James, I'm in somewhat the same situation as you. I need to get some
video production music for projects I'm working on and a fellow video
buddy of mine pointed me to this software:

http://www.smartsound.com/

He's been using it for a while and, from what he's told me, the cool
thing about this is that you can create your own mixes (pull out parts
you don't want, fade instruments in or out, etc.) and tailor the music
to your project. Again, I haven't bought this yet but it is also based
on the model of buying the disks you need and the "basic" software
mixer is free. The premium version with all the controls is $149, IIRC.

dave


--- In podcasters@yahoogroups.com, "James Wadsworth"
<goleafsgo_james@...> wrote:
>
> Hey Everyone,
>
> I'm about to move into video with my podcast and I am very excited
> about this. But there is one thing that I'm not sure about: background
> music. I've recently been watching the Zune Insider podcast and they
> play a background track during the video. I want to do the same but I
> don't have any music that I could use.
>
> Do any of you know of the best way to find background tracks for this
> purpose? I've tried the Podsafe Music network but I have trouble
> searching and finding tracks. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> ~James Wadsworth
>
> --
> LAMLradio: LEGO Talk Podcast
> http://radio.laml.org/
>

Well, the intro and all music within my Starting WoW show use DJ.
check www.StartingWoW.com for that. I also used DJ for the Penn and
Teller skit in VFTQ at
http://www.viewfromthequad.com/2008/09/06/vftq-116-horsest-explicit
. It is about half way into the show.

Cian
---------------------------------------------------------------
Cian Mac Mahon
Professional Podcaster
Available for voice work, consulting

www.viewfromthequad.com
www.StartingWoW.com

I've used Magnatune twice for theme songs. Non-commercial songs are
free, commercial licenses are reasonable.

http://magnatune.com/

thxdave wrote:
> James, I'm in somewhat the same situation as you. I need to get some
> video production music for projects I'm working on and a fellow video
> buddy of mine pointed me to this software:
>
> http://www.smartsound.com/
>
> He's been using it for a while and, from what he's told me, the cool
> thing about this is that you can create your own mixes (pull out parts
> you don't want, fade instruments in or out, etc.) and tailor the music
> to your project. Again, I haven't bought this yet but it is also based
> on the model of buying the disks you need and the "basic" software
> mixer is free. The premium version with all the controls is $149, IIRC.
>
> dave
>
>
> --- In podcasters@yahoogroups.com, "James Wadsworth"
> <goleafsgo_james@...> wrote:
>
>> Hey Everyone,
>>
>> I'm about to move into video with my podcast and I am very excited
>> about this. But there is one thing that I'm not sure about: background
>> music. I've recently been watching the Zune Insider podcast and they
>> play a background track during the video. I want to do the same but I
>> don't have any music that I could use.
>>
>> Do any of you know of the best way to find background tracks for this
>> purpose? I've tried the Podsafe Music network but I have trouble
>> searching and finding tracks. Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> ~James Wadsworth
>>
>> --
>> LAMLradio: LEGO Talk Podcast
>> http://radio.laml.org/
>>
>>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> YahooGroups Podcasters Links
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

Is revamped and has a new look, five shows are up and if you haven't
checked it out, have a listen. I know that what you'll hear may not
please everyone, but the tunes are definately different and unique.
Good downtempo, chill, party music for sure (and I'm talking shows 2-
5)!!! Put your earbuds in and head over to:

www.snojoradio.com

==========================================
Snoqualmie Joe
Snoqualmie, WA
snoqualmiejoe@...
Home page: www.joegivens.com  now blogging regular updates
Podcasts: www.snoqualmiejoe.com, www.boatvirgins.com,
www.snojoradio.com
==========================================

You should definetely think about putting in those java players dude ;)
If they're there..they arent coming up for me in Chrome...


waldo

On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 05:13, Joe Givens <joe@...> wrote:

