Podcast Solutions: The Complete
Guide to Audio and Video
Podcasting, Second Edition by Dan
Klass
<Em>The</Em> Podcasting How-To Book
Written by two of the best and brightest podcasting pioneers, Podcast
Solutions: The Complete Guide to Audio and Video Podcasting, Second
Edition is a comprehensive and perceptive guide to all things podcasting.
From downloading podcasts to producing your own for fun or profit,
Podcast Solutions covers the entire world of podcasting with insight,
humor, and the unmatched wisdom of experience.
Big-name companies and podcasters throughout the United States
and thousands of faithful listeners around the world will tell you that
Michael W. Geoghegan (Reel Reviews-Films Worth Watching and
GigaVox Media) and Dan Klass (The Bitterest Pill and JacketMedia.com)

know how to put together compelling and engaging shows that people
come back to week after week. These two pros will guide you through
everything including developing your raw podcast ideas to selecting
equipment, creating your podcast (including incorporating music,
professional production techniques, and audio- and video-editing secrets),
and mobilizing and growing an audience.
Plenty has changed since the best-selling first edition of this book,
and Michael and Dan bring you all the latest and greatest information on
production, distribution, and marketing from the world of audio and video
podcasting. Nearly 50 pages of new material and hundreds of updates
make this the most complete and up-to-date book on podcasting
imaginable.
Between Michaels uncanny business and marketing sense and Dans
nearly two decades in the entertainment industry, these authors have the
experience to back up their advice on what it takes to elevate your podcast
to a professional level. Podcast Solutions gives you not only what youll
need to know about podcasting but also the insiders view on the business
of new-media production and marketing.
Whether you want to use podcasting to inform, educate, entertain, or
inspire, whether you are a complete novice or an experienced
professional, Podcast Solutions is the guide you need.
In this book youll learn: How to find and download audio and
video podcasts to your computer or portable media player How to
develop, format, produce, edit, encode, and upload your audio or video
podcast, including in-depth information on using music legally How to
set up an effective audio studio, including the complete and updated The
podcast studio buyers guide How to create great video, including tricks
of the trade such as the law of thirds, the line, and the three-point light
technique, as well as tips on casting, locations, scheduling, and more
How people are marketing and making money through podcasting in the
era of Web 2.0
Personal Review: Podcast Solutions: The Complete Guide to
Audio and Video Podcasting, Second Edition by Dan Klass
The true test of a how-to book is whether or not you get the desired
results. Well I can say that I wanted to create my own podcast and after
reading this book, I did.
I am not the most computer savvy, but I'm also not an idiot (at least if you
ask the right folks). Like many, I use the computer extensively all day and
know the majority of popular programs. But when it comes to HTML,
websites, and behind the curtain stuff, forget it. So, when I set out to
create my own podcast, I was a bit intimidated. This book put me at ease.

One thing I will say is this: READ IT! Don't be one of those that just flips to
the parts you think you need. This book is better if you really read it cover
to cover. The only section I didn't read was the part on video podcasts
because I wasn't doing one. But read everything else.
It takes you through step by step and outlines most of the options for
podcasters. How to record, edit, post and maintain your cast. It has great
recommendations on which services to use (I have been extremely
pleased with Liberated Syndication as my host). The authors are funny,
knowledgable and had tons of inside information on podcasting. They
even included case studies from famous podcasters and the trouble they
went through to make podcasting what it is today.
The only thing that I would say you need to avoid in this book is the section
on cleaning up your files. I started out following their advice to the letter.
But, with each episode I did more and more experimentation with my
sound. Here is the startling truth about what I discovered: you don't need
to do most of what they tell you to do. If you get a decent recording set-up,
you don't have to do all that editing. I bought the Behringer Podcast
Studio, one of the cheapest kits out there, and I eventually just posted my
show after only taking out some of the long pauses, rustling of notes and
the occassional dog scratching on the front door. I now just pull out the
annoying stuff, insert the bumper music and voila! All the other stuff they
tell you to do is really unnecessary unless you have a crummy mic or lots
of noise while you're recording. They make it sound like if you do all that it
will sound more professional. But, I actually felt that it made my voice
sound like I was speaking through a tin can. So, give yourself some time
to test out all the bells and whistles on the Audacity program and find the fit
for you. And don't be afraid to be a little less polished for the sake of time
and convenience.
If you are seriously considering becoming a podcaster, this is where you
start. It is the only book I used and I now have 15 episodes posted in less
than 5 months. You can check out the results by searching for my
podcast, Christian With A Brain, in iTunes or on Google. Happy
Podcasting!
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