A year ago, Ajay asked me a quick interview for MB on what I think about podcasting. I couldn’t really remember what I said but the gist of it was that the act of podcasting is a difficult routine that it could be short-lived.
A quick check at the list of nominations for the 2007 Philippine Blog Awards in the podcast category showed poor results. So, I went back a tracked them. Most of the Filipino Podcasts I used to listen had been off the air or floating somewhere. So, where are they and what could be the reason why they discontinued their shows?
- Diminished/Lost interest from podcasters?
- Lack of time and/or schedule coordination among co-hosts to continue regular programming?
- Lack of topics to cover?
- No audience?
- No avenues for monetization?
- Went back to blogging as it’s easier and less stressful to write than to talk (and edit, and mix, and compress, and upload).
In blogging, I noticed that the most prolific ones (or the ones that really grew their audience) were partly motivated by the monetization aspect so the is the lack thereof in the podcasting arena be a reason for that? I’m not sure.
That area of the local blogosphere needs to be rejuvenated. :) To our former/current podcasters out there, why’d you stopped?
We are here and we are going strong! Our show is The Big PIcture Philippines and we are here to help filipino see, think and act big! Getting stories from local entrepreneurs and movers in the country.
stumbled on a newly started podcast with 2 episodes, does not sound much of a pro but promising..
https://soundcloud.com/sayitloudandproudpodcast/sayitloudandproud01
A successful podcast depends on the number of audience and the sponsors that goes with the show. An example of this is Good Times with Mo hosted by DJ Mo Twister (to which you can download for free on iTunes or on his website).
Bo Sanchez’s Video Podcast going strong with 400+ episodes!
Been watching Bo Sanchez’s video podcast for a year ,
thought you might want to check it out: http://www.preacherinbluejeans.com
He’s the only Filipino out there consistently doing this.
Are there Pinoy Video Podcasters out there?
Is mine a video podcast?
In the case of the Putanginamo!com show, the main reason why we slowed down was because one of our co-hosts left for Manila (now Chica is in Manila for 6 months). I’ll also admit that the lack of $ was not that inspiring. Adam Curry got me inspired in the early days. The truth is that I can make more $ in the 5 mins it takes to blog stupid videos, photos, and articles than the 2 hours it takes to record, sequence, edit, encode and upload a podcast. I’m planning to use the show as a promotional tool to drive listeners to the site to listen to the rest of our nonsense.
Anyway, I’m experimenting again with live broadcasts for listener interaction with Stickam, Skype, Gizmodo, Talkshow and etc. What’s weird is that in the latest episode, Yahoo worked well. How embarrassing would it be if we won the Podcast award? If we do, the babe Chica will at the event to accept the award. Stay tuned for the Pinoy Call Center audio part 3 on the next show.
I’ve done three podcasts in the past month. I think people are just less interested in listening to someone talk. I think it’s an audience issue more than anything. But then again, Im not exactly a niche blogger.
That’s why we just do our noypi podcast for fun. I actually don’t expect it to earn that much – yet. Maybe as it becomes popular, we’ll find a way to monetize it.
It takes about 30 minutes to produce and upload a 5-minute podcast. Perhaps in this multitasking world, people are having a tough time finding 30-minute blocks of time?
Want to grow an audience and monetize? Focus on a niche. There are lots of topics, but perhaps podcasters get rather lonely. They’d rather visit other blogs, comment, and post in our own sites.
Actually, I resumed a few months ago, but my net connection keeps getting cut off –everytime I upload a file that I simply GAVE UP Uploading them.
If someone would sponsor my upload capacity that would be neat.
http://ultradust.podomatic.com
is the home of the ManilaCast
Jomar
I think, from experience, its a little bit of everything you stated and a bit more. Developing a specific niche for the podcast is also important. A niche that interests you first. Time and effort spent in producing a podcast requires high motivation I think. And a lack of interest causes one to podfade. Until you find, what you think, is an interesting niche and develop it again. These are “once more unto the breach’ moments and you try again :)