Do you Digg my Podcasts?

As many of you already know, I have two Podcasts. One is called "Outside the Artist's Studio - The Podcast that would have saved Van Gogh's ear!" which is a show I do with Kevin Jenne who is a great artist, living here in Montreal. We discuss art and mostly marketing & business tips for artists. We have a great time doing it.

The other show I have is "Cuddle Podcast - Bedtime Stories with daddy" which is a show I do with my kids where I read them bedtime stories that I have modified, such as "The Princess & The Pee", the story of a princess who wets her bed, and all the king and queens cleaning whoes.

Many of you listen to the show. Some are afraid by the name "Podcast" and think you need an iPod to listen. Leo Laporte is one of the many Podcasters I listen to regularly during my 2 hour round trip commute everyday. He is starting to replace Podcast with Netcast, which implies that all you need to listen is the Internet. Good point, and it is true. I embed a player for every show, so you can listen from the website, but if you have iTunes (free - and you don't need an MP3 player either), you can subscribe using the links in my show notes. This allows you to receive every new episode as it comes out.

The hard part about having Podcasts or Netcasts is that you have to market the thing yourself. We once made the top 25 podcasts in the Visual Arts section of iTunes for Outside Podcast, thanks in no small part to Tonya Jenne who offers marketing services through CompuQuest. I can tell when she goes on vacation, because out stats drop significantly. That tells me two things. First, her work really does help! Second, till you hit that tipping point, you have to continue to find clever ways to get your shows know.

I digg Digg. www.digg.com is a website that allows anyone to post links to stories they find interesting on the Internet, and others either digg it, or not. Stories with alot of diggs make it to the front page. This is called social bookmarking. It allows each and everyone of us to be the editors and choose the content that we enjoy. You can also link to friends and see what stories they digg.

Today, I found out that they now allow you to Digg Podcasts! I submitted both my shows, and I truly hope you will support me and digg them. You need to be subscribed to digg podcasts, but it is really a great site, which gives you an overview of all the hot stories out there in one place.

Start Digg-ing and vote for my shows!