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Over the past few months, I have been talking about the fact that I would be speaking at the Catholic New Media Conference in Arlington, Texas. I'm excited to share the audio recording of the talk that I gave in this episode of Podcast Answer Man. This was the first time I'd ever given a […] The post 275 My First Keynote Speech – My Address To The Catholic New Media Conference 2012 appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

Are You Creating Life Changing Content? This week, I was reminded, once again, why it is that I produce this show and create the content that I make available here on this site. That reminder came from an email that I had received from John Bukenas who wrote an email to me that started with… […] The post 274 Apple Wins Podcasting Patent – Are You Creating Life Changing Content? – Is Twitter Going Downhill? – And Much More! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

Equipment Options For Under $200 My primary focus with Podcast Answer Man is to help people create amazing sounding and extremely well produced shows. However, I am often asked what is available to those who want to record their audio on a very limited budget. In this episode, Steve called in to ask what the […] The post 273 Recording Audio On A Tight Budget – Multiple Guests With Audio Clips – File Formats – And More! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

The Strangest Secret I must have heard my great friend, Dan Miller, talk about The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale at least 30 to 40 times before actually searching out this resource for myself. I'm so glad that I did! When I first heard it, I do recall telling myself that I wanted to actually […] The post 272 What Is Success? My Best Podcast Episode Ever! SpeakPipe For Feedback! And So Much More! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

What Plugins Do I Use And Recommend Today? I typically receive between 40 to 100+ emails each day. There are a number of questions that I get over and over again and one of the more popular questions is “What plugins are your currently using for WordPress?” I've answered this question on previous episodes of […] The post 271 PlugInPalooza – Backup Buddy – Lead Player Plugin – Pretty Link – And 13 Other Plugins That I Use & Highly Recommend appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

Is There A Market For Podcast Producers? Nathan called in to ask if I thought there was a market for someone who wanted to produce podcasts for others rather than produce their own show(s). He also asked how I might go about convincing someone that they need to create a podcast. I share my thoughts […] The post 270 Is There A Market For Podcast Producers? Why We Wear Headphones – Apple Podcasts App Update – And SO MUCH MORE! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

Sony MDR-7506 Headphones For the past several years, I had been using Bose AE2 style headphones. When I was in NYC for BlogWorld & New Media Expo, I visited the SiriusXM studios. While in the studio, I noticed that they only used Sony MDR-7506 headphones. I was so pleased with the sound quality that I […] The post 269 New Social Media Strategy And My New Sony MDR-7506 Headphones appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

How Do You Determine The Potential Size of A Podcast Audience? In this week's episode, Eddy called in to ask if it is possible to determine the potential size of a podcast audience. He explained that he was trying to find out if there is “enough of an audience there waiting” for a certain topic. […] The post 268 How Do You Determine The Potential Size of A Podcast Audience? Facebook Now Allows Unpublished Posts. And So Much More! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

Learn How Audio Podcasting Has Benefited Existing Bloggers! At this years's BlogWorld & New Media Expo's NYC event, I was thrilled to have my great friend, Pat Flynn, put together a panel titled “More Traffic, More Authority, More Customers: Why All Bloggers Should Be Podcasting.” The description of the session read: Successful bloggers don’t just […] The post 267 Why Bloggers Should Consider Podcasting – Pat Flynn – Adam Baker – Derek Halpern – Katie Davis appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

It Was No Rumor! Apple Releases Official Podcasts App! In last week's episode, I shared the rumors and speculation that surrounded the idea that Apple might release a standalone Podcasts App for iOS. Earlier this week, Apple actually released such an app. Personally, I'm thinking that they may have rushed it out the door due […] The post 266 Apple Gets Podcasts App Right! Well Almost! – Take Your Community On A Cruise – And My Thoughts On The Freemium Model & More! appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.