It seems like it should be simple, but there are a couple things that you should do if you plan to listen to a podcast on Blogtalkradio.com in advance of the episode you plan to listen to. It is really important to register in advance so you can easily participate in the chat channel that exists for most Blogtalkradio programs. I personally use this chat extensively for audience interaction and questions for my guests.
Sign up for an account
Before you navigate to Blogtalkradio.com to create your account login to Facebook if you have an account there. It will definitely save you time because you can “Connect with Facebook” option instead of the full blown manual account creation. Once you are at Blogtalkradio.com choose the Create Account option in the upper right hand corner of the landing page. That will bring up the registration page where you can use Facebook to connect or manually add the information. If the Facebook option doesn’t work or if you don’t have a Facebook account, just go ahead and fill out the information in the sign up form. You will need to confirm manual setup via Email, the system will send you a message to your Email address from service@blogtalkradio.com to the Email address you provided. Once confirmed you can login and complete your profile.
Using the chat, favorite programs, adding friends
Once you are authenticated to the system you can access the podcast(s) you want to and participate in the chat. While logged in you also have the benefit of favoriting shows, becoming friends with other users and even setting up your own free podcast. If you’d like to connect with me at Blogtalkradio visit my show’s page.
No Internet Access during the episode? No Problem.
Every episode has a dial in number that you can call. Just keep in mind the free accounts have a limit of 5 callers so you may have issues getting through. My program is upgraded and allows up to 50 callers so if you get a busy signal the first time you might want to keep trying.
Thanks for always making the podcasts available, Joe – and so we can see what topics will be discussed beforehand.
I found the SEO information most interesting, if only because many people in the social media field struggle with it. We niche ourselves around marketing and what is comfortable, and SEO can be a bit confusing.
Also, a big thanks to Diane for mentioning us and her kind words. I agree with her that there isn't one tool that works for everyone. It all comes down to what the brand wants to accomplish, what goals/objectives they would like to achieve, and what meshes with all of that and strategy.
Best,
Lauren Fernandez
Community Manager, Radian6
@cubanalaf
Thanks for listening in Lauren, it's good to know that Radian6 is using their own product.
It was fun chatting with Diane, she is definitely a good evangelist for your product. You should come join Diane and I at Amplify.com. Radian6 could maintain their own clog there!
Best,
Joe
Joe,
Thanks for the post. I am going to check out your show on BlogTalkRadio.
Alan
CEO
Hi Alan, I'd love to hear your feedback. Thanks for dropping by.
Joe
Great information! You’ve convinced me to have a closer look at BTR.
@RickHendershot Glad you found it useful Rick, please come back and share a link to your podcast when you have a moment. I’d like to check it out.