This week we talk about the importance of showing appreciation for your listeners. We’ll discuss why it’s mutually beneficial and different ways to show appreciation for your listeners. In this week’s Better Podcasting Download we discuss what we can learn from a recent Whooshkaa pricing change. Finally, in our Better Podback we have someone talk about a new podcast mic arm.

Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/223/.

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This podcast was recorded on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 – Streamed Live to Geeks.Live.  Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian.

How I Saved My Podcast: Hard drive filled up during recording

Main Topic: Thanking / Showing Appreciation For Your Audience

• Motivations for showing listener appreciation
• Considerations for how you show listener appreciation
• Methods for showing appreciation
• Monetary and Non-Monetary methods of showing appreciation

Better Podcasting Download:

• Whooshka Pricing Changes

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With much of the world being in self-isolation, one way that people are occupying time by creating a podcast. In this episode we talk about whether or not you should start a podcast right now, if you’re going to some considerations you may have, some usual recommendations that we feel that you can forfeit, and why we think it’s totally fine to only podcast during this time.

In this week’s Better Podcasting Download we talk about a new Rodecaster Pro update, and why Stephen has much appreciation for Rode’s track record.

Finally, we take listener feedback including some advice from podcasters for new podcasters!

Find full episode information including links referenced in
this episode at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/222/.

If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/betterpodcasting, you can follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/betterpod or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com.

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This podcast was recorded on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 – Streamed Live to Geeks.Live.  Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian.

Main Topic: Starting A Podcast To Keep Occupied During Self-Isolation

• Considerations if you’re going to start a podcast right now
• Things that you can forfeit in the process
• Areas that you can make podcasting easier
• Other tips for creating a podcast right now

Better Podcasting Download:

• Rodecaster Pro Firmware Update

Links Discussed

• Better Podcasting Episode 195

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This week in the show we discuss some ways that we have automated/simplified our process to make podcasting easier. We’ll talk about some of the work that we had to put in to get these processes implemented, and some of the manual work that we have to ongoing to keep these in place.

In this week’s Better Podcasting Download we talk about this year’s Infinite Dial report and what we think the highlights are for hobby podcasters.

Finally, in the Better Podback, we hear from Podchaser about some recent social media activity that turned heads.

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This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, March 20, 2020 – Streamed Live to Geeks.Live.  Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian.

Main Topic: Making Podcasting Easier (And The Manual Work That Comes With It)

• Our prep tips
• Our recording tips
• Our editing tips
• Our publishing tips

Better Podcasting Download:

• Infinite Dial 2020

Links Discussed

• GonnaGeek Discord Server

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This episode we discuss the concept of rebooting a podcast. We’ll go over some of the different methods to reboot a podcast, some of the challenges, considerations, and whether or not we think it’s worthwhile to reboot a show. We’ll also discuss how rebooting a podcast can breathe new life in your show.

In this week’s Better Podcasting Download, we round up several podcast related stories including Pinecast increasing their monthly fee, Chartable being certified as compliant by IAB, Empire Streaming being certified as compliant by the IAB, an article about podcasts being exclusive on Spotify and Spotify buying Ringer.

Finally, in our Better Podback section we hear from listeners, including Valentines related podcasting, last week’s casual Better Podcasting live chat and podcaster tenure.

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this episode at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/219/.

If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/betterpodcasting, you can follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/betterpod or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com.

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This podcast was recorded on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 – Streamed Live to Geeks.Live.  Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian.

Main Topic: Rebooting a Podcast

• What is a reboot?
• How are some ways that you could reboot a podcast?
• Why would you consider rebooting a podcast?
• Is rebooting a podcast a good idea?
• What considerations would you have for rebooting a podcast?
• Are you legally able to reboot a podcast?
• How rebooting a podcast can save your podcast.

Better Podcasting Download:

• Pinecast Changes
• Chartable is IAB Compliant
• Empire Streaming is IAB Compliant
• IAB Certified Companies
• Spotify Prison
• Spotify Buys Ringer

Links Discussed

• Google Podcasts

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This week we talk about some of the ways that you can motivate yourself when you happen to be feeling a little unmotivated.

In this week’s Better Podcasting Download we talk about an article that analyzed listening to podcasts on faster speeds.

