The Penny Podcast Project

Interesting Idea about a New Business School Concept

podcastdan@yahoo.com (Dan Limbach) — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:36:00 +0000

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Episode .01 - Einstein Place and Other Stories

podcastdan@yahoo.com (Dan Limbach) — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 23:03:00 +0000

Here it is. The very first official episode of the Penny Podcast Project. I hope you enjoy it.

Length: 00:12:02
Size: 5.51MB

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Behind the first podcast episode

podcastdan@yahoo.com (Dan Limbach) — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:10:00 +0000

The first subject of this series, Patrick Keough, is an interesting guy, to say the least. He looks like something between Mark Twain and Wild Bill Hickok, which is a huge compliment. Here's a bit of his bio.

Patrick Keough has been designing and teaching internet courses since the Spring of 1997. He attended and successfully completed the “Teaching Online Workshop” at FTCC in April of 1997.

Since that time Patrick Keough has been instrumental in furthering the distance learning initiatives at Carteret Community College and for the Virtual Campus of the North Carolina Community College System. He has been teaching Art Appreciation for Carteret Community College, Lenoir Community College, Wayne Community College and Southwestern Community College over the past 6 years in addition to conducting professional development workshops on all phases of internet course development for the Community College System.

In the first podcast (which I've decided to name Podcast .01), Patrick will be reading an excerpt from his book, Einstein Place. It's a wonderful rememberence about growing up on Long Island in the early 60's. The reading is very NPR-like, so if you are an NPR junkie, you will love it. Patrick has a perfect voice for this type of performance. I hope you like it. Stay tuned. Just a bit of editing, and the podcast episode will be published.

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Houston, We Have a Project!

podcastdan@yahoo.com (Dan Limbach) — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 03:38:00 +0000

I've been holding off for about a week with this news, because I didn't want to get ahead of myself.

I have a client for the Penny Podcast Project!

Yup. That's right. An actual, paying client. When I came up with this concept, I was determined not to spend a penny on promotion. I would barely promote it at all. I would create the blog, register it with a few podcast directories, and see what happens. Well, just like with fishing, sometimes you have to cast the bait, and wait for the bobber to move. Sure, I had dreams of instant recognition. It didn't happen. Still, this was no time for cheesy promotion tactics. Let the web do its work. Last time I checked, patience is still a virtue. Plus, I was going on vacation (see recent post below).

On August 20, the day I returned from vacation, I received an email from Patrick Keough, a Director of Distance Learning at Carteret Community College in North Carolina. He wanted to know if the cost for a podcast was still "affordable." D'ya think? After an email exchange, Patrick had the first podcast. All I needed was the check to get the ball rolling. Here it is.

And it came in this nice envelope.

So here we are. Ready to roll. More in a bit.

Back from the Northwoods

podcastdan@yahoo.com (Dan Limbach) — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:23:00 +0000

Had a great, great vacation. Took the family to the Northwoods of Wisconsin.

When I was a young pup, my family used to rent cottages and lake homes in the summer. It was a blast. We often took the grandparents there, so there would be three generations of Limbachs on the lake. Great family bonding experience. We almost didn't take a vacation this year, but at the last minute, we pulled something together.

My wife and kids (G7, B9) had never been to the Northwoods, and we live in northern IL. We'd been to The Wisconsin Dells, Disney World, Cancun, Germany, Naples FL, and South Carolina on past vacations. We drove to SC once, in our Hyundai Elantra GT. 16 1/2 hours each way from the suburbs of Chicago. We usually try to get some free plane tickets through our Visa travel card - we rack up a lot of points every year. It wasn't to be this year, though. Just a little short, and every trip had a connnecting flight. Yuck.

With airfares higher than in previous years, our expected vacation to Hilton Head, SC was looking like a bank-breaker. We had such a good time in Harbor Town, we wanted to go back. It was time to introduce my family to "God's Country." The land of Northern Pike and the best cheddar cheese you'll ever put on a cracker.

You can live like a king on vacation in Wisconsin for half the cost of a vacation to a more "exotic" location. We paid less for gas (about $90 for the whole trip) than it would have cost to park our car for a week at the airport (about $128 in remote parking for 8 days).

We don't own a large car, a van, or an SUV, so traveling long distances is a challenge. With gas prices, we intend to get by with our two compact cars. Besides the Elantra, our other car is a Mazda Protege 5 (see photo below).

Our friends, the Liu's, who live near us came up later in the week for four days. They have two kids, one (Allyson) who is our goddaughter. Lots of fun.

Kudos to The Beacons in Minocqua, WI for giving us a great family environment for our last fling of the summer. School started this week. We caught a lot of panfish (sunfish, perch, bluegill, crappie) and a few bass. The fishing is better in May and June Up Nort' as they call it in Wisconsin.

We rented a pontoon boat for two days, and rented a Waverunner another day. Everyone loved spending time on the water.

Look at this Monster Perch!

Origin of the Penny Podcast Project

podcastdan@yahoo.com (Dan Limbach) — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:29:00 +0000

I thought I'd go back to the beginning and describe the roots of this project in a podcast. So here it is.

