Top Mistakes Podcasters make ?

[MyTakeRadio]

Over promotion will make people hate you quick. Gauge your interactions and comment on other sites to organically promote your brand without looking like a spammer.

[JaseRossi]

I send out a tweet and Facebook post when we go live and I will send one out earlier that day saying the we will be live later tonight. I also plug my shows and site any chance I get on other sites or podcasts.

What are some of your tips Andrew and Spencer? We would love to hear some!

[andrewzarian]

JaseRossi I think you got the hang of it. Theres a Podcast that I notice posting the same 5 tweets every 20 minutes every single day.

I also make sure to keep show promotion limited on my personal twitter.

[Jadori]

I agree that you need to study,listen and be a guest on radio and podcast shows but I also feel that a bad attitude can outweigh all of that hard work. I am still a beginner in podcasting and blogging but I have dealt with mean podcasters and bloggers that I would not want to work with in the future. I feel that the key to this business is being humble and learning from the pros and given them the proper respect that they deserve and have earned.

[Spencer Kobren]

I send out a tweet and Facebook post when we go live and I will send one out earlier that day saying the we will be live later tonight. I also plug my shows and site any chance I get on other sites or podcasts.

What are some of your tips Andrew and Spencer? We would love to hear some!

I’m really bad when it comes to social networking, tweeting etc., but I’m starting to get more into it. I’ve built a community around my broadcast and that just kind of builds on itself to spread the word about my show...I let Andrew do the rest

[andrewzarian]

hahaha Yea you old school radio guys with your " Let me just show up and do a show" attitude

[mcphillips]

As an aside, regarding the comments earlier in this thread about audio, there are some fairly knowledgeable audio people here who are willing to help other members.

[andrewzarian]

like who mike ...

[Donovan]

I would agree that audio quality is #1 and that's audio quality of all of your co-hosts as well. One of the toughest things for me to handle is getting the audio of my co-hosts exactly where I want it. They aren't sitting their with a Heil, so my options are limited. But I think we've managed to make it work rather well. One thing we found is that using a Mumble server provides higher quality audio over Skype and since my co-hosts aren't coming in with video (they were but we stopped - hope to get that going again), Mumble works great for us.

Under and over promotion is also another mistake. If you don't promote, no one will know about you. This isn't "build it and they will come". You have to get your message out there. But again, over promotion will turn people off. I use Buffer to tweet out about 5 to 7 tweets the day AFTER our show, each one relating to an aspect of the show. I also do this on Facebook. Afterwards, I pretty much go silent until the next show. It's a delicate balance between under and over promoting your show(s).

That's been my experience, anyway.

[mcphillips]

Donovan, how does the audio quality of Mumble compare with Skype? It looks like you're saying it's better. Where do you have the quality settings for Mumble? Do you have your own Murmur server, or can you use one provided by a third party?