What makes a good podcast?

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The Business of Podcasting

What makes a good podcast ?

Podcasts should be informative and educational - a podcast that is a thinly disguised advert will not be popular. The whole idea behind weblogs and podcasting is to provide your users with information that they can't find elsewhere, that is difficult to find or which is too lengthy for them to read. Honest, reliable and timely information will make you an expert in their eyes - if they want your services they'll know where to come !

Episodes of your podcast should appear on a regular basis either daily, weekly or monthly. Avoid the temptation to make the podcast too long, around 20-30 minutes is the optimum length otherwise you risk boring the listener.

Make sure that your podcast has a personality. Listeners want to hear a person behind the microphone not just a voice. It doesn't matter what the personality is as long as there is one, as the personality plays a large part in building listener loyalty.

Length

-Amount of "space" to store

-Amount of time to listen

Quality

-Sound clarity (input)

-Sound clarity of the final 'cast

Interaction

-Wikis/bb

-Class Assignments

-Subscription-based (RSS)

Purpose

-Goals of the podcast

-How is it used in the classroom