Comments on: 6 Steps to Professional Podcast Publishing http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/11/19/6-steps-to-professional-podcast-publishing/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:09:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dave http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/11/19/6-steps-to-professional-podcast-publishing/comment-page-1/#comment-835701 Dave Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:41:24 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3201#comment-835701 Christian, that only works if your content is not going to be time-sensitive - i.e. based on the news for a particular segment, or about a product or service that may have regular updates (i.e. gaming or a particular game). That is not to say that I don't agree with your idea. If your show is not the above, then, if not recording the episodes ahead of time, then at least planning out several episodes worth of content would be a good idea before even embarking on making the first one. Christian, that only works if your content is not going to be time-sensitive – i.e. based on the news for a particular segment, or about a product or service that may have regular updates (i.e. gaming or a particular game).

That is not to say that I don’t agree with your idea. If your show is not the above, then, if not recording the episodes ahead of time, then at least planning out several episodes worth of content would be a good idea before even embarking on making the first one.

]]> By: C. Ankerstjerne http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/11/19/6-steps-to-professional-podcast-publishing/comment-page-1/#comment-835518 C. Ankerstjerne Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:52:29 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=3201#comment-835518 In addition to the above, one might consider adapting an advise I once heard for would-be comic strip authors (can't remember who wrote it, I'm afraid). The original advise was to prepare seven strips, and if it was becoming increasingly difficult to find fresh ideas for those seven strips, the concept would have to be re-thought. For a weekly podcast, making four or five podcasts before launching would likewise test the sustainability of the podcast. An added benefit is that you will be a few weeks ahead, which means you can take a 'vacation' in the future, without missing a show. In addition to the above, one might consider adapting an advise I once heard for would-be comic strip authors (can’t remember who wrote it, I’m afraid). The original advise was to prepare seven strips, and if it was becoming increasingly difficult to find fresh ideas for those seven strips, the concept would have to be re-thought. For a weekly podcast, making four or five podcasts before launching would likewise test the sustainability of the podcast.
An added benefit is that you will be a few weeks ahead, which means you can take a ‘vacation’ in the future, without missing a show.

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