So, I did some reading and research on the Internet and after some trial and error, I acquired enough knowledge to podcast myself and write an easy learning aid How to Create Your Own Podcast - A Step-by-Step Tutorial to show visitors to Radio.about.com
If you’re somebody who likes to understand the “hows” and “whys” of a process, then the tutorial provides enough information to do that. But, the “nuts and bolts” of podcasting is something called RSS, Really Simple Syndication. RSS is the aspect of podcasting which creates a file of instructions to make the audio you’ve created available to potential users.
This file of instructions contains Extensible Markup Language or XML. It’s similar to HyperText Markup Language or HTML. If you’re the type of person who gets scared off by that kind of stuff, then great news.
There’s a service called MyRSSCreator.com which writes all the code for you automatically! As a matter of fact, MyRSSCreator.com not only writes the code, it also will host your podcast “feed”. You can create new posts, edit them, or delete them from your own channel. You can even preload and schedule posts to appear at a later date.
With each new post, the service automatically updates and provides you with the internal code for an RSS file, should you wish to additionally make the file available at your own website. The actual audio for your podcast can be located on another server, your own website, or you can easily browse your hard drive and upload and store your audio at MyRSSCreator.com.
Why so many options? Well, it doesn't really matter where your audio is located as long as your RSS file correctly points to it. It's as simple as that. If you feel more comfortable with your audio on your own website, great. If you have no place to put your audio, then use MyRSSCreator.com.
Since MyRSSCreator.com automatically creates and hosts your podcast feed information, potential listeners don’t even need to own any additional third-party software to receive it. All someone needs to do is navigate over from a browser-friendly link that MyRSSCreator.com creates for you which you, in turn, provide to them.
MyRSSCreator.com offers other convenient features such as automatic creation of the proper code for subscriber buttons for the most popular news aggregator services like My Yahoo!, My MSN, Newsgator, and the button you can place on a website so visitors can view your podcast channel through their own browser as mentioned above.
MyRSSCreator.com also automatically adds your new feeds to search engines and has recently introduced statistics so you can see your click-throughs for content hosted on its server.
A complete and easy to follow users guide has been created in .pdf format which you can download and print off for reference. But, honestly, the interface is so intuitive, once you’ve created your initial podcast channel, adding new posts or changes is simple.
MyRSSCreator.com offers a free 14-day trial so you can see if it’s right for you. If you decide you like it, it’s $27.00 per month but users can get a discount by joining their affiliate program.
If you are itching to podcast, no matter what your content and you want the easiest learning curve possible, the price is well worth it. MyRSSCreator.com can’t help you create your podcast audio but it can make the coding and presentation aspect quick and straightforward.
