Chapter 19
Top Ten Reasons to Podcast
IN THIS CHAPTER
Showcase your expertise
Follow your passion
Expand your skills
“Podcasting is just a fad.”
“I’ve listened to a few podcasts, and I’m not impressed.”
“This is nothing more than streaming media, and that really hasn’t gone anywhere.”
The naysayers of podcasting (especially those who have no idea what it is, have never listened to one, but are the first to dismiss it) have a plethora of reasons why podcasting will fail or never really catch on in mainstream media.
And yet here we are, over a decade later and on the fourth edition of Podcasting For Dummies, and we still have naysayers talking smack about podcasting, even though podcasting is more popular than ever.
We podcast for a great many reasons. You have heard us talk about those reasons, but this chapter — this final word from your authors — is our hard sell. We love doing this. We returned to Podcasting For Dummies because we enjoy podcasting that much. Heck, Tee launched a brand new podcast as we were writing the third edition in 2017, Chuck started a new Star Trek podcast called The Topic Is Trek (http://thetopicistrek.com) during final edits and has another planned ...
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