Microphone Extras

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How To Make Extra Money Using Podcasting

According to Edison Media Research, 18% Americans download and listen to podcasting. If you’re passionate about a topic you can use podcasting as an opportunity to make some extra money or use it as a second income. Some podcasters work full time creating and promoting their podcasts and generate enough income without a 9-5 job.

What is a podcast? A podcast is a series of audio or video files released episodically. People who are interested in your topic will download these files to listen to using an mp3 player or watch the video files in their Media Player.

What can you do with podcasting? To give you a few examples, using podcasting, you can do product reviews, interviews with your peers, express your ideas and trends on a topic, give your opinion, promote a cause, and more. What you can do with podcasting is limited to your imagination only. Nobody is looking over your shoulder and telling you what to say and not to say. You have the ultimate control of your podcasting contents.

With the falling price of electronics gadgets, you can buy all the basic equipment, like a good microphone and software, needed to start podcasting for under a few hundred dollars assuming you already have a laptop or desktop. You can also use excellent open source software for free.

How do you make money with podcasting? Here are five ways you generate some dough using your podcasting talent.

You can build sponsorships just like radio advertising. There are sponsors for all kinds of topics. Check out companies involved in radio advertising related to your topic and approach them for sponsorship of your podcast.

Charge a fee for your podcast. If you’re creating premium contents with lots of value for the target audience, you can charge a fee to listen to or watch your podcast. Take some premium, teaser contents and give them away for free. When your audience finds the value of your contents, they will be willing to pay a fee for the full content.

Join a network that pays for your podcasting. There are companies that will put your podcast in front of a large audience and these companies will pay for your contents. Some of the networks are PodTrac, Mevio, Wizard Media. These companies will find matches for your content to targeted audience and they will share advertising fees with you.

If everything else fails, you can always beg just like NPR. Ask for pledges and donations by appealing to the generous hearts of people who love to listen to your podcasts. Explain that you’re spending a lot of time and you need pay the bills. You can use PayPal donation button and it will be easier for others to you by clicking a button.

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amp, and a microphone? work....?

does any Guitar Amp work with a microphone? im getting a mic and stand, but i need an amp, and my friend has for a guitar, will it work? does it have an extra hookup for an mic?

thanks (=

The answer to will it work is yes. The real question should be will it work correctly and sound correct and that answer is no! Here's why. A guitar amplifier is intended to do just that. Amplify a guitar. The input connector and signal type are designed for a guitar not a microphone. The amplifier and speaker or speakers are tuned to a guitar not a microphone. In addition, If the microphone your getting has a three Pin Connector ( XLR ), you will not be able to physically connect the device since a guitar amplifier does not have a microphone connector.
You best bet is to head to your local music store and get some advise. No knowing your budget I can not make a suggestion. At the store you may ask about a self contained PA system. That would be a box that has the amplifier built into the speaker box. This minimizes the need for set up and cables. Fender makes a little system called the Passport that will provide sound for 100- 200 ppl in a good environment.

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