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How to Create a Private Podcast for Your Online Course

Dennis — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Learn how private podcasting works, how to create a private podcast for your online course, and offer some tips for success.

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Offer Podcast Content As A Part of Your LifterLMS Online Course

Craig Hewitt — Wed, 11 May 2022 21:47:29 +0000

For online course creators, one of the best ways to market your business and scale your audience is to provide unique value adds that attract new students and keep current students engaged. Today, we’re excited to announce that Castos’ Podcasting Plugin for WordPress, Seriously Simple Podcasting, now integrates directly with LifterLMS, the industry-leading course software ... Read more

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How to Start an Internal Company Podcast

Dennis — Wed, 11 May 2022 14:39:48 +0000

Are you looking to start an internal company podcast? Want to know the decisions, tools, and steps you must take to start your own corporate podcast? An internal company podcast is just a private podcast designed for internal communications. It isn’t available to the general public. The private podcast feed isn’t listed anywhere online. It’s ... Read more

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How to Launch an Internal Company Podcast

Dennis — Wed, 04 May 2022 15:30:36 +0000

You’ve created the first episode of your private company podcast (sometimes called a corporate podcast) and you’re happy with the result. Now you’re wondering how to share it; how to turn your coworkers into listeners. If you want your internal company podcast to be successful, you need a launch plan. One of the major benefits ... Read more

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Done-For-You Podcast Editing, Marketing, and Publishing with Castos Productions

Craig Hewitt — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 20:25:00 +0000

Editing your recordings, writing show notes, designing episode-specific imagery, creating audiograms – the amount of work that it takes after you click “stop recording” but before a new episode actually goes live can sometimes seem endless. However, all of this work, from audio editing to creating marketing assets for new episodes is vital to the ... Read more

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How to Use Podcasts for Remote Learning

Dennis — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 15:27:53 +0000

The nature of education is changing. At one time, learning only took place in a classroom with rows of desks or tables and the teacher at the front scribbling on a blackboard. Now, however, education is far more complex and we experience it in diverse forms. This variety means that educators can choose the right ... Read more

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Asynchronous learning with audio and private podcast feeds

Craig Hewitt — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:29:17 +0000

A major drawback when buying into complex hosted solutions for employee learning and enablement is the overwhelming feature set the software includes. Organizations turning to full-blown Learning Management Systems (LMS) should look to private podcasting tools for their asynchronous learning needs. From a cost perspective, complex education solutions will charge you for features you’re most ... Read more

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Why a Private Podcast and Membership Site are the Best Ways to Monetize your Podcast

Dennis — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 23:40:16 +0000

Running a podcast is hard work, especially if you’re a one-person operation. It’s only natural to wonder — do podcasts make money? Yes! Many creators have found that podcasts are an excellent income stream. You can make money podcasting with any audience size, but it’s important to choose the right monetization method for your show. ... Read more

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Happy International Podcast Day!

Craig Hewitt — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:59:59 +0000

September 30 is International Podcast Day. No, you won’t find a section of cards at your local stationery shop to celebrate it. And all the humble podcasters in the world aren’t waiting by their mailboxes for the gifts to roll in. But there ARE some things you can do to support your favorite podcasts (and ... Read more

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How to Start a Church Podcast (6 Simple Steps)

Dennis — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 20:38:56 +0000

As a church, you are already producing engaging content for your audience each week, so starting a church podcast is a simple but powerful way to serve your congregation and reach new audiences. Plus, it’s easy to set up. Since you already have the content, it’s also inexpensive. In this article, we’re going to explain ... Read more

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Why Every Company Should Start a Branded Podcast

Dennis — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:03:58 +0000

Are you intrigued by the idea of a branded podcast? Wondering whether you should start one for your brand? Storytelling has been a key component of brand marketing for decades. Companies use stories, culture, education, and entertainment to build their brands, showcase their values, and further their missions. And so, considering the popularity of podcasting, ... Read more

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Starting and Running a Membership Podcast

Dennis — Fri, 07 May 2021 01:14:48 +0000

Podcasts are traditionally free for everyone to listen. You simply grab an episode using your favorite podcast listening app. But that isn’t the only way to run a show. You can also be quite successful with a membership podcast. A membership podcast is a type of private podcast. Members must subscribe to listen. Episodes are ... Read more