>   Is revamped and has a new look, five shows are up and if you haven't
> checked it out, have a listen. I know that what you'll hear may not
> please everyone, but the tunes are definately different and unique.
> Good downtempo, chill, party music for sure (and I'm talking shows 2-
> 5)!!! Put your earbuds in and head over to:
>
> www.snojoradio.com
>
> ==========================================
> Snoqualmie Joe
> Snoqualmie, WA
> snoqualmiejoe@... <snoqualmiejoe%40gmail.com>
> Home page: www.joegivens.com now blogging regular updates
> Podcasts: www.snoqualmiejoe.com, www.boatvirgins.com,
> www.snojoradio.com
> ==========================================
>
>
>



--
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Executive Producer
Giant Gnome Productions
www.giantgnome.com
MCCAIN FTW

"...you know what? I still get out of bed
every day and make coffee, smoke some crack cocaine, put on my Richard
Nixon mask and foam rubber cowboy hat and go to work like everyone
else..."
- Edward Morris


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Anyone having problems navigating/connecting to Podnova.com?

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It's ready to go, I just need to figure out how to add RSS tags to it
and distribute it.

Any recommendations as to which site I should upload my podcast to? I
want to distribute the podcast to as many listeners as possible.

On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 11:10 PM, urbanskypodcast
<urbanskypodcast@...> wrote:
> It's ready to go, I just need to figure out how to add RSS tags to it
> and distribute it.
>
> Any recommendations as to which site I should upload my podcast to? I
> want to distribute the podcast to as many listeners as possible.

If you want to make life easy on yourself, $5 a month at Libsyn will
get you very easy uploading, an RSS feed, easy iTunes tagging,
unlimited bandwidth, and a plain but no-hassle Web site.  There are
ways to do it flashier, but they require more learning.  There are
ways to do it cheaper (i.e. free), but they have more gotchas.
(Disclaimer: I have a commercial relationship with Libsyn.  But I was
recommending them for novices even when I wasn't using them myself.)

Note, however, that in terms of getting it to "as many listeners as
possible," putting it up someplace where they can download it is only
the first part of the challenge.  Marketing your podcast is *your*
problem, no hosting site will give you much help with it, and don't
expect fast results.  Success will be more about you and the work you
put into it than where you upload.


--
Have Fun,
    Steve Eley (sfeley@...)
    ESCAPE POD - The Science Fiction Podcast Magazine
    http://www.escapepod.org

On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 11:10 PM, urbanskypodcast
<urbanskypodcast@...> wrote:
>  I
>> want to distribute the podcast to as many listeners as possible.

Here's a few steps to start with:

1> Get your site set up, and start producing podcasts.  Post them
weekly, or even more often if you're ambitious.  Listeners want to
know that if they like your show, there will be more coming.

2> Learn from your mistakes. Listen to every podcast you produce, on
your mp3 player or in your car. When you hear something go wrong (and
you will) make a note of it and resolve not to make that mistake
again.  Every show should be better and smoother than the one before.

3> While you're posting your first few podcasts, get involved with
your favorite podcasts.  If they have a bulletin board set up, post
there.  If they want feedback, send it.  Respond to what you hear and
become an active member of the community of listeners.  Make note of
which of these podcasts play promos for other podcasts.  Also, get
involved in online communities related to your area of interest which
are NOT podcast-focused.  Put your podcast URL in your signature for
all of these places.

4> When you have ten weeks of podcasts up, make a promo.  It needs to
be engaging content all by itself; if the promo isn't interesting, it
won't help you much.  This will be a challenge.  The degree to which
you meet this challenge will determine the results of this campaign.

5> Politely ask the podcasters with whom you have been cultivating
this relationship over the past ten weeks to play your promo.
Maintain the relationship with these podcasters even after they play
the promo.

6> Your show will evolve over time.  Eventually your promo will seem
stale.  Make a new one that reflects your new level of skill and your
changing style, and make it available.

Good luck to you!

--
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-----
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Hello Nobillis-

I definitely agree with #1 for two reasons.

