
The Audacity to Podcast®
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Ep 284284. How to Find Local Podcasters
Hanging out with other podcasters can be inspiring and profitable! Here are five tips to help you find and connect with other podcasters in your area.
Ep 283283. Why You Should Stop Asking Your Audience for So Much
Podcasters tend to ask too much of their audience and often too soon. Here's why that could be hurting your podcast and how to overcome it.

Ep 282282. 6 Ways Podcasters and Podcast-Fans Can Celebrate International Podcast Day in 2016
International Podcast Day is September 30. Here's how to celebrate podcasting, whether you're a podcaster or a podcast fan! Learn more at http://InternationalPodcastDay.com

Ep 281281. Stop Obsessing over These 10 Podcasting Things
Podcasters are often guilty of obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD). It's okay to intently focus on important things, but here are ten podcasting things not worth the obsession.

Ep 280280. Redirects and How to Use Them in Podcasting
Learn about 301 and 307 redirects: what they are, which ones to use, how to make them, and how to use them effectively.
Ep 279279. What Makes Podcasting More Intimate than Other Media
Podcasting connects with people in more personal—even more intimate—way than blogging, radio, video, and more. Here are 8 things that make podcasts different.

Ep 278278. Creative Solutions to Podcasting Problems
Concluding the series on fixing common podcasting problems, here are ways others have creatively solved problems they faced with their podcasts.
Ep 277277. How to Fix Common Podcast Interview Problems
Interviews can create good content and share powerful stories across all media. Podcasting is full of interviews with problems, here's how to fix them.

Ep 276276. How to Fix Common WordPress Problems
WordPress is the best platform for blogging and podcasting, but it can break sometimes. Here is how to fix the most common problems you may face with WordPress.

Ep 275275. Podcasting Lessons from a Sabbatical, Personal Rebranding, and Podcast Movement 2016
Podcasting encouragement and tips about taking breaks, refocusing, saying "no" so you can say "yes," and Podcast Movement 2016.

Ep 273273. How to Fix Common Podcast Recording Problems
Recording problems can result in noisy, corrupted, or missing audio. Test before anything important! Here are solutions to these common podcasting problems.

Ep 272272. How to Fix Common iTunes Podcast Problems
iTunes is the largest podcast directory and it powers many podcast apps. Here's how to fix the most common podcasting problems you may face with iTunes.

Ep 271271. How to Fix Common Podcast RSS Feed Problems
If your RSS feed breaks, your podcast breaks. So here are the most common RSS problems you may face in podcasting and how to fix them.

Ep 270270. Should You Host Your Own Podcast RSS Feed?
Because your RSS feed is the life of your podcast, where you host it is crucial for ownership and control. Here are some things to consider for whether you should host your feed yourself. Feed ownership and hosting are hotly debated among podcast-hosting companies. Each side has some valid arguments, and I'll address more of those shortly. It often comes down to two things: ownership and reliability. Ultimately, the choice is yours to make, and here are some things to consider.

Ep 269269. How to Shrink Your Podcast RSS Feed and Why It Matters
RSS is the core to distributing your podcast. Here's why the RSS size matters, what affects the feed size, and how to reduce the size of your podcast RSS feed.

Ep 268268. Should You Rebrand a Podcast, or Launch a New Show?
When changing directions in podcasting, should you rebrand your existing podcast and keep your audience, or launch a new podcast and start over from nothing?
Ep 267267. Podcasting Tasks You Should and Shouldn't Delegate
Feeling frustrated or overwhelmed with your podcasting tasks? You may need to delegate in order to improve!
Ep 266266. Overcoming the Hardest Things You May Face in Podcasting
Effective podcasting can be hard work. When hard things come, you may feel like giving up. Here are the hardest things you may face, and some tips for overcoming them.
Ep 265265. How to Help the Podcasting Industry Grow
Don't wait for your friends, family, and people you meet to discover podcasts on their own! Here are six tips to get more people listening to podcasts.

Ep 264264. The Best WordPress Themes for Podcasters (2016)
These WordPress themes will help your podcast branding, engagement, and growth. Plus, these best themes could make your podcasting easier!

Ep 263263. What Good Are Podcast Ratings and Reviews?
Podcasters often ask for ratings and reviews, and I created My Podcast Reviews to get all your reviews and more. But do ratings and reviews actually matter? Here are 7 ways ratings and reviews are important for your podcast's growth and success.

Ep 262262. How to AVOID Mistakes in Your Podcast
If you hate podcast-editing, then invest the time to avoid making mistakes while podcasting. Here are 5 tips to help you podcast with fewer mistakes.
Ep 261261. 5 Powerful Ways to Grow Your Podcast's Audience
Nearly every podcaster wants a bigger audience. Simply promoting your podcast isn't good enough, you need to actually grow your audience. These five methods will give you the best podcasting growth!
Ep 260260. 8 Guaranteed Ways to Increase Your Podcast's Downloads (and Why You Shouldn't)
Podcasters often focus on increasing downloads for better stats. These tongue-in-cheek ways will boost your podcast download but not grow your audience.

