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I could see that in rare cases of critical guests in very remote locations or regions of the world, but I think if what they have to say is important enough to be on the air then the onus is on them to provide clean audio for recording purposes. Otherwise they may not be an appropriate choice for your show in order to meet consistent standards.Thanks for the suggestions.
Audio quality is not always within our control. It depends on whether the guest has a good mic with a Skype connection, a landline phone, or is saddled with a cell phone with a poor connection. We have to cope with what we get if we want a specific guest.
I'd start downloading your favourite guests now as if i was going to monetize the site the first thing I would do is let listeners know what the standards of membership will be on such and such a date and that the back catalogue will be closing on that day so you make it something you can sell.As it stands, I have the ability to search for keywords/ names and listen to all the past episodes for free. These two features keep me busy in between new episodes. Please do not restrict the back catalog or charge for access to old episodes.
Sorry. I don't know what DRM means. But now I'm scared you're going to seal up the past episodes. It's not that I don't think they're worth paying for, it's just that I don't have the money.It's a thought, one we are considering, which is whether to put the back catalog behind the paywall.
We will treat this, however, as Apple does. No DRM, but anyone caught violating the copyright and distributing the premium content will lose their memberships.
Thanks Gene. I will keep an eye out for such an option, or get back to you at a later time.I have to work out something. I don't see how I can do that within the structure except manually. So it would require an annual subscription sent to us, and I would personally grant the member the new privilege. How many of you need to send a check rather than use PayPal or a credit card?