-you-are-the-prostitutehttp://alexexumshow.tumblr.com/post/137852143952/facebook-is-a-lie-you-only-have-four-real[Music] Risk Ya Life - Produced By 2Deephttps://twitter.com/alexexumwww.alexexum.com
Facebook is the Pimp and You are the Prostitute...just admit it already, kitten.Flordia man busted during raid while on Facebook Livehttps://youtu.be/V_K5ALWBp-0Facebook Data Policyhttps://www.facebook.com/policy.php[Required Listning]Listen to "Facebook is a LIE. You Only Have Four REAL Friends." https://www.spreaker.com/user/exum/facebook-is-a-lie-you-only-have-four-reaListen to "Why I Left Facebook and You Why Should Too" https://www.spreaker.com/user/exum/why-i-left-facebook-and-you-why-shouldListen to "PUT DOWN YOUR DAMN PHONE!"https://www.spreaker.com/user/exum/put-down-the-damn-phoneMore of The Exum Experiencehttps://open.spotify.com/show/0UwS7zOQzAfJudXKliMFp0https://www.iheart.com/podcast/The-Exum-Experience-23389019/https://tunein.com/podcasts/New-Age-Spirituality-Talk/Alex-Exums-The-Exum-Experience-p717433/https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-exum-experiencehttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/alex-exums-the-exum-experience-talk-show/id945111521?mt=2https://www.spreaker.com/user/exumhttp://alexexum.com
Facebook is the Pimp and You are the Prostitute...just admit it already, kitten.Flordia man busted during raid while on Facebook Livehttps://youtu.be/V_K5ALWBp-0Facebook Data Policyhttps://www.facebook.com/policy.php[Required Listning]Listen to "Facebook is a LIE. You Only Have Four REAL Friends." https://www.spreaker.com/user/exum/facebook-is-a-lie-you-only-have-four-reaListen to "Why I Left Facebook and You Why Should Too" https://www.spreaker.com/user/exum/why-i-left-facebook-and-you-why-shouldListen to "PUT DOWN YOUR DAMN PHONE!"https://www.spreaker.com/user/exum/put-down-the-damn-phoneMore of The Exum Experiencehttps://open.spotify.com/show/0UwS7zOQzAfJudXKliMFp0https://www.iheart.com/podcast/The-Exum-Experience-23389019/https://tunein.com/podcasts/New-Age-Spirituality-Talk/Alex-Exums-The-Exum-Experience-p717433/https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-exum-experiencehttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/alex-exums-the-exum-experience-talk-show/id945111521?mt=2https://www.spreaker.com/user/exumhttp://alexexum.com
The Hidden Cause of the Florida School Shooting Massacre“I know he did have some issues and he may have been taking medication. [He] did have some kind of emotional problems or difficulties,” Kumbatovic also told the paper.https://nypost.com/2018/02/15/moms-flu-death-may-have-sent-florida-massacre-suspect-over-the-edge/Should Prescription Drugs Be Advertised Directly to Consumers?https://prescriptiondrugs.procon.org/It’s true: Drug companies are bombarding your TV with more ads than everhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/03/23/yes-drug-companies-are-bombarding-your-tv-with-more-ads-than-ever/?utm_term=.dd6e3f988549
The Hidden Cause of the Florida School Shooting Massacre“I know he did have some issues and he may have been taking medication. [He] did have some kind of emotional problems or difficulties,” Kumbatovic also told the paper.https://nypost.com/2018/02/15/moms-flu-death-may-have-sent-florida-massacre-suspect-over-the-edge/Should Prescription Drugs Be Advertised Directly to Consumers?https://prescriptiondrugs.procon.org/It’s true: Drug companies are bombarding your TV with more ads than everhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/03/23/yes-drug-companies-are-bombarding-your-tv-with-more-ads-than-ever/?utm_term=.dd6e3f988549
Spreaker Live Show #137 for Dec 6th, 2017Show Duration: 50 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)We stream LIVE every Weds at 3pm Pacific /6pm EST from SpreakerLiveShow.comShow Today:- Easier Podcast Listening with the New Spreaker Podcast Radio Widget- Who are the Largest Podcasting Companies?- Podcon is this Weekend and Podfest Orlando is Feb 8-10 - Listener Comments Spreaker is on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spreaker_/Spreaker is also on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spreaker/Tell your audience that your show is now available on Amazon Echo DevicesOn the show today:Easier Podcast Listening with the New Spreaker Podcast Radio Widgethttps://blog.spreaker.com/2017/12/05/new-spreaker-podcast-radio-widget/We’re adding a new feature that will have you listening to your favorite and most listened to podcasts in no time at all. Introducing the new Spreaker Podcast Radio home screen widget.Your tried and true podcasts will be clearly laid out for you and each will be readily accessible with just a tap, right from your home screen. It’ll save you swipes and time, especially when you’re multitasking between your workout, emails, and instant messages. Check out this rundown of how the widget works:- The widget will display an array of podcasts, even when your phone is locked, divided into two sections.- In the top half, you’ll find the podcasts you listen to most. - Tap on any one of them and you’ll be prompted to unlock your phone. As soon as you do, the Spreaker Podcast Radio app will open up automatically to that very podcast.Just below, you’ll see your most recently downloaded episodes. By tapping on any one of those, you’ll go through a similar process as the one mentioned above: You’ll be prompted to unlock your phone, but this time, you’ll be brought automatically to a list of whatever you last downloaded.Easy peasy, isn’t it? And your podcast or episode will start playing immediately, too.iOS and Android widgetsYou can add Spreaker Podcast Radio’s widget to your home screen like you would any other app:On iOS:Swipe the home screen or lock screen to the right.Scroll down to the bottom. Then tap on Edit.Tap on the “+” symbol to add Spreaker Podcast Radio to your home screen.Tap on Done to finish.On Android:Touch and hold any empty space on the home screen.Tap on the Widgets icon.Touch and hold the Spreaker Podcast Radio widget.A preview of your home screen will appear.Drop the widget on whichever spot you prefer.Check out the new quick actionsAnd there’s more. A few other side features will be introduced together with the widget that will get you to your favorite content even faster. The name says it all: quick actions are shortcuts that get you to different kinds of content in a snap. Now, by just touching and holding (on Android) or 3D touching (on iOS) Spreaker Podcast Radio’s app icon, you’ll be able to begin a new search, open the Listen Later playlist, or open the Downloads playlist.But a quick note: While quick actions are available to all iOS users, currently they’re only available to Android users with Android 7.1 and above (Nougat).Who are the Largest Podcasting Companies?Some are saying NPR is the Largest Podcasting Firm?Others claiming to be second to NPR, like EntercomWhat is the basis used to determine largest podcasting firm?Advertising - MidrollPodcon in Seattle is this Weekend and Podfest Orlando is Feb 8-10Comments:Linda IrwinI prefer to use the term "show" over "podcast". I have some of my shows up-loaded to Wenoo and embedded to my web sites.Linda IrwinMore and more sites are going to on site live chat for technical support.TheKrazyWabbitFinally caught a live show. Perhaps the defination of podcast could be modified. Maybe another term. Or the creator is clear in what they are doing. For example, this is the XYZ show on YouTube or FB Live and being record for playback on the XYZ podcast. Thanks for the show!Spreaker Live ShowSpreaker does not support paywalls at this point. All content is Free. Yes, you can put our player behind your own paywall and you can turn off downloads, but your episodes would still be live on Spreaker.com only.Matthew LaHello, I have been listening to The Spreaker Live show since the first episode. I have also listened to the Exum Experience since 2015. I have a question. I moving my podcast to spreaker in January. Is there a way I can put my spreaker podcasts behind a pay wall? If not directly through spreaker, what if I set my back catalog to private on spreaker. Then embed the player behind a paywall on my site. Would that work? Anyway thanks I love the show.Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comEmail: rob at spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #137 for Dec 6th, 2017Show Duration: 50 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)We stream LIVE every Weds at 3pm Pacific /6pm EST from SpreakerLiveShow.comShow Today:- Easier Podcast Listening with the New Spreaker Podcast Radio Widget- Who are the Largest Podcasting Companies?- Podcon is this Weekend and Podfest Orlando is Feb 8-10 - Listener Comments Spreaker is on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spreaker_/Spreaker is also on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spreaker/Tell your audience that your show is now available on Amazon Echo DevicesOn the show today:Easier Podcast Listening with the New Spreaker Podcast Radio Widgethttps://blog.spreaker.com/2017/12/05/new-spreaker-podcast-radio-widget/We’re adding a new feature that will have you listening to your favorite and most listened to podcasts in no time at all. Introducing the new Spreaker Podcast Radio home screen widget.Your tried and true podcasts will be clearly laid out for you and each will be readily accessible with just a tap, right from your home screen. It’ll save you swipes and time, especially when you’re multitasking between your workout, emails, and instant messages. Check out this rundown of how the widget works:- The widget will display an array of podcasts, even when your phone is locked, divided into two sections.- In the top half, you’ll find the podcasts you listen to most. - Tap on any one of them and you’ll be prompted to unlock your phone. As soon as you do, the Spreaker Podcast Radio app will open up automatically to that very podcast.Just below, you’ll see your most recently downloaded episodes. By tapping on any one of those, you’ll go through a similar process as the one mentioned above: You’ll be prompted to unlock your phone, but this time, you’ll be brought automatically to a list of whatever you last downloaded.Easy peasy, isn’t it? And your podcast or episode will start playing immediately, too.iOS and Android widgetsYou can add Spreaker Podcast Radio’s widget to your home screen like you would any other app:On iOS:Swipe the home screen or lock screen to the right.Scroll down to the bottom. Then tap on Edit.Tap on the “+” symbol to add Spreaker Podcast Radio to your home screen.Tap on Done to finish.On Android:Touch and hold any empty space on the home screen.Tap on the Widgets icon.Touch and hold the Spreaker Podcast Radio widget.A preview of your home screen will appear.Drop the widget on whichever spot you prefer.Check out the new quick actionsAnd there’s more. A few other side features will be introduced together with the widget that will get you to your favorite content even faster. The name says it all: quick actions are shortcuts that get you to different kinds of content in a snap. Now, by just touching and holding (on Android) or 3D touching (on iOS) Spreaker Podcast Radio’s app icon, you’ll be able to begin a new search, open the Listen Later playlist, or open the Downloads playlist.But a quick note: While quick actions are available to all iOS users, currently they’re only available to Android users with Android 7.1 and above (Nougat).Who are the Largest Podcasting Companies?Some are saying NPR is the Largest Podcasting Firm?Others claiming to be second to NPR, like EntercomWhat is the basis used to determine largest podcasting firm?Advertising - MidrollPodcon in Seattle is this Weekend and Podfest Orlando is Feb 8-10Comments:Linda IrwinI prefer to use the term "show" over "podcast". I have some of my shows up-loaded to Wenoo and embedded to my web sites.Linda IrwinMore and more sites are going to on site live chat for technical support.TheKrazyWabbitFinally caught a live show. Perhaps the defination of podcast could be modified. Maybe another term. Or the creator is clear in what they are doing. For example, this is the XYZ show on YouTube or FB Live and being record for playback on the XYZ podcast. Thanks for the show!Spreaker Live ShowSpreaker does not support paywalls at this point. All content is Free. Yes, you can put our player behind your own paywall and you can turn off downloads, but your episodes would still be live on Spreaker.com only.Matthew LaHello, I have been listening to The Spreaker Live show since the first episode. I have also listened to the Exum Experience since 2015. I have a question. I moving my podcast to spreaker in January. Is there a way I can put my spreaker podcasts behind a pay wall? If not directly through spreaker, what if I set my back catalog to private on spreaker. Then embed the player behind a paywall on my site. Would that work? Anyway thanks I love the show.Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comEmail: rob at spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #93 for Dec 14th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Attracting Younger Audiences to Your Podcast- Spreaker Chapters launches in embed web player - Coming Spreaker Monetization Tools in Jan, 2017Show Duration: 55 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumMain topic this week: “Attracting Younger Audiences to Podcasts”-Sixty percent of podcast users are under 35-Authentic and Edgy Content, that speaks very RAW about life experience.-Very Reality Based Content works best for the under 35 crowd.-Creating content that is based on real life experience and irony in life… examples see Louie CK, Marc Maron and HeadGum Podcast Network.-Hosts and Personalities that resonate with Millennials and GenX-Production values that lean more towards Live and on-stage type of experiences-Marketing your “Self-Brand” using SnapChat and Instagram, Vine, WhatsApp and YouTubeTip of the Week: Chapter launch in web player this week -Show a clear outline of your episode-Make your listeners find and listen easily the main topics of the episode-Enhance the listening experience by adding pictures and links to your episode and give you an additional way for marketing and promotion purposes (link and images for coupon, give a more emotional experience)-Content Marketing tip: chapters can be used as headlines are normally used for the blogs. Example: 5 tips to growth your business, each tip correspond to a chapter-Really easy to set up and available on Spreaker.com/Spreaker apps/Embedded Player.http://blog.spreaker.com/2016/12/14/enhance-story-create-easily-accessible-podcasts-chapters/How do chapters work?Chapters are visual markers, taking the form of images, text, and links, that highlight different parts of your episode. Through the CMS, they can be placed along specific points of the waveform by clicking on “+” and adding all the relevant information you’d like your listener to know.Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comrob at spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #93 for Dec 14th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Attracting Younger Audiences to Your Podcast- Spreaker Chapters launches in embed web player - Coming Spreaker Monetization Tools in Jan, 2017Show Duration: 55 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumMain topic this week: “Attracting Younger Audiences to Podcasts”-Sixty percent of podcast users are under 35-Authentic and Edgy Content, that speaks very RAW about life experience.-Very Reality Based Content works best for the under 35 crowd.-Creating content that is based on real life experience and irony in life… examples see Louie CK, Marc Maron and HeadGum Podcast Network.