1- Get our site up and start producing prodcasts.  Though you might say that you
have no idea what to do it on, that is not the concept sometimes; the concept is
to get your feet wet so that your first podcast that took you several hours to
put together will only take minutes when you know the ins and outs.

2- Have hour site up and running with new stuff on a designated time or day. 
That way your consumer will know that  on Sunday at 6:00pm will be the next
episode of "Doctor Dill Invades the Lawns", that is what I believe will drive
people back to your site over and over again.

Cheers and Happy Airwaves.

Jonathon M. Johnson
Colorado

  -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Nobilis <authornobilis@...>
> On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 11:10 PM, urbanskypodcast
> <urbanskypodcast@...> wrote:
> >  I
> >> want to distribute the podcast to as many listeners as possible.
>
> Here's a few steps to start with:
>
> 1> Get your site set up, and start producing podcasts.  Post them
> weekly, or even more often if you're ambitious.  Listeners want to
> know that if they like your show, there will be more coming.
>
> 2> Learn from your mistakes. Listen to every podcast you produce, on
> your mp3 player or in your car. When you hear something go wrong (and
> you will) make a note of it and resolve not to make that mistake
> again.  Every show should be better and smoother than the one before.
>
> 3> While you're posting your first few podcasts, get involved with
> your favorite podcasts.  If they have a bulletin board set up, post
> there.  If they want feedback, send it.  Respond to what you hear and
> become an active member of the community of listeners.  Make note of
> which of these podcasts play promos for other podcasts.  Also, get
> involved in online communities related to your area of interest which
> are NOT podcast-focused.  Put your podcast URL in your signature for
> all of these places.
>
> 4> When you have ten weeks of podcasts up, make a promo.  It needs to
> be engaging content all by itself; if the promo isn't interesting, it
> won't help you much.  This will be a challenge.  The degree to which
> you meet this challenge will determine the results of this campaign.
>
> 5> Politely ask the podcasters with whom you have been cultivating
> this relationship over the past ten weeks to play your promo.
> Maintain the relationship with these podcasters even after they play
> the promo.
>
> 6> Your show will evolve over time.  Eventually your promo will seem
> stale.  Make a new one that reflects your new level of skill and your
> changing style, and make it available.
>
> Good luck to you!
>
> --
> Weekly erotica served up on your ipod or mp3 player -- subscribe to
> Nobilis Erotica: http://nobilis.libsyn.com
> -----
> "Magical Clothes" is the erotic sequel to "The Emperor's New Clothes"
> in print and ebook: http://www.lulu.com/content/2445662




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I run Podcast Society, which I set up for any podcast, regardless of content
to use for free.



If you need forums, just email me the name of your show, what each forum
should be called, and if the content is "Rated R". More adult-centric show
forums will have their forums invisible until the moderator (you) invite
them to your show forums, basically, this keeps the kiddies from learning
new words.



No slight of hand here, I do mean free.



Walt Snider
phone: (954) SPY-NEWS
email:  <mailto:walt@...> walt@...
web:  <http://www.waltsnider.com/> www.WaltSnider.com
blog: www.OffTheWalt.com
podcasts:  <http://www.korenewmedia.com/> www.KoreNewMedia.com





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Hey Walt,

whats the URL of the forums?


waldo

On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 07:36, Walt Snider <waltsnider@...> wrote:

>   I run Podcast Society, which I set up for any podcast, regardless of
> content
> to use for free.
>
> If you need forums, just email me the name of your show, what each forum
> should be called, and if the content is "Rated R". More adult-centric show
> forums will have their forums invisible until the moderator (you) invite
> them to your show forums, basically, this keeps the kiddies from learning
> new words.
>
> No slight of hand here, I do mean free.
>
> Walt Snider
> phone: (954) SPY-NEWS
> email: <mailto:walt@... <walt%40waltsnider.com>>
> walt@... <walt%40waltsnider.com>
> web: <http://www.waltsnider.com/> www.WaltSnider.com
> blog: www.OffTheWalt.com
> podcasts: <http://www.korenewmedia.com/> www.KoreNewMedia.com
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>



--
Waleed "Waldo" Ovase
Executive Producer
Giant Gnome Productions
www.giantgnome.com
MCCAIN FTW

"...you know what? I still get out of bed
every day and make coffee, smoke some crack cocaine, put on my Richard
Nixon mask and foam rubber cowboy hat and go to work like everyone
else..."
- Edward Morris


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Add .com to the name.


