The Cliff Ravenscraft Show

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-4776/TS-106274.mp3] In this episode, I am joined by Jeff Roney of Roney Zone Productions. We talked about a few low cost ideas on how you can promote your podcast! We talked about Building a relationship with another show, bringing value to the conversation, the use of sub domains for branding purposes, video as a promotional […] The post 056 Podcast Answer Man – Inexpensive Ways To Promote Your Show appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan-055-MarantzPMD620Review.mp3] In this episode, I review the Marantz PMD620 Professional Portable Digital Recorder. I also give a bit of an update regarding my feelings on the Zoom H2 Recorder. I also compare both the Marantz and the Zoom recorders to the Edirol R-09. Folks may be shocked to learn that if I had to replace […] The post 055 Podcast Answer Man – Marantz PMD620 Review appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-4776/TS-102230.mp3] Links Mentioned In This Show Podcamp NYC April 25th – 26th Podcamp Ohio June 28th Evan Agee – Agee Design – Our Awesome Sponsor! Twitter EverNote TelePixie Wakeup Calls GET YOUR PODCASTING AUDIO EQUIPMENT FROM ME! CALL IN YOUR PODCAST & NEW MEDIA QUESTIONS 859-795-4067! Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. Special Thanks […] The post 054 Podcast Answer Man – EverNote And More appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-4776/TS-97893.mp3?dl=1] Links Mentioned In This Show Podcasting News Directory of International Podcasts By Language Main Podcamp Site iTunes Music Store Directory Podcasters Across Borders Visual Hub for the Mac Videora iPod Converter for PC SourceForge Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. Special Thanks to Agee Design for Sponsoring Our Podcast! Mention Podcast Answer Man […] The post 053 Podcast Answer Man – Networking With Podcasters & Equipment Questions appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-4776/TS-96990.mp3?dl=1] Links to Folks I talked to in this episode: The Diva Cast Mitch Canter Dave Delaney Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. Special Thanks to Agee Design for Sponsoring Our Podcast! Mention Podcast Answer Man for a 20% Discount! Right Click Here To Download This Episode The post 052 Podcast Answer Man – Podcamp Nashville Review Part 2 appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-4776/TS-96981.mp3?dl=1] Links to Folks I talked to in this episode: Scott Maentz of SweatCast.tv Rob Williams of Tupelo Catholic Podcast Marc Smith of the Wild Tangents Blog Mangy Dog Radio Hour Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. Special Thanks to Agee Design for Sponsoring Our Podcast! Mention Podcast Answer Man for a 20% Discount! […] The post 051 Podcast Answer Man – Podcamp Nashville Review Part 1 appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-4776/TS-89888.mp3] This is my recording from my talk at Podcamp Nashville this morning. The outline was literally typed up just hours before I spoke. You know me, I just like to speak from my heart. I had a touch of nerves just minutes before I spoke, but like normal, that all went away after I […] The post 050 Podacst Answer Man – Podcasting As A Career – PodcampNashville appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-4776/TS-87776.mp3] In this episode, I share my thoughts looking back at my first month in my career in new media. Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode The post 049 Podcast Answer Man – My First Month In New Media appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com//TC-4776/TS-83795.mp3] In this episode, I talk about the importance of doing everything you can to make things work for your sponsor. There is great potential to do relational based endorsements that would far exceed the effectiveness of nearly any other form of marketing out there. However, there is great potential to really do sponsorships poorly. […] The post 048 Podcast Answer Man – Talk About Sponsorships appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-4776/TS-83793.mp3] In this episode, I discuss what a Podcamp is and why I plan to attend no less than four of them this year. A PodCamp is a usually free, community driven, UnConference for new media enthusiasts and professionals including bloggers, podcasters, YouTubers, social networkers, and anyone curious about new media. The first PodCamp was […] The post 047 Podcast Answer Man – Why Podcasters Should Attend A Podcamp! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

The POWER of the HEIL PR40 / PR-40 Microphone! Right Click Here To Download Heil PR-40 In this episode, I've decided to show off one of my favorite pieces of equipment in my studio. My Heil PR40 microphone was recommended by Leo Leporte. I'm using this episode to show the MAJOR difference in the audio […] The post 046 Podcast Answer Man – The POWER of the HEIL PR40 / PR-40 Microphone! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-3890/TS-82255.mp3] In this episode, I record from a live demonstration at a meet up for NewMediaCincinnati.com. Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode Thanks to Agee Design for sponsoring the Podcast Answer Man! The post 045 Podcast Answer Man – New Media Cincinnati Meetup appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-3890/TS-80178.mp3] In this episode, I talk about the importance of taking your time when naming your podcast Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode Thanks to Agee Design for sponsoring the Podcast Answer Man! The post 044 Podcast Answer Man – Naming Your Podcast appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan-043-NewMediaPeas-BoobsOnIce.mp3] Click Here To Download If you use twitter at all, there's no doubt that you've recently seen a bit more GREEN in folk's avatars! If you are wondering what in the world is up with all the peas popping up all over the place, don't feel bad. Heck it took about a week of […] The post 043 Podcast Answer Man – New Media Peas And Boobs On Ice appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. In this episode, I do a screencast explaining why I love Netvibes and why it is now my personalized home page. If you would like to add the gspn.tv podcasts tab that I showed in this video, CLICK HERE after you have your netvibes account set up. If […] The post 042 Podcast Answer Man – Netvibes! