In cluhouse app, we have a big update.You can now give people a direct link to your profile or club.An example is direct link to our podcasting club:https://www.joinclubhouse.com/club/Podcasting--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message

In cluhouse app, we have a big update. You can now give people a direct link to your profile or club. An example is direct link to our podcasting club: <a href="https://www.joinclubhouse.com/club/Podcasting" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.joinclubhouse.com/club/Podcasting</a> --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message</a>

Clubhouse now let’s you add real links with the latest update

I will always recommend you get a website if you have a podcast.One simple solution I have found is PodPage.See: https://www.clubpod.co/podpage.htmlPodPage allows you to run a podcast website with probably everything you could need.You can opt for the free version or for a few dollars the complete packageYou can also host a podcast network as well.Simply add a few details and your RSS feed and you are live.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message

I will always recommend you get a website if you have a podcast. One simple solution I have found is PodPage. See: <a href="https://www.clubpod.co/podpage.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.clubpod.co/podpage.html</a> PodPage allows you to run a podcast website with probably everything you could need. You can opt for the free version or for a few dollars the complete package You can also host a podcast network as well. Simply add a few details and your RSS feed and you are live. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message</a>

PodPage is an ideal solution for running a podcast website

What has self help books to do with podcasting.  I was listening to a podcasting club on clubhouse where one of the host was from what I gather selling his book on the club.  He was quoting passages from the bible.  I am not sure if he was one of these life coach people. I have only come across them on club house. I am in the UK, so perhaps they are a thing in the USA.  I have listened to many on clubhouse and have noticed many seem to use the same script I heard from the 1980’s when people were pushing pyramid selling.  Many of the large clubs on clubhouse seem to be populated by these people.  I have heard people selling there homes to pay these people believing they will become wealthy. But end up with nothing.  But back to this podcasting club on clubhouse.  Until all of a sudden I was banned (what have they to hide), they were talking about buying 500 books.  It was extremely odd.  I did wonder if the host/owner of the club had been paid or was on commission from this chap.  Personally I feel clubhouse needs to let people opt in or out of clubs that are hosted by people pushing a product or service.  ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message

What has self help books to do with podcasting. I was listening to a podcasting club on clubhouse where one of the host was from what I gather selling his book on the club. He was quoting passages from the bible. I am not sure if he was one of these life coach people. I have only come across them on club house. I am in the UK, so perhaps they are a thing in the USA. I have listened to many on clubhouse and have noticed many seem to use the same script I heard from the 1980’s when people were pushing pyramid selling. Many of the large clubs on clubhouse seem to be populated by these people. I have heard people selling there homes to pay these people believing they will become wealthy. But end up with nothing. But back to this podcasting club on clubhouse. Until all of a sudden I was banned (what have they to hide), they were talking about buying 500 books. It was extremely odd. I did wonder if the host/owner of the club had been paid or was on commission from this chap. Personally I feel clubhouse needs to let people opt in or out of clubs that are hosted by people pushing a product or service. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message</a>

What has a self help book got to do with podcasting?

I came across a site that may interest podcasters.  It is called BuyMeACoffee.com.  To put simply it lets people pay you a small amount if they like your site or podcast or indeed whatever.  I set up a page today.  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/clubpod  You can opt in for membership too where people can pay you monthly or yearly.  You can get paid via PayPal and some other payment system (I forget the name).  Then all you need do is tell people your link.  In a podcast you can simply say, ‘If you enjoy this podcast, feel free to send me a dollar or two to buymeacoffee.com/clubpod (but of course change clubpod to your name)’.  You can also put the link on your vid.  And why not add the link in your podcast description too.  The website lets you add a very nice button to your website with ease.  Remember that the website presumably takes a cut of whatever people pay you.  So one presumes if someone sends you via the site $5, one presumes you will not get the full $5 (I could be wrong).  This may or may not be some use to you.  I will see how things go and report back later.  As my site/podcast is small and just gets a few visits, I do not expect to get any cash, but podcasts with thousands of listeners may make a nice income from doing this.  ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message

