Set up a podcast feed for your blog
One of the benefits to having a blog is that you can use it to publish media content whis is automatically downloaded to your audience's computers and portable devices. This process is often referred to as a podcast. To create a podcast, a special "web feed" needs to be generated from your blog that people can subscribe to. There are a few ways to go about this. Here is an easy way - all you need to know is the url for your blog.
- Go to your blog home page, and copy the URL out of the address bar (i.e. http://your.blog.uvm.edu/).
- Go to feedburner.com, and paste in the link below where it says "Type Your Blog or Feed Address Here to Get Started"
- Check the box next to "I am a podcaster!", and click the "Next>>" button.
- On the next screen, you don't need to change anything, so click on the "Next>>" button.
- Edit the feed information as you'd like it to appear when you send it to people, and fill out the account information to create a new account. When you've filled out all of the fields, click the "Activate Feed>>" button.
That's it! The link you are provided with is the one you can send to people, and subscribe to in your favorite feed reader, or audio program.
Now when you upload a media item and link to it in a blog post, it's automatically included in this podcast feed. You can even log back into your feedburner account and see how many people are subscribed to your feed, and more.