What is Podcasting and How to Start Today?

Podcasting is an amazing and easy tool for traffic generation.  Anyone can create a podcast on any subject, and it can be started without major expense.  The issue is, many people just don’t know how to begin.  With that, I want to answer the question “What is Podcasting and How Can I Start Today“?

Podcasting is a system that lets you download audio programs directly to your iPod or other media player.  You may listen to these audio programs later on whenever and wherever you want to listen to them.   Many people like to download podcasts so they can listen to them while they exercise or do housework.  The advantages of Podcasting is that it allows a person to listen to audio content of their choice without any charge – and at a time of their convenience.  Therefore, Podcasting has proven to be a far better alternative to the traditional radio.

So, how do I Start Podcasting?

Podcasting is a very easy process. You do not need anything other than an Internet-ready computer and a portable media player.  Even if you do not have a portable media player, you can begin Podcasting simply using a computer  that has an Internet connection.    There are many websites that really help you get started with Podcasting.  One of my favorite sites that allows you to create audio content is BlogTalkRadio.   Without question, they are the best-of-the best when it comes to ease of use, unmatched value, and quality service.  They are one of the treasures of the internet for providing convenient marketing resources without major expense and a difficult learning curve.  Obviously, I highly recommend the resource and believe it can be a major tool in your marketing arsenal – especially for creating quality audio content.

There are certainly other resources available to help you gather information on podcasting and audio creation, and to get you started quickly.

Years ago I shared the importance of the emerging social media trend in building traffic.  At the time, I called podcasting and social media the direction that online marketing was heading – and the emerging importance in the marketplace.  Obviously, we can see that value on display today in every area of the internet community.

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Podcasting: Traffic Generation Tool Of The Future

For those internet and network marketers who want to build traffic to your site but really don’t want to write, I have a great suggestion – podcasting.  You can create high quality content that visitors will flock to, simply by speaking.

Podcasting is the latest technology that makes audio files available online for downloading from the Internet to your computer, iPod or any other device capable of playing media files.   A Podcaster will use RSS feeds for facilitating easy availability and detection of required audio files.  It sounds a lot more complicated than it really is.  Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing much more information on the topic of podcasting – because this is quickly becoming an excellent way to attract tons of visitors to your opportunity.

According to Dave Wiener, who made Podcasting possible along with Adam Curry, RSS feed used for Podcasting differ from other RSS feed for text  because you use your ears for listening to the new content on your media player instead of using your eyes to read it on the screen of your computer.

Let’s talk about a few differences between Podcasting and Broadcasting:

The word Podcasting originated as a confluence of two words- iPod and broadcasting.   With latest technology, you do not need to have an IPod to listen to a Podcast.  Most computers now come with the ability to download and listen to podcasts right from your computer.  You can listen to Podcasts on any media player with the ability to play MP3 files, and is good for listening to Podcast feeds.

The difference between radio broadcast and Podcast is that in case of radio, the signal is pushed out while in Pod casting the end user pulls the signal by downloading the audio show on his/her computer or other device.

Podcasting is Easy to Start
If you think that making Podcasts is very difficult process than you are completely wrong.  Podcasting is a very easy process.  Let’s take a look at a few basic details so you will see how simple it really is.

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