What do you do when you need technical assistance or other types of help at BlogTalkRadio?  This is a question I’m asked often, because at this time we don’t offer phone support. That doesn’t mean you can’t receive immediate help. Let me share a few ways you can receive assistance at BlogTalkRadio.
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More BlogTalkRadio hosts are using their blogs, both at BlogTalkRadio and at their own domains, to promote their shows. We think that’s terrific! Blogs are the perfect accompanyment to an online radio show - and vice versa. While we’re thrilled so many of you are getting your blog on, we’d like to offer a reminder [...]

Many of our hosts have expressed an interest in learning how to book notable, big-named guests. BlogTalkRadio Insider, the show that goes behind the seens to interview the folks who make BlogTalkRadio tick, is discussing this very topic. Today at 4:00 EDT, popular talk show host Bob “Mr. Media” Andelman will join Shaun Daily and [...]

BlogTalkRadio has a FaceBook group made up of hosts, listeners and other BlogTalkRadio fans. We started the FaceBook group for several reasons. The main reason is to build our community and give our fans a place to share their shows and ideas. Another reason was to promote many of the day’s events. We also [...]

BlogTalkRadio has separate newsletters for hosts as well as listeners. If done right, newsletters are a terrific way to promote a product, blog, website or even podcast. Newsletters can serve several purposes:

Alert readers to new and archived content - This is ideal for the people who enjoy your content but don’t necessarily visit your space [...]

Every community has haters. Online we call them trolls, an apt name because they lurk around reading comments or chats waiting in the shadows to jump on others for no other reason than they can. Keyboard courage, using a computer’s anonymity to empower one in a negative manner, abounds in all online communities. If there’s [...]

Every now and then we talk about how it’s to your benefit to have a detailed show description. In a nutshell, the more details you have, the more likely you are to have your show featured, and also, the more likely your show is to be picked up by search engines.
Here’s something else to consider: [...]

by Deb
Unlike traditional podcasts that are recorded at the podcaster’s leisure and uploaded after editing, BlogTalkRadio shows are live broadcasts. This means anything can happen. After hosting a few shows most online radio broacasters know how to avoid mishaps. Still it doesn’t hurt to have a checklist handy. Here are a few things to take [...]

by Deb Ng
I wonder how many of us consider the tone we’re setting when we do our shows or visit other chatrooms or the forum. Sometimes we get swept away in the passion of a good rant we forget how others see us. Consider this: new listeners log on to BlogTalkRadio each day.  It only [...]

The web is a goldmine of information. You can find just information on any topic, and most of it is quite useful. Take podcasting. Though BlogTalkRadio provides so many tools to make your online radio experience simple and user friendly, there’s still so much more to learn. That’s why it’s a good idea to check [...]