Doug Salamone aims to bring interesting stories and interviews with points of view from a different mindset on his Mind Drippings show. The world needs innovative, artistic, entrepreneurial disruption to develop and evolve.

Today Eric and Dave go over his episode, his audio, and his website. Here is what we found:

What is Working

The intro was nicely produced and made a great first impression. It sets the stage and let’s people know what to expect.

He made some really good points, and worked in some stories to help make points

The website has a clean interface

The podcast feels like a discussion rather than a question/answer session.

Great logo

What Could Be Tweaked

Doug could work on starting out the show by introducing his guest and really explaining who the person is, what they bring to the table, and why they are on the show. Then the first question could push the conversation in the direction Doug is looking to go.

At time his transitions from topic to topic was a bit choppy. There is no reason to announce that you are changing topics (just change topics).

There are no ID3 tags in his mp3 file. While the mp3 file will still download the file, you can look like a hack when  someone listens in certain programs.

You image is set to a resolution that can’t be viewed by web browsers. Change the image to 90 DPI, and I would resize it (it’s currently thousands of pixles).

The paragraphs above the subscribe buttons didn’t quite fit.

There were two “About” pages, it might make more sense to combine these with the top section being about the show, and a second paragraph about the host.

Great discussion of the history of work and the possible future. It might’ve been nicer to have more useful info that listeners can put to work today

Dave felt that the show could’ve used a bit more editing to get rid of what he felt was “excessive” ums.

If the goal of the show is to build your email list, you might want to add incentives to get people to sign up.

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This podcast helps Spanish people  grow their grammar, vocalize their vocabulary & perfect their pronunciation. You can find it at www.inglespodcast.com, iTunes, and Stitcher.

Here are the things Craig is Doing Well:

Like the way you introduce both hosts
Like the way you set up the show and what is to come
I like the incorporation of listener audio
Start with positives then work to mistakes. Nobody like to be critiqued. Make it friendly.
Great use of links to previous episodes
Like the music transitions
I like the Spanish words next to the English words in the show notes

Here are some things that Craig Might Consider:

Reinforce the main topic through the episode
A few different calls-to-action with no valuable benefit. E-mail us, sign up and donate. Make me care.
Can’t find a link to purchase.
Make supporting you easier (use a PrettyLink).
Tie the Wind Up into topic of the show, or just set it up better.
Make purchasing your products easier (not so many clicking and searching)
Explain your Patreon account – Make me care first, then explain
Maybe sell transcriptions instead of donation

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Today Dave and Erik are joined by Drew from Under Ten Fitness. Drew was on a previous show and has come back with after tweaking his show.  He’s made some great strides.

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CONTENT

Here are some of great things Drew is doing:

• Getting right to the point
• Great chemistry with his co-host for this episode (Britney)
• Great energy in the opening.
• We loved the way you made the audience feel like they were sitting in the chair next to you.
• You built up the anticipation and kept the audience captivated

Here are some things you could work on:

• Don’t say you name so fast people can’t hear it.
• While getting to the point is great, you are almost getting their too fast. Maybe throw in a bit about your background so people understand why they should listen to you.
• While it was great that there was only one call to action, potentially make it to your website instead of Facebook.
• The show ends somewhat abruptly
• Potentially add “Stay Motivated” as you sign off.

TECHNOLOGY

Here are some of great things Drew is doing:

• Clean look and good branding
• Lots of things on the front page without having to scroll down (and yet not cluttered).
• Good overall sound of the podcast.
• Great subscribe buttons on the front page
• You can listen with a single click (you don’t have to look for a play button)

Here are some thing that you might consider changing:

• (nit picky) Your vomume has room to be turned up a bit. You might look into adding a hard limiter on your master track in Audition.
• You are placeing the 1400X1400 artwork inside your MP3 file. This can (seldomly) ause issues with your audio streaming on websites. Instead resize the image to 600X600. The 1400X1400 is for iTunes. The 600X600 goes inside your mp3.
• You are using Podmatic and Feedburner. Neither are great choices. You can upgrade to the paid version of Podmatic to redirect your RSS feed to something you own.
• On the Episode level, there are no subscribe buttons.
• The autoplay on the about page is a bit of a no-no.
• You are using your website host as your media host. While there are those that can pull this off, you are skating on dangerous ice. I recommend Libsyn.com or Blubrry.com You can get a free month at either service using the coupon sopfree.

