Trafcom News Podcast

Show #69: Third Tuesday Toronto - ChickAdvisor.com

Welcome to the inaugural podcast for Third Tuesday Toronto, a social media meetup. This audio was recorded at the meeting on January 23, 2008 and features a short interview with Ali deBold, co-founder of ChickAdvisor.com as well as announcements about Podcamp Toronto and PRin Canada. It's only 10 minutes, so listen, eh?

Please let me know what you think! You can download the show right here or click on the player on the right side of the Web page or <a href=">subscribe through iTunes

Here are the show notes:

NEW comment line: 212-624-0209

00:01 Intro and welcome
00:45 All about Third Tuesday; founded and led by Joe Thornley of Thornley Fallis; sponsored by CNW Group
01:55 About ChickAdvisor.com, a social shopping site started by Alex and Ali deBold; Ali and Alex spoke at Third Tuesday in a Q&A facilitated by emcee Eden Spodek of Bargainista
03:00 Interview with Ali deBold; how and why they started ChickAdvisor.com; the deal with Slice
07:00 Interview with Dave Fleet of Fleet Street PR and Toronto Runner about Podcamp Toronto; check out the Podcamp Toronto wiki and blog
08:45 Interview with Dave Forde of Profectio Marketing about PRinCanada
09:43 Where to send comments: email to Donna AT Trafcom DOT com, call the comment line at 212-624-0209or post a message to the Trafcom News Podcast blog
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Show #68: The Podcaster's Checklist

Last year I published on my Trafcom News blog the Podcaster's Checklist, handy sheets of tips for any podcaster who needs to get organized around

• Planning
• Publishing
• Content
• Production
• Promotion and measurement

It's also available as a PDF.

In this 19-minute podcast, I flesh out a few points from the Podcaster's Checklist and share my plans for a special podcast called Big Ideas, Small Budget. Please spread the word!

Please listen and let me know what you think! You can download the show right here or listen with the player at the right (please go to the main page if you're reading this in a feed reader) or subscribe through iTunes.

Here are the show notes:
NEW comment line: 212-624-0209

00:01 Intro and welcome
01:27 The Podcaster's Checklist
02:30 New comment line is 212-624-0209
03:00 Sections of Podcaster's Checklist are planning, publishing, on recording day, content, promotion and measurement
03:25 Podcasters should read How to do Everything with Podcasting by Shel Holtz with Neville Hobson
03:40 Planning: first check out the competition; choose a name for your podcast
06:49 Podcasting can seem overwhelming; what can you outsource?
07:45 Singing the praises of audio producer Victoria Fenner
08:20 Publishing: integrating the podcast into an existing Web presence or building something new?
08:45 Audio signature or musical brand
10:00 Different ways to produce; planning is essential
11:22 On recording day: dealing with ambient noise; uncompressed files best
13:00 Big Ideas, Small Budget: A special podcast about helping nonprofit organizations to communicate with their audiences without spending big bucks. Please participate in the conference call on Friday, February 15, 2008 at 12 noon Eastern. Dial in to 1-605-772-3285 then key in the access code 877696#.
15:45 Promo for Podcamp Toronto by Peter O'Connell of Audio'connell
17:45 Please register for my free Webinar, Podcasting 101 for Communicators, February 21, 2 p.m. Eastern. Send an email to Donna AT trafcom.com.
18:30 Where to send comments: email Donna AT Trafcom DOT com, call the comment line at 212-624-0209 or post a message to the Trafcom News Podcast blog.

Look for the Trafcom News Podcast on Blubrry.com. Theme music is Beneath Your Surface by the Elisabeth Lohninger Quartet from the Podsafe Music Network.