Podcasters' Roundtable

Google is giving podcasting another shot and this time I think they got it right! Can your podcast be found in Google Podcasts? Do you know how to make it available? Find out everything you need to know about this new "app" on this special Round! Join Ray, Dave, Daniel, and James Cridland to talk about an app that's only kind of an app that might actually make a huge difference this time. Links Google launch Google Podcasts App Google Podcasts App Google Assistant app on iOS: Use this to check if you're on Google Podcasts but saying "Play NAME OF PODCAST podcast." If it finds the podcast you asked for and begins to play it, that podcast is in the Google Podcasts App directory. Google's Podcast Publisher Tools: Create direct links and see if your podcast is in Google Podcasts already James' walkthrough video

Apple recently sent out emails to podcast producers letting them know that in the near future, podcast feeds will need to be secure. How will this affect your podcast especially if it's not using a secure RSS feed? Join Ray, Dave, Shawn Thorpe and others to talk secure RSS feeds and other podcasting news stories. Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable on YouTube and use the bell icon to set notifications so that you know when we're live! STORIES Ray Ortega Apple will soon require secure podcast feeds https://podnews.net/update/apple-to-require-ssl Patreon acquires Kit https://blog.kit.com/patreon-acquires-kit-80ffafa13534 Dave Jackson Some company "repurposing" other content and adding ads gets them booted https://podnews.net/article/apple-kicks-out-republisher How to check if you're in Googlehttps://podnews.net/article/google-podcast-seo File format - are we worried about space and download speeds?https://podnews.net/article/podcast-analysis Shawn Thorpe Apple Now "Hosts" 550k+ Podcasts: https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/05/apple-podcasts-now-hosts-more-than-555000-active-shows/ This Map Shows the Most Popular Podcasts in Every State: https://www.inverse.com/article/44987-map-most-popular-podcasts-by-state Allan Tépper, AllanTepper.com LUFS audio standards update for May 2018https://www.provideocoalition.com/lufs-audio-standards-update-for-may-2018/ How many LUFS for ideal audio loudness? Why can't we be friends?https://www.provideocoalition.com/how-many-lufs-for-ideal-audio-loudness-why-cant-we-be-friends/ Do you have a website? Avoid a US$23 million fine before May 25.https://www.provideocoalition.com/do-you-have-a-website-avoid-a-us23-million-fine-before-may-25/

Choosing a primary category, when submitting a podcast to Apple, can be difficult if you appeal to multiple audiences. Don't let the first category you choose limit the audience you market your show to. Join Ray, Dave, Michael Kickingbear and Katie Dalebout to talk about your podcast's audience, audio quality, podcasting problems in 2018 and more. Articles discussed: Katie Dalebout Apple Podcast Analytics First month (Wired) https://www.wired.com/story/apple-podcast-analytics-first-month/ Broad-casting (The Economist) Peek Into 2018's Top Podcast Problems (And Solutions) 2018's Top Podcasting Problems and Solutions Michael Kickingbear https://podnews.net/update/pocket-casts-acquired https://discoverpods.com/podcast-spotlight-piecing-it-together/ Dave Jackson ANCHOR IS NOT THE SECOND (OR THIRD) COMING OF PODCASTING http://davidjackson.org/anchor-not-second-third-coming-podcasting/ Ray Ortega Hidden in Plain Sight — Adjacent Content Categories https://blog.pacific-content.com/hidden-in-plain-sight-adjacent-content-categories-9ddae02ff825 PODCASTING GEAR STATS IN 2018 https://www.thepodcasthost.com/equipment/podcast-equipment-stats-2018/ Bad Audio Can Hurt a Scientist's Credibility https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/bad-audio-can-hurt-a-scientists-credibility/ You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up, if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable on YouTube and use the bell icon to set notifications so that you know when we're live!

Google is looking to get serious with their podcast strategy (finally) and if they're successful, could we see podcast listenership double current rates? Join Ray, Dave, Jonathan Bloom and Ryan Flaherty to talk about Google's podcast strategy, Quakers who podcast but say nothing, 2018 Edison podcast research/stats and more! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable on YouTube and use the bell icon to set notifications so that you know when we're live!

