Podcasts have become a popular form of entertainment and media. In the past decade, the podcast industry has experienced tremendous growth. Consequently, those questions we answered over and over are back (what's the best microphone, can I play music, is X amount of downloads good?). Each week Dave Jackson and Jim Collison come to provide free podcast consulting to help these new podcasters.  JOIN THE SCHOOL OF PODCASTING Join the School of Podcasting worry-free using the coupon code " ask" and save 20%. Your podcast will have you sounding confident, sound great (buying the best equipment for your budget), and have you syndicated all over the globe. There is a 30-day worry-free money-back guarantee Go to  https://courses.schoolofpodcasting.com/ask Sponsor: PodcastBranding.co If you need podcast artwork, lead agents or a full website, podcastbranding.co has you covered. Mark is a podcaster in addition to being an award-winning artist. He designed the cover art for the School of Podcasting, Podcast Rodeo Show, and Ask the Podcast Coach. Find Mark at  podcastbranding.co Mugshot: Based on a True Story Podcast Ever wonder how true those movies are that are based on a true story? Find out at www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com Become an Awesome Supporter Get Bonus Content Live Group Coaching www.askthepodcastcoach.com/awesome or consider a one-time donation. LINKSSchool of Podcasting www.schoolofpodcasting.com/ask  Audio-Technica BPHS1 Broadcast Stereo Headset with Dynamic Boom Microphonehttps://supportthisshow.com/bphs1 Rode Wireless Go II https://supportthisshow.com/rodevideomicgo2 Samson Q2u https://supportthisshow.com/q2u Zoom Podtrak P4 https://supportthisshow.com/zoomp4 Focusrite Vocaster https://supportthisshow.com/vocaster  Circle Community Software https://supportthisshow.com/circle Podia Course Tool https://supportthisshow.com/podia  Otter Transcription (pricing increasing in the future) https://supportthisshow.com/otter  Topics In This Episode 3:43 How can I use three usb mics at the same time? 10:04 What’s going on with SEO in the Apple community? 18:06 Clumping all the interviews into a single podcast. 19:45 Make sure your contact information is available for people if they're trying to find you. 22:50 Transcripts by request. 26:43 How to get people to listen to their own voices. 31:30 When you put bad audio on your podcast, it’s your brand that takes the hit. 34:20 What’s the best headset for this kind of podcast?   40:59 How to break up a long interview into multiple episodes.   45:50 One plus one equals two.   50:37 What’s the best microphone under 100 bucks?   54:33 How to get into the darknet diaries?   59:22 Apple is transcribing your show and coming up with topics.   1:03:11 Searching for your topic on Apple Podcasts.   1:09:49 Stream Yard has been rolling out a bunch of new features.   If you had a spike in your show, there is a user agent for it. (android)