SLS: How To Start A Podcast, SoundCloud Concerns

Spreaker Live Show #119 for July 12th, 2017Show Today:How to Start a Podcast - What you need and Think aboutSpreaker Studio of Desktop UpdateYour comments Show Duration: 62 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Host of “The Exum Experience Podcast” on SpreakerWe stream LIVE every Weds at 3 Pacific /6pm EST from SpreakerLiveShow.comOn the show today:-Will be at http://TheConclave.com Radio Conference in Minneapolis, MN July 25-28-Just booked my trip to http://PodcastMovement.com in August, will be in Anaheim, CA Aug 22-26-SoundCloud is Cutting back and Could be a risk for podcasters-How to Start a Podcast - What you need and Think about-Spreaker Studio of Desktop Update-Your comments We discuss “Show Guest Interviews or Co-Hosts: What Format is Best?”On the show today:We discuss “How to Start a Podcast - What you need and Think about”Goals of what you want to accomplish or reason for doing a show Think about what topic it might be and can you sustain creating weekly episodes for years?Show format: Solo, Interviews, Co-host? Use of Outlines and formating flow of the showLive or Recorded - Duration and Frequency - Regular prep, recording day of week, editingCreating marketing and creative art for cover art, website, series descriptionsThen research for recording equipment based on your show needs (Start cheap but good)Recommended microphone ATR-2100 - $80 Supports XLR and USB connectionsRecommend the FREE Spreaker Studio for Desktop or Mobile apps to record or live streamGet a specialized Podcasting Host Provider - We prefer you use Spreaker, but many options exist like Libsyn, Blubrry using PowerPress for WordPressThey deciding on Post Production editing or not - Free Compression softwareMicrophone technique is important and room sound bufferingEncoding playback rate 96K at 44.1 frequency in .mp3 mono is ideal, you can go 128KSpotify Accepts Podcast Submissions, should you expect to get in though?https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKJ76t_tPV2jugdX14NeajSfp7EV0hcgjVki1GEGuoeyJvDw/viewform?c=0&w=1Accepting less than 10% of submissions, so don’t count on or expect to get into SpotifySpotify is focused on creating curated playlists for users, thus main reason they are very picky on shows they add Spreaker Studio of Desktop Update we did in mid-June Add Tags, Log in via Google, and Set Spreaker Studio's SizeWant searchable, findable episodes? You can add tags before publishing draft episodes created offline, as well as before going live.We've added the ability to log in using your Google account, for your logging in pleasure.Listener Comments:Linda IrwinI never listen nor am involved with BTR since May 2015. What Alex said in addition to the sound quality being poor on BTR. Always make sure if you have a guest, get to know what the guest is presenting. Sending media kits for them to fill out well in advance of having them on so you have time to research and can give your own perspectives on their points of view.There are those also where segments are pre-recorded and then produced in advance.Tamara FordI wish the Spreaker Desktop software would record multiple tracks. Say there are three people on Hangouts or two people on Skype, record a track from each source. That addition would make it an amazing studio (in my opinion).Internal Monarch When getting on itunes did you suggest to do as many shows as possible? Will this allow a higher rank?Great show, what about iheart? Should I wait until I get 100 followers?Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comEmail: rob at spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com