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Welcome, Apple, to the Private Podcasting movement

Craig Hewitt — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 11:50:46 +0000

Yesterday Apple’s CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple would be rolling out their own version of individual, paid subscriptions to podcasts on their platform. This is a fantastic development for the podcasting industry, and for creators who want to directly monetize their content. Here at Castos, we’ve been screaming from the mountain tops for a ... Read more

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Corporate Training Podcast: How to Train Your Team with a Podcast

Dennis — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:56:54 +0000

Podcasting is becoming one of the most popular media formats. It’s not just for comedians and true crime shows anymore. Companies of all sizes are now using the corporate training podcast to connect with employees and teach them valuable information. In this article, we’d like to explore corporate training podcasts. We’ll discuss why they’re valuable ... Read more

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Launching an Employee Communication Podcast

Dennis — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 18:56:51 +0000

Employers are turning to podcasts to communicate with their people because other methods of communication have grown stale and outdated. No one wants to read another email or join their company’s private Facebook group. No one has the mental space for another Slack channel. This is organizations are turning to the employee communication podcast. “If you ... Read more

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Zoom Alternative: 3 Other Ways to Connect with Your Colleagues, Family, and Audience

Dennis — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 01:09:39 +0000

Tired of Zoom? You aren’t alone. Zoom (and similar video meeting platforms) have become a big part of our lives during the pandemic, especially if you work from home. But logging in for your morning Zoom standup can be exhausting and time consuming, which is why many people are looking for a Zoom alternative. Zoom ... Read more

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Expanding your online course to a podcast format

Craig Hewitt — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 14:05:03 +0000

One of the best things about podcasting is its flexibility for both the podcaster, and the listener. Podcasting for the podcaster allows experimentation in a way other mediums might not. You can switch up format pretty easily and try different types of content. For the listener, the flexibility comes in when and how they listen. ... Read more

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Sales Enablement: What It is and Why Your Sales Team Needs It

Dennis — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:43:37 +0000

As the owner or manager of a business, you know the importance of giving your team all the resources they need to be successful. Better tools in the hands of good people means better efficiency and effectiveness. This is especially true for your sales team. They need a toolbox of resources to convert leads, make ... Read more

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Best Practices for Your Company’s Internal Communications

Dennis — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 21:17:42 +0000

Like many organizations, you probably have clear policies and procedures for communicating with vendors, partners, applicants, and customers. But do you have the same guidelines for communicating with your own team? Do you have an internal communications plan? What Are Internal Communications? Internal communications is an interdisciplinary process of promoting effective communications within an organization. ... Read more

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Create an Internal Corporate Podcast For Your Company’s Employees

Dennis — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 15:08:17 +0000

If you’re like most companies, you struggle keeping your employees engaged. A study by Deloitte University Press found that 87% of organizations cite engagement as one of their top challenges. That explains why 3 out of 4 employees are open to or looking for a new job. Poor engagement usually stems from poor communication. Employees ... Read more

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Powering Your Private Podcast with Zapier

Craig Hewitt — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 19:41:48 +0000

Creating a private podcast offers new monetization opportunities for hobbyist and professional podcasters alike. Unlike selling sponsorships or promoting affiliate products, private podcasts generate income by offering listeners new access to you and your ideas. But private podcasts aren’t run in a vacuum. Instead, the exclusive episodes are integrated with another tool, platform, or service ... Read more

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Add Individual Subscribers To Your Private Podcast

Craig Hewitt — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 20:11:25 +0000

Often when you’re creating a podcast you want it to be open to anyone and everyone who wants to listen or subscribe. But sometimes you want to have a private podcast that’s only intended for specific listeners. In these cases restricting access to who can subscribe to your show is important so that you can ... Read more

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Premium Podcast Subscriptions 101

Dennis — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 00:00:07 +0000

While advertising is the most common way to monetize your podcast, it’s certainly not your only option. Financially successful podcasters squeeze every little bit of revenue out of their show by using multiple monetization techniques. One of the simplest ways to monetize a podcast is to sell what you’re good at: podcast content. By selling ... Read more

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