Ep 259259. Is Batching Right for Your Podcasting Workflow?
Batching can be an effective way to improve your podcasting workflow. But is it right for your podcast? Consider these benefits and disadvantages.
Ep 258258. Apple's Podcasts Connect and Other Changes for Podcasters (Early 2016)
In February, 2016, Apple launched Podcasts Connect. This new portal gives podcasters the ability to manager their shows in iTunes and Apple's Podcasts apps. Here's what you need to know about these podcasting updates.

Ep 257257. 5 Ways to Optimize Your Podcast Website
Does your podcast website accomplish what it needs to? Here are five ways to optimize your podcast's site for goals, mobile, SEO, speed, and accessibility.

Ep 256256. 14 Features Your Podcast Website Needs
How your website functions is highly influenced by the features you add with plugins and coding. Here are my general recommendations for podcast websites.
Ep 255255. 6 Needs for Your Podcast's Website Design or WordPress Theme
Ensure your podcast website is designed with these six things to help grow your audience, engage better, and build your authority. These will help you whether you're hiring a designer, choosing a WordPress theme, or using a website-builder.

Ep 254254. How to Choose the Right Hosting for Your Podcast Website
Your podcast needs its own website in order to be successful. Here's how to choose the right Internet home for your podcasting needs.

Ep 253253. 10 Podcasting Things You Should Update Every Year
Keep your podcast growing and up to date with these ten things you may want to update at least every year.

Ep 252252. How to Plan a Full Year of Your Podcast
How to Plan a Full Year of Your Podcast
Ep 251251. What's Coming from The Audacity to Podcast in 2016
2015 was a huge year for The Audacity to Podcast! Here are my plans for what I'll be doing to help podcasters in 2016.

Ep 250250. Podcasting Predictions, Fears, and Hopes for 2016
Several podcasters share expectations, concerns, and anticipations for podcasting in 2016.
Ep 249249. 5 New Year's Resolutions for Podcasters
It's the new year and this is a time for many New Year's resolutions. Here are five podcasting resolutions I suggest for your podcast in the coming 365 days (even if it's not New Year's Day).

Ep 248248. Are You a Podcasting Giver, Taker, or Waster?
There are givers, takers, and wasters all around us. Which one are you and your podcast?
Ep 247247. 8 Things to Make Easier for Your Podcast Audience
Discovery may not be the biggest problem you face in growing your podcast. It could be that your podcast isn't easy! Here are 8 podcasting tips to help.
Ep 246246. Addressing Controversy in Your Podcast with "LAURA"
There are controversial issues in every industry, including those covered by podcasting. Remember "LAURA" when you need to discuss controversy in your podcast.

Ep 244244. 11 Tips to Write Podcast Show Notes FASTER
Next to podcast-editing, show-notes writing is one of the most dreaded parts of podcasting. Here are several suggestions for speeding up the process!
Ep 243243. 13 Tips for Faster Podcast Editing
Podcast editing is one of the most tedious and hated parts of podcasting. Here are several tips for faster audio- and video-editing.
Ep 242242. Ideal Equipment for a Video Podcasting Studio
Video podcasting requires a lot of different gear from audio podcasting. Consider the following 7 categories of podcasting equipment for a video podcast.
Ep 241241. Ideal Equipment for an Audio Podcasting Studio
Before you buy all kinds of podcasting gear that you may not need, consider the following 7 categories of equipment for an audio podcast. (I'll discuss video equipment in the next episode.)
Ep 240240. How to Optimize Your Podcasting Studio for Good Video
Recording video (for podcasting, YouTube, or anything else) adds several layers of complexity over standard audio. Here are 6 tips for getting better video from your "studio."
Ep 239239. How to Optimize Your Podcasting Studio for Good Audio
Whatever space you use for podcasting might need a little work on the acoustics to help your podcasts sound better. Here are 6 tips to get you started improving your "studio" for audio.
Ep 238238. How to Make a Podcasting Budget
Podcasting costs money. Before you spend more money on podcasting gear, audio or video equipment, and other podcast resources, learn how to create a podcasting budget and stay within it.
Ep 237237. How Creation vs. Evolution Theories Affect Your Podcasting
This is not a debate between scientific theories and interpretations of evidence; it's about your approach toward expectations and efforts in growing your podcast.
Ep 236236. 10 Tips for Streaming Live Shows (Periscope, Blab, YouTube Live, etc.)
Periscope and Blab have brought fresh attention to live-streaming. These tips will help you host a better live show regardless of what technology you use.
Ep 235235. When and How Should You End a Podcast?
Everything ends, so here are some tips for deciding when to retire your podcast and how to do it without "podfading."
Ep 234234. How to celebrate International Podcast Day
International Podcast Day is September 30. Here's how to start the conversation and celebrate podcasting!
Ep 233233. How Podcasters' Society will help you grow your podcast from average to amazing
I'm thrilled to announce the launch of Podcasters' Society—an exclusive podcasting community for podcasters like you to equip and encourage you to improve your podcasts.