I knew in 2024 I wanted to boost my YouTube activity. I started using Ecamm Live. It’s a very powerful tool that I can use for Live streams, YouTube videos, and videos for the School of Podcasting. Cool.
I saw where hooking up a Streamdeck would make things even more fun. One night I stayed up to about 2 AM playing with the Streamdeck and coming up with new activities I could tie to a button. Weeeeeeee!
When I started to use these new tools live, well you know how I always say “The good ones make it look easy”? This is true for livestreaming as well. I have been live streaming for years, but not while facing 32 buttons and endless options. So what were my options? Continue to practice, practice, practice, or (to speed things up) hire a coach.
I purchased a membership to the Take One Academy (aff) from Alec Johnson and I love the courses, but here is the real value. I was trying to set up a shot where I would be on the left and would have bullet points on the right. Long story short, I was down a pretty deep rabbit hole and I thought, “I bet Alec knows.” He does group coaching and the next day I asked my question, and he showed me how to do it. When I say the next step I was going to take was NOT CLOSE AT ALL to the solution, I mean this 5-minute call saved me hours of troubleshooting.
Yes, his membership costs $199/month and is more money than I have ever spent (outside of College) for education. So yes, I’m spending money, but I’m saving LOTS of time, and in the end that time can be used to market my business which in the end will bring me in the money to pay for the courses.
One last bonus to any community with live coaching, I am making relationships with other people who are live streaming and you know what they are looking into? How to make their live stream into an audio podcast.
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Daily Podcast Tips
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SCHOOL OF PODCASTING
Behind the Mic: Avoiding Podfade By Identifying Your Why
Ask the Podcast Coach
Overcoming Podcasting Frustrations: Fake Reviews, Fake Promotions, Bad Pitches
Your Podcast Consultant
The Reality of Premium Memberships, Advertisers, and YouTube for Podcasters
Podcast Rodeo Show
Samson Q2U with 30 MInutes of Consulting Giveaway
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AI Video Editor Opus Clip
In hanging out in more groups doing videos, I keep hearing about Opus Clip. Yes, it’s AI so it means that it will get you 80% of the way but video takes so much time, I’m going to try their free 7-day trial. (click the image to see a quick demo).
Spotify’s Audio Books
If you haven’t heard, Audible has added audiobooks to those paying customers. I was amazed at their selection. If you haven’t searched around, you should. I found How to Grow Your Small Business: A 6-step Plan to Help Your Business Take Off by Don Miller. Between Spotify, and Hoopla Digital (which works with my local library) I may cancel my audible account.
Vid IQ
VidIQ is a YouTube Channel growth tool that is filled with tools to help you identify engaging content and provide coaching to help you deliver. While this is made for YouTube, I can see where a lot of the content creation part would apply to podcasting. The other thing that caught my eye is Tim Schmoyer is endorsing it. I met Tim followed his channel and took a class of his a while ago. It is on the list of things to check out. Check it out.
How to Keep Them Listening
I did an interview this week, and the focus will be, “how to keep people listening,” or if you want to flip it over, “How to avoid being boring.”
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