podcasting & amazon S3

[Tomy]

oooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh k.

i need help on this one. i'll run through the steps i'm taking and what i need help with.

1. record podcast - this is fine. easy. done.

2. upload to website. - uploaded to http://www.sloprock.com

3. create link to podcast - no idea. website is wordpress based.

4. RSS feed for itunes - again i've read so much on this but no one actually explains it right.

i think thats all i need to know...... i think?

help.

[Mitch]

create link to podcast - depends what folder you uploaded it to. I assume you put it somewhere in the html folder.

So if you uploaded it to public_html/podcasts/podcast1.mp3, the link to your mix would be http://www.sloprock.com/podcasts/podcast1.mp3

once you've figured out the link you need to login and make a new post. Maybe under news? Wherever. I assume you know this but the login page to edit your wordpress is http://sloprock.com/wp-login.php

Once you've logged in go to post -> new post (something along those lines).

I've never made an rss feed from scratch but I know a bit of XML so looking that up now for you

[Mitch]

i started writing a template xml file but I'll finish it tomorrow lol

[Tomy]

thanks man. i just double checked the apple site for itunes. it is an XML whooooops

http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/specs.html

[Tomy]

bump?

if anyone can set it up professionally on the slop rock website and show me how to do it. i will give you money from my wallet.

[MelodyIlliterate]

hey tomy, the guy i was with when i ran into you at the fams is a website designer, he uses joomla though (like wordpress but a lot more versatile) I'm sure he would be able to help you out, he's just starting his business so his rates a pretty competitive. would you like me to give him a yell?

[Mitch]

oops forgot about this :/

doing all the coding things at uni as well so its pretty hectic.

When i started it, i was roughly following this link.

http://www.podcast411.com/howto_1.html

What i'd got up to so far:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>




Slop Rock 
New Slop Rock Mixes
http://www.sloprock.com
en-au
Copyright 2012
Wed, 2 May 2012 22:15:00 +1000
Wed, 2 May 2012 22:15:00 +1000
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
youremailaddress@sloprock.com

tomy @ sloprock
This podcast showcases Slop Rock's latest mixes
This podcast showcases Slop Rock's latest mixes


Slop Rock
youremailaddress@sloprock.com


Yes








Slop Rock May Mix, 2012
http://www.sloprock.com/
http://www.sloprock.com/path_to_mix.mp3
 Here is our latest mix for March, 2012. Tracklist: .... 

Podcasts
Wed, 2 May 2012 22:15:00 +1000

Tomy @ Slop Rock

Yes
May 2012 Slop Rock Podcast
May 2012 Slop Rock Podcast. Tracklist: ... 
hours:minutes:seconds
podcast, music, house, electro INSERT ANY TAGS HERE

not sure if that is any help to you?

[Tomy]

yeah thats a big help. now all i need is a bit of help with our website. Mod is you mate local to brissy?

[Tomy]

thanks so much too mitch. massive help.

[Mitch]

also forgot to explain, you need to copy that into a notepad file and change the extension to .rss

[Tomy]

yep. too easy.

[MelodyIlliterate]

yeah tomy, well north brisbane.. pm me if you wanna sort something out... in case i dont find this thread again

[Tomy]

no problems man. i think i've almost got it sorted. just looking for somewhere better to host it rather than my hosting space, because if it goes well it may fuck it up.

which brings me to my next question.

Amazon S3

has any one used this? whats the costs involved? i know they have a pricing page but its basically gibberish to me.

http://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/