How to Create WordPress Posts for Weekly Podcasts

Many bloggers prefer using WordPress for posting their weekly podcasts. One advantage of WordPress is their support for podcasting includes automatically adding the enclosure tags for the 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 on the same day of each week, preferably at the same time.
• Keep your podcast at 30 minutes or less in order to keep your listeners' interest.
• 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.
• If you plan on promoting an upcoming event on your podcast, it's a good idea to begin mentioning it at least a couple of weeks in advance.

[lilleawoodlyns]

on 7/10/2009 All good advice! There is a WordPress plugin called Podcasting that can help, too. And having a good microphone is essential. I wrote a blog post about the microphone I use here:

http://www.speedonlinewealth.com/blog/best-usb-microphone/