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UPLOADING YOUR PODCASTS
As part of the Podcasting Kit, Alesis includes a free 30-day hosting of your podcast
through Cyberears.com. Once you have finished recording and saving your session as
an mp3, you will need to upload it to our custom Alesis website which will host and
promote your podcast to major podcast syndication websites.
ACTIVATING YOUR ACCOUNT:
1.
Go to the Alesis Podcasting Center at
www.alesispodcast.com
– this is the
custom website that has been created to help you promote your podcasts.
2.
Click on
Register
to create a user account. The registration process will
provide you with a secured login ID & password so that you can manage your
audio files that have been uploaded.
3.
You will be prompted to fill out some information about yourself. Enter this
information and then type in a Login ID and password that you would like to
use with this account. Then click on
Save & Next
..
4.
An email from
will be sent to the address that you
provide with the sign-up information. You will need to open your email and
unlock the Cyber Ears account you just created. Just simply click on the link
that is included in the email.
5.
Now you are ready to upload your podcasts!
Tip:
Once you are logged in, you may wish to go through the available
tutorials on Podcasting.. These tutorials explain how to use the site in depth
and how to get the most out of your podcast experience. Click on
Tutorials
.
UPLOADING:
1.
Once you have activated your account by clicking on the link provided in the
email that you received, go to
www.cyberears.com
and log in using your
Login ID and password that you created.
2.
After you have successfully logged into Cyberears, you will be taken to the
My
Audio
section. This is where you will upload and manage your podcasts. In
addition other functions are provided to assist you with managing the
download statistics on your Podcasts, etc.
3.
Then click on
Upload
to upload your audio files.
4.
You will be asked “What type of audio is it?” – since you will be uploading an
audio file that is part of a Podcast, choose
Podcast
. Otherwise you might
wish to select another option. Then click
Next
.
5.
Click
Create
to create a new podcast.