WP Tonic WordCamp Sacramento

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1. Jonathan Denwood Founder of WP-Tonic: Contact Details Twitter: @jonathandenwood Email: jonathan@wp-tonic.com Five Steps To Setting Up a Podcast Nearly 1 in 3 Americans have listened to a podcast Apple has 1 billion subscriptions + 15% of Americans have listened to a podcast in the past month Friday, October 14, 16
2. Jonathan Denwood Founder of WP-Tonic: Contact Details Twitter: @jonathandenwood Email: jonathan@wp-tonic.com Why Are You Going Down This Road? Friday, October 14, 16
3. Jonathan Denwood Founder of WP-Tonic: Contact Details Twitter: @jonathandenwood Email: jonathan@wp-tonic.com Podcasting Equipment /Editing Software Equipment Hardware A- Audio-Technica AT2005USB Cardioid Dynamic USB/XLR Microphone - $79 B- Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB Cardioid Dynamic USB/XLR Microphone - $79 C- Proline MS112 Desk Boom Mic Stand - $31 D- Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920, Widescreen Video 1080p Camera - $70 E- Fancierstudio 3 Point Umbrella Lighting Kit - $50 Friday, October 14, 16
4. Jonathan Denwood Founder of WP-Tonic: Contact Details Twitter: @jonathandenwood Email: jonathan@wp-tonic.com Podcasting Equipment /Editing Software Software Recording A – YouTube Live (formally Google Hangouts on Air) Free B – Skype /Call Recorder Free/ mac only $29.99 C – Zoom.us Free (45 minutes of recording time) Editing A – Audacity Free B – Adobe Audition $19.99 per month Friday, October 14, 16
5. Jonathan Denwood Founder of WP-Tonic: Contact Details Twitter: @jonathandenwood Email: jonathan@wp-tonic.com Podcasting Equipment /Editing Software Live Video Software OBS: (Open Broadcaster Software) Free Pc/Mac Livestream: Go Live Free Pc/Mac vMix: $60 Pc only Telestream: Wirecast $495 Pc/Mac Friday, October 14, 16
6. Jonathan Denwood Founder of WP-Tonic: Contact Details Twitter: @jonathandenwood Email: jonathan@wp-tonic.com WordPress Theme & Plugin Choices Plugins 1 - Libsyn Podcast Plugin 2 - Blubrry PowerPress 3 - Seriously Simple Podcasting 4 - Smart Podcast Player Themes 1 – ThemeForest 2 – Appendipity Friday, October 14, 16
7. Jonathan Denwood Founder of WP-Tonic: Contact Details Twitter: @jonathandenwood Email: jonathan@wp-tonic.com Weekly Mechanics of Running a Podcast how much time is going to take? 1 – Recording 30 minutes to 1 hour 2 – Emails/ calls 1 to 2 hours 3– Audio editing 1 to 2 hours 4 – Website 1 to 2 hours 5 – Promotion 2 to 4 hours per week Weekly total roughly 5 to 10 hours + per week! Friday, October 14, 16
8. Jonathan Denwood Founder of WP-Tonic: Contact Details Twitter: @jonathandenwood Email: jonathan@wp-tonic.com General Tips & Tricks 1 – Get a co-host that’s clearly committed to the show objectives. 2 – Sound quality, the last 10 to 20% takes a lot more investment in equipment and editing time. 3 – It will probably take 12 to 18 months to build an audience for the show. 4 – Try and get an industry sponsor as quickly as possible. 5 – Try outsourcing the audio editing as soon as possible. 6– Remember video is becoming an important part of podcasting. 7 – Live video broadcasting is also becoming important. Friday, October 14, 16
9. Jonathan Denwood Founder of WP-Tonic: Contact Details Twitter: @jonathandenwood Email: jonathan@wp-tonic.com Questions? Friday, October 14, 16