I am not currently a podcaster. For Christmas this year, though, I got an excellent microphone, and also discovered a fantastic open source audio editing software program. So I do plan to start podcasting fairly soon. I’ll let you know how that goes.

One of the problems preventing many would-be Thought Leaders from starting to podcast is unfamiliarity with the technology required. I’m a pretty smart guy, and I get hung up on technology. One of the biggest problems with sorting it all out, is that there are so many different choices. What microphone should I use? What software should I use? How do I syndicate my content? What podcasting platform should I use?

Trying to figure all this out is complicated even more than it should be, because the people who really know what they are doing, from whom you should learn to everything you need to know, are sometimes a few levels too advanced for us mere mortals. I, for one, don’t need to be told about a dozen different options. I don’t need 15 different software package reviews. I need one good solution that works, preferably one that is free or cheap.

Which brings me to Mitch Joel at Twist Image.

Mitch is not a techie. But, he does podcast. And he writes well. And he is good at explaining things.

You should check out his (well-designed) blog post about podcasting. It will be obvious that he does not really know that much about technology. That should be encouraging: you don’t have to know very much about technology either.

The Lowdown On Audio Podcasting | Six Pixels of Separation – Marketing and Communications Blog – By Mitch Joel at Twist Image.