Podcast/rss/xml help

Hi im not sure if this is the correct place for this or not so I apologise in advance if it is.

I have recorded an hour long mp3 and would like to upload it to my self help forum/web-site for the members to listen/subscribe too as a podcast.

I really have no experience with this so am looking for someome that would be willing to help out. Its a mental health forum/site so you would be doing it for a very good cause and helping many people that suffer so if you would like to help it would be very much appreciated.

Thanks

John

 

As per the private message I replied to, a "podcast" is simply a slight modification to the normal RSS xml setup:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" version="2.0">
  <channel>
    <title>AVForums Podcast</title>
    <description>The AV podcast brings you the latest home cinema news, DVD and gaming news and reviews, plus special features, interviews and show reports from the world of audio visual home entertainment.&lt;br&gt;
Our podcast is aired weekly and is presented by Phil Hinton.
</description>
    <link>http://www.avpodcast.co.uk</link>
    <category domain="http://www.dmoz.com">Home: Consumer Information: Electronics: Home Theater</category>

    <copyright>&#xA9; 2006-2007 M2N Limited: www.m2n.co.uk</copyright>
    <docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs>
    <language>en</language>
    <lastBuildDate>Thu, 2 Mar 2006 23:27:52 +0000</lastBuildDate>
    <managingEditor>podcast@m2n.co.uk (Stuart Wright)</managingEditor>
    <pubDate>Thu, 2 Mar 2006 23:24:06 +0000</pubDate>

    <rating>All Ages</rating>
    <webMaster>podcast@m2n.co.uk (Stuart Wright)</webMaster>
    <generator>FeedForAll v1.0 (1.0.0.2)</generator>
    <image>
      <url>http://www.avpodcast.co.uk/images/podcast_square.gif</url>
      <title>AVForums Podcast</title>

      <link>http://www.avpodcast.co.uk</link>
      <description>Home consumer electronics news and reviews</description>
      <width>144</width>
      <height>144</height>
    </image>

	 <itunes:subtitle>Audio Visual electronic home entertainment and gadgets</itunes:subtitle>

	 <itunes:author>AVForums</itunes:author>
	 <itunes:summary>The AVForums podcast brings you the latest home cinema and movie/DVD/HD DVD and Blu-ray news and reviews, plus special features, interviews and show reports from the world of audio visual home entertainment. Our podcast is aired fortnightly and is presented by Phil Hinton.</itunes:summary>
	 <itunes:owner>
	 <itunes:name>Stuart Wright</itunes:name>
	 <itunes:email>podcast@avforums.com</itunes:email>
	 </itunes:owner>
	 <itunes:image href="http://www.avpodcast.co.uk/images/podcast_square_itunes.jpg"/>

	 <itunes:category text="Technology">
	 	<itunes:category text="Gadgets" />
	 </itunes:category>
	 <itunes:category text="TV &amp; Film" />
	 <itunes:category text="Games &amp; Hobbies">
	    <itunes:category text="Video Games"/>
	 </itunes:category>
	 <itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit>

    <item>
      <title>AVForums Movies Podcast : 10th March 2008</title>
      <description>Reviews of Michael Clayton, Hitman, Justice League and I am Legend on Blu-ray, plus we discuss the new releases and the Oscar results.</description>
      <link>http://www.avpodcast.co.uk/podcast.mp3?p=92</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	   <itunes:author>Phil Hinton</itunes:author>

	   <itunes:subtitle>Reviews of Michael Clayton, Hitman, Justice League and I am Legend on Blu-ray, plus we discuss the new releases and the Oscar results.</itunes:subtitle>
	   <itunes:summary>Reviews of Michael Clayton, Hitman, Justice League and I am Legend on Blu-ray, plus we discuss the new releases and the Oscar results.</itunes:summary>
		<enclosure url="http://www.avpodcast.co.uk/podcast.mp3?p=92" length="61530573" type="audio/mpeg" />
		<guid>http://www.avpodcast.co.uk/podcast.mp3?p=92</guid>
		<itunes:duration>1:04:05</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:keywords>Blu-ray,news,reviews,Michael Clayton, Hitman, Justice League,I am Legend</itunes:keywords>

    </item>

    <item>
      <title>AVForums Home Cinema Podcast : 12th January 2008</title>
      <description>Our fourth report from CES. Interviews with THX, DTS and the Blu-ray Disc Association.</description>
      <link>http://www.avpodcast.co.uk/podcast.mp3?p=91</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:15:00 +0000</pubDate>

	   <itunes:author>Phil Hinton</itunes:author>
	   <itunes:subtitle>Our fourth report from CES. Interviews with THX, DTS and the Blu-ray Disc Association.</itunes:subtitle>
	   <itunes:summary>Our fourth report from CES. Interviews with THX, DTS and the Blu-ray Disc Association.</itunes:summary>
		<enclosure url="http://www.avpodcast.co.uk/podcast.mp3?p=91" length="20744653" type="audio/mpeg" />
		<guid>http://www.avpodcast.co.uk/podcast.mp3?p=91</guid>
		<itunes:duration>21:36</itunes:duration>

		<itunes:keywords>THX, DTS, BDA, Blu-ray, Disc, Association, Interview, CES</itunes:keywords>
    </item>
</channel>
</rss>

Code (XML):

The first bunch of tags define the series in general and the ones within the <item> tag are the individual casts.

That all said, if it is just a single mp3 you are wanting to put up then you simply put it up and link to it like any other file.... the whole "podcast" thing is a way to link up to a series of mp3s

 

Thanks very much for your reply.

But what about if people want to subscribe to the podcast etc you need some kind of rss feed dont you?

 

The sample code is the modified RSS format that podcasts use with the extra bits for iTunes