Ep28 : The Green Show:

How much does it cost to start and maintain a podcast? Happy St. Patricks Day! Ask Mike Anything: Question: What do you think about scripting podcasts? Answer: I script Mike Murphy Unplugged in a conversational style. I believe preparation is the key to a good podcast, but it depends on your style whether you need a script, outline or bullet points. It really does not matter how you best prepare, but free form conversation is usually not a good recipe for success. I think people who do not plan their content are being lazy in most cases and not respecting their audience. Your audience is giving up a chunk of their busy day to listen to you and it is your responsibility to deliver value and not waste their time because you failed to prepare. Bottom line: Prepare for each podcast episode just as you would for a speech or presentation. Have you ever sat through a presentation where the host was winging it? Painful, right? The Cost Of Starting A Podcast:

Gear:

Amazon Store: Resource Page (Mike Murphy Co) Microphones: ATR2100 Rode Podcaster Rode Procaster Electrovoice RE320 Heil PR40 Shure SM7B Electrovoice RE20 Mixers ($200+): My Mixer: Allen & Heath Zed 10 Other Brands I recommend: Mackie or Yamaha Audio Interfaces ($250): Focusrite 6i6 Headphones (Under $100): Sony MDR7506 Audio Tecnica Beyerdynamic Boom Arm ($100): Rode PSA-1 Heil PL-2T Cables ($50+): Hosa (Main Page Amazon) Canare 10′ XLR Cable Webcam ($75): Logitech c920 OPTIONAL: Speakers: mAudio BX5 ($200) Portable Recorder: Zoom H5 Zoom H6 (My favorite) Tascam DR-40 Gain Boosters (For low-gain dynamic microphones): Triton Fethead Cloud lifter CL-1

PART II: The Software & Web services

Editors: GarageBand (Macs) Audacity (Windows or Mac) Hindenburg Twisted Wave Adobe Audition IOS App ($10): Bossjock Tagging ($15): ID3 Editor Writing ($50): Scrivener Google Docs Podcast Hosting: Libsyn ($5-20) Blubrry ($12-20) Skype Plugins ($30): ECamm Call Recorder Screen casting Software ($99) Screenflow Additional Monthly Expenses: Web hosting: BlueHost ($3.99 & up!) Backups: Unlimited Backup for $5/month! Google Apps for Work: $5/month LED lighting: IKAN LEDS (B&H often has these on sale) Fotodiox 312 LEDS  Free Tools: Dropbox Mail chimp (Newsletter) Trello Asana Mike Murphy Co Resources: The Resources Page   Music: Life of Riley & Wallpaper (incompetech.com)

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