From: Waldo O
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 5:06 PM
To: podcasters@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [podcasters] Free Podcaster Forums


Hey Walt,

whats the URL of the forums?

waldo

On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 07:36, Walt Snider <waltsnider@...> wrote:

> I run Podcast Society, which I set up for any podcast, regardless of
> content
> to use for free.
>
> If you need forums, just email me the name of your show, what each forum
> should be called, and if the content is "Rated R". More adult-centric show
> forums will have their forums invisible until the moderator (you) invite
> them to your show forums, basically, this keeps the kiddies from learning
> new words.
>
> No slight of hand here, I do mean free.
>
> Walt Snider
> phone: (954) SPY-NEWS
> email: <mailto:walt@... <walt%40waltsnider.com>>
> walt@... <walt%40waltsnider.com>
> web: <http://www.waltsnider.com/> www.WaltSnider.com
> blog: www.OffTheWalt.com
> podcasts: <http://www.korenewmedia.com/> www.KoreNewMedia.com
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>

--
Waleed "Waldo" Ovase
Executive Producer
Giant Gnome Productions
www.giantgnome.com
MCCAIN FTW

"...you know what? I still get out of bed
every day and make coffee, smoke some crack cocaine, put on my Richard
Nixon mask and foam rubber cowboy hat and go to work like everyone
else..."
- Edward Morris

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]





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Oh.  Good idea!

Thanks :-)

On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 19:34, Walt Snider <waltsnider@...> wrote:

>   Add .com to the name.
>
> From: Waldo O
> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 5:06 PM
> To: podcasters@yahoogroups.com <podcasters%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [podcasters] Free Podcaster Forums
>
>
> Hey Walt,
>
> whats the URL of the forums?
>
> waldo
>
> On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 07:36, Walt Snider
<waltsnider@...<waltsnider%40msn.com>>
> wrote:
>
> > I run Podcast Society, which I set up for any podcast, regardless of
> > content
> > to use for free.
> >
> > If you need forums, just email me the name of your show, what each forum
> > should be called, and if the content is "Rated R". More adult-centric
> show
> > forums will have their forums invisible until the moderator (you) invite
> > them to your show forums, basically, this keeps the kiddies from learning
> > new words.
> >
> > No slight of hand here, I do mean free.
> >
> > Walt Snider
> > phone: (954) SPY-NEWS
> > email: <mailto:walt@... <walt%40waltsnider.com> <walt%
> 40waltsnider.com>>
> > walt@... <walt%40waltsnider.com> <walt%40waltsnider.com>
> > web: <http://www.waltsnider.com/> www.WaltSnider.com
> > blog: www.OffTheWalt.com
> > podcasts: <http://www.korenewmedia.com/> www.KoreNewMedia.com
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Waleed "Waldo" Ovase
> Executive Producer
> Giant Gnome Productions
> www.giantgnome.com
> MCCAIN FTW
>
> "...you know what? I still get out of bed
> every day and make coffee, smoke some crack cocaine, put on my Richard
> Nixon mask and foam rubber cowboy hat and go to work like everyone
> else..."
> - Edward Morris
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>



--
Waleed "Waldo" Ovase
Executive Producer
Giant Gnome Productions
www.giantgnome.com
MCCAIN FTW

"...you know what? I still get out of bed
every day and make coffee, smoke some crack cocaine, put on my Richard
Nixon mask and foam rubber cowboy hat and go to work like everyone
else..."
- Edward Morris


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

s
It was 2 Oct 2008, when James Wadsworth commented:


> Hey Everyone,
>
> I'm about to move into video with my podcast and I am very excited
> about this. But there is one thing that I'm not sure about: background
> music. I've recently been watching the Zune Insider podcast and they play a
> background track during the video. I want to do the same but I don't have
> any music that I could use.
>
> Do any of you know of the best way to find background tracks for this
> purpose? I've tried the Podsafe Music network but I have trouble
> searching and finding tracks. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> ~James Wadsworth

For general-purpose music you can use for most stuff, without the music
overwhelming what you have to say, try Kevin MacLeod's music from
http://www.incompetech.com.  Not brilliant, but you don't want brilliant
music, you want good music that doesn't interfere with your message.

