Summary: This week's episode focuses on the use of Feedburner to manage your RSS feed. I teach you how to use Feedburner for your podcast feeds and how to submit your show to iTunes. I also had the chance to sit down this week and talk to someone who I look up to in the podcasting world. He's one of the biggest influencers on my podcasting and he's coming off an exciting Podcast Awards win in Las Vegas at the New Media Expo. Daniel J Lewis of The Audacity to Podcast and the Noodle MX Network will stop by and talk about why you should consider NOT using Feedburner. Thanks to everyone who took the time to review our show on iTunes and send us feedback. If you'd like to get in touch with me you can email me at feedback@spnt.tv or follow me on Twitter @nickspnt. If you'd like to leave a review for our show in the iTunes store, you can get to it by logging on to startpodcastingnow.com/itunes. Now that you have a podcast, we've uploaded our audio. Now we need to make the RSS easy to find. There a number of ways to do this. Getting Started with Feedburner If you're running a blog that is NOT a self hosted Wordpress blog, I highly recommend using this as your method of submitting your feed to iTunes. "What if I'm using Wordpress.com?" You will want to use Feedburner to submit your podcast feeds to the directories. If you're hosting your podcast feed on a site like Blogger, you're also going to want to use Feedburner. If you're self hosting a Wordpress blog, you have the luxury of options at this point. You could either use the Blubrry PowerPress plugin OR you could burn your RSS URL at Feedburner and use their services. Podcast Directories You SHOULD Be In I highly recommend getting your shows submitted to Microsoft (formerly Zune), Stitcher Smart Radio, and the Blackberry Podcast Directory as well as iTunes. These are the four major directories. Why You Shouldn't Use Feedburner Daniel J. Lewis stops by and talks about Feedburner and its place in podcasting history. He also talks about moving forward with your podcast and why it may be best to move away from using the Feedburner service. Rapid Fire This is a brand new segment I'm really excited about on START. This is where I put the podcaster on the hot seat and ask him OR HER the hard hitting questions all of you want to hear! If you would like to be on a segment of Rapid Fire to promote your podcast or blog, email me at feedback@spnt.tv and we'll get you on the program! Review the Show in iTunes Please rate and review the show in iTunes! If you're listening to us on an iOS device or you have an iTunes account, please leave a review today at startpodcastingnow.com/itunes. We'd love to hear your feedback good or bad! Podcast Consulting If you’re looking for some one on one podcast consulting, I am available for hire. You know sometimes you can listen to all the podcasts and read all the books and all the tips on the web, sometimes its just nice to sit down and talk it out. Don’t hesitate to email me I am here to help. If this is something you’re interested in shoot me an email or give me a call at 404-946-3397. Podcast Reviews I’m also available for podcasting reviews if you have a show that you currently produce and you’d like some honest feedback with constructive criticism, you know the drill, email me or call. Podcast Cover Art AND Google Hangout On Air Lower Third Designs Maybe you need some cover art for your podcasts? Logon to podcastcovers.com and for just $125, I can get you setup with some custom cover art designs. If you’d like to see some examples of our cover art, just log on to SPNT.tv. I also now can custom design lower third graphics for your Google Hangouts! Special thanks to Ray Ortega from the Podcasters Roundtable for plugging LowerThirdDesigns.com which is a venture I started not too long ago with the advice of Ray. Thanks again to Ray for mentioning me on his program last week. 1and1 Affiliate Signup
