If you're already comfortable with blogging, this book will help you take the next step to becoming a full on podcaster. "Podcasting: Do It Yourself Guide" is a nice launching point for beginners.

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Product Description

• Listen up! Podcasting, which has taken the online world by storm, involves recording a broadcast and embedding it in an RSS feed so listeners can download it to their PCs, iPods, MP3 players, or even their cell phones
• Written by one of the first and most popular podcasters, this cutting-edge book will have readers not only finding, downloading, and listening to podcasts, but creating and broadcasting their own
• Shows how to find podcasts to subscribe to; use podcasting software including ipodder, doppler, and more; create a podcast with just a PC or Mac; or build a professional studio for recording podcasts
• Addresses copyright issues and music ownership and offers helpful advice on understanding the "geeky stuff": RSS, XML, and Enclosures
• Mainstream media, including MSNBC and Time magazine, have recently started advertising on podcasts

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #184897 in Books
• Published on: 2005-06-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 312 pages

Review
“…this book will help readers choose software, subscribe to the best podcasts, record a podcast…and more…” (Town Oline.com, 13^th December 2005)

“…worth a look if you’re just starting out…” (iCreate, No 24, 2005)

From the Back Cover
It's your show, and you can do what you want

Got something to tell the world? Want unlimited listening options? Podcasting makes it happen. It's the hottest communication trend of the twenty-first century, and one of the first guys to jump on board is ready to get you started. Todd helps you choose software, subscribe to the best podcasts, produce one with equipment you already have, record and distribute your shows—even explore the geeky stuff. Whether you're producing a podcast or listening to one, podcasting puts you in charge.

You're on the air

Everything you need to know about:

1. Picking a podcatcher
2. Finding podcasts to subscribe to
3. Developing your show
4. Producing a show with gear you already own
5. Recording your podcast
6. Selecting a provider
7. Publishing and distributing
8. Setting up a studio
9. Paying the bills
10. Syndicating with RSS 2.0 and enclosures

About the Author
Todd Cochrane describes himself as "a typical geek with a little rebel in me"—the perfect podcaster profile. His weblog at www.geeknewscentral.com gets more than 250,000 visitors each week, and he began podcasting in October of 2004. Todd has a regular job, four kids, and a growing audience for his podcasts, which are so popular they've been noticed by Fortune 500 companies.

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Customer Reviews

Detailed How-To
This book walks you step-by-step through the process of creating your own podcasts. Todd Cochrane starts out by explaining a little about what podcasts are and how to find and listen to podcasts, then quickly delves into how to create, upload and promote your own shows.

Cochrane has created a realistic guide to podcasting on any budget. Along with recommending equipment for setting up a "semiprofessional" podcast studio, he tells how to get started with what you already own. And, he suggests many free sources for software, hosting and content.

If you are looking for a comprehensive guide to podcasting from someone who has "been there, done that," then you should buy "Podcasting: The Do-it-Yourself Guide."

Cathy Stucker, IdeaLady
Marketing and Publishing Consultant

Solid book for even existing podcasters
I've been podcasting for a while, so some of the intro chapters were a little basic for me. (Of course, they were absolutely perfect for newbies. Can't say enough about how much I wish this book existed late last year when I started my communityguy.com podcast!)

But where the book really shines for me in about halfway through when it starts to get into some of the discussion about issues that every podcaster hears about, but never really gets a good answer to. Stuff like "Do I need a mixer? What is a mixer even for, anyway??"

Great job to the author on this spectacular book.

The best thing about it is that in two nights of casual reading I was able to breeze through it - the true mark of a great technology book!

Busy execs should get a copy.
Podcasting is a technology that more of us should be using, but sadly we're not. It's a little like dial-up in 1996: remember Trumpet Winsock? Todd's book goes a long way toward showing you you can quickly participate in podcasting.

For the busy exec or marketing manager this do-it-yourself guide has two benefits. First, (you) don't have time anyway, and this book is a quick read. That's good for you. Second, it shows you step-by-step how to create a low-cost, effective podcast. That's good for your business.

If you're a programmer looking for inner secrets, this book is NOT for you. If however you're part of the other 95% of the business world and would like to find out just how easy it is to get into this new media format, buy it. You won't be dissapointed.