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Podtrac, a provider of podcast advertising solutions, released new figures today about podcast demographics. The information comes from online surveys conducted with over 22 million podcast listeners and viewers. Podtrac states that they have the largest database of such information available.

Here’s a summary of the information provided: (more…)

Sometimes new podcasters (and even experienced ones for that matter) have a startling revelation when they hear a recording of their own voice…they can’t stand the sound of it. Has this happened to you?

When you speak, you not only hear the sound of your voice from your mouth, but also conducted through your bones and resonances in your body. But when you listen to a recording, you don’t hear those elements. This is why your voice sounds thinner and maybe a bit unnatural to you when recorded. It’s also normal to be self-conscience about what you say and how you say it while recording.

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I spent last week in Washington DC promoting my upcoming book. We had a limited supply of advanced copies available. I had a book signing and the reception was excellent. I even got to sign a copy for my marketing and business mentor, Dan Kennedy. Usually he’s signing a book for ME!

Two things were especially reaffirmed for me at the trade show: (more…)

My wife and I have moved to Alaska for the summer. Most people in NYC go out to the Hamptons on Long Island to escape the heat. I’m trying to be a trendsetter by spending the summer in AK instead. Not only do we have family here, but it is paradise in the summer. Just look at the picture of the view from my office!

FYI…

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Today is catch-up-on-my-podcasts day. I’ve made a goal to make it up to all my listeners for my slacking the past several weeks. June will be a very prolific podcasting month for me.

Despite my slacking, two of my podcast’s audiences have continued to grow in size. The third has stayed the same. I haven’t lost any listeners as far as I can tell. I’m not condoning letting things slip, but it’s still interesting to note that my listener base has stayed strong.

I’m overdue in responding to a post I read recently on another podcasting blog. I actually wrote this up, saved it as a draft, and then forgot about it for several days. But here it is now…

Let’s look at a quote from self-anointed Podcast Pedant, Stephen Eley, concerning getting votes at Podcast Alley: (more…)

Yesterday Skype announced that, for the rest of 2006, Skype users can make calls to landlines and cell phones within the US and Canada. Previously, you had to pay per minute to make “SkypeOut” calls from your computer to a traditional phone.

Skype has been widely adopted by podcasters for conducting & recording conference calls and interviews. Now you can do it for free.

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The session titles and descriptions for this year’s Podcast Expo have been posted. My session is on Saturday, September 30th at 11:45am. The topic will be Promoting Your Podcast. There are tons of other great sessions going on during the conference and I highly recommend attending.

The best advice I can give someone who wants to start a podcast is to just do it! If you need a little help, check out my podcast tutorial site. You don’t need to have it all figured out before you post your first episode. You can iron out some of the kinks as you go.

If you’re a podcast procrastinator, here’s a video that might provide a little inspiration:

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Sharon Housley of WebProNews wrote a nice list of ideas for promoting your podcast. Here are a couple highlights I found insightful:

Instruction on how users can listen to podcasts should also be included.

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