I came across a site that may interest podcasters. It is called <a href="http://BuyMeACoffee.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BuyMeACoffee.com</a>. To put simply it lets people pay you a small amount if they like your site or podcast or indeed whatever. I set up a page today. <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/clubpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/clubpod</a> You can opt in for membership too where people can pay you monthly or yearly. You can get paid via PayPal and some other payment system (I forget the name). Then all you need do is tell people your link. In a podcast you can simply say, ‘If you enjoy this podcast, feel free to send me a dollar or two to <a href="http://buymeacoffee.com/clubpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buymeacoffee.com/clubpod</a> (but of course change clubpod to your name)’. You can also put the link on your vid. And why not add the link in your podcast description too. The website lets you add a very nice button to your website with ease. Remember that the website presumably takes a cut of whatever people pay you.  So one presumes if someone sends you via the site $5, one presumes you will not get the full $5 (I could be wrong). This may or may not be some use to you. I will see how things go and report back later. As my site/podcast is small and just gets a few visits, I do not expect to get any cash, but podcasts with thousands of listeners may make a nice income from doing this. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message</a>

Make money with your podcast using BuyMeACoffee

The way things work is simple in podcasting.  You find a site to host on. You get an RSS feed. You then add your podcast to the many distribution sites, such as apple and Spotify.  This is very easy to do.  If a firm offers to do this for you for a fee, tell them to go shove a brick where the sun does not shine.  All you do is find the RSS feed on the host site.   In my case my RSS feed is:   https://anchor.fm/s/4dc6fed8/podcast/rss  If you use a Anchor then you need to turn the display personal email in RSS feed to on as some sites may not except the RSS feed without it.  I could not find the option on the anchor app, and did it on the anchor website.  But it could be on the app, and I simply did not see it.  Now all you have to do is a quick search for each site you want your podcast on. I tend to search for ‘add podcast to [website]’ for the direct link as some sites are not easy to find it.  Some all you need to is copy and paste the RSS link in, while others you have to join first.  I found adding the RSS link to apple a bit harder, as I found for me that I had to use my apple account. I mean by this the email that I registered my apple account on my apple mobile and password.  I am not sure you can add your podcast without an apple account.  Once I did that, I just added the RSS link and was approved about 4 days later.  Some sites that host your podcast may automatically add your podcast to some sites with a press of a button.   ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message

The way things work is simple in podcasting. You find a site to host on. You get an RSS feed. You then add your podcast to the many distribution sites, such as apple and Spotify. This is very easy to do. If a firm offers to do this for you for a fee, tell them to go shove a brick where the sun does not shine. All you do is find the RSS feed on the host site.  In my case my RSS feed is:  <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/4dc6fed8/podcast/rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/s/4dc6fed8/podcast/rss</a> If you use a Anchor then you need to turn the display personal email in RSS feed to on as some sites may not except the RSS feed without it. I could not find the option on the anchor app, and did it on the anchor website.  But it could be on the app, and I simply did not see it. Now all you have to do is a quick search for each site you want your podcast on. I tend to search for ‘add podcast to [website]’ for the direct link as some sites are not easy to find it. Some all you need to is copy and paste the RSS link in, while others you have to join first. I found adding the RSS link to apple a bit harder, as I found for me that I had to use my apple account. I mean by this the email that I registered my apple account on my apple mobile and password.  I am not sure you can add your podcast without an apple account. Once I did that, I just added the RSS link and was approved about 4 days later. Some sites that host your podcast may automatically add your podcast to some sites with a press of a button. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message</a>

It is easy to add your podcast to other sites using your RSS feed 

In truth, it is only a few days ago I read that when saving podcasts that it is recommended that you save using bitrate Constant or CBR (and I have no idea what it means).  Your soft wear may be set to save this version as it is.  However I found in the software I was using it was set to something different, so I had to change it.  ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message

In truth, it is only a few days ago I read that when saving podcasts that it is recommended that you save using bitrate Constant or CBR (and I have no idea what it means). Your soft wear may be set to save this version as it is. However I found in the software I was using it was set to something different, so I had to change it. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message</a>

