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Podcast Quick Tips

Single, actionable tips to help you improve and grow your podcast. Plan, record and promote better podcasts one tip at a time.

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PQT – Focus Your Podcast’s Budget

PQT – Focus Your Podcast’s Budget

Most podcasts are a hobby endeavor which usually means budgets for gear, websites, software and everything else involved... Read more

6 Feb 2013

3mins

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PQT – iTunes Affiliate Program

PQT – iTunes Affiliate Program

Learn how you can earn money when someone uses your iTunes subscription link to subscribe to your podcast. Every podcast... Read more

16 Jan 2013

4mins

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PQT – Increase Your Podcast’s Credibility by Using Other Voices

PQT – Increase Your Podcast’s Credibility by Using Other Voices

Sean Allen sent in a guest Quick Tip detailing how he increases the credibility of his podcast by using voice overs. Sub... Read more

1 Oct 2011

6mins

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PQT – Speaker Test Your Podcast

PQT – Speaker Test Your Podcast

Listening to your podcast while you edit with headphones on might lead you to think your audio is just right. That every... Read more

11 Aug 2012

5mins

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PQT – Free Video Converters

PQT – Free Video Converters

There are any number of reasons why you might need to convert a video from one format to another. In the case of video p... Read more

27 Jul 2011

6mins

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PQT – Mixlr.com. Audio Only Live Streaming

PQT – Mixlr.com. Audio Only Live Streaming

An introduction to mixlr.com, a new live streaming dedicated to the audio only podcaster. With mixlr’s easy to use app, ... Read more

19 Jul 2011

3mins

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PQT – FeedBurner Status Update

PQT – FeedBurner Status Update

Is FeedBurner shutting down? I cover this topic, the fear going around the Internet and the truth about what is really h... Read more

23 Dec 2012

7mins

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PQT – YouTube SEO: Creating Relevant File Names

PQT – YouTube SEO: Creating Relevant File Names

Once you’ve edited your video you need to export it, add some metadata and then upload it to YouTube. But before you do ... Read more

6 Jul 2012

5mins

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PQT – Gravatar

PQT – Gravatar

Creating a free Gravatar account for your podcast, will allow you to automatically insert your branded logo or personal ... Read more

6 Dec 2012

4mins

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PQT – Creating High Resolution Album Art

PQT – Creating High Resolution Album Art

When you create your album artwork the graphic that represents your podcast (also referred to as show art or ID3 image),... Read more

8 Jun 2011

3mins

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PQT – Statistics and Analytics for Your Podcast and Website

PQT – Statistics and Analytics for Your Podcast and Website

Resources for tracking statistics for your podcast and website. By using some simple resources, you can get a clear pict... Read more

27 Mar 2011

6mins

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PQT – Disable Skype’s Auto Gain Control

PQT – Disable Skype’s Auto Gain Control

If you weren’t already aware, Skype is likely controlling your audio levels. As podcasters, we want to make sure we are ... Read more

20 Mar 2012

7mins

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PQT – Edit Facebook Audio Player Information

PQT – Edit Facebook Audio Player Information

When you insert a link to a hosted audio file into Facebook’s link section above the status box, Facebook will automatic... Read more

7 Sep 2011

3mins

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PQT – Fix the Number of Default Items in Your WordPress Feed

PQT – Fix the Number of Default Items in Your WordPress Feed

If you use WordPress to create your podcasting RSS feed then you may have noticed that only ten or less of your most rec... Read more

1 Jul 2011

4mins

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PQT – Recording with the Zoom H4n

PQT – Recording with the Zoom H4n

Looking around my studio, I counted almost ten different ways to record a podcast. Over the next few episode of Podcast ... Read more

11 May 2012

11mins

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PQT – Powerpress 2.0 and HTML5

PQT – Powerpress 2.0 and HTML5

With the recent update of the Powerpress plugin for WordPress, your podcast can now be HTML5 and Apple device friendly. ... Read more

17 Mar 2011

5mins

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PQT – Microphones for Video

PQT – Microphones for Video

Learn what options you have when choosing a microphone for your video podcast productions. In most cases audio is as imp... Read more

8 Feb 2011

9mins

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PQT – Promote Your Podcast by Notifying the People and Products You Mention

PQT – Promote Your Podcast by Notifying the People and Products You Mention

Promote your podcast by contacting the people and or companies you mention in your show. Many times those people will re... Read more

23 Dec 2010

3mins

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PQT – Choosing a Mixer for Podcasting

PQT – Choosing a Mixer for Podcasting

When you’re deciding on what kind of mixer to get for your podcast there are several things to consider before making yo... Read more

16 Dec 2010

9mins

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PQT – Submit Your Podcast RSS Feed to iTunes Early

PQT – Submit Your Podcast RSS Feed to iTunes Early

[UPDATE] I no longer recommend this method unless you have some compelling reason to do so. The approval process is usua... Read more

6 Dec 2010

4mins

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