-Hosts and Personalities that resonate with Millennials and GenX-Production values that lean more towards Live and on-stage type of experiences-Marketing your “Self-Brand” using SnapChat and Instagram, Vine, WhatsApp and YouTubeTip of the Week: Chapter launch in web player this week -Show a clear outline of your episode-Make your listeners find and listen easily the main topics of the episode-Enhance the listening experience by adding pictures and links to your episode and give you an additional way for marketing and promotion purposes (link and images for coupon, give a more emotional experience)-Content Marketing tip: chapters can be used as headlines are normally used for the blogs. Example: 5 tips to growth your business, each tip correspond to a chapter-Really easy to set up and available on Spreaker.com/Spreaker apps/Embedded Player.http://blog.spreaker.com/2016/12/14/enhance-story-create-easily-accessible-podcasts-chapters/How do chapters work?Chapters are visual markers, taking the form of images, text, and links, that highlight different parts of your episode. Through the CMS, they can be placed along specific points of the waveform by clicking on “+” and adding all the relevant information you’d like your listener to know.Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comrob at spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #92 for Dec 7th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Is Podcast Search a Game Changer?- Authentic Audio Storytelling- Listener Comments and FeedbackShow Duration: 50 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumMain topic this week: “Is Podcast Search a Game Changer?”-Define “Podcast Search”-Keyword Searches to Discover New Shows via a traditional search engine - works!-Keyword Searches inside the actual audio episode of a podcast to discover shorter audio-Many believe that audio search is key to solving podcast discovery and is the future, but history proves this is wrong.-The http://Audiosear.ch is an example -Audiosear.ch Clipmaker and This American Life audio clip sharing tools, Clammer.-Clip sharing has a small place in how people discover new shows-Key way people hear about new podcasts is via word of mouth Tip of the Week: Authentic Audio Storytelling - Most Podcasts are Storytelling Podcasts - Hosts describing anything is often rooted in an explained story that is often rooted in authentic life experiences.-Authentic is REAL and NATURAL voices and life experience storytelling-How to do this? Find the most interesting aspect of your authentic story and tease it. Then add a little self-depreciating humor, condense the audio with authentic stories.-Professional Level Storytelling podcasts are like “Audio Drama’s” or “Journalistic Reporting”.-Most Comedy is storytelling-Format Reality or Fiction, most are reality based, fiction shows are usually based on literature and are like audio TV dramas that have scripts and have sound effects, actors. Listener Comments and Feedback on SLS91: Sparking Podcast Listener Feedback-Tamara @ Shelf Addiction wrote:Happy holidays fellas. I really needed to hear this episode. Thank you so much, I've done a lot of these things to try to improve listener engagement, and nothing has worked. I get a comment here and there but that's about it people don't use SpeakPipe, my twitter interaction is higher, but no actual comments. I'll keep going, maybe a few more listeners will join in. I'd actually be very happy to have a small group of regulars.-Brett Johnson, Owner of Circle270Media Network wrote:You and Alex do a great job with the show - keep up the great work.A topic you could address (or re-address) is the ins and outs of affiliate programs and sponsorships, specifically when it comes to social media sharing your affiliate link to promote a product.There was a very caustic social media exchange I noticed over the Thanksgiving holiday where a podcaster suggested a podcaster tool (mic, etc) without comment that the link to the product was an affiliate link that he would get commission. When that was found out, and he was "called out" on it, f-bombs went a flyin' from the podcaster that offered the product suggestion. That is the first I have ever seen this type of behavior among podcasters - sad.Anyway, I'm sure there are FTC rules/regs that should be followed, and it might be product to product/affiliate program to affiliate program. I have instructed my network podcasters to always include #ad in the social media feed. What have you and Alex seen/heard/done?Thanks Brett Johnson, OwnerCircle270Media NetworkSpreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comrob at spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #92 for Dec 7th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Is Podcast Search a Game Changer?- Authentic Audio Storytelling- Listener Comments and FeedbackShow Duration: 50 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumMain topic this week: “Is Podcast Search a Game Changer?”-Define “Podcast Search”-Keyword Searches to Discover New Shows via a traditional search engine - works!-Keyword Searches inside the actual audio episode of a podcast to discover shorter audio-Many believe that audio search is key to solving podcast discovery and is the future, but history proves this is wrong.-The http://Audiosear.ch is an example -Audiosear.ch Clipmaker and This American Life audio clip sharing tools, Clammer.-Clip sharing has a small place in how people discover new shows-Key way people hear about new podcasts is via word of mouth Tip of the Week: Authentic Audio Storytelling - Most Podcasts are Storytelling Podcasts - Hosts describing anything is often rooted in an explained story that is often rooted in authentic life experiences.-Authentic is REAL and NATURAL voices and life experience storytelling-How to do this? Find the most interesting aspect of your authentic story and tease it. Then add a little self-depreciating humor, condense the audio with authentic stories.-Professional Level Storytelling podcasts are like “Audio Drama’s” or “Journalistic Reporting”.-Most Comedy is storytelling-Format Reality or Fiction, most are reality based, fiction shows are usually based on literature and are like audio TV dramas that have scripts and have sound effects, actors. Listener Comments and Feedback on SLS91: Sparking Podcast Listener Feedback-Tamara @ Shelf Addiction wrote:Happy holidays fellas. I really needed to hear this episode. Thank you so much, I've done a lot of these things to try to improve listener engagement, and nothing has worked. I get a comment here and there but that's about it people don't use SpeakPipe, my twitter interaction is higher, but no actual comments. I'll keep going, maybe a few more listeners will join in. I'd actually be very happy to have a small group of regulars.-Brett Johnson, Owner of Circle270Media Network wrote:You and Alex do a great job with the show - keep up the great work.A topic you could address (or re-address) is the ins and outs of affiliate programs and sponsorships, specifically when it comes to social media sharing your affiliate link to promote a product.There was a very caustic social media exchange I noticed over the Thanksgiving holiday where a podcaster suggested a podcaster tool (mic, etc) without comment that the link to the product was an affiliate link that he would get commission. When that was found out, and he was "called out" on it, f-bombs went a flyin' from the podcaster that offered the product suggestion. That is the first I have ever seen this type of behavior among podcasters - sad.Anyway, I'm sure there are FTC rules/regs that should be followed, and it might be product to product/affiliate program to affiliate program. I have instructed my network podcasters to always include #ad in the social media feed. What have you and Alex seen/heard/done?Thanks Brett Johnson, OwnerCircle270Media NetworkSpreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comrob at spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #91 for Nov 23th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Sparking Audience Interactivity and Feedback- Coming Podcasting Conferences in 2017- Spreaker Retreat Meeting Happening Next Week in ItalyShow Duration: 52 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumMain topic this week: “Sparking Audience Interactivity and Feedback”1. Make sure that your audience has a simple way to send feedback. Even better than that, ensure that they have several ways to contact a podcast host or co-hosts:-Email-Voicemails-Website comments-Contact/feedback form-Audio/Mp3 messages - SpeakPipe.com-Social Media Posts/Comments-Website chatIf you don’t provide an easy and obvious way for your audience to share their opinions, then you won’t receive very many.2. Ask for responsesAsk and you will receive. Don’t simply give your feedback information, but ask people to share their opinions, experience, and perspectives.Use direct questions of your audience and make sure your audience knows that you’re asking to hear from them. Remind your audience how they can respond.3. Spark interactionShow topics are never closed after you have shared your opinions. Leave the topics open so they can contribute and then share it in a later episode. Point listeners to certain feedback channels. Encourage interaction in the comments so the conversation is all there and others can participate. Audio contributions are good to.4. Add your community and always respond to feedbackIf you receive feedback, use it and share it! Feedback springboards your content to new expanded topics that can take the topics deeper. The person feels involved in the show and with you the host. Always recognize feedback and contributions as it shows other listeners that it is not a waste of time to contribute.5. Proper Feedback ResponseFeedback isn’t always appropriate to reshare. -Criticism or critique - Your choice-Not the subject you wanted to discuss-Overly praising of show or hosts-Content you’re no longer discussing Tip of the Week: Coming Podcasting Conferences in 2017 - Podcast Cruise 2017 - Feb 11-16, 2017 - Fort Lauderdale, FL- Asia Pacific Podcast Conference - February 12, 2017 - February 13, 2017 - New Zealand- Podfest Multimedia Expo - February 23, 2017 - February 25, 2017 - Orlando, FL - http://podfest.us/2017/- National Religious Broadcasters - Proclaim17 - February 27, 2017 - March 2 - Orlando, FL- NAB Show in Las Vegas in April - Could have a Podcasting Track, not confirmed yet - NABShow.com- Radiodays Europe - March 19, 2017 - March 21, 2017 - Amsterdam - http://www.radiodayseurope.com- Cast Away – the Australian Podcast Awards - March 25, 2017 - http://castawayawards.com.au/10 Australian podcasts will be formally recognised by their peers as the country’s best in a brand new award series The Cast Away Awards that pays homage to Australia’s rich talent in audio production. The Cast Away Awards recognises the significant local growth of podcasting following the explosion of US podcasts including This American Life and Serial in recent years. Cast Away Awards creator Dave Gertler said initial nominations for registration have exceeded expectations with 150 podcasts already nominated.- NYC Podfest - May 20, 2017 - May 22, 2017 - Audience Fest - http://nycpodfest.com/- Audio Future Fest (Hivio) - June 2, 2017 - June 3, 2017 - HIVIO.com- Podcast Movement ’17 - August 23, 2017 - August 25, 2017 - PodcastMovement.comSpreaker Retreat Meeting Happening Next Week in ItalyEntire Spreaker Team Meeting in Bolognia, Italy - Nov 29-Dec 2Listener Comments on SLS90: Types of Audio Shows Spreaker EnablesTamara @ Shelf AddictionIs there a way to see what podcast shows are native to Spreaker while listening in the Spreaker app?Dave KanyanI do my show 2X a week, unscripted and unedited, and while I'm driving my car during my commute to and from work. I bet there aren't too many or any shows doing THAT!Linda IrwinWe pre-record because there is a lot of production that goes into our comedy segments and even music shows. We have regularly scheduled times that they air, so we are sort of like audio television.Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comrob at spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #91 for Nov 23th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Sparking Audience Interactivity and Feedback- Coming Podcasting Conferences in 2017- Spreaker Retreat Meeting Happening Next Week in ItalyShow Duration: 52 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumMain topic this week: “Sparking Audience Interactivity and Feedback”1. Make sure that your audience has a simple way to send feedback. Even better than that, ensure that they have several ways to contact a podcast host or co-hosts:-Email-Voicemails-Website comments-Contact/feedback form-Audio/Mp3 messages - SpeakPipe.com-Social Media Posts/Comments-Website chatIf you don’t provide an easy and obvious way for your audience to share their opinions, then you won’t receive very many.2. Ask for responsesAsk and you will receive. Don’t simply give your feedback information, but ask people to share their opinions, experience, and perspectives.Use direct questions of your audience and make sure your audience knows that you’re asking to hear from them. Remind your audience how they can respond.3. Spark interactionShow topics are never closed after you have shared your opinions. Leave the topics open so they can contribute and then share it in a later episode. Point listeners to certain feedback channels. Encourage interaction in the comments so the conversation is all there and others can participate. Audio contributions are good to.4. Add your community and always respond to feedbackIf you receive feedback, use it and share it! Feedback springboards your content to new expanded topics that can take the topics deeper. The person feels involved in the show and with you the host. Always recognize feedback and contributions as it shows other listeners that it is not a waste of time to contribute.5. Proper Feedback ResponseFeedback isn’t always appropriate to reshare. -Criticism or critique - Your choice-Not the subject you wanted to discuss-Overly praising of show or hosts-Content you’re no longer discussing Tip of the Week: Coming Podcasting Conferences in 2017 - Podcast Cruise 2017 - Feb 11-16, 2017 - Fort Lauderdale, FL- Asia Pacific Podcast Conference - February 12, 2017 - February 13, 2017 - New Zealand- Podfest Multimedia Expo - February 23, 2017 - February 25, 2017 - Orlando, FL - http://podfest.us/2017/- National Religious Broadcasters - Proclaim17 - February 27, 2017 - March 2 - Orlando, FL- NAB Show in Las Vegas in April - Could have a Podcasting Track, not confirmed yet - NABShow.com- Radiodays Europe - March 19, 2017 - March 21, 2017 - Amsterdam - http://www.radiodayseurope.com- Cast Away – the Australian Podcast Awards - March 25, 2017 - http://castawayawards.com.au/10 Australian podcasts will be formally recognised by their peers as the country’s best in a brand new award series The Cast Away Awards that pays homage to Australia’s rich talent in audio production. The Cast Away Awards recognises the significant local growth of podcasting following the explosion of US podcasts including This American Life and Serial in recent years. Cast Away Awards creator Dave Gertler said initial nominations for registration have exceeded expectations with 150 podcasts already nominated.- NYC Podfest - May 20, 2017 - May 22, 2017 - Audience Fest - http://nycpodfest.com/- Audio Future Fest (Hivio) - June 2, 2017 - June 3, 2017 - HIVIO.com- Podcast Movement ’17 - August 23, 2017 - August 25, 2017 - PodcastMovement.comSpreaker Retreat Meeting Happening Next Week in ItalyEntire Spreaker Team Meeting in Bolognia, Italy - Nov 29-Dec 2Listener Comments on SLS90: Types of Audio Shows Spreaker EnablesTamara @ Shelf AddictionIs there a way to see what podcast shows are native to Spreaker while listening in the Spreaker app?Dave KanyanI do my show 2X a week, unscripted and unedited, and while I'm driving my car during my commute to and from work. I bet there aren't too many or any shows doing THAT!Linda IrwinWe pre-record because there is a lot of production that goes into our comedy segments and even music shows. We have regularly scheduled times that they air, so we are sort of like audio television.Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comrob at spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Is THIS the Show That Got me FIRED? If so, so be it. Did supporting Donald Trump get me booted from KLBP?I Do MY SHOW or NO SHOW. Apparently, my show last Friday rattled some nerves.
