Originally Posted by theMusicMan

OK, I listened from start to finish and thought I'd add another post here with some ideas and suggestions...

Maybe start the cast with an itinery of what's going to be discussed within it. This would set the scene for listeners to make a decision as to what pieces of the cast they may be more interested in. Once you revise the system you use to record the cast you may also like to state a time-into the cast where a certain section can be found.

Also include a section at the start where you announce what www sites you are going to be talking about or referring to during the cast. Again, this gives the listener time to get these open on their browser before the discussion starts. OK, I know they can easily pause then resume, but hey - it's just a thought.

One thing I found annoying was the constant mouse clicking heard from start to finish of the cast. Is there any way you can eliminate that?

Suggested Subject Matter: Can I suggest you include summary discussions on many subjects, with detailed discussion on only a few. Talking for an extended time on a single subject runs the risk of overkill on that particular subject, whereas including a few minutes discussion on many more subjects provides a broader spread of interest to the listening community, and you stand a greater chance of becoming way more successful. If you get a lot of interest on the subjects talked about only for a few minutes, then perhaps you can announce details of a 'specialist cast' covering that topic. Once things take off for you I am sure there will be a demand for more specialist discussions... heck, you could even introduce a charging system for casts such as that. You guys are sure gonna be busy.


Can I suggets some subject mater areas.

• Don't forget your listeners who are noobies to vB and forum management in general. A section on the basics of vB would be great for those - and besides... everyone has to start somewhere so to broadcast on a subject that would appeal to a large subset of vB owners is good yeah?
• Styling, CSS and themes: Always a great topic for discussion. vB owners are always wanting to tyr out the easiest, cheapest and most straightforward method of customising their forums. Maybe talk a little about skin and style design, how to create a simple unique style for your forum etc. This I feel would be a hot topic and could be one that moves up to the specialist area I elude to earlier.
• Coding, Hacks and PHP: Many people would love to add plug-ins and hacks to their board but may not know how to. Why not include a 'Lets install the xyz hack today' section. Then simply run through the exact procedure a vB owner would need to go through to get that hack/plug-in installed. tell them what they shoudl see on screen as you are doing it... sort of a tutorial etc. I am sure this would be a great hit too.
• A section on vB Permissions and Usergroups: Many people are sometimes confused by how to make best use of vB permissions, usergroups and access masks.

There are a load more which I am sure you guys have already considered. If I can help... shout me or PM me...

great work guys
John