Kevin's good on that.

Hope that helps.

--

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Stories from the Hiber-Nation:
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What colour is the sky in your world? What colour is the urban sky?
It's not a colour, it's a kaleidoscope of news, views, commentary,
documentaries and more.

http://urbansky.libsyn.com/

Episode One - Geeks and Geek Culture is this week's podcast.

i found a pretty good podcast with lots of good info on podcast promoting, you
guys
probably know most of this stuff but i found the content very informative.
heres the site
jasonvanorden.com podcasting underground

On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 6:27 PM, serviceyourac <serviceyourac@...>wrote:

> i found a pretty good podcast with lots of good info on podcast promoting,
> you guys
> probably know most of this stuff but i found the content very informative.
> heres the site
> jasonvanorden.com podcasting underground
>
>
>

A lot of the old timers here know about him, but it's good info to share for
those who have not been around as long.

He has a great book which I read, with some relevant info.

*http://tinyurl.com/3kdfhl*

Paul Puri

My updates
http://www.paulpuri.name

My podcasting gear recommendations:
http://podsafegear.com
Chat: [image: Google Talk:] paulpuri [image: Skype:] unsignedpodcast
Contact Me: [image: Blogger] <http://paulpuri.blogspot.com/>[image:
Twitter]<http://twitter.com/paulpuri>


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It was 5 Oct 2008, when Stephen Eley commented:


> On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 11:10 PM, urbanskypodcast
> <urbanskypodcast@...> wrote:
> > It's ready to go, I just need to figure out how to add RSS tags to it and
> > distribute it.
> >
> > Any recommendations as to which site I should upload my podcast to? I
> > want to distribute the podcast to as many listeners as possible.
>
> If you want to make life easy on yourself, $5 a month at Libsyn will
> get you very easy uploading, an RSS feed, easy iTunes tagging,
> unlimited bandwidth, and a plain but no-hassle Web site.  There are
> ways to do it flashier, but they require more learning.  There are
> ways to do it cheaper (i.e. free), but they have more gotchas.
> (Disclaimer: I have a commercial relationship with Libsyn.  But I was
> recommending them for novices even when I wasn't using them myself.)
>
> Note, however, that in terms of getting it to "as many listeners as
> possible," putting it up someplace where they can download it is only
> the first part of the challenge.  Marketing your podcast is *your*
> problem, no hosting site will give you much help with it, and don't
> expect fast results.  Success will be more about you and the work you
> put into it than where you upload.

Steve is right about capacity (with only a couple problems lately, due to
a typo on a filename on my part), as far as Libsyn is concerned.  Libsyn
is the simplest way I know of if your intent is to produce and distribute
a Podcast, and anything else is secondary.

There are several mechanisms (requiring more tinkering) to host a podcast
AND have a clever-looking blog to link to your podcasts, and I could AND
you several other ANDs.   But to Just Get A Podcast Out and keep it going
out, Libsyn is excellent.  As Steve said, the rest is "up to you."  Some
folks here can give you some ideas as to what You ought to be Up To.

Steve has some excellent ideas in that regard, and I think someday soon
Steve may actually have a reasonably successful podcast.  ;-)

Even I can, though I have a small audience.  My core audience just keeps
listening.  They don't know why.  I suppose the ethical thing would be to
stop using the subliminal audio messages.  But hey, it's just a hobby.
It's not like I've put in subliminal messages to tell them to promote the
podcast for me, and or send me money.

Yet.