Use the bitrate Constant or CBR when saving podcasts

Be extremely careful about using copyrighted material, such as music or indeed clips from TV shows or podcasts on your podcast.  You need to be 100% sure you are fine to do so, or it could get extremely expensive.  Just because others may do it does not mean you will not get found and be sent a huge bill for copyright use.  A lady on clubhouse in a podcast room was telling people how she used music she found on YouTube on her podcast. And not a single person said she may have legal problems doing so.  Personally I would not at this point record shows from clubhouse. I do not care if people in the room all said it was fine to record or that you put in your comments that you are recording. At the moment in the terms of service it clearly states you need written permission to record.  On top of this clubhouse is a closed app in many ways. First you have to log into the app, then you have to join/enter a club. As such, people may indeed presume privacy.   I keep hearing moderators of rooms state it is fine to record if you tell people.  Considering this could be considered clear legal advice, they may themselves find themselves being sued if other get sued or even simply loose the clubhouse account due to recording a room, after they were told by a moderator it was fine to do so.  Unless you have got legal advise to say recording a clubhouse show, let alone use it on such as a podcast, then I would be extremely carful.  At the moment I am going to avoid recording ClubHouse shows until it becomes clear that this is legally fine to do so.  I am not telling you not to, just to be carful that you do not get into trouble from doing so.  Be carful too of background music.  Last year I was sent a message on YouTube stating they had automatically removed some music from a YouTube vid of mine. I was surprised by this as I had not recorded music.  When I played the vid back, you could hear a car pass with music on. It was hardly noticeable, but the clever software YouTube uses, picked it up.      ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message

Be extremely careful about using copyrighted material, such as music or indeed clips from TV shows or podcasts on your podcast. You need to be 100% sure you are fine to do so, or it could get extremely expensive. Just because others may do it does not mean you will not get found and be sent a huge bill for copyright use. A lady on clubhouse in a podcast room was telling people how she used music she found on YouTube on her podcast. And not a single person said she may have legal problems doing so. Personally I would not at this point record shows from clubhouse. I do not care if people in the room all said it was fine to record or that you put in your comments that you are recording. At the moment in the terms of service it clearly states you need written permission to record.  On top of this clubhouse is a closed app in many ways. First you have to log into the app, then you have to join/enter a club. As such, people may indeed presume privacy.  I keep hearing moderators of rooms state it is fine to record if you tell people.  Considering this could be considered clear legal advice, they may themselves find themselves being sued if other get sued or even simply loose the clubhouse account due to recording a room, after they were told by a moderator it was fine to do so. Unless you have got legal advise to say recording a clubhouse show, let alone use it on such as a podcast, then I would be extremely carful. At the moment I am going to avoid recording ClubHouse shows until it becomes clear that this is legally fine to do so. I am not telling you not to, just to be carful that you do not get into trouble from doing so. Be carful too of background music.  Last year I was sent a message on YouTube stating they had automatically removed some music from a YouTube vid of mine. I was surprised by this as I had not recorded music.  When I played the vid back, you could hear a car pass with music on. It was hardly noticeable, but the clever software YouTube uses, picked it up.   --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message</a>

Be very carful using copyrighted material such as music in your podcast

Use QR Codes to promote your podcast shows.  For at least a year now, a qr reader has been built into the iphone. You had to download an app, but now all iPhones and I believe android phones should scan qr codes.  Simply go to your camera app, and it should in photo mode automatically scan a qr code. If your phone does not, then you may have to go into your settings to turn this option on.  The advantage of a qr code is you do not have to tell people the name of your podcast, and hope they bother to search for it. As many will not bother.  You can get them to scan the qr code and like magic they have the link on there mobile.  It is free to do qr codes and you will find many sites that will create them for you. Just enter an url or indeed almost anything and it will create a qr code.  You can print them on business cards or on the side of your car.  So next time you are at such as a podcasting event, just hand out business cards with your at code on.    ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message

