PODCAST WEBSITE DESIGNING?

[crybabyemokids]

I need to know if there is someone out there would would specifically design a website for podcasts which would be greattttt. I went to a couple websites apon google searching, and in the enquiry form, they had a drop down menu with "Budget" and the first option was ">2000$".

I'm sure there are some freelance web designers out there who'd want to add to their portfolio, just not able to find them yet.

I feel having a decent looking website is all part and parcel of a sucessful show. Just manupilating blogger or wordpress skins a bit is not what I would be looking for.

I saw some pretty good looking podcast websites like Keith and the Girl or even something like NLO.
If you guys know anywhere I could get people to redo my website and improve it, for free, or for a very small price please let me know.

Thanks again
Jay
Crybabyemokids

[robaustin]

The reality is it's not that hard to use Blogger and modify a template enough that it doesn't look like a blogger site.

I just set up my site:

http://jerseyjamcast.blogspot.com

I went out on the internet and got a non-blogger blog template for it. Modified the CSS (not that hard) and created a matching logo. If it didn't have the blogger stuff on it - you'd likely never know it was hosted on blogger.

I'm sure I'll add other things to the site as the show grows, but with a little work, you can do just fine on blogger or wordpres or anything else...

--*Rob

[360thePitch]

I'm affiliated with a design company that actually specializes in creating websites for podcasts, called Breaker Design. I can put you in touch with them.

They are really, really good and affordable.

E-mail me at brosage@360thepitch.com for information.

[womengrow]

Anything custom will cost you $$$. Have you tried contacting a local college to see if someone would take you on as a student project?
The downside is future support: if you modify a blogger skin, you can make your own updates. If you pay someone big bucks, they'll probably take care of you for future modifications. If you find a cheap designer, you probably won't have any support down the road, which can be a pain for sites designed in Flash (like "Keith and the Girl").

[PODKIVE]

I dont know if you found anyone as of yet but we develop sites that will meet your budget. Check out our portfolio for other sites that we have done.

http://genetichosting.com/design.php

[bazookajoeshow]

Hell, I'm a web and graphic designer by trade and even I switched over to using a blog. I found that I was spending enough time doing interviews for my show, then doing my shows, then producing the shows that to add updating and maintaining my web site to the work flow was too much.

These days I use WordPress and modified a template I liked to work with the previous look and feel of the Small World web site. It's sooooo much easier to work on the site as a blog than as a traditional web site.

Bazooka Joe

[docsnavely]

i know that keith and the girl's website was done for free by one of their friends or listeners......

something like that would be hella expensive.

[ChrisFitzpatrick]

I need to know if there is someone out there would would specifically design a website for podcasts which would be greattttt. I went to a couple websites apon google searching, and in the enquiry form, they had a drop down menu with "Budget" and the first option was ">2000$".

I'm sure there are some freelance web designers out there who'd want to add to their portfolio, just not able to find them yet.

I feel having a decent looking website is all part and parcel of a sucessful show. Just manupilating blogger or wordpress skins a bit is not what I would be looking for.

I saw some pretty good looking podcast websites like Keith and the Girl or even something like NLO.
If you guys know anywhere I could get people to redo my website and improve it, for free, or for a very small price please let me know.

Thanks again
Jay
Crybabyemokids

From what I've seen from your site, it's decent. I, really would just keep that site. But, the website is probably, in my opinion , the least important part of a podcast. Some of my listeners don't even look at the site. They just subscribe via iTunes.

[crybabyemokids]

lol..

this post was like in november. I'm happy with my site now too =]

[kinkysex]

But, the website is probably, in my opinion , the least important part of a podcast. Some of my listeners don't even look at the site. They just subscribe via iTunes.

I respectfully disagree. I judge whether or not to listen to a podcast on: the promo, the reputation and the websites content and layout. Is it fair to pre-judge a show based on a website? No. Deal with it. That's what people do. Sorry.

