BlogTalkRadio makes it easy for you to share your show with the world. And in 2011 we were happy to announce a number of *NEW* ways to help you spread the word. Take advantage of all of it to grow your listener base:

*NEW* Update your Settings with your Facebook page so you can easily communicate with your audience right from the Studio.

*NEW* Encourage your listeners to comment using our new Facebook integrated commenting system which helps to spread the word about your show to their Facebook network. Learn more about this update.

*NEW* Update your Settings with your Twitter handle so you can easily send updates to your followers right from the Studio. Twitter tips.

It’s easy to to embed your show on your website or blog.  Here’s how.

Make your show available on ITunes to attract listeners on the go. Learn about it.

*NEW* Remember to blast your show out to all of your email contacts and followers. Read up on our email update to take advantage of the feature.

You can fill in keywords for your show and episode descriptions to drive traffic & listeners from search engines. SEO Tips.

*NEW* Encourage listeners to like, share and +1 your content on Google+. Read up on this update.

And last but not least, in 2011 we introduced Marketing Club, a biweekly show on tips to help you better market and monetize your show. Tune into the archives here and follow us to get updates of upcoming broadcasts!

2011 was a great year for content on BlogTalkRadio.  We’ve selected just a few of our favorite shows from the past year to highlight. We hope you enjoy and are looking forward to another great year of broadcasts on BlogTalkRadio!

Emeril Lagasse: Interview with world famous chef on Small Business Roundtable.

Newt Gingrich: Interview with Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives and 2012 Presidential Candidate on Sarah Palin Radio.

Marion Nestle: Food Politics Pioneer on Stupid Cancer Show.

Guy Kawasaki: Former Chief Evangelist of Apple and Co-founder of Alltop.com on Mr. Media.

Debi Mazar: Actress and Cooking Channel host on Olivia Wilder.

Ja Rule: Rap star on TheKnicksBlogRadio.

Jason Kidd: NBA point guard for the NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks on Hits Radio.

Emma Stone: Interview with Hollywood’s hottest ‘It’ Girl on Milling About.

Ira Glass: American public radio personality and host of NPR’s This American Life on Columbia Journalism.

Antonio Banderas: Critically acclaimed actor catches up with The Movie Geeks United.

We just released a brand new feature on BlogTalkRadio that integrates Facebook commenting on all of our show pages.  Now, when a listener leaves a comment on a BlogTalkRadio show page, they have the ability to post that comment right onto their Facebook wall in order to continue the conversation here at BlogTalkRadio or on Facebook.

Try it! Just go to your favorite show on BlogTalkRadio, click on an episode and leave a comment for the host.  Check the box that says “Post to Facebook” and just like that, you’re opening up the conversation to all of your friends on Facebook.

We’re really excited about this new update because it increases the interactivity between our hosts and their listeners and also gives our listeners the ability to promote their favorite hosts to their Facebook network.  We hope all of our hosts will encourage their listeners to use this new feature to help spread the word and give their content an extra boost to be heard across the Internet!

On Wednesday morning at 10AM, Columbia Journalism School presents a revolutionary webcast, their first ever in Spanish, with Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez (@YoaniSanchez) to discuss how social media breaks down the walls of censorship in Cuba and elsewhere.

Yoani will be interviewed from Havana and talking with Prof. Mirta Ojito (@mirtaojito), author of “Finding Manana: A Memoir of a Cuban Exodus.”  Please email your questions to sree@sree.net (subject=Cuba) or call in live!

Tune in here tomorrow at 10AM for this exciting broadcast!

We are really loving Google+ over here at BlogTalkRadio.  So much so, that we’ve added a 1+ button to all of our profile and show pages. Now our listeners can share what they are loving on BlogTalkRadio on Google+ with the click of a button.  And to top it off, now our hosts will be reaching a whole new set of people through their 1+’ing listeners!

And if you haven’t added our Google+ page yet to your circles, get to it here!

We just launched our Google+ page. We are so excited to be there and encourage you to add us to your circles. Be sure to spread the word to family & friends.  And stay tuned for some fun and exciting updates and hangouts to come! Join us over at Google+.

Many of our hosts have come to us asking how they can monetize or make money from their BlogTalkRadio show.  So recently, we decided to host a special series on how to attract advertisers and sponsors as part of our programming for Marketing Club. Marketing Club is part of BlogTalkRadio University, our free educational class series.  If you missed out on these episodes, you can tune in to this 3 part series right here.

Part 1: Getting Your Show Advertiser/Sponsor Ready

Part 2: Building a Media Kit

Part 3: Advertiser/Sponsor Outreach

Be sure to attend Marketing Club for more insight on how to market and monetize your show!  We broadcast every other Tuesday at 1PM EST – make sure to follow us so you don’t miss out on the next broadcast.  We hope to see you there!