Episode 506 - Naming Your Podcast Isn't As Hard As You Are Making It To Be - Here Are Some Tips

Why Your Podcast Name Matters:
A search-friendly podcast name helps new listeners find your show quickly in directories and search engines. It boosts your visibility, clarifies what your content is about, and gives potential subscribers a compelling reason to click.

In a crowded podcasting landscape, your title can be the difference between being discovered and getting lost in the shuffle.

Best Practices for Naming Your Podcast:

• Be Clear and Descriptive:
  Use words and phrases your ideal listeners might search for. Your title should immediately signal the subject, theme, or niche. For example, "Canadian Podcaster" clearly targets Canadian podcast creators and listeners.

• Include Relevant Keywords:
  Research common search terms in your category. Including target keywords (like "parenting," "startup," "true crime," or "author interviews") helps algorithms and humans alike understand your show's focus.

• Keep It Simple and Memorable:
  A short, easy-to-spell title is easier to remember and search for. Avoid complicated words, creative misspellings, or overly long titles.

• Check Podcast Directories:
  Before finalizing your name, search Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other platforms for similar shows. Aim for a unique twist that sets your podcast apart but still makes your topic clear.

• Think Long-Term:
  Choose a name that will still fit if your content evolves. Avoid niche references or trends that might become outdated.

What NOT To Do: Bonus Segment

• Don’t Overuse Puns, Jargon, or Inside Jokes:
  Clever wordplay can be fun, but if new listeners don’t get it, they’ll skip your show.

• Avoid Generic Titles:
  Names like “The Podcast Show” or “Conversations” are so broad, they’re almost impossible to find in search.

• Skip Unusual Spellings or Special Characters:
  Creative spelling or too many symbols (#, &, ~, etc.) make your show hard to search for and remember.

• Don’t Copy or Mimic Popular Shows:
  Steer clear of names too similar to existing podcasts—this can confuse listeners and even cause copyright issues.

• • Don’t Ignore International or Cultural Differences:
    Make sure your chosen name won’t mean something unintended in another country, or be hard for non-native speakers to pronounce.Bottom Line:
    A clear, keyword-rich, and original podcast name not only helps you get found—it signals professionalism and makes your show more inviting to first-time listeners. Take time to get it right: your podcast’s discoverability depends on it

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Episode 505 - How to Use Zoom to Record, Save Money on Paid Services and Get Amazing Audio - Podcasting Tips

There are many online recording platforms that would love to grab your money on a monthly basis to record your solo or guest podcast recording time. Zoom has had a bad rap for poor audio quality, that it is not a podcasting first experience - a lot of gurus will direct you away from zoom (probably because they have an affilate link to get you to use)

What if you used zoom differently - I use zoom as a backup recording not my main recording. When I have a guest on my show I open audacity (free program) in the background and hit record as my guest joins me via zoom. Audacity is recording my microphone directly into the computer - no wifi drop outs to worry about. If you were to ask your guest to do the very same on their end, recording their audio via their microphone into their computer you end up with 2 separate recordings, one from your end and one from their end, shared via a free Google Drive link that you can assemble after the interview is over in Audacity.

Zoom therefore becomes a backup recording, providing you the opportunity to see your guest on screen during the recording which helps with visual cues, interaction and a better recording experience.

So I will encourage you to use zoom where others won't

Record locally and separately and use zoom as a backup

There you go! That's it! If you want to practice with someone, use my calendar link on my website and we can use, wait for it... Zoom and I can walk you thru all of this!

Dave

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Episode 504 - Newton's Cradle - Simple Desk Toy or Action Incentive to change for podcasters

You've probably seen this contraption before: Five small silver balls hang in a perfectly straight line by thin threads that attach them to two parallel horizontal bars, which are in turn attached to a base. They sit on office desks around the world.

If you pull a ball up and out and then release it, it falls back and collides with the others with a loud click. Then, instead of all four remaining balls swinging out, only the ball on the opposite end jumps forward, leaving its comrades behind, hanging still. That ball slows to a stop and then falls back, and all five are briefly reunited before the first ball is pushed away from the group again.

This is a Newton's cradle, also called a Newton's rocker or a ball clicker. It was so-named in 1967 by English actor Simon Prebble, in honor of his countryman and revolutionary physicist Isaac Newton.

Despite its seemingly simple design, the Newton's cradle and its swinging, clicking balls isn't just an ordinary desk toy. It is, in fact, an elegant demonstration of some of the most fundamental laws of physics and mechanics.

The toy illustrates the three main physics principles at work: conservation of energy, conservation of momentum and friction. In this article, we'll look at those principles, at elastic and inelastic collisions, and kinetic and potential energy. We'll also examine the work of such great thinkers as Rene Descartes, Christiaan Huygens and Isaac Newton himself.How does this relate to podcasting? What you put out to the world will come back to you in equal measure - whether that is kindess or unkindness, encouragement or discouragement - if you are looking to grow your podcast, help someone else grow their podcast. If you are looking for money for your podcast, give to another podcast. If you want reviews, give reviews. Don't give to get - give to give and it will be returned to you - it might not come back to you exactly as you gave but it will return to you with the same impact, just like Newton's Cradle

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