Use QR Codes to promote your podcast shows. For at least a year now, a qr reader has been built into the iphone. You had to download an app, but now all iPhones and I believe android phones should scan qr codes. Simply go to your camera app, and it should in photo mode automatically scan a qr code. If your phone does not, then you may have to go into your settings to turn this option on. The advantage of a qr code is you do not have to tell people the name of your podcast, and hope they bother to search for it. As many will not bother. You can get them to scan the qr code and like magic they have the link on there mobile. It is free to do qr codes and you will find many sites that will create them for you. Just enter an url or indeed almost anything and it will create a qr code. You can print them on business cards or on the side of your car. So next time you are at such as a podcasting event, just hand out business cards with your at code on.   --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message</a>

Use QR Codes to promote your podcast

Clubhouse now let’s you broadcast in higher sound.  If you have heard anyone play music on the clubhouse app, then you will know how bad it sounded.  Now you can select high quality sound to avoid that problem.  You need to update your clubhouse app as if not, you may not have this option.  To select the high sound, you should see three dots when you come to speak.  Click on the three dots.  Then select the sound option. It may say low option is selected.  Simply choose high or normal for better sound.  ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message

Clubhouse now let’s you broadcast in higher sound. If you have heard anyone play music on the clubhouse app, then you will know how bad it sounded. Now you can select high quality sound to avoid that problem. You need to update your clubhouse app as if not, you may not have this option. To select the high sound, you should see three dots when you come to speak. Click on the three dots. Then select the sound option. It may say low option is selected. Simply choose high or normal for better sound. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message</a>

ClubHouse now let’s you broadcast in higher sound quality

ClubHose has updated its app so you can add your club to clubhouse.  You need to update the clubhouse app.  If your in the latest version, all you need to do is log into the clubhouse app.  Go to your profile page. The page where you change your profile pic.  Go to the bottom of this page.  You will see lots of circles with clubs your part of (if you have joined any).  Swipe them to the left.  At the very end, you will see a + sign.  Click on the + and add your club.  Be carful as once you add your club it does not look like you can change the club name.  Then add info about the club and a profile pic.  You can change this info at any time.  At the moment you can add two clubs.  ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message

ClubHose has updated its app so you can add your club to clubhouse. You need to update the clubhouse app. If your in the latest version, all you need to do is log into the clubhouse app. Go to your profile page. The page where you change your profile pic. Go to the bottom of this page. You will see lots of circles with clubs your part of (if you have joined any). Swipe them to the left. At the very end, you will see a + sign. Click on the + and add your club. Be carful as once you add your club it does not look like you can change the club name. Then add info about the club and a profile pic. You can change this info at any time. At the moment you can add two clubs. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message</a>

ClubHouse now let’s you add two clubs automatically

I keep hearing people who pretend they are helping podcasters with rubbish advice, try to get podcasters to pay them to edit audio, as if it is hard and expensive to do.  In truth it is very easy and you can use free soft wear such as audacity.  On the iPad I use WavePad. This is not free, but in the UK I paid £9 for the full software.  In new posts, I shall show how to use the soft wear.  The main difference I have found with audacity and WavePad, is that you can add tracks to audacity. You can sort of get around this in WavePad by pasting files together.  ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message

I keep hearing people who pretend they are helping podcasters with rubbish advice, try to get podcasters to pay them to edit audio, as if it is hard and expensive to do. In truth it is very easy and you can use free soft wear such as audacity. On the iPad I use WavePad. This is not free, but in the UK I paid £9 for the full software. In new posts, I shall show how to use the soft wear. The main difference I have found with audacity and WavePad, is that you can add tracks to audacity. You can sort of get around this in WavePad by pasting files together. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message</a>

You can edit your own audio with audacity free and very easy

This recording is very short as I must have hit the stop recording button by accident.  But this is a short one anyway.  Someone on Instagram contacted me to say for a fee they could get me listeners or likes or comments on my podcast.  Personally I would avoid such business as they tend to be a scam and could even have you loose your account.  They tend to use bots or pay people to come onto your site.  It is like owning a shop and paying someone to send you 1000 people, who do no more than come to your shop, open the door a bit, then close it and walk away.   In most cases the visits you get are worthless and will probably never return.  I often ask them to provide a sample of what they can offer to prove they are legit. And they tend to say they cannot and will give you reasons as they want the money up front.  If any firm wants to prove they are legit, feel free to contact me and demonstrate they can do what they claim for real and I will promote them for free if they are legit.  I make this offer knowing full well they will never want to, knowing that they are offering a con service and I would end up exposing them.  ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message

