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May 14, 2018
14 May 2018

Rockin’ Libsyn Podcasts: The Bearded Tog

This series is all about showcasing Libsyn podcasters. Its sole purpose is to introduce these awesome podcasts to the world as well as share their podcasting insight to empower the community!

Q & A with Adam from The Bearded Tog

When did you start podcasting?

I started podcasting back in college in 2012. I’m nervous to admit this but my first podcast was called “Solid Rock” and we had a segment called “Bieber News of the Week”. I started my most recent podcast though in 2017.

Why did you start podcasting?

I started The Bearded Tog to help creatives demystify the process that it takes to go from dreaming about running your own business to owning your own business!

I was raised by single mom in a small town and didn’t really know what I wanted to do. I had been kicked out of college, yet through hard work and dumb luck I was able to start a sustainable six-figure wedding photography business in Washington DC.

What’s the name of your show about and what is it about?

The name of my podcast is called The Bearded Tog! The goal of The Bearded Tog aims to help creative entrepeneurs, side hustlers and photographers, turn their dreams or side-hustles into sustainable thriving businesses.

What’s your podcasting set-up? Hardware, software, CMS, etc.

For my podcasting setup, it’s a little bit extravagant for a self-funded solo show with little support, but I love audio and it’s fun to play with toys!

Microphone: Shure SM7B – Sounds fantastic on a male vocal!

Interface: I started with a Scarlett 2i2 but now use an Apollo Twin MKII

Computer: 6-Core 2013 Mac Pro

Headphones: Audio Technica ATH-M50s

Recording Program: Adobe Audition

CMS: I post my episodes and shownotes on my wordpress blog.

How have you promoted your podcast?

Through high-following guests and finding people looking for answers that my podcast offers, I’ve been able to promote my podcast organically.

Most times, folks like 1 episode with their favorite guest and find more episodes they may enjoy.

What do you know now that you wish you knew when you started?

One thing I wish I knew when I started podcasting was that “done is better than perfect”.

It’s easy to get bogged down in pristine audio quality, no “ums” or mess ups. You will always have those, but will also get better over time the more you do it.

Plus, listeners want the content! It doesn’t need to sound perfect for people to want it!

Hey! Are you looking to find out if you can start a business? This is how you do it – listen and subscribe to The Bearded Tog. Simple.

You can also connect with Adam and The Bearded Tog on Twitter and Instagram

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May 7, 2018
07 May 2018

Rockin’ Libsyn Podcasts: You, Me, Empathy

This series is all about showcasing Libsyn podcasters. Its sole purpose is to introduce these awesome podcasts to the world as well as share their podcasting insight to empower the community!

Q & A with Non from You, Me, Empathy

When did you start podcasting?

I started podcasting in 2013 with a couple of different shows that never really found footing. My first real go at it was in January 2014 when my wife and I launched Joy Sandwich. That lasted for four years; we wrapped up our final episode in February 2018.

And in January 2018, I created and launched my newest podcast: You, Me, Empathy.

Why did you start podcasting?

Podcasting, like no other medium, gives us a space to create unabashedly to our heart’s content, and to passionately build and share the stories we want to tell.

And stories are facilitators of empathy and understanding and exploring new perspectives and insight about ourselves and one another.

So, I suppose I podcast because I want to be immersed—as a podcaster and a consumer of podcasts—in a world rich with opportunities to learn, speak truths, and engage with my heart facing forward.

What’s the name of your show about and what is it about?

My show is You, Me, Empathy. It’s about creating a safe space for us to share our mental health stories, a place to foster empathy and compassion, a place for normalizing conversation around mental health.

I created You, Me, Empathy to offer up a safe space for everyday folks like myself to share their stories in hopes that they find healing, and my listeners find peace and healing in the fact that they are not alone.

As a kid, I didn’t feel like I had that safe space, and I want to give that to others.

I almost died once of a depression-anxiety-anorexia combo (which you can read about here: NonWels.com/my-story), having bottled up my emotions and feelings for years. You, Me, Empathy is, in a way, an antidote to that previous life.

What’s your podcasting set-up? Hardware, software, CMS, etc.

I use an Audio-Technica ATR2100 mic. I have two of them, and so when I have guests in the studio (aka second bedroom/office/library/ALL THE THINGS), they use the other. I also have a small XENYX mixer I connect to the mics. For my mic, I also have a boom arm.

For recording, I use the Ecamm Call Recorder for Skype. And I edit in Audacity. Before I upload my audio, I always run it through Auphonic too.

[My podcast website] is through Squarespace , and I backup all my files with Dropbox. I also save all my final files on an external hard drive because I am endlessly worried about losing files 😀

How have you promoted your podcast?

