Chapter 13
Starting a Podcast
In This Chapter
Figuring out whether you want to create podcasts
Evaluating the equipment and tools needed for podcasting
Finding fun audio files to include in your podcast
Getting your podcast onto the web and promoting it
By adding podcasts — either audio or video files that you publish on the Internet for people to download and listen to or view — to your blog, you reach a wider audience and reach your audience in different locations: People might listen to you while they drive or commute, or they might watch your videos on their televisions or their iPods.
The production process for a podcast is (in theory) simple: You go out into the world, record a video or some audio, edit it on your computer, and then upload the files to your blog for release onto the Internet. Your blog's readers then download the files, and they can still leave comments and interact with your blog in the usual way.
Intrigued? Podcasts are attracting a whole new audience to the blogosphere. With the creation of improved software and mobile devices that can consume these kinds ...
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