Podcasting production book from AirSafe.com

If you create or manage a web site, blog, Facebook page, or other online resource, if you are in the business of increasing traffic, enhancing search engine results, or serving a specific audience, one way to do so is by using podcasts. Whether it is the classic audio only podcast distributed on your web site, or a video podcast that you distribute on a video sharing site like YouTube, if you want the podcast to be successful, you have to be able to create many episodes over a long period of time.

AirSafe.com has produced the Conversation at AirSafe.com podcast since 2006, and last year created an ebook ,The AirSafe.com Podcasting Manual, that laid out a systematic production process that makes it easier for an individual or an organization to sustain a podcast over the long run.

What's in the book?
Below is the table of contents of the book:

CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Podcasting
CHAPTER 2: The Grand Plan for Your Podcast
CHAPTER 3: What's Your Mission?
CHAPTER 4: Who’s on Your Team?
CHAPTER 5: Leadership
CHAPTER 6: Money and Other Resources
CHAPTER 7: Communications
CHAPTER 8: Planning, Production, and Distribution Systems
CHAPTER 9: Legal Issues
CHAPTER 10: The Podcast
CHAPTER 11: The First Airsafe.com Podcast
CHAPTER 12: The Video Version of the Podcast
CHAPTER 13: Example of a Podcast Plan for a School
APPENDIX 1: Downloading and Using Audacity
APPENDIX 2: Example Podcast Episode Script

If this looks interesting, check it out one of the free download options. Feel free to buy it on Amazon as well.

You can download a PDF file, or a version that is compatible with one of the popular ebook reading formats:

PDF
MOBI (Kindle)
EPUB (Nook, iPad, iPhone, and others)
Purchase Amazon Kindle edition

US National Archives Channel as a Resource

One of the great things about most of the output of the US federal government is that it is in the public domain, meaning you can use it without cost and without asking permission. One of the great resources for this kind of material is the US National Archives, which also has a YouTube channel featuring a number of films going back to before WWII. If you see something that you want to use, for example some audio or video content to add to your project, go ahead and take it.

Another Free Online Video Conversion Resource

For those of you who use video for podcasts and other online uses may be tempted to use videos from places like LiveLeak and YouTube, but it can be a hassle converting it to a form that you can use.

The other day, I ran across some news footage on LiveLeak, and found that there was a convenient link for downloading it. That link took me to FileHero.com, a free online service that can download video from a laundry list of sites, including Youtube, Break, Metacafe, Myspace, Dailymotion, Veoh, Liveleak, Blip, Collegehumor, and Ebaumsworld, and convert it to common audio and video formats such as FLV, WMV, MPEG, MP4, AVI, MP3, and WAV.

The price is right, so why not give it a try.

Related Resources
AirSafe.com Podcasts
AirSafe.com Podcasting Manual