May 2011 – Page 3 – Paul's Tech Talk

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This is where it gets interesting!

Have you ever wanted to know why celebrities like Leo Laporte dedicate 5 mins to talk about a certain product. This is what everyone would call Word of Mouth Advertising. If you have not read my other two articles this would be a very good time to review them:

Intro to Podcasting : Part 1

Intro to Podcasting: Part 2

As you can see there is a lot to talk about and not very much time to talk about each and everyone. This tutorial is more or less going to be the outline for those of you who would want to monetize your podcasts and bring in even more revenue. It isn’t easy making money but you have to consider the impact of the recommending a product or service and how your audience will take it.

Making Money from your Podcast!

Like I was talking about you don’t have to be approached by any company. You can make money just by asking readers to go to a special URL. These URL are quite easy to do and can be done using a .htaccess file on the domain of your choice. Some ideas about making easy URL redirection links are:

[yourdomain]/[something easy to say on your domain] (How to make a URL REDIRECT http://webmaster.iu.edu/tool_guide_info/redirect.shtml)

Make an PHP redirect (example /go/glassusa.php)

There is some debate whether this is moral or not. I can not say because I even know that your aren’t trying to hide it just make it easier for the listeners to go to a site through your affiliate link. I am sure someone out there will remind me that this has been abused in the past. I would argue just because of it being used wrongly in the past doesn’t mean every site or podcast is doing it maliciously. I will say that it is far easier to say a simple URL then to have a complicated URL for podcast listeners to remember.

You don’t need paid sponsors!

When I say that I mean it, if you already have accounts with affiliates like Amazon or Hostgator then you can star making money. This is essential a free way to make without having to find sponsors to pay. You do however have to be careful which ones you recommend and advertise on your podcast. Some important things to consider is:

The length of the podcast

No more than1 affiliate per 30 mins

Recommend products you use all the time

Always do research on your product or service before hand

In my final tutorial we will discuss the pro’s and cons of Paid versus Free podcast hosting and which one fits you and why. These are all hard questions that you will need to answer before you can actually start to podcast. Until then . . .

Paul Sylvester

Should you write a podcast script? (trafcom.typepad.com)

Open Thread with The Professional Left Weekly Podcast: An (almost) Birther-Free Podcast (crooksandliars.com)

Weekly Podcast Roundup: April 25 – May 1, 2011 (wow.joystiq.com)

My First Podcast Interview! (thelonebeader.com)

Why I Don’t Listen to Your Podcast (blogworld.com)

Podcasters on the groove (spiffy25.wordpress.com)

I have always liked the old and New versions!

I have always like the Doctor Who series (Affiliate Link) even when I was young lad. It was something that I always looked forward to. I must say that I have always been intrigued about the tardis and just how the doctor got it. So with Doctor Who Season 6 (Affiliate Link)starting off, I have been watching every episode that is being offered on Amazon Video On Demand (Affiliate Link). Now I know this isn’t really technology but it is something that I like to talk about. It makes me wonder what the writers are up too.

Is it Ponds Kid?

Some of the obvious questions are “is Amelia Pond pregnant or not?” and if so “Did something happened that we will find out in the coming months?” The one thing I love about this show is the companions that we see and how they interact with the doctor for one reason or another. The Writers have hinted that something is going to happened ever since Season 5 of Doctor Who (Affiliate Link), we just don’t know the whole story,. If you have been following along like I have you will want to review Season 5 and try to find those moments where they hinted it. We will see a great many things I am sure but I am not going to stop watching this season because of the questions I have right now.

This Season is the Best so far!

I won’t go into spoilers but I will say this season you will most likely see a new doctor and and old doctor meeting. You will understand that in order for the series to continue, one must die so the other can live. I don’t know what they have planned but I am really quite interested what will happen and What River Song has to do with this. This is the most interesting plot development with the series and I know I am curious as to what happens next. We will have to see what becomes of the girl who regenerates and if she is destined to become the new Doctor Who!