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Podcast Rewind: Podcasts on Jeopardy This week PODCASTS was a category on Jeopardy. This again shows how podcasting is growing and becoming more and more main stream.Awareness over the last year has gone from 48% to 49 % now it jumped to 55%. The percentage of people who have listened to a podcast is up to 36% (90 million people in the US) up from 33% the previous year and 30% the previous year. It's OK, You'll Be Fine So I've been holding these "Podcasting Puzzle" webinars that feature podcasting 101 information. I love talking to people about why they haven't started. You know all the reason why you should start, all the ways you can benefit from a podcast, and yet here you are... no podcast. Well I know how you feel. Now you might be thinking, "Dave you have been podcasting for 11 years, no you don't." Well, I'm here to tell you I do. Here is why. I've been planning on using Facebook Ads to promote the School of Podcasting. I watched countless videos. I know all the pros. I know not to promote a post and to use the Power Editor. I have videos that pretty much walk me through the process and yet here I am ... no Ads. Why? It's new, and I don't want to waste my money. I don't want to waste my time. I don't know what I'm doing. There have been things I've waste money on (exercise equipment over the years, guitars, etc), there have been things that I've wasted my time on (marriage, diet), but when I look back on those items they aren't really a waste. Here is why: I came out a better person with a better understanding of my strengths and weaknesses. I learned that some things that work for others won't work for me. It got my toe in the water of a new thing, that allowed me to carry on. It was the price of a launch Rebranding Your Podcast Today we talk with Kathy Kelly of the Special Mouse Podcast. She's been doing it for years, and feels she has said all there is to say on the subject, and is having a hard time recommending Disney due to the rising cost of just attending the park, and they seem to care less and less about people with special needs (way to have integrity!), but she didn't want to quit podcasting. She enjoys her Facebook group, and the relationships she has built with her audience. So what is she going to do? She is going to create a show for mothers of autistic children. She will keep enjoying the relationships she has built, and quick talking about things she doesn't want to talk about (Disney). Because her new podcast is very similar to her old podcast she can rebrand (change the name and artwork) and keep her old audience, reviews, and subscribers. She will make a new feed for her old show (Special mouse) and keep her audience with the new show. Where I Will Be Speaking Podcast Movement July 6-8 in Chicago (use the coupon code sop40 to save) Podcast Mid Atlantic Septemeber 9-10 in New Jersey use http://podcastmidatlantic.com/sop to save 10% Because of His Podcast: Michael Butler Gets a New Computer! When Michael Butler found out his old computer needed $600 worth of parts, he turned to his audience who had someone who was able to get him a computer for free. Michael was down to recording his show on his Phone using the Bossjock app.
This week Jennifer and Sara are joined by Kathy Kelly - Host of Special Mouse, a podcast for guests with special needs traveling to Disney. Kathy will be sharing her tips for first time visitors to the parks and answering some listener questions. Plus an update from AllEars.Net, listener celebrations, and more!
The Special Mouse podcast is about going to Disney Parks with someone who has special needs. It is a great example of a podcast that embraces its community, and how a small niche can be just as powerful as a giant audience on a broad topic. Full disclosure, Dave edit's Kathy's podcast so asking Dave to rate the audio is not going to get an unbiased response. Stuff Kathy is Doing Right Intro: nice & clean.  Love the warmth with no big voice guy The sponsor fits well with the content. RN gives Kathy credibility Love the mouse theme with “mouse-keeping†and “anony-mouseâ€. Great Mickey tip of the week - be careful about copyright Enjoyed the knowledge and stories. Nice takeaway at the end - wrapped it up nicely Good job of enforcing that you know what it’s like - real stories Who doesnt’ love behind the scenes stuff? Soon to be ex-cast member for compalining. Loved the flow, ttransitions Loved the “down homeyness†I’m too busy to spam you. The about page is outward focused - nicely done Things You Might Consider Tweaking It was kind of hard to find areas that needed improvement. Add a contact page to your website (including social icons) Avoid asking yes/no and one word answer questions  “Where do you hail from? Are you a Florida local or do you travel to be a cast member?†Finish questions with the question - try not to answer it for them or give multiple choices “How did this all come about? Have you been wanting to be a cast member for a long, long time? Is this relatively new? Were you in the college program? Tell us.†“What got you interested in that, because you’re a relatively new cast member.  How long have you been working at Disney World?† Have confidence in your content.  “Of course†assumes everyone knows & that is dangerous. “You went through training, of course.  And their training is famous, of course.†Felt like we spent a lot of time on people trying to gaming the system - looking for more special insights from the inside instead Special Mouse Podcast Find the Special Mouse Podcast on iTunes Special Mouse