Spreaker Live Show #90 for Nov 16th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Types of Audio Shows Spreaker Enables- Keep Your Audience Engaged with a Mobile App- Why and How to Use Podcasting in Your Content Marketing StrategyShow Duration: 51 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumMain topic this week “Types of Audio Shows Spreaker Enables?”Spreaker Studio: Powerful Tools to enable you to create many types:-Live Online Linear “Radio Like” shows with Spreaker Studio Apps-Pre-recorded show productions that can be released as Live Shows (Social Media, Comments)-Pre-recorded show productions that can be just uploaded after post show editing, mp3 encoding-If you own the rights or have a licence to play music then you can create track list showsTips of the Week on the Spreaker Blog (Blog.Spreaker.com) are articles on these two topics: Keep Your Audience Engaged with a Mobile AppPodcasting has never been a one-sided affair – your content was made for an audience that could listen in and fully engage with it. Once you hit publish, your focus shifts from your own content to those out there waiting for you, and that includes reaching new listeners as well as those that have been there all along.A customized Mobile App dedicated to your show is a great way to distribute your podcast out to listeners, get them hooked, and keep them coming back. While it’s important to spread your content through as many channels as possible, you don’t want your relationship with your audience to spread thin. A Mobile App bridges that gap between you and them and keeps things direct; your listeners download the app that you branded and created yourself, and your content gets to their ears in no time. -Why should I get a Mobile AppEffective distribution depends heavily on accessibility – in other words, reaching listeners means making sure your podcast can be easily found. Once listeners have downloaded your app – and Mobile Apps are generally easy to find in both the App Store and Google Play; it’s a matter of simply searching your podcast’s title – they’ll have all of your podcast’s episodes at the ready, plus they’ll be notified as soon as you’ve published something new or are streaming live. There’s no wading through other shows’ content, or missing last week’s episodes too far down the queue. Furthermore, they can like and leave comments on your episodes as well as chat with you as you stream live; your communication is always direct and personal. You’re offering your listeners an exclusive experience reserved just for them.Mobile Apps are also wonderful ways to pump up your brand. Having a well-made product, like an app created in-house, looks professional and makes a great impression on new listeners (and potential sponsors, too). Since you can customize it yourself with your own images and metadata, your brand comes through crystal clear throughout its entire interface.- How can you create your own?The key to Mobile Apps is customization – the look and branding are up to you, just complete the template provided. Apart from the app’s title and description, you can upload your choice of images as the default image, app icon, app store icon, splash screen feature image, and more, depending on whether you’re working on an iOS or Android app. The template can be saved as a draft, so you can always come back to work on it later.Once you’ve added all the details required and your draft is complete, hand the app off to Spreaker’s team by clicking on SUBMIT. You have two choices:- Spreaker’s team will take care of the rest from this point. We’ll build the app and then submit it to the store it needs to be in. Once it gets approved, we’ll make sure it always stays up-to-date with any system updates that may come up, and you can just sit back and record your next new episode, or, you know, relax.We’ll build the app, but instead of submitting it, we’ll hand it back to you. It will be up to you to submit it on your own (though you must have a Developer account with the App Store or Google Play to do this), and then maintain it while it’s available in the store. While this might not be a viable or appealing solution to everyone, submitting your own app does have it’s own advantages, like the ability to charge per download, so it’s something to consider.Distribution, engagement, and branding are essential to the success of your podcast, and a customized Mobile App dedicated to your show takes care of them all. It’s carefree accessibility that you can provide your listeners, and keeps you closest to them. -Why and How to Use Podcasting in Your Content Marketing Strategyhttp://blog.spreaker.com/2016/11/15/use-podcasting-content-marketing-strategy/Podcasting has also landed on new content landscapes in the past two years, becoming a medium that content marketers can turn to when it comes to building relationships with potential clients. Marketers and consultants – the entire marketing sector, even – have started using this “new” tool as another way to stay in touch with the communities that follow them.One of the most interesting things I’ve noticed in the last months is the use of podcasting as a main platform in content marketing strategies.Why should you start podcasting if you’re a content marketer?There are a few reasons why you should consider creating a podcast when setting up a content marketing strategy:- Easy to consume- Listening to podcasts can be easy activity that you can do whether you’re sitting on a bus, running, cooking, or doing anything else. You don’t need to interrupt your flow to focus on text, like you do when you’re reading a blog post or watching a video. Audio consumption is much easier and offers you a great chance to be listened to during those moments of the day when no other competitors can get in your way.- They can be easy to producePodcasts can be fairly easy to produce, especially when compared to videos. You don’t need to turn off the lights and put on your best dress; no makeup is required, and you can record even while wearing your pajamas in a messy room. Your audience won’t know or care.-Add variety to your strategyA podcast placed on your blog gives a different touch to a mostly text-based content strategy. Adding a nice embedded player with a powerful image and a strategically displayed playlist can enrich your blog’s message, as well as help you establish a closer relationship with your readers and a new audience: listeners.-The power of your voiceDon’t underestimate the power of your voice. When you talk to your consumers, clients, or potential partners, your voice makes the difference; you’re perceived as an actual person, rather than a voicemail or an automated menu. First impressions really do count, and if you’re creating a podcast series for your content strategy, you have more than one chance to persuade and convince your listeners. They have to press play on your content first, it’s true, but seeing as the audience is “on-demand,” you’ll reach those who really do want to be reached.Guest content, around the cornerContent marketers know very well how difficult it is to schedule a written interview with an influencers who can share his case history and create value on the blog. Long flows of emails back and forth are time consuming and frustrating, but scheduling a 15 minute call for a podcast episode solves the issue. You can book a short slot with your guest to record the call, and with just a few minutes of post-production, can have a ready-to-use episode to embed in your blog.Don’t forget to transcribeAnd for the text lovers out there that think nothing is better than the written word, you can always easily transcribe your podcast content. There are plenty of services out there that offer tools that can manage this process quickly and get you SEO-ready.Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #90 for Nov 16th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Types of Audio Shows Spreaker Enables- Keep Your Audience Engaged with a Mobile App- Why and How to Use Podcasting in Your Content Marketing StrategyShow Duration: 51 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumMain topic this week “Types of Audio Shows Spreaker Enables?”Spreaker Studio: Powerful Tools to enable you to create many types:-Live Online Linear “Radio Like” shows with Spreaker Studio Apps-Pre-recorded show productions that can be released as Live Shows (Social Media, Comments)-Pre-recorded show productions that can be just uploaded after post show editing, mp3 encoding-If you own the rights or have a licence to play music then you can create track list showsTips of the Week on the Spreaker Blog (Blog.Spreaker.com) are articles on these two topics: Keep Your Audience Engaged with a Mobile AppPodcasting has never been a one-sided affair – your content was made for an audience that could listen in and fully engage with it. Once you hit publish, your focus shifts from your own content to those out there waiting for you, and that includes reaching new listeners as well as those that have been there all along.A customized Mobile App dedicated to your show is a great way to distribute your podcast out to listeners, get them hooked, and keep them coming back. While it’s important to spread your content through as many channels as possible, you don’t want your relationship with your audience to spread thin. A Mobile App bridges that gap between you and them and keeps things direct; your listeners download the app that you branded and created yourself, and your content gets to their ears in no time. -Why should I get a Mobile AppEffective distribution depends heavily on accessibility – in other words, reaching listeners means making sure your podcast can be easily found. Once listeners have downloaded your app – and Mobile Apps are generally easy to find in both the App Store and Google Play; it’s a matter of simply searching your podcast’s title – they’ll have all of your podcast’s episodes at the ready, plus they’ll be notified as soon as you’ve published something new or are streaming live. There’s no wading through other shows’ content, or missing last week’s episodes too far down the queue. Furthermore, they can like and leave comments on your episodes as well as chat with you as you stream live; your communication is always direct and personal. You’re offering your listeners an exclusive experience reserved just for them.Mobile Apps are also wonderful ways to pump up your brand. Having a well-made product, like an app created in-house, looks professional and makes a great impression on new listeners (and potential sponsors, too). Since you can customize it yourself with your own images and metadata, your brand comes through crystal clear throughout its entire interface.- How can you create your own?The key to Mobile Apps is customization – the look and branding are up to you, just complete the template provided. Apart from the app’s title and description, you can upload your choice of images as the default image, app icon, app store icon, splash screen feature image, and more, depending on whether you’re working on an iOS or Android app. The template can be saved as a draft, so you can always come back to work on it later.Once you’ve added all the details required and your draft is complete, hand the app off to Spreaker’s team by clicking on SUBMIT. You have two choices:- Spreaker’s team will take care of the rest from this point. We’ll build the app and then submit it to the store it needs to be in. Once it gets approved, we’ll make sure it always stays up-to-date with any system updates that may come up, and you can just sit back and record your next new episode, or, you know, relax.We’ll build the app, but instead of submitting it, we’ll hand it back to you. It will be up to you to submit it on your own (though you must have a Developer account with the App Store or Google Play to do this), and then maintain it while it’s available in the store. While this might not be a viable or appealing solution to everyone, submitting your own app does have it’s own advantages, like the ability to charge per download, so it’s something to consider.Distribution, engagement, and branding are essential to the success of your podcast, and a customized Mobile App dedicated to your show takes care of them all. It’s carefree accessibility that you can provide your listeners, and keeps you closest to them. -Why and How to Use Podcasting in Your Content Marketing Strategyhttp://blog.spreaker.com/2016/11/15/use-podcasting-content-marketing-strategy/Podcasting has also landed on new content landscapes in the past two years, becoming a medium that content marketers can turn to when it comes to building relationships with potential clients. Marketers and consultants – the entire marketing sector, even – have started using this “new” tool as another way to stay in touch with the communities that follow them.One of the most interesting things I’ve noticed in the last months is the use of podcasting as a main platform in content marketing strategies.Why should you start podcasting if you’re a content marketer?There are a few reasons why you should consider creating a podcast when setting up a content marketing strategy:- Easy to consume- Listening to podcasts can be easy activity that you can do whether you’re sitting on a bus, running, cooking, or doing anything else. You don’t need to interrupt your flow to focus on text, like you do when you’re reading a blog post or watching a video. Audio consumption is much easier and offers you a great chance to be listened to during those moments of the day when no other competitors can get in your way.- They can be easy to producePodcasts can be fairly easy to produce, especially when compared to videos. You don’t need to turn off the lights and put on your best dress; no makeup is required, and you can record even while wearing your pajamas in a messy room. Your audience won’t know or care.-Add variety to your strategyA podcast placed on your blog gives a different touch to a mostly text-based content strategy. Adding a nice embedded player with a powerful image and a strategically displayed playlist can enrich your blog’s message, as well as help you establish a closer relationship with your readers and a new audience: listeners.-The power of your voiceDon’t underestimate the power of your voice. When you talk to your consumers, clients, or potential partners, your voice makes the difference; you’re perceived as an actual person, rather than a voicemail or an automated menu. First impressions really do count, and if you’re creating a podcast series for your content strategy, you have more than one chance to persuade and convince your listeners. They have to press play on your content first, it’s true, but seeing as the audience is “on-demand,” you’ll reach those who really do want to be reached.Guest content, around the cornerContent marketers know very well how difficult it is to schedule a written interview with an influencers who can share his case history and create value on the blog. Long flows of emails back and forth are time consuming and frustrating, but scheduling a 15 minute call for a podcast episode solves the issue. You can book a short slot with your guest to record the call, and with just a few minutes of post-production, can have a ready-to-use episode to embed in your blog.Don’t forget to transcribeAnd for the text lovers out there that think nothing is better than the written word, you can always easily transcribe your podcast content. There are plenty of services out there that offer tools that can manage this process quickly and get you SEO-ready.Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Is THIS the Show That Got me FIRED? If so, so be it. Did supporting Donald Trump get me booted from KLBP?I Do MY SHOW or NO SHOW. Apparently, my show last Friday rattled some nerves.
Spreaker Live Show #89 for Nov 9th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Local Community Podcasting- Looking Good when You Auto-Share your show- Listener FeedbackShow Duration: 48 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumMain topic this week: “Local Community Podcasting”- Local podcast typically highlight the good things happening in your local city area, create connections with people in your community, and make the place where you live– a better place to live.- Low-Power FM stations all across the country will be creating local audio content targeted at local city level communities- If you’re a podcaster and don’t have a local show, I hope you’ll make one and bring your knowledge and skills that can bring people together and make a positive difference in your community. - Get started thinking about telling the stories of your community.- Local podcasters talk with neighbors, friends, business owners, civic leaders and share those stories with the community. - They are building up their community through podcasting, but some of those communities are very small. - Local podcasters are applying their knowledge, skills, and curiosity to gather stories from their community and tell those stories to their community and beyond.- Local podcasters are making a contribution to their community—perhaps changing their community as a result of their work.- Some of those podcasts will never make money and for many that will be ok. - Most will never be considered “noteworthy” by others who have a narrow view of podcasting.- The revenue/profit earned by local podcasters may be more valuable than that achieved by national shows.- Like current radio advertising, it would come mostly from local companies, but national advertisers still need to reach local communities too.Spreaker News at Blog.Spreaker.com:Tip of the Week: Looking Good when You Auto-Share your showPodcasting doesn’t end when you hit “Publish.” Your content needs to get to your listeners’ ears, and effective distribution means sharing your content quickly and looking good while you do it. But when you’re podcasting to-do list is already inundated with different tasks: mixing, editing, uploading, describing, tagging – some of the process risks falling by the wayside.That’s why we’ve been focusing so much on the new CMS, to offer you a dashboard full of quality tools and features to help you every step of the way. And today, we’re eager to show you the newest process to auto-share episodes to all your social networks.Connect to listeners with the help of auto-sharing- Distribution isn’t just about garnering plays and downloads, it’s also about interacting with your listeners and building a relationship, because in the end you’re sharing your podcast with people. Find out where those listeners are - connected to the social networks they’re active in.Just the idea of sharing your episodes’ links to each manually, one by one, sounds overwhelming. But with the CMS, you can cover lots of ground quickly with a simplified distribution process: connect to multiple social networks and enable auto-sharing.To Auto-share- Check it out in the CMS’ Settings page, under Connected Accounts; you can connect to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, SoundCloud, and Tumblr, and set things up so that every new episode you publish on Spreaker will automatically get shared to your pages. It’s all taken care of as soon as you hit “Publish.”While auto-share is a huge convenience, you might still want to manually post to these social networks as auto-share does not always get treated with the same priority as far as visibility. Facebook does not treat auto posts the same way as manual posts - usually less priority is given to friend visibility. Look good no matter where you’re found - The importance of appealing podcast artwork keeps coming up again and again, but not without good reason. Getting listeners to tune in is as much about attracting them with great visuals as it is a catchy title, plus you want to keep your brand present in people’s minds, no matter where your episodes get shared to. So how can you make sure that things look right when everything is getting shared automatically for you?The CMS takes care of that, too. You’ve always been able to add dedicated images to each episode you create, but if you forget to or choose not to, your cover image will now automatically get used in its place. So no matter where your listeners find it, your podcast looks its best, and stays aligned with your brand.Listener Feedback from Episode #88:Gail Nobles If celebrities get popular with podcasting, do you think new people would stand a chance?News of FaithQuality differs between hearing it on a computer with headphones VS listening to a cell phone with an app. If an episode sounds good from my end, I send it outSpreaker Live Show: I would do both or just pre recordedNews of FaithA few people wouldn't do pre recorded. They want to call in live. I don't see their point. Any feedback for that?Spreaker Live Show: Live is interesting as a way to connect with listeners at a deeper level. Agree, to each his own on this Live vs On Demand choice.News of Faith I like pre recorded VS live because there is more room for editing out mistakes and no calls.Linda Irwin wrote a comment about Episode #86 - Episode: Long or Short of It:Before beginning our shows, we discovered Tuesdays and Fridays to be the best and around 20 minutes in length as we are comedy and music. We also are on in the mornings (Pacific time) and early afternoon (Eastern time) which kind of fits with the terrestrial radio comedy and music time slots. Glad to have found your channel!Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #89 for Nov 9th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Local Community Podcasting- Looking Good when You Auto-Share your show- Listener FeedbackShow Duration: 48 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumMain topic this week: “Local Community Podcasting”- Local podcast typically highlight the good things happening in your local city area, create connections with people in your community, and make the place where you live– a better place to live.- Low-Power FM stations all across the country will be creating local audio content targeted at local city level communities- If you’re a podcaster and don’t have a local show, I hope you’ll make one and bring your knowledge and skills that can bring people together and make a positive difference in your community. - Get started thinking about telling the stories of your community.- Local podcasters talk with neighbors, friends, business owners, civic leaders and share those stories with the community. - They are building up their community through podcasting, but some of those communities are very small. - Local podcasters are applying their knowledge, skills, and curiosity to gather stories from their community and tell those stories to their community and beyond.- Local podcasters are making a contribution to their community—perhaps changing their community as a result of their work.- Some of those podcasts will never make money and for many that will be ok. - Most will never be considered “noteworthy” by others who have a narrow view of podcasting.- The revenue/profit earned by local podcasters may be more valuable than that achieved by national shows.- Like current radio advertising, it would come mostly from local companies, but national advertisers still need to reach local communities too.Spreaker News at Blog.Spreaker.com:Tip of the Week: Looking Good when You Auto-Share your showPodcasting doesn’t end when you hit “Publish.” Your content needs to get to your listeners’ ears, and effective distribution means sharing your content quickly and looking good while you do it. But when you’re podcasting to-do list is already inundated with different tasks: mixing, editing, uploading, describing, tagging – some of the process risks falling by the wayside.That’s why we’ve been focusing so much on the new CMS, to offer you a dashboard full of quality tools and features to help you every step of the way. And today, we’re eager to show you the newest process to auto-share episodes to all your social networks.Connect to listeners with the help of auto-sharing- Distribution isn’t just about garnering plays and downloads, it’s also about interacting with your listeners and building a relationship, because in the end you’re sharing your podcast with people. Find out where those listeners are - connected to the social networks they’re active in.Just the idea of sharing your episodes’ links to each manually, one by one, sounds overwhelming. But with the CMS, you can cover lots of ground quickly with a simplified distribution process: connect to multiple social networks and enable auto-sharing.To Auto-share- Check it out in the CMS’ Settings page, under Connected Accounts; you can connect to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, SoundCloud, and Tumblr, and set things up so that every new episode you publish on Spreaker will automatically get shared to your pages. It’s all taken care of as soon as you hit “Publish.”While auto-share is a huge convenience, you might still want to manually post to these social networks as auto-share does not always get treated with the same priority as far as visibility. Facebook does not treat auto posts the same way as manual posts - usually less priority is given to friend visibility. Look good no matter where you’re found - The importance of appealing podcast artwork keeps coming up again and again, but not without good reason. Getting listeners to tune in is as much about attracting them with great visuals as it is a catchy title, plus you want to keep your brand present in people’s minds, no matter where your episodes get shared to. So how can you make sure that things look right when everything is getting shared automatically for you?The CMS takes care of that, too. You’ve always been able to add dedicated images to each episode you create, but if you forget to or choose not to, your cover image will now automatically get used in its place. So no matter where your listeners find it, your podcast looks its best, and stays aligned with your brand.Listener Feedback from Episode #88:Gail Nobles If celebrities get popular with podcasting, do you think new people would stand a chance?News of FaithQuality differs between hearing it on a computer with headphones VS listening to a cell phone with an app. If an episode sounds good from my end, I send it outSpreaker Live Show: I would do both or just pre recordedNews of FaithA few people wouldn't do pre recorded. They want to call in live. I don't see their point. Any feedback for that?Spreaker Live Show: Live is interesting as a way to connect with listeners at a deeper level. Agree, to each his own on this Live vs On Demand choice.News of Faith I like pre recorded VS live because there is more room for editing out mistakes and no calls.Linda Irwin wrote a comment about Episode #86 - Episode: Long or Short of It:Before beginning our shows, we discovered Tuesdays and Fridays to be the best and around 20 minutes in length as we are comedy and music. We also are on in the mornings (Pacific time) and early afternoon (Eastern time) which kind of fits with the terrestrial radio comedy and music time slots. Glad to have found your channel!Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #88 for Nov 2nd, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Are we in a Podcasting Bubble?- Playing Your Favorite Podcasts in Spreaker Podcast Radio for iOS- Should Ads in Downloadable Podcasts always be “Host Reads”?- Listener FeedbackShow Duration: 46 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker News at Blog.Spreaker.com:- Playing Your Favorite Podcasts in Spreaker Podcast Radio for iOS:When you find a new favorite, you want to be able to listen to it any time. That’s why we’ve just introduced a new Favorites section, as well as notifications about those favorites, to Spreaker Podcast Radio for iOS, so that you can always keep tabs on them. It’s a personalized element to your listening experience, and is another step closer to matching up our iOS experience to what’s currently available for Android.Let’s take a look at how it’s done:Favoriting your favorites:Adding podcasts to the Favorites section requires just a tap; whenever you run into a podcast you fall head over heels for, simply tap on the star icon on its main page view.Alternatively, if you’re just meandering through the Explore section and find something you like, tap on the the More icon (the three dots), and select Favorite.Everything you’ve starred or favorited will be in the Favorites section, all accessible at the drop of a dime. Know more with notifications:Once you’ve built up your Favorites section, you’ll start receiving notifications every time a new episode or live stream from those favorite podcasts has been released. Tap on the bell icon at the top of the app to get a full listing of those updates, or just rely on the notifications that appear on your phone’s lock screen.Forget the keywords and the searches, you can get to your favorite podcasts in seconds with our new Favorites section and notifications. It’s podcast listening tailored to your ears, and there’s more where that came from coming up for Spreaker Podcast Radio for iOS. Download or update Spreaker Podcast Radio for iOS now, and let us know what you think about the new features!Listener Feedback from Episode #87:Odd Dad Out I've been using the new cms since beta and have loved seeing the bits and pieces slowly adding into it each week. It really makes the whole process of getting an episode published more streamlined.The Truth - Human Performance Yes, I'm enjoying this new CMS. Publishing my podcast via Android.Titus Machiavelli https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-titus-machiavelli-showNew CMS is super simple to use. Great addition to Spreaker and it is "INCLUDED" in the product and not an additional fee-based add on service. This company continues to show how great it is.Tamara @ Shelf Addiction Lol... About editing. I try. But it's hard to cut what seems like good content. I guess it's hard to determine what's extra. I'm working on it though!
Spreaker Live Show #88 for Nov 2nd, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Are we in a Podcasting Bubble?- Playing Your Favorite Podcasts in Spreaker Podcast Radio for iOS- Should Ads in Downloadable Podcasts always be “Host Reads”?- Listener FeedbackShow Duration: 46 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker News at Blog.Spreaker.com:- Playing Your Favorite Podcasts in Spreaker Podcast Radio for iOS:When you find a new favorite, you want to be able to listen to it any time. That’s why we’ve just introduced a new Favorites section, as well as notifications about those favorites, to Spreaker Podcast Radio for iOS, so that you can always keep tabs on them. It’s a personalized element to your listening experience, and is another step closer to matching up our iOS experience to what’s currently available for Android.Let’s take a look at how it’s done:Favoriting your favorites:Adding podcasts to the Favorites section requires just a tap; whenever you run into a podcast you fall head over heels for, simply tap on the star icon on its main page view.Alternatively, if you’re just meandering through the Explore section and find something you like, tap on the the More icon (the three dots), and select Favorite.Everything you’ve starred or favorited will be in the Favorites section, all accessible at the drop of a dime. Know more with notifications:Once you’ve built up your Favorites section, you’ll start receiving notifications every time a new episode or live stream from those favorite podcasts has been released. Tap on the bell icon at the top of the app to get a full listing of those updates, or just rely on the notifications that appear on your phone’s lock screen.Forget the keywords and the searches, you can get to your favorite podcasts in seconds with our new Favorites section and notifications. It’s podcast listening tailored to your ears, and there’s more where that came from coming up for Spreaker Podcast Radio for iOS. Download or update Spreaker Podcast Radio for iOS now, and let us know what you think about the new features!Listener Feedback from Episode #87:Odd Dad Out I've been using the new cms since beta and have loved seeing the bits and pieces slowly adding into it each week. It really makes the whole process of getting an episode published more streamlined.The Truth - Human Performance Yes, I'm enjoying this new CMS. Publishing my podcast via Android.Titus Machiavelli https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-titus-machiavelli-showNew CMS is super simple to use. Great addition to Spreaker and it is "INCLUDED" in the product and not an additional fee-based add on service. This company continues to show how great it is.Tamara @ Shelf Addiction Lol... About editing. I try. But it's hard to cut what seems like good content. I guess it's hard to determine what's extra. I'm working on it though!
Spreaker Live Show #86 for Oct 19th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - The Long or Short Duration of It- Small Businesses and Local Advertising in Podcasts- Listener FeedbackShow Duration: 16 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker News at Blog.Spreaker.com:- New Spreaker Audio Player Embed is becoming popular- Upgrading To Spreaker’s New Embeddable Web Audio Player- Show and Tell with Spreaker’s New Embedded Player- http://blog.spreaker.com/2016/10/10/spreakers-new-embedded-player/Listener Feedback from Episode #85:Titus Machiavelli - https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-titus-machiavelli-showI agree with Exum, customer service is AWESOME. Honestly, the best of the companies that I work with. Love the new webplayer. I have switched to it completely. A suggestion would be to have a link to the show note. Not sure how that would work but creating a "pop up" of show notes or something makes the listening experience even better.Question:Radio Hall of Fame BasketCan you tell me what his the size of the image that i can put in this new Audio player embed widget please? Because i try to upload a picture. It is not working for me. What is the size SHOULD i use for this new widget if i want to upload my pic ?REPLYAnswer: Chiara Sagramola - Spreaker Hi there. For the best result, we recommend using images with a size larger than 1000×1000 px. If you will still experiencing some issues, could you please write us at support@spreaker.com and sending us also a screen shot of it? Thanks!Tip of the Week: Small Businesses and Local Advertising in PodcastsQuestion: I am a small business owner looking for podcast advertising opportunities, so if you could give me more information, I would appreciate it. I am interested in advertising on independent political podcasts and have an advertising budget of around $100-$200 a month. Thank you for your time.”- Threat to Radio’s Billion $ Revenue Main topic this week: “The Long or Short Podcast Duration of It”Industry Wide:The average podcast lasts about 30 minutes. Users listen to about 22 minutes per podcast. Users prefer podcasts that last less than 16 minutes. The average commute time in the U.S. is 25 minutes.Spreaker: Podcast 77% or Live 23%. Time Spent Listening on Spreaker is 24 min - Stream/On-Demand, Live 26 min on average.Best Episode Release Day of the Week:A look at the top 25 podcast in iTunes showed that if you release on a single day, it would be Tuesday. 60% of those shows posted before Wednesday and the top day was Tuesday. Weekend listening to podcasts is lower than Mon thru Friday.Best ScheduleForty percent of the Top 25 podcasts with a regular posting schedule publish once per week. The next most common frequency is twice per week.Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #86 for Oct 19th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - The Long or Short Duration of It- Small Businesses and Local Advertising in Podcasts- Listener FeedbackShow Duration: 16 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker News at Blog.Spreaker.com:- New Spreaker Audio Player Embed is becoming popular- Upgrading To Spreaker’s New Embeddable Web Audio Player- Show and Tell with Spreaker’s New Embedded Player- http://blog.spreaker.com/2016/10/10/spreakers-new-embedded-player/Listener Feedback from Episode #85:Titus Machiavelli - https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-titus-machiavelli-showI agree with Exum, customer service is AWESOME. Honestly, the best of the companies that I work with. Love the new webplayer. I have switched to it completely. A suggestion would be to have a link to the show note. Not sure how that would work but creating a "pop up" of show notes or something makes the listening experience even better.Question:Radio Hall of Fame BasketCan you tell me what his the size of the image that i can put in this new Audio player embed widget please? Because i try to upload a picture. It is not working for me. What is the size SHOULD i use for this new widget if i want to upload my pic ?REPLYAnswer: Chiara Sagramola - Spreaker Hi there. For the best result, we recommend using images with a size larger than 1000×1000 px. If you will still experiencing some issues, could you please write us at support@spreaker.com and sending us also a screen shot of it? Thanks!Tip of the Week: Small Businesses and Local Advertising in PodcastsQuestion: I am a small business owner looking for podcast advertising opportunities, so if you could give me more information, I would appreciate it. I am interested in advertising on independent political podcasts and have an advertising budget of around $100-$200 a month. Thank you for your time.”- Threat to Radio’s Billion $ Revenue Main topic this week: “The Long or Short Podcast Duration of It”Industry Wide:The average podcast lasts about 30 minutes. Users listen to about 22 minutes per podcast. Users prefer podcasts that last less than 16 minutes. The average commute time in the U.S. is 25 minutes.Spreaker: Podcast 77% or Live 23%. Time Spent Listening on Spreaker is 24 min - Stream/On-Demand, Live 26 min on average.Best Episode Release Day of the Week:A look at the top 25 podcast in iTunes showed that if you release on a single day, it would be Tuesday. 60% of those shows posted before Wednesday and the top day was Tuesday. Weekend listening to podcasts is lower than Mon thru Friday.Best ScheduleForty percent of the Top 25 podcasts with a regular posting schedule publish once per week. The next most common frequency is twice per week.Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #85 for Oct 12th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - All The Ways to Use Legal Music in Podcasts- Upgrading To Spreaker’s New Embeddable Web Audio Player- Spreaker supports Chapter AudioShow Duration: 35 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker News Tip of the Week at Blog.Spreaker.com:Spreaker Supports Episode Chapters Marks or Points in the show timeline- Click on any spot on the waveform to move the slider, and then click on the "plus" symbol to start editing the chapter’s information. If you’d like to make modifications on that information later, just click on its title along the waveform or select it from the list below to start. In a “Wave Form in the new CMS area” Upgrading To Spreaker’s New Embeddable Web Audio Player- Show and Tell with Spreaker’s New Embedded Player- http://blog.spreaker.com/2016/10/10/spreakers-new-embedded-player/- Full display of your episode or podcast banner artwork front and center (Pro Users)- Complete listing of your past podcast episodes- You’ll also be able to customize its size and color- To update the player to this new version, you can replace the old code with the new code into your website- Content: Use as main (featured) from all episodes- Start play automatically - Playlist enabled or Play continuously (episode after an episode)- Player's Theme: Light (white) Theme or Dark (black) Theme- Use photo as a background for player's top part- Player's Size - Width (min 200px) and Height (min 80px, max 200px)- Size of Replaceable Background Image a size larger than 1000×1000 pixels Main topic this week: “All The Ways to Use Legal Music in Podcasts”Where you can use music in your show? 1) Fade in Intro (beginning of the show) (10 seconds)2) Segment Transitions (Pause then play short, then lead in fade down)3) Background music for whole show or certain segments (1:20 min) - $75 per year License for use on Spreaker and off, music is still licensed in archives after you cancel subscription - https://www.spreaker.com/store/music-and-effects-licensing- Please let me know which intro music track you like the most. Send me an email.