Jun 03

pod_monetizer I mentioned Don McAllister and his appearence on MacRoundTable one week ago. Have you listened to their talk? Don introduced his new project Podcast Monetizer in the show but the whole picture of it remained concealed.

But now you can find below Don’s own clarification:

Following on from some emails and comments (which are truly appreciated by the way!), I thought a short note of clarification surrounding the content and the aims of Podcast Monetizer might be useful.

First of all, what it is not!

  • It’s not a “How to Podcast” tutorial - There are tons of books and information all about the basics of podcasting and podcasting production already available.
  • It’s not about creating Screencasts - You may be aware of my work with ScreenCastsOnline and think I’m going to show you how to make screencasts. Nope! I won’t be showing you how to make screencasts.

    So what will it cover then?

    Podcast Monetizer is a tutorial package aimed at podcasters who wish to produce “premium content” as part of their current (or planned) podcast and charge for it. Actually, even if you don’t want to charge for it but just want to develop secure access mechanisms or a membership scheme, it’s also applicable to you.

    In order to do this successfully, there are certain components you will need to enable you to publish your content in this form and be able to manage all the tasks involved in taking payment for “premium content”.

    That’s what Podcast Monetizer will be focusing on!

    Such things include (partial list):

    • Creating and configuring secured website(s)
    • Creating and configuring a Blog
    • Creating secure RSS Feeds
    • Creating and configuring a Membership Database
    • Setting up a Payment Gateway
    • Integrating the website, membership database and payment gateway
    • Creating an automated sign up process for customers
    • Etc., etc., ……

    The list goes on but hopefully you’ll get a flavour for what it’s all about. It’s all the behind the scenes stuff that enables you to run a “premium content” podcast.

    Now that’s not to say I won’t be throwing a few “generic” podcasting tips in here and there, as it would probably be impossible to completely separate them out but just be aware that it’s not the main focus.

    If there are any specific questions about the content, please feel free to leave a comment in the thread and I’ll be more than happy to answer them.

What’s Going To Be Covered in Podcast Monetizer? : The Podcast Monetizer Blog

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