This recording is very short as I must have hit the stop recording button by accident. But this is a short one anyway. Someone on Instagram contacted me to say for a fee they could get me listeners or likes or comments on my podcast. Personally I would avoid such business as they tend to be a scam and could even have you loose your account. They tend to use bots or pay people to come onto your site. It is like owning a shop and paying someone to send you 1000 people, who do no more than come to your shop, open the door a bit, then close it and walk away.  In most cases the visits you get are worthless and will probably never return. I often ask them to provide a sample of what they can offer to prove they are legit. And they tend to say they cannot and will give you reasons as they want the money up front. If any firm wants to prove they are legit, feel free to contact me and demonstrate they can do what they claim for real and I will promote them for free if they are legit.  I make this offer knowing full well they will never want to, knowing that they are offering a con service and I would end up exposing them. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message</a>

Be carful of firms who offer to get you likes or viewers

Something I have said before and someone else stated on ClubHouse this week, not all podcasting advice is healthy or given for the correct reasons.  The chap speaking was in a small podcast clubhouse club. Often the small ones give far better advice.   He pointed out that he had to leave a large clubhouse club as he was a moderator and was talking with someone else. The other person was telling a lady to buy a cheap microphone and to use his service to clean up the sound.    In truth, the correct advice would have been to buy a decent mic, but this chap wanted people to hire him to edit people’s sound files.  ClubHouse clubs has become like what forums were. They get large and popular and those that run them gain great power and use them to push there products or service to people who lack experience and believe that these large clubs they are in give those that moderate the look of being legit.   One suspects that in time the larger clubhouse clubs will do awards and such.  I have seem forums do the same. The awards have often no meaning and are awarded to friends, people who bung in some cash, or to those who brown nose.   From using clubhouse for a few days now, my conclusion is to stick to the small rooms as they tend to give the best advice for free.  I would suggest when someone is clearly pushing there product or service that one should take far less notice of.  I have noticed too that those who run services for podcasters are getting annoyed that I am giving out far better advice for free than they are when they are charging.  ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message

Something I have said before and someone else stated on ClubHouse this week, not all podcasting advice is healthy or given for the correct reasons. The chap speaking was in a small podcast clubhouse club. Often the small ones give far better advice.  He pointed out that he had to leave a large clubhouse club as he was a moderator and was talking with someone else. The other person was telling a lady to buy a cheap microphone and to use his service to clean up the sound.   In truth, the correct advice would have been to buy a decent mic, but this chap wanted people to hire him to edit people’s sound files. ClubHouse clubs has become like what forums were. They get large and popular and those that run them gain great power and use them to push there products or service to people who lack experience and believe that these large clubs they are in give those that moderate the look of being legit.  One suspects that in time the larger clubhouse clubs will do awards and such.  I have seem forums do the same. The awards have often no meaning and are awarded to friends, people who bung in some cash, or to those who brown nose.  From using clubhouse for a few days now, my conclusion is to stick to the small rooms as they tend to give the best advice for free. I would suggest when someone is clearly pushing there product or service that one should take far less notice of. I have noticed too that those who run services for podcasters are getting annoyed that I am giving out far better advice for free than they are when they are charging. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message</a>

Not all advice is healthy or given for the right reasons

3D Sound Experiment 2 Please use headphones to get the full effect. Main site: ClubPod.co--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message

3D Sound Experiment 2 Please use headphones to get the full effect. Main site: <a href="https://www.clubpod.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ClubPod.co</a>--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message</a>

3D Sound Experiment 2

3D Sound Experiment 1 Please use headphones to get the full effect. Main site: ClubPod.co--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message

3D Sound Experiment 1 Please use headphones to get the full effect. Main site: <a href="https://www.clubpod.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ClubPod.co</a>--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message</a>