The Special Mouse podcast is about going to Disney Parks with someone who has special needs. It is a great example of a podcast that embraces its community, and how a small niche can be just as powerful as a giant audience on a broad topic. Full disclosure, Dave edit's Kathy's podcast so asking Dave to rate the audio is not going to get an unbiased response. Stuff Kathy is Doing Right Intro: nice & clean.  Love the warmth with no big voice guy The sponsor fits well with the content. RN gives Kathy credibility Love the mouse theme with “mouse-keeping†and “anony-mouseâ€. Great Mickey tip of the week - be careful about copyright Enjoyed the knowledge and stories. Nice takeaway at the end - wrapped it up nicely Good job of enforcing that you know what it’s like - real stories Who doesnt’ love behind the scenes stuff? Soon to be ex-cast member for compalining. Loved the flow, ttransitions Loved the “down homeyness†I’m too busy to spam you. The about page is outward focused - nicely done Things You Might Consider Tweaking It was kind of hard to find areas that needed improvement. Add a contact page to your website (including social icons) Avoid asking yes/no and one word answer questions  “Where do you hail from? Are you a Florida local or do you travel to be a cast member?†Finish questions with the question - try not to answer it for them or give multiple choices “How did this all come about? Have you been wanting to be a cast member for a long, long time? Is this relatively new? Were you in the college program? Tell us.†“What got you interested in that, because you’re a relatively new cast member.  How long have you been working at Disney World?† Have confidence in your content.  “Of course†assumes everyone knows & that is dangerous. “You went through training, of course.  And their training is famous, of course.†Felt like we spent a lot of time on people trying to gaming the system - looking for more special insights from the inside instead Special Mouse Podcast Find the Special Mouse Podcast on iTunes Special Mouse
This week Kathy Kelley from the Special Mouse Podcast, joins us to talk all things podcasting! Podcasting on a budget. Finding help and even finding the courage to podcast. These are things that all podcasters can relate too. If you haven't yet, please subscribe to the show. If you'd like to support the show, visit our Patreon Page. http://www.patreon.com/user?u=102874 Thanks for your support!
Ladies and Gentlemen...we're back! In this episode, we talk all things podcasting with the fantasic producer and partner to Jimmy Pardo, Matt Belknap, of the Never Not Funny Podcast! If you're in the business of starting a podcast or looking to turn your podcast into a business, then this here episode is for you! Before the interview we have an Review from Kathy Kelly of the Special Mouse Podcast. She talks a little bit about the Fieldstone Common: North East History and Genealogy Radio by Marion Pierre-Louis. Also, if you're a fan of the show, if you find entertainment and/or education and you'd like to help support the show, please visit our Patreon page. Support the show by giving a dollar a month! It will help keep the show around a long time! Thanks so much and if you can't help that way and you'd still like to help...just share the show with a friend or via your social media outlets! Link: http://www.patreon.com/user?u=102874 Now, lets get on with the show! Contact us TWITTER: @Podcaster101 Voicemail: 206-339-1404 Email: 7DAGpodcasting101@gmail.com
Send in your feedback! 1-412-573-1934 thefeed@libsyn.com Quick Episode Summary: Intro :12 Promo 1: Fix it Home Improvement 2:48 On the Libsyn Blog 3:14 Promo 2: Tatiana is Everyone - An Orphan Black Podcast 5:00 Elsie's on the Slumberland Podcast! 5:30 Promo 3: The Special Mouse Podcast 7:36 Rob, Elsie and Krystal Conversation 8:06 Support question for Krystal about checking your support ticket status online New announcements that will affect podcasters in WWDC 2014 Another issue for podcast chapter markers in iTunes 11.2.2 STATS update for April and May! Plus detailed mean and median numbers Comment from Chris Christiansen about people doing searches in iTunes What are the best links to share your podcast? via Jacy Libsyn time zones explained RIAA music and podcasting Feedback from Ryan from the Green UP! Podcast How to mass disable shows in the Libsyn interface How important is it to create a post in Libsyn, vs just uploading the file and using the link on our own blog? Is publishing your show in many different platforms worth it? Is an App for Xbox or Playstation in the works? Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Fix It Home Improvement Tatiana is Everyone - An Orphan Black Podcast The Special Mouse Podcast Newest Articles on the Libsyn Blog and Podcasting Links Rockin' Libsyn Podcasts: Too Nerdy for TV Rockin' Libsyn Podcasts: The Matt and Steve Show Libsyn Live Event #5 Libsyn on Pinterest! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :) Slumberland Podcast Page Slumberland Episode 13 featuring Elsie as a “guest star” Castro, Elsie's favorite podcast app The Amateur Traveler Podcast Social Media in Travel + Tourism Awards 2014 from Travel and Leisure Awards The Green UP! Podcast The new The Feed Podcast Page All About RSS Feeds Episode from Libsyn Live. This is where Krystal walks people through how to move from another RSS feed to the Libsyn Feed HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet! If you dug this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and subscribe! Ways to subscribe to The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS You can also subscribe via Stitcher FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download the FREE The Feed App for iOS and Android (you can send feedback straight from within the app) Call 412 573 1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our SpeakPipe Page!
