{"id":2004,"date":"2015-05-29T07:43:53","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T06:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/?p=2004"},"modified":"2015-05-28T16:27:54","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T15:27:54","slug":"055-mike-russell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/055-mike-russell\/","title":{"rendered":"ICP 055 Mike Russell on New Media Europe and The Reality of Podcasting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Listen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"player_container player-2004\" ><div class=\"spp_player_textabove\"><b>  <\/b><\/div><div id=\"sm2-2004\" class=\"playercontent sm2-bar-ui compact flat full-width full-width-player\"><div class=\"bd sm2-main-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-inline-element sm2-button-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-button-bd\" style=\"background: transparent 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Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Scroll down for detailed episode notes and quick access timings<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>In this episode you&#8217;ll learn:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Why you might want to start a podcast<\/li>\n<li>The challenges of outsourcing your creative work<\/li>\n<li>The 3 tools Mike uses to keep focussed and motivated<\/li>\n<li>Why Mike is excited about the future of podcasting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Mike-Russell.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Mike-Russell-300x200.png\" alt=\"Mike Russell smiling\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Mike-Russell-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Mike-Russell.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>In this episode, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicradiocreative.com\" target=\"_blank\">Music Radio Creative<\/a> host and founder, Mike Russell, shares his top tips for getting started with a podcast and how to delegate and outsource your creative work.<\/p>\n<p>With a background in hospital radio, Mike shares how he became a podcaster whilst revealing the reality of podcasting and how he juggles his home and work life today.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Mike is the co-founder of the UK podcasters community as well as the host and founder of the New Media Europe event, 2015.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inspirationalcreatives.com\/media2015\" target=\"_blank\">New Media Europe<\/a> is a unique event, held in Manchester, England, featuring respected speakers, aimed at podcasters, bloggers and those interested in social media.<\/p>\n<p>Mike reveals how he is growing his media production portfolio whilst developing these events to inspire a growing community of like-minded creative people.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Items mentioned in this episode (quick access):<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>The reality of podcasting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>[0:00:52]<\/span> Introducing Mike Russell.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:01:38]<\/span> Mike describes his role with UK podcasters, New Media Europe and as Creative Director for the Music Radio Creative podcast.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:02:36]<\/span> What radio imaging is.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:03:18]<\/span> How Mike got into podcasting.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:05:04]<\/span> Dave Jackson the podcast coach. Jon Osborne.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:05:27]<\/span> The reality of podcasting highlighting advantages over radio.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:07:10]<\/span> Finding the balance between work and home life.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:08:20]<\/span> The creative challenges of podcasting.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:09:10]<\/span> How Mike and Izabela share tasks.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:10:20]<\/span> Adobe Creative Cloud. Photoshop. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Outsourcing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>[0:11:20]<\/span> Mike does his own editing although his podcast is now outsourced.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:11:42]<\/span> The challenges of outsourcing.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:12:29]<\/span> How to spot great talent.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:13:43]<\/span> Odesk.com.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s difficult to find really good people\u2026&#8221; &#8211; Mike Russell<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Starting a podcast<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>[0:15:50]<\/span> Mike&#8217;s best advice if you want to start your own podcast.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:16:15]<\/span> Rob and Mike discuss microphones you could start with.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:16:50]<\/span> Heil PR-40 microphone. Samson Q2U. Audio Technica ATR-2100.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Media Europe 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>[0:18:35]<\/span> UK Podcasters 2014. Power talks in London.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:21:27]<\/span> What the New Media Europe 2015 event in Manchester, UK, is offering.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:22:32]<\/span> Cliff Ravenscraft. Chris Ducker. Natalie Sisson. Johnathan Tilley. Colin Gray. David Shaw. Michal Szafranski.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Passion, ideas and motivation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>[0:24:30]<\/span> The work Mike is most passionate about.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:25:41]<\/span> What Mike does to keep motivated. How Mike keeps track of his ideas.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:26:30]<\/span> The importance of taking action quickly. Developing a domain name portfolio. WordPress. Leadpages.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:27:38]<\/span> The 3 tools that help Mike to keep focussed.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:29:45]<\/span> Will podcasting take over radio? Why Mike is excited about the future of podcasting. NAB.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:30:54]<\/span> Mike&#8217;s biggest breakthrough in his journey as a podcaster.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:31:48]<\/span> Mike welcomes your podcast suggestions. The Overcast podcasting application.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:32:14]<\/span> Finding time to listen to podcasts.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:32:47]<\/span> Where you can find out more about Mike and his work.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Links, products and resources mentioned in this episode<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicradiocreative.com\" target=\"_blank\">Music Radio Creative<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\" target=\"_blank\">Adobe Creative CLoud<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1FDASn9\" target=\"_blank\">Audio Technica ATR-2100 (on Amazon UK)<\/a>*<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coach.me\/\" target=\"_blank\">Coach.me<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Calm.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1ExWuxe\" target=\"_blank\">Heil PR-40 microphone (on Amazon UK)<\/a>*<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Odesk (now Upwork)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1FDAJQB\" target=\"_blank\">Samson Q2U microphone (on Amazon UK)<\/a>*<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leadpages.net\/products\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lead Pages<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/meetup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Meetup.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nab.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/\" target=\"_blank\">Overcast podcast player app<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>People mentioned in this episode<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/podcastanswerman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cliff Ravenscraft &#8211; The Podcast Answer Man<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chrisducker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Ducker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/suitcaseentrepreneur.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Natalie Sisson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jonathantilley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Johnathan Tilley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepodcasthost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Colin Gray<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/virallyapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">David Shaw<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jakoszczedzacpieniadze.pl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michal Szafranski<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>If you enjoyed this podcast, you&#8217;ll also like:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/039-chris-brogan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Brogan on Owning The Game You Want To Win<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/033-espree-devora\/\" target=\"_blank\">Espree Devora on The Power of Mobile Podcasting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/023-charlie-gilkey\/\" target=\"_blank\">Charlie Gilkey on Delivering Epic Experiences with Creative Giants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/015-ariel-hyatt\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ariel Hyatt on The Art of Social Media<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Thanks for listening<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you enjoyed the show, please share your honest review with others on iTunes by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/itunes\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and rating the show. 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