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I’ve talked in the past about Headline Animator and I also mentioned it in my book. Not only have FeedBurner been souping up the Headline Animator features, but they’ve also now added stats for tracking it.

Some podcasting colleagues and I have put together a collection of the best “how to” content for podcasters to be syndicated as an ongoing podcast station on Podango called the Podcast Mastery Network (this link won’t be active until Mar 5th). I’ve asked some of my favorite podcasters to participate in the station and share their best podcasting tips and tricks.

The station will include content from Paul Colligan (Podcast Tools & Profitable Podcasting), John Havens (About.com Guide to Podcasting), Charles Stricklin (Podcast Planning), Leesa Barnes (Podonomics) and myself. The station launches on March 5th.

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I’m a big fan of using Wordpress for publishing podcasts. I’m also a big fan of affiliate programs for monetizing podcasts and blogs (getting paid for sales from people you refer to a site or product). One of the most ubiquitous affiliate programs is Amazon’s.

If you’ve ever used the Amazon Associate Program to create affiliate links on your site, you know that it’s not the quickest process. Well the process just got a lot easier for Wordpress users.

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My book, Promoting Your Podcast, has been out long enough that I’ve decided to post updates online. Podcasting is moving at the speed of light. Things are constantly changing. There are already things I want to update in the book for the benefit of my readers. I’ll be posting occasional updates here on my blog and linking to this category from the book site.

And with that, here’s the first update.

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The Levelator is out of beta now with a slick new look, improved "levelation" algorithm and other additional features. In addition, the license now allows for free commercial use.

The Levelator is available for both Mac OS and PC (Linux to come later). The software automatically adjusts for variations in the level from one speaker to the next. It’s easy drag and drop interface make it a breeze to use.

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I just wrote an article for the PodCamp NYC wiki outlining ten reasons to attend the event. In actuality most of these reasons apply to any of the PodCamps and there are easily ten reasons for you to attend one close to you even if if you’re not able to come to NYC. If you were wondering what PodCamp was all about and if it was something for you, I’ve posted the article below.

NOTE: Please feel free to re-post or adapt this article for your own blog/site/wiki to promote this or other Podcamps.

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Between maintaining this blog, three podcasts, speaking gigs, consulting and other business pursuits, I sometimes think I’ll go mad for the fact that I can never get done as much as I would like to. I hate feeling like opportunities and ideas are slipping by or escaping me. Well…recently an excellent blog/podcast and book came to the rescue.

Charles Stricklin, of The WordPress Podcast, recently pointed me to the 43 Folders blog and podcast. I love it! There’s lots of useful stuff there. Merlin Mann, the host, just finished a series with David Allen, author of the bestselling book on stress-free productivity, Getting Things Done. Besides the great tips, there are several other things I like about the podcast: (more…)

Here are seven blogs with podcasting tips that I read regularly. If you’re looking for more information and insights to help you supercharge your podcasting efforts, I recommend all of the following:

1. Podcasting Tricks by Scott Bourne
2. Podonomics by Leesa Barnes
3. Profitable Podcasting by Paul Colligan
4. PodcastGearGuy by Scott Bourne
5. About.com Guide to Podcasting by John Havens
6. MWG BLog by Michael Geoghegan
7. Popular items tagged "podcasting" on del.icio.us

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I’ve been looking for an online tool to help me keep track of everything I’m doing with three podcasts, two new businesses, book promotion and speaking gigs…not to mention the rest of my life (yes I have one).

I’ve found a great solution: Remember the Milk. This online to do list organizer is intuitive, well-designed and has all the features I’ve been looking for. I can access it from anywhere I have Internet access. It exports to iCal, provides feeds and can Skype or email you reminders. And that is just the beginning of it.

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