TAP067: 11 Ways to Use Twitter to Promote Your Blog or Podcast

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Twitter can be a tool to find, grow, and mature your audience, as well as a great way to promote your blogging and podcasting. Here are eleven ways to help you succeed!

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TAP066: Live Calls, Chatrooms, Audacity Plugins, and Podcast Cards [Feedback]

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How to take live phone or Skype calls, managing Audacity plugins, effectiveness of podcast cards, live-streaming a Skype conversation, how to get a chatroom, and multiple USB mics/inputs on Windows.

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TAP065: Audacity Compressor Showdown

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The contestants: Audacity’s built-in compressor, Chris’s Dynamic Compressor, C3 Multiband Compressor, and Levelator. I was personally surprised by the winner.

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Why I Can’t Use LiveFyre for WordPress Comments

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LiveFyre’s commenting system boasts some impressive features and functionality, but has several deal-breakers for me.

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Why I’m Dropping the IntenseDebate Commenting System

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I share what I’d like a commenting system to do and why I no longer feel IntenseDebate is the WordPress plugin to help me.

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TAP058: How to Start a Blog or Podcast Website and Hosting Recommendations

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5 simple steps to get your own website, install WordPress, and start blogging or podcasting.

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WordPress Plugins for Blogging and Podcasting

Thanks for checking out my site after hearing my presentation at WordCamp Columbus! Here are the WordPress plugins I mentioned. Images Grab & Save jQuery Colorbox Comments Use either of the following to enhance commenting. IntenseDebate Comments Disqus Comment System Social sharing Use one of the following to integrate social sharing in your site. ShareBar ShareThis AddThis [...]

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Chris’s Dynamic Compressor plugin for Audacity

After our loss of Chris Capel, his fabulous work on Chris’s Dynamic Compressor needed a new home. For now, I’ll host it here and will update this page with instructions. Download now How to install Download Chris’s Dynamic Compressor plugin for Audacity. Double-click the zipped file to open or extract it. Move “compress.ny” to Audacity’s [...]

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TAP041: WordPress Plugins for Podcasting (or Blogging)

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My favorite WordPress plugins that enable me to effectively podcast. This is not just another list of plugins that all do the same thing, but each plugin has a special purpose and all work together.

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TAP037: 5 Steps to an Effective (Podcast) Website

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Your website is the Internet home for your podcast. Here are several easy things you can do to make your website appeal to gain more listeners and make it easier for current subscribers.

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