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I want to send out a word of warning to podcasters out there. You need to really explore all of your options before you go and sign a exclusive or semi-exclusive deal with a podcasting company.

There are alternatives that don’t lock you, your content, and your earning potential into one company. Here at RawVoice we never require podcasters to sign any form of contract that limits there creativity or where one can go to find sponsorship dollars for ones show.

When you are a member of our community you have the ability to participate in ad deals that you so choose to participate in. You always have the right of refusal. We are also are very generous in that the financial benefits are such that you get 70% of the dollars in every deal.

We have podcasters today that have been in ad deals for the past 4 years earning substantial incomes. These deals range from CPM  Ad deals that have paid as high as $52.00 per 1000 downloads.  We also have CPA buys that outright beat payment rates offered by our competitors in some cases as much as 5X times greater.

Do not be swayed into signing a contract that is going to limit the ability of your show to grow and prosper. The immediate money may look enticing but talk to those in the space that are no longer under these exclusive contracts, and you may sit back and re-consider what you are about to sign.

Todd Cochrane CEO RawVoice

From the desk of the CEO of RawVoice:

Late in 2004 when another podcaster and I came up with the concept of the Tech Podcast Network little did I realize at the time that the ongoing business generated from that property would lead us to developing a new revenue stream that not only profits RawVoice but also profits new partners.

In late 2008 the RawVoice team decided to start seeking out leaders in the new media space in specific categories, to forge a new business partnerships. The first partnership we forged was with a long time supporter of RawVoice and a leader in the medical podcast space.

That relationship resulted in the development of the Pro Med Network under the management of Jaime Davis,while the details of the partnership are confidential Jaime’s company and RawVoice worked very hard to come up with a framework that benefits each company.

By allowing Jaime to focus on building a network, and RawVoice providing the supporting infrastructure and admin support. Jaime was able to secure a a sponsor that is advertising on the family of shows on the network from it’s launch bringing immediate value to those that are part of the network.

While Jaime’s network has just launched it re-validates a model that we know works.Thus we are seeking a limited number of category leaders to work with in building additional verticals podcast networks.

Are you a category leader? Are you serious about building a vertical contact us today

RawVoice is looking hire several independent contractors immediately.

RawVoice is looking for a person or persons to handle tech support issues for all three of our podcast communities, individual must have knowledge of podcast publishing, media creation, and RSS. Individual must also have knowledge on how to use Twitter, Facebook, FriendFeed and a variety of other social media platforms.  Compensation is through a independently negotiated contract.

RawVoice is looking for a independent advertising sales person, individual should understand the new media space. This position may require periodic travel to meet with media buyers. Compensation for this position is partially tied to performance.

RawVoice is seeking PHP developers that are capable of working independently. Candidate should have 2–3 years of experience. We are willing to waive experience if candidate is able to pass internal evaluation. Non US based developers are free to apply but developer must have a high level of English skills.

If you are interested in any of these positions please contact ceo@rawvoice.com

Hey, yeah, we heard. The online video and audio network Podango might be done before the end of this year. The loss of Podango’s services and innovative capabilities are a real blow to our tight-knit new media community and the team at RawVoice honors the accomplishments and commitment of Podango since it’s inception in 2006.

Podango President Douglas Smith has encouraged podcasters to immediately seek new hosting services to ensure they are not negatively impacted by the loss of Podango. We at RawVoice respect that immensely and have tools in place to automate the transfer process should you choose to try out our online video and audio network, Blubrry.

Actually, we’ve made it not only easy, but free. In addition to offering Podango podcasters an automated process to transfer files from Podango to the Blubrry network, the RawVoice team is giving Podango podcasters 30 days of free hosting. This will give you time to continue your show while you consider you hosting options. You are under no obligation to continue hosting with Blubrry: during the 30 day period you can move your shows to another provider at any time. Sure, we hope you’ll continue hosting with Blubrry, but the immediate need is to keep your podcasts online, uninterrupted.

Here are the instructions to move your show and your files to the Blubrry network

Updated: 12–30–08 1800 EST

Update: Podango RSS feeds have become unstable we are now not recommending people move to feedburner in lieu. YOU need to save your RSS feed to your Hard Drive if you can get it to load as your time is running out!

^1st Create an account on blubrry, if you have not done so yet.

2^nd Add your podcast to Blubrry by submitting your feed on our addpodcast page: www.blubrry.com/addpodcast.php Note: You are not purchasing hosting yet, please ignore the message at the top of the screen.

3^rd Once your podcast is submitted and all of your posts have been imported, go to the manage account page by clicking the ‘manage account’ link found at the top right corner. Navigate to the ‘Content’ page and then click the link titled “Free Hosting for 30 days”. Fill out the form, select the plan you would like after your 30 day trial is over, and then click ‘Sign Up’.

4^th From there on out the migration takes place give us a couple of hours to move the media.

5^th (Optional) You can even (recommended) setup a personal domain that will point to your custom home page. This will allow your show to reside at yourdomain.com

Podango Podcasters, while we are sad to have to see Podango in trouble we have tried to make this switch as painless as possible! Circumstances require you do the minimum of Steps 1–3 immediately to ensure no mater where you host your media that those firs three steps will help salvage your audiences numbers.

About RawVoice: RawVoice is the parent company behind Blubrry.com and we offer a wide variety of tools to help you grow your show. We are a financially profitable company not under any financial stress. As a hosting and publishing customer our service will grow with you and our world class podcast statistics paints a clear picture on where your show is headed.

The RawVoice team is made up of Podcasters and we understand the challenges you are facing in this stressful time. You are under no obligation to host with us beyond the 30 days we are offering free but we wanted to give all of you an immediate option to getting your shows moved. We look forward to your feedback

Tips:

1. Provide a contact email for fans to email you on what is happening.
2. Explain in great detail in Step 2 what is happening. It is critical that you do Steps 1–2 today to get the most exposure to your audience that may be checking up on you before Podango closes shop.
3. If Podango does not have all of your past episodes in the RSS feed ask them to unlock the limitation they have set on the feed.