Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies

by Tee Morris, Evo Terra, Ryan Williams

If you once dreamed of a broadcasting career, or if you're passionate about a cause you want to share with the world, podcasting may be just what you're looking for. But it's not as simple as picking up a microphone - at least, not if you want great results. So pick up "Expert Podcasting Practices For Dummies" instead, and discover the secrets of producing professional podcasts! This plain-English guide shows you how to record like a pro, build an audience, and maybe even generate some revenue from your podcasting passion. If you're ready to go live with what you have to say, here's how to create podcasts that appeal to a large audience, sound top-notch, and communicate a message. Find out what equipment you need, how to promote your podcast, and how to: choose a topic and decide whether to narrow or expand your focus; sort and filter information about your subject matter; set up a recording studio; record with pro-level software and hardware; produce your show with sound effects, music, and appropriate sound balance; create a video podcast; craft a targeted distribution, marketing, and promotional plan; promote your business or a nonprofit group; and, turn your podcasting hobby into a moneymaking venture by selling ads or products on your podcasts, or by using them to promote your own skills. There's a lot to think about if you're considering creating podcasts that will stand out and get noticed. With this guide by your side, your star status is much closer. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Genres: Computers, Ebooks, Reference

457 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 23, 2007

About the author

Tee Morris began his writing career with his 2002 historical epic fantasy, MOREVI The Chronicles of Rafe & Askana. In 2005 Tee took MOREVI into the then-unknown podosphere, making his novel the first book podcast in its entirety. That experience led to the founding of Podiobooks.com and collaborating with Evo Terra and Chuck Tomasi on Podcasting for Dummies and its follow-up, Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies. He won acclaim and accolades for his cross-genre fantasy-detective Billibub Baddings Mysteries, the podcast of The Case of the Singing Sword winning him the 2008 Parsec Award for Best Audio Drama. Along with those titles, Tee has written articles and short stories for BenBella Books’s Farscape Forever: Sex, Drugs, and Killer Muppets, the podcast anthology VOICES: New Media Fiction, BenBella Books’ So Say We All: Collected Thoughts and Opinions of Battlestar Galactica, and Dragon Moon Press’ Podthology: The Pod Complex.

In 2011, Tee returned to his first love—fiction—with the steampunk romp Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel, co-authored with Philippa Ballantine. This debut novel from Harper Voyager won the 2011 Airship Award for Best Steampunk Literature. Now the series includes The Janus Affair (Harper Voyager), Dawn's Early Light (Ace Books), and the Ministry Protocol anthology (Imagine That! Studios). Find out more at ministryofpeculiaroccurrences.com.

When he is not writing, Tee enjoys life in Virginia alongside Philippa Ballantine, his daughter, and three cats.

Reviews

[Tara Brabazon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yes another Dummies book. But this is a Dummies book for 'Experts.'

Yes. I know.

But this is a find book to help podcasters not only record an episode, but create a successful series. There is attention to the voice, the soundscape, headphones and microphones. The Zoom is featured. But there are also great chapters on sustaining a podcast and building an audience.

Lovely.

I have been podcasting for five years, with all sorts of styles, software and hardware. I learnt a great deal.

[Matthew]

This is still something that I really want to get into, however, it's fallen behind some other priorities. I look forward to the time when I can crack this book back open and start publishing my own podcast.

[Sam Bradley · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you want to learn how to podcast you must have this book! The associated resources are awesome!

[Francesca Calarco · Rating 3 out of 5]

This follow up to Podcasting for Dummies expands on many of the elements that the first one introduced in terms of planning, recording, editing and publishing a podcast series.

While less coloquial in nature than the previous book, it is especially good at laying out how-to information for a podcast on the move. This includes good anecdotes and case studies on out-of-studio recording practices. There is also some good post-production editing information that takes a greater number of variables into account.

A downside would be that the types of equipment, software, and social media platforms recommended are all out of date. So if you want a complete guide to follow 100% to a t, then this will not be the book for you. If you have your general setup sorted and want some info to help finesse your process, then it is okay.