When you start recording video and audio frequently, you need to listen to yourself a lot. Once you get over the shock of how you sound through a microphone, you start noticing the way you speak. For my YouTube videos, I try and watch out for mistakes. Some mistakes can …
Are you all that confident about that sentence you just wrote in your blog post? Are you uncertain about how to create a story arc? Do you know the difference between the words lay and lie? No need to worry, since the best podcasts for writers provide a nice combination of …
Think about the last time you read a blog post. Were you driving to work? Washing dishes? Working out? Probably not. Or at least, I hope not, especially while driving! What if I asked you the same question about listening to a podcast? Podcasts rock when it comes to convenience. …
Video and audio podcast files are normally hosted by a dedicated podcast hosting service. It is possible to host the files on your own hosting package, though your bandwidth costs will increase considerably and you could end up paying hundreds of dollars more every month than you need to. Therefore, …
Podcasting is a fantastic way to share your opinion with the world and raise your profile in the process. Many bloggers and entrepreneurs are using the medium to connect to an audience they could not find through search engines or social media. Hosting a podcast is a stumbling block for …
I’m pleased to announce the release of my brand new podcast: The Business Hangout. In every episode I will speak with someone from the business life: beginners and experts. My first guest is my good friend Kevin Rooney, who runs the baseball community Bases Loaded. We talked about a range …
This page lists all of the podcasts that I am involved with :) The Business Hangout The Business Hangout is where I hang out with friends and associates and discuss business related topics such as marketing, blogging, WordPress, making money online and more. It has a relaxed feel compared to …
I signed up to my first affiliate program in 1999 (Commission Junction). I still recall my awe at the sheer volume of companies that would pay you to send them traffic. Although I don’t know the exact number, my guess is that I have signed up to thousands of affiliate …
It should be no surprise that WordPress is one of the most popular platforms for online communities. With a built-in user system, simple publishing options and website design customiser, the core version of WordPress is a great starting point for a community. All you need to do is choose one …
YouTube refers to any advertisements during a video as a “Mid-Roll Ad Break”. On 27 July 2020, YouTube introduced some changes to mid-roll ad breaks that change the number of advertisements that are shown during YouTube videos. Since most of my videos are longer than eight minutes, these changes effect …