In our Better Podback we talk about someone who needs a new apple podcast review notification plugin.

Find full episode information including links referenced in
this episode at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/218/.

If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/betterpodcasting, you can follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/betterpod or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com.

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This podcast was recorded on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 – Streamed Live to Geeks.Live.  Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian.

Main Topic: Finding Motivation

• Why podcasting can sometimes be demotivating
• How you can identify what is making you unmotivated
• Charting your podcast routine
• Finding motivation for
  • Listener engagement
  • Statistics
  • Lack of passion for the general concept
• Creating a more enjoyable environment
• Using other podcasts to find motivation

Better Podcasting Download: Listening to podcasts at faster speeds

Links Discussed

• Episode 217 – Our Announcement Episode
• Previous Better Podcasting Episodes About Promotion
  • 34 – Distribution & Promotion Part 3
  • 56 – Planning PArt 3
  • 115 – Podcast Promotion Ideas
  • 156 – Promoting Your Podcast In Person
  • 174 – Free Podcast Promotion
• Better Podcasting Download: Faster Speed Listening
• WordPress Podcast Review Plugin
• We Edit Podcasts – Top 10 List

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In this episode we discuss the idea of creating supplemental content related to your podcast’s topic. We’ll discuss some ideas of things that you may want to create, some considerations before you create extra content, and some ways that you can use it to compliment the content within your podcast.

Instead of a Better Podcasting Download, this week we have a special announcement (begins at 17:20) to do with our show that affects both our posted show, and our live-recording schedule.

Finally, in our Better Podback section we hear from listeners, including one who wrote in because SP made them angry.

Find full episode information including links referenced in
this episode at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/217/.

If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/betterpodcasting, you can follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/betterpod or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com.

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This podcast was recorded on Friday, January 31, 2020 – Streamed Live to Geeks.Live.  Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian.

Main Topic: Creating supplemental / additional content related to your podcast

• Brainstorming additional content that you could create related to your podcast
• Considering how this content affects the basic concept of your show
• Can you tie the additional content in your the core content on your show
• What impact will the supplementary content have on your podcast?
• How will your schedule allow you to create this content?
• What ground work do you need to do before you create this additional content?
• Setting success factors / Evaluating the success of your new endeavors

Better Podcasting Download: Our special announcement (begins at 17:20)

Links Discussed

• Better Podcasting Website
• Stephen’s “How I Saved My Podcast” Episode 214 Video
• Better Podcasting Episode 214
• Talking Beard – Beardcaster / Beardcast

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Recently there was a debate about whether Spotify or Apple was the leader in podcast distribution. This sparked a bit of a topic of conversation with us – what are some benefits, challenges, and considerations of distributing your podcast through multiple locations? This episode we discuss this.

In this week’s Better Podcasting we discuss a recent conversation between the heads of Podnews and Blubrry about podcast spying.

Finally, we round up this week’s feedback in our Better Podback section.

Find full episode information including links referenced in
this episode at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/216/.

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This podcast was recorded on Wednesday January 22, 2020 – Streamed Live to Geeks.Live.  Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian.

Main Topic: Distributing to multiple destinations

• How this can help your show
• Challenges that you may when distributing to multiple destinations
• How it can affect your SEO
• Should you allow your media host to submit on your behalf?
• Considerations you may have

Better Podcasting Download: Podcast Stat Spying

Links Discussed

Google Play Podcasts

Podcast Spy Conversation

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Occasionally you may need to consider making a change to a key part of your podcast setup that could potentially lead to a disaster, today we discuss some ways you can handle some of these situations to help make the change go more smooth.

In this week’s Better Podcasting Download, we have a reddit post from a user who has some tips for future podcasters.

Finally, we run a poll about how many episodes people keep in their RSS feed.

Find full episode information including links referenced in
this episode at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/215/.

If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/betterpodcasting, you can follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/betterpod or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com. The full back catalog can be found at http://www.betterpodcasting.com.

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This podcast was recorded on Wednesday January 15, 2020 – Streamed Live to Geeks.Live.  Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian.

Main Topic: Making a critical change in your podcast setup.

• Basic tips
• Advanced ideas
• Increasing your odds of success
• Preventing loss

Better Podcasting Download: Tips for future podcasters

Links Discussed

Reddit article: Tips for future podcasters

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