We're trying a new format on the Roundtable today. Each Roundtabler is choosing a couple podcasting news items and we'll discuss. I think you'll find the format very informative. I'm already enjoying the format just reading all the chosen articles! Should be fun, come join us live if you can and join the discussion in the chat! One of the stories I've chosen is about asking for ratings and reviews. "Do podcasters really need to beg for ratings and reviews?" What do ratings and reviews really do for your podcast? In short, in Apple Podcasts, probably not much...at least for the algorithm but they might go a long way to get more people to sample your podcast. Join Ray, Dave, Chris Enns, Paul Colligan, and Emily Peck Prokop to discuss calls to action, Pandora, Canadian podcast stats and more. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up, if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable on YouTube and use the bell icon to set notifications so that you know when we're live!

How do you find your audience when you've just started your podcast? You created a show and now you want people to listen and subscribe. But where are the subscribers? How do you get in front of new listeners who would be interested in your content but don't know you exist? Join Ray, Dave, Anne Ganguzza, Clay Groves, and Jonathan Messinger to discuss finding a podcast audience. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up, if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable!

Beyond a microphone, what other podcasting hardware can you add to your setup? When do you add a new piece of hardware and what will actually make a difference to your sound versus just looking pretty on your desk...cause knobs and LEDs are fun;) Join Ray Ortega, Dave Jackson, and Gary Pearce to discuss podcast hardware. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up, if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable on YouTube and use the bell icon to set notifications so that you know when we're live.

What else does podcasting need in order to grow in 2018? This is not a prediction show. We want to know, as a podcaster, what would you like to see happen in podcasting? What needs to have? What resource, tool, service, event, would you like to see. What do you think will help podcasting as a medium over the next year? Join Ray Ortega, Dave Jackson, Joshua Liston, and Rob Greenlee to discuss what podcasting still needs. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up, if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable on YouTube and use the bell icon to set notifications so that you know when we're live!

Determining acceptable audio quality for your podcast - the difference between perfection and good enough. Join Ray Ortega, Dave Jackson, Jane and Tyler Stalman to discuss when good audio is good enough. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up, if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable on YouTube and use the bell icon to set notifications so that you know when we're live! GoFundMe for the Smith girls: https://www.gofundme.com/helpthesmithgirls

We talked about podcast media hosting back in 2013. Has anything changed? Are there any new podcast media hosts that we'd recommend? Join Ray, Daniel, Dave, Chris Nesi and Alex Knight to discuss hosting your podcast media files in 2017/2018. This Round is also available in video on YouTube. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up, if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable!

How would you launch a new podcast as your primary focus today? How would you take the platform you've already built to give more energy to your new priority? Join Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, Dave Jackson, Stuart Yoshida and Brandan Schulze to discuss ways you can leverage something old to launch something new. Also available in video! You can watch now on YouTube. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up, if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable!

Podcast stats. Do you track your downloads? What do you do with that information? Join Ray, Daniel, Dave, Shawn Thorpe, and Stephen Lee to discuss measuring your podcast listens and different ways podcasters use stats. Subscribe to join us live http://youtube.com/podcastersroundtable The audio-only, podcast version, as well as all archived Rounds, can be found at http://PodcastersRoundtable.com/archives. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically http://eepurl.com/GnBwr Would you like to appear on a future Round? Sign up and let me know what you'd like to discuss http://podcastersroundtable.com/guest

Celebrate our 100th Round with us and find out how other podcasters have marked this same occasion on their own podcasts. Join Ray, Daniel, Dave, Ryan Gray and Steven Phillips to discuss reaching 100 episodes and celebrating milestone achievements in podcasting. What are the challenges to producing one-hundred podcast episodes? What was the hardest part and how did each person get through it? And when each person reached 100 episodes, how did they celebrate? Should you even bother?? You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up, if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable on YouTube and use the bell icon to set notifications so that you know when we're live!

Where can your podcast be found? Inspired by a tweet I made about not worrying about being on Spotify, we discuss their impact on podcasting and podcast discovery. I found someone doing well on Spotify and so we talk about how much that really matters as it pertains to all platforms. In fact we talk about being featured on any platform and how much difference it makes for your show being "discovered." What about the stats? Will your podcast grow to amazing numbers once you're finally featured on the front page of iTunes/Apple Podcasts!? Probably not but let's find out why. Join Ray, Daniel, Dave, and David Kadavy to discuss the places people find your podcast...or don't;) You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up, if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable on YouTube and use the bell icon to set notifications so that you know when we're live!

