The dark side of podcasting Podcasting is a great way to reach people and express his Message. But what happens when you close your site Down? No, I'm not talking about issues of copyright, spamming or any Things you might think. I'm talking about the problem Bandwidth. I bet that thought! Here's the problem: the podcast files may be large. Some of They have more than 75 MB. Each time a file is downloaded You're using the bandwidth. And your web host puts a limit on much bandwidth you can use for many websites that host month.A simply close your site when which reaches its limit during the month. They often do not even allow for You know what happened. When, however, their site site and your podcast are "off the air." Let us see how and why this happens. Suppose you have 10 MB of files from a podcast that you want to share with the world. And Suppose you have a couple of people listening. But how many? If your host offers 10 GB per month, up to 1,000 people may Download it. So far, so I think good.Now your podcast listed in iTunes. Suddenly up to 40,000,000 people are aware of your podcast. Many of You want to hear. That's great, right? Well, what is and is not. If enough people start to listen your podcast, you end up with your band. There is nothing left for the provision of web pages. Therefore, your site Falls. Or - you get beaten with a big bill for the extra Gigabyte (GB) bandwidth.OOPS! You become a victim of its own success. Has Already passed. A podcaster is to see the list in iTunes increased from 100 to 6000 listeners listeners in a few days. His podcast 100GB bandwidth used in 3 days! I think we had to pay for this? Yes, he did. Now this is very seriously on the show, and you pay 100s of dollars per month To make it available. Not everyone can do it ... So what's the answer? Depends. How serious is that That people listen to your show? You can make money What? Will at least sufficient to cover the cost? And you can maintain the site "live" to take orders, etc.? There are sites that host and deliver your podcast to a Rate. Service quality and price ranges. But, least their website does not just quit because his podcast has become too successful.Choose a site that podcasting is a package that can Afford. Make sure that you really offer what they promise. Be willing to pay more for better service. And you can be sure Get help if necessary. Ask for feedback from real customers, since the ease of use, short leaing curve and fanatical customer service, I recommend: it is a fairly new medium. It was about a Year. The growth rate is phenomenal and it is here to stay. The Only problem is, in reality, ... When you intend to start podcasting ?========================================= Steve Humphrey is an author, developer and certified Guerrilla Marketer. He was in line for 15 years and enjoys teaching people how to make powerful programs and websites with PHP. =========================================