3D Sound Experiment 1

On ClubHouse people seem to be panic buying .club domain names.  Is it worth getting .club domain names.  In truth probably not.  That said I have purchased about ten, simply because they are £1 this year. However I will probably not re-new them next year when the are due to be re-billed.  Personally I still feel .com or .co domains are with anything.  The other type to me are no more use than feeder sites to your main site.  So why would you need a .club domain name?  The chances are that if ClubHouse goes online as a website, they will let you opt for your club name.  So by this I mean something like joinclubhouse/yourclubname.  It is also probable that you will have more control over your clubhouse page, than you do now.    So why would you even need a separate domain name/site?  And if you do need a separate website, would you not simply use your main website?  I suspect very few people purchased a domain name for there Facebook page or Twitter page or Instagram page, so why would you for ClubHouse?  But, as I have said, I purchased a few .club domain names, and at £1 it may be with getting one or two, but if you do not use them in the end, make sure you do not have them on auto re-new or next year you may have a huge bill.  Some people have got .club domain names thinking they will flip them for thousands. Good luck with that as a bet very few get re-sold.     ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message

On ClubHouse people seem to be panic buying .club domain names. Is it worth getting .club domain names. In truth probably not. That said I have purchased about ten, simply because they are £1 this year. However I will probably not re-new them next year when the are due to be re-billed. Personally I still feel .com or .co domains are with anything.  The other type to me are no more use than feeder sites to your main site. So why would you need a .club domain name? The chances are that if ClubHouse goes online as a website, they will let you opt for your club name.  So by this I mean something like joinclubhouse/yourclubname. It is also probable that you will have more control over your clubhouse page, than you do now.   So why would you even need a separate domain name/site? And if you do need a separate website, would you not simply use your main website? I suspect very few people purchased a domain name for there Facebook page or Twitter page or Instagram page, so why would you for ClubHouse? But, as I have said, I purchased a few .club domain names, and at £1 it may be with getting one or two, but if you do not use them in the end, make sure you do not have them on auto re-new or next year you may have a huge bill. Some people have got .club domain names thinking they will flip them for thousands. Good luck with that as a bet very few get re-sold.  --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message</a>

Should you buy .club domains for ClubHouse? 

Are people getting far too excited about ClubHouse?  We know many sites are doing versions of ClubHouse and Twitter is almost live with there version.  It will probably not be long that you can get a plug-in to run your own ClubHouse type site on your Wordpress site. In the same way you can get many YouTube plugins to turn your Wordpress site into a YouTube type site.  The problem ClubHouse has is that it is not yet a web based platform, nor is it on any other phone than iPhone or iPad. This means that if another sit does there own version and is on all platforms long before ClubHouse is, then ClubHouse may loose out.  The other problem ClubHouse has is recording. In theory you are not supposed to record. And one suspects that people will have problems if they record a show and someone later objects to being uploaded to a podcast.   While other platforms may not only allow recording, but may include the ability in there app.  The problem most social media sites/platforms have is most do the same thing.  For example, most let you connect with other people, send each other messages, post text, post vids, post vids, include hashtags. As such, it is likely most if not all well known social media platforms will include the same ability to talk in a group.   So perhaps, people may be getting far too overexcited about ClubHouse.  ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message

Are people getting far too excited about ClubHouse? We know many sites are doing versions of ClubHouse and Twitter is almost live with there version. It will probably not be long that you can get a plug-in to run your own ClubHouse type site on your Wordpress site. In the same way you can get many YouTube plugins to turn your Wordpress site into a YouTube type site. The problem ClubHouse has is that it is not yet a web based platform, nor is it on any other phone than iPhone or iPad. This means that if another sit does there own version and is on all platforms long before ClubHouse is, then ClubHouse may loose out. The other problem ClubHouse has is recording. In theory you are not supposed to record. And one suspects that people will have problems if they record a show and someone later objects to being uploaded to a podcast.  While other platforms may not only allow recording, but may include the ability in there app. The problem most social media sites/platforms have is most do the same thing. For example, most let you connect with other people, send each other messages, post text, post vids, post vids, include hashtags. As such, it is likely most if not all well known social media platforms will include the same ability to talk in a group.  So perhaps, people may be getting far too overexcited about ClubHouse. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message</a>

