myPodder on an iPod

Two people asked me yesterday how to install myPodder onto their iPod so that they could download their subscriptions from work (where they are not allowed to install any software). So I decided to make a quick little tutorial showing how to do it. Its not hard, and it doesn't mess up any content that you have already put on there (or will put on there) through iTunes.



Let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Extra Credit

Here's the first opportunity to earn additional registrations "points" for the 100kPlay contest: make a video. It doesn't matter how long it is, and production levels don't count. The only thing that matters is that someone in the clip says the phrase "I Love Podcast Ready." Here's how it works:

1. Shoot a video clip that includes someone saying "I Love Podcast Ready"
2. Upload your clip to YouTube and tag it with "100kplay" and "podcasting"
3. Email the URL of your clip along with your registered promo code to 100kplay@podcastready.com to claim your bonus points

For that you'll get 5 registration points (as though 5 people had used your promo code). Want more? Here's a few things you can do to boost those points:

1. Upload another clip... there is no limit to the number of clips that you can make and you'll get 5 points for each one. The same person cannot deliver the key phrase ("I Love Podcast Ready") in more than one clip though. (that's the catch)
2. Have someone in the clip mention one specific thing about Podcast Ready that they like. The specific thing though cannot be the same thing mentioned in anyone else's clip - its got to be original. This one though will add another 5 points to the bonus
3. Make us laugh... if your clip makes someone in the office laugh you'll get another 5 points... we've been working way too hard lately and we need some humor.

Lastly, you'll want to try and make these somewhat entertaining regardless of the contest. The way things are going, we might just decide to tie something else to these videos... like perhaps a second "grand prize" for the best video... or something crazy like that.

That's it. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Otherwise, point, shoot, upload... and win :)

Additional Prizes Added

We've received a lot of feedback regarding the contest and how it favors larger shows with larger audiences. We plan to announce different ways that podcasters can earn registration credits without actually driving registrations, but in the mean time we thought we throw this out: additional prizes!

At the conclusion of the contest on August 31, we will draw 3 names from the list of all the shows that have entered and give them placements on devices to drive 10,000 downloads to each.

That's 10,000 new potential listeners just for entering.

Stay tuned for more details on how you can win... and don't forget to add 100kplay as a twitter friend for instant information and updates.

100K Play Updates

Want to keep up to date with the latests standings and information about the contest? 100kplay is now on twitter...

Drive 100,000 new listeners to your podcast

"100K Play" Contest

What's it worth to get 100,000 first-time downloads of your podcast? Here's your chance to find out. Podcast Ready is giving away one placement on every copy of myPodder to one lucky podcaster. This means that your podcast feed will be pre-configured on MP3 devices from iRiver, Cowon, Skullcandy, and Wolverine (just to name a few) as well as in every copy of myPodder downloaded from our site, and other's. Your show will remain in the line up until you've received 100,000 downloads from new myPodder users.

This is a huge opportunity to expand your audience, and its free!

Here's how you enter:

1. Send an email to 100kplay@podcastready.com and include your contact information, your show's name, website address, feed address, and a desired promotional code.
2. Urge your listeners to visit Podcast Ready's site (http://www.podcastready.com) and register a new account (this will require a valid email address) or update their existing profile using your promotional code.

It's that simple. The show with the most registrations wins. And one lucky listener who registers using the winner's promotional code will win a free video iPod!

What's the catch? No catch. Before you can be entered, I will have to check out your show and make sure that it's not overly offensive or anything. After all, your podcast will end up on MP3 players sold through Amazon and Wal-Mart so I have to make sure that the content is "retail safe." (And before you ask what "retail safe" is, it's entirely up to me to decide... I'll know it when I see it).

Once you've received confirmation that your promotional code is registered, then you are set. The contest will end on August 31st, so what are you waiting for... more?

Okay, here's a little more: if you have a Podcast Ready chicklet on your site when you register your promo-code you will automatically start off on the scorecard with 1000 registrations to your credit! Now what are you waiting for?