Newsvine Column As a Regular Podcast

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'Straight Talk,' the first-ever podcast of a regular column at Newsvine, is an initial success. EDIT: Well, not the FIRST. I just heard Dom Pody was the original Newsvine podcaster. I guess I'll have to settle for second.

The stats below show the real-time traffic to the podcast after one, two, and the first three hours. They have increased dramatically since then.

Page views 14 19 33

Downloads 14 22 51

Unique visitors 4 13 30

Subscribers 6 22 27

How it was done:

I opened an account with Pod-o-Matic and set up a homepage with the same name as my column here at Newsvine. I filled out all the appropriate information, and made sure to insert links and references leading back to my Newsvine column. Then, I read selected articles over the air that I've already published at Newsvine, trying to insert a little more drama into them than is possible through text alone.

One good thing about podcasts is that they are becoming more popular all the time, and users are picking the ones they like by subscribing, which they can do with a click through iTunes, or any of the major podcatchers.

UPDATE: Since I went live with this Newsvine-based podcast, I've been picking up more Link Love messages from Newsvine. I encourage you to try a podcast based on your articles at NV. Check out my podcast first, to get some hints. Your profile and homepage entries at PodoMatic accepts standard code, making it easy to link viewers back to your column at Newsvine. You can imagine the possibilities. Don't forget to sign your podcast up with all the feeds. PodoMatic has an easy list.

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How Podcasting Can Expand Your Newsvine Traffic

Robert Blevins - AB of Seattle

Fri May 9

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