- Music Tracks Played in This Episode:* Mountain Downhill Part 2Extreme sports, cool, fast, progressive 173 Drum n Bass* Alien Controls 2Interference, spaceship, disturbance* Humanoid 2 Warped, Dark, Platform, build, hard beats* Psychedelic Dirt 1 Running, speed, energetic, carsSpreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #85 for Oct 12th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - All The Ways to Use Legal Music in Podcasts- Upgrading To Spreaker’s New Embeddable Web Audio Player- Spreaker supports Chapter AudioShow Duration: 35 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker News Tip of the Week at Blog.Spreaker.com:Spreaker Supports Episode Chapters Marks or Points in the show timeline- Click on any spot on the waveform to move the slider, and then click on the "plus" symbol to start editing the chapter’s information. If you’d like to make modifications on that information later, just click on its title along the waveform or select it from the list below to start. In a “Wave Form in the new CMS area” Upgrading To Spreaker’s New Embeddable Web Audio Player- Show and Tell with Spreaker’s New Embedded Player- http://blog.spreaker.com/2016/10/10/spreakers-new-embedded-player/- Full display of your episode or podcast banner artwork front and center (Pro Users)- Complete listing of your past podcast episodes- You’ll also be able to customize its size and color- To update the player to this new version, you can replace the old code with the new code into your website- Content: Use as main (featured) from all episodes- Start play automatically - Playlist enabled or Play continuously (episode after an episode)- Player's Theme: Light (white) Theme or Dark (black) Theme- Use photo as a background for player's top part- Player's Size - Width (min 200px) and Height (min 80px, max 200px)- Size of Replaceable Background Image a size larger than 1000×1000 pixels Main topic this week: “All The Ways to Use Legal Music in Podcasts”Where you can use music in your show? 1) Fade in Intro (beginning of the show) (10 seconds)2) Segment Transitions (Pause then play short, then lead in fade down)3) Background music for whole show or certain segments (1:20 min) - $75 per year License for use on Spreaker and off, music is still licensed in archives after you cancel subscription - https://www.spreaker.com/store/music-and-effects-licensing- Please let me know which intro music track you like the most. Send me an email.- Music Tracks Played in This Episode:* Mountain Downhill Part 2Extreme sports, cool, fast, progressive 173 Drum n Bass* Alien Controls 2Interference, spaceship, disturbance* Humanoid 2 Warped, Dark, Platform, build, hard beats* Psychedelic Dirt 1 Running, speed, energetic, carsSpreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #84 for Oct 5th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Comparing Podcast Hosting Platforms- Balancing the Needs of the Audience and Advertisers in Podcasting- International Podcast Day is discussedShow Duration: 31 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker News:- International Podcast Day was last week on Sept 30th at InternationalPodcastDay.com- Spreaker was a Gold sponsor of the event again- Rob Greenlee hosting an hour of the LIVE 24 hour celebratory video stream on https://firetalk.com/podcastday at Noon PST- Guest were Francesco Baschieri, CEO of Spreaker.com, Rob Cesternino, Host of “Rob Has A Podcast”, Ken Rutkowski, very early pioneer in online audio shows/podcasting - KenRadio, CNET Radio, Former Host “Business Rockstars Radio Show” - Video Episode: "Past, Present. and Future of Podcasting" https://firetalk.com/podcastday/episodes/S1xr8VnpTip of the Week: “Balancing the Needs of the Audience and Advertisers in Podcasting from Rob Cesternino from International Podcast Day Live Stream. Let’s Dive into our main topic this week “Alex Compares Podcast Hosting Platforms" See Alex's YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klS2GW3ih18 Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #84 for Oct 5th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Comparing Podcast Hosting Platforms- Balancing the Needs of the Audience and Advertisers in Podcasting- International Podcast Day is discussedShow Duration: 31 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker News:- International Podcast Day was last week on Sept 30th at InternationalPodcastDay.com- Spreaker was a Gold sponsor of the event again- Rob Greenlee hosting an hour of the LIVE 24 hour celebratory video stream on https://firetalk.com/podcastday at Noon PST- Guest were Francesco Baschieri, CEO of Spreaker.com, Rob Cesternino, Host of “Rob Has A Podcast”, Ken Rutkowski, very early pioneer in online audio shows/podcasting - KenRadio, CNET Radio, Former Host “Business Rockstars Radio Show” - Video Episode: "Past, Present. and Future of Podcasting" https://firetalk.com/podcastday/episodes/S1xr8VnpTip of the Week: “Balancing the Needs of the Audience and Advertisers in Podcasting from Rob Cesternino from International Podcast Day Live Stream. Let’s Dive into our main topic this week “Alex Compares Podcast Hosting Platforms" See Alex's YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klS2GW3ih18 Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #83 for Sept 28th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Power of Networking with Podcast Community - Using Licensed Music through Spreaker In Your Podcast- International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30thShow Duration: 58 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker News:International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30th at InternationalPodcastDay.comSpreaker is a Gold sponsor of the event again this yearRob Greenlee will be hosting an hour of the LIVE 24 hour celebratory video stream on https://firetalk.com/podcastday at Noon PSTMy guest so far are Francesco Baschieri, CEO of Spreaker.com, Rob Cesternino, Host of “Rob Has A Podcast”, Ken Rutkowski, very early pioneer in online audio shows/podcasting - KenRadio, CNET Radio, Former Host “Business Rockstars Radio Show”Our Tip of the Week: “Using Licensed Music In Your Podcast” in our Store page on the website.- https://www.spreaker.com/store/music-and-effects-licensing- $75 per year License for use on Spreaker and off, music is still licensed in archives after you cancel subscription - Please let me know which intro music track you like the most. Send me an emailI am going to play two new music example SLS intros for you to hear.. now.- Played in the show - Keep Searching (Instrumental Version)hq, radio chart, moving on, one last try, chance, guitar, power, friends, one ...Indie Pop, Hopeful, 155High- Played in the show - The Stylish Traveller 3limo, attitude, organ, brass, vintage, retro, elegant, dresses, suits, jackpot, ...Old School, Funk, Happy102 HighIntro, music beds, exits, segment transitions - We had some listener thoughts this past week: Dave Kanyan, Dumbing it Down With Dave"You asked for ideas concerning Spreaker live.Here are ideas and comments quickly off the top of my head. I've been listening regularly since a few episodes before Alex came on board.First of all the combination of you and Alex is excellent. I like the fact that the two of you are on either end of the sound spectrum so it is very easy to tell you apart.There are many shows I listen to that I have a hard time telling who's who and that's important. You both also have different personalities. Alex is definitely the one who is capable of getting lit up (angry/excited) on air. Rob is almost always cool calm and collected. Perfect combo.To get technical I don't think "Spreaker Live show" is the best title for what you guys are doing. First of all Rob, you mentioned last week that most people do not listen to this show live. Most listen to it on demand. When I hear or see the word "LIVE" I think Saturday night LIVE or some sort of entertainment show.It's not that I don't think you guys aren't entertaining, but I don't think that is the primary reason that this show exists. "LIVE" should be saved for a show that Spreaker produces that has special guests from the entertainment world and so on.Your show is a HELP show. A SUPPORT show. A TIPS and IDEAS show. I know this is technical but I think it is important. “Spreaker Support LIVE” is a decent name. You know exactly what you are getting and people would probably be amazed that the Support department is going LIVE! Most people assume that it is very difficult to get in touch with ANY support dept. So consider that and play around with a name, Frankly Spreaker Support live says it all to me. And by all means considering producing a different Spreaker LIVE show with special guests from Spreaker podcasts, the entertainment world, politics, literary,music and so on!" - Spreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker NewsLet’s Dive into our main topic this week “Power of Podcast Community Networking”- Roots of the beginning of podcasting started with strong community - Podcasters are communicators and early in its history the whole community was podcasters- Podcasters need to meet each other and network to create a strong industry and events like International Podcast Day events starting Thursday thru Friday are important for you to participate in and share.- Podcasting is a word of mouth and sharing medium- I get the most value from meeting other current and future podcasters at podcasting conferences and events all over the country. Even in Europe.- Attend a local podcasting event in your city and also go if you can to the large events like Podcast Movement and many others. Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.comSpreaker Live Show #83 for Sept 28th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Power of Networking with Podcast Community - Using Licensed Music through Spreaker In Your Podcast- International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30thShow Duration: 58 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker News:International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30th at InternationalPodcastDay.comSpreaker is a Gold sponsor of the event again this yearRob Greenlee will be hosting an hour of the LIVE 24 hour celebratory video stream on https://firetalk.com/podcastday at Noon PSTMy guest so far are Francesco Baschieri, CEO of Spreaker.com, Rob Cesternino, Host of “Rob Has A Podcast”, Ken Rutkowski, very early pioneer in online audio shows/podcasting - KenRadio, CNET Radio, Former Host “Business Rockstars Radio Show”Our Tip of the Week: “Using Licensed Music In Your Podcast” in our Store page on the website.- https://www.spreaker.com/store/music-and-effects-licensing- $75 per year License for use on Spreaker and off, music is still licensed in archives after you cancel subscription - Please let me know which intro music track you like the most. Send me an emailI am going to play two new music example SLS intros for you to hear.. now.- Played in the show - Keep Searching (Instrumental Version)hq, radio chart, moving on, one last try, chance, guitar, power, friends, one ...Indie Pop, Hopeful, 155High- Played in the show - The Stylish Traveller 3limo, attitude, organ, brass, vintage, retro, elegant, dresses, suits, jackpot, ...Old School, Funk, Happy102 HighIntro, music beds, exits, segment transitions - We had some listener thoughts this past week: Dave Kanyan, Dumbing it Down With Dave"You asked for ideas concerning Spreaker live.Here are ideas and comments quickly off the top of my head. I've been listening regularly since a few episodes before Alex came on board.First of all the combination of you and Alex is excellent. I like the fact that the two of you are on either end of the sound spectrum so it is very easy to tell you apart.There are many shows I listen to that I have a hard time telling who's who and that's important. You both also have different personalities. Alex is definitely the one who is capable of getting lit up (angry/excited) on air. Rob is almost always cool calm and collected. Perfect combo.To get technical I don't think "Spreaker Live show" is the best title for what you guys are doing. First of all Rob, you mentioned last week that most people do not listen to this show live. Most listen to it on demand. When I hear or see the word "LIVE" I think Saturday night LIVE or some sort of entertainment show.It's not that I don't think you guys aren't entertaining, but I don't think that is the primary reason that this show exists. "LIVE" should be saved for a show that Spreaker produces that has special guests from the entertainment world and so on.Your show is a HELP show. A SUPPORT show. A TIPS and IDEAS show. I know this is technical but I think it is important. “Spreaker Support LIVE” is a decent name. You know exactly what you are getting and people would probably be amazed that the Support department is going LIVE! Most people assume that it is very difficult to get in touch with ANY support dept. So consider that and play around with a name, Frankly Spreaker Support live says it all to me. And by all means considering producing a different Spreaker LIVE show with special guests from Spreaker podcasts, the entertainment world, politics, literary,music and so on!" - Spreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker NewsLet’s Dive into our main topic this week “Power of Podcast Community Networking”- Roots of the beginning of podcasting started with strong community - Podcasters are communicators and early in its history the whole community was podcasters- Podcasters need to meet each other and network to create a strong industry and events like International Podcast Day events starting Thursday thru Friday are important for you to participate in and share.- Podcasting is a word of mouth and sharing medium- I get the most value from meeting other current and future podcasters at podcasting conferences and events all over the country. Even in Europe.- Attend a local podcasting event in your city and also go if you can to the large events like Podcast Movement and many others. Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #83 for Sept 28th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Power of Networking with Podcast Community - Using Licensed Music through Spreaker In Your Podcast- International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30thShow Duration: 58 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker News:International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30th at InternationalPodcastDay.comSpreaker is a Gold sponsor of the event again this yearRob Greenlee will be hosting an hour of the LIVE 24 hour celebratory video stream on https://firetalk.com/podcastday at Noon PSTMy guest so far are Francesco Baschieri, CEO of Spreaker.com, Rob Cesternino, Host of “Rob Has A Podcast”, Ken Rutkowski, very early pioneer in online audio shows/podcasting - KenRadio, CNET Radio, Former Host “Business Rockstars Radio Show”Our Tip of the Week: “Using Licensed Music In Your Podcast” in our Store page on the website.- https://www.spreaker.com/store/music-and-effects-licensing- $75 per year License for use on Spreaker and off, music is still licensed in archives after you cancel subscription - Please let me know which intro music track you like the most. Send me an emailI am going to play two new music example SLS intros for you to hear.. now.- Played in the show - Keep Searching (Instrumental Version)hq, radio chart, moving on, one last try, chance, guitar, power, friends, one ...Indie Pop, Hopeful, 155High- Played in the show - The Stylish Traveller 3limo, attitude, organ, brass, vintage, retro, elegant, dresses, suits, jackpot, ...Old School, Funk, Happy102 HighIntro, music beds, exits, segment transitions - We had some listener thoughts this past week: Dave Kanyan, Dumbing it Down With Dave"You asked for ideas concerning Spreaker live.Here are ideas and comments quickly off the top of my head. I've been listening regularly since a few episodes before Alex came on board.First of all the combination of you and Alex is excellent. I like the fact that the two of you are on either end of the sound spectrum so it is very easy to tell you apart.There are many shows I listen to that I have a hard time telling who's who and that's important. You both also have different personalities. Alex is definitely the one who is capable of getting lit up (angry/excited) on air. Rob is almost always cool calm and collected. Perfect combo.To get technical I don't think "Spreaker Live show" is the best title for what you guys are doing. First of all Rob, you mentioned last week that most people do not listen to this show live. Most listen to it on demand. When I hear or see the word "LIVE" I think Saturday night LIVE or some sort of entertainment show.It's not that I don't think you guys aren't entertaining, but I don't think that is the primary reason that this show exists. "LIVE" should be saved for a show that Spreaker produces that has special guests from the entertainment world and so on.Your show is a HELP show. A SUPPORT show. A TIPS and IDEAS show. I know this is technical but I think it is important. “Spreaker Support LIVE” is a decent name. You know exactly what you are getting and people would probably be amazed that the Support department is going LIVE! Most people assume that it is very difficult to get in touch with ANY support dept. So consider that and play around with a name, Frankly Spreaker Support live says it all to me. And by all means considering producing a different Spreaker LIVE show with special guests from Spreaker podcasts, the entertainment world, politics, literary,music and so on!" - Spreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker NewsLet’s Dive into our main topic this week “Power of Podcast Community Networking”- Roots of the beginning of podcasting started with strong community - Podcasters are communicators and early in its history the whole community was podcasters- Podcasters need to meet each other and network to create a strong industry and events like International Podcast Day events starting Thursday thru Friday are important for you to participate in and share.- Podcasting is a word of mouth and sharing medium- I get the most value from meeting other current and future podcasters at podcasting conferences and events all over the country. Even in Europe.- Attend a local podcasting event in your city and also go if you can to the large events like Podcast Movement and many others. Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.comSpreaker Live Show #83 for Sept 28th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Power of Networking with Podcast Community - Using Licensed Music through Spreaker In Your Podcast- International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30thShow Duration: 58 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker News:International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30th at InternationalPodcastDay.comSpreaker is a Gold sponsor of the event again this yearRob Greenlee will be hosting an hour of the LIVE 24 hour celebratory video stream on https://firetalk.com/podcastday at Noon PSTMy guest so far are Francesco Baschieri, CEO of Spreaker.com, Rob Cesternino, Host of “Rob Has A Podcast”, Ken Rutkowski, very early pioneer in online audio shows/podcasting - KenRadio, CNET Radio, Former Host “Business Rockstars Radio Show”Our Tip of the Week: “Using Licensed Music In Your Podcast” in our Store page on the website.