The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Podcaster

So, I wrote a book…

It’s a little small, but you can see it right there on the virtual cover: By Daniel M. Clark. This is The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Podcaster, and it’s pretty much what the title implies… it’s everything you need to get started as a podcaster. Some fast facts to get you started:

• Cost: Free
• Publisher: New Media Expo (The Artist Formerly Known as Blogworld, as I like to call them)
  • Length: 161 pages
• Skill level: beginner to intermediate
• Cost: FREE
• Get The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Podcaster here.

I’ve been writing articles for NMX for a while now, and they dig my style. When they had the idea to publish a podcasting book in their Ultimate Guide series, I was asked to write it. How could I turn it down?

I recently published a preview of the book, an excerpt from part six, on the NMX blog. The full table of contents? Sure, here you go:

• Chapter One: Introduction
  • Who am I?
  • A little more before we get started…
• Chapter Two: Why Podcast?
  • Just What is Podcasting?
  • Why You Should Podcast
    • It’s Fun
    • It’s Easy
    • It’s Inexpensive
    • There Isn’t a Lot of Competition
    • Expectations Are Low
    • It’s Quite Profitable (Potentially)
    • They Are Unregulated
    • They Are Ultra-Portable
  • Why Podcasters Do What They Do
    • Cliff Ravenscraft
    • Shawn Collins
    • Daniel J. Lewis
    • Randy Cantrell
    • Ray Ortega
    • Ron “Aalgar” Watt
    • Matt Rowbotham
• Chapter Three: Setting Up
  • The Show Overview
    • The Topic
    • The Talent
    • The Length
    • The Schedule
    • The Show Name
    • Who is the Intended Audience?
    • The Artwork
    • The Website
    • Who is the Competition?
    • Monetization Overview: Speaking Links
    • Considering Assets
  • Equipment
    • Your Computer
    • USB Microphones
    • Professional Mics
    • Mixers
      • A Basic Mix-Minus
    • Digital Audio Recorders
    • Professional Headphones
    • Podcasting on the Go
  • Artwork
    • Making it Good
• Chapter Four: Production
  • Recording
    • Software
    • Environment
    • Microphone Technique
    • Using Your Voice
    • Using Soundboards
  • Editing
    • Parts of a Multitrack Editor
    • Basic Editing Tasks
    • ID3 Tags
• Chapter Five: Publishing
  • Media Hosting
    • Amazon S3
    • Blubrry
    • Libsyn
    • What is FTP?
  • Stats Tracking
  • Setting Up WordPress
    • Settings
    • Category Structure
    • PowerPress and RSS
    • Plugins
    • The Site’s Theme and Layout
  • Setting Up Other Platforms
  • Getting Into Directories
    • iTunes
    • Zune
    • Other Directories
• Chapter Six: Feedback
  • Post Comments
  • Contact Pages
    • Contact Form
    • Email Address
    • Social Media Links
  • Call-in Lines
    • Skype
    • Google Voice
  • Social Media
• Chapter Seven: In Conclusion
• About the Author
• About New Media Expo

Pretty comprehensive, yes? Go download a copy of it right now, I think you’ll be glad you did. If not, I’ll cheerfully refund your money, no questions asked.