As mentioned earlier, you can easily turn professional for very little upfront cost. There’s no sense in getting an expensive microphone or high-end sound mixing equipment if you are simply podcasting for business or personal use on a regular basis.
If, however, you are planning on going to the big leagues and want world class podcasts then you may want to look at:

http://www.podcastingnews.com/category/Handheld_Dynamic_Microphones.htm
Podcasting News has an excellent review of handheld microphones to help you make your decision. Links are available to click through and buy it if you like it.

http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/Products/ShowProduct.asp?PID=961
One of the best sound mixing programs on the market today is called Sound Forge and it is available through Sony. If you’re looking for high quality, no-holds-barred production, you’ll want to consider Sound Forge!

http://www.podcastingnews.com/category/
As if that’s not enough, this page on podcastingnews.com has a comprehensive list of some excellent podcasting-related products you’ll need if you plan on podcasting with the big boys.

Next, you’ll need some sound mixing software that will allow you to create and edit your MP3. You can buy Mixcraft for about $40 or $50 and it gives you a wide range of features to allow you to create good quality podcasts. There is also a free trial available! You can find it at

http://www.acoustica.com/mixcraft/index.htm.
These tools should help you get started on the track to professional podcasting. All you need is a topic, a target audience, and a website to post your finished podcast.

Later we’ll talk about top quality equipment for those who want to create a world class sound. If that’s you, read on! Otherwise, you’ll probably make great quality podcasts with the equipment mentioned here.

http://www.dopplerradio.net/
Start here to “get” podcasts on your computer. You need this program (or one like it) to pick up the feeds that will deliver your podcast to your computer.

http://www.blogger.com/start
Sign up here as a place to write about what’s going on in your life or the world of your interests or hobbies and as a place to put your podcasts. While it’s not technically software, it’s the way you’re going to get podcasts on the Internet if you don’t want to do any more than a very basic hobby-style podcast.

http://www.audioblogger.com/
Once you’ve signed up here, you can phone in your podcast, which will appear on your blog at blogger.com. It’s a great way to start!

http://www.nextag.com/
This is a great site that has all kinds of digital audio players from high quality to not-so-high quality. You can comparison shop here to buy an MP3 player to hear podcasts on the go!

http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/
This is a great site that reviews MP3 players if you want to get a second opinion before you purchase one. Don’t forget to add the extra “.com” after the address in order to get to the correct page.

http://www.podcastingnews.com/
This is an excellent and comprehensive site that covers everything you need to know to get on top and stay on top of the podcasting industry.

http://www.podcasting-tools.com/
This is an excellent site about podcasting and takes you through everything from an introduction to how to podcast as well as the technical aspects of podcasting. It doesn’t look great but it’s quite functional and informative.

http://www.feedforall.com/
On this site you can buy a program that will let you create RSS feeds for your MP3 files. This is one of the leading sites in this field.

http://www.wimpyplayer.com/index.html
With this site you can buy and download a file that can help you save your file as an MP3 file and then post it with an RSS feed. It replaces the free Doppler program you downloaded and lets you create and post podcasts as well.

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