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan-041-PitfallsOfLiveShows.mp3] In this episode, I share my concerns about those who attempt to start podcasting using the Live Show format. I was shocked at how this almost came out as sort of a “rant.” I didn't intend for it to come out that way. I'm wondering if this might spark an ongoing conversation on the […] The post 041 Podcast Answer Man – Pitfalls of The Live Format! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan-040-VideoTestsSuccessful-P.mp3] Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. If you are interested in talking with me about my podcast consulting services, you can reach me by email at [email protected] or you can use the contact page at BitCastMeida.com. Right Click Here To Download This Episode Thanks to Agee Design for sponsoring the Podcast Answer Man! The post 040 Podcast Answer Man – Video Test Success appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

In this episode, I share why I rely so heavily on using an audio mixer in my podcast recordings. I also explain what a mix-minus is and how to set one up. Check out the new equipment page on the blog! The post 039 Podcast Answer Man – Mixer and MixMinus – Mix-Minus appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. In this episode, I take a quick lunch break to bring you a video podcast of some options out there for microphones for your podcast. Check out the new equipment page on the blog! If you are interested in talking with me about my podcast consulting services, you […] The post 038 Podcast Answer Man – Micrphone Options appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan-037-TheBigMove.mp3] Discuss Podcasting in the gspn.tv Community Forum. In this episode, I discussed how The Podacast Answer Man will now be a part of my personal/professional blog at CliffRavenscraft.com. Also, I explained that I am going to official end the NetJunk and Pursuing Your Passion podcasts and move the content from those shows into the […] The post 037 Podcast Answer Man – Audio Clips – Video Podcasting – Itunes Listing Issue – 859-795-4067 appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-69188.mp3] In this episode, I talk about An Article From Gigaom that discussed an increased concern about where you might be downloading your wordpress themes from. If you use WordPress, I strongly encourage you to listen to this episode of the Podcast Answer Man and then read the article for yourself! Episode 035 Update Regarding […] The post 036 Podcast Answer Man – WordPress Themes Warning appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan-035-ZoomH2Review.mp3] In this episode, I give you my review of the Samson Zoom H2 Portable Digital Recorder. UPDATE 11/27/2007: Please note: The Zoom H2 will not mount as a USB Drive on MAC OS X 10.5.0 Leopard unless you update to H2 Firmware version 1.2 or higher. You may download the latest H2 frimware and […] The post 035 Podcast Answer Man – Samson Zoom H2 Review appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerMan-034-HowToLaunchYourFirstPodcast.mp3] Steps Mentioned In The Podcast 1) Determine your message – What your show will be about. 2) Determine who your audience is. 3) Choose a title. 4) Record your show – Audacity 5) Set up a website. 6) Find a place to host your files 7) Upload your file 8) Link to your file […] The post 034 Podcast Answer Man – How To Launch Your First Podcast appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-63227.mp3] In this episode of the Podcast Answer Man, we talk with Victor Cajiao from The Typical Mac User Podcast. Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode The post 033 Podcast Answer Man – Victor with The Typical Mac User Podcast appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-59381.mp3] In this episode of the Podcast Answer Man, we talk with Cali Lewis from GeekBrief.tv Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode The post 032 Podcast Answer Man – Cali Lewis of GeekBrief.tv appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/Podcast_Answer_Man_Episode_31.MP3] Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode The post 031 Podcast Answer Man – Dave McLellan Corvette Chief appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/PodcastAnswerManEp30.mp3] Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode The post 030 Podcast Answer Man – Podcamp Boston Part 05 – First Impressions! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-52992.mp3] Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode The post 029 Podcast Answer Man – Podcamp Boston Part 04 – Matthew Ebel appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-52990.mp3] Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode The post 028 Podcast Answer Man – Podcamp Boston Part 03 – Tequila Rain Party appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-52989.mp3] Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode The post 027 Podcast Answer Man – Podcamp Boston Part 02 – The T appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/generallyspeaking/Podcast_Answer_Man_-_Podcamp_Boston_Update.MP3] Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode The post 026 Podcast Answer Man – Podcamp Boston Part 01 appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-50327.mp3] Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. In this episode, I mentioned that I would start a section in the forum to discuss the use of Feedburner. CLICK HERE to go directly to that section! Right Click Here To Download This Episode The post 025 Podcast Answer Man – What About Feedburner? appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-49746.mp3] Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode The post 024 Podcast Answer Man – Please Don’t Pan Your Audio! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-49043.mp3] Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode The post 023 Podcast Answer Man – Promoting With Forums appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-48858.mp3] In today's Podcast Answer Man, I share with you a story I found on Paul Colligan's Blog. The news is that Microsoft will now support Podcasting on its new Zune 2 devices out of the box. Not only that, but Zune 1 users will get an update to their firmware that will also support […] The post 022 Podcast Answer Man – Microsoft To Support Podcasting!!! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-48838.mp3] Today I share a brilliant marketing ploy that was pulled off at the New Media Expo this past weekend. Here is the link to the blog post I read from! Shout out to Chris Brogan for alerting me to this via twitter. Image referenced in this episode: Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of […] The post 021 Podcast Answer Man – Brilliant Marketing – REPOST appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-48148.mp3] In this episode, I talk to Greg Willits, Father Roderick, Megan aka PodcastJunky, and Mike James. Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode The post 020 Podcast Answer Man – Expo Updates From Ontario appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-47458.mp3] Cliff and Chef Mark Tafoya take some time to discuss ADM. Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Right Click Here To Download This Episode The post 019 Podcast Answer Man – Cliff and Mark discuss ADM appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://m.podshow.com/media/3380/episodes/79226/remarkablymark-79226-09-13-2007.mp3] Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. This episode is being pulled directly from the Remarkably Mark Podcast of our friend Chef Mark Tafoya. Before hearing about this on his podcast, I had not heard of the ADM, Association for Downloadable Media. I'm releasing both Session 1 and 2 from […] The post 018 Podcast Answer Man – Podcamp – ADM Session 2 appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://m.podshow.com/media/3380/episodes/78890/remarkablymark-78890-09-11-2007.mp3] Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. This episode is being pulled directly from the Remarkably Mark Podcast of our friend Chef Mark Tafoya. Before hearing about this on his podcast, I had not heard of the ADM, Association for Downloadable Media. I'm releasing both Session 1 and 2 from […] The post 017 Podcast Answer Man – Podcamp – ADM Session 1 appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-45771.mp3] Discuss Podcasting in the Podcasting section of the GSPN.tv Community Forum. Links: Garage Band by Apple MusicBakery.com Old Time Radio Sound Effects Right Click Here To Download This Episode The post 016 Podcast Answer Man – Royalty Free Music and Sound Effects appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-37007.mp3] What is the best place to host your files? How can I get good stats reporting? How do I get my podcast image to show in iTunes? How do you handle negative feedback? Right Click Here To Download This Episode The post 015 Podcast Answer Man – Hosting, Stats, and Negative Feedback appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-32833.mp3] Is it possible to use two usb mics to record audio for my podcast? How does Cliff get his audio clips into podcast recordings? How much does the Broadcast Host Cost? How can I resample my voice mails from 8000hz to 44100hz in Audacity? Right Click Here To Download This Episode The post 014 Podcast Answer Man – Two USB Mics? Resampling in Audacity. appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-28973.mp3] One of the most overlooked details of setting up an audio podcast is the LOOK of the podcast itself. What I mean is that often times, the website that hosts your podcast show notes is the first impression someone will get of your audio production. This is especially true when folks find you through […] The post 013 Podcast Answer Man – The Look of your Audio Podcast! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-21520.mp3] As a podcaster, my greatest desire has been to get as much audience participation as possible. Most podcasters have tried to use such tools as the comments section on their show notes, online forums, listener feedback phone lines, and email. Yet, today, there is a very small percentage of podcasters who have actually tried […] The post 012 Podcast Answer Man – Live Interactive Podcast Format appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-20366.mp3] In this episode, Cliff shares two different FREE options for recording telephone interviews for your podcasts. If you are going to be doing a lot of interviews and you are willing to make an investment to do so, you might want to check out the gspn.tv Equipment Page to see some of the equipment […] The post 011 Podcast Answer Man – Telephone Interviews & Remote Co-Hosts appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-13443.mp3] Cliff is joined by Chef Mark Tafoya of the Remarkable Palate Podcast and the Remarkably Mark Podcast. Mark C. Tafoya is a personal chef in New York City. He is also a world traveler and self-taught gourmand. He is a graduate of Yale University, worked as an actor for 10 years, both On and […] The post 010 Podcast Answer Man – Chef Mark / Remarkable Palate Podcast appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-10659.mp3] Steve Webb was one the very first Christian podcasts that was not simply a ministry broadcasting their Sunday sermon series. I've been listening to Steve's Lifespring podcast for a little over a year now and I'm amazed by the care he takes in explaining the Christian faith in words that anyone can understand. His […] The post 009 Podcast Answer Man – Interview with Steve Webb of Lifespring appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-9265.mp3] It was my honor to be able to interview one of my favorite podcasters, Mark Hunter. Mark produces The Tartan Podcast which showcases the greatest music from the Scottish Independent Music Scene. Here are some links to help with things discussed in the show: The Tartan Podcast Podcast User Magazine Amplifico Talking Voices Podcast […] The post 008 Podcast Answer Man – Interview w/ Mark Hunter / Tartan Podcast appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

[audio:http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-9668/TS-9219.mp3] I was recently interviewed by Jules from TalkShoe.com on his podcast titled “Successful Podcasters On Podcasting.” Right Click Here To Download This Episode The post 007 Podcast Answer Man – Interviewed By TalkShoe appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.