Example - The Elements of my Podcast

Sometimes the easiest way to learn something is to look at how someone else is doing it. If you are one of those people, this is your chance to look behind the scenes of my podcast.

Website - You can see my church's website at www.capenazarene.org. If you visit www.capenazarene.org/sermons, you can read an explanation of subscribing to the podcast, you can stream sermons from the flash player, or you can download individual sermons. My audio files are located in a folder called /ftp/sermonaudio/ on my website.

Blog - A blog will function as the engine which drives your blog. Each sermon will get its own post, with a link in that post to the audio file. You can see my blog at www.yourchurchweb.net/sermons/sermons.html. I use www.blogger.com as the free utility to publish and manage my blog.

Feed - The feed is the syndication of your blog. Blogger publishes a feed at: http://yourchurchweb.net/sermons/atom.xml. I use www.feedburner.com as the free utility to republish that feed in a "smartfeed" which is accessible to more feedreaders. You can see my feedburner feed at feeds.feedburner.com/JonTwitchellSermons. This is the address I give people to use to subscribe to my podcast.

Promote - Do a Google search for "Jon Twitchell Sermons" or "Cape Elizabeth Podcast" and see how many directories list my podcast. Directories have different rules and requirements for listing, and you'll want to be patient as you add your podcast. You can see my iTunes page at http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=129585252&s=143441.

Hopefully, by exploring these elements, you will be able to start assembling the pieces to putting together your own podcast.

Grace and Peace,

PastorJon