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Archive - Podcasting

How I Find The Time To Do What I Do

16 September 2009 by James, Comments Off
How I Find The Time To Do What I Do

You must have a lot of free time…
How do you get it all done?
These are just a couple examples of the questions and comments that I get here and there throughout the average week. I thought I’d take a moment and address it and tell you a little about how I do 5 podcasts, a [...]

Behind The Scenes of the NLCast.com Website

10 August 2009 by James, 1 Comment
Behind The Scenes of the NLCast.com Website

I was asked today by one of the kids in my children’s ministry, “How do you make a website?” It gave me the idea of putting together a post with the details of what makes nlcast.com tick.
I use GoDaddy.com for hosting and domain registration. In my experience they are the cheapest and best for my [...]

Tips On Producing A Podcast Promo

22 July 2009 by James, Comments Off
Tips On Producing A Podcast Promo

There’s a great article over at CleanCasts on producing podcast promos by host and producer of The Ramen Noodle and Are You Just Watching?, Daniel J. Lewis.
Check it out!

10 Things That Keep Listeners From Listening To Your Podcast

20 July 2009 by James, 3 Comments
10 Things That Keep Listeners From Listening To Your Podcast

10. Hosts who read their iTunes reviews as a segment… or even better, to start off their whole show.
9. Jokes that only the hosts get… not even regular listeners.
8. Um… (dead air) um… ah. Ummmm.
7. Hosts talking about technical glitches forever.
6. Hosts that talk like they’re bored out of their mind. Why should I care [...]

Smile While Talking To Improve Your Voice

1 July 2009 by James, Comments Off
Smile While Talking To Improve Your Voice

One of the tricks of the broadcasting trade is to smile while talking. It makes your voice sound happy. If you are podcasting and have a naturally monotone or lower sounding voice, putting a smile on your face can really cheer up your sound.
That’s all I got.

How I Podcast – 2009

22 June 2009 by James, 3 Comments
How I Podcast – 2009

A lot of time has passed since I wrote the first How I Podcast post. I’ve gotten better/different equipment and simplified a lot of the process. I figure it’s time to update/rewrite how I podcast.

Announcing the launch of CleanCasts.com – The Clean Podcast Directory

4 April 2009 by James, 4 Comments
Announcing the launch of CleanCasts.com – The Clean Podcast Directory

I’ve been hinting about a new project for a little while now… and today’s the day to let the world know!
CleanCasts is a directory dedicated to listing clean podcasts (G and PG)… and that’s about it.
If you’re a listener, head over and check out the growing list of shows and be sure to tell your [...]

Save Money at GoDaddy with NLCast Codes!

14 February 2009 by James, 1 Comment
Save Money at GoDaddy with NLCast Codes!

We’ve just been sponsored in part by GoDaddy.com and we have some great, money saving codes to pass along.
blu121 – 10% off all products
pod121 – 10% off hosting
podsave121 – $5 off orders $30 or more
podname121 – Domains for just 7.49
Save yourself a little cash the next time you register a domain or need hosting… you’ll [...]

5 Ways To Help Your Podcast Stand Out

12 February 2009 by James, 5 Comments
5 Ways To Help Your Podcast Stand Out

There are approximately 20 million podcasts available for download across the world. Most of them are probably crap. For many, that’s okay. They just want the experience of doing a podcast, they don’t really care about the listener. But for many of us, though we don’t have the greatest equipment and resources, we want to [...]

How to forward a feed with a question mark in it to Feedburner

26 August 2008 by James, Comments Off

I haven’t actually found an answer to this question anywhere on the internet. I’ve seen the question asked… but no answers.
How can I forward my dynamically generated feed (http://mysite.com/?feed=podcast) to Feedburner using .htaccess?
I’m no code genius, and if someone finds a better way, please let me know… but here’s what worked for me.
# Add the [...]