People may be investing too much belief in ClubHouse

I read today the footballer Ian St John has died.  Before I carry on, I am going to point out that I hate football.  So why have I posted this news?  The reason I have posted it, is because a few years ago he co presented a UK TV show called the Saint and Greavsie football show. A show I lived.  For me, this show he presented with Jimmy Greaves was one of the funniest shows ever. They simply would go off script and talk about anything they wanted.  In many ways this was the format of a podcast show.  If you get a chance, go on such as YouTube and watch these two in action.  The fact I hate football yet would not miss this show, clearly shows that if your good enough on your podcast people may listen even if they are not interested in the subject.  Over the years, I have concluded that there are very few who have such talent to do such a show.  The other two are James Whale who is still going, but would do a radio show based in Yorkshire, UK on Radio Air.  They converted it once a week to TV on Yorkshire Television, but it was never as good as when he did the show on radio.  People would phone in just to be insulted by him. I would often stay up till 1am to listen and would always be late for school.  I have not found his old radio shows online but you can find his old TV shows.  The other is Howard Stern.  He has a magical way, but in fairness, I often feel Robin Quivers makes the show.    In time I plan to listen to podcasts, and find who I think is great on them.  ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message

I read today the footballer Ian St John has died. Before I carry on, I am going to point out that I hate football. So why have I posted this news? The reason I have posted it, is because a few years ago he co presented a UK TV show called the Saint and Greavsie football show. A show I lived. For me, this show he presented with Jimmy Greaves was one of the funniest shows ever. They simply would go off script and talk about anything they wanted. In many ways this was the format of a podcast show. If you get a chance, go on such as YouTube and watch these two in action. The fact I hate football yet would not miss this show, clearly shows that if your good enough on your podcast people may listen even if they are not interested in the subject. Over the years, I have concluded that there are very few who have such talent to do such a show. The other two are James Whale who is still going, but would do a radio show based in Yorkshire, UK on Radio Air.  They converted it once a week to TV on Yorkshire Television, but it was never as good as when he did the show on radio.  People would phone in just to be insulted by him. I would often stay up till 1am to listen and would always be late for school. I have not found his old radio shows online but you can find his old TV shows. The other is Howard Stern.  He has a magical way, but in fairness, I often feel Robin Quivers makes the show.   In time I plan to listen to podcasts, and find who I think is great on them. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message</a>

Ian St John has died

A few days ago I was listening to a talk on podcasts, and getting traffic.   People were saying they put sample clips out and doing like shows on such as ticktok and ‘begging’ people to listen to them on there podcast.  A chap called Glen who stated he used to be a webmaster made a very important point.  Not all traffic is valuable  He pointed out that you could have thousands of people listening, but if they think your show sucks they will not come back, and while you may think your a big player as you can get thousands to listen to your latest podcast, it means nothing if they think your show is dull and do not return to listen to your new shows or listen to your older shows.  It also is worthless if those who are listening are not going to be the people who may make your podcasts worthwhile.   For example if you are doing a podcast on cars in the USA, it would be not worth advertisers to advertise there USA based garage on your podcast if all your listeners are in the UK as they are not going to fly to the USA to buy a car.  So in truth if your podcast has only ten listeners, that podcast can be more effective than one with millions of views, if those ten people are the ones who may buy or use a service you promote.  However, the great importance is not numbers listening to a show, but if they listen to other shows and keep coming back. If you find people listen once then do not return, then you are not doing well.  One suspects that those who are in truth doing well are those who find they get more and more listeners who keep returning with no publicity.   If you only get listeners on the basis you have to keep promoting on Instagram and so on begging people to listen. It simply means nothing if people never return.  Number of listeners is not success. What is successful is if your listeners return, and if your listeners grow organically each month with no promotion.   This is also something advertisers should think about. They may be wasting a lot of money if they advertise on a podcast that has millions of views, yet those who listen, only do so for a moment and never come back, and have not stayed on the podcast long enough to even hear the advert.  ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message