- https://www.spreaker.com/store/music-and-effects-licensing- $75 per year License for use on Spreaker and off, music is still licensed in archives after you cancel subscription - Please let me know which intro music track you like the most. Send me an emailI am going to play two new music example SLS intros for you to hear.. now.- Played in the show - Keep Searching (Instrumental Version)hq, radio chart, moving on, one last try, chance, guitar, power, friends, one ...Indie Pop, Hopeful, 155High- Played in the show - The Stylish Traveller 3limo, attitude, organ, brass, vintage, retro, elegant, dresses, suits, jackpot, ...Old School, Funk, Happy102 HighIntro, music beds, exits, segment transitions - We had some listener thoughts this past week: Dave Kanyan, Dumbing it Down With Dave"You asked for ideas concerning Spreaker live.Here are ideas and comments quickly off the top of my head. I've been listening regularly since a few episodes before Alex came on board.First of all the combination of you and Alex is excellent. I like the fact that the two of you are on either end of the sound spectrum so it is very easy to tell you apart.There are many shows I listen to that I have a hard time telling who's who and that's important. You both also have different personalities. Alex is definitely the one who is capable of getting lit up (angry/excited) on air. Rob is almost always cool calm and collected. Perfect combo.To get technical I don't think "Spreaker Live show" is the best title for what you guys are doing. First of all Rob, you mentioned last week that most people do not listen to this show live. Most listen to it on demand. When I hear or see the word "LIVE" I think Saturday night LIVE or some sort of entertainment show.It's not that I don't think you guys aren't entertaining, but I don't think that is the primary reason that this show exists. "LIVE" should be saved for a show that Spreaker produces that has special guests from the entertainment world and so on.Your show is a HELP show. A SUPPORT show. A TIPS and IDEAS show. I know this is technical but I think it is important. “Spreaker Support LIVE” is a decent name. You know exactly what you are getting and people would probably be amazed that the Support department is going LIVE! Most people assume that it is very difficult to get in touch with ANY support dept. So consider that and play around with a name, Frankly Spreaker Support live says it all to me. And by all means considering producing a different Spreaker LIVE show with special guests from Spreaker podcasts, the entertainment world, politics, literary,music and so on!" - Spreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker NewsLet’s Dive into our main topic this week “Power of Podcast Community Networking”- Roots of the beginning of podcasting started with strong community - Podcasters are communicators and early in its history the whole community was podcasters- Podcasters need to meet each other and network to create a strong industry and events like International Podcast Day events starting Thursday thru Friday are important for you to participate in and share.- Podcasting is a word of mouth and sharing medium- I get the most value from meeting other current and future podcasters at podcasting conferences and events all over the country. Even in Europe.- Attend a local podcasting event in your city and also go if you can to the large events like Podcast Movement and many others. Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #82 for Sept 21st, 2016Our Topics This Week: - How Finding Podcasting Listening and Creation Simplicity- Pump Up the Volume Levels- International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30th- Gail Nobles Storytelling Podcast- Rob's Interview on Michael O’Neal’s Solopreneur Hour showShow Duration: 40 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumWe had some feedback:From Gail Nobles: Hi Rob! I just wanted to let you know that some of my friends have heard my podcast on Facebook. They have told me face to face that they loved my stories and think that I should keep doing them. The word is starting to spread around a little about my podcasts. Sharing with people you know at work or places you go helps a lot too. I've been experimenting with sounds and changing the pitch of my voice to add my own characters. Sometimes it's good to have someone other than yourself in your podcast. Different sounds really help a lot and gets the audience attention. I just wanted to let you know my experience. Here are the stories my friends have been listening to. Here is a clip from Gail’s showActors, Stories, & Film (Lounge Show) https://www.spreaker.com/show/actors-and-film-lounge-showI am still uncertain about what else to do. I thought about sharing them with iTunes but I don't know whether or not people there would be interested in listening or not. As bad as Google Plus is, there are people there that listen and love music. I thought about giving Google Play a try. I thought about the affiliate programs, and ads but those things never seem to work for me. There are so many people on the internet, and I can't believe how pitiful the views can be sometimes on content. So I'm still thinking what I should do. Thank you for listening.Spreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker NewsSpreaker News:- International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30th at http://InternationalPodcastDay.com- Spreaker is a Gold sponsor of the event again this year- Rob Greenlee will be hosting an hour of the LIVE 24 hour celebratory video stream on FireTalk.com at Noon PST- Booked guest so far are Rob Cesternino, Host of “Rob Has A Podcast”, Ken Rutkowski, very early pioneer in online audio shows/podcasting - KenRadio, CNET Radio, Now Host “Business Rockstars Radio Show” and other podcasting celebritiesRob was also guest on the Michael O’Neal’s Solopreneur Hour Podcast this week: https://solopreneurhour.com/podcast/474-rob-greenlee-of-spreaker-podcasting-before-podcasting-was-a-thing/He got me talking about things I don’t normally talking about online: marketing, my far past history, podcasting precursors or platforms that were doing closed podcasting.Our Tip of the Week: “Pump Up the Volume Levels”- Do Your volume levels really matters to your listener as they listen on noisy trains, cars, airplanes- Make sure your mic input levels are tested with headphones, before recording.- Skype guest levels can be very different from host levels- I recommend a Free tool called “Levelator” and was designed to level and give a volume boost to entire .wav file recording - Free Download: http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/levelatorLet’s Dive into our main topic this week “Finding Podcasting Listening and Creation Simplicity”- Based on article up live on the Spreaker Blog - http://blog.spreaker.com/2016/09/19/finding-podcastings-listening-simplicity/- We have discussed some of this on a past episode, but wanted to expand on it- Radio was built on Simplicity and having its listener captured in the car with nothing else to do, but listen to the radio- On-Demand and in control digital media like podcasting has given you the listener the keys to control your audio experience in the car and other places ie. smartphonesWith control comes time commitment and a responsibility to make content decisions that radio was doing for you.- The “Simplicity” question, what can be simplified with podcast listening today and what does that mean in a full control type of platform?- Think a move to more human compatible natural interfaces to digital media is the future - voice, vision and thought control. - We have touch control, but that takes physical action and effort. That is the stage we are in now. Computers have been just smart enough and complex enough to often times be more difficult.- Think Siri, Alexa/Echo, Cortana and Android’s voice control platform “Google Now”. This is the future of podcast usage, management. - Did not say in the article, that apps and web or a combo of those will be important as well for discovery and management. I believe apps and web will merge into one experience in the next 3-5 years.Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #82 for Sept 21st, 2016Our Topics This Week: - How Finding Podcasting Listening and Creation Simplicity- Pump Up the Volume Levels- International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30th- Gail Nobles Storytelling Podcast- Rob's Interview on Michael O’Neal’s Solopreneur Hour showShow Duration: 40 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumWe had some feedback:From Gail Nobles: Hi Rob! I just wanted to let you know that some of my friends have heard my podcast on Facebook. They have told me face to face that they loved my stories and think that I should keep doing them. The word is starting to spread around a little about my podcasts. Sharing with people you know at work or places you go helps a lot too. I've been experimenting with sounds and changing the pitch of my voice to add my own characters. Sometimes it's good to have someone other than yourself in your podcast. Different sounds really help a lot and gets the audience attention. I just wanted to let you know my experience. Here are the stories my friends have been listening to. Here is a clip from Gail’s showActors, Stories, & Film (Lounge Show) https://www.spreaker.com/show/actors-and-film-lounge-showI am still uncertain about what else to do. I thought about sharing them with iTunes but I don't know whether or not people there would be interested in listening or not. As bad as Google Plus is, there are people there that listen and love music. I thought about giving Google Play a try. I thought about the affiliate programs, and ads but those things never seem to work for me. There are so many people on the internet, and I can't believe how pitiful the views can be sometimes on content. So I'm still thinking what I should do. Thank you for listening.Spreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker NewsSpreaker News:- International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30th at http://InternationalPodcastDay.com- Spreaker is a Gold sponsor of the event again this year- Rob Greenlee will be hosting an hour of the LIVE 24 hour celebratory video stream on FireTalk.com at Noon PST- Booked guest so far are Rob Cesternino, Host of “Rob Has A Podcast”, Ken Rutkowski, very early pioneer in online audio shows/podcasting - KenRadio, CNET Radio, Now Host “Business Rockstars Radio Show” and other podcasting celebritiesRob was also guest on the Michael O’Neal’s Solopreneur Hour Podcast this week: https://solopreneurhour.com/podcast/474-rob-greenlee-of-spreaker-podcasting-before-podcasting-was-a-thing/He got me talking about things I don’t normally talking about online: marketing, my far past history, podcasting precursors or platforms that were doing closed podcasting.Our Tip of the Week: “Pump Up the Volume Levels”- Do Your volume levels really matters to your listener as they listen on noisy trains, cars, airplanes- Make sure your mic input levels are tested with headphones, before recording.- Skype guest levels can be very different from host levels- I recommend a Free tool called “Levelator” and was designed to level and give a volume boost to entire .wav file recording - Free Download: http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/levelatorLet’s Dive into our main topic this week “Finding Podcasting Listening and Creation Simplicity”- Based on article up live on the Spreaker Blog - http://blog.spreaker.com/2016/09/19/finding-podcastings-listening-simplicity/- We have discussed some of this on a past episode, but wanted to expand on it- Radio was built on Simplicity and having its listener captured in the car with nothing else to do, but listen to the radio- On-Demand and in control digital media like podcasting has given you the listener the keys to control your audio experience in the car and other places ie. smartphonesWith control comes time commitment and a responsibility to make content decisions that radio was doing for you.- The “Simplicity” question, what can be simplified with podcast listening today and what does that mean in a full control type of platform?- Think a move to more human compatible natural interfaces to digital media is the future - voice, vision and thought control. - We have touch control, but that takes physical action and effort. That is the stage we are in now. Computers have been just smart enough and complex enough to often times be more difficult.- Think Siri, Alexa/Echo, Cortana and Android’s voice control platform “Google Now”. This is the future of podcast usage, management. - Did not say in the article, that apps and web or a combo of those will be important as well for discovery and management. I believe apps and web will merge into one experience in the next 3-5 years.Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #81 for Sept 14th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - How To Get Personal in Your Podcast- Taking Control of Your Interview Guests- Show Playlists in Sharing Widget Player on Spreaker- Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference BreakdownShow Duration: 43 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumWe had some feedback:Gail NoblesGreat show episode #78! I noticed that when we share a link to our podcasts now, there is a play list for the rest of our podcast. I think that is a very good idea.Tamara @ Shelf AddictionI've got a serious question about copyrighting music. I do pop culture episodes write talk about different television shows and I've been using maybe 15 seconds or less of the show's theme song underneath the introduction. Would this be a copyright violation? I thought it would be ok under fair use, but I'm starting to question that.Spreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker NewsSpreaker News Update- Show Playlists in Sharing Widget Audio Player on Spreaker- My trip to Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference - I spent last Sunday with David Jackson, School of Podcasting - We visited the Liberty Bell and Liberty Hall in Philly, then took him to the airport Our Tip of the Week: “Taking Control of Your Interview Guests”- Do a thorough intro of your guest, don’t let the guest intro himself- This takes his boring points from some key point he or she drives in every other interview- You want the interview to bring out new topics or angles that will add value to your listeners- Is ok to create questions/outline, but be adventurous and take the path less traveled- Get guests to tell stories that are interesting Let’s Dive into our main topic this week “How To Get Personal in Your Podcast”- Create emotional reaction - makes a memorable impression- We have mentioned this before - but speak to a person “You”, “You’re, “Your”- Tell stories that are fun, interesting and create an emotional reaction- Share some personal details about yourself on your show!Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #81 for Sept 14th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - How To Get Personal in Your Podcast- Taking Control of Your Interview Guests- Show Playlists in Sharing Widget Player on Spreaker- Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference BreakdownShow Duration: 43 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumWe had some feedback:Gail NoblesGreat show episode #78! I noticed that when we share a link to our podcasts now, there is a play list for the rest of our podcast. I think that is a very good idea.Tamara @ Shelf AddictionI've got a serious question about copyrighting music. I do pop culture episodes write talk about different television shows and I've been using maybe 15 seconds or less of the show's theme song underneath the introduction. Would this be a copyright violation? I thought it would be ok under fair use, but I'm starting to question that.Spreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker NewsSpreaker News Update- Show Playlists in Sharing Widget Audio Player on Spreaker- My trip to Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference - I spent last Sunday with David Jackson, School of Podcasting - We visited the Liberty Bell and Liberty Hall in Philly, then took him to the airport Our Tip of the Week: “Taking Control of Your Interview Guests”- Do a thorough intro of your guest, don’t let the guest intro himself- This takes his boring points from some key point he or she drives in every other interview- You want the interview to bring out new topics or angles that will add value to your listeners- Is ok to create questions/outline, but be adventurous and take the path less traveled- Get guests to tell stories that are interesting Let’s Dive into our main topic this week “How To Get Personal in Your Podcast”- Create emotional reaction - makes a memorable impression- We have mentioned this before - but speak to a person “You”, “You’re, “Your”- Tell stories that are fun, interesting and create an emotional reaction- Share some personal details about yourself on your show!Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #79 for Sept 7th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - How To Be A Great Podcast Host - The Benefits Of Transcribing Your Podcast Audio- Newly Released IAB Podcast Ad Metric GuidelinesShow Duration: 52 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumWe had some feedback from SLS75: How to Start Making Money with your Podcast:Gail Nobles I gave the subject of copyrighted music some more thought. It may be good that we don't play copyrighted music because it can give podcasting some space to do something radio is not doing. We don't need everything doing the same thing. At least podcast can recognize some music.Gail NoblesNo copyrighted music huh? Well, if it's never a good idea, radio will have no problems in the future.Spreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker News- I will be at the coming Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference in Philly - Sept 9-10 - Moderating Hall of Fame Panel and Sponsoring an awards event - Live streaming at the event - http://podcastmidatlantic.comOur Tip of the Week is a Blog Post: The Benefits Of Transcribing Your Podcast AudioWhy should you transcribe your show?1. Reading or. ListeningReading is much faster than listening, and many of your show’s visitors might prefer to quickly scan a transcript of your content before listening to it – including your existing audience. It’s important that your podcast catches your listeners’ attention even before they press play, and giving them an at-a-glance look at what your podcast’s all about could help you gain new listeners and keep your current fans. In short, make sure to add (a part of) your podcast’s transcription to your show notes, and that you’ve used great artwork!2. Social Media SharingIncluding the complete text of your audio on your episode’s page makes it easier for people to share it via Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and the myriad of other social media sites out there. Your listeners can copy and paste quotes or highlight a particular section and share it with their own network in a pinch. Higher sharing rates mean more traffic towards your show. You’ll also be able to write other blog posts using your transcribed content that can be shared later on. “Some of you might podcast for the fun they get out of it, others because they want to share their expertise and yet others because they want to push their business forward. So why not reuse something you already have produced and turn it into something new.” (Podigee.com)3. Indexing & SearchThe biggest advantage to having a transcription is that search engines can easily index your content with the available text. Better indexing will lead to more search traffic and visitors, as well as long tail search traffic (meaning those obscure terms that get your episode page to appear in the search results). Your show could get linked by others, and get a higher page ranking.4. How can I easily transcribe my podcast?Creating a transcript can be tedious work, especially if your episode is particularly long. You can do it on your own, but it’s definitely a mindless task that can take up loads of time. Because of this, outsourcing this work is a good option. For our podcasters, Spreaker has partnered with Scribie to offer them the best transcription service available at unbeatable rates. If you want to know more about it, check out our Store section. https://www.spreaker.com/store/transcriptdo that is to use the right font. Another great tip from Daniel J. Lewis: Serif fonts (with “feet”), like Times New Roman, Garamond, or Bodoni, often have thin lines and small details that get lost or blurred at small sizes. Script fonts can be too ornate to be legible, unless they’re really big (and never put a script font in all-caps!). Sans serif fonts (“without feet”), like Arial, Myriad Pro, or Futura, work really well with thick or uniform-thickness lines, clear characters, and strong contrasts from the background. Let’s Dive into our main topic this week “How to Select a Podcast Name”BIG News: IAB Podcast Ad Metric Guidelines have been releasedExecutive SummaryPodcast audiences represent a growing segment of effective marketable media but inheritchallenges of legacy consumption platforms. This restricts the ability for advertisers to obtain the same data parity found in other digital mediums, limiting participation of some advertisers. This document provides an introduction to tracking Ad delivery in a podcast and attempts to provide clarity in the marketplace by describing common and existing practices. Podcasts are downloaded to a device for later listening or for online listening. In most cases the podcast file and any ads included with it are downloaded to a device that doesn't, or can't, send data about the consumption of the podcast and ads. This lack of data beyond ad delivery limits real-time measurement. In contrast, other media are consumed by reading an article and interacting with a site, playing a game, or streaming a video, all of which can be measured in real time. Even audio stations that offer music or news are streamed and measured in real time in today’s media marketplace.Unlike streaming audio, podcast listeners come from an era where files were downloaded. The medium, the distribution, and the platforms used to collect and listen are built around the habit of downloading the file. Tracking content in this time-shifted medium involves filtering server logs to produce meaningful data for measurement. Since podcast technical teams analyze server logs differently, results vary across the industry.The challenge for podcast producers and distributors is to offer buyers a set of metrics that is consistently defined and measured equally across the podcast medium. While ad measurement will always produce some discrepancy in any medium, the definitions in this document aim to reduce measurement discrepancies. This document is the first attempt to bring IAB members together, describe common practices and provide a common set of metric definitions. With a consistent set of podcast advertising metrics, buyers and sellers can engage in a conversation about campaign strategy with confidence.https://iabtechlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Podcast-Metrics_September_2016.pdfLet’s Dive into our main topic this week “How To Lead and Host a Successful Podcast”- What does it take to be a great podcast host? - Do you know a lot about your topic genre? - Do you know how to use a microphone? - Amazing podcast hosts are funny, engaging, friendly (usually) and informed. This is how you can get people to love you over time. Also value your listeners, interact with them as much as possible.- The art of spoken delivery is something that will take time, practice and passion. I know that this seems as though it is something simple, but being great at something just doesn’t happen overnight. - Smile a lot before you record and it will make a HUGE difference in your Show!!1. PRACTICE YOUR AUDIO DELIVERY2. EDUCATE YOURSELF BY LISTENING TO OTHER AUDIO SHOW HOSTS3. BE YOU AND AUTHENTIC. STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF.Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #79 for Sept 7th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - How To Be A Great Podcast Host - The Benefits Of Transcribing Your Podcast Audio- Newly Released IAB Podcast Ad Metric GuidelinesShow Duration: 52 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumWe had some feedback from SLS75: How to Start Making Money with your Podcast:Gail Nobles I gave the subject of copyrighted music some more thought. It may be good that we don't play copyrighted music because it can give podcasting some space to do something radio is not doing. We don't need everything doing the same thing. At least podcast can recognize some music.Gail NoblesNo copyrighted music huh? Well, if it's never a good idea, radio will have no problems in the future.Spreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker News- I will be at the coming Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference in Philly - Sept 9-10 - Moderating Hall of Fame Panel and Sponsoring an awards event - Live streaming at the event - http://podcastmidatlantic.comOur Tip of the Week is a Blog Post: The Benefits Of Transcribing Your Podcast AudioWhy should you transcribe your show?1. Reading or. ListeningReading is much faster than listening, and many of your show’s visitors might prefer to quickly scan a transcript of your content before listening to it – including your existing audience. It’s important that your podcast catches your listeners’ attention even before they press play, and giving them an at-a-glance look at what your podcast’s all about could help you gain new listeners and keep your current fans. In short, make sure to add (a part of) your podcast’s transcription to your show notes, and that you’ve used great artwork!2. Social Media SharingIncluding the complete text of your audio on your episode’s page makes it easier for people to share it via Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and the myriad of other social media sites out there. Your listeners can copy and paste quotes or highlight a particular section and share it with their own network in a pinch. Higher sharing rates mean more traffic towards your show. You’ll also be able to write other blog posts using your transcribed content that can be shared later on. “Some of you might podcast for the fun they get out of it, others because they want to share their expertise and yet others because they want to push their business forward. So why not reuse something you already have produced and turn it into something new.” (Podigee.com)3. Indexing & SearchThe biggest advantage to having a transcription is that search engines can easily index your content with the available text. Better indexing will lead to more search traffic and visitors, as well as long tail search traffic (meaning those obscure terms that get your episode page to appear in the search results). Your show could get linked by others, and get a higher page ranking.4. How can I easily transcribe my podcast?Creating a transcript can be tedious work, especially if your episode is particularly long. You can do it on your own, but it’s definitely a mindless task that can take up loads of time. Because of this, outsourcing this work is a good option. For our podcasters, Spreaker has partnered with Scribie to offer them the best transcription service available at unbeatable rates. If you want to know more about it, check out our Store section. https://www.spreaker.com/store/transcriptdo that is to use the right font. Another great tip from Daniel J. Lewis: Serif fonts (with “feet”), like Times New Roman, Garamond, or Bodoni, often have thin lines and small details that get lost or blurred at small sizes. Script fonts can be too ornate to be legible, unless they’re really big (and never put a script font in all-caps!). Sans serif fonts (“without feet”), like Arial, Myriad Pro, or Futura, work really well with thick or uniform-thickness lines, clear characters, and strong contrasts from the background. Let’s Dive into our main topic this week “How to Select a Podcast Name”BIG News: IAB Podcast Ad Metric Guidelines have been releasedExecutive SummaryPodcast audiences represent a growing segment of effective marketable media but inheritchallenges of legacy consumption platforms. This restricts the ability for advertisers to obtain the same data parity found in other digital mediums, limiting participation of some advertisers. This document provides an introduction to tracking Ad delivery in a podcast and attempts to provide clarity in the marketplace by describing common and existing practices. Podcasts are downloaded to a device for later listening or for online listening. In most cases the podcast file and any ads included with it are downloaded to a device that doesn't, or can't, send data about the consumption of the podcast and ads. This lack of data beyond ad delivery limits real-time measurement. In contrast, other media are consumed by reading an article and interacting with a site, playing a game, or streaming a video, all of which can be measured in real time. Even audio stations that offer music or news are streamed and measured in real time in today’s media marketplace.Unlike streaming audio, podcast listeners come from an era where files were downloaded. The medium, the distribution, and the platforms used to collect and listen are built around the habit of downloading the file. Tracking content in this time-shifted medium involves filtering server logs to produce meaningful data for measurement. Since podcast technical teams analyze server logs differently, results vary across the industry.The challenge for podcast producers and distributors is to offer buyers a set of metrics that is consistently defined and measured equally across the podcast medium. While ad measurement will always produce some discrepancy in any medium, the definitions in this document aim to reduce measurement discrepancies. This document is the first attempt to bring IAB members together, describe common practices and provide a common set of metric definitions. With a consistent set of podcast advertising metrics, buyers and sellers can engage in a conversation about campaign strategy with confidence.https://iabtechlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Podcast-Metrics_September_2016.pdfLet’s Dive into our main topic this week “How To Lead and Host a Successful Podcast”- What does it take to be a great podcast host? - Do you know a lot about your topic genre? - Do you know how to use a microphone? - Amazing podcast hosts are funny, engaging, friendly (usually) and informed. This is how you can get people to love you over time. Also value your listeners, interact with them as much as possible.- The art of spoken delivery is something that will take time, practice and passion. I know that this seems as though it is something simple, but being great at something just doesn’t happen overnight. - Smile a lot before you record and it will make a HUGE difference in your Show!!1. PRACTICE YOUR AUDIO DELIVERY2. EDUCATE YOURSELF BY LISTENING TO OTHER AUDIO SHOW HOSTS3. BE YOU AND AUTHENTIC. STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF.Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #78 for Aug 24th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - How to Select a Podcast Name- Tip of the Week “9 Steps To Making Great Podcast Cover Art”Show Duration: 29 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumWe had some feedback from last weeks show #77:THE X & Y SHOW from Spreaker.com:Lot of good points. One thing is for Podcasters to never lose their confidence, and keep plugging away!! Like me, my show is in it's baby stages.... But I'm coming! ;o)Gail Nobles from iOS:It's nice to have listeners, but it's also good to know how well you are doing. You can get 60 views or listeners without anyone commenting or likes on your podcast. It's interesting to know what radio and podcasters aim for?Spreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker News- I will be at the coming Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference in Philly - Sept 9-10 - Moderating Hall of Fame Panel and Sponsoring an awards event - Live streaming at the event - http://podcastmidatlantic.comOur Tip of the Week is a Blog Post: 9 Steps To Making Great Podcast Cover Art1. Follow iTunes’ requirementsiTunes is the largest podcast directory, and the most popular, so it’s important to make sure your artwork adheres to its requirements. As stated in iTunes’ help section, they require that Podcast feeds contain artwork that is a minimum size of 1400 x 1400 pixels and a maximum size of 3000 x 3000 pixels, 72 dpi, in JPEG or PNG format with appropriate file extensions (.jpg, .png), and in the RGB colorspace. To optimize images for mobile devices, Apple recommends compressing your image files to 500K size max.2. Design it for scalabilityEven if iTunes requires min. 1400 x 1400 images, always remember that your cover art can get scaled down at any point, so it must remain legible even when its dimensions are really small. Starting creating your artwork with the smallest size first, like 600x600, 300x300, 125 x 125, 75x75 or 55 x 55. If it still looks good and you can clearly make out what’s there, it’s perfect! Podcasters: make sure your cover artwork looks great and is legible when scaled down.3. Use high quality images or vector graphicsThe last thing to keep in mind when it comes to sizes and pixels is that even if you’ve sized your artwork correctly, it will still look bad if the images aren’t high quality in the first place, and you’ll spoil the final product. You can find great, high quality pictures on the many free stock picture websites around, like pexels.com or istockphoto.com. You can also try creating cover artwork with vector graphics using Canva.com. If you’re comfortable with Adobe’s suite, you’ll also find some great readymade vector graphics on freepik.com. 4. Keep it consistent with your brandGenerally speaking, you should never underestimate the importance of brand consistency: you want to stay recognizable and familiar to your listeners no matter what they see. It’s why you should use the same logo, fonts, and general color scheme for your artwork on Spreaker, iTunes, and every other podcatcher, as well as your website, social network pages, and accounts. We recommend you create a template for episode images, so that you can distinguish episodes from each other, yet still keep them consistent with the show’s overall artwork.5. Make it eye-catchingAs listeners browse through shows on Spreaker, they’ll be deciding in a matter of seconds what to pass up based solely on who has attractive or unattractive images. So, consider creating artwork with bold contrast, and try to use images that will immediately convey what your podcast is about. The best podcast cover artwork is simple + iconographic. Keep to ONE logo (avoid network logos) to ensure legibility6. Easily communicate what your podcast is aboutYour show’s art is the first thing your listeners will see, even before listening to your podcast. That’s why it has to visually evoke the content of your show to your listeners. The question you should answer with your artwork is: what is my show about? 7. Use few wordsThere’s no time to read, not even a haiku! This is not the place to explain with words what your show is about. Save those syllables for your podcast description section! Daniel J. Lewis of The Audacity To Podcast gave this great advice: “The easiest word to remove from your cover art can be the word ‘podcast,’ as it’s really unnecessary in your title. Think of ‘podcast’ as the label for your distribution method (which it actually is, technically) and not part of your title unless necessary.”8. Don’t use more than 2 fontsYour artwork’s text needs to be legible, even at the tiniest dimensions, and the easiest way to do that is to use the right font. Another great tip from Daniel J. Lewis: Serif fonts (with “feet”), like Times New Roman, Garamond, or Bodoni, often have thin lines and small details that get lost or blurred at small sizes. Script fonts can be too ornate to be legible, unless they’re really big (and never put a script font in all-caps!). Sans serif fonts (“without feet”), like Arial, Myriad Pro, or Futura, work really well with thick or uniform-thickness lines, clear characters, and strong contrasts from the background. 9. Avoid overused imagesLike the word “podcast”, try to avoid microphones, headsets, and other overused pictures of podcasting gear. Podcasting is the medium, just focus on the great content you’re sharing and make it eye-catching by following all our previous steps! (The only exceptions are podcasts about podcasting!) Don’t be overwhelmed at all the steps we’ve listed above, it’s not as daunting as it seems! But if you really think it’s too much work or you’re not confident enough in your design skills, consider paying an artist who can quickly make high quality graphic designs for you. Discover how to get new images now, at this link. Let’s Dive into our main topic this week “How to Select a Podcast Name”- Should be short and sweet - single word names or short phrases are popular- Longer names of name phrases are ok. Drive important search keywords is good for iTunes/Google- Needs to fit square cover art image in bold font on image- It is good have a show title that is obvious “What your podcast is about”- Is it fun or have a word meaning association with your show concept- Does it have words that can be easily misspelled or confused via verbal communications- Check Google/iTunes for prior use of the show name ideas- You should check the availability of a domain nameSpreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #78 for Aug 24th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - How to Select a Podcast Name- Tip of the Week “9 Steps To Making Great Podcast Cover Art”Show Duration: 29 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumWe had some feedback from last weeks show #77:THE X & Y SHOW from Spreaker.com:Lot of good points. One thing is for Podcasters to never lose their confidence, and keep plugging away!! Like me, my show is in it's baby stages.... But I'm coming! ;o)Gail Nobles from iOS:It's nice to have listeners, but it's also good to know how well you are doing. You can get 60 views or listeners without anyone commenting or likes on your podcast. It's interesting to know what radio and podcasters aim for?Spreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker News- I will be at the coming Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference in Philly - Sept 9-10 - Moderating Hall of Fame Panel and Sponsoring an awards event - Live streaming at the event - http://podcastmidatlantic.comOur Tip of the Week is a Blog Post: 9 Steps To Making Great Podcast Cover Art1. Follow iTunes’ requirementsiTunes is the largest podcast directory, and the most popular, so it’s important to make sure your artwork adheres to its requirements. As stated in iTunes’ help section, they require that Podcast feeds contain artwork that is a minimum size of 1400 x 1400 pixels and a maximum size of 3000 x 3000 pixels, 72 dpi, in JPEG or PNG format with appropriate file extensions (.jpg, .png), and in the RGB colorspace. To optimize images for mobile devices, Apple recommends compressing your image files to 500K size max.2. Design it for scalabilityEven if iTunes requires min. 1400 x 1400 images, always remember that your cover art can get scaled down at any point, so it must remain legible even when its dimensions are really small. Starting creating your artwork with the smallest size first, like 600x600, 300x300, 125 x 125, 75x75 or 55 x 55. If it still looks good and you can clearly make out what’s there, it’s perfect! Podcasters: make sure your cover artwork looks great and is legible when scaled down.3. Use high quality images or vector graphicsThe last thing to keep in mind when it comes to sizes and pixels is that even if you’ve sized your artwork correctly, it will still look bad if the images aren’t high quality in the first place, and you’ll spoil the final product. You can find great, high quality pictures on the many free stock picture websites around, like pexels.com or istockphoto.com. You can also try creating cover artwork with vector graphics using Canva.com. If you’re comfortable with Adobe’s suite, you’ll also find some great readymade vector graphics on freepik.com. 4. Keep it consistent with your brandGenerally speaking, you should never underestimate the importance of brand consistency: you want to stay recognizable and familiar to your listeners no matter what they see. It’s why you should use the same logo, fonts, and general color scheme for your artwork on Spreaker, iTunes, and every other podcatcher, as well as your website, social network pages, and accounts. We recommend you create a template for episode images, so that you can distinguish episodes from each other, yet still keep them consistent with the show’s overall artwork.5. Make it eye-catchingAs listeners browse through shows on Spreaker, they’ll be deciding in a matter of seconds what to pass up based solely on who has attractive or unattractive images. So, consider creating artwork with bold contrast, and try to use images that will immediately convey what your podcast is about. The best podcast cover artwork is simple + iconographic. Keep to ONE logo (avoid network logos) to ensure legibility6. Easily communicate what your podcast is aboutYour show’s art is the first thing your listeners will see, even before listening to your podcast. That’s why it has to visually evoke the content of your show to your listeners. The question you should answer with your artwork is: what is my show about? 