Chapter 4

Creating a Podcast

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Discovering why podcasts are popular

Bullet Determining whether podcasting is right for you

Bullet Choosing the right equipment and recording your podcast

Bullet Finding an online home for your podcast

Bullet Publicizing your podcast

Many bloggers begin publishing podcasts as an extension of their blogging experience. In simplest terms, podcasts are audio files delivered online. This chapter focuses entirely on the creation and publication of audio podcasts as they relate to enhancing or extending a blog.

Creating a podcast can seem intimidating to beginner bloggers, but there are many free tools available that make becoming a podcaster easier than you might imagine. This chapter tells you how to start a podcast, publish it, and promote it so you can determine for yourself whether podcasting is right for you and your blogging goals.

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