Podcasts for kids and kids who podcast are both becoming popular genres. Do your kids listen to podcasts? Have you started a podcast with your child? What's different about these types of podcasts and what issues do you have to consider when starting a podcast with or for kids? Join Ray, Daniel, Dave, Kitty Felde, Isabel and Marty to discuss the intersection of kids and podcasts. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up, if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable on YouTube and use the bell icon to set notifications so that you know when we're live!

Is podcasting expensive? When you are starting out, podcasting is relatively affordable and there are all kinds of ways to save money if necessary. However, if you succeed in moving a lot of people to your podcast and your podcast's website, the price can go up; a lot. Join Ray, Daniel, Dave, Rob Greenlee, Todd Cochrane and Glenn Hebert to discuss the not so obvious costs of podcasting. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up, if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable on YouTube and use the bell icon to set notifications so that you know when we're live!

Can you make money with a podcast that has a "small" audience. Yes, maybe even more than one with a large audience. And it doesn't have to be spammy! Join Ray, Daniel, Stacey Simms and Jennifer E. Snyder to discuss how to earn revenue with a smaller audience. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up, if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable on YouTube and use the bell icon to set notifications so that you know when we're live!

Ray, Daniel and Dave choose a few news stories in podcasting and discuss. Let us know what you think of our take. Join Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, and Dave Jackson, to catch up on some need-to-know podcasting news. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up, if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable on YouTube and use the bell icon to set notifications so that you know when we're live!

How do you find an audience? You've started a podcast and now you want to find as many people as you can to listen to it. You'd also like to find the people who will subscribe and stick around because it's content that resonates with them. But where do you look? Do you look at all or just keep producing episodes and hope they'll find you? Join Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, Dave Jackson, and Hilda Labrada Gore to discuss building an audience for your podcast. Watch on YouTube ✅ http://youtube.com/podcastersroundtable The audio-only, podcast version, as well as all archived Rounds, can be found at http://PodcastersRoundtable.com/archives. You can sign up to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically 📬 http://eepurl.com/GnBwr Would you like to appear on a future Round? Sign up and let me know what you'd like to discuss http://podcastersroundtable.com/guest

Talking about what has changed over the last decade in podcasting advice (Feedburner, bit rates, USB mics, etc.) Join Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, Dave Jackson to discuss podcasting advice, then versus now. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up, if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable on YouTube and use the bell icon to set notifications so that you know when we're live!

Taking a look at the newest podcast consumption research data from Edison research. Who is listening, how much and is podcasting still growing? Join Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, Dave Jackson and Mathew Passy to discuss 2017 podcast listening stats. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up, if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable on YouTube and use the bell icon to set notifications so that you know when we're live!

How do you connect and record podcasts with guests and/or co-hosts who are not in the same studio as you? Skype? Hangouts? Double-ender? There are many ways to do it. What has worked for you, what hasn't? Join Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, Dave Jackson, W. Scott Smith, Mike Rondeau, Mark 'Fletch' Fletcher, and Martin Lindeskog to discuss recording podcasts with remote guests. Subscribe on YouTube. The audio-only, podcast version, as well as all archived Rounds, can be found at PodcastersRoundtable.com/archives. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up, if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable!

After the first ten episodes of your podcast, you'll really start to get a sense of what your podcast is going to be like. Will people listen, do you work well with your co-hosts, how long does an average episode run? You may have answered all of these questions before you ever published your first episode but did it go as planned? Did you even have a plan? Do you need one? Join Ray Ortega, Dave Jackson, Logan Anderson, Cheri Fields, and Jason Jones to talk about the first ten episodes of your podcast. Subscribe on YouTube. The audio-only, podcast version, as well as all archived Rounds, can be found at PodcastersRoundtable.com/archives. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up, if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable!

