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Welcome to the Podcasting For DJs training kit. In the first module you'll figure out exactly what podcasting really is, why it's so powerful for promoting music and where you can listen to them. Discover why it's really important that you host your own website instead of relying on the free options. |
Unit 1 | Welcome |
Unit 2 | What Is Podcasting? |
Unit 3 | Why Is Self-Hosting So Important? |
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Find out how much you need to budget for in order to create your own website, some of the different materials that you should gather before starting, and how to use free image software to create great looking artwork for your podcast, album covers, posters, business cards, or social media profiles. |
Unit 1 | How Much Will It Cost? |
Unit 2 | Recommended Materials |
Unit 3 | Working With Images |
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How to pick a great name for your website and choose the right hosting company. A step-by-step guide to registering your site, using your new control panel, setting up custom email addresses, and the best way to manage and upload all of your different media files. |
Unit 1 | Domain Names |
Unit 2 | Hosting Companies |
Unit 3 | How To Register A Domain |
Unit 4 | Your Control Panel |
Unit 5 | Managing Your Files |
Unit 6 | Setting Up Your Folders |
Unit 7 | Uploading Media Files |
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Everything you need to know about installing and setting up a Wordpress site for your music. Get to know the work environment and settings, learn how to create pages or posts and use plugins. Figure out how to customize the appearance of your site with design suggestions, walk-through comparisons and installation instructions. Maintenance tips, doing backups, launching your website and helpful links and resources to explore. |
Unit 1 | An Introduction To Wordpress |
Unit 2 | Wordpress Installation |
Unit 3 | The Wordpress Dashboard |
Unit 4 | Wordpress Settings |
Unit 5 | Wordpress Plugins |
Unit 6 | Wordpress Pages |
Unit 7 | Wordpress Posts |
Unit 8 | Wordpress Themes |
Unit 9 | Music Themes |
Unit 10 | Theme Demonstrations |
Unit 11 | Unpacking Your Theme |
Unit 12 | Wordpress Menus |
Unit 13 | Widgets & Sidebars |
Unit 14 | Theme Options |
Unit 15 | Wordpress Comments |
Unit 16 | Working With A Team |
Unit 17 | How To Customize More |
Unit 18 | Basic Maintenance |
Unit 19 | Launching Your Website |
Unit 20 | Moving Forward |
Unit 21 | Helpful Links & Resources |
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An introduction to podcasting and RSS feeds, mp3 bitrates, and metadata. Creating the RSS feed using the template provided, updating your RSS feed to add new episodes, submitting your feed to directories, and how to share the links and promote your new podcast. |
Unit 1 | An Introduction To Podcasting |
Unit 2 | Mp3 File Encoding |
Unit 3 | Mp3 Metadata |
Unit 4 | Creating An RSS Feed |
Unit 5 | Updating Your RSS Feed |
Unit 6 | Podcast Directories |
Unit 7 | Promoting Your Podcast |
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Information on how to maintain your podcast and improve your website's speed and performance by optimizing images, using content delivery networks and browser caching. Find out how to make your website more secure and keep it safe from attacks by hackers and spammers. |
Unit 1 | Podcast Maintenance |
Unit 2 | Website Performance |
Unit 3 | Content Delivery Networks |
Unit 4 | Browser Caching |
Unit 5 | Website Security |
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Adding more content and improving episode pages, how to distribute new content to all of your social networks, the best way to manage your mailing list, using different types of media to drive traffic, video podcasting and affiliate programs. |
Unit 1 | Search Engine Optimization |
Unit 2 | Improving Episode Pages |
Unit 3 | Social Media Auto-Posting |
Unit 4 | Using A Mailing List |
Unit 5 | Other Ways To Increase Traffic |
Unit 6 | Video Podcasting |
Unit 7 | Affiliate Programs |
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Congratulations, you've mastered the training kit! Some final words, resources for support and helpful links to learn more. |
Unit 1 | Final Words |
Unit 2 | Resources & Useful Links |