DevRelRad.io: how to produce a popular, efficient and interesting podcast (no, seriously, how?)

A presentation at DevXCon SF 2018 in June 2018 in San Francisco, CA, USA by Baruch Sadogursky

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DevRelRad.io : how to produce a popular, efficient and interesting podcast (NO, SERIOUSLY, HOW?) @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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shownotes http://jfrog.com/shownotes Slides Video Links Comments, Ratings Raffl e @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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Why podcasting Poll time! A. Who loves to speak? B. Who loves to write? @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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Podcasts in question @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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@Razbor_poletov 160 episodes since 2011 1,317,675 all

time Downloads Think “Software Engineering Daily” 6 permanent residents Known for excellent audio quality @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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Podcasts in question @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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@Groovypodcast 66 episodes since 2014 (last one is #57) 61,364 all

time downloads Think “Podcast about Groovy” 2 permanent residents Known for extremely low

key production @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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Podcasts in question @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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@ devrelradi o The first season is lost in space and time continuum 5 episodes since 2018 487 all

time downloads Think “Podcast about DevRel” 3 permanent residents @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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Viktor Gamov @gamussa Solution Architect and undercover Developer Advocate @confluent Co

founder of @razborpoletov @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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Tim Berglund @tberglund Senior Director of Developer Experience @confluent It was his idea @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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The guy with the top

hat @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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The three pillars Message Consistency Quality

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@ jbaruch @ gamussa

javapuzzlersng #devnexus2018

Planning

Equipment

Po s t p r o ce s s i ng

Website and show notes

Promotion, measurement, feedback processing Pro duction C hecklist

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Planning Just wing it Tentative list of topics Timings @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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Equipment (mics ) Whatever built

in crap Yeti/ Rode Podcaster Heil/Shure Soundproof studio @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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Equipment (on the road) Smartphone Zoom H4N Zoom F8 with set of wireless mics @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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Equipment (software) Skype, Hangouts @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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Equipment (software)

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Equipment (software)

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Equipment (software) Skype, Hangouts Zoom.us @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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Equipment (software) Hangouts on air Zoom.us with webinars addon Belive.TV @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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postprocessin g Just release it! Audacity levels 2 phase normalization with noise gate based on FFT @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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Shownotes Couple of links on the podcast page Dedicated website Dedicated website with tracking and analytics @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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KPIs Download numbers Conversion @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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hosting Platform / Features Storage Advanced stats Monthly price Podbean Unlimited Audio Unlimited ✓ $9 SoundCloud Pro Unlimited Unlimited ✓ $15 Libsyn Advanced 20 400mb ✓ $20 @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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hosting Platform / Features Storage Advanced stats Monthly price Podbean Unlimited Audio Unlimited ✓ $9 SoundCloud Pro Unlimited Unlimited ✓ $15 Libsyn Advanced 20 400mb ✓ $20 @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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hosting Platform / Features Storage Advanced stats Monthly price Podbean Unlimited Audio Unlimited ✓ $9 SoundCloud Pro Unlimited Unlimited ✓ $15 Libsyn Advanced 20 400mb ✓ $20 @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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hosting Platform / Features Storage Advanced stats Monthly price Podbean Unlimited Audio Unlimited ✓ $9 SoundCloud Pro Unlimited Unlimited ✓ $15 Libsyn Advanced 20 400mb ✓ $20 @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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Thank you! http://jfrog.com/shownotes

DevXCon @ jbaruch @ devrelradio And yes, I am hiring! @ jbaruch @ devrelradio

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