We're finally having the all ladies edition of Podcasters' Roundtable! Elsie Escobar will be taking over the hosting seat and she'll be joined by a fantastic line-up of her podcasting peers. More and more podcasts are taking their show on the road, from conferences to on site celebrity interviews, bar crawls and sporting events. What are the types of equipment you need to make your onsite episodes shine? What kind of prep work is necessary before taking the show on the road? How do you land those celebrity interviews for upcoming conferences in your niche? The discussion on this week's Podcasters' Roundtable will be surprising as it's coming from a completely different POV that hasn't been voiced in this exact way, ever. Join Elsie Escobar, Krystal O'Connor, Amanda Doughty, Karly Nimmo, and Barbara Edelman for an all women Podcasters' Roundtable as they discuss everything from workflow to equipment, challenges and more. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up, if you'd like to appear on a future Round. Thanks and I can't wait to see you at the Roundtable!

Have you ever looked at the code of your RSS feed? You'll see tags such as "title", "iTunes:owner" and many others. But what do they all mean and what should you have inside yours? How do you even edit these tags if needed? Join Ray Ortega, Dave Jackson, Daniel J. Lewis and Glenn Bennett to talk about the insides of your RSS feed and what it all means. Subscribe to the new YouTube channel and use the notification feature on the subscribe button to make sure you are notified each time we go live! Join us live for the next Round at PodcastersRoundtable.com/live. Get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically via the episode mailing list. Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable!

You talk to a lot of people (listeners) through your podcast but is that it? Do you carry the conversations outside the feed? How else are you connected to your audience and the community that exists around your podcast? Join Ray Ortega, Dave Jackson, Troy Heinritz, Christine Blackburn and Kevin Bachelder to talk about creating and interacting with a podcast's community. Subscribe to the new YouTube channel and use the notification feature on the subscribe button to make sure you are notified each time we go live! Join us live for the next Round at PodcastersRoundtable.com/live. Get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically via the episode mailing list. Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable!

How do you handle your .mp3 file? What bit rate do you record at? Do you use mono or stereo in your finished audio file? Do you insert ID3 tags? Everybody has their own method for producing their audio and the finalized .mp3 audio file. What's yours? Join Ray Ortega, Dave Jackson, and others to talk about the production of your podcast media file. Sign up to appear on a Roundtable via podcastersroundtable.com/guest

We moved! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel and use the notification feature on the subscribe button to make sure you are notified each time we go live! How do you know when a brand should be separate from another? When do you put your podcast on your website or decide it should live on its own site? Join Ray Ortega, Dave Jackson, Rob Greenlee and Sean McCabe to talk about managing multiple brands. Join us live for the next Round at PodcastersRoundtable.com/live. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically.Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable!

We moved! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel and use the notification feature on the subscribe button to make sure you are notified each time we go live! We discuss podcast apps and how they could be better. Also, podcast stats and measurement, who is listening? And ideas that might help podcasting inch closer to "mainstream." Question, what feature would you put into the ultimate podcast app? Type your answer in the comments below. Join Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, Brian Sanders, and Tony Tellado to talk about podcast apps and your audience. Join us live for the next Round at PodcastersRoundtable.com/live. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically.Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable!

We moved! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel and use the notification feature on the subscribe button to make sure you are notified each time we go live! Do you know where your audience is? They might not even be listening to podcasts...yet. Make sure you are getting your podcast into Make sure you are getting your podcast into front of the people who need see and hear it. Join me, Daniel J. Lewis, Dave Jackson and Glenn Hebert to talk about reaching your audience. Join us live for the next Round at PodcastersRoundtable.com/live. Can't watch the live-stream or got this email too late??? No problem, you can watch here, the archive is immediately available on YouTube. You can subscribe to the episode mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable!

As a podcaster, a content creator, what are you thankful for in 2016? Join Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, Dave Jackson, Tyler Stalman and Nick Seuberling to talk about those things we've appreciated this year while putting out podcasts, YouTube videos, blogs and social content. Watch this Round Subscribe on YouTube to watch live and join the chat. Sign up to appear on a future Roundtable. Thanks for listening!

