Comments for San Antonio Podcasters http://sapodcasters.podbean.com The San Antonio Podcasters: Things are Bigger in Texas Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:21:34 +0000 http://podbean.com/?v=3.2 Comment on “Suck Less” when taking ad deals by Shaine http://sapodcasters.podbean.com/2007/05/30/suck-less-when-taking-ad-deals/#comment-37885 Wed, 30 May 2007 16:07:09 +0000 http://sapodcasters.podbean.com/2007/05/30/suck-less-when-taking-ad-deals/#comment-37885 When I get back into podcasting, I will try embedded commercials. When I get back into podcasting, I will try embedded commercials.

]]> Comment on SAP #06 Richard Galvan Interview-Podcast Producer by Lans http://sapodcasters.podbean.com/2007/02/28/sap-06-richard-galvan-interview-podcast-producer/#comment-15911 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:42:01 +0000 http://sapodcasters.podbean.com/2007/02/28/sap-06-richard-galvan-interview-podcast-producer/#comment-15911 Great podcast! Very informative and gives me a craving to go to Starbucks at the same time. You can't beat that! Great podcast! Very informative and gives me a craving to go to Starbucks at the same time. You can’t beat that!

]]> Comment on Just Get It Out There by sapodcasters http://sapodcasters.podbean.com/2007/02/03/just-get-it-out-there/#comment-9309 Sun, 04 Feb 2007 18:43:44 +0000 http://sapodcasters.podbean.com/2007/02/03/just-get-it-out-there/#comment-9309 "...you can’t go forward if you keep going back." Amen to that! I think the "Free Spirit" podcaster is probably having the most fun of all. They are podcasting for themselves and if the listeners/audience 'gets it' then great and if not, oh well. The Free Spirit will not change or modify their vision for their show. So, regardless of what type of podcaster you are, I guess the answer is to be true to yourself. “…you can’t go forward if you keep going back.”

Amen to that!

I think the “Free Spirit” podcaster is probably having the most fun of all. They are podcasting for themselves and if the listeners/audience ‘gets it’ then great and if not, oh well. The Free Spirit will not change or modify their vision for their show.

So, regardless of what type of podcaster you are, I guess the answer is to be true to yourself.

]]> Comment on Just Get It Out There by Cynic http://sapodcasters.podbean.com/2007/02/03/just-get-it-out-there/#comment-9226 Sun, 04 Feb 2007 09:09:46 +0000 http://sapodcasters.podbean.com/2007/02/03/just-get-it-out-there/#comment-9226 There's actually a third group, and probably many more. I'm one of those people who want my show to be out there... but I do it for creative reasons. To me it's just another way to express myself creatively, I'm an Artist, so that's what feeds my soul... but none of it is worth doing if people don't experience it. Maybe that's an artist point of view. In my Podcasts I'm more concerned about creating an environment, it's sort of like a painting, I want people to be drawn into it, not just listening to it. My main concern is not how can I make money off of this, or how awesome is my quality. No, my main concern is keeping it on the up and up. I try to put out the most entertaining show I can, I don't want people falling asleep on me. So I work hard at it, trying to be aware of what's boring and what's not. Like I said, I do this for the creative factor, and it's nice to be able to do something that I want to do. Not something that I'm asked to do by a client, and I don't have to worry about someone saying, no, I think it should be more like this. So do what you want to do in your Podcasts, if your not getting paid to do them, and you’re taking the free time to record it... I believe its up to you. Maybe there’s a forth category called the free spirit. :) Believe me, there are shows all of us would like to go back and redo, but you can't go forward if you keep going back. There’s actually a third group, and probably many more. I’m one of those people who want my show to be out there… but I do it for creative reasons. To me it’s just another way to express myself creatively, I’m an Artist, so that’s what feeds my soul… but none of it is worth doing if people don’t experience it. Maybe that’s an artist point of view.

In my Podcasts I’m more concerned about creating an environment, it’s sort of like a painting, I want people to be drawn into it, not just listening to it.

My main concern is not how can I make money off of this, or how awesome is my quality. No, my main concern is keeping it on the up and up. I try to put out the most entertaining show I can, I don’t want people falling asleep on me. So I work hard at it, trying to be aware of what’s boring and what’s not.

Like I said, I do this for the creative factor, and it’s nice to be able to do something that I want to do. Not something that I’m asked to do by a client, and I don’t have to worry about someone saying, no, I think it should be more like this.

So do what you want to do in your Podcasts, if your not getting paid to do them, and you’re taking the free time to record it… I believe its up to you.

