Create a Podcast: Overview

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A podcast is a series of audio or video files that can be downloaded and played on a computer or personal media device, such as an mp3 player. The audio files in a podcast are typically published as a series of episodes. Your audience can listen to a single episode, or subscribe to the entire podcast series so that new episodes are automatically downloaded to their computer, which can then be transferred to a personal media device.

If you are considering a podcast, consider the length and size of your episodes:

• Short podcasts (2 minutes or less; 7 MB or less) are best suited for listening immediately on a personal computer.


• Long podcasts (more than 2 minutes; 10+ MB) are best suited for downloading to a portable media player.

Three Steps to create a Podcast:

Step 1: Prepare the Episodes

Step 2: Create the Feed

Step 3: Publish the Podcast