Do you use podcasting as part of your business? Are you thinking you'd like to start a podcast to enhance your business marketing? Join Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, and Chris Risse to discuss the intersection of podcasting and business. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing list (http://eepurl.com/GnBwr) to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable

What are the elements that go into making a podcast studio? What kind of space do you need to get started recording a podcast and how can you turn the space you already have into a good place to record a great sounding or looking podcast? Join Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, Dave Jackson, and Chris Curran to discuss some of the elements of putting together your own podcast studio. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing list (http://eepurl.com/GnBwr) to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable

What are the differences between podcasting in the U.S. versus anywhere else? Do non-U.S. based producers have other considerations they have to make? Could U.S. based podcasters being doing a better job reaching a global market? Join Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, Dave Jackson, Orlando Mergal, and Robert Burriss to discuss podcasting from the perspective of podcasters outside the U.S. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing list (http://eepurl.com/GnBwr) to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable

Podcasts can be heard in many places—your website, facebook, twitter, email, etc. Turning those listens into subscriptions can be a challenge but in a medium driven primarily by subscribers, most producers would be wise to focus on increasing their subscriber numbers. Join Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, Dave Jackson, Glenn (The Geek) Hebert to discuss the challenges of turning listeners into subscribers. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing list (http://eepurl.com/GnBwr) to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable

What's your workflow for planning, recording and publishing a podcast? Is it fast? Does it hinder you from getting your podcast published regularly? Join Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, Dave Jackson, Prescott Perez-Fox to discuss podcast workflows and ways that you might be able to improve yours. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing list (http://eepurl.com/GnBwr) to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Links mentioned: Quick-Subscribe Banner Simple Content Templates Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable

Google Hangouts On-Air are moving from G+ to YouTube. We chat about that move, live-streaming for podcasters and the state of live-streaming tech. With the recent closing of Blab.im and now the move of Hangouts On-Air away from G+ to YouTube, what's the current state of tech for podcasters who want to live-stream their recordings? Join Ray Ortega, +Daniel J. Lewis, +Dave Jackson, +Rob Greenlee and +Krishna De to discuss the current state of live-streaming. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing list (http://eepurl.com/GnBwr) to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable

Your podcast has its own website or some place online where a listener or viewer can go to get more information about your show but how well does it serve your audience? Can you play the episode on your website? Can you download the .mp3 file? Can you subscribe to the show on iTunes and beyond? What are the other features every podcast website should have when a listener shows up? Join Ray Ortega, +David Jackson +Daniel J. Lewis, Join Ray Ortega, +Daniel J. Lewis, +Dave Jackson, and +Shawn Thorpe and others to discuss our favorite podcast website features. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing list (http://eepurl.com/GnBwr) to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable

There are many steps to consider when starting a podcast but which of those are critical, which can wait and what are some of the challenges to getting your first episode published? JoinRay Ortega, +Daniel J. Lewis, +Dave Jackson, Dwaine Stroud, Domingo Rogers and Harlan Meeks to discuss getting a podcast started. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing list (http://eepurl.com/GnBwr) to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable

Does your podcast have its own twitter account? Does your show live on its own website or is it part of something larger that you're doing online? Join Ray Ortega, +Daniel J. Lewis +Dave Jackson, and +Roman Castro to discuss the intersection between podcast and podcaster and how we each distinguish between the two. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing list (http://eepurl.com/GnBwr) to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable

For most podcasters, recording is what happens with whatever time is left after work and family. This can be a big challenge especially for the long haul. How do you fit podcasting into your life? Join Ray Ortega, +Daniel J. Lewis +Dave Jackson, and +Emily Peck Prokop to discuss balancing the demands of podcasting with all of life's other responsibilities. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing list (http://eepurl.com/GnBwr) to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable

Join Ray Ortega, +Daniel J. Lewis +Dave Jackson, +George Whittam and +Ian Robinson to discuss whatever the Roundtabler's want including iTunes New and Noteworthy, audio vs video podcasting, advertising, "simple" podcast gear setups and more. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing list (http://eepurl.com/GnBwr) to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable

Podcasting is still young and yet has been, in my opinion, very successful as a medium. But what's left? What can podcasting be doing better to help itself grow? Join Ray Ortega, +Daniel J. Lewis +Dave Jackson, Scott Black, and James Gass to think about things we'd like to see podcasting do in the future. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing list (http://eepurl.com/GnBwr) to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable

All podcasters will, at some point, wrestle with the decision to "podfade." Whether it's 7 episodes into your show or 1007, at some point you'll have to consider when to stop podcasting or else time will do it for you;) Join Ray Ortega, +Daniel J. Lewis +Dave Jackson, Mario Zamarron, and Roberto Suarez to discuss what to consider when it comes to podfading. You can subscribe to the RSS mailing list (http://eepurl.com/GnBwr) to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable

