WordPress and Podcasts

WORDPRESS AND PODCASTSJ U L I E K U E H L

WHAT I WILL AND WILL NOT

COVER

F I R S T …

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THE PODCASTP A R T O N E

THERE’S A LOT

OF ONE-TIME

SETUP

• Name

• URL

• Description

• Hosting service

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THERE’S A LOT

OF ONE-TIME

SETUP

• iTunes hoops

• Artwork

• Bumpers

• Co-hosts?

• Equipment

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OOOOOOOOH, SHINY!

BEST RESOURCE I’VE SEENH T T P : / / W W W . B U Z Z S P R O U T . C O M / H O W - T O - M A K E - A - P O D C A S T /

MY WORKFLOW

• Skype with Call Recorder

• Convert to AIFF using Call

Recorder’s Movie Tools

• Run through Levelator

• Import into GarageBand to

edit

• Export as MP3

• Upload to Buzzsprout

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MY WORKFLOW

• Create post on WP site

• Embed Buzzsprout info

• Use CoSchedule / Zapier to

publish to social media

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THE WEBSITEP A R T T W O

“What’s the focus?”

WEBSITES WITH PODCASTS

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IF YOUR PODCAST

SUPPORTS YOUR

WEBSITE…

• Marketing info

• Tutorials

• Reviews

• Interviews / backstory

• Shenanigans

• Key metric: pageviews

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PODCAST WEBSITES

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IF YOUR WEBSITE

SUPPORTS YOUR

PODCAST…

• Show notes

• Links

• Schedule

• Bios / guest info

• Forums

• Key metric: podcast

downloads

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– A N Y O N E W H O ’ S S T I L L W I T H M E

“So what do you recommend?”

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MY (FREE)

ADVICE

• Stay focused on the

priority

• Figure out (ask!) what

your listeners want/need

• Content is king, for both

your podcast and your

website

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PODCAST PLUGINS

• Buzzsprout - hosted

• Blubrry - hosted

• Seriously Simple Podcasting – self hosted

• Libsyn - hosted

THANK

YOU!QUESTIONS?

J U L I E @ J U L I E K U E H L . C O M

@ J U L I E K U E H L