A website is also an incredibly valuable commodity when/if you decide to monetize. How much is a podcast ad worth? That's hard to explain to an advertiser. Tell them you get 1000,000 hits a day on a website and watch them drool. Well, maybe not drool, but at least they now have some clue as to what the hell you're on about. :wink:

I guess I'm just saying that it's all important. Content, theme music, voice, kbps, website, forums, giveaways, etc.... ignore nothing.

I know you said, "least important". I think a good website is third in importance. Content, audio quality, then website.

:twisted: :twisted: Who wants to fight about it? :twisted: :twisted:

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NOTE: I reserve the right to be wrong - very, very wrong.

[ElNacho]

not me, i totally agree. and nobody likes onions site is just a tweaked wordpress skin. wordpress is really flexible, u can do almost anythin with it

[ChrisFitzpatrick]

But, the website is probably, in my opinion , the least important part of a podcast. Some of my listeners don't even look at the site. They just subscribe via iTunes.

I respectfully disagree. I judge whether or not to listen to a podcast on: the promo, the reputation and the websites content and layout. Is it fair to pre-judge a show based on a website? No. Deal with it. That's what people do. Sorry.

A website is also an incredibly valuable commodity when/if you decide to monetize. How much is a podcast ad worth? That's hard to explain to an advertiser. Tell them you get 1000,000 hits a day on a website and watch them drool. Well, maybe not drool, but at least they now have some clue as to what the hell you're on about. :wink:

I guess I'm just saying that it's all important. Content, theme music, voice, kbps, website, forums, giveaways, etc.... ignore nothing.

I know you said, "least important". I think a good website is third in importance. Content, audio quality, then website.

:twisted: :twisted: Who wants to fight about it? :twisted: :twisted:

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NOTE: I reserve the right to be wrong - very, very wrong.

Well look at it this way, DSC's page is nothing much to brag about. But it gets the hits due to the show is decent. If your content is good, don't loose any sleep over the site.

[Marilynfan]

I don't visit any of the websites for the podcasts I listen to. I think part of that is because I have found them all to be the same. So I have stopped doing it for new shows I pick up. I am not a blogger I am a website designer so I find the majority of podcast sites look the same because they all look like blogs.

Here is my other gripe. Please, please post your RSS feed address in plain sight on your website. I don't know how many times I go to these "blog-type" sites and have to search for 10 minutes to find the feed address. I generally just use the advanced tab in iTunes and copy/paste to subscribe to shows but if I can't find your feed url easily I loose interest pretty fast.

Just my 2 cents.

[tabulator32]

Freakin' fantastic...

http://www.guru.com

Sign up for an account...describe what you want...watch the bidding war from the website designers ensue.

They all have portfolios and try to undercut each other's price to get your business.

[WildeGeek]

I judge whether or not to listen to a podcast on: the promo, the reputation and the websites content and layout. Is it fair to pre-judge a show based on a website? No. Deal with it. That's what people do. Sorry....I think a good website is third in importance. Content, audio quality, then website.
I agree totally. If I'm curious about a podcast, the first thing I do is visit their web site. I won't bother to give their show a listen unless it looks like they're taking the project seriously enough to post a clear description of what their overall theme or mission is. If I can't read fairly quickly what it's about, I'm not going to download and listen to find out.

Vague, generic descriptions like, "Crap we feel like talking about," or "A bunch of ordinary dudes sittin' around shootin ' S**t," or "My take on tech," are not adequate or compelling descriptions.

I don't visit any of the websites for the podcasts I listen to. I think part of that is because I have found them all to be the same. So I have stopped doing it for new shows I pick up. I am not a blogger I am a website designer so I find the majority of podcast sites look the same because they all look like blogs.
Yes. so many podcast web sites are so bad. They're uninformative and give me almost no idea of why I might want to listen to a show.

That said, some of us put a fair amount of work into our web sites. For example, many of my shows (http://www.wildebeat.net/) have a companion informational page (To find out more...). My shows are 10 minutes, but some of my topics could take hours to cover. I want to give listeners good places to find out more when a show whets their curiosity.

