Before we start, I want to ask you one simple question. Ifyou knew what you know today about how big blogging wouldbe before it started, would you have started a blog? Well,in that case, you better pay close attention to podcasting!

Pretty much everyone and anyone who knows the slightest bitabout Podcasting thinks about the Apple I-Pod and how I-Podusers are using Apple's I-Tunes software to download theirfavorite songs over the internet.

But what if I told you that you don't even need an I-Pod topodcast? As a matter of fact, to have your own podcastshow, an I-Pod is absolutely unnecessary!

The name "podcasting" is a combination of the name forApple’s portable mp3 player, the "I-Pod," and the word“broadcasting.” Using mp3 audio to broadcast a message wasformerly known as "audio-blogging." It only became knownas podcasting after a million I-Pod users subscribed toApple's I-Tunes directory within two days of when I-Tuneslaunched.

So for those of you who don't know, here's the scoop:Podcasting is a way to listen or view the files you want,when you want. Special podcasting software now also allowsyou to be automatically updated when a specific podcast yousubscribe to has been updated.

How it works...

It works by first having someone first make a podcast,which is basically a file sitting on the internet waitingto be downloaded. The next step is for the user tosubscribe to that Podcast by using readily available"podcatching" software. The software will periodicallycheck for updates and download any new files.

"So I’m an affiliate, I want to make money from podcasting,but I don’t have an I-Pod. How can podcasting helping me?"

Podcasting has been around in one form or another since theyear 1991. Before it became known as Podcasting, it wasknown as audio blogs. In other words, many affiliates mayhave already been using this technique, just without thetitle of a "podcast."

How you can start implementing podcasting?

It is not very different from having a newsletter or anEzine (something we talk about a lot). But from now on, youcan start adding audio files to the newsletter andinstantly you have an active podcast.

1. Record your message2. Convert into MP3 file3. Create an RSS feed of your podcast4. Upload MP3 to your website5. Listeners can now subscribe to be notified when youmake updates using pod-catch software

The only part here where it gets a bit technical is theprocess of creating an RSS feed of your podcast. However,even that step will only take a few minutes to learncompletely.

Using podcasting, you can immediately differentiateyourself as an affiliate and begin building a unique listof loyal subscribers! Congratulations, you are just a fewsteps away from having your own radio show!

This article has been authored by Anik Singal, the founderof The Affiliate Classroom. If you want to learn his systemthat helped him make over $10,466 in 60 days please visitthe following link to enroll into a free course:http://www.AffiliateClassroom.com