Advocacy 2.0: Start your own talk radio station
Have you ever felt like if you just had the vehicle to explain your advocacy agenda to your members and the public - one on one - that you could convince them how important your issues were? Just start your own talk radio station.
Your BlogShow lets you host your own talk show online for FREE. You can receive live callers, interview guests and broadcast to an unlimited number of listeners. All you need is any type of phone, an internet connection and something to say. All your listeners need is Windows Media Player to listen or any type of phone should they choose to call in.
Once you start your own BlogShow, you have a FREE Host Page where you can post contact information and upcoming shows. (Only one show per day is allowed. That's the only restriction.)
You can receive as many live callers as you want during your blogshow segment FREE OF CHARGE. However, you can only have up to five simultaneous live callers. The rest will wait in a queue.
BlogTalkRadio will record all shows and archive them for you in MP3 and Podcast formats for FREE. You and your listeners will have the option to download and/or stream them from your Host Channel page. You also have the ability to delete your show from your archives (because it will still be searchable and accessible from the Host Channel page) or edit its tags and description in the case that the show went in a different direction than expected.
And did I mention that it's FREE?
(One of the very favorite words of we with very little budgets!) ;)
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Comments
Shawn, I am already using BlogTalkRadio for my show, P.I. Live! It is a nice service, although I have some issues with the quality of archived recordings.
I completely agree with you that associations can experiment with this service as a way to create their own media outlets. And the applications aren't limited to advocacy either. It is simply another platform associations can use to share their messages and deliver their content.
If you or anyone else is interested in experiencing BlogTalkRadio, my next show is November 15 at 2 pm EST. You can find out more about the show at:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/hostpage.aspx?show_id=4143
Posted by: Jeff De Cagna | November 9, 2006 7:27 PM
My viewers and future listeners find it hard to navigate through blog talk radio. intuitively they click to register, and think they have to start their own broadcast just to comment on shows they want to listen to.
It's not a friendly find your favorite show, and listen site.
Posted by: mieke | May 20, 2008 2:08 PM