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The Chicago Area Podcasters Network Meetup October 2, 2006

042_ChicagoPodcasterNetworkMeetup-10_02_2006.mp3 - 25.2MB - 36:49

00:00 - Intro (where did that gound loop hum come from?).
01:00 - The Chicago Area Podcaster Network http://podcasting.meetup.com/72/.
03:40 - The meetup begins, and the baby fusses. Stick with it, the audio quality gets better.
04:38 - A question was edited out during rustling, "How do you get your podcast known?"
05:00 - Podcaster intorductions.
- Tom Kim - Gamasutra Podcast on GDC Radio
- Ian Turvill - corporate podcaster
- Nat Kealen - Evil Avatar News Radio
- Mark/Oblivion - Eblo the Weblog and Podcast
- Jeremy - PC Gamer Podcast, The Next Generation Podcast, and Official XBox Magazine Podcast
- David Dalka/Dsquared - Marketing Future - Chicago GSB
- Leigh Hanlon - ChicagoScope
- Joe/jtl - Cheap Date Show
- Tammy Green and Bridget Houlihan - Chicago Bites
- Denise - Home Spa Goddess, et. al.
- Scott Sargis - Fired Podcast
08:09 - Answering the promotion question. Register your show on podcast directories such as: PodcastPickle.com, Podcast411.com, and PodcastAlley.com, iTunes, Odeo, Yahoo, etc.
11:28 - More to do with marketing than where you're listed. Differentiate from the millions of others.
11:48 - Gaming Digg.com
12:30 - Thorough show notes are what web crawlers and DIGGers will find.
13:03 - Link/Promo exchanges and keywords matter.
16:43 - Start your show first, worry about marketing later.
16:48 - Choose/know your market.
18:16 - Open feedback channels for your listeners. Free voicemail from K7.net, MyChingo, audio attachments, e-mail, message boards, irc channels, etc. Build a community.
20:09 - No magic bullets to 50,000 listeners. "Just put out a good show." Differentiate.
21:00 - Sy talks about building a community versus going after mass appeal. Asks about Christmas Promotion possibilities. How can Chicago podcasters/bloggers support one another?
22:26 - How Seattle supports eachother. Promo exchanges, cross-promotion, etc.
23:30 - A Podcast Christmas Carol was a major Christmas collaboration. Keep an eye on the PodcastPickle.com forums for similar group projects and community building.
24:42 - What's your motivation? If it's money, rethink your plan ;) Average podcast audience is around 120 listeners (no cite available).
26:04 - Another Christmas show idea: The Big Show shared listeners' favorite holiday memories.
26:59 - Keep shows 'short.' The average commute is 26 minutes so maybe 30 mintues is a good show lengths.
27:30 - The equipment holy wars begin ;) It doesn't have to be expensive to be good. (We'll hit more on this at later meetups.) In the end, it all gets compressed anyway.
29:26 - Audacity free recording software - it's good, but save early and often.
30:44 - A decent vocal mic is the easiest way to improve your podcast.
32:05 - A queston before the break: what are the podcasters' day jobs? IT folk, Tribune Media Services, Consultants, A/V freelance, voiceover, marketing, etc.
35:11 - Wrap-up, special thanks to My Darling Rose, and outro.

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