Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Podcasting

Chapter . Introduction

Welcome to Podcasting

Once in a while, something comes along that changes the way we think about communicating between people and groups. Desktop publishing did this in the 1980s, and the World Wide Web did it in the 1990s. Here in the first decade of the new millennium, podcasting—recorded programs distributed over the Internet and listened to on MP3 players such as the Apple iPod—may well be one of these important “somethings.”

In this book, we’re going to teach you how to make a successful podcast happen, from planning through syndication, packaging, and marketing. We’ll be taking a hands-on approach, walking you through the process of recording and editing a program, bundling it up for others to see, and then doing the ...