Podcasting - Starring YOU on Your Own Radio Show!!

Have you always wanted to be a radio announcer?

Do you imagine yourself reaching out to hundreds or thousands of people with your voice?

It’s not as improbable as you think… it’s not hard to do.

And it’s not expensive

Have you always wanted to be on the radio and never thought you could because you didn’t go to broadcast school and don’t have a recording studio?

It’s not difficult to record and broadcast a monthly podcast online. You can grow an audience using iTunes and other podcast sites, add text files with links back to your website or affiliate products/services of others.

I’ve listened to a number of these podcasts recently and from what I have heard it wouldn’t be hard to beat many of the broadcasts for listener appeal.

Here are some tips on creating a great podcast

• Write down the main points you want to make before you start to record or get someone to ask you questions.
• Keep it simple, short and focused
• Practice until you think you sound natural, especially if you are reading it.
• Start by introducing yourself, giving your url and a very short mention of any special free report/software/images etc. they can get from your website.
• Tell them what you are going to tell them, tell them and then recap what you told them.
• End with who you are, your url and a reminder to come back for more and/or to sign up for your ezine on your website.
• Use the editing feature in the software to edit out any background noises or spots where you stumbled and repeated yourself.
• When it comes to adding SFX (sound effects) and music, less is definitely more.Don’t try to compete with a music background and talk over it and don’t have a whole lot of sound effects anywhere in the broadcast. Unless it’s a music or sound effects podcast they are listening for the great information you provide.
• When you develop a format and style that works for you stick with it.

What you need:
1. A headset or a good quality mike that connects to your computer.
2. A quiet room
3. Free software http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/

And that’s it.

Podcasting could not be easier! It's an economical way to reach a new market or communicate with your customers in a new way.