Throughout the course of this project, I will post news and audio messages between the actual podcast episodes that make up the core of the project itself.

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Uncovered! - The 1-Penny Podcast Project

podcastdan@yahoo.com (Dan Limbach) — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:27:00 +0000

I was Googling and I found references to the 1-Penny Podcast Project. It was started back in March of 2006 by a guy named Jon Watson in Canada who does a podcast called The JaK Attack! It's a unique idea, and completely different from my Penny Podcast Project. But worth noting because of the similarity in names. Plus, Jon deserves the credit for being first to come up with a name like this.

Jon's concept is to sell ads inside his JaK Attack! podcast episodes. He'll guarantee 500 downloads of his podcast with your ad in it for only $5, or your money back. That's a penny per download. It's also a CPM of $10, which is very, very reasonable to reach a targeted audience.

He'll read your three-line ad somewhere in his podcast. You don't know where, though. The idea is to drive traffic to your website. I hope Jon is very successful with his project.

My Penny Podcast Project is quite different. I wouldn't say it's a better idea than Jon's, just a different one. His is essentialy a revenue concept that explores the advertising potential of podcasts. Mine is about creating new podcast content for people and businesses, and handling all the production and distribution for them, with a unique twist to the pricing model. Jon gets a minimum of $5 per ad, and he can have numerous ads in his podcast episodes. As Jon's podcast grows to 1,000 downloads, he'll raise his price to $10 per ad. I actually won't get $5 for a podcast episode until I produce my 10th episode, which will go for $5.12 with unlimited downloads. Sigh. But then it doubles to $10.24 for the next one. Yipee!

I'll put up a pricing table soon in case you need a visual.

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More PePoPr Details

podcastdan@yahoo.com (Dan Limbach) — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 04:31:00 +0000

As you may have read in the previous post, the first podcast episode in this series will cost $.01. One penny. Seriously. All you have to do is reserve the first spot, and I don't think anyone really knows about this yet. So you're lucky. Email me.

I'll keep y'all posted when the requests come it. If they come in, I mean.

I'll handle all the technical details, including recording and editing your podcast episode. I'll put the podcast feed on iTunes and numerous other podcast directories. If you send me a digital photo when we do your podcast, I'll put the photo(s) up on this website along with the episode. If your podcast is entertaining, and the bloggers like it, you just might get your 15 minutes of fame.

I'm open to almost any idea.

You can promote your business
You can show off your expertise in a subject
You can audition your band or sing your favorite songs
You can read your screenplay
You can propose to your sweetie

I know some of you will have ideas that will shock and surprise me, and I've seen a lot of weirdness out here.

There are only a few simple rules:

Let's keep the recording to 15 minutes or less
Let's keep it G- to PG-rated
Let's not break any laws
Let's have fun

Other than that, go crazy. Let's see what ya got.

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Current Price for a Complete Podcast: $.01 USD

podcastdan@yahoo.com (Dan Limbach) — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:59:00 +0000

You get the following services:

1) Kickoff phone call - we will discuss the type of podcast you want to do. It should last about 10 minutes. It could be in interview, you could sing a song, or you could read the Pledge of Allegience, Anything that's legal and that we both agree on is fair game. I'm really flexible on the content, but even I have my limits.

2) I'll write the questions for you (if it's an interview). You may provide input if you like, or let me do all the work.

3) I'll record the phone call - or, I will come to you if you are within 50 miles of Algonquin, IL (a NW suburb of Chicago). I will record for up to 60 minutes if you can go on talking that long.

4) I'll edit the recording digitally - I'll tighten up the messy parts and make it flow as well as possible. I can do wonders in editing, but it may not be what you originally expected. Many finished podcasts are 10-15 minutes long. I decide what the right length is for your podcast, and how to edit it.

5) I'll post the podcast on this blog, on iTunes, and in the RSS feed for all the world to experience. Who knows? A Gadzillion people from around the world could hear your podcast. You could be more famous than the Beatles, or you could fade away without a thought. You just never know.

That's it. It's a pretty good deal.

The not-so-fine print:

1) You must contact me at podcastdan@yahoo.com to book the podcast at this price. Without a confirmation email from me, you have not booked bupkis. There will only be one podcast at this price. The price doubles with every podcast.

2) I alone decide who gets the next available slot. Whether I get one or 1,000 requests for the next slot, it is my decision who gets it. If you don't get this slot, there's always the next one. Please try again. I'll try to be fair.

3) Payment must be made by check or PayPal. I will document all transactions on this website. If your check bounces, your podcast will never see the light of day, and I'll give your spot to someone else. And I own all rights to the recording. Don't blow it.

4) Your podcast will almost certainly be put into the public domain at my discretion. You can do anything you want with it, but so can I and anyone else.

5) There is no money back guarantee - 'cause your podcast might suck - I offer absolutely no refunds if you are not happy.

6) Let's keep the lawyers out of this. All decisions are at my sole discretion. No exceptions. No arbitration. You must agree to waive all rights and agree not to to pursue any legal action before we record the podcast. I'm not losing my shirt over a bad podcast. It's better for everyone this way.

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