So far, as a new show, I’ve been mostly focused on meeting my own internal deadlines and putting out a great show. But I do share on social media: Twitter, Facebook. I’ve dabbled a bit in podcast advertising on Facebook and Overcast.

My favorite kind of promotion is when it’s natural, not intrusive or salesy. So if I can do that, and continue growing the podcast while sharing stories of my brave and courageous guests, that’s cool.

What do you know now that you wish you knew when you started?

A podcast like You, Me, Empathy is one that demands actual, wholly engaged listening. When I first started, I found myself focusing too much on notes I created prior to recording.

This was especially the case when I was nervous about talking to a particular guest, like Paul Gilmartin in Episode 12, or Eric Zimmer in Episode 7.

I was nervous, and so I researched and took fastidious notes that I could refer to during the conversation.

But that’s not the way to do it, at least for me. So I stripped my whole notes structure, and simplified it. I created only small, concise bullet points I could refer to only if I needed to. Again, only if I needed to.

If I am doing my job right, I won’t need to refer to those notes because that means I am listening actively. I am present. I am engaged and in touch with my guest, listening to their story.

Doing that has helped me immensely, and I think my interviews are much better for it.

The conversation about mental health is such an important one, and if you feel it’s time for you to step into it in a safe place subscribe to You, Me, Empathy!

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April 23, 2018
23 Apr 2018

Rockin’ Libsyn Podcasts: Popcorn Finance

This series is all about libsyn podcasters. Its sole purpose is to introduce these awesome podcasts to the world as well as share their podcasting insight to empower the community!

Q & A’s with Chris from Popcorn Finance

When did you start podcasting?

I worked on my very first podcast back in 2009. A couple of friends started a video game podcast and I handled all their editing and post production.

Eventually I started joining them on the show and fell in love with creating audio content.

The show only lasted about 40 episodes and we never gained a huge following, but it was still a lot of fun. Seven years later in 2017 I finally started my own podcast, Popcorn Finance.

Why did you start podcasting?

I never planned on podcasting, it just happened naturally. I used to do a lot of video editing for fun, so that is why my friends asked me to help with their podcast editing.

When I finally joined them behind the microphone I realized how much fun it was to create a podcast.

I’ve been listening to podcasts since about 2009 and it is my favorite way to consume content because I can be literally anywhere and doing anything and still listen. So for me it was an easy choice to pick podcasting as the medium for my show.

What’s the name of your show and what is it about?

The name of my podcast is Popcorn Finance. The premise and tagline is “…Where we discuss finance in about the time it takes to make a bag of popcorn.”

Popcorn only takes a few minutes to cook, so I try to keep my episodes short and to the point while covering finance topics that we all deal with.

I’ve covered topics such as the basics of investing, discussing money with your significant other, saving for retirement and travel hacking. I’ve also had the opportunity to have some great guests and experts come on the show to share their knowledge and expertise.

What’s your podcasting set-up? Hardware, software, CMS, etc.

I use a pretty simple setup to record. I use an Audio-Technica ATR 2100 microphone with a windscreen.

I have my microphone connected to my desk using a scissor arm stand that I got for $12 on amazon.

I initially started editing using Garageband which came free on my computer. So my startup costs were really low, under $80 for all my equipment.

About two months ago I switched over to Reaper as my primary editing software. The price was very reasonable at $60, plus it gave me a ton of very useful features that I didn’t have in Garageband.

There is definitely a learning curve, but it has been worth it for the productivity I have gained.

Also, like Garageband, it is what is call a non-destructive editor. This means that even if you cut and audio clip or delete a portion of it, the data never disappears and you can recover it just by extending the beginning or end of the edited clip.

How have you promoted your podcast?

I promote my podcast primarily on social media. I try to stay active on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

I use a tool called Smarter Queue to help me schedule posts so that I can spend less of my time trying to come up with content on the spot.

This tool has saved me the most time when it comes to promoting via social media. I have also found that having guests on the show is a great way to increase exposure because they are usually more than willing to share the episode with their audience.

I have been very fortunate to have some amazing people join me on the podcast.

What do you know now that you wish you knew when you started?

I wish I would have known that this whole podcasting thing is a journey. No matter how hard you try to will this thing to be successful, it is still going to take time.

I think I had the impression that I would just hop on the mic and people would automatically start listening, but that is definitely not how it works.

You have to really work on not only bringing in your audience but also creating a compelling product that will keep them. There has been a lot of trial and error, but I think that is how you learn and figure out what will work for you.

There you have it, if you’re interested in quick, easy and super helpful information about money and finances, you must subscribe to Popcorn Finance!

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