A few days ago I was listening to a talk on podcasts, and getting traffic.  People were saying they put sample clips out and doing like shows on such as ticktok and ‘begging’ people to listen to them on there podcast. A chap called Glen who stated he used to be a webmaster made a very important point. Not all traffic is valuable He pointed out that you could have thousands of people listening, but if they think your show sucks they will not come back, and while you may think your a big player as you can get thousands to listen to your latest podcast, it means nothing if they think your show is dull and do not return to listen to your new shows or listen to your older shows. It also is worthless if those who are listening are not going to be the people who may make your podcasts worthwhile.  For example if you are doing a podcast on cars in the USA, it would be not worth advertisers to advertise there USA based garage on your podcast if all your listeners are in the UK as they are not going to fly to the USA to buy a car. So in truth if your podcast has only ten listeners, that podcast can be more effective than one with millions of views, if those ten people are the ones who may buy or use a service you promote. However, the great importance is not numbers listening to a show, but if they listen to other shows and keep coming back. If you find people listen once then do not return, then you are not doing well. One suspects that those who are in truth doing well are those who find they get more and more listeners who keep returning with no publicity.  If you only get listeners on the basis you have to keep promoting on Instagram and so on begging people to listen. It simply means nothing if people never return. Number of listeners is not success. What is successful is if your listeners return, and if your listeners grow organically each month with no promotion.  This is also something advertisers should think about. They may be wasting a lot of money if they advertise on a podcast that has millions of views, yet those who listen, only do so for a moment and never come back, and have not stayed on the podcast long enough to even hear the advert. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message</a>

Not all traffic is valuable

In this post I will cover some basic marketing advice.  These are a few simple methods.  1. Have a website  It is very easy to set up a Wordpress blog/site.  Post your podcast on a blog post using embedded script. You can post pics and text too.  Use your website as a hub and add all your social website links (such as Twitter). Also add all the links to your podcast on the various platforms.  2. Social Media  Get accounts on as many social websites as you can.   Try to keep your username the same on each one.  3. SEO  While years ago, most website owners relied on traffic from google. I would suggest this is now less important and you can probably achieve more traffic and better quality traffic from such as Facebook and Twitter.   However if you have a website. You may find by adding text on your blog/website, this will be picked up on such as google and bring in traffic this way.  4. Put your domain on your car  Many people listen to podcasts driving to and from work.  So why not put the url of your website on your car. Your car may be seen by hundreds of people each day.  5. Word of mouth  On the internet word of mouth can be seen as tweeting links to your blog posts.  If you have a Wordpress site, you can add a free plugin that will show icons from different social media. You can set these to show on your blog posts.  If people like a show, then they may press a logo and post it on Twitter or Facebook or whatever. They may have thousands of followers, who in turn may re-post the link.  So very quickly you can grow a huge amount of traffic very easily.  As your podcast show is free, it has more chance for people to re-post.   Ask your friends to re-post links to your site too.  ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message

In this post I will cover some basic marketing advice. These are a few simple methods. 1. Have a website It is very easy to set up a Wordpress blog/site. Post your podcast on a blog post using embedded script. You can post pics and text too. Use your website as a hub and add all your social website links (such as Twitter). Also add all the links to your podcast on the various platforms. 2. Social Media Get accounts on as many social websites as you can.  Try to keep your username the same on each one. 3. SEO While years ago, most website owners relied on traffic from google. I would suggest this is now less important and you can probably achieve more traffic and better quality traffic from such as Facebook and Twitter.  However if you have a website. You may find by adding text on your blog/website, this will be picked up on such as google and bring in traffic this way. 4. Put your domain on your car Many people listen to podcasts driving to and from work.  So why not put the url of your website on your car. Your car may be seen by hundreds of people each day. 5. Word of mouth On the internet word of mouth can be seen as tweeting links to your blog posts. If you have a Wordpress site, you can add a free plugin that will show icons from different social media. You can set these to show on your blog posts. If people like a show, then they may press a logo and post it on Twitter or Facebook or whatever. They may have thousands of followers, who in turn may re-post the link.  So very quickly you can grow a huge amount of traffic very easily. As your podcast show is free, it has more chance for people to re-post.  Ask your friends to re-post links to your site too. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/clubpod/message</a>

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