--

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Stories from the Hiber-Nation:
<http://grizzly.libsyn.com/index.php?post_category=story>
Blog: <http://grizzlysgrowls.blogspot.com>
Grizzly's Giving Page:
<http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/viewChallenge.html?id=1
9180>

yeah, i have only been podcasting for about 4 months, the info is great to me. i
wish i knew about it earlier.

Cross Campus Ministry Podcast, A Podcast for Christian College Students in
itunes and at Videobible.blogspot.com


--- On Mon, 10/6/08, Paul Puri <paulpuri@...> wrote:

> From: Paul Puri <paulpuri@...>
> Subject: Re: [podcasters] podcasting underground
> To: podcasters@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, October 6, 2008, 10:46 PM
> On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 6:27 PM, serviceyourac
> <serviceyourac@...>wrote:
>
> > i found a pretty good podcast with lots of good info
> on podcast promoting,
> > you guys
> > probably know most of this stuff but i found the
> content very informative.
> > heres the site
> > jasonvanorden.com podcasting underground
> >
> >
> >
>
> A lot of the old timers here know about him, but it's
> good info to share for
> those who have not been around as long.
>
> He has a great book which I read, with some relevant info.
>
> *http://tinyurl.com/3kdfhl*
>
> Paul Puri
>
> My updates
> http://www.paulpuri.name
>
> My podcasting gear recommendations:
> http://podsafegear.com
> Chat: [image: Google Talk:] paulpuri [image: Skype:]
> unsignedpodcast
> Contact Me: [image: Blogger]
> <http://paulpuri.blogspot.com/>[image:
> Twitter]<http://twitter.com/paulpuri>
>
>
> --- @ WiseStamp Signature.
> <http://www.wisestamp.com/> Get it
> now<http://www.wisestamp.com/>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I'm up to 73 episodes now and since they are all in my rss file they
all appear on iTunes.  I'm wondering if it's time to cut off the
number of episodes in the rss file.  I don't know - is there any
reason to do this?  Is there a limit on how big your rss file can be?
  Are potential new subscribers ever turned off by too many back episodes?

Thoughts on this much appreciated

Michael
www.thepsychfiles.com

Hello Michael-

I don't know the size of the rss, or even what the heck a rss is anyway; see how
new I am to this field.

But on a personal note...

If the rss file is not being a problem, then definitely leave it alone.

Depending upon what your podcast is about, is maybe when you might want to
streamline it.

But I was listening to Real Estate podcasts and I used the older ones to compare
to the newer ones for strategy.

Though every new subscriber is different, you can't please them all.

So best bet would be to put what you got out there and as the saying goes,
"...if you don't want to listen to it, then don't."

The best advice for anyone that I have for you regarding having tons of
podcasts, is to make sure that your file management is at its top of its game.

Label all of your podcasts for what they are and don't ever use those default
names.  I.e. 38264512.wav or especially  
1898%&#help7$%house*&@investing*(%sell.wav

Hope this helps at least 1%.

Cheers

Jonathon M. Johnson
Podcast listener - non-producing at the moment.  :-)



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From: "mbritt1216" <michael.britt@...>
I'm up to 73 episodes now and since they are all in my rss file they
all appear on iTunes. I'm wondering if it's time to cut off the
number of episodes in the rss file. I don't know - is there any
reason to do this? Is there a limit on how big your rss file can be?
Are potential new subscribers ever turned off by too many back episodes?

Thoughts on this much appreciated

Michael
www.thepsychfiles.com




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At 1:59 PM +0000 10/7/08, mbritt1216 wrote:
>I'm up to 73 episodes now and since they are all in my rss file they
>all appear on iTunes.  I'm wondering if it's time to cut off the
>number of episodes in the rss file.  I don't know - is there any
>reason to do this?  Is there a limit on how big your rss file can be?
>  Are potential new subscribers ever turned off by too many back episodes?

I imagine that most RSS feeds are being generated by a blogging
platform of some kind, and every blogging platform I've seen lets you
set how many of the most recent articles are in the feed.

