Podcasting is for everyone, but not everyone's "radio ready"

Jan. 17, 2011 - PRLog -- Podcasting is no longer something done by the fringe computer nerds.  Everyone's doing it.  The ability to create your own 'home grown radio' show is a wonderful thing and takes the concept of 'blogging' into a more free form thought oriented forum.  But as more and more 'regular folk' start to use Podcasts as way get their message across, they are faced with understanding things that regular radio hosts take for granted.

"Most podcast hosts don't have a background in radio or audio engineering", said Brian Henderson, Sales Manager at CyberEars.com. http://www.cyberears.com   "But the attraction and low cost of producing audio oriented podcasts is enticing.  Those that want to wear the hat of 'podcast host' have to quickly come to grips with what it takes to produce a quality radio show.  Those that do it well, benefit greatly.  We are seeing some shows on CyberEars.com with 10,000 or more listeners per released episode", said Mr. Henderson.

CyberEars.com is a podcast hosting service that specializes in taking the complexity of hosting a podcast away.  Podcast hosts can focus on the content of the show, and just upload the MP3 files that they produce to CyberEars.com, which then produces all the necessary RSS feeds, etc. for directories such as iTunes.  This is automatically done so that the host just uploads and its released.  CyberEars.com offers unlimited bandwidth for downloads, so if a show becomes super-popular, the host isn't burdened with any unforseen costs associated with hosting it.

"Podcast hosts should realize how the listener perceives their content", added Mr. Henderson.  "Since most podcasts are listened to on consumer grade audio equipment, such as earbuds or computer speakers, there is no need to try to produce large files for audiophiles.  What most podcast hosts forget is that podcasting opens them up to an international audience, and many countries are just emerging with Internet access and some have pretty steep bandwidth caps for their Internet users.  This means that the audience appreciates smaller files for downloading", said Mr. Henderson.

If you are considering trying out podcasting, all you really need is a microphone, computer and something to say.  There are plenty of inexpensive (and sometimes free) podcast recording kits available and an account on CyberEars.com is only $4.95 per month.  Considering the barrier to entry of getting a radio show on mainstream radio networks, this is a really easy and inexpensive medium for all to enjoy.  CyberEars.com is at http://www.cyberears.com

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CyberEars.com is a Podcast Hosting site, popular by some of the most listened too podcasts in the world.