How to Post a Podcast on Podomatic

So you want to have a podcast? Well, there are a myriad of options as to where you can post your content but very few that are both free and reliable. Podomatic is one of the few that is both free of charge, and supplies an ample amount of bandwidth and storage space to let you try your hand at whatever kind of podcast you'd like. Read on to learn how to post a podcast on Podomatic.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Personal computer
• High speed Internet connection

1. Make sure your content is in the right place and in the right format. Any content you want to use for your podcast must be already on your computer and in a format that will work on both Podomatic and whatever other podcatchers you are going to give the RSS feed to, once it is on Podomatic. The most user-friendly format is MP3. Most audio recording programs will allow you to convert whatever you have recorded into MP3 format when you have finished. Make sure you have done this, and that the content is saved on your computer's hard drive.

2. Sign up for a Podomatic account. Go to Podomatic website and click on "Sign Up" in the upper right-hand corner of the website main screen. On the following page, enter all of your personal information and create a password. Make sure you save the password somewhere, so you can refer back to it whenever you log in to your Podomatic account. Click "Sign Up" to go to the next screen. You may upload a photo, if you like, but it isn't necessary. If you want to skip this step, click on "Skip for Now." Otherwise, click "Browse" to find a photo on your computer's hard drive. This will be the photo that will travel with your podcast to any podcatchers that you send your RSS feed to. After you upload your picture, you will be taken to your Podomatc home page. You now have a Podomatic account.

3. Upload an episode of your podcast. In the upper right-hand section of the screen, click on "Post Your First Episode." This will take you to the next page where you will locate and upload your content. Click on "Upload Media From Your Computer" on this screen. A new window will open where you will click "Browse." Find the audio file that contains the content for your episode, and click "Upload Media." Once this finishes, close this window and go back to the original window. Fill out information about this episode. Fill in the episode's name and a description of what the episode's contents are. This information will also travel with the podcast itself on the RSS feed that you send to podcatchers. Once you are done filling this information in, click "Next Step." You may or may not choose to upload a picture for this episode. If you do, follow the prompts to upload the picture. If not, click "Next Step." Fill out any key words that you would like search engines to associate with your podcast, then click "Next Step." Confirm all of the information by clicking "Post Episode."

4. Get the word out about your episode. Your podcast has been posted. Now, you can update and add as many episodes as you like to your podcast. You can also go to your Podomatic homepage and copy and paste your RSS code to any podcatchers that you'd like to carry your podcast. Podomatic will also upload all of your email address contacts and send automatic emails to everyone on the list every time you post another episode, if you like.