We've produced 160 weekly editions of our show, and we keep the last
20 of them in our feed.  In our case, this is a parameter we set in
our blogging software.
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    A 501c3 non-profit educational project of Earth Island Institute.
      Download the MP3 programs or subscribe to the podcast at...
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On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 6:59 AM, mbritt1216
<michael.britt@...>wrote:

>   I'm up to 73 episodes now and since they are all in my rss file they
> all appear on iTunes. I'm wondering if it's time to cut off the
> number of episodes in the rss file. I don't know - is there any
> reason to do this? Is there a limit on how big your rss file can be?
> Are potential new subscribers ever turned off by too many back episodes?
>
> Thoughts on this much appreciated
>
> Michael
> www.thepsychfiles.com
>
>

This topic has come before on this list.  Some felt that it was good to have
as many episodes available via RSS as possible.  Others contend that having
that much information in your RSS file could be problematic, as the file is
constantly being accessed by aggregators looking for updates.  The idea is
this:  A large RSS file that's constantly being hit by aggregators could
cause a strain on your website's bandwidth, whereas a smaller file (with
less episodes available) wouldn't.  In general, RSS feeds carry only the
most recent items.  Regardless, my advice is, if you're not noticing any
problems due to the size of your RSS file, then leave it as is.  You'll
probably get more downloads from your archives that way.

--
-Shawn "Shawno" Thorpe
Hyper Nonsense - Talk/comedy podcast from central California
http://www.hypernonsense.com/

Shawnogram - Content = life.
http://www.shawnogram.com/


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If you have feedburner host the rss file, then you don't need to worry
about the hits to your webserver.

Chris



Shawn Thorpe wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 6:59 AM, mbritt1216
> <michael.britt@...
> <mailto:michael.britt%40thepsychfiles.com>>wrote:
>
> > I'm up to 73 episodes now and since they are all in my rss file they
> > all appear on iTunes. I'm wondering if it's time to cut off the
> > number of episodes in the rss file. I don't know - is there any
> > reason to do this? Is there a limit on how big your rss file can be?
> > Are potential new subscribers ever turned off by too many back episodes?
> >
> > Thoughts on this much appreciated
> >
> > Michael
> > www.thepsychfiles.com
> >
> >
>
> This topic has come before on this list. Some felt that it was good to
> have
> as many episodes available via RSS as possible. Others contend that having
> that much information in your RSS file could be problematic, as the
> file is
> constantly being accessed by aggregators looking for updates. The idea is
> this: A large RSS file that's constantly being hit by aggregators could
> cause a strain on your website's bandwidth, whereas a smaller file (with
> less episodes available) wouldn't. In general, RSS feeds carry only the
> most recent items. Regardless, my advice is, if you're not noticing any
> problems due to the size of your RSS file, then leave it as is. You'll
> probably get more downloads from your archives that way.
>

Hi guys:

I have 686 episodes in my feed and it seems to work fine for any
podcatchers I've tested.

thanks...chris
----
chris future / host, thinkfuture radio & video shows -
http://thinkfuture.com <http://thinkfuture.com/>



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From: podcasters@yahoogroups.com [mailto:podcasters@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Chris Moody
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 11:40 AM
To: podcasters@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [podcasters] Too many back episodes - what to do?



If you have feedburner host the rss file, then you don't need to worry
about the hits to your webserver.

Chris

Shawn Thorpe wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 6:59 AM, mbritt1216
> <michael.britt@...
<mailto:michael.britt%40thepsychfiles.com>
> <mailto:michael.britt%40thepsychfiles.com>>wrote:
>
> > I'm up to 73 episodes now and since they are all in my rss file they
> > all appear on iTunes. I'm wondering if it's time to cut off the
> > number of episodes in the rss file. I don't know - is there any
> > reason to do this? Is there a limit on how big your rss file can be?
> > Are potential new subscribers ever turned off by too many back
episodes?
> >
> > Thoughts on this much appreciated
> >
> > Michael
> > www.thepsychfiles.com
> >
> >
>
> This topic has come before on this list. Some felt that it was good to

