FREE – How to Podcast Using Podbean.com
Posted by LisaHill - 05/11/09 at 02:11 pm
Subject Matter: Free podcasting with Podbean.com
Grades: Upper Elementary, Middle & High School, Colleges, Business, Marketing, Nonprofits
Free Podcasting with Podbean.com
In schools, businesses, and marketing the term “podcasting” is now recognized as an action (a new verb!), and becoming a mainstream activity in corporate, academia and family life. Yet not all of us are techy whizzes (me included), so it’s nice when there’s an easy-to-understand resource on new technology. And no coding required!
Podcasting 1-2-3
Podbean offers a free, basic service for podcast publishers. Additional services (increase bandwidth, storage, themes, stats analysis, multiple channels,etc.) cost a monthly fee, but for budget conscious students, teachers, or start-up companies the basic service is for free. The free basic program offers 5 GB bandwidth, 100MB of online storage space, audio and video podcast, plus limited stats analysis and design tools.
Here is the comparison chart outlining Podbean’s services. File formats ormats supported are: .jpg, .gif, .mp3, .m4a, .ogg, mp4, .m4v, .mpg, .mov, .avi, .flv, .3g2, .3gp, .wmv, .pdf, .doc, .xls, .ppt, .zip.
Podbean offers:
- A powerful publishing tool – just upload, publish, manage and promote your own podcast without writing code
- Unmetered bandwidth & monthly storage increases – Podbean offers unmetered bandwidth, and there’s no extra cost for popular podcasts. Monthly storage increases ensure there’s plenty of space as podcasting campaigns grow. No hidden fees. No “overage” charges.
- Customized Themes – podcasts can have customized themes with widgets for Web 2.0 usability
- Integrated Feed Generation – automatic feed generation (RSS2, iTunes and ATOM)
- Powerful Analysis Tools – download data on visitors, subscribers, hits and geographical distribution.
- Income possibilities – make money with advertisement, paid subscription and merchandise sales. Become an affiliate.
- Seamless Integration – embed in a variety of medias including emails, blogs, websites and social network sites.
- Mobile Access - Podbean Mobile Edition displays podcasts in a mobile-friendly interface to catch your broadcasts on the go.
Business Podcasts
Marketing involves across-the-board media strategies. Podcasting is one tool to reach current and future customers. Podbean offers these business tips.
Writing code can be frustrating, and here’s one service that offers an easier solution to jumping into podcasting.
Specific questions and facts can be found at Podbean Faqs.
System Requirements:Web based browser
Cost: Basic program Free, Increased services range from $4.95 to $19.95 per month, or annua fees of $2.49 to $16.62/month.
Contact: www.podbean.com