Check out Drew’s Under Ten Fitness Podcast.

Available in iTunes

Available in Stitcher

Check out his Exercise videos on YouTube

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About the Bear Arms Show:

The Bear Arms Show is your weekly source for 2nd Amendment news and commentary delivered in a fun, entertaining way. The focus is on efforts to protect, and restore, the right to keep and bear arms. Also featured are interviews with leaders and newsmakers in the 2nd Amendment community. The show is hosted by brothers, John and Michael Willett. They are veterans of the U.S Military and lifelong firearms enthusiasts. You can find them at www.beararmsshow.com/ and in iTunes and Stitcher.

The Good Parts:

The intro and outro along with some of the sound effects and production elements were great (Courtesy of Music Radio Creative). You both have great insights and experience with this topic. As brothers you have a natural chemistry. The website and the audio quality were fine. The branding with the bears is nice icing on the cake. Put that panda on a Tee Shirt!

Things That Could Be Tweaked:

It took you four minutes to introduce what was coming on the show.

You were missing the “Title” ID3 tag.

Work on your transitions. You don’t need to announce that you are transitioning, just transition.

Figure out what you want to say in each topic. Then once you’ve hit all our points, you just figure out how to transition into the next story.

In the case of the Gabby Gifford story, lead with the story then follow it up with your main points.

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The Poddcast: Inside the Jewelry Trade (iTunes) (stitcher)
Website: http://fourgrainer.com/

This is a podcast designer for Jewlers on how to get more business. Its always kind of hard to get into the shoes of the listener (Jewlers) when you are not the target audience.

Pros:

The intro was well produced, decent energy.

Nice use of humor and not taking yourself too seriously

Lots of time put into the show, very NPR type delivery.

Enjoyed the “changing watch batteries” stories.

Show has an amazing arc. (Why they are excited, what they like most, personal stories, forcasting, recap).

With all the clips, the volume never needed adjusted, and it flowed.

Simple call to action at the end

By asking for a donation, it adds personality to your podcast.

Thing that Might Need Tweaked

The intro promises a lot in the intro, that might lead to confusion

Give a tease as to what is coming on the show at the very beginning.

Not sure why Michelle was missing through most of the episode.

A trick for those doing clip shows. Let the setup and the clip over lap. It makes things keep flowing.

There was a time when it sounded a little “salesy” (which it is, a clip to get people to go to the show).

Website / Technical Thoughts:

Lost the ITJT at the beginning of your podcast posts. Put that at the end of the headline.

Lots of white space, very mobile friendly. Easy navigation

Easy to find contact information

The Audio quality was fine. This is great for the advanced style of production.

Tweaking Point For Website:

Confused by the Formula one cars.

Not sure what Four Grainer means (may be jewelry term)

Surprised there was very few pictures of Jewelry

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The Gospel Light and Truth Hour is the weekly podcast of the Gospel Light and Truth Crusade, and is hosted by “The Still Man,” Christian evangelist, writer, and GLTC founder, Anthony Keeton. By providing good, sound, Bible doctrine and good, sound, Bible teaching, The Gospel Light and Truth Hour helps you to make good, sound, biblical decisions for yourself and your family. You can check it out at thestillman.com and itunes

The Content

The Good Stuff

The personal story with insights, and you were confident enough to potentially look stupid.

Nice real life examples backing up philosophies

Good scripture references, and well thought out.

You are not shy about sharing your opinions. People will either love you, or hate you.

Could Use the Tweaking

It took you 22 minutes to get to the bible. Some people looking for a bible study, may not wait that long.

You have a lot of points here, and they could use some focus. Come up with a main topic, and make sure all the sub points help explain the original topic. If you had to sum up this episode in one sentence, what would it be? It started off that bipolar is the same as schizo. Then Demons cause insanity. Then Generational curses. Then on to Alcolohics

The Gospel Light and Truth our clocked in at over way over an hour.

The website has a lot of menus. Maybe think about what people really want and tighten those up. For example have a menu labeled “contact” that expands into “prayer requests,” Email” etc.

Lots of titles – “These Lost Days” “The Still Man” “The Gospel Light & Truth Hour”

No itunes buttons, stitcher, etc on your website.

While m4a is not a huge deal, most people use mp3.

Inconsistent publishing.

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