How to plan and produce your show on BlogTalkRadio.

1. Planning & Producing Your Show

2. Set Your Show Up For Success
Here’s How
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3. First Stop – The Learning Center
Access the Learning Center in your right hand drop down menu for a
wealth of information.
Tip: Pay special attention to info on scheduling your show and
using the Studio
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4. Let’s Go To Settings
Access Settings in your right hand drop down menu and start by checking
and filling in all the correct fields in your Profile.
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5. My Page in Settings
In My Page fill in your URL, Title and Description of your show.
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6. Your URL
Choose a short, memorable URL for your show.
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7. Your Title
Choose a title that is short, simple and to the point.
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8. Your Description
Use action words and be descriptive but don’t forget to have fun with it.
Be creative in how you introduce your show to the world!
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9. Ta Da! Your Show Page
After you have filled in the Profile & My Page tabs in Settings, this is how
your Profile page will look.
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10. Booking Guests
Here are a few tips on securing guests for your show.
1. Invite another BlogTalkRadio host on your
show
2. Think of who you could interview of your
own contacts
3. Target several guests and send out to your
community on FB or Twitter to see if
anyone knows them already or call/email
them directly
4. Join IMDB Pro or WhoRepresents.com and
get direct access to publicists and
managers of celebrities
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11. Preparing Your Guests
Once you’ve confirmed guests, send an email to them about what they will
expect during the show.
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12. Do Your Research
Listen to other shows in the Popular section of BlogTalkRadio and get
some ideas for your own show.
Tip: Make a list of the things you like and dislike about other
shows to keep in mind for your own show.
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13. Format Your Show
Use this show clock for diagramming the segments of your show.
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14. Audio Clips
Create your intros/outros and other clips using the free program
Audacity.
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15. Schedule Your Show
Click on Schedule Show in your dropdown menu and fill in all fields.
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16. Now You Are Ready To Host Your Show!
The online studio let’s you promote to your audience and edit your
episode information.
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17. THANK YOU

18. The easiest way for individuals and businesses to
create and share interactive audio on the web.
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