Podcasting

[sac23]

Has anyone tried podcasting. I have heard a little about this and think I may give it a try just wanted to see what you guys think. Thanks. SC

[GeorgiaCoastal]

Has anyone tried podcasting. I have heard a little about this and think I may give it a try just wanted to see what you guys think. Thanks. SC

How difficult is it to set up and maintain? Anyone know? Thanks.

[famcanter]

Now I may be a day late and a dollar short but I saw this great article in
Realtor Magazine Online about just this subject. I've been really interested in it myself. It's in the "Ask Mr Internet" section and the article is called Tap the Power of Podcasting. It answers a lot of questions and even tells you about the software you might need. Hope this helps anyway......:)

[MikeC]

You can check out one of my podcasts by going to my blog at access1000.blogspot.com and then go to the archives for Auagust 2005. It's titled updates in a podcast.

As far as how hard is it... it does take a little time and doing. you have to have a place to store the soundfiles on a server and to make it good, you have to play around with a soundfile editor.

The other thing is that to get it popular fast, you have to submit the podcast to all of the directories and rss feed indexes...but it works.

I have 100's of itunes subscribers to my blog waiting for my next release! A couple of people even emailed me asking when the next podcast was going to happen.

[nercentral]

The current version of our real estate agent website has blog with rss feed enable only. The next version will have podcasting and live stream audio enable. From the confort of their home, our agents will be able to broadcast live their own real estate show over the net.

[Miami Homes]

any more podcast examples?

[RobM]

I've been intrigued regarding podcasts but havent taken the plunge yet

[anchorreporter]

I came to this site tonight to get feedback from Realtors on how they felt about using a podcast to grow their businesses.

Personally, I think podcasts can be a very effective and useful tool for Realtors to promote and grow their businesses, so much so that I have registered the domain name RealestatePodcasters.com, and I want to provide this as a service to Realtors.

On a regular basis, my plan is to interview my client Realtors, in the interviews, we'll talk about their hot listings, what is happening in their respective markets, and they can talk about their specific areas of expertise, and news developments in their markets as well.

How much do you think Realtors would be willing to pay for this...the plan might be to do a 10 to 15 minute interview once a week...or once a month...and the interviews would be "embedded" on the Realtor's respective websites.

I think Podcasts for Realtors are no-brainer! A great way to set yourself apart and provide value and market intelligence to your clients.

Thoughts from others?

Best, Tom

[stonebob]

I think that podcasts can be a great tool for getting yourself out there if they are done well.

It is like a director's commentary on a DVD. I have listened to some DVD commentaries where the director just repeats what is happening on screen. The best commentaries are the ones that offer some insight that you couldn't get just by watching the DVD.

If you put some thought and work on your delivery of the podcast, then they can really be fantastic.

[RobM]

any more podcast examples?

Not an example but I have been evaluating Helloworld for my Market center and it has podcasting both video and audio built in...I have not tried it yet though but my understanding is that you can pretty much do it with a couple of clicks of the mouse

[gjtrafl]

I have a contact who is a pioneer in real estate podcasts.... been doing them for over 2 years before most people even knew what a podcast was. Let me know if you want more information from him. He has been interviewed in several internet locations.

[askbryce]

You don't need to do a podcast to use audio in your
marketing.

There are many services available that will allow you to
record audio on your computer and then send it out via
an email link.

Your clients just click the link and listen to your message.

It's fast, easy and very affordable to use.
I would start here first and then see if you enjoy doing it
before you go to the trouble of trying to set a regular
podcast.

[rainier]

podcast is a good source of traffic...

[jamesww]

I am trying to start a Digg group and I believe that a large enough group would really help in developing traffic to podcast blogs. Also to leave my two cents as a consumer I really like podcasts and have thought about implementing this strategy myself on occasions. I am curious if people who participate in using these can share their successes and failures.

[rainier]

First, few podcasts are optimized, missing the opportunity to be properly indexed in podcast directories and search engines. Additionally, search engine results linking to podcast XML feeds need user-friendly webpage designs that help the audience know what to do to access the podcasts. Podcasts also represent an opportunity to increase an organization's content and inbound links.The Value of Podcasting for Search Marketers (http://www.oneupweb.com/whitepapers/?source=pr_value_pod_sem)