Send in your feedback! 1-412-573-1934 thefeed@libsyn.com Quick Episode Summary: Intro :12 Promo 1: Fix it Home Improvement 2:48 On the Libsyn Blog 3:14 Promo 2: Tatiana is Everyone - An Orphan Black Podcast 5:00 Elsie's on the Slumberland Podcast! 5:30 Promo 3: The Special Mouse Podcast 7:36 Rob, Elsie and Krystal Conversation 8:06 Support question for Krystal about checking your support ticket status online New announcements that will affect podcasters in WWDC 2014 Another issue for podcast chapter markers in iTunes 11.2.2 STATS update for April and May! Plus detailed mean and median numbers Comment from Chris Christiansen about people doing searches in iTunes What are the best links to share your podcast? via Jacy Libsyn time zones explained RIAA music and podcasting Feedback from Ryan from the Green UP! Podcast How to mass disable shows in the Libsyn interface How important is it to create a post in Libsyn, vs just uploading the file and using the link on our own blog? Is publishing your show in many different platforms worth it? Is an App for Xbox or Playstation in the works? Featured Podcast Promos + Audio Fix It Home Improvement Tatiana is Everyone - An Orphan Black Podcast The Special Mouse Podcast Newest Articles on the Libsyn Blog and Podcasting Links Rockin' Libsyn Podcasts: Too Nerdy for TV Rockin' Libsyn Podcasts: The Matt and Steve Show Libsyn Live Event #5 Libsyn on Pinterest! Podcasting Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Elsie Our SpeakPipe Feedback page! Leave us feedback :) Slumberland Podcast Page Slumberland Episode 13 featuring Elsie as a “guest star” Castro, Elsie's favorite podcast app The Amateur Traveler Podcast Social Media in Travel + Tourism Awards 2014 from Travel and Leisure Awards The Green UP! Podcast The new The Feed Podcast Page All About RSS Feeds Episode from Libsyn Live. This is where Krystal walks people through how to move from another RSS feed to the Libsyn Feed HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share #TheFeed with your twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet! If you dug this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and subscribe! Ways to subscribe to The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS You can also subscribe via Stitcher FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions, make comments and create a segment about podcasting for podcasters! Let your voice be heard. Download the FREE The Feed App for iOS and Android (you can send feedback straight from within the app) Call 412 573 1934 Email thefeed@libsyn.com Use our SpeakPipe Page!
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Chris Luby, host of Smoregeeks and it's spin off podcast, Movie Crash, stops by to talk about all things podcasting. How do you prevent burn out? What is your endgame? Have you set goals for you and your podcast? These are just a few questions we discuss. We also talk about how to go about building a podcast that is just right for you! Also, a few Twitter trade secrets are shared. @ThatRoadGuy from Torocast calls in to talk about "How Podcasting Has Changed Your Life" and Kathleen Kelly from Special Mouse Podcast gives us her PodReview of Betty In The Sky With a Suitcase. http://smoregeeks.com/ http://www.twonkhammer.com/ http://specialmouse.com/ http://www.bettyinthesky.net/ Please feel free to contact us: @Podcaster101 7DAGpodcasting101@gmail.com 206-339-1404 If you've yet to leave us an iTunes review, I would be grateful if you could take a minute and share with the podcasting community, what you think about Podcasting 101
The Disney Dream Girls - An Unofficial Disney Theme Parks Podcast
Welcome to The Disney Dream Girls Podcast, a Disney podcast by women for everyone. We aim to entertain you with Disney chat, features, guests and more. On todays show we review the five options of onsite Disney value hotels, together with information from Jeremiah Good from The Window to the Magic Podcast. Then we are Joined by Kathy Kelly, of Special Mouse Podcast, for a chat about the changes from the Guest Assistance Card to the Disability Access Service Card. We would really appreciate it if you would help support us and spread the news of our podcast and subscribe to our podcast in iTunes, even if you don't use iTunes, it will really help us build up the awareness of the podcast. Whilst you are there please do leave us a review! You can also like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter @disdreamgirls For full show notes, please visit us at www.disneydreamgirls.com Email us at info@disneydreamgirls.com
The Disney Dream Girls - An Unofficial Disney Theme Parks Podcast
Welcome to day 15 of Minxmas brought to you by Special Mouse Podcast Tomorrows Minxmas will be brought to you by The Season Pass Podcast. We would really appreciate it if you would use this link to subscribe to our podcast in iTunes, even if you don't use iTunes, it will really help us build up the awareness of the podcast and whilst you are there please do leave us a review. You can also like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter @disdreamgirls Email us at info@disneydreamgirls.com
The Disney Dream Girls - An Unofficial Disney Theme Parks Podcast
Welcome to day 14 of Minxmas brought to you by Passporter Moms Tomorrows Minxmas will be brought to you by Special Mouse Podcast. We would really appreciate it if you would subscribe to our podcast in iTunes, even if you don't use iTunes, it will really help us build up the awareness of the podcast and whilst you are there please do leave us a review. You can also like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter @disdreamgirls Email us at info@disneydreamgirls.com