While there are no rules to podcasting, most would agree that there are best practices. Most experts believe it starts with your audience, and providing content that they want ton consume. So today we showcase how you CAN do whatever show YOU want to do.  

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Are there boundaries for "Best Practices?" - Interview with Cliff Ravenscraft [5:20]

I approached Cliff this week to come on the show after voicing my opinion about "chit chit" in a previous episode (where I answered a listener question). I've known Cliff for years, and I thought it was stupid to talk about his show  (not the person) without actually stating his name. As I said last week, I'm not judging Cliff. We do have a difference of opinions on personal stories in podcasts, so I asked him to come on and share his insights. I want to see if there is anything I can learn. So I ask him why he would share personal stories in a show that many might expect to be all about podcasting. The beauty of podcasting is you can do you show however you want.

Last week without naming him, I commented on how I thought Cliff's latest podcast about relaunching a podcast had about 60% content and 40% non podcasting commentary. In the interview Cliff explains that he felt the 12 minute story about having the cabling redone in his house was not chit chat and done for specific reasons (thus the percentages would be different).

Here are some of the topics we discussed

Who made these rules? [7:30]

Cliff's story about rewiring his house [11:05]

Cliff's show prep [13:30 ish]

In some cases the content exists on a website and listeners are too lazy to find it [16:10]

Don't "should" on me, and providing an audio table of contest [17:00]

Don't take away Cliff's Voice [18:15]

How to Handle Negative Review [19:30