7. Use few wordsThere’s no time to read, not even a haiku! This is not the place to explain with words what your show is about. Save those syllables for your podcast description section! Daniel J. Lewis of The Audacity To Podcast gave this great advice: “The easiest word to remove from your cover art can be the word ‘podcast,’ as it’s really unnecessary in your title. Think of ‘podcast’ as the label for your distribution method (which it actually is, technically) and not part of your title unless necessary.”8. Don’t use more than 2 fontsYour artwork’s text needs to be legible, even at the tiniest dimensions, and the easiest way to do that is to use the right font. Another great tip from Daniel J. Lewis: Serif fonts (with “feet”), like Times New Roman, Garamond, or Bodoni, often have thin lines and small details that get lost or blurred at small sizes. Script fonts can be too ornate to be legible, unless they’re really big (and never put a script font in all-caps!). Sans serif fonts (“without feet”), like Arial, Myriad Pro, or Futura, work really well with thick or uniform-thickness lines, clear characters, and strong contrasts from the background. 9. Avoid overused imagesLike the word “podcast”, try to avoid microphones, headsets, and other overused pictures of podcasting gear. Podcasting is the medium, just focus on the great content you’re sharing and make it eye-catching by following all our previous steps! (The only exceptions are podcasts about podcasting!) Don’t be overwhelmed at all the steps we’ve listed above, it’s not as daunting as it seems! But if you really think it’s too much work or you’re not confident enough in your design skills, consider paying an artist who can quickly make high quality graphic designs for you. Discover how to get new images now, at this link. Let’s Dive into our main topic this week “How to Select a Podcast Name”- Should be short and sweet - single word names or short phrases are popular- Longer names of name phrases are ok. Drive important search keywords is good for iTunes/Google- Needs to fit square cover art image in bold font on image- It is good have a show title that is obvious “What your podcast is about”- Is it fun or have a word meaning association with your show concept- Does it have words that can be easily misspelled or confused via verbal communications- Check Google/iTunes for prior use of the show name ideas- You should check the availability of a domain nameSpreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #77 for Aug 17th, 2016Subscribe in iTunes:http://bit.ly/spreakerliveSubscribe in Google Play Music Podcasts: http://bit.ly/spreakerlivegoogleplaySubscribe in Stitcher:http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/rob-greenlee-3/spreaker-live-showOur Topics This Week: - Keys to Growing your Podcast- How Music and Sound Effects Make Your Podcast Better- Finding Podcast Discovery and Listening SimplicityShow Duration: 41 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker News- How Music and Sound Effects Make Your Podcast Better - Breaking up segments during your episode with music is cool - Podcast intros or jingles are great to have but just don't not over do it - Background music for “talky” podcasts is fine but just don’t over do it - Keeping your show sound very personal and not impersonal that can happen with too many jingles and sound effects - Make sure this music adds to your people experience and does not delay getting to the content- Get the New Royalty-Free Music and Sound Effects Library - Royalty-Free Music Library - TOTAL PRICE $75.00 / year- https://www.spreaker.com/store/music-and-effects-licensing- I will be at the coming Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference in Philly - Sept 9-10 - Moderating Hall of Fame Panel and Sponsoring an awards event - Live streaming at the event - http://podcastmidatlantic.com- I wrote an article about “Finding Podcast Discovery and Listening Simplicity” at my http://RobGreenlee.com website: - Every time I step into a car with an AM/FM radio, I am reminded about the concept of simplicity - We have seen usability and simplicity gains of podcasting technology over the past 10 years. - The power of radio is linked to creating a more lean back type of experience - Human curation of audio and original content creation has always been strength of broadcast radio stations - We have seen the gradual erosion of the content quality and originality at radio stations as the cost of curation has gone up. - Smartphones and smart agent technologies like Siri, Cortana and Alexa/Echo are pushing into a new era - This direction seems complex and potentially confusing to podcast listenersThe best example of this is the Amazon Alexa/Echo interactive voice platform - https://developer.amazon.com/echo - Read full article: http://www.robgreenlee.com/2016/08/15/finding-podcasting-simplicity/ Let’s Dive into our main topic this week “Keys to Growing your Podcast Audience”- Take a long-term view on the process - months and years of consistent production of your podcast- Produce quality audio content - means great audio quality, thoughtful topics and guest that entertain and engage listeners- Drive some level of emotion in your audience. These are not easy things to do consistently week over week- Quality Cover Art for your show - min 1400x1400 .jpg, Simple but with strong colors and large bold fonts - Descriptive series and episode show notes, ideally with timestamps content location references. - Distribution is key to your long-term growth. Be where audio listening is happening today.- Building subscribers in iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app is critical to growing your show, you want to connect with people, not listeners- Subscriber growth is done in iTunes, by creating direct links to go to your show page in iTunes - Drive potential people or listeners to Google Play Music Podcasts area and Stitcher - Sharing links to you show pages in those platforms via social media, email footers, social media profiles, websites and print materials- Setup easy to mention bit.ly links… add “&ls=1” to the end of your direct link to your page in iTunes- Spreaker Live Show Link to iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1003553029?mt=2&ls=1- Google Play is at: http://g.co/podcastportal - Get on other podcast/radio shows, be a speaker at events in your genreSpreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #77 for Aug 17th, 2016Subscribe in iTunes:http://bit.ly/spreakerliveSubscribe in Google Play Music Podcasts: http://bit.ly/spreakerlivegoogleplaySubscribe in Stitcher:http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/rob-greenlee-3/spreaker-live-showOur Topics This Week: - Keys to Growing your Podcast- How Music and Sound Effects Make Your Podcast Better- Finding Podcast Discovery and Listening SimplicityShow Duration: 41 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker News- How Music and Sound Effects Make Your Podcast Better - Breaking up segments during your episode with music is cool - Podcast intros or jingles are great to have but just don't not over do it - Background music for “talky” podcasts is fine but just don’t over do it - Keeping your show sound very personal and not impersonal that can happen with too many jingles and sound effects - Make sure this music adds to your people experience and does not delay getting to the content- Get the New Royalty-Free Music and Sound Effects Library - Royalty-Free Music Library - TOTAL PRICE $75.00 / year- https://www.spreaker.com/store/music-and-effects-licensing- I will be at the coming Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference in Philly - Sept 9-10 - Moderating Hall of Fame Panel and Sponsoring an awards event - Live streaming at the event - http://podcastmidatlantic.com- I wrote an article about “Finding Podcast Discovery and Listening Simplicity” at my http://RobGreenlee.com website: - Every time I step into a car with an AM/FM radio, I am reminded about the concept of simplicity - We have seen usability and simplicity gains of podcasting technology over the past 10 years. - The power of radio is linked to creating a more lean back type of experience - Human curation of audio and original content creation has always been strength of broadcast radio stations - We have seen the gradual erosion of the content quality and originality at radio stations as the cost of curation has gone up. - Smartphones and smart agent technologies like Siri, Cortana and Alexa/Echo are pushing into a new era - This direction seems complex and potentially confusing to podcast listenersThe best example of this is the Amazon Alexa/Echo interactive voice platform - https://developer.amazon.com/echo - Read full article: http://www.robgreenlee.com/2016/08/15/finding-podcasting-simplicity/ Let’s Dive into our main topic this week “Keys to Growing your Podcast Audience”- Take a long-term view on the process - months and years of consistent production of your podcast- Produce quality audio content - means great audio quality, thoughtful topics and guest that entertain and engage listeners- Drive some level of emotion in your audience. These are not easy things to do consistently week over week- Quality Cover Art for your show - min 1400x1400 .jpg, Simple but with strong colors and large bold fonts - Descriptive series and episode show notes, ideally with timestamps content location references. - Distribution is key to your long-term growth. Be where audio listening is happening today.- Building subscribers in iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app is critical to growing your show, you want to connect with people, not listeners- Subscriber growth is done in iTunes, by creating direct links to go to your show page in iTunes - Drive potential people or listeners to Google Play Music Podcasts area and Stitcher - Sharing links to you show pages in those platforms via social media, email footers, social media profiles, websites and print materials- Setup easy to mention bit.ly links… add “&ls=1” to the end of your direct link to your page in iTunes- Spreaker Live Show Link to iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1003553029?mt=2&ls=1- Google Play is at: http://g.co/podcastportal - Get on other podcast/radio shows, be a speaker at events in your genreSpreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #75 for Aug 3rd, 2016Our Topics This Week: Tips to offering Affiliate Marketing Ads in your Podcast? and Tip of the Week “Coming is Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference in Philly” with co-host Alex Exum @AlexExum and he is based in LA and hosts "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" show. Show Duration: 32 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker News- Tips of the Week: - Coming is Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference in South Philadelphia - Sept 9-10, 2016 - http://podcastmidatlantic.com- Copyrighted music in your podcast is ALWAYS a BAD idea. No license exists for Downloads, just Streaming on platforms who have TOS and signed royalty agreements with music licensing entities.Let’s Dive into “Tips to offering Affiliate Marketing Ads in your Podcast ” - Start making some revenue from your podcast TODAY. Treat them like a regular sponsor/advertiser on your show, do host reads and display banner ads and text links on your website.- Signing up for an affiliate program and placing links on your website and mentioning them on your podcast is the easiest way to start generating an income from your show. - As a podcaster you have a lot of influence over the purchasing decisions of your audience. This is an important relationship that you have with your listeners and shouldn’t be taken lightly. - If you want to start making money with your podcast, you can sign up for an affiliate program for a product or products that you recommend on your show, in blog posts and in the descriptions of your videos. - Be sure the product or service your are recommending is one you can trust to be great for your audience as they trust you the show host will help remove some of the guesswork out of your audience’s own purchasing decisions. - Save people some money in the process by doing the research for them and finding the best deal for your audience while your the show host makes some money to help support the show.- Your audience must trust your recommendation because they trust the relationship you’ve established together. When you recommend something, your listeners are much more likely to go out and buy that product.- Your audio host read ads must be done very well and authentic and with audience/user testimonials if possible and don't worry about ad duration. Tell a story that is authentic and real. - Affiliate links work best when you are looking out for the best interests of your audience.- Make an affiliate focused page on your website that the URL is easy to mention on the show and remember like www.spreaker.com/promocodes or /sponsors. Use the links and promocodes in your show notes and in social media posts.Other topics discussed about considering affiliate marketing campaigns in your podcast:- Percentage rates for different affiliates (how much you get paid). - Banners vs text vs widget links to products. (Text links seem to work best for most affiliates)- Do some niches do better than others? – particular segment of listeners convert much better than the rest. - Rules and regulations that need to be followed when using affiliate links. The best practice is to make it clear that the links you are using are affiliate links.- Tracking and inserting affiliate links with WordPress plugins.- The best affiliate programs to get started with. http://Amazon.com is likely the easiest, http://LinkShare.com, Commission Junction - http://cj.com, Joining a Podcast Network can help drive you great CPA campaigns. Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
Spreaker Live Show #75 for Aug 3rd, 2016Our Topics This Week: Tips to offering Affiliate Marketing Ads in your Podcast? and Tip of the Week “Coming is Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference in Philly” with co-host Alex Exum @AlexExum and he is based in LA and hosts "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" show. Show Duration: 32 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker News- Tips of the Week: - Coming is Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference in South Philadelphia - Sept 9-10, 2016 - http://podcastmidatlantic.com- Copyrighted music in your podcast is ALWAYS a BAD idea. No license exists for Downloads, just Streaming on platforms who have TOS and signed royalty agreements with music licensing entities.Let’s Dive into “Tips to offering Affiliate Marketing Ads in your Podcast ” - Start making some revenue from your podcast TODAY. Treat them like a regular sponsor/advertiser on your show, do host reads and display banner ads and text links on your website.- Signing up for an affiliate program and placing links on your website and mentioning them on your podcast is the easiest way to start generating an income from your show. - As a podcaster you have a lot of influence over the purchasing decisions of your audience. This is an important relationship that you have with your listeners and shouldn’t be taken lightly. - If you want to start making money with your podcast, you can sign up for an affiliate program for a product or products that you recommend on your show, in blog posts and in the descriptions of your videos. - Be sure the product or service your are recommending is one you can trust to be great for your audience as they trust you the show host will help remove some of the guesswork out of your audience’s own purchasing decisions. - Save people some money in the process by doing the research for them and finding the best deal for your audience while your the show host makes some money to help support the show.- Your audience must trust your recommendation because they trust the relationship you’ve established together. When you recommend something, your listeners are much more likely to go out and buy that product.- Your audio host read ads must be done very well and authentic and with audience/user testimonials if possible and don't worry about ad duration. Tell a story that is authentic and real. - Affiliate links work best when you are looking out for the best interests of your audience.- Make an affiliate focused page on your website that the URL is easy to mention on the show and remember like www.spreaker.com/promocodes or /sponsors. Use the links and promocodes in your show notes and in social media posts.Other topics discussed about considering affiliate marketing campaigns in your podcast:- Percentage rates for different affiliates (how much you get paid). - Banners vs text vs widget links to products. (Text links seem to work best for most affiliates)- Do some niches do better than others? – particular segment of listeners convert much better than the rest. - Rules and regulations that need to be followed when using affiliate links. The best practice is to make it clear that the links you are using are affiliate links.- Tracking and inserting affiliate links with WordPress plugins.- The best affiliate programs to get started with. http://Amazon.com is likely the easiest, http://LinkShare.com, Commission Junction - http://cj.com, Joining a Podcast Network can help drive you great CPA campaigns. Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com
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