So please don't disrgard all podcast websites. Some of us do care to make them informative (as I see that you have with yours (http://mymarilyn.ca/))!

Here is my other gripe. Please, please post your RSS feed address in plain sight on your website. I don't know how many times I go to these "blog-type" sites and have to search for 10 minutes to find the feed address. I generally just use the advanced tab in iTunes and copy/paste to subscribe to shows but if I can't find your feed url easily I loose interest pretty fast.
Definitely do make your subscription URL really prominant.

But a related gripe, that I've made before, is that links to shows on people's web sites don't list the duration of the show. It's very rare that I'll bother to listen to a show without knowing how long it is first. I always listen to a show directly from the web site before I decide to subscribe. But I probably won't even do that if I don't know how long it is first. Here's how I do it:
http://www.wildebeat.net/icons/sound1.gif WildeBeat promo [MP3 format; length 0:30; 481,198 bytes] (http://www.wildebeat.net/audio/WildeBeat-Promo.mp3)

[tabulator32]

links to shows on people's web sites don't list the duration of the show.

I'm glad you said that. I need to start doing that.

AND I need to put a better description of my show on my website.

Good advice. Now I need to go act on that.

Thanks!

[Marilynfan]

So please don't disrgard all podcast websites.

My apologies I should have worded that a little different. I certainly didn't mean all podcast sites are like that but I do think the majority of them could use some work to stand out a little. And thanks for the comments on mine :oops: Although I certainly don't think it is anything that special.

You made some interesting points like showing durations that would be helpful too. And definately descriptions need to be right there up front. I shouldn't have to read through your show posts to get a sense of what you talk about. A description is very important.

[UncleThursday]

So please don't disrgard all podcast websites.

My apologies I should have worded that a little different. I certainly didn't mean all podcast sites are like that but I do think the majority of them could use some work to stand out a little. And thanks for the comments on mine :oops: Although I certainly don't think it is anything that special.

You made some interesting points like showing durations that would be helpful too. And definately descriptions need to be right there up front. I shouldn't have to read through your show posts to get a sense of what you talk about. A description is very important.

Even though my site is currently a blog site, I do do many of what you talk about, Marylinfan.

I have my RSS link prominently shown, I have my iTunes music store link prominently shown, I have added a podcast player to my blog page. All of which are in a static location, and never move. And I did it because I figured there was a need for it, before I even saw this topic. I want my listeners to have an easy navigation, and having these links prominently shown is a huge help.

Also, since episode 2, I have been putting show length and file size right in the post so that it not only shows up on my page, but also in the RSS feed for those who subscribe through RSS (and so it shows up in the show info on iTunes).

I would like to move my site to another domain, though. And I have a friend who is a web designer, so this will help me, as he can work on a new design in his spare time for me so that I can launch it when I get a domain of my own.

Of course, I still need some dough to get myself a domain name... :roll:

[tabulator32]

Of course, I still need some dough to get myself a domain name... :roll:

Click on any of those godaddy.com ads here on the alley and you'll get a discount off their already low, low prices! Do I sound like a commercial?

:D

Anyway, I've been using them for years and their reliable and inexpensive.

[kinkysex]

there are ads on podcast alley? Thank god for firefox. :lol:

Podcasts, bittorrent, adblock - I haven't seen an ad in years.

[tabulator32]

there are ads on podcast alley? Thank god for firefox. :lol:

Podcasts, bittorrent, adblock - I haven't seen an ad in years.

I use firefox as well but some of those godaddy ads are kinda hot.

:P

[kinkysex]

This just in, "Godaddy might suck... film at eleven."

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[tabulator32]

I've used'em for years without a hitch and had over a dozen websites at one time.

Their customer service has always been great and I've never had an issue except once when they charged an additional $3.95 because I hit the wrong button and I called and they instantly refunded it.

They're the 2nd largest domain seller on the planet so I'm sure they had their share of customer complaints from one source or another.

Anyway, just thought I'd throw in my vote.

8)

[PupuStudios]

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