Podcasts, YouTube & Blogging

I finally moved The Maker Dad Podcast to a new host, and I recorded the whole thing so you could watch it happen in real time, redirect wait, and all. The article walks through moving an established podcast from an old hosting provider over to Riverside, including the import process and what happens to your analytics along the way. I get into why you need to keep your old host active for 30 to 45 days during the switch, and how long the redirect can actually take to propagate before Apple Podcasts and Spotify pick it up. I also break down the cost comparison against standalone podcast hosts and why consolidating hosting, recording, and editing into one place made sense fo…

I just launched community.themakerdad.com, and the announcement post makes it sound clean. Here's the version that didn't make it into that post. The piece walks through why I wanted a community space alongside the main blog, the forum, and community platforms I compared before settling on Invision Community, and the cost math that decided for me. It also gets into how the forum categories are structured right now, why some sections are hidden for the time being, and the honest back and forth I had over whether this was even the right time to launch it. Read the full post over on The Maker Dad: The Real Story Behind Building community.themakerdad.com If you've ever tried …