‘I know someone’s going to say “yeah, but you have that “listen” button at the top of each post. True, but I put that there to give people an option as to whether they wanted to listen or read my post.’

You said it right there, giving people an ‘option’.

I think it is great to add variety to a blog but I would stick to adding the text article underneath the podcast / video for those that prefer it.

I understand the time it takes to create a podcast or video and then have to write out a accompanying text post, but by adding the main points in a list could serve those that prefer text and may even encourage others to hit the listen / play button.

Thought provoking post Mitch!

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Personally I prefer written posts as I like to soak in the verbiage and sometimes even read between the lines.
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I do know about that. Thing is, every once in awhile having video or audio doesn’t bother me. But if it was an everyday, every post thing, that just drives me nuts.

It would be a heck of a lot of work but tracking versions would make a lot of sense: podcast vs. transcript/blog post.

I see podcasting in blog format on a regular basis as being odd. You’re asking folks to change “channels.”

Download and listen (maybe even offline).
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There’s too much friction. Then again, as I said it would depend on the topic.

I figured we’d be in agreement on this one; we both like the written word a lot. As I said to Sharon, if the presentation is a long one and I can download it, I’m a happy guy. But 3 to 10 minute soundbites on a consistent basis, not as much. However, I can truthfully say that my recall is good either way.

I know you’re right on some people needing to listen to get it instead of reading it. And you can listen to something over and over also. But I’m with you, if it’s something long that I can download and take with me, I’m all for that; love that in fact. Otherwise, I have to pick and choose, which means I could be missing out on a lot of stuff.