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How to add a single “Subscribe with iTunes” button on Podcast sidebar?

Posted by faq on 11th May 2009

You can add a image-link to your sidebar as the "Subscribe with iTunes" button.

Step 1: Log into your Podbean dashboard.

Step 2: If you want to show the "Subscribe with iTunes" link with a image, you may upload an image first. For example, we upload an image called "subscribe-with-itunes.gif" in demo account.

Step 3: Click "Layout"->"Sidebar Links" tab in your Podbean dashboard, then click "Create Link" button.
Add Links

Step 4: In "Create Link" page, fill the URI with "itpc://myusername.podbean.com/feed/" . Please replace "myusername" with your actual Podbean user name. Fill link name, short description, such as, "Subscribe with iTunes" . Select the image from the drop down menu.
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Step 5: Click "Add Link" button.

If you check your site again, you will see a single "Subscribe with iTunes" button on your sidebar.

 

 

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How to set up Podbean Podcast own domain mapping in GoDaddy?

Posted by faq on 7th April 2009

If you registered your domain in godaddy.com, you can set up own domain mapping following the steps hereafter:

Step 1. Log into your GoDaddy account, click "Domains" to show your domains. Then click the domain name that you want to set the own domain mapping. You will see a "Domain Manager" page as hereafter. Then click the "Total DNS control and MX record" link.

GoDaddy Domain Manager

Step 2. If you want to set up domain mapping, such as, use http://www.mydomain.com for your Podbean podcast site. In "CNAMES(Aliases)" section, you click the "Edit" button at the right side of the "www" record line.

set up own domain for Podbean podcast site

Step 3. Edit the "CNAME" record to map "www" to your podbean site, e.g. http://username.podbean.com. Set "alias name" as "www", host name as "username.podbean.com"

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If you want to set a domain map, such as, http://podcast.mydomain.com map to your Podbean podcast site, you then need to add a CNAME record by clicking "Add new CNAME record" button.

podbean podcast own domain how to

In the "create new CNAME" page, enter the subdomain that you want to use. Such as, if you want to use http://podcast.mydomain.com map to your Podbean podcast site http://username.podbean.com , set "alias name" as "podcast", host name as "username.podbean.com"

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How to log into Podbean dashboard ?

Posted by faq on 2nd April 2009

The quickest way to log into your Podbean account dashboard is to click the “Publish a podcast” tab on Podbean.com home page.

Log into Podbean dashboard

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Podcasting in Plain English

Posted by faq on 25th August 2008

The Common Craft Show has a great video clip explaining Podcasting in plain English.

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Ten Tips for Improving Your Podcasts

Posted by faq on 18th April 2008

The podcast tips from O’Reilly Network is widely adopted by many popular podcasters, which is no surprise because it plainly states the most important technique and concern to improve your podcasts.

They are:

  • Get a Real Microphone
  • Get Close, But Not Too Close
  • Prepare, But Don’t Script
  • Reduce The Noise
  • Come Up with a Format
  • Talk to Your Friends and Listeners
  • Do It on a Schedule
  • Slow Down and Relax
  • Bring a Friend
  • Detail, Detail, Detail

Read full story.

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How is a podcast a blog?

Posted by faq on 27th February 2007

A podcast is similar to a blog in that it enables your reader to read your posts via an aggregator, however the podcast goes one step further in that it also includes audio or video, a feature that a blog does not.

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What is a podcatcher?

Posted by faq on 27th February 2007

A podcatcher is a program that scans podcast feeds and automatically downloads new programs; iTunes, iPodder, iPodderX, Nimiq, Doppler, and BlogMatrix are just some of the popular podcatchers available today.

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What is Podcast

Posted by faq on 18th August 2006

The term podcast derives its name from Apple’s iPod, but from creating, publishing to listening, you don’t need to own an iPod, or any portable music player for that matter. In a nutshell, Podcast is a new type of online media delivery. You publish selected audio/video files via the internet and allow your users to subscribe via an RSS feed to automatically receive new files. Podcast lets you create your own syndicated online radio program, with content of your choosing. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster.

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