Alesis USB MICROPHONE PODCASTING KIT Reference Manual page 15

Tip: Your audio files are not Podcasts. They are episodes of a Podcast,
so if you haven't created a Podcast yet, you can't upload the audio files
until you do this. By clicking Create, you are creating a record of the
Podcast with all the necessary information needed to register it with the
search engines. Once its created, you then simply attach your audio file to
the Podcast. Since a Podcast typically has many episodes, subsequent
new audio files you create can easily be uploaded and associated with the
Podcast.
6. You will be asked to fill out information including the title, author, description
and category information of your podcast. You can optionally also upload a
photo image of the host, or some graphic about your Podcast. This image will
be included in search registries for your Podcast. Fill out this information and
then click Save & Next.
7. On the next page you will be given information to allow you to directly promote
your Podcast. Also, you can choose to have Cyberears.com register your
Podcast with numerous Podcast registries. Choose the registries that you
would like your Podcast automatically submitted to and once you are done,
click on Save & Next.
Note: Registries are databases which hold information about where the
podcast is located on the web, descriptions, and so on. Registries work
much in the same way as an Internet search engine (e.g. Google.com).
They don't contain the audio files – they just register your Podcasts so
that others can find you. These registries are checked by programs
called aggregators (such as iTunes), which update their podcast listings
and make them available to the program's listeners. Any podcast that a
listener is interested in can be 'subscribed' to which then tells the
aggregator to check for new episodes of the Podcast periodically.
Usually the aggregator programs check registries about once every hour
or so.
8. Now you can choose the file that you would like to upload. Click on File |
Select file(s) on the applet on the screen.
9. Find the mp3 that you recorded with Audacity and click Open..
10. The last step is to describe your episode. Type in the filename and a
description and click on Save & End.
Tip: MP3 files have embedded information in them (called ID3 tags) that
describe the audio file created. This includes information such as Artist, Track
Name, Album, etc. This information is automatically updated for you by
Cyberears.com so that any person downloading the audio file will get the
information 'tagged' on it that is consistent with the Podcast information you
have submitted.
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