another great post, and a further kick in the posterior to remind me that I NEED to get going doing this.

In a way, it works out well, because it fits perfectly into my plans to promote a new site I am going live with this year. I can interview folks for my new site, and given it will give them free exposure, I can 99.999999999999% guarantee it will appeal to almost all of them, giving me a size 12 in the door!

Thanks for the prompt man.

Also, John O’Hara – go for it! You have an AWESOME opportunity here to build some SERIOUS market place recognition for yourself here. If I were playing in your market, I would be salivating at the prospect of what you could achieve with this!

Eran

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1) I grab 99% of my podcasts daily on iTunes, stick them on a microSD card, and stick that in my phone.

2) Sometimes I might go looking directly on blogtalkradio.com cause I know you’re on there, but I’ve never been able to figure out their system. It’s just hard to find their download links; don’t they realize not everyone wants listen directly on their site? (I sometimes find the links) And what’s with their auto-starting podcasts? How rude. PLUS, I can’t find any of these Webside chats you’re always referencing…on there or on iTunes.

3) Now, all those big name interviews got me salivating because I’ve been dying for good podcast content. I need to learn something!!! I’m getting tired of the same old stuff in the 20 or 30 other podcasts I listen to (general commentary on the world of the Internet & tiny SEO references betwixt incessant silly blabber filler), so I had to be relentless. All your links just pointed to pages where I could only listen to the interviews embedded in your page…but I can’t do that on the road, I need mobility. (well, I could use my EVDO Aircard and stream onto my laptop while driving, but why?) Finally, I happened to notice something on your site about “Podango”.

YES!!! Finally, success! I found download links!! I can now download all those interviews.

I just wanted to let you get a new perspective on different listener habits.

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None of my competitors are doing this, they’ve probably never even thought about it. It’s the perfect time to do it then obviously. I’m going to start working on it this week.

Thanks for your input as always!

John O’Hara
United Kingdom

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How about interviewing tribute bands? In the states, and probably there too, we have “Rock Line” where the interviewer has tons of rockers on his show which airs every week on regular radio.

Right there is your interesting content. Seems like you could connect with tons of tribute bands and offer them exposure, which they will take gladly, in exchange for some time on the phone.

Your niche is primed for a podcast man.

An internet radio show enables the ‘Larry King of Social Marketing’ to position himself as the innovative and progressive leader he is.

His online audio presence enables him to demonstrate (ever notice the first five letters spell – demon?) how aggressive he is with respect to the competition.

Having a website is passive. Developing a website or blog with audio is active. Promoting that website and building traffic is aggressive.

Having an online audio presence enables an individual to influence or suggest action to be taken by those who listen, and actually hear, the message.

Every activist organization should have an internet audio presence. Check out oglhaiti.com to see how one non-profit group in Miami is using BlogTalkRadio to expand the audience for it’s ‘Plant a Tree in Haiti’ campaign.

The switchboard is controlled in Miami. The host, Nadine Patrice, calls in on a cellular phone, this week from St. Augustine, Florida. Her guests call in from various cities. The 6 September show includes Gabrielle Vincent who called in from the only ‘cyber cafe’ in Cap Haitian, Haiti. Are you thinking Starbucks? Well, it’s different in Haiti. There is one computer and two phone lines, one of which doesn’t work. Nine people are waiting to use the phone, but they allow Gabrielle as much time as she needs because she is talking to someone who might be able to help them. Cap Haitian has not had electricity for 14 days. Fuel is running low. Hope is washing away with the topsoil. Less than one percent of Haiti’s tree cover still stands.

Yet, Gabrielle has hope that EcoAlert with Nadine Patrice, an internet radio program, will reach the ears of someone in a position to help. Podcastings is social media as its best. More people should try it.

Thanks Jack, for continuing to ‘demonstrate’ how to use the internet effectively.

Ken English

I’ve been thinking about podcasting recently, I’ve read 5 books in the past couple of months on the subject and your ‘how to podcast’ post has been extremely helpful to me. The thing is, I’m not convinced that the people in my niche would be interested in it and I don’t want to waste my time. I don’t seem to have enough hours in the day as it is and this would just add to my never ending ‘to-do’ list. If I new that it would impact my bottom line and make me appear to be the ‘go to guy’ for my niche then I would dive right in. I like what you said about it giving you new keywords to score for in the search engines, I never would have thought of that. Perhaps I should just give it a go and see what happens. My niche is highly social which is good, it’s not like I’m selling paperclips or something. I suppose I’m just a bit nervous about taking that first step into the podcasting arena.

John O’Hara
United Kingdom

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I have left several comments, or compliments on your exceptional webside chat podcasts. The knowledge and wisdom shared in your webside chat series of podcasts has been very helpful to me and I have begun to look forward to your next episodes week after week!

I know you make it look easy but i’m sure there is a lot of hard preparation that goes on behind the scenes calling people up, making appointments, laying out your format, questions, etc.

-Tim

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