Podcasting Tricks: Write, Record, Produce and Publish Podcasts

You were named Time Magazine's Man of the Year in 2006 and you're still not podcasting? What are you waiting for? We'll take you from recording to producing to publishing your podcasts with a professional edge. "Podcasting Tricks" is your end-to-end guide for producing your podcasts. You'll learn best practices for making editorial decisions about length, topic and show frequency. We'll show you how to create quality recordings whether you are recording just yourself or multiple voices, or recording someone over the phone. You'll be able to create and add introductions and other elements, and find and add theme music. Next, we'll guide you through creating artwork and enhanced graphics and links, including tags so your podcast feed will show up in the search tools. We'll even show how to start promoting your podcast to reach a wider audience. Best of all, you don't need the most expensive equipment with all of the features you'll never use. We'll show you how to get started for a minimal investment.

About the Author :
Scott Bourne is widely recognized as a pioneer in the digital audio field. Bourne pioneered the use of streaming media on the internet as the founder of Netradio, the world's first internet radio network. A specialist in the use of internet business and marketing applications, Bourne has advised internet start-ups and established corporations in the use of internet technology. He was the co-host and producer of one of the first internet radio news programs in North America, InfoBahn News broadcast on KWJZ in Minneapolis. Bourne also was the producer of LifeOnline Radio, a weekly nationally syndicated radio program about the internet. Bourne's work with NetRadio and other internet ventures has been featured in Wired Magazine, USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, Internet World Magazine, Information Age, Forbes, Radio & Production magazine and 200 other national and international publications. He was recognized by Websight Magazine as one of the 100 most influential and important people on the Web in 1995 and 1996. Bourne has appeared on national television and radio news shows and has been a contributor to numerous publications including Minnesota Corporate Report, Washington CEO, PhotoSource, NetGuide magazine, InfoNation magazine, and online at "CMP TechWeb," and "Mac DevCenter." Bourne started his radio career in Indianapolis. In 1972 he received an FCC Class III Operator's Permit with Broadcast Endorsement and began working at WNAP. He went on to work as a news writer, traffic reporter DJ, and production coordinator at radio stations in Arkansas, Indiana, California, and Idaho. Bourne also holds the Radio Advertising Bureau designation: Certified Radio Marketing Consultant. Bourne later started his own radio production company, 30:60 Productions. He went on to experiment with transmitting audio files over the internet before the World Wide Web existed. With the advent of the Web, RSS, and podcasting, Bourne combined his background in radio and his interest in photography to develop two popular podcasts: Aperturetricks and Photofocus magazine. Bourne is in full pursuit of his podcasting career now, and you can check out his work at www.podcastingtricks.com. Bourne is a graduate of the Columbia School of Broadcasting, Indiana University and the New York Institute of Photography. Daniel Steinberg is a podcaster, author, editor, trainer, and developer at Dim Sum Thinking. He recently co-authored the book ZeroConf: The Definitive Guide. He is also the author for two Pragmatic titles, Producing Compelling Audio and Podcasting Tricks. Daniel spends as much time as possible hanging out with his wife and daughter and misses Elena more than he could ever say.