| Before we start, I want to ask you one simple | | | | to that Podcast by using readily available "podcatching" |
| question. If you knew what you know today about | | | | software. The software will periodically check for |
| how big blogging would be before it started, would you | | | | updates and download any new files."So I'm an affiliate, |
| have started a blog? Well, in that case, you better pay | | | | I want to make money from podcasting, but I don't |
| close attention to podcasting!Pretty much everyone | | | | have an I-Pod. How can podcasting helping |
| and anyone who knows the slightest bit about | | | | me?"Podcasting has been around in one form or |
| Podcasting thinks about the Apple I-Pod and how I-Pod | | | | another since the year 1991. Before it became known |
| users are using Apple's I-Tunes software to download | | | | as Podcasting, it was known as audio blogs. In other |
| their favorite songs over the internet.But what if I told | | | | words, many affiliates may have already been using |
| you that you don't even need an I-Pod to podcast? As | | | | this technique, just without the title of a "podcast."How |
| a matter of fact, to have your own podcast show, an | | | | you can start implementing podcasting?It is not very |
| I-Pod is absolutely unnecessary!The name "podcasting" | | | | different from having a newsletter or an Ezine |
| is a combination of the name for Apple's portable mp3 | | | | (something we talk about a lot). But from now on, you |
| player, the "I-Pod," and the word "broadcasting." Using | | | | can start adding audio files to the newsletter and |
| mp3 audio to broadcast a message was formerly | | | | instantly you have an active podcast.1. Record your |
| known as "audio-blogging." It only became known as | | | | message2. Convert into MP3 file3. Create an RSS |
| podcasting after a million I-Pod users subscribed to | | | | feed of your podcast4. Upload MP3 to your website5. |
| Apple's I-Tunes directory within two days of when | | | | Listeners can now subscribe to be notified when you |
| I-Tunes launched.So for those of you who don't know, | | | | make updates using pod-catch softwareThe only part |
| here's the scoop: Podcasting is a way to listen or view | | | | here where it gets a bit technical is the process of |
| the files you want, when you want. Special podcasting | | | | creating an RSS feed of your podcast. However, |
| software now also allows you to be automatically | | | | even that step will only take a few minutes to learn |
| updated when a specific podcast you subscribe to | | | | completely.Using podcasting, you can immediately |
| has been updated.How it works...It works by first | | | | differentiate yourself as an affiliate and begin building a |
| having someone first make a podcast, which is | | | | unique list of loyal subscribers! Congratulations, you are |
| basically a file sitting on the internet waiting to be | | | | just a few steps away from having your own radio |
| downloaded. The next step is for the user to subscribe | | | | show! |