How to Create WordPress Posts for Daily Podcasts

You can create a new dimension to your blog, as well as creating repeat visitors, by posting a new podcast every day. WordPress has seamless support for podcasting, automatically adding the enclosure tag for your RSS feed.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

1. Record your podcast and save it as a media file in either MP3 or MP4 format.
   

2. Store your podcast media file on a server host site. There are many sites on the web that host file storage, including OurMedia and Internet Archive.

3. Login to your WordPress account and create a new blog post.

4. Create a link to your media file in your post using a complete URL which includes the "http://" portion of the address.

5. Publish your post and check to see that your file link can be accessed.

6. Create an RSS link on your WordPress page so that your feed will be available. For example it could look like this--http://yourblog.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2.

Tips & Warnings

• Post your podcasts at the same time each day so that your listeners will know when to expect a new one.
• If your podcast contains news or sports items, make sure your information is current at the time you post it.
• A daily podcast should probably be no more than 10 or 15 minutes long.
• Always make sure your file link can be accessed after you publish your post. If it can't, you may have left off part of the URL.
• Avoid using copyrighted music in your podcasts.
• If you don't use a complete URL for your podcast file's location it cannot be made into an enclosure by WordPress.
• If you use Archive.org as your server host site, you'll need a Custom Field named "enclosure" and to type the complete URL for your file in the Value field.