How much preparation do you do before an episode? Some podcasters write out their entire show, some create an outline and some do no prep at all. What works for you and how do you decide how much work you do before you turn on the mic.? Join Ray Ortega, +Daniel J. Lewis +Dave Jackson, Jay Soderberg, Joe Stuber and others to discuss podcast prep. You can subscribe to the podcast only RSS mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable

What is your favorite podcasting hack? Have you made your own microphone stand? Found a unique way to record Skype? Use a cool trick to limit reverb? Join Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, Dave Jackson, +David LaFaire +Seth Resler and others to discuss our favorite tricks for producing a podcast. Join Ray Ortega, +Daniel J. Lewis +Dave Jackson +David LaFaire +Seth Resler, +Jeff R. and +Harry Duran to discuss our favorite tricks for producing a podcast. You can subscribe to the podcast only RSS mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable

Apple is changing the way you submit a podcast to iTunes as well as the access that you get to that podcast once it's accepted it the iTunes store. Find out what's new and how to avoid breaking your podcast by using the added functionality wrong. Join Ray Ortega, +Daniel J. Lewis and +Todd Cochrane to discuss Podcasts Connect, a new podcast dashboard for iTunes. Some of the new controls include: Refresh feed: updates iTunes with the newest information in your RSS feed. Use only when necessary. Abuse will probably lead to this feature being taken away. Hide Podcast: You can hide your podcast from being seen in the iTunes store. Delete Podcast: permanently remove your podcast from iTunes. Mirror URL: "A permanent link to your RSS Feed URL. Users subscribed to your podcast using the Mirror URL are redirected to your RSS Feed URL in Podcasts app and iTunes. This allows you to change your RSS Feed URL without losing users subscribed to your Mirror URL BUT for listeners subscribed directly to your feed URL, use a new-feed-URL tag or a server redirect." Change URL: This can be used to change your RSS feed address HOWEVER, for listeners subscribed directly to your feed URL, you will still need to use a new-feed-URL tag or a server redirect. In other words, do not make changes to this section unless you know what you are doing. This could lead to you losing your subscribers! Links mentioned in this Round: PodcastsConnect.com support.itunespodcasts.com You can subscribe to the podcast only RSS mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable

Do you know how many people listen or watch your podcast? Do you have stats? Are they accurate? Would you know if they weren't? Podcast audience measurement can be a tricky thing. Most of us leave that task to our podcast media host or some other third party stat tracking service. But how do they measure stats and who is doing it most accurately? Many companies and member groups have been working on podcast audience measurement since podcasts began but not everyone agrees on how this should be done. In other words, not everybody counts downloads the same. Join Ray Ortega, +David Jackson +Daniel J. Lewis +Rob Greenlee and +Todd Cochrane to discuss the past, present and future of stat tracking, who will set the standard and what it all means to the average podcaster. You can subscribe to the podcast only RSS mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable

Podcasts are syndicated to the world. But what if your focus is on a specific geographic location? How does a local podcast reach its audience with a global medium? Join Ray Ortega +David Jackson +Daniel J. Lewis +Jason E. Norris +Karen Unland and +Mike Dell to talk about the challenges of being a "local" podcaster. You can subscribe to the podcast only RSS mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Links mentioned during this Round Ten Advantages Of Podcasting About Your Local Area 10 Sure Fire Tips to Excite Your Hometown Podcast Podcast Local - Telling the Stories of Your Community Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable

Does your podcast pay for itself? Do you get some kind of monetary compensation that helps you pay for web and media hosting, gear upgrades, premium plugins, etc? There is an in between world that most podcasts fall into somewhere between pure hobbyist and "professional." In the middle is a whole bunch of shows that make enough money to pay their operating costs (media and web hosting, domains, etc.). Join +Ray Ortega, +David Jackson,+Daniel J. Lewis, +Stephen Grasso and +Gary Pearce to discuss the ways in which you might be able to get your podcast to cover the podcasting bills... or not (nothing's easy). You can subscribe to the podcast only RSS mailing list to get new Rounds delivered to your inbox automatically. Sign up to appear on a future Podcasters' Roundtable! Thanks and I can't wait to see you on a future Roundtable! Subscribe to Podcasters' Roundtable