subject: Use of Podcasts and Sketchcasts in Internet Marketing by:Gwyn Estember [print this page] In addition to the exciting world of internet marketing, more and more tools have been added to make marketing more appealing to the people and as much as possible adapt to the current trends in technology. That is why marketing is not only limited to the piece of sales letter we see everyday. There are now what we call podcasts and sketchcasts in addition to marketing nowadays.
Podcasts are like radio programs and people can download this to a portable media player and listen to it at their convenience. It can have audio and with video at the same time, called video podcasts. When doing a podcast, you will only need a computer, internet connection and an audio recorder. Podcasts are also a special type of rss feed and distributed over the internet by syndicated download through web feeds to a portable media players and personal computers. These are compressed in a digital format and designed for playback on computers or portable digital audio players.
Podcasts lets you listen to what you want and when you want. So if you are into internet marketing and gives internet marketing advice and tips to your subscribers, podcasts are a great help in keeping your subscribers because they can listen to it at their convenient time.
With the use of podcasts, you can increase your audience and in this way you can build a relationship with your listeners. You can use podcasts to address any customers concerns or any feedback you received.
Another exciting tool you can use is the sketchcast. Sketchcasts helps you make your audience understand better what you are trying to explain. A text explanation sometimes may confuse your readers but with the use of sketchcast, you may be able to present an idea, thought, plan in an illustrative manner. Sketchcasting brings together sketching and casting.
If you are presenting an online tutorial to your subscribers, it would be more easy to understand if you show to them how to do it. They can replay the sketchcast several times and pause when necessary to better understand what you are trying show them.
With the use of these tools, you can distribute audio or video content in addition to printed materials and web content in your marketing. Presenting in an illustrative manner adds to the entertainment value without reducing the significance of the matter. These tools can hold on attention of people to your marketing and can make a deep impact on your business.
About the author
Gwyn Estember is an employee of DotComSecrets which teaches various internet marketing strategies to internet business owners.
