Podcasting via Audioblog : excellent & easy to use service

Following my post on Eric Rice/Audioblog’s screencast on how to podcast using Audioblog, anonymous lawyer over at feedmelegal checked out Audioblog. ‘Feedme’ found it “an excellent service for lawyers wanting to explore podcasting without dipping their hands into any technical complexity whatsoever.”

That’s not to say that podcasting is difficult – it’s not – but a busy lawyer, for example, wanting to create podcasts and a podcast feed quickly may well appreciate the simplicity of what Audioblog is offering.  Audioblog’s monthly fee is low and its service straight-forward and user-friendly.   What’s more, you don’t need to have a blog or site with RSS feed to use Audioblog’s podcasting service.

Let’s say you’re a lawyer using digital dictation with an option of recording to mp3 (which seems to be fairly commonplace these days).  You could dictate a note on a recent development or practical tip, upload it to Audioblog and, with a few clicks, create a podcast feed enclosing that file.  Simple, quick and painless.  If you don’t use regular digital dictation, you can do the same thing by using Audioblog’s phone-up-recording service or its web-based recording service. 

Feedme also mentions if you have a blog and want to podcast for no monthly cost and minimal fuss, then Feedburner’s SmartCast service is well worth a look.  He/she says it “looks like it makes it easy for your feed to incorporate podcasts even if your regular blogging service doesn’t readily accommodate them.”

Thanks Feedme and all the others that produce such wonderful information and feedback for lawyers who are on the way to change the image of lawyering by publishing blogs.