Maybe there’s a forth category called the free spirit. :)

Believe me, there are shows all of us would like to go back and redo, but you can’t go forward if you keep going back.

]]> Comment on Monetizing a Podcast by Lans http://sapodcasters.podbean.com/2007/01/24/monetizing-a-podcast/#comment-8653 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:52:13 +0000 http://sapodcasters.podbean.com/2007/01/24/monetizing-a-podcast/#comment-8653 Great post! I tend to agree with both of you. I personally have no real desire to try to make money with my podcast, but I do keep an eye on the numbers. I don't obsess over them because, as has already been said, I do this because I enjoy it. Realistically, however, if I show up in a room to talk about my podcast subject and nobody comes to hear/participate, I'm not sure I would still talk. Now if 4 people show up, to me it's just as much fun as 400 people showing up. Great post! I tend to agree with both of you. I personally have no real desire to try to make money with my podcast, but I do keep an eye on the numbers. I don’t obsess over them because, as has already been said, I do this because I enjoy it. Realistically, however, if I show up in a room to talk about my podcast subject and nobody comes to hear/participate, I’m not sure I would still talk. Now if 4 people show up, to me it’s just as much fun as 400 people showing up.

]]> Comment on Monetizing a Podcast by Michael http://sapodcasters.podbean.com/2007/01/24/monetizing-a-podcast/#comment-7667 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:19:03 +0000 http://sapodcasters.podbean.com/2007/01/24/monetizing-a-podcast/#comment-7667 Awesome post Jennifer. I completely agree with you. The one thing I don't like is when someone becomes so consumed with monetization or even subscriber numbers and stops paying attention to why they got into podcasting in the first place. For example, I try not to take our podcast subscribers and downloads too seriously, but they have been fluctuating recently, we got down to something like 55, went back to 90 and then down to 80 on iTunes subscriptions lately. It really doesn't affect me bc I'm still podcasting for the same reasons I did when I got into podcasting. My cohosts are a little different and sometimes they can get caught up into numbers and how we don't have the most interactive listeners. One of them has a podcast himself, and I told him, unless you're able to look past the numbers, one of the worst things you can do is pay attention or track your downloads and subscribers. I often remind them that we didn't get into podcasting to be celebrities, we got into it bc we have a passion for sports and think we have something to offer. I would love to make money off of podcasting, but if I don't, it's not going to stop me from continuing to do my show. When it stops becoming fun, then I'll stop. I've even said on the show, whether we have 5 or 5 million listeners, I'm still going to podcast and I'm still going to do the show the same way and for the same reasons. It's just sad to me when a podcaster gets too caught up with that stuff. You can almost hear it in their voice. I'm not talking abut you by the way. I still hear the same passion in your voice that I heard in your first episode and it seems like you are having fun with every show. It's the reason I subscribed to MBC in the first place and the reason why I listen to every show the day you release it. To make a long story shorter, if I could get some cash to pay for hosting, hardware and for the time the other guys put into it, that would be awesome, but I don't think people should get into podcasting just to make money. Awesome post Jennifer. I completely agree with you. The one thing I don’t like is when someone becomes so consumed with monetization or even subscriber numbers and stops paying attention to why they got into podcasting in the first place. For example, I try not to take our podcast subscribers and downloads too seriously, but they have been fluctuating recently, we got down to something like 55, went back to 90 and then down to 80 on iTunes subscriptions lately. It really doesn’t affect me bc I’m still podcasting for the same reasons I did when I got into podcasting. My cohosts are a little different and sometimes they can get caught up into numbers and how we don’t have the most interactive listeners. One of them has a podcast himself, and I told him, unless you’re able to look past the numbers, one of the worst things you can do is pay attention or track your downloads and subscribers. I often remind them that we didn’t get into podcasting to be celebrities, we got into it bc we have a passion for sports and think we have something to offer. I would love to make money off of podcasting, but if I don’t, it’s not going to stop me from continuing to do my show. When it stops becoming fun, then I’ll stop. I’ve even said on the show, whether we have 5 or 5 million listeners, I’m still going to podcast and I’m still going to do the show the same way and for the same reasons. It’s just sad to me when a podcaster gets too caught up with that stuff. You can almost hear it in their voice. I’m not talking abut you by the way. I still hear the same passion in your voice that I heard in your first episode and it seems like you are having fun with every show. It’s the reason I subscribed to MBC in the first place and the reason why I listen to every show the day you release it. To make a long story shorter, if I could get some cash to pay for hosting, hardware and for the time the other guys put into it, that would be awesome, but I don’t think people should get into podcasting just to make money.

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