> have
> as many episodes available via RSS as possible. Others contend that
having
> that much information in your RSS file could be problematic, as the
> file is
> constantly being accessed by aggregators looking for updates. The idea
is
> this: A large RSS file that's constantly being hit by aggregators
could
> cause a strain on your website's bandwidth, whereas a smaller file
(with
> less episodes available) wouldn't. In general, RSS feeds carry only
the
> most recent items. Regardless, my advice is, if you're not noticing
any
> problems due to the size of your RSS file, then leave it as is. You'll
> probably get more downloads from your archives that way.
>






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Once I hit too many shows so that it creates a problem for RSS readers, I'll
just let them drop out of my feed, but will make them available in packages
of 10 from one of my webservers. I suppose if bandwidth becomes an issue, I
can upload them to archive.org as well and let them handle the bandwidth and
storage.



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From: podcasters@yahoogroups.com [mailto:podcasters@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of mbritt1216
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:00 AM
To: podcasters@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [podcasters] Too many back episodes - what to do?



I'm up to 73 episodes now and since they are all in my rss file they
all appear on iTunes. I'm wondering if it's time to cut off the
number of episodes in the rss file. I don't know - is there any
reason to do this? Is there a limit on how big your rss file can be?
Are potential new subscribers ever turned off by too many back episodes?

Thoughts on this much appreciated

Michael
www.thepsychfiles.com





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I'm looking to add some new hosts to Kore New Media, Florida's largest
podcast group.



We have 7 active shows already, we're looking forward to another 3 in 2009,
one of which will be video. The more popular shows are Kore News, Kore
Groove and Kore RPG. We produce nearly a gig of content each month. 2009
will have us pushing about 1.5 gigs per month.



Priority will be given to D&D 3.5 players for our D&D gameplay podcast (our
most popular show). Living in South Florida is a plus!



We've got about 1,700 unique listeners across all shows and look forward to
about 5,000 by the end of 2009. At this point I'll have advertising and will
hand checks to all talent and producers!



Even if you're in another show, I'd still like to hear from you if you're
interested.

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Walt Snider
phone: (954) SPY-NEWS
email:  <mailto:walt@...> walt@...
web:  <http://www.waltsnider.com/> www.WaltSnider.com
blog: www.OffTheWalt.com
podcasts:  <http://www.korenewmedia.com/> www.KoreNewMedia.com





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Hey Walt-

Why is it that all of the good stuff happens south from where I live in Colorado
or out of state.  Grrrr....

I am an avid D&D 3.5 player and getting into 4.0 now.

Would love to help you out, but I am just learning the ropes of podcasting and
that when my fricking st-55 microphone works on my Mac.  Grrrrrrr....

I am going to try and log in to listen to what the D&D 3.5 is talking about.


Cheers

Jonathon M. Johnson
Colorado

-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Walt Snider" <waltsnider@...>
I'm looking to add some new hosts to Kore New Media, Florida's largest
podcast group.

We have 7 active shows already, we're looking forward to another 3 in 2009,
one of which will be video. The more popular shows are Kore News, Kore
Groove and Kore RPG. We produce nearly a gig of content each month. 2009
will have us pushing about 1.5 gigs per month.

Priority will be given to D&D 3.5 players for our D&D gameplay podcast (our
most popular show). Living in South Florida is a plus!

We've got about 1,700 unique listeners across all shows and look forward to
about 5,000 by the end of 2009. At this point I'll have advertising and will
hand checks to all talent and producers!

Even if you're in another show, I'd still like to hear from you if you're
interested.

http://www.korenewmedia.com/hosts/hosts_joinus.html

Walt Snider
phone: (954) SPY-NEWS
email: <mailto:walt@...> walt@...
web: <http://www.waltsnider.com/> www.WaltSnider.com
blog: www.OffTheWalt.com
podcasts